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People dig through rubble through the night. they dont stop. they keep going. they bring out lamps and lights and anything that they can to make sure they can keep looking for signs of life. but thats one of the big challenges at this hour, is just daylight will be so helpful and cooperate in trying to find signs of life. once we do get daylight, of course the delicate almost dance of trying to get as much rubble out of the area of that building without hurting the people that are trapped below....

How long it was shaking for? >> at least 20 seconds i would say, 20, 25 seconds before the top of our building calmed down. >> and i understand youve been trying to help people forming human chains at collapsed buildings to try to do what you can. what have you been doing? >> yeah, we came down because some of our guys have training in counseling, we have a nurse on our staff. we thought lets go down there, its most effective and see where we can help. as we got here they were forming human chai...

Earthquake. what were seeing is essentially neighbors helping neighbors. theyre forming these human chains to remove the debris, passing slabs of rubble and concrete from one to the other, to get to the people who are trapped underneath that concrete in one of the many collapsed buildings across mexicos capital right now. this is happening across mexico city. theyre using whatever they can. there you can see theyre using a trolly, a shopping cart to try and move this debris out of the way. this ...

Welcome back, everybody. im john vause live in los angeles. its just coming out to 9:29 here. our breaking news, mexicos president has declared a national emergency after a powerful earthquake. the rising death toll now stands at 149. dozens of buildings just like that one were destroyed by the magnitude 7.1 quake which hit near mexico city. residents are joining the search for survivors digging through piles of rubble with their bare hands, forming human chains to remove debris piece by piece. ...

>> a lot developing as we hit the top of the next hour, a desperate search for survivors after the deadly mexico earthquake. human chains being formed to quickly remove the debris. we are live in mexico city. the governor of puerto ricos office now saying they are 100% without electrical power. we will talk to the army base on the island about what u.s. troops are doing to provide critical care now and in the days ahead. it martha maccallum will be right here with me, she will weigh in on the he...

Hands, forming human chains to remove debris piece by piece. george partlow joins me now on the line. hes the mexico city bureau chief for the "washington post." now, josh, you were in mexico city when the quake hit. what happened where you were? >> yes, i was in mexico city. i was in the southern part of the city in a named called coyocan, which generally fares better in earthquakes because its better off. but even so my house, my office started swinging dramatically. the lamps. hanging from th...

Thank you for coming. >> thank you, chris. i want to make it clear, very much on my mind and in my heart is whats happening in houston and southeast texas and parts of louisiana. >> it has been, i have to say, one of the things thats been most remarkable is the just the sort of ad hoc flotilla of people that have used jet skis to small boats to big boats to kayaks to human chains to go out and it really does look like theyve been doing most of the rescuing. it has essentially been the people of ...

Most remarkable is the just the sort of ad hoc flotilla of people that have used jet skis to small boats to big boats to kayaks to human chains to go out and it really does look like theyve been doing most of the rescuing. it has essentially been the people of houston. >> well, this is very much a texas thing, not that it hasnt been done elsewhere in the country. what youve seen on the television screen hour after hour are examples of duty, honor, bravery. police officers trying to get to work. ...

Can we go live? can we go live? are we shooting it? >> back behind the barricades. >> hordes of people were going to do everything in their power to prevent us from reaching the front door. they chanted, they screamed, lights went on. they formed human chains. we virtually had to push our way to the front door. >> the whole world is watching this. >> behind us, there was a riot going on. it was clearly organized resistance. >> stand way.

>> back behind the barricades. back behind the barricades. >> hoards of people were going to do everything in their power to prevent us from reaching the front door. they chanted, they screamed, lights went on. they formed human chains. we virtually had to push our way to the front door. >> the whole world is watching this. >> behind us, there was a riot going on. >> stay back. it was clearly organized resistance. >> stand back. >> i pounded at the door. federal agents were executing the search ...