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>>> TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE STORY OF HOPE VERSUS
DEVASTATION, AND A FLORIDA
MOTHER 4@WHO FOUND
HOSPITALITY IN GEORGIA.
>> Reporter: STAND A FEW MILES
ALONG THE COAST, FROM
PANAMA CITY, AND YOU'RE
REMINDED WHY IT DIRECT CAUSE
SO MANY.
SO MANY.
SO MANY. >> YOU THINK ABOUT THE BEACH.
YOU THINK ABOUT THE KIDS
RUNNING THROUGH, PLAYING IN
THE WATER, AND THEIR FIRST
LITTLE 4@SAND DOLLARS,
GETTING TO ENJOY MY BABIES.
>> Reporter: ANGEL MILLER
RELAXES WITH HER BABIES, 4@
SON HENRY, DAUGHTER CAYLEE, AND
TWO-WEEK-OLD
TWO-WEEK-OLD MARSHALL, A BABY BORN AMIDST
THE WORST DISASTER IN
HER HOME'S 4@MODERN HISTORY.
>> THAT I'M ABLE TO HOLD HIM
HERE TODAY, THAT'S
4@SPECIAL TO ME, BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, FOR A MINUTE
THERE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: HURRICANE MICH4@AE
RAVAGED NEIGHBORHOODS
RAVAGED NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
IT CAUSED ANGEL TO LEAVE WITH
HER FAMILY FOR GEORGIA
37 WEEKS PREGNANT.
>> WE WERE BEING TURNED AWAY BY
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. I 4@DIDN'T HAVE GEORGIA
INSURANCE.
INSURANCE. 4@
INSURANCE. I HAD FLORIDA INSURANCE, AND
EVERYONE WAS TURNING US
AWAY, AND IN THAT MOMENT, I WAS
SCARED FOR HIS LIFE,
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. >> Reporter: ANGEL ARRIVED IN
TEARS AT PIEDMONT
HOSPITAL IN HENRY COUNTY.
>> WE MET THE CEO OF THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. ''WE'RE GOING TO WORK YOU UP,
MS. MILLER, AND WE'RE
GOING TO SCHEDULE YOU A C
SECTION.
SECTION.
SECTION. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT
EXCEPTION.
EXCEPTION. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE ER DOES,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO
DO IT."
DO IT."
DO IT." >> Reporter: 4@MARSHALL ARRIVED
HE WAS HEALTHY.
SHE WAS THANKFUL4@.
THEN THEY CAME HOME.
>> IT BROUGHT ME TO TEARS.
IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE OUR HOME.
IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE OUR
HOMETOWN AT ALL.
>> Reporter: THE STREETS OF
PANAMA CITY AND ITS
SURROUNDING SUBURBS OVERFLOW
WITH THE MARKS OF
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL. REPAIRS WILL TAKE YEARS.
THE REGION, AS IT WAS, NO
LONGER IS.
LONGER IS. ANGEL AND HER FAMILY 4@STAYED
MOSTLY AT HOME.
THEY WATCH DISNEY MOVIES ON
LOOP.
LOOP.
LOOP. THEIR KITCHEN CALENDAR IS STUCK
ON MID-OCTOBER.
ON MID-OCTOBER. >> TO BE ABLE TO GO PLAY AT A
PARK OR, YOU KNOW,
JUST GET OUT AND BE KIDS, GO IN
THE YARD.
THE YARD.
THE YARD. RIGHT NOW, THEY CAN'T EVEN GO
IN THE BACKYARD.
. THIS IS THE REMNANTS OF WHAT
WAS ONCE OUR CARPORT.
THIS IS AFTER THE CLEAN UP.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE VISIONS
FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE DOCK 4@THEM, PROTEC4@T THEM.
MARSHALL WAS BORN INTO 4@4@THE
AFTERMATH OF DISASTER.
ANGEL COCOONS HER KIDS WITH
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. >>
HOPE. >> OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
AMAZING, AND I CAN'T EVEN
COUNT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
BROUGHT DIAPERS FOR US, 4@
FOR LITTLE MARSHALL.
I COULD NOT HAVE SEEN 4@THE
BLESSINGS THAT WOULD COME
OUT OF SUCH DEVASTATION, BUT
THAT IS ALL I HAVE
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. >>
SEEN. >> Reporter: IT'S HARD TO SEE
FAR BEYOND THE FRONT
YARD.
YARD.
YARD. ONE
YARD. ONE DAY, ANGEL SAYS SHE'LL TAKE
ALL HER BABIES TO
THAT BEAUTIFUL BEACH.
FOR NOW, SHE TENDS TO THE CHILD
WHOSE ARRIVAL WAS A
TRIUMPH, DELIVERED IN GEORGIA,
HOME IN FLORIDA.
>> I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE GET TO
CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE
AS WE HAVE OUR WHOLE LIVES.
>> I THINK, OVER THE LAST
MONTH, WE HAVE REALLY
FOCUSED ON NUMBERS AND
STATISTICS, AND, YOU KNOW,
LEGISLATORS AND OFFICIALS AND
POLICE AND FIRE AND
ALL THAT STUFF.
I THINK, OVER THE COURSE OF
THIS WEEK, YOU PUT A
FACE ON THIS STORM AND THE
DEVASTATION, AND IT GIVES
US A PERSPECTIVE OF WHICH I
DON'T 4@THINK WE'VE EVEN
COME CLOSE TO TELLING.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO,
WAS TALK ABOUT THE
INDIVIDUALS, THE INDIVIDUAL
LIVES, THE INDIVIDUAL
DECISIONS, AND TH4@E INDIVIDUAL
STRAIN4@ WHEN YOU SEE
THESE KIND OF IMAGES ALL OVER
THE PLACE AROUND YOU,
YOU TRY TO THINK, WHAT DOES OUR
FUTURE HOLD WHEN YOU
LIVE IN THAT KIND OF AREA.
>> IT'S HARD FOR US TO RELATE
TO.
TO.
TO. WE'RE
TO. WE'RE FIVE HOURS AWAY, AND BY
VIRTUE OF THE FACT OF
THAT DISTANCE, WE DON'T GET HIT
BY THESE WINDS AND
THE RAIN THE SAME WAY THEY DO.
SO WE'RE DISTANCED FROM IT.
>> IF YOU LIVE AN HOUR EAST,
YOU DIDN'T GET HIT THE
SAME WAY THEY GOT HIT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID, I
WROTE A BLOG POST, WHICH
IS ON 11ALIVE.COM NOW ABOUT
JUST WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO
ENDURE THIS AS A REPORTER.
INFINITESIMAL COMPARED TO WHAT
EVERYONE IS GOING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. IT WEIGHED A LOT ON ME
EMOTIONALLY.
EMOTIONALLY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REALIZE HOW THIS IS
AFFECTING EVERYONE A MONTH
LATER.
LATER.
LATER. >>
LATER. >> WE HAVE SECONDS LEFT.
YOUR MOST COMPELLING TAKEAWAY
IS WHAT? 4@
>> I WOULD SAY REMEMBER THOSE
INDIVIDUAL STORIES.
INDIVIDUAL STORIES. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY NEWS
STORIES SINCE THAT.
THERE ARE WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA NOW, ANOTHER
DISASTER HAPPENING LIKE THAT.
REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES
ARE AFFECTED BY THIS,
AND THEY WILL FOR