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Turn to you on what mark was just describing here? do you as a leader in the community have any questions about the operation of this candle factory the night the tornados hit? >> that's the first i really heard of anything like that happening. i was there at the candle factory after the tornado and we were pulling people out, and the ones that i was pulling out said they all took shelter in the center of the room. none of them spoke to me about being told to stay or anything like that, so i'm unaware of whatever he's talking about there. but, you know, that does maybe pose questions. i know -...

Behind me that was stuck beside me, and when he got out, i felt for the ground and i felt that there was cardboard and plywood under me, so i started digging the cardboard out to where i could squeeze my body through the hole, because he was smaller than me. i held my breath and just scooted back until they could grab my feet. when they pulled me out, i was on top of the building. but before it happened, i was on the concrete on the bottom of the building. so it picked me up and threw me on the roof. >> it's a miracle you're able to be here and talk to us, mark. commissioner, let me turn brief...

Said you lost your home. your wife and kids are okay, which i know you're grateful for. what do you do now? what is your sort of short-term plan? are you thinking about where you're staying the next couple weeks? what do you need? >> i want to help, because the more of us to help, the quicker we get our lives back on track. helping keeps you from thinking about it. i haven't even processed what happened. it's like a movie or video game or something, it's just not real. >> mark saxton, todd hayden, thanks so much to the both of you. please know, as we said, there are so many people around the c...