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Emergency workers were trying just basically to get out of there, to survive. you could see that written in their faces. the situation was so desperate they just wanted to get out of there. now many of them are beginning to regroup. a couple asked where their commander may be. theyre trying to regroup, get back in there and take care of the people who are in serious trouble. the language here at times if i slip into language which seems a little melodramatic forgive me but this is a circumstance...

That is the organization that has jurisdiction over those two buildings specifically as well as bridges and tunnels. i spoke to two of them who were actually down there when that building collapsed. they speculate that the loss of life had to be horrific. there were not that many people down there on the streets at that point that most of them who had been evacuated, that is civilians, but on the other hand they said that there were literally hundreds of emergency workers who were down at that e...

Incident. this comes on the heels of a deadly accident in july at six flags amusement park in arlington, texas. a woman fell to her death from the popular ride, the texas giant. known for having one of the steepest drops in the world. there are currently no federal agencies enforcing safety regulations on fixed amusement parks like six flags and some experts are calling for a change. >> because this particular ride in connecticut was a traveling ride, there will be federal oversight and an amuse...

I just held on to my camera until we hit. >> the impact is surprisingly gentle, but theyre not out of danger. fuel is leaking from the chopper, and the fear is that it could blow any minute. >> i was worried something was going to catch on fire. >> the pilot instructs everyone to stay in the aircraft until the rotors stop spinning but the co-pilot jumps out before the blades stop spinning, but no one comes out. luckily he isnt hurt. whitlock stays put while continuing to roll. until the pilot sa...

Registered to a company called dayzin. thats a local company here in the l.a. area. but this was a bus filled with people headed to a nearby casino. and one more thing to point out. see all the traffic there? this is at the eastbound 210 where it meets the eastbound 605. thats just northeast of l.a. in irwindale. and again, some 15 miles backed up there as emergency workers deal with these injuries and also try to clear the scene as well and investigate. the cause still under investigation at th...

Overturned and were told some passengers are trapped inside of that bus. traffic appears to be backed up for miles. i want to get now to tory dunham. tory, what do you know? >> reporter: don, these pictures are really dramatic if you take a look at them. this is a two-fold issues. because as you mentioned, traffic is backed up for some 15 miles. but there are also dozens of emergency workers there on scene. and the latest information we have from the l.a. county fire department is that there are...

Trapped. but after the priest prayed with her, rescuers were finally able to free her. the priest then disappeared. this morning the mystery priest has been revealed. that angel priest is here. he was driving between mass assign thes when he saw the closed highway. when he got close enough, he went to the car to pray and then let the emergency workers do their job. >> thats the only explanation i have because i didnt hide and i just stood there waiting, praying. >> gretchen: he says he said the ...

>> there was a hesitation from everyone, just an unknowingness of what was happening, of where this gas was coming from, am i in a safe area. >> despite his uneasiness, nichols stays where he is and goes to work. >> i had a close-up shot of the two gentlemen walking out of the building and all of a sudden, you see this flash of light hit them in the face. >> right in front of his camera, the street blows sky-high and emergency workers start to scramble. >> theres just this sense of chaos that ju...

Sfwlnchts rescue crews are working around the clock right now in nashville to save these people who are trapped in their cars, their homes because of this fast rushing floodwater here. you have heavy rain. caused widespread flash flooding across the area throughout middle tennessee today. and i want you to watch this. because you dont see this very often, thank goodness. look at this. emergency workers rescuing an itty bitty baby trapped in a home. they carried the baby to safety through almost ...

Considerable damage to our intelligence architecture. our adversaries are changing the way that they communicate. bill: snowden, you know, has been granted temporary asylum for about a year in russia, thats a move that angered a lot of folks in washington. youve got this meeting on the horizon, too, between vladimir putin and president obama in russia. well see whether or not that happens and how it goes. patti ann: a serious situation in louisiana this morning, a train carrying toxic materials ...