TONIGHT. YOU'RE GOING HEAR MORE VOICES ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS CLEANUP EFFORT JUST AHEAD AT THE 24 HOURS AFTER THAT TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN BUFFALO CITY OFFICIALS. THEY'RE BEGINNING TO DO THE MATH ON THE COST OF THIS STORM. IN AN UPDATE TODAY, BUFFALO MAYOR BYRON BROWN SAYS THE EARLY PRICE TAG IT'S ESTIMATED RIGHT NOW, 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. BROWN SAYS HE HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER. >> TO SEE IF FEDERAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO HELP COVER SOME OF THAT. >> YEAH, THE MAYOR EXPECTS THAT THAT ESTIMATE WILL ALSO GO UP AS CLEANUP EFFORTS REVEAL THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. 7 NEW SENIOR REPORTER EILEEN BUCKLEY JOINING US LIVE NOW FROM THE HARDEST HIT AREA IN THE QUEEN CITY WITH MORE ON THE DESTRUCTION ON >> WILL MICHAEL IN LEA? IT CERTAINLY WAS A RARE TORNADO THAT STRUCK THIS BUFFALO WEST-SIDE AREA ON MONDAY AND A LOT OF MAJOR CLEANUP GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. BUT THIS BUILDING BEHIND ME HERE ON NIAGARA STREET WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. >> ITS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE AND THAT MEANS IT IS DISPLACE BOTH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. >> THAT ROVE IS GONE. BUT PRETTY SCARY MOMENTS. YOU KNOW. >> ABOUT ANOTHER LOOK SOME THESE 2 BUFFALO MEN SHARE OF FRIENDSHIP AND DEEP TIES TO THIS BUILDING ON NIAGARA STREET THE TORNADO THAT WHIPPED THROUGH THE LOWER WEST SIDE MONDAY RIPPED THE ROOF OFF THE BUILDING DO SO. LAW HAS LIVED HERE FOR 33 YEARS. AND HIS STEPSON OWNS THE BUILDING. HE WAS INSIDE WHEN THE TWISTER ROLLED THROUGH. >> I GO TO THAT. AND THEN THOUGH, TO SEE LEAVE IT HOME. WAS TO THAT. >> THE RESIDENT COULD NOT BELIEVE SEEN THE ROOF OF HIS APARTMENT TORN OFF AND SHARED PHOTOS OF THE DEVASTATION. I'M HAPPY. YOU KNOW WHAT HE >> SPATIALLY SUN, SOME BABIES OF THE PHILOSOPHIES. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. CAN COLOGNE OWNS MIGHTY FINE FASHIONS IN THE BUILDING. >> HE SAYS HE WAS JUST PULLING UP AS BRICKS FROM THE BUILDING WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE. IT WAS JUST IN DISBELIEF. AT THAT POINT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE ROOF HAD BLOWN OFF. >> UP UNTIL MAYBE COUPLE HOURS LATER WHEN YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A DRONE CIRCLING AROUND. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WHEN HE CAME DOWN AND LET US KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW, HE'S LIVING QUARTERS, HAVE BEEN AFFECTED THE CITY PLACE. THIS NOTICE ON THE BUILDING DEEMING IT UNSAFE. >> BUFFALO'S COMMISSIONER OF PERMIT AND INSPECTION SAYS THE POSTING IS TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. >> TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO PUT TOGETHER PLANS TO FIX THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND THAT'S ALL THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS. WE ARE ALREADY IN CONTACT THE NIAGARA STREET BUILDING WAS ONE OF 3 ROOF SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. >> RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ON PROSPECT TO ROUTE FROM A HOME BLEW OFF LANDING AROUND THE BLOCK AND WHITNEY PLACE. FOR NOW, EVERYONE IS STILL AMAZED. NO ONE WAS HURT. I'M JUST SADDENED BY WHAT HAPPENED. >> I'M HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH SOME WAYS ABOUT >> WELL, THE CITY WILL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR ALL THE TORNADO DEBRIS FOR THESE RESIDENTS ON THE LOWER WEST SIDE THIS COMING MONDAY. BUT THEY ARE URGING YOU NOT TO PUT OUT ANY DEBRIS UNTIL FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THAT PICK UP ON MONDAY, REPORTING LIVE FROM THE