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My property until i have something to live in. >> reporter: and others want to stay in their hometown until they can rebuild, but if the city wont budge on the ordinance passed in 1950s, they will be forced to move out. >> we are forced to move out, and we want something to be done about it. >> this is not bestavia hills, and this is cordova. >> i felt like we were being called trailer park trash. >> reporter: the mayor says he is not trying to keep people from having a place to stay, but follow...

Backyard, because of the mayor, we want do that. we cant help our neighbors, because he wont let us. >> that is something that this room full of cordova neighbors were wanteding to change, but a heated exchange between the people and the mayor reduced some to tears. >> if you dont want to listen, get out. >> you get out! >> reporter: but when asked about how much buying a home within the city costs. >> the cheapest one i found is $105,000. >> you might have your sights set too high. >> reporter:...

on this memorial day, i want to begin on cordova, alabama. it hit on the morning of april 27th by a powerful ef-3 tornado, and then the very same day ef-4 tornado hits that same town that night. cordova, alabama, is not the town that you see here in some of the video, some of the aerial pictures here and satellite images. a lot of folks have certainly lost their homes, but as we told you on friday, the cordova mayor jack scott is invoking a ordinance that rejects any trailer which is b...

joe johns, have a great rest of the weekend and safe travels. >> you, too. on this memorial day, i want to begin on cordova, alabama. it hit on the morning of april 27th by a powerful ef-3 tornado, and then the very same day ef-4 tornado hits that same town that night. cordova, alabama, is not the town that you see here in some of the video, some of the aerial pictures here and satellite images. a lot of folks have certainly lost their homes, but as we told you on friday, the cordova...

And not bestavia hills, this is rural cordova. >> i felt that we were being called trailer park trash. >> and he wants to make it clear says the mayor, he is not trying to keep people from having a place to stay, but follow the city code. >> why should i destroy a zoning ordinance for something like this? >> well, that report courtesy of our affiliate wbma, and something else they are reporting is that the cordova police department has set up a trailer there it is in the wake of the devastating ...

Had their homes destroyed as well. so as often is the case, the federal government comes in and offers them trailers to use while rebuilding their homes. not so fast says the mayor of this town. this ordinance dates back 50 years and bars single wide mobile homes. scott has said we want other people, young people, professional people to come here. we dont want them in a trailer. we have also called mr. scott several times. people are saying, we have a huge emergency here. make an exception. list...

Want to do something about it. >> this is not have the etavia. this is cordova. we are being called trailer park trash. >> reporter: the mayor says he wants to make it clear, hes not trying to keep people from having a place to stay but rather follow the city codes. >> why should i destroy a zoning ordinance for -- >> that report was from our affiliate wbma. they are also reporting that the cordova police department set up a trailer to pay the water bills and a bank has been allowed to install a...

Ravaged their town. but the mayor says single wids arent allowed. its the law. >> i hope somebody can get that right for a change. >> you can count on it, mr. mayor. >> tot moms car reeked of a dead body. >> new details in the dramatic trial of casey anthony. were on the case with nancy grace today. and its the best friend story you are all talking about. two broken legs called home to his owners after a tornado. the news starts now. all right. welcome back. im brooke baldwin. were and among t...

That the federal government offers up trailers to use as their homes are being rebuilt. well, not so fast says the mayor of cordova. mayor jack scott chose to enforce an ordinance that dates back to 50 years that bars single-wide mobile homes. he is quoted as saying that we want other young people, and professional people to come here and we dont want them in a trailer. we have called him multiple times, so far, no call back. and a lot of the folks in the town in cordova are saying, look, mayor,...

Jack scott did not say no trailers, but i said that the ordinance didnt, and i hope somebody can get that right for a change. >> well, that is the major who wants to attract young peoplezs area that so many are left homeless, he is standing by the 50-year-old ban. more on that, but first dr. sanjay gupta with the human factor. >> reporter: like a lot of little boys, matt corazon loves sports that he ended up as a pitcher at the university of arkansas, but all of that changed on april 2006 when m...