now, katie wilson managed to escape the wreckage sadly according to sheriff steube. she was placed in an ems studio and suffered a fatal heart attack. her son, the couple's son, steven, and his four children who were spending the night, two boys and two girls between the ages of four and 10 years old, suffered injuries, they are hospitalized but we're told the injuries are not life threatening and dan noah of the national weather service told me that due to the effects of el ferocious weather like this from now until april. back to you. >> all right. steve jerve reporting live. i'm sorry. steve andrews reporting live. we had steve jerve working all night. the entire storm team 8 team on top of this. as steve andrews told us now. this can continue to happen through april so we'll of course count on storm team 8 and our reporters to prepare ourselves to be safe. >> and we'll have to learn a new way to be prepared because most of us have been conditioned to keep our eye out for hurricanes where we have warning to get out and evacuate but with these tornados, a lot of us

florida. a couple is killed after a powerful tornado ripped through their home. it ripped steve and katy wilson's home in rural manatee county. it hurled it across the road. steve wilson was later found crushed in the depry. his wife katy had a heart attack in the ambulance and died on the way to the hospital. space x latest attempt to land the rocket upright on a platform in the pacific ocean failed in a spectacular fashion. it failed with landing safely. it toppled and exploded on impact. space x ceo elon musk posted this video on instagram showing it landing. it is pretty spectacular, too. on to the platform. musk says ice build up may be to blame for this. it is pretty expensive, i would imagine, to preplace one of those, too. >> that one is not going to be used again, i think. >> i'll tell you what, we could use a little heat we could. >> it is hot -- i mean cold. really, really cold. >> it looks cold. you see it here on the tower camera. if you go to lunken, batavia. highs around 13, 14 degrees, that's it. there's a wind chill advisory that goes out around 1:00. we're just toward the end of

so -- steve and katy wilson. but they wanted to do something to help out. >> the frame was battered and beat up. and we sanded it down, smoothed it all out and added some custom paint work that we touched up to it. >> and listen to this, this frame will now be displayed at the funeral for wilsons. the funeral will be held saturday in bradenton. >>> all eyes will be on wall street this morning. a dramatic drop pushed the stock market to the lowest level in nearly two years. stocks are having their worst start to a year in history. the dow jones industrial average was down more than 500 points yesterday. gas prices could have a lot to do with it. the price of u.s. crude dropped below $27 a barrel. and the lowest since may 2003. we checked the average price of tampa is $1.82. this is a gas station on dale mabry where it's close to that price. not the lowest though. we have seen prices as low as $1.47. this morning, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in florida is $1.88. this is above the national price at

. >> reporter: grandparent steven and katie wilson were killed by the tornado. the children were alive but frightened. >> there were scrapes and bumps and bruises. scared to death. >> reporter: today a family member posted this photo of the children on a go fund me account web page. the account was started by family friend brandon batancourt. >> i heard about the devastation that happened. at lee county volunteer firefighters with one of the fathers of the girls. >>> in siesta key residents and crews are working against the clock. crews are busy tearing down and removing excess debris. in the meantime residents are cleaning up and taking inventory of their damaged prompt. -- damaged property. in the end residents say lives are more important than stuff. >> you can replace things but you can't replace people. so that's what it's all about. >> reporter: the tarp will be in place by thursday and officials say it could take months before this building is fully restored. on siesta key, john roberts. >>> today we're getting an were able to rescue a woman roof. they us

katie's son trotted down our driveway. i saw him with my headlights. he was coming and covered in blood. he said i can't find my dad. >> reporter: when it was over, the body of steve wilson was discovered under the debris. only his feet were visible. his wife katie was in shock sitting nearby in a ditch. moments later in an ambulance she suffered a heart attack and died. >> with the flashlights we were able to find steve. and we saw his feet sticking out and he was dead. >> reporter: the governor shocked by what he saw. when you look at this image of all of this debris, this was a family's home. what is your first thought? >> i just can't imagine. and you always feel sorry for adults, but think those four children going through that and this house being all the way back there and just being demolished like this. >> reporter: and tonight here's the very latest that son and those four grandchildren are in the hospital recovering and keith it just goes to show you mother nature is is quite powerful and at times very cruel. >> definitely heartbreaking for that family and all involved. mary mcguire live in manatee county. >> governor scott also surveyed the damage at siesta k

they do you little good. 18 minutes that's how much of a heads up steven and katie wilson had before the tornado both are now dead. >> people need to receive the warning. >> reporter: according to dan noah, storm detention services aren't the same as in other states. >> you would have to have a them to be effective here. >> noaa recommends the weather radios. >> it acts like a smoke detector for natural hazards. >> reporter: manatee county sheriff heard an alert like this from the iphone. >> my iphone and my wife's iphone went off with the notification there was something going on. we both got up and took a look at the iphone. >> reporter: then he turned on the television where steve jervi was tracking the system. >> we have a severe weather service, just looking at the storm track you're looking at right now. you see time of arrival for this 3:47. the current time is 3:02. if you're in siesta key or any of these areas you likely want the take cover because this is likely a tornado with very high winds. >> reporter: newschannel 8 offers a free app you can download to your phone to gi

there was a funeral service for steve and katy wilson in bradenton, they died sunday morning when the storm destroyed their mobile home in. the four grandchildren were injured, but are recovering tonight. >>> st. petersburg mayor kriseman delivered his state of the city address. it was originally scheduled for city hall, but the address was moved. he boasted that st. petersburg is building towards a brighter future, including a pier, and keeping the rays in their city. >> we become the daring city that i spoke about on the steps of city hall during my inaugural address two years ago. and the rays now have the opportunity to learn what we already know. so now the focus must shift to developing a master plan for the trop site. >> the mayor announced that he is forming a baseball forever business leaders, and government officials who will be asked to pitch the city of st. petersburg to the rays. >>> coming up, brian has had a busy day, but will join us with a look at the weekend forecast and your workweek. >> the plane that shouldered the load for the shuttles goes on display. we'll tell

the owners, steven and katie wilson were inside celebrating a birthday party with their son and four grandchildren. steven and kate died. the rest of the family survived. >> reporter: how is the family doing? >> they're doing good. >> reporter: are they still in the hospital? >> reporter: . >> i'm not sure of their status. >> reporter: governor rick scott paid a visit to the family. >> my heart goes out to all the victims, but especially the wilson family. you just can't imagine going to bed last night and my understanding they had a celebration last night, and this morning have these two individuals pass away. >> reporter: in sarasota condos and homes with blown out windows. fit responders pulling survivors from the debris. thousands left without power. what happened out here, just heartbreaking. again, another look at the damage. the house just down the road from here. you can see the power pole snapped out of the ground. we are seeing destruction all over this quiet town. for now, we're live. local 10 news. >> anchor: thank you. >> anchor: south florida got its own dose of dangero

as you said, 58-year-old steven wilson, his 51-year-old wife kelly, also known as katie, d died. apparently, mr. wilson died in the storm itself. mrs. wilson was being transported to the hospital when she suffered a fatal heart attack. what we understand is that their son had brought four of his children, two boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10, over to visit their grandparents for the night. they were all in this house when apparently they are all non-life-threatening injuries. gayle. >> a sad, sad day for those folks. a terrible loss. all right. duet. that is a small town that's in the northeastern quadrant of manatee county. from eagle 8 this morning. you can see that that tornado moved through with a path of destructions, scattering debris everywhere. it touched down in sarasota county overnight at 3 a.m. with just about 18 minutes of warning time. many folks in manatee county had no idea that the tornado was headed their way. >>> welcome back. amal clooney was a prominent international human rights lawyer long before she acquired a famous name from her husband, hollywood actor g

steve and katie wilson died in the tornado in duet. christiansen and corey are friends of their neighbors. they came to help clean up and found that frame. sand it down, painted it, and gave it to the victims family. >> it was battered, beat up. myself and katrina, we sanded it down, smoothed it all out. added some custom paint work we touched up to it. >> that frame will now be prominent leader displayed at the couple's funeral saturday in bradenton. >>> bulk shipping is up, but the number of cruise ship passengers is down slightly in tampa. the head of port tampa bay gave a state of the port address today. overall health of the port is good. but there is plenty of room for growth he says. democratic congresswoman kathy castor believes some of the growth can come from increased trade with cuba. she has introduced a bill in congress to lift the embargo. >> once that happens, i think that port tampa bay and this community will be able to supply telecommunications equipment. construction materials. agricultural equipment. so it is import

after the tornado hit, the two headed to duet to help steve and katie wilson's family literally pick up the pieces of their scattered lives. >> i'm a friend of a friend of the neighbors. >> reporter: they had never felt the family but felt they had to help. they came across a frame. >> karl and i found in the water in the ditch, it was all four pieces were intact. couldn't tell you if it was from a picture or a mirror. >> reporter: though they didn't know what the frame was originally for, they could picture its importance in the family's life so they took it home. >> it was pretty battered and beat up. myself and katrina, we sanded it down, smoothed it all out. added some custom paint work. new meeting and new hope for a of minutes. emotional. and thankful that somebody did something like that. especially a stranger doesn't even know the family at all. >> reporter: before they gave the frame back, they painted on it a very simple message. >> it was just a personal message that our thoughts and prayers are with them. >> reporter: karl and katrina say it is going to be used in a memor

katrina christiansen and carl corey are friends of the neighbors of steve and katie wilson who were killed. they went to help the family recover items after the storm and found a frame. they took it home, sanded it down, painted it, and gave it back to the family. >> they were in tears and emotional and thankful that somebody did something like that. especially a stranger who doesn't know the family at all. i'm a friend of a friend of the neighbors. >> now that flame will be displayed at the funeral for the couple. >>> i was waiting for your intro. >> it is chilly outside. you were monitoring every moment and there are some changes coming. >> yes, there are some changes coming. a warmer trend, then we see some rain. then some cooler temperatures back into the forecast again. so, that is all ahead for us. let's take a look at what we are dealing with right now outside the tampa bay area. hopefully, our computer graphics show them. nice and quiet. 59 degrees. the humidity is at 60%. so, a nice cool evening for us. temperatures sitting in the mid 50s at new port richey as well. mid 50s at sun

they didn't know the victims who died, steve and katie wilson, but still they wanted to help. they found this, a frame. the couple then took it home and worked on it. >> we just took the frame. it was battered and beat up. and we sanded it down, smoothed it all out and added some custom paint work that we touched up to it. >> now this frame will be displayed at the funeral for family. the funeral will be held saturday in bradenton. >>> it's 4:35. all eyes will be on wall street this morning. a dramatic drop pushed the stock market to the lowest level in two years. stocks are having their worst start in history. the dow jones industrial average was down more than 500 points. gas prices could have a lot to do with it. below $27 a barrel. that's the lowest since may 2003. and we checking for this morning, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in tampa is $1.82. you're looking at a gas station on dale mabry and it's higher. we have seen prices as low as $1.74. >>> this morning, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in florida is $1.88. that's a little bit above the

now they didn't know the victims who died, steve and katy wilson, but they wanted to do something to help out. they found that frame there in the wreckage. the couple took it home and worked on it. it was battered and beat up. and we sanded it down, smoothed it out and added some custom paint work. >> and now the frame will be display add at the time funeral for the wilsons. the funeral will be held saturday in bradenton. >> nice of them to help out there. >>> all eyes will be on wall street this morning. a dramatic drop pushed the stock market to the lowest level in nearly two years. stocks are having their worst start in history. the dow jones industrial average was down more than 500 points yesterday. gas prices could have a lot to do with it. the price of u.s. crude dropped below $27 a barrel, the lowest price since may 2003. >>> and take a look at this, we checked this morning and the average price of regular gas in tampa is $1.82. you're looking at a gas station on dale mabry where it's close to that price. we have seen prices as low as $1.47. this morning average price for a g

. >> reporter: the four grandchildren of steve and katie wilson survived the tornado huddled together barn. >> the winds picked up again bad. screaming. >> reporter: the youngest survivors now without their grandparents. just a lot to take in, guys. here is the latest on those grandchildren. the two boys are at home recovering, and the two liting girls are still in the hospital with internal injuries. >> i just can't help but remark at the fact that these children even survived to begin with given the terrible, terrible devastation out there. >> reporter: jen, they went through so much that night. unimaginable terror, really. at this point, relatives are so grateful those kids are alive, and they have a long road ahead for recovery. our hearts certainly go out to them tonight. >> our hearts and thoughts for sure. thank you, mel. >>> and tonight we are getting a dramatic new look at a rescue shortly after the tornado touched down in sarasota county. you can see in this video behind me, firefighters actually carrying this woman to safety. they pulled her out of the wreckage of the home

. >> reporter: steve and katie wilson spent their final hours with the people they loved the most, their son and their four grandchildren. saturday afternoon, they took a long walk with the grandkids and cooked s'mores over a fire. hours later, the terror began. >> then the winds picked up again and it started storming real bad. the grandkids were in the barn screaming. >> reporter: the family was caught in a savage storm, a neighbors. >> really knew their hearts, really knew their love for just unbelievable. >> reporter: a tornado ripped their home off its foundation, hurling it across the road, chewing and twisting the metal in the process. would be found crushed by the debris. only his feet were visible. then in a shocking twist of fate, his wife had a heart attack in the ambulance as she was being rushed to the hospital. >> i kept telling her, i said katie, let's go! then she died. >> reporter: as you can see, a lot of emotion and heartache here in duette tonight. the son and the four grandchildren are recovering, jen, in area hospitals. this is going to be a long time before people

his wife, katie wilson, suffered a fatal heart attack on the way to the hospital. his son, steven wilson's son was in the mobile home when it was hit by the tornado and over at the destruction that just took this mobile home from one side of the road to the other. steven wilson some how managed to survive, crawl out of this debris, gather his children, and then run down the road for help. it looks like more storms are blowing up here off to the, what is that, the west of this area. and again, brad saying steven wilson was killed at the scene. his wife katie apparently got out of the wreckage, was fine and then when she was put in the ambulance, suffered a fatal hospital. brad stuebe indicated he got warning and i spoke with dan noah of the national weather service earlier and he was this area had about 18 minutes notice but if they didn't have weather radio or the iphone tuned in, then they would be caught by surprise. that is what we have at the moment and we'll throw it back to you as the weather is taking a turn here. >> all right. be careful out. there steve and

. >> steve and katie wilson spent the final hours with the people they had. sunday afternoon, they took a walk and cooked smores over the fire. hours later, the terror began. >> the winds picked up. it started storming. the grandkids were in the barn. >> the family was caught in a family storm. family loved by friends and neighbors. knew their love for people, their generosity. their generosity is unbelievable. >> tornado ripped their home off the foundation and crushed it like a tin can. curling across the road. churning and the metal. and when it was over jim's body was crushed by debris. in a shocking twist of the fate, his wife, was rushed to the hospital >> >>. >> local 12 news, live at 5:00. >>> the video of his death stunned the community. now the family of a man shot

steven and katie wilson were killed when a tornado ravaged their home. >>> it's been almost 10 years since anyone saw jennifer kessey, but police are still investigating the case. she was only 24 years old when she didn't know up for work in orlando. her parents are saying it's 80% possible that jennifer is not with us anymore, but they still have hope that someone knows what happened that day. and all they want is a little closure. >> it's so past time to have that i have. >> reporter: even 10 years later, police say tips are still coming in on the case. >>> right now, a coroner is working to determine whose remains were found at the crash site of an f-16 fighter jet that went down in arizona. here's what we know. the pilot was engaged in basic air-to-air combat training when the single-engine jet went down. no other crew members were on the plane. the coroner will make the final determination if the remains pilot. we will keep you updated on that. now to an 8 on your side alert you need to know about this morning. the cdc is expanding the list of countries they believe pregnant wom

inside was 58-year-old steve wilson and 51-year-old katy wilson, a son and their grandchildren. >> they loved their grandkids. they loved their neighbors. steve would do anything in the world for anybody. >> neighboring sarasota county also saw the storm overnight, coming from the gulf of mexico. >> i looked out the window and saw the trees and everything go crazy, so we had a little tornado go through. >> and just to their south, in >> it was real still for a while, and then all of a sudden it sounded just like a big freight train going through. >> trees down in parking lots, damage to cars, and parts of roofs blown off billion dollars. buildings. >>> an area known as the treasure coast saw tornadic activity. boats were damaged, trees toppled. this semi overturned on i-95. possibly blown over during the storm. all of this damage in one day, it's just the start of what appears to be an already active el nino season. >> el nino winter and spring, we're going to have more storms like this through april. now is a good time for people to figure out where is their tornado shelter. >> and ton

moments later they found kelly wilson who friends referred to as "katie." go. then she died. >> reporter: first responders ambulance headed to the hospital. friends found her husband steve wilson dead. still those here grateful the couple's adult son, three kids >> hope our community comes together for a family that not a lot of people knew but those that did, knew, really knew people. and their generosity. >> reporter: a generosity they hope lives on to help the survivors and their loved ones clean up the mess left behind. >> friends of the wilson family set up a gofundme page to help the family cover funeral, medical and clean-up costs. we have a link to the page in the story link section of abcactionnews.com. >>> let's check with ivan cabrera -- really. about this for months and we'll be talking about the next storm system arriving later this week with the potential for strong storms. right now clearing out behind the front that brought us severe weather, temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s, but the thermometer still going down before we can get back u

stephen wilson and his wife katie were killed inside their home. the e.f. 2 left miles of the county destroyed. >> let's check in now with betty davis, it isn't the wind, but the dip in temperatures. and yet, more wind tomorrow, do you think just pure cold? >> it is goingo be a little and suede tomorrow morning so chilly, even tonight, i think we are on our way, to having the colteddest so far this season. 60 right now in hialeah, and there's homestead at 59, and following those upper 50's into the id manile keys by tomorrow morning expected to wake up around 53 in miami, 51 in pembroke pines. our winds flowing in from the north-northwest tonight, and that helping to add a little bite to the atmosphere. i know you felt it, the winds are sustained about ten to 15 miles per hour. so the winds they are tending to stay up tonight, allowing more of that cool air to spill on down the peninsula, and look at how cold it is in atlanta, currently 27 degrees. new york city, washington, d.c., in the teenagers. the core of the cold sitting over the great lakes

the deadly twister taking the lives of wilson and his wife katie. also injured their 38-year old son and his four children, all between 6 and 10. late sunday afternoon governor rick scott paid a visit to family members who rushed here as soon as they heard what happened. >> >> my heart goes out to all the victims, especially the wilson family. >>reporter: the neighbors are thankful to be alive. the homeowner said she and her husband rode out that powerful tornado inside a closet and then they rushed out here and this is what is left of their barn. the wall is no longer standing. the roof is blown off. her husband was working on this oven and look across just a mess. you can see all the damage out here. in sarasota county, a stunning sight. this $2 million home on the water barely standing. a this after a tornado ripped the roof off and sent debris crashing on top of the homeowner's vehicles. back out here live, you are getting a look at that vehicle. it' just a good thing that owner was not inside that or we could be talking about fatalities. fortun

the deadly twister taking the lives of wilson and his we katie. also injured their 38-year old son and his four children, all between 6 and 10. late sunday afternoon governor rick scott paid a visit@ to family members who rushed here as soon as they heard what happened. >> >> my heart goes out to all the victims, especially the wilson family. >>reporter: the neighbors are thankful to be alive. the homeowner said she and her husband rode out that powerful tornado inside a closet and then they rushed out here and this is what is left of their barn. the wall is no longer standing. the roof is blown off. her husband was working on this ovenn and look across the way. that refrigerator just a mess. you can see all the damage out here. in sight. this $2 million home on the water barely standing. all this after a tornado ripped the roof off and sent debris crashing on top of the homeowner's vehicles. back out here live, you are getting a look at that vehicle. it's just a good thing that owner was not inside that or we could be talking about fatalities. fo

the deadly twister taking the lives of stephen wilson and his wife katie. 38-year-old son and four children, all between the ages of six and ten. late sunday afternoon governor rick scott paid a visit to family members who rushed here as soon as they heard what had happened. >> my heart goes out to all the victims, especially the wilson family. >>reporter: the neighbors who knew the wilsons are thankful to be alive. the homeownwn here tells me she and her husband rode out that powerful tornado inside a closet, then they rushed out here: this was a workshop. she tells me the family oven. look right across the way. mess. you can see all the damage out here. in saratoga county near siesta key, a stunning site. this $2 million home on the water barely standing, all this after a tornado ripped the roof off and sent debris cashing on the vehicles. take a look. homeowners' vehicles. really a good thing that person wasn't inside there. we may be talking about fatalities but again no reported injuries at this home. we're in saratoga county near siesta key. i'm michael seiden, local 10 news. >> all r

stephen wilson and his wife katie were killed inside their home. the e.f. 2 left miles of the county destroyed. >> let's check in now with betty davis, it isn't the wind, but the dip in temperatures. and yet, more wind tomorrow, do you think just pure cold? >> it is going to be a little bit of both, i am seeing letter and suede tomorrow morning so chilly, even tonight, i think we are on our way, to having the colteddest so far this season. 60 right now in hialeah, and there's homestead at 59, and the id manile keys by tomorrow morning expected to wake up around 53 in miami, 51 in pembroke pines. our winds flowing in from the north-northwest tonight, and that helping to add a little bite to the atmosphere. i know you felt it, the winds are sustained about ten to 15 miles per hour. so the winds they are tending to stay up tonight, allowing more of that cool air to spill on down the peninsula, and look at how cold it is in atlanta, currently 27 degrees. new york city, washington, d.c., in the teenagers. the core of the cold sitting over the great lake

. >> steve wilson died in the storm, katie suffered a fatal heartache, and their son got to kids and went to a neighbor's house for help. >> it is amazing that anyone got out. >> it picked up the mobile home, ripped it apart, and scattered it across the road. this was an et f2 ef2, with winds up to are 150 miles per hour. >> we'll have more storms through april. where is your tornado shelter? we would have rather them have left, well before, a half hour before the storm arrived. >> one power of mother nature. >> they loved their neighbors and steve would do do anything for any time. it is not the same without them. >> you can imagine there's families without a place to call home. the red cross is there and that went through their area. >> much different story here in central florida. we felt the rain and wind, power knocked out for several hundred customers and here in lake mary, where we saw crews working late this morning. only a handful of consumers remain in the doctor. >> and there were a handful hurt. but it was keeping the crews busy. if you dry a high profile vehicle, use cau

auburn's katie frerking drives inside. out of bounds by a'ja wilson. the south carolina defense showed up. khadijah sessions with the steal. as south carolina knocks off usc upstate trying to climb back into it. a big night for michael you can them lose tonight, to north florida. i mentioned during the break, the arizona cardinals have not changed their travel plans. they're planning to fly out of phoenix saturday morning. michael: hope that is ok. more time before we go. precipitation coming in. we will be changing to sleet and snow. in, cooling down. changing to freezing rain and sleet. i will be here all night, waiting for chris justus to relieve me. for the next two-three hours, i will update the weather. i will keep you up to date. michael: long day and night tomorrow. thank you. carol: good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its

steven wilson and his wife, katie, were killed. ey were inside that mobile home when the storm hit. >> kristi: the storms are gone now and chilly weather for the start of our week here in south florida. >> constance: waking up to temperatures in the 50s and this morning julie mentioned one of the coolest mornings so far this year. >> julie: indeed for the winter season. it feels so nice. we deserve it, ladies and we are seeing a change and we there. feels like temperatures are in florida. we still have lingering cloud cover in place. we are not seeing crystal clear skies, but these clouds are not producing any precipitation. they are called cirrus clouds. clouds and blocking -- filterclouds and blocking -- filtering out the sunshine and lauderdale. we will see a break in that cloud cover from some sunshine from time to time today.lows this morning officially, 56 degrees in miami. 55 in ft. lauderdale. 58 in marathon. that cold air made it as far as south as the keys. 62 degrees in key west. what does it feel like right now? we are

stephen wilson and his wife katie were inside of the mobile home when the tornado hit. his son and their four children were also inside. >> i happened so fast. so i've been through a bunch of hurricanes. i'll take hurricanes all day long. >> the couple's son and four children were taken to the hospil. they had non-life-threatening injuries. governor scott did pay a members. >>> a south florida missionary being remembered today days after his death at the hands of al-quida and africa. mike riddering moved from hollywood to africa to help others there. that's where he became one of the latest victims of a deadly terror attack. sanela sabovic is live church. i know he was in that cafe. he was waiting for other south floridians to come over there. >>reporter: correct, kristi. he was waiting, having coffee in that cafe when happened. hollywood community church where riddering attended services here family. he was respected and loved and hail aid here charitable work he did for members in south africa. >> while here mike did everything from cutting grass to serving as one of

devastation that hit this duette street. 53811 natsno katie the pain still running down loved ones faces nats as family members of stephen and kelly wilson dig through the rubble trying to make sense of it all 61605 hard then when you that peoples lost nikki pennington minutes away 61536 i don't know this family just want them to know people in community complete strangers we care and were thinking of them a go fund me account has been set up for the family already raising more than dollars. the wilson's son who is also grandchildren were on the page shows the wilson's grandchildren smiling together at the hospital. 61536 this is a time for us to rally aroudnt hem and do what we can jen tag: and the family to emotional tonight to speak to us on camera but they did tell me that all the children are all going to be ok all thanks to stephen wilson who helped his children and niece escape. in duette jennifer titus 10 news wtsp in sarasota county-- neighbors are trying to salvage what they can from the destruction. leaders say the ef-2 tornado that tore through the siesta key area trapped two people here on baywinds lane. emerging from all of

his wife katie survived the tornado but died of a heart attack shortly after. four children and steven m. wilson were injured in the recover. it was over. >> reporter: his wife got of bed and went to the front door. >> she said there's a tornado warning. she opened the front door and it almost snatched the door from her hand, and she said this this must be the real thing here. >> reporter: they went into an interior closet. >> that's the scariest feeling. looking up and wondering if the roof over you is not going to >>> the roof of nancy devito's house collapsed over her. she's in the hospital but her family is left trying to salvage what memories they can. >> my mom was kind of counting on that to be able to move some where else. and, now everything is gone. the only thing we can hope for is somebody is going to want a beautiful beautiful front piece of property to build on. >> reporter: as for nancy she's currently staying with one of her daughters. she's still bruised and -- and sore but very thankful to be alive. >>> work crews have a huge job ahead of them. >> this area, this is the living

wilson's home it was picked up and thrown across the road left lying in pieces. steve was killed during the the hospital with heart attack. >> i kept telling her katie let's go. and then she died. >> their adult son and their four children that were visiting were also taken to the hospital the children are still in serious condition and two others are in stable condition. a friends and family member starting to show up in force trying to take care of this couples livestock and put the pieces back together and recover anything they can. we are out in the middle of a giant cow pasture and orient field and it is almost silent out here an eerie silence all you can hear is pieces of those debris and metal and one giant american flag that they hung up over the property. >>> power is on at most homes and businesses that were left in dark but the storms. 200,000 homes were without power . power is back on it with 99% of the homes now just a dozen manatee county. cell phone warning system that alerted them about the storm. stop many people credited our for letting them know before the tornado struck and they say it wasn't long before they heard the war of the storm. >

katie's home on the ground. psteve up was pronounced dead at pthe scene and kelly, who went by pkatie, died at the hospital a pshort time later. p>>russell: and the wilsons are pthe first tornado related deaths pin florida since 2012. pthat goes back to tropical storm pdebbie. p>>laura: and fox 13 was in pdiette yesterday. pyou saw it all first hand. pyou saw heartbreaking stuff. pyou got emotional after what you psaw. p>>vanessa: it was a pretty pemotional experience. pcoming up on the scene, you're pdriving through a rural area, pthrough farmland area, and pyou're seeing -- here's a barn pthat's been smashed up and then pyou get closer and closer to the pscene that is taped off and pbasically what you see on the pscreen here, a mobile home that poff of its cinder blocks, poverturned and it just smashes pinto pieces. pand the debris, debris is just iles of debris. pyou can see photo albums, you pcan see what was somebody's plife, somebody's home and there pare people inside this mobile phome when this all happened. pof course, the sad fact that psomebody died in all of that and pthen his wife passed away from a pheart attack. pthat's just heartbreaking