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Today -- its almost like you could have heard a pin drop with you speaking. have you spoken to these cadets since then? i mean, whats the response youve been getting? >> well, as you can imagine, these are 18 to 22-year-olds. and that age group does not hesitate to tell us how they feel. theres a lot of avenues that we hear about how they feel. so far the feedbacks been overwhelming, overwhelming positive. they appreciate the message, and they appreciate, as you mentioned in the beginning, takin...

Food to make sure the workers and volunteers can continue working. everybody is silent. its an incredible sight to hear because you can almost hear a pin drop. thats the moment that people know these rescuers are listening for signs of life and also trying to follow those signs of life through this rubble. its very critical and the response that we have seen here is incredible. you will not hear a thing and sometimes the only thing you hear are literally dogs barking. when you think of the size ...

People have died, thousands still remain missing. rescuers are focusing on several sites in mexico city including a primary school and factory. msnbcs steve patterson is outside that collapsed glass factory. steve, what are you seeing on the ground there specifically? >> reporter: a lot of active, stephanie. i want to step up and show you this. we have to play jazz right now. theres so much active. theyre pulling rubble from the scene that you see in front of us. you see all the workers, maybe a...

Because rescue workers tell us that means that there is some sign of life. theyre asking for silence. everybody is quiet. you can hear a pin drop here when that happens. weve seen it multiple times this morning and that, of course, hope for those parents that have this agonizing wait, who are waiting to hear if their children are safe. >> i cannot imagine. rosa flores well continue to watch your live shot and keep us posted. thank you so much. if you would like to help the victims of the earthqu...

These children. every 15 minutes or so, you can hear a pin drop. theyll lower a microphone into the structure. then well wait to hear from the children. last time they did it they screamed out negative after a few minutes of silence. thats whats going on here. its between extreme tension in this courtyard and then people go back to the construction work of trying to sift through the rubble. >> harris: there r there parents -- we havent heard that human element of, can you imagine this parent sta...

Kaylee, youve been talking to some people? >> reporter: i have. just as quickly as the clouds parted, they have returned. who wants to take credit for the incredible view? >> i do, i do. that was my job for the day, get rid of the clouds have it very, very cool all day, and just time for the eclipse and the totality have the clouds part. it cooperated beautifully. >> how do you describe the emotion of witnessing that in the place you live? >> like linda, were neighbors. i have never felt that em...

He scolded his fellow senators, both republican and democrat, saying theyre not doing enough to work together and that the body, the greatest deliberative body in the history of the united states, has not done a very good job living up to that reputation. he even suggested that he doesnt think that this effort is going to be successful. that he said its likely that this bill will ultimately fail and then perhaps everyone can take a deep breath, start from scratch and work together. and even thou...

Delibrative body in the history of the united states, has not done a very good job living up to the reputation. he even suggest heed doesnt think this effort is going to be successful. he said it is likely this a bill will ultimately fail and then perhaps everyone can take a deep breath, start from scratch and work together. and even though there is no doubt that senator mccains word were heard, you could hear a pin drop here in the halls of the senate. there is no real evidence that, that is go...

My reason. sometimes i made it harder to find common ground because of something harsh i said to a colleague. sometimes i wanted to win more for the sake of winning than to achieve a contested policy. >> hooug hewitt, you could hear a pin drop in that room. clearly people were listening, but did they hear what he had to say, do you think? >> i dont think theyre going to agree with a lot of what the senator said, he enjoys enormous respect in the body, he is a great american, everyone pauses to s...

Senator john mccain. the standing ovation, the strength he displayed and the humor. what was that like to be in there? >> well, it was about an hour plus of drama that -- weve seen a lot of drama around here, certainly, in my decade-plus covering congress, almost two decades. but the combination of the legislative drama layered over the human drama with john mccain was like nothing i remember, maybe since ted kennedy came back to vote on obamacare. but even in that time, you know, ted kennedy, t...