for more than a day, sandra roberts couldn't find her mother who lived alone in this small house. that was a tough 24 hours wasn't it? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: what was it like when you finally heard from her? >> tears of joy. >> reporter: today, they were reunited at the home of a friend who took her in. jeanette barnes recalled her harrowing ordeal. >> they dug me out of a hole through the back. i just thank the lord that somebody came and got me. >> reporter: in tennessee today, people waited for hours for gas because so many gas stations have been without power. officials now say fewer than 400,000 customers in stricken areas are still in the dark though many no longer have homes, they are determined to move forward and celebrate what they do have. >> i'm just so blessed to be here. thank you! >> reporter: the high death toll even more shocking when you consider the storm that came through this neighborhood. there was about a 24-minute warning for residents, but as one expert forecaster pointed out, 24 minutes is enough time to hunker down, but not enough time to leave the ar

for more than a day, sandra roberts couldn't find her mother who lived alone in her small house. >> that was a tough 24 hours, wasn't it? >> yes, sir. >> what was it like when you finally heard from her? >> they were reunited at the home of a friend who took her in. jeanette barnes recalled her ordeal. >> they dug me out of a hole through the back, i just than tarrant county lord th-- thank d that somebody came and got me. >> reporter: gas stations have been without power. officials now say 400,000 customers in stricken areas are still in the dark. though many still have have -- have homes, they are celebrating what they do have. >> i'm alive. >> we'll >>> take a live look a beautiful start at the bay bridge this morning. very breezy, but wait until you see rob's seven-day forecast. i think you're going to like it. first we want to talk sports. torture, not just for san francisco giants fans, anymore. san jose sharks fans are playing their playoff fame. last night game one at the tank was full of suspense as fans were treated to another overtime thriller. >> he stores the game winner in

for more than a day, sandra roberts couldn't find her mother who lived alone in this small house. >>24 hours, wasn't it? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: what was it like when you finally heard from her? they were reunited at the home of a friend who took her in. jeanette barnes recalled her harrowing ordeal. >> got me out of a hole. i thanked the lord that somebody came and got me. >> reporter: in tennessee people waited for hours for gas because so many gas stations had been without power. officials now say that fewer than 400,000 customers in stricken areas are still in the dark. though many no longer have homes, they are determined to move forward and celebrate what they do have. >> blessed to be here. thank you! >> reporter: with me now is mary chambers. mary manages a floral shop in -- >> coleman, alabama. >> reporter: thank you for being here. you were trapped in there for a short time. we should note you got injuries. how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine. still shaken up, still in shock. see all the damage. >> reporter: you were inside the store and your husband called and you told

white tank and more accessories that are very, very summer-driven like laser cut flats and the sandra robertsplash like this. thank you so much. >> sara reveals our fan of the week. >>> all right. the we love this. we get to surprise a devoted viewer at home in our series fan of the week. >> without further ado, drum roll, please. the winner is brigitte braley. she records our show every day. her favorite part of the show is today's style. it allows her to see the latest trends. she disagrees with jimmy fallon because she doesn't think hoda's wallet is too much. she watches klg and hoda. no matter what is going on in her crazy life from 10:00 to 11:00, she is going to smile and laugh. >> so, so cute. >> thank you for being such a devoted fan. we are sending her to the vero beach hotel and spa in florida for three nights and two days. round trip air fare for two and dinner at the cobalt restaurant. >> that is awesome. every day we look at the weather down there, don't we? it's just 83, just saying. >> that's what she says. >> just saying. thanks, brigitte. >> you can send your things into our