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>> well, that doesnt tell me too much. i was reading a report just a moment ago, said it started from the outside of the hotel. that is interesting to me. im not exactly sure what they meant by that when they reported it. but, you know, its hard to tell because i dont know the structure of this building. the 20th floor or where it started, is that a lobby area? theres certain hotels and residents where you actually get into the elevator at the bottom and you go up to a certain floor to actually ...

But burning debris and embers raining down. the area was evacuated. officials say no injuries from the fire itself, though some minor injuries during the evacuation and one fatal heart attack. officials claim it is 90% contained. but it seems to be consistent with the eye witness who said she is seeing no more flames, but you heard josh gatlin saying he still sees some flames. lets town howard, former nypd commissioner. thank you for being with us. what are your thoughts as you watch the events....

When they look at what happened in west, they say, yeah, that was very preventable. the state fire marshal in texas also doesnt have legal authority to require anybody to do anything. remember, this is the state with no fire codes. but the fire marshal for the state ever since west happened, hes been traveling all over the state saying we really ought to change the way we handle this stuff though you wont give any authority to require it. the abc station in dallas recovered a place in east texas...

Tell you either. they might, but they might not and certainly dont have to. we have a lot of ideological debate in our politics about the proper size of government, what government is for. a lot of that debate is very esoteric, very theoretical. but rick perry is going to run for president again on the basis of the texas miracle. where he says things like not having any zoning laws and not having any fire codes, those are the things that make texas great. and we should elect him president becaus...

Lax and lets you get away with a lot you cant get away with other places. no, i means, there is no state fire code at all in texas and beyond that, texas state law bans local communities from establishing their own fire codes at the municipal or county level. so it is literally illegal in the state of texas to require fire alarms, fire exits, sprinklers, anything like that. and at this fertilizer plant in west, texas, the explosive fertilizer was scored in wooden bins in a mostly wooden building...

No, i means, there is no state fire code at all in texas and beyond that, texas state law bans local communities from establishing their own fire codes at the municipal or county level. so it is literally illegal in the state of texas to require fire alarms, fire exits, sprinklers, anything like that. and at this fertilizer plant in west, texas, the explosive fertilizer was scored in wooden bins in a mostly wooden building. there was no alarm system of any kind. there was no firewall system of a...

Actually under this new ruling from greg abbott, local fire departments are not going to tell you either. they might, but they might not and certainly dont have to. we have a lot of ideological debate in our politics about the proper size of government, what government is for. a lot of that debate is very esoteric, very theoretical. but rick perry is going to run for president again on the basis of the texas miracle. where he says things like not having any zoning laws and not having any fire co...

Do anything. remember, this is the state with no fire codes. but the fire marshal for the state ever since west happened, hes been traveling all over the state saying we really ought to change the way we handle this stuff though you wont give any the authority to require it. the abc station in dallas recovered a place in east texas which they identified as basically another one of these things waiting to happen. like the fertilizer plant in the town of west, this is mostly wooden structure, at l...

Caused the leak. >> reporter: a deadly gas leak at a legal sea foods in huntington, new york, leaves 27 people sick. investigators say they were exposed to carbon monoxide because of a leak in the flute pipe of the restaurants water heater. legal seafood and two other restaurants were quickly evaluated. >> we were eating dinner. place was jammed, an hour wait, just very calmly the wait staff came and told us that we ehave to evacuate the building. >> reporter: there was no carbon monoxide detect...

Buildings in a 21st century way. his ad is not technically correct. the new report says you are 50th. >> thats baloney, too. >> competition is good. you put your policies into place. lets face it, illinois has liberal policies from the standpoint of tax and regulatory. they are. and people can pick and choose where they want to live, and they can move to indiana or wherever, but they are picking texas. >> lets talk about regulations, and it sounds good, and when i find out in your state 70% of...