backyard, because of the mayor, we want do that. we can t help our neighbors, because he won t let us. that is something that this room full of cordova neighbors were wanteding to change, but a heated exchange between the people and the mayor reduced some to tears. if you don t want to listen, get out. you get out! reporter: but when asked about how much buying a home within the city costs. the cheapest one i found is $105,000. you might have your sights set too high. reporter: many like denis banks say that since the storm destroyed his home, he has no place to go. i have been here all of my life. i was born and raised here. reporter: he didn t want to leave cordova, so he pitched a tent in his front yard. it is rough down here and having to sleep on the ground. it is rough having to sleep on the ground, but aimp ni am not g
joe johns, have a great rest of the weekend and safe travels. you, too. on this memorial day, i want to begin on cordova, alabama. it hit on the morning of april 27th by a powerful ef-3 tornado, and then the very same day ef-4 tornado hits that same town that night. cordova, alabama, is not the town that you see here in some of the video, some of the aerial pictures here and satellite images. a lot of folks have certainly lost their homes, but as we told you on friday, the cordova mayor jack scott is invoking a ordinance that rejects any trailer which is being offered by the federal government to folks whose homes have been destroyed. and jack scott is saying emergency or not, the law is the law. and as we showed you on friday, none of the folks in cordova are none too thrilled about the 50-year-old ordinance. we will talk to some folks live in a moment, but first, listen to this. what i suggested is putting the fema trailers in my backyard, because of the mayor, we wan