Debbie Goebels and search dog Ryka look through a demolished building in the Rosedale Courts housing complex, in the aftermath of deadly tornados in Tuscaloosa, Alabama April 29, 2011. President Barack Obama promised federal aid on Friday to the tornado-ravaged U.S. South after he got a close-up look at the “heartbreaking” impact of deadly twisters that killed at least 310 people.REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Yankees general partner Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal said Friday that the team donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross and $250,000 to the Salvation Army to help rebuild communities in Alabama devastated by this week’s tornadoes.
Bombers setup man David Robertson is from Tuscaloosa and said his parents rode out the storms in their basements. None of his family or friends were injured in the storms, which kiled at least 318 people, many of them in Alabama.
