Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170827:14:46:00
>> no. >> that's a lot of people. me and my buddy over here, we figured there would be a lot of damage. he wanted to come down here. we couldn't come down because of all the telephone poles were down across the highway. we couldn't get out. we went out there trying to get out of the way with a backhoe and all that. you can only do so much work. >> reporter: there's a lot of work to be done here. when you look at the main drag and you see that telephone pole bent, mattressed everywhere. >> i don't see it yet. i still see the beautiful town it was. >> reporter: the pain in your eyes. >> this was...