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What they are doing to try to get to those capsules because they believe this building crumbled in about eight seconds. so it didnt give people very much time. theyre hoping people tried to go to the back of the building, because thats where the emergency exit is, and if most people did that in those eight seconds, and that means that those survivors are in the back of the building, but its a very delicate dance, dave, to try to get to them, because, as you know, as these rescue workers begin to...

Rainfall. >> wow. unbelievable. thank you so much. now to the other natural disaster still unfolding in mexico. those are rescue teams pausing to sing the national anthem to honor the dead. death toll rise to go 286, three days after a 7 pinpoint 1 magnitude earthquake devastated the country. volunteers and first responders still racing to save survivors who may be trapped under rubble. cnns rosa flores with the latest. just an incredibly difficult wait for the family members. good morning to ...

The last advocating devastatine here, they found a man alive seven days after the earthquake hit. >> jon: we just heard what sounded like optimistic screaming behind you, i dont know if you were able to interpret that from your position, doesnt mean anything? >> the shouts will go up quite frequently, when they are pulling out some of the huge pieces of concrete and steel. you can see these lines over there, the way you are hearing the noise, those are all volunteer workers and official rescue w...

Their own safety. they said right now the priority, of course, are the lives of the people trapped and the lives of the rescue workers risking their lives to save others, and of course, theres the families living the agony and weight. a lot of them here behind us, waiting, hoping, praying that their loved ones will emerge from the rubble alive and safe. >> history has shown people can survive in these buildings for days and days and thats a reason to hold on for hope. and its just days before ...

Keep digging. similar scenes playing out in and around mexico city, rescuers refusing to give up, relatives holding out hope that missing loved ones will come home. our chief correspondent jonathan hunt is in mexico city at a textile factory, crews searching for survivors. >> this has been the scene of an intense search and rescue operation. overnight, one man was pulled alive from what was a four-story textile factory. youre looking at right now. as you can also see right now, the hundreds of r...

Still buried alive. nearly 72 hours now since a huge earthquake hit that area. she corresponded jonathan hunt is live in mexico city. jonathan, a lot of conversation and disagreement about whether there are children or at least one child who was alive inside that school. what is going on? >> yeah, that has been moved on from now, really, harris. that was a story yesterday today. rescue efforts taking place across mexico city, including a very intense one here in what was a four story textile fac...

What was a four-story textile factory, about 100 workers were where this earthquake hit, you see that bulldozer. that is a clear sign to those waiting to find those missing. they do not believe in that part of the building there are any survivors. you can see another group of rescue workers working by hand, nothing more than sledgehammers and a crane that is helping them lift a huge slab of concrete that has pancake down on each other. they believe there is still a slim chance they could find fu...

That traditional mexican tribute to the fallen appeared to mark the point at which rescue workers were essentially acknowledging that this search and rescue operation at this sight had become nothing more than a recovery operation, bret. the dogs did a last sweep, the bulldozers moved into clear the record. as they did that, that dog appeared to get one more hit, and this is what we are looking at right now. still the search going on.

Devastating news in mexico. rescue workers continue to dig around the clock as the search for survivor i heads into a fourth day. the situation remains fluid officials say the death toll has climbed to 273 with majority of those deaths coming from mexico city. crews are using dogs, cameras, motion detectors to try to find those who may still be alive trapped under the rubble. mexico city firefighters shared this footage of an elderly woman being car rid out to safety as cheers erupt among the re...

Building. the heat sensors have been used an positive readings have come back, that giving families a lot of hope this morning. right now theres actually a briefing happening right behind us. family members getting more information from first responders. and that is the key, christine, is what family members here tell me. they were about to start a protest yesterday. they tell me, because they couldnt see any rescue workers on top of the building, and they wanted to know why. and once they learn...