survivors struggling to process all that they have lost. reporter: lori june comes upon what was once her house and screams in agony. she and her husband lived in a two story town home which was completely flattened. its contents thrown across a canal. she says she is looking for her fire box which has her marriage license and other critical documents. she can t seem to find it. and the frustration and fear just seem to pour out. we re renters, so we can t replace this. this is our life. reporter: lori and randy have lived in nemexico beach for jus over a year. we will rebuild somehow. i just don t know how yet. if we don t get no help, we ll damn sure be living under a bridge somewhere. reporter: the city was founded in 1949. and now the mayor is trying to