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It collapsed who are still unaccounted for. and those rescue workers will not give up until they are absolutely certain there is no chance of anybody else surviving. some of the other search and rescue operations have now ended. we were at a textile factory that collapsed yesterday, and throughout the day we watched as the rescue workers dug through the rubble there using sledgehammers, stopping at times to listen for any potential sounds before at the end of the day yesterday deciding that ther...

It has i was saying, as everything normalized and im going to bring my voice down because we have seen this in other locations and we have seen it here. when ever rescuers raise their fists up into the air, that means that they presumably have seen signs of life. i believe they are continuing their operations and using machinery again. just to let you know, when ever rescue workers raise their fists up in the air, they believe they have found life or listening for signs of life. this is the firs...

Out? >> yes, i did, i always believe that i am going to get out alive, he says. finally after 17 hours, rescue workers came and pull them out alive. >> they are recovering in the same hospital on the same floor and have not been able to see each other since the rescue. they were brought together and survived. i teach him a phrase in english that he and his friends could share. we made it. >> we made it. >> cnn, mexico city. >> we are so glad he made it. a breach is imminent in puerto rico, facin...

Jonathan, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, gillian, it was a rude awakening for everyone here in mexico city this morning. those earthquake alarms went off at 7:55 serving panicked residents into the streets, many taller buildings including our own hotel were evacuated although no reports at this stage of any great damage in mexico city. there were reports of damage where the earthquake actually hit which is in the southern state of oaxaca. were not clear exactly how much damage was done...

"knock three times if you can hear me." apparently, no voice came back it, and now they have moved on to search other areas. but this is a desperate, desperate search, and one man was found out this site alive yesterday, there is video of him being pulled out. that is the kind of miracle that gives people hope appeared but i can tell you, leland, that rescue workers in any of these situations will always tell you thats the maximum amount of time that someone could survive underneath this kind of...

Some of the buildings. >> reporter: the building we see behind me, we learned in the past 20 minutes from rescuers that it could collapse. heres the reason why. they explain that because of the rain that happened overnight it added more weight on a very fragile building that had collapsed, of course. right now we are seeing rescue workers for the first time this morning because they have to evacuate their search efforts because it was extremely dangerous for them to be working inside this buildi...

This is according to family members -- theyve been told buy rescuers that they have used heat sensors and that they believe there are capsules in the back of this building with people who are alive because these heat sensors gave them positive readings. thats renewed hope for these famili families that have been here since tuesday, some refusing to eat. others saying i have to eat. i have to sleep. to make sure i can stay here to support the rescue workers and let them know that the people that ...

They are not saying whether they believe those survivors are adults or children. they are simply looking for anybody who may have survived what is obviously a devastating crash of rubble here. they say they will not give up until they can be absolutely certain that there are no more survivors. and other search and rescue operations are ongoing across the city. there have been miracles. two women and a man pulled from a collapsed office building earlier today. president pena nieto says this rescu...

Behind me, according to these rescue workers, is settling after the rain overnight. so theyre saying that no rescue efforts are going on right now inside that building because they had to get all of those rescue workers out for their own safety. it rained. that added weight to the building, and now theyre using sophisticated equipment to figure out when this building is settled after the rain so they can bring the brigades back in. also from japan, the united states and famous rescue workers wer...

Im a mom. im not prepared to do any of this. but there is always something you can do. >> reporter: as we take another live look here i can tell you rescuers tell families people are trapped in capsules created when this building collapsed. they cant get them food or water because the building is too unstable. chris, these rescue workers say -- they are asking family members to be patient. when i talked to these families, they say agony feels no patience. it only feels pain. >> thats the truth, ...