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With more. so we saw some cranes that are looking like theyre preparing to lift the plane. what we know how long this process is going to take? >> reporter: the crane operators tell us it could take several hours or longer because it really is quite a task ahead of them. these two large hydraulic plane haves to pick up an aircraft 150 feet long. more than 1,000 pounds and essentially turn it around and place it on a trailer so that they can get it off runway 13 which has been closed since 11:00 ...

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Crane operators in new york city hoisted the final piece of the spire that will stand on top of 1 world trade center today. when completed, the $3 billion building will reach 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. the building is one of four being built in lower manhattan to replace the world trade centers twin towers destroyed in 2001. the new 1 world trade center is scheduled to open next year. up next, the legal business of marketing guns for children. perfect...

Bill: a box filled with six tons of steel dangling high over a crowded city street and threatening a crowd of pedestrians. police say crane operators were lifting the container to the top of a skyscraper in san francisco when the crane suddenly malfunctioned, leaving that heavy metal box dangling around the 50th floor. there it is. several streets closed off as crews used a manual crank to lift the box up to the roof to make sure everything was a-okay. not where you want to be, huh? julie: not a...

Somebody from the crane company maintains it. how much does a master mechanic make? >> when you throw in benefits and the overtime and they have to be working whenever theres anybody working on the site, were talking about somewhere between $600,000 and $800,000 a year. >> one guy. >> one person. >> amazing. were not talking about safety issues. these are simply no work jobs that are adding to the cost of ground zero. >> thats correct. i mean, we do believe we should have a national license beca...

Go out to the oil rig. i have none. i know im just waiting for the axe to fall. its got to. that company cannot survive holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the rigors and the crane operators and stuff, they come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> reporter: this be weekend we took their concerns to ken feinberg. >> how are we supposed to fe...

Holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the rigors and the crane operators and stuff, they come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> reporter: this be weekend we took their concerns to ken feinberg. >> how are we supposed to feed our families, pay our bills, get to work. >> i understand that you only want what youre entitled to as an unfortunate...

Are angry at washington over what the ban has done to them. how is the moratorium going to affect you? >> basically i have no job. i normally take in 8, 10, 12 trucks a day to take out two boats a day to the oil rig. i have none. i know im just waiting for the axe to fall. its got to. that company cannot survive holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every we...

>> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the riggers and the crane operators and stuff like that come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> this weekend we took their concerns to ken fein berg. >> how are we supposed to feed our families, pay our bills, get to work? >> i understand that you only want what you are entitled to as an unfortunate victim of this spill. >> reporter: the man president obama appointed to take charge of the claims process to see if their damages can be...

How is the moratorium affecting you? >> i basically have no job. i normally am checking in 8, 10, 12 trucks a day, loading up two boats to go off shore to the oil rig. i did none, no boats. i feel like a dead man walking. i know im waiting for the ax to fall. its got to. that company cannot survive holding onto guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the riggers...