>> happy mother's day, marilee!he team from harlem, texas, landscape and irrigation, they came into your backyard and have took over. we've got quite a surprise for you. are you ready, marilee? >> yes. >> are you excited? >> yes. >> three, two, one! take it away! >> oh, my goodness. [ cheers ] oh, my gosh! >> your friends, family, co-workers are here. one thing you and john talked about was a fire pit. we built you a fire pit. but we didn't stop there. we decided to give you a whole outdoor kitchen, complete with pergola, granite countertops, barstools, flat-screen tv. how about this for a grill, huh? >> oh, my goodness. >> grill some chicken, some steak. no reason to bring the food back inside once you're done, because you have an outdoor dining room now! you and the family can sit out here, enjoy your meals, enjoy your backyard. all of this furniture provided by front gate. and when we got out here, it was just dead grass, broken-down swingset. not anymore, we have grass, we have flowers, trees, plants. when you c

leaving two homes and a hospital marilee recognizable. >> i've never seen anything like this in my 18 years covering tornadoes. >> reporter: decimating everything in its path. homes crushed to piles of debris. what looks like haystacks where houses once stood. cars tossed like toys from the parking lot of the medical center, piled up, blocking the main entrance. >> i heard it go over us. felt our ears popping. it was something we never experienced. it was really scary. >> reporter: nearby, a mother and her 7-month-old found dead where a 7-eleven once stood. >> we were throwing debris, trying to get anybody out. >> reporter: a massive recovery effort at one of two schools for children buried in the rubble, continued through the night. the grim reality setting in. bloody teachers seen here. destroyed from the monstrous twister, trapping close to 100 students. tears of relief for one mother, as she reunites with her first grade son. and a hug to his teacher. for miles, entire neighborhoods destroyed. many describing the horror they faced. >> we grabbed our motorcycle helmets and hid in t