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A stones throw from here. were headed to the town of new side been on the turkish syrian border. this is where the turkish army and p.k. k. fighters which turkey deems terrorists clash three years ago. much of lucite been was destroyed we made latif isil a local representative of president out of ones a.k.p. party the turkish government has now started rebuilding the parts of new side been flattened in the fighting. some twenty five thousand to thirty thousand people fled musayyib in the city wa...

Predominantly kurdish southeast the syrian border is just a stones throw from here were headed to the town of new sign been on the turkish syrian border. this is where the turkish army m.p. k k fighters which turkey deems terrorists class three years ago. much of new side b. was destroyed we made latif isil a local representative of president out of ones a.k.p. party the turkish government has now started rebuilding the parts of new side been flattened in the fighting. you know some twenty five ...

The infrastructure in mexico city is far better than in some of the worst disasters that weve seen in places like haiti. ron? >> right, and obviously the death toll from 33 years ago is historic, nearly 10,000, and part of it is due to the construction standards at the time and what ruled at the time in the mid-80s. a lot of old structures that werent built particularly well to withstand that kind of shake. yesterday wasnt nearly as powerful an earthquake, but still very powerful. there is video...

I think the storm surge now will be our biggest threat. the wind will be damaging, but not to our structures. we have good construction standards. the problem well have is this small town has about 20 trees, and those tree are going to go down, then block the roads and theyll rip up water and sewer lines. well provide water and suer for as long as possible. and then restore the system to make sure that people have that vital service. >> quick note, the governor has a home here in naples, but tha...

Make sure that you have enough supplies for about 72 hours, water, food, obviously, but also batteries and things where if you have a need, you can fulfill it yourself. the first responders cannot come during the storm, even when you call 911. down here, they have one of the best teams in the business. but during the storm, they have to hunker down. after the storm passes, which were being told is anywhere from five to ten hours, thats what the mayor of miami beach just told us, five to ten hour...

Devastated south florida, obviously you all took notes, you made corrections, you beefed up the infrastructure. so whats changed since then? >> well, first of all, the construction standards since hurricane andrew are much greater, much stronger. all the new facilities, all the new buildings that have been built since andrew have a code thats bay higher which should be able to withstand all types of storms up to category 5. so thats a major, major improvement. on beach, we began raising roads, p...

Devastating hurricane. and hes doing that in part because of its similar path. you had the south of florida that was just taken over by andrew in 1992. theres a lot of improvements to construction standards that have happened since then but do you think that floridas going to be ready for andrew-like storm this time? >> i think its dangerous to compare any storm because the storms and their impacts are very different. this ones very different from andrew as well. it is expected to make a northwa...

Construction standards. so this is what were really concerned about. you know i had an awful night last night in a strong hotel and still had my balcony door blown in and winds gusting through. i spend the night under the bathroom sink. but all that i could think about during that time of the people who might literally be clinging to a coconut tree for dear life trying to hold on in horrific winds. >> alice, talk about what the next few days will bring. what will it be like for crews to get out ...

Surge troops, well start pulling troops out in a year, and you go ahead and put in a part of afghanistan were leaving, there is evidently cutting edge stadium seat not guilty this area, a secure perimeter, and it will never have a person in it. just because were insecure about the taliban coming back, were going to end up blowing it up before we leave. do you know what we could do with $34 million in the military? >> steve: absolutely. and so thats the juxtaposition. were spending all this money...

You can. >> what floor are you on in the building where you are right now? >> okay, im on a low floor, so the way should be quite low. im in whats considered a small apartment building. theres about -- theres four stories to it. i am on the first floor, so actually the second story, the first floor above the ground. and so the sway would have been a lot more three stories higher. its -- because its a smaller building and it was built in the 80s, it sort of squats -- it was built to very high con...