mass destruction, home after home, entire rooftops blown away, debris scattered in unrecognizable heaps. boats tossed like confetti. how could anyone survive this. >> it is okay. are you okay? you're okay. you're okay. you're going to be okay. >> i know. >> reporter: we arrived by helicopter, with billy aubry, embracing his wife shawna after days of not knowing if she was dead or alive. she hunkered down in their seaside home until the roof blew off, they struggled to find anything still standing. >> this is what kept you alive. >> this little room.