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Just -- we hardly exist. jon: joining us with an update, mike tobin who is in mexico beach right now. mike? >> jon, this is one more example of one of those big structures that was one of the stilted houses, and it is just gone now. the stilts remain. you can see its a beautiful location right up by the water. there was also a dune in front of there. the storm knocked out the dune as well. as we look over in this direction, i can show you what was a five unit rental. that obviously is another on...

Just -- we hardly exist. jon: joining us with an update, mike tobin who is in mexico beach right now. mike? >> jon, this is one more example of one of those big structures that was one of the stilted houses, and it is just gone now. the stilts remain. you can see its a beautiful location right up by the water. there was also a dune in front of there. the storm knocked out the dune as well. as we look over in this direction, i can show you what was a five unit rental. that obviously is another on...

Thats the search and recovery, you see a couple of the crew members on one to have search and recovery teams, they are discussing right now and taking break. primary activity is to look through this rubble and find anything that would possibly be a void space where someone could be trapped inside. talking with city officials right now or just short time ago, frankly the communication is so chaotic they cant give specific number, one official said 100 people unaccounted for and another said 50 ar...

Void space. if they have bottled water or rain water. weve pulled victims out of the rubble after 9 days. we never give up because we know there are miracles. reporter: everyone is hoping for a miracle here. you heard chief croft say they did finds people alive after 9 days in hate he in 2010. and behind me the tents put up for families of the missing. they are staging a vigil here. they will not leave until they have the definitive news on their loved ones. obviously everybody hoping there migh...

One, right where we are now, in downtown mexico city. i spoke to chief dennis cross, who is their team leader, and he said absolutely, they are not giving up yet. listen here. >> the will of somebody to live outweighs anything else. a human being can survive for a number of days, especially if they have a water source, if they are in an area where its a void space and they have some source of water, bottled water, rainwater, as we saw in haiti, we pulled victims out of the rubble between 7 and 9...

Void space and theyve got some source of water, bottled water, rain water as we saw in haiti, we pulled victims out of the rubble between 7-9 days that had a water source. we never give up because we know there are miracles. >> reporter: and this is a true international effort, arthel. obviously, the mexican authorities taking the lead here, and they have very, very highly skilled teams but as well as the u.s. teams, there are teams here from israel, from japan, from chile. so this is a real int...

Search and rescuers from around the world, including usa team, with amazing technology and equipment, tirelessly working to try and access egress to six potentially trapped victims. were just hoping that they are in a void space, uninjured, and they just are unable to extricate. were going to continue to work tirelessly to access them. until we get there. and hopefully provide their families with a sense of hope. >> seeing them raise their arms like that, being quiet, its just heartwarming to se...

Flattened buildings there are spikes of hope. cheers erupting at this flattened factory where another person was found alive. those rescues dangerous as we saw firsthand. debris crashing down around us. >> watch it watch it! >> moments later officials clearing the scene fearing another collapse. we joined the search and rescue team at this pancaked office building gearing up for a grim search. fire rescue teams say that those six stories collapsed so densely that theres no void space and concern...

Feet below the surface digging a horizontal tunnel. >> i felt a little bit of sand on my leg come down. little chunks. then the whole thing all of a sudden just came down. tried to back out when i felt the sand on my legs but it was too late. happened so fast. >> meena screams and shakes his head side to side to keep sand off his face. in the process, he creates a small air pocket, allowing him to breathe. >> he was able to make just enough pocket to have enough air to survive. thats probably wh...

Over 6,000. its been five days since the quake struck. but amid the death and destruction are incredible stories of survival. alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: stunning new video. a tourists camera capturing ancient temples crumbling around terrified sightseers. swarms of birds taking to the skies. from just one minute of shaking almost 6,000 dead. there was a glimmer of hope as american rescue dogs searched for signs of life. a call coming in for the american rescue teams racing to a nine-s...