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you live. >> this is the biggest ive ever seen. an extraordinary explosion of patriarchic glee. 7 million are lining the streets all to watch what is the greatest river thames extravaganza weve ever had in the country and to go through every one of those boats we have richard quest who has claimed to be a boat expert. >> the boats youre looking at now, narrow boats and dutch barges that, of course, further back up the river -- >> we have video pictures earlier of the queen as she arriv...

>> the explosion ignites a huge fire at the foundry. >> theres this huge billowing black cloud of smoke. it was just amazing. >> we knew it was going to be a very big fire. it was a huge column of smoke, huge. >> we have flames shooting over the roof. weve got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up. >> several bystanders and nearby residents begin filming the flames. >> it was pretty impressive and it was noisy. you could really hear the flames. it was like a jet e...

In my camera. and then everything after i shot that video, it was all red. >> larry fisher is one of several firefighters injured in the blast. >> i was bleeding all down my face. i looked all bloody. of course, my helmet was off my head. but i thought -- my initial thought was that i was burned. >> fortunately, no employees are inside the foundry when the fire erupts. the fire department believes its nothing short of a miracle that no one is killed. >> i think many of us are very lucky to be al...

80 feet below, its like you ventured into another planet. those earth rumbling subterranean blasts are making way for what will one day be new yorks long delayed second avenue subway. >> thats is done with a tunnel boring machine. >> this is the multilingual romanian born engineer responsible for finally making it a reality. >> takes a lot of chutspah to be the guy to say, im going to do that. >> i do have that. >> and hell need it. new york has not built a new subway since the 1940s. this one h...

Massive trucks look from here. that gives you some idea of the scale of this operation. this is what they call a pit. this is about a mile wide, a third of a mile deep, and since the early 80s, they have taken billions of dollars in gold from here. but that gold is microscopic and takes an expensive process to extract. only worth it when the price of gold is high. the mayor says theyre cautious with their new-found wealth. >> at $1600, hey, were smiling. at $200, its like, oh. you know, whats go...

Thats not it either. economists on the left have long argued for elimination oil subsidies. eliminate oil subsidies, two years for president obama. and from the foundry, eliminating all oil subsidies would be good for american taxpayers and consumers. okay, maybe its an industry on life support and needs the help. nobody liked the auto bailout but saving the auto industry was good for the u.s. economy. maybe its not optimal policy and not popular but one of those things we need to suck it up and...

Fire at the foundry. >> theres this huge billowing black cloud of smoke. it was just amazing. >> we knew it was going to be a very big fire. it was a huge column of smoke, huge. >> we have flames shooting over the roof. weve got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up. >> several bystanders and nearby residents begin filming the flames. >> it was pretty impressive and it was noisy. you could really hear the flames. it was like a jet engine almost. >> first responder...

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Millennium before christ. they were excavated and brought back to germany in the early part of the 20th century. >> he opened his own museum and former ireland foundry. this museum was destroyed in an air raid in 19d 43. >> he couldnt bare to revisit the shards of his beloved sculptures. until his death in 1946, he insisted they would one day rise again like a phoenix from the ashes. >> we start in 2001 and the first step was to -- was to lay out all of the fragments on an area of about 600 squa...

>> when he broke the glass, he reached his hand in and was attempting to take the key out of my door so he could get in. i managed to get that and i now have my key on my body. since then, about every five minutes or so, they would be yelling, ringing the doorbell, beating on the door, so thats whats been going on the last 20 minutes or so its been much calmer. i think theyre trying to get a little sleep. i figured they would sleep in the hallway for the night so they wont be out in the cold. >>...