this is where jared and sharanda totty's likely a miracle sharanda and her one year old daughter are able to stand there at all. sharanda and her daughter were alone in the house when she saw a tree go by, and she ran to the basement with her daughter. she found an old mattress " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."///" that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " noreen but it's fate the mattress was still there. she and her husband had planned to throw it in a landfill just days before. 3 3 noreen plasma one of those injured has his dog to thank for alerting him a tornado was coming. this is all that's left of the burchett's home in evergreen. army veteran jake burchett was asleep when his dog dixie woke him up. the force threw him against a brick wall, and he ended up with head trauma, but he's mother is still in shock.sandy burchett, tornado victim: "this is kind of a& all my memories, with all my kids. i raised my kids by myself, s

and courtney.. they tell you a mattress saved them.court sat live 3 jared and sharanda totty stand where their house once stood counting their blessings, and losses. sharanda says she was at home alone with her one year old daughter when she got news a tornado was approaching. "at first i didn't believe it" but then.. "im holding her in my lap and i see a tree go by and i said husband told her to put a plan in place and she headed to the basement , her instincts kicked in from there.. " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."the most unlikely shelter.. the mattress her family was planning to throw in a landfill just days before.. " that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " everything.. destroyed.except their love for one another. " all this stuff it sucks that we lost it can't be replaced i got to keep. 3 court sat live there is also a gofundme page for the totty family. that link will be on our website with this story tonight on wset dot c

nats "the house was off my head, it was gone it was uprooted," before the pastor spoke... ....sharanda totty shared her story of what she expereinced during the storm. sharanda totty/storm survivor "stuff was flying everywhere, chandelier dismantled, washer and dryer flying," she says before the tornado hit underneath a mattress. totty says she doesn't know how she survived except for.... totty "god clearly saved me, you let me keep my daughter, but you saved us, clearly there is a reason why i'm still here," nats "why in the world do we look to the government and look to other things when jesus has what we need," chris king is the senior pastor at evergreen baptist church. he shared his reaction considering his church is the only one in the area that wasn't damaged during the tornado. chris king/senior pastor "definitely an overwhelming devastation to this community totally unexpected" during the sermon --- king spoke about how people should learn to not always be in lives. king offered words of encouragement. and says it's best to rely on a higher power especially after a natural dis

sharanda says she was at home alone with her one year old daughter when 3 she got news a tornado was approaching. "at first i didn't believe it" but then.. "im holding her in my lap and i see a tree go by and i said oh my goodness its here."her husband told her to put a plan in place and she headed to the basement , her instincts kicked in from there.. " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."the most unlikely in a landfill just days before.. " that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " everything.. destroyed.except their love for one another. " all this stuff it sucks that we lost 3 it but it can be replaced what can't be replaced i got to keep.3 3 pattie tight there is also a gofundme page for the totty family. that link is on our website, along with this story, at wset dot com. 3 pattie this morning we field with the latest 3 on conditions out in appomattox...mona live u3 3 3 pattie plasma there are like to help out. officials want yo

sharanda totty- next thing i know within a blink of an eye my house was gone just ripped up and gone. i don't know what took over me and i know it was god that took over my mind and my body and literally threw me under this mattress. that is literally the kept me and my baby girl alive.track 3which is why it's the one thing she's asked crews to but there's something more students hope to leave behind. salina mcnutt-liberty university studentjust a message of love. that college students and christians our age really really do care do anything that we can to show love. track 4love and strong sense of unity. in appomattox, charlie cooper w-f-x-r news. area for tech commands the liberty university students will continue to help in cleanup efforts throughout the weekend along with law enforcement and other crews helping to put the community back together. reveal 1officials in appomattox county - say they are overwhelmed with the amount of support being offered. individual volunteers are no longer needed. with insured disaster relief agenices are being registered and deployed. reveal 2two s

sharanda totty grabbed her daughter from her nap, running to the basement and hiding behind it. her entire house was completely destroyed around her. totty saying god must have had a hand in her survival. totty says: "literally in the blink of an eye the walls were gone and i tucked beneath the mattress and held my baby girl really tight, and say god please no, please no,no,no." totty says: "i knew that it was coming. i knew that it was there, it's just you didn't think it was coming this way." tornadoes in virginia killed three people in waverly, virginia and one in this is the channel 13 news at reporter: "so when you hear, say, one side, saying that they'd like to wait 'til "the next president is in office to appoint a justice, what do you think about that?" justice o'connor: "i don't agree. i think we need somebody there, now," winds will remain light and skies will remain clear as we go throughout the evening and overnight hours. temperatures will drop back to right around the freezing mark before we see a major warm up during the day on saturday. winds will pick up from th

sharanda totty: literally in the blink of an eye, the walls were gone. south i tucked beneath the mattress and held my baby girl really tight, and say god, please, no, please no, no, no. one woman rode out the storm underneath a mattress with her one-year-old daughter. her home is now unrecognizable. everything she owned was thrown across the street. shaina: very close call for her. this one, too. watch this. a missouri highway patrolman was side-swiped by a tractor trailer. it was all captured on his dash cam. the trooper was on a traffic stop. he was inside his patrol car at the time but was not hurt. officials say it's just more proof that cars need to move over when emergency workers are on the side of the road. elizabeth: that could have been so much worse. eric: another couple of inches, it would've been deadly. shaina: hey, if you are looking for something to do tonight, try one of des moines' it places. last night at 10:00, kim st. onge showed us all the hotspots for young professionals. sakari is a popular place to grab a bite. it's a sushi loun