council ultimately found david koresh ordered the fire set. sheila martin s family died from smoke and fire. do you still cry? yes. i think the middle of the night is the worst. when you wake up and you think about things and you see a picture, and see their smile. i can t remember the way they sounded. you can t remember their voices. reporter: at least 20 deaths were from gunshots. they were suicides and mercy killings. among them, david koresh and sherry doyle. i m not happy that she died. but i m resigned to the fact that she died. reporter: remarkably, clive doyle and sheila martin blame neither the fbi nor david koresh. to them, the fire, the deaths, their grief, it was all part of a bigger plan by a much bigger power.
state yesterday. the death toll in north carolina is at least 23. the system started thursday in oklahoma and swept right across the south. it has killed more than 40 people in six states. one of the hardest hit areas in north carolina, bertie county where at least 11 deaths are now concerned. cnn s catherine callaway is in one of the devastated neighborhoods there. catherine, you have been touring the area. what are you seeing? reporter: complete devastation. you can see it around me, deborah. it s unbelievable. this little area here, including about four homes, several trailer homes and a workshop, you can t even tell where they once were located. there s nothing left except rubble. you can see some of the family members still trying to pick through what is left, trying to get clothing. we spoke with one of the gentlemen here who lost his family home. his mother was inside their home when the tornado hit. his name is charles bond. he is still in shock today from the dev