david kembel/kembel tax service: first, i'd recommend a preparer with experience. being in business a long time should mean something. someone that's open year round would be good. if you need help in august, you should be able to get in touch with your preparer. i'd be careful having your taxes prepared at a grocery store, or a used car lot. enrolled agents are credentials that allow preparers to argue your case in irs tax court. you want a preparer getting continuing education every and ask for referrals. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: how much in general should a person expect to pay for the service? david kembel/kembel tax service: as for prices, i'd estimate that we independent preparers probably all charge about the same. within a few dollars. cpa's are going to charge more, as well they should. not everyone needs a cpa though. i would think businesses and such. expect to pay anywhere from 80 dollars to as much as 300. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: is there a time when it's okay to just try doing your taxes yourself? if maybe it's not worth the cost of paying someone? if

david kembel/kembel tax service: other than the time, we're going to knock it out very quick. you'd be surprised how fast we do it. but just getting advice, getting some advice for next year, explaining why you got a credit or why didn't get a credit. telling you what's going to happen next year if you do this. what's not going to happen if you do this. that's worth something. kembel says doing your own taxes if fine if you have an easy return or if you are a student. you'll find tax filing tips from the irs at a link on our website, wdbj7-dot-com. as the popularity of drones has taken off, so have concerns about safety. this weekend, carilion life-guard is hosting a forum for drone operators that will focus on that issue. carilion's medical helicopters have had two close encounters in the last year. the pilots did not have to take evasive some delays in getting to patients. life-guard program director: drone use with that we've started to see more and more drones in the service areas we fly in to pick up our time sensitive and critical patients. so really, we just want to put

. >> jessica: that's right, sara, very situation that lives in the home in kembell road in amesbury. now that it is lighter out, getting better look at the damage, and see there's on the roof covering hole where the tree fell, and father that lives here say it just came inches from hitting his little boy. in amesbury where high winds cents a tree toppling into their home. >> all of a sudden i heard a big bang, running into the kids' room and there was a tree in my way. >> jessica: top part of the massive tree snapped off and landed where his children sleep, just missing one of them. >> my middle son, he didn't go into his bed. he went to watch tv and it was right on top of them. >> jessica: darrell's wife was in the shower and when she came out she was in shock. >> when i came out kids were in the dining room crying and freaking out. >> jessica: path of damage not just in amesbury but in merrimac valley. in tewksbury strong winds took down the tree, narrowly missing the house in shed. in lowell tree fell into lawrence street blocking traffic as they cleaned up the mess. could and goi