Tornado losses in the billions

Jordan Tortorici (right) gets a hug from friend Brandon Miller after the house he grew up in was destroyed by a tornado in Pleasant Grove,Alabama, on Friday.

Photograph by: Reuters, Reuters

President Barack Obama promised federal aid Friday to the tornado-ravaged U.S. South, where deadly twisters have killed at least 328 people and caused billions of dollars worth of damage.

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Tornado losses in the billions