two weeks later they found him waiting on what was left of their porch with two broken legs. the vet says he must have crawled a long way back. this is probably the most dramatic that we have seen, as far as an injury in an animal that survived this long. everything lined up well. stable. so far, five days out post-op, no complications and problems. he is doing great. he is happy to see people. he wants to play. he came, he is eating, drinking, he is doing wonderful. what a brave dog. took two plates and 17 screws to repair mason s legs. he s hobbling around on splints now. the vet says he will be just fine. and his family is doing much better that he is back. wow, an amazing story. what a cute dog. yeah, amazing. let s take a look now at your friday forecast. showers, thunderstorms in florida. more severe weather, atlanta, d.c. from pittsburgh to northern new england. cool rain from billings to oklahoma city and minneapolis and up to 6 inches of snow in the northern rock
more than 200. our goal its to get that number to zero. reporter: the good news, some names don t belong there. i m glad you ain t missing. yeah. reporter: among the orphans of the storm, the four-legged friends, 300 of them, parted from their families. this is somebody s pet. it s used to being in somebody s living room every night. reporter: a federal forensic team of disaster mortuary specialists are collecting dna samples from family members to scientifically identify each of the tornado victims. they re doing this after one of the deceased was misidentified by a family member in the aftermath of the tornado. rob and stephanie? t.j. thank you. in alabama, can was devastated by a tornado last month an amazing story of spunk and survival. a very cute terrier named mason disappeared during the twister that destroyed his family s home.