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Right now in new orleans, rescue workers are scrambling for a third day to find a construction worker after a hotel that was under construction collapsed over the weekend, killing two people and injuring 30 others. the area is still not safe and evacuations are in place. >> it is still a dangerous building. a very dangerous situation. thats how its still heavily damaged and unsecured. and its -- were a long way from being in a safe mode. so were asking people and youll hear it again and again he...

Or the supervisor ryan drove to cut off traffic. >> we were so focused on making sure nobody crosses this line. >> and then -- >> we kept on hearing many explosions. >> it was very hot a a lot of fire does not do well with concrete. we dont know anything about bridge supports. >> but chief james mccle more does. >> boom, boom, you can hear it and thats the sign. >> he increased the collapse zone moving everyone from underneath that bridge. and minutes later. >> boom. which could have easily buri...

Supervisor drove to the highway to cut off traffic. thomas ran um p an embankment t get people out of harms way. so focused on making sure basically nobody crosses this line. >> we focus on the task at hand. my task at hand was to get people away. >> we kept hearing many explosions. >> it was very hot. fire does not do well with concrete. >> we are not structural engineers. we are cops. >> reporter: atlanta fire battalion chief james mclemore does. >> boom, boom, boom. you could hear it. thats t...

Neighbors say knight is doing well. >> she is little but she is strong. she is really strong. im proud of how strong she is and how happy she looks. like she -- it doesnt seem like she is making that effect her as much. >> all this while ariel castro is moved from a cleveland jail to the lorain correctional institution. he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. prison officials say castro will start his term in isolation for his own protection. quick thinking by a boise firefighter save...

Back kick out of this thing. its like a mule rearing up on its front legs and just letting go because thats the way i feel right now. >> the water continues to come up here at battery park. look at this water. it just continues to roll in. we still have a ways to go until we get to high tide so the water could come up more than it does right now. >> this house hours ago was in fine shape, but the waves have just been relentless just pounding through. >> they have set off a collapse zone. no cars...

Per hour. more than 60, 65, 70 stories above. and the crane just could not handle it. still photographer took a picture with a telescopic lens and we could see there were just three steel cables that were holding that crane, that toppled crane in place. before we left there, that crane, which had base park pointing south, the strong gusting winds had forced it to turn southwest before we left. again, they had set up a collapse zone. no cars, no pedestrians. they evacuated the apartment buildings...

If that thing is going to fall. but you can see behind that they have really blocked things off and taken every measure possible. what can you tell us at this hour? >> reporter: i can tell you, e ed, that everybody is a lot more nervous right now than they were earlier because the winds have picked up and the crane has started to sway on and off. if you look behind me, you can see the traffic light here, we have various gusts and even the traffic light is going back and forth from the wind. and ...

>> we are beginning to take the worst of hurricane sandy on the jersey shore. look at this wave. >> were getting one heck of a back kick out of this thing. its like a mule rearing up on its front legs and letting go because thats the way i feel right now. >> the water continues to come up at-bat tri park. look at this water. it continues to roll in. we still have a ways totion until we get to high tide. the water could come up more than it does right now. >> this house hours ago was in fine shap...

Jersey shore. look at this wave. >> were getting one heck of a back kick out of this thing. its like a mule rearing up on its front legs and letting go because thats the way i feel right now. >> the water continues to come up at battery park. look at this water. it continues to roll in. we still have a ways to go until we get to high tide. the water could come up more than it does right now. >> this house hours ago was in fine shape, but the waves have just been relentless. just pounding through...

>> oh, sir. im so sorry. i think that you may be on mute. >> sorry. im back. >> apologize there. thank you so much. yes, do i. heres hoping we can get out of this pandemic so we have to stop dealing with this. please, start again. >> im so sorry. yes. so the demolition of the building certainly made it a bit safer for the crews. theres no hazard with the falling debris now or further collapse and so the efforts now can span the entire collapse zone. we were certainly restricted because of the ha...