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Examined every square inch of what is left of this thrift store. the police -- the fire commissioner made a point of saying they were looking for what they call voids. essentially pockets that someone may have been able to survive trapped in the debris. they made their way to the basement a number of hours ago. and now very carefully they were going through the debris. using a dump truck and backhoe to remove the tons and tons of what is left of this building and it now appears all but certain t...

A smart person -- a professional killer, a maniac or someone who didnt -- like this monster the d.a. is projecting, a monster would not have cared. he would have just got rid of her. the 12-foot hole i dug in temecula with a backhoe, on the third day, i would have put her in it, buried the hole, put all her stuff in it and that would have been it. to you guys, beckys dead. for me she isnt. when im depressed and want to just end it, i feel a tug on may -- on my heart. sometimes i even hear like a...

Gun legislation insist it would lead to the dismantling of the right to bear arms. lucy yang, abc news, new york. emergency crews in north carolina called to residential construction site sunday evening by a desperate 911 call. a father told them that his two young children were trapped 20 feet down a hole. they were buried in the dirt. several fire departments responded. with shovels, climbing gear and backhoe. they worked into the night. >> they were building a basement for a house or a buil...

See gone, disappeared into that relatively narrow 60 foot deep sinkhole. looking into it, really all you can see is dirt and darkness, 37 year old jeff bushs body was never recovered. and geologists say its too unstable and would endanger others. and the backhoe used a far-reaching arm, and when this happened, several people were sleeping in that house. >> there was no cracks in the walls. the house with a hole opened up, the house did not even move. the house did not shake. it did not move. not...

Story. but the problem, all this debris thats coming out and then hitting other houses down the coastline. just behind the house, you can see a backhoe there. what theyre going to do is start trying to dismantle these houses to try to limit the impact on others. >> my goodness. temperatures in that part of new england are expected to warm up today, getting up into the 40s. its out of this world, and its huge! and its headed our way. were talking about another asteroid. this one is the size of ...

The ground, you could even see the 80-foot arm of the machine plunged down deep, past the foundation, pulling up debris. the goal is to get the house removed, the slab removed, so we can see the sinkhole. we dont know if the house is going to fall in, but were going to take every precaution to remove the debris if we can. >> if you look at whats happening, its very delicate work because on either side of the home, there are two homes that had to be evacuated because crews are concerned the sinkh...

Work because on either side of the home, there are two homes that had to be evacuated because crews are concerned the sinkhole could continue to grow. they say the ground nearby it is too unstable for people to get too close. but jeremy bush disagrees. he believes crews should be able to do something to get his brother. >> they had a hard time pulling concrete up. that means the ground was still stable right there. you have that long arm. have somebody hanging from that arm, trying to dig my bro...

The home, there are two homes that had to be evacuated because crews are concerned the sinkhole could continue to grow. they say the ground nearby it is too unstable for people to get too close. but jeremy bush disagrees. he believes crews should be able to do something to get his brother. >> they had a hard time pulling concrete up. that means the ground was still stable right there. you have that long arm. have somebody hanging from that arm, trying to dig my brother out. >> the day ended with...

To believe that jeff bush will forever remain intombed there. that tons of gravel four dump truck loads were poured on top of him today. his family having a difficult time accepting that his brother upset, obviously, shep, that more wasnt done. i feel they could have tried harder to get my brother out oof there that was my brother. my mom and dad are going through so much right now. nobody is even talked about my mom and dad what they are going through. my mom and dad dont want to be on camera o...

The background, you see a happy of wood. a home full of memories. family and friends watched tearfully as crewed delicately, carefullier to down the walls. demolition work began on sunday. spectators watched as a backhoe plunged through the roof, ripping down walls and putting pieces of the bush family life on public display. >> the family very close knit. many family members have lived in the house over the years, it belonged to the fwrnd mothgrand. >> reporter: crews help salvage valuables, in...