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Up to my hands and knees, and another -- the second explosion hit us, and this one i have no idea which direction it came from. to me it was just completely all around me, and that threw me back down on the floor again, and -- now at this point im scared, scared to death. i figured this is my time. im going to die. >> explosions were that big? >> yes, they were that big. >> and when the first explosion hit what, did you see? what did you feel? >> oh, man, it was awful. i turned around, and so di...

At the same time, were told the rig has now sunk. crews had been battling the fire around the clock and in about an hour, actually now a half hour, 30 minutes from now, we expect to hear from the coast guard. well bring you updates and this rig was located about 50 miles from the coast of louisiana and rescue crews have covered a 2,000 square mile area looking for survivors. it doesnt look good. an area nearly the size of delaware has been searched. steve? >> the dramatic details from the surviv...

Moscow subways this morning. two female homicide bombers blew themselves up at the height of the morning rush, at least 38 people killed by bombs set to be filled with iron bars and bolts to inflict maximum damage. the first explosion hit about 8 this morning right below the headquarters of russias fsb which is the successor to the kgb. subway systems here in the united states this morning are on alert. were going to be delving into that in a couple minutes. gregg: south koreas defense minister ...

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Hydro boost. from neutrogena the car bombing killed at least 18 people in eastern afghanistan near the pakistani border. six people were wounded there. >> the explosion hit near a bus station saturday morning. no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing so far. british officials are scrambling, trying to uncover a network they say is behind the manchester concert attack. they just arrested two more people and say 11 men are now in custody. >> meantime, olympian militia detained the f...

Rising from the building where the explosion happened because the building is obliterated now. you have to understand, this is a very, very densely populated neighborhood. this is east harlem, new york. and there were literally thousands of people nearby when this happened. weve talked to so many people who have told these horror stories being jolted away as far as a mile away when this explosion hit and they had no idea what happened. people racing to the scene trying to account for loved ones,...

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They came out and checked inside our building. they said we were above the limits that was healthy and that we needed to evacuate. so, but he stepped out the door. it wasnt two machines when we were grabbing our stuff and the explosion hit. it hit you like a shock wave. >> one of my friend was just a couple of blocks up the road here and he was home. and, felt this huge, like, movement in his home. and then he immediately called me because he knows that i go to the bar, you know, about once a we...

Weve had. any additional information about what might have happened here? >> reporter: well, everything is pointing to the crew with the missouri gas and energy that was working in the area and reported that they had bumped a gas line, possibly caused that leak. eyewitnesses or witnesses earlier in the day as early as six hours earlier said that they smelled some kind of gas. but in the hour, the immediate hour before that gas witnesses say the smell of the gas was overwhelming. >> we finally ca...

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