johnny bland is disabled. he recently had neck surgery. he literally crawled out on his hands and knees. his daughter was on the other side of the trailer. the storm kept her from driving home to tennessee last night. >> i just took offset to go home. i turned around because the roads got so bad and came and stayed with him. i'm so glad i was here. i really am. it's a blessing, in a way. >>>reporter: a blessing that homeless. the red cross they say has been a tremendous help putting them up in a hotel. i want to show you this tree again as the sun sets tonight. the roof is collapsed here. the home was unoccupied and a friend of johnny's was able to get him in this mobile home for a reasonable price. from him and find out why he is afraid even though his life is saved because of this accident and his daughter inside. reporting live from henderson county, kimberly king. >> frank: we're learning about three deaths in the up state all caused by the storm. the bodies of an elderly couple found in their home. cause of death carbon monoxide poiso

johnny bland who recently had neck surgery was sitting in a chair when the roof fell on the -- tree fell on the roof. >> i was underneath itit. i had to climb out from under there and crawl to the kitchen part. >> glen's daughter who was on the other side made it out safely as well. the red cross is helping the family as bland looks for another place to live. >> the blizzard of 2016 left a lot of problems in its wake. power and road crews have been working non-stop from the carolinas to new england. some places buried in record snow fall. >> 80 million peopleen the east coast buried by the blizzard of 2016. >> i was in complete panic mode. breaking snow that left major cities including philadelphia, d.c. and new york city paralyzed. >> a lot of clean-up to do. it is not going to be entirely safe. >> we are working very hard to get d.c. government open tomorrow. >> 29 in baltimore and in one town in west virginia, 42 inches. the storm being blamed for more than 30 deaths including a new jersey mom and a 1-year-old son lost to carbon dioxide. the snow created a travel nightmare at the airp

johnny bland, who recently had neck surgery, was sitting in a chair when the tree fell on the roof right over him. 3 2:12 had my feet propped up all of a sudden i heard cover the roof start cracklin crumblin, cover 2:34 i was underneath it underneath the limbs and yonder )cover 2:50 and i had to finally climb from under there and crawl back into the kitchen just to get out from under there) bland's daughter, who was on the other side of the trailer, made it out safely as well. the red cross is now helping the family as bland looks for 3 3 this morning... dozens of states will attempt to get powerful snowstorm paralyzed the mid-atlantic and northeast. the snowfall was historic. a bird's-eye view from this drone, flying high above baltimore provides a snapshot of just how much snow fell. new jersey is also facing a major flooding issue . chunks of ice and feet of water lined the streets as many homes were submerged under water. more than 14-thousand flights were cancelled as a result of the 3 3 a massive backup on the pennsylvania turnpike that began on friday night left drivers stuck for

this is johnny bland and his daughter, tiffany. they've been through the scare of their lives. johnny in the cold catching his breath. >> appreciate anything you can do to help us, if there is anything. >>>reporter: bland is beside himself but thankful his it uprooted during high winds yesterday barely missing johnny inside. >> had my feet propped up and i heard the roof start cracking. i was underneath it. underneath the limb and stuff. i had to finally climb out and crawl back in to the kitchen part to get out from under there. >> i was lying in the back bedroom on the bed. i heard it fall. >>>reporter: tiffany just happened to stay overnight delaying her trip home to tennessee because of icy roads. >> i couldn't find him, which scared me to death because all the stuff was on top of him. >>>reporter: the tree just missed johnny. he moved in just six weeks ago. harry is johnny's friend and helped him find this affordable place to live. disabled he recently had neck surgery and can hardly walk. >> very emotional. i've been out of my medicine for two days because i couldn't get t

johnny bland, who recently had neck surgery, was sitting in a chair when the tree fell on the roof right over him. 3 2:12 had my feet propped up all of a sudden i heard cover the roof start cracklin crumblin, cover 2:34 i was underneath it underneath the limbs and yonder )cover 2:50 and i had to finally climb from under there and crawl back into the kitchen just to get out from under there) bland's daughter, who was on the other side of the trailer, the red cross is now helping the family as bland looks for 3 3 this morning... dozens of states will attempt to get back to normal, after a powerful snowstorm paralyzed the mid-atlantic and northeast.3 the snowfall was historic. a bird's-eye view from this drone -- flying above baltimore -- provides a snapshot of how much snow fell. new jersey is also facing a major flooding issue . chunks of ice and feet of water lined the streets as many homes were submerged under water. more than 14- thousand flights were cancelled as a result of the blizzard. 3 3 a massive backup on the pennsylvania turnpike... that began on friday night... left drivers s

johnny bland, who recently had neck surgery was sitting in a chair when the tree fell on top of him. >> i had my feet propped up and all of a sudden i heard the roof and all start cracking and then the crumbling i. was underneath it. underneath the limbs and stuff and i had to finally climb out from under there and crawl back in there to the kitchen part just to get out from under there. >>jay: bland's daughter, who was on the other side of the well. the red cross is now helping the family as well as bland look for a place to live. >>holly: a dump truck accident caused traffic trouble on i-26 in buncombe county. it happened in a brevard road exit close to the asheville outlets. authorities say the truck was hauling salt when it blew a tire and slammed into the guardrail. no one was hurt in the crash. but one lane of the interstate was closed for a time. it is now back open. >>jay: the winter storm caused three deaths in the upstate. the bodies of an elderly couple were found in their home in greenville. authorities say the cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning. the couple lost