timothy king and his family were somehow able to walk away from this mess. >> it is beyond comprehension that we are able to just walk out of here. i have still yet to figure it out. it is the grace of god, that is it. >> they must lean on that faith now as they struggle to deal with what has been left behind. with their lives splintered and spread for miles, the resolve for many here is unshaken. >> the spirit of people is what is amazing. they will rebuild and make it better than it was. >> most understand that things will never be exactly the same. >> the only thing that matters is, as long as you can look your loved ones in the eye and they can look at you and you can still hold them, that is it. nothing else matters. >> it is perspective that comes with the pain of all they have lost, a paint that will take years to work through, just like the recovery here. >> you look at those pictures and you just cannot believe the devastation. >> still ahead, we continue to follow the day's big story, osama bin laden killed by u.s. forces. >> americans all across the country reacted to the news

timothy king, his wife and two young children were somehow able to walk away from this mess. >> it's's beyond comprehension that, i mean, we were able to just walk out of here. i've still got figure it out. like i said, nothing shy of the grace of god, that's it. anything else -- it would be a lie. >> reporter: they must lean on that faith now as they struggle to deal with what's been left behind. still w their lives sprintered and spread for miles, the resolve for many here is unshaken. >> the spirit of the people is what's amazing. they'll rebuild and make it better than it was. >> i want to build this place back brick by brick, just the way i had it. >> though most understand things will never be exactly the same. they can't. >> the only thing that matter s you know, as long as you can look your loved ones in the eye and they can look at you and you can still hold them, that's it. nothing else matters. >> reporter: it is perspective that comes with the pain of all that is lost, a pain that just like the recovery here will take years to work through. in tuscaloosa, alabama, jay gra