TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. "I've never seen devastation like this," the president said.
Obama touring tornado damage: 'I've never seen devastation like this'
Friday, April 29, 2011 | 2:01 p.m. CDT
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