patricia ryan was in harvest helping the people there to rebuild from the tornadoes that hit them in 2011. she said she heard the tornado warning siren and went to a shelter for safety. after the tornadoes hit, she and members of her church group went back to the homes they had been working on, only to find that many had been damaged again, or destroyed. >> the tornado touched down two street behind where we were working. the next day we went back and saw the terrible devastation, just homes completely destroyed, other homes completely gone. you could not even see evidence, except for the foundations. >> patricia says, despite the latest outbreak of weather, the people she worked with in alabama are determined to rebuild again. be sure to stay tuned to the nightly news with brian williams. they will have coverage of the cleanup, beginning at 6:30 p.m. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> does for a storms develop on a strong cold front. that front went through here and we have the chilly air behind it, producing even some snow s

the nixon library is preparing to release love letters he wrote to his wife-to-be, patricia ryan. the water gate -- water gate scandal would later bring down the nixon presidency. he resigned the presidency in 1974. >>> some call it an unforgivable crime. a u.s. soldier goes on a deadly shooting spree in afghanistan. we'll have the latest reaction. welcome back to 9news at noon. the taliban is vowing revenge after an american soldier went on a deadly shooting spree in afghanistan. 16 were killed, including several children. the soldier is currently in custody and defense secretary leon panetta says a full investigation is underway. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama called the killings tragic and shocking. the white house says he called president karzai to send condolences. >> the afghan people with stand pain and collateral damage, but murder is something, something that they totally abhor, and when that happens, they really want justice. >> reporter: the military says the suspect is from joint base lewis in washington state. a coffee house near the base,

in the community of harvest, in north alabama, patricia ryan was working with her church group. >> were doing work from tornadic that happened 10 months ago. on friday, we're doing our work. we have a large group. we heard the tournedos sirens. -- tournedos sirens. it was frightening because it was our first experience being in those weather conditions. we are all from maryland and west for jenna. -- west virginia. it's to give us a new perspective. it is one thing to work on projects after the event. it is another to be in the midst of an event. and experience what these people lived through. >> after the storm, patricia returned to the homes are broken been working on. many of them had been damaged or destroyed again. >> a tornado touched down to streets behind for we were working. the next day, we went back and saw the terrible devastation. homes completely destroyed. other homes completely gone. you could not see evidence except for the foundations. >> despite the damage, the people in harvest, alabama, are determined to rebuild again. >> they are hardy people and they are ready a

in north alabama, maryland native patricia ryan was working with her church group. >> we were down there working with people to clean up what happened 10 months ago. then on friday of this past week, we were doing our work at a few sites in the area. we have a large group. we heard the tornadoes sirens. it was frightening, because it was our first experience being in those weather conditions. we are all from maryland and west virginia, the team i am working with. we had not experienced tornadoes before. but it gave us a new perspective. it is one thing to work on projects after the event, but it is yet another to be in the midst of an event and experience what these people lived through. >> after the storm, patricia returned to the homes her group had been working on to find that many of them had been damaged or destroyed again. >> a tornado touched down to street behind where we were working. the next day, we went back and saw the terrible devastation. homes completely destroyed, other homes completely gone. you could not even see evidence except for the foundation. >> despite the damag

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