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Ruined dozens of houses but no casualties reported. a state of emergency was declared. rescue workers backed by helicopters sent to deal with the situation. but whats very important to note is that what you would expect to see is that this mudslide was thanks to a deluge of rain. well that wasnt the case. come back to the graphics and ill explain. there is actually a glacier upstream from almaty and kazakhstan and temperatures have been extremely warm in this area. it melted the glacier, george ...

Water park to cool down and have fun when the scene turned into a scene of disaster. around 1,000 people were partying at the popular water park when theatrical colored powder was thrown from the stage for dramatic effect. the powder caught fire and set off an explosion sending panicked crowds screaming and running and images captured on this amateur video. >> he says suddenly it was sprayed and there was sparks then fire on our bodies. rescue workers treated hundreds on the scene. the young vic...

Pataki. >> why are you running? >> well i think my whole life has prepared me for this moment. i know i can lead the country and not just run but change the direction of a difficult complex government and i know i can win tough elections. >> and now to the weather continuing to slam texas and oklahoma where tens of millions of people are facing more severe weather today. dallas had a huge rainfall overnight causing flash floods and stranding hundreds of motorists. the weather channels dave malco...

Several people were inside those cars including this one right here this brand new bmw. that is sam ongs brand new car heading to the junk yard right now. the rescue workers were not here to pull him out so he had to self-rescue. take a listen to his or deal. >> i was just driving and the car stopped. and then i tried to turn the car back on and it wouldnt turn on. and when i opened the door all the water came in so i just walked to the nearest gas station but my phone was already under water. >...

>> and ainsley, there will be free tickets for 9/11 victims families and also survivors, rescue workers, recovery workers. tickets will be $26 to $32 for the general public. again opening in just a few hours, and to give you perspective on how many people they expect to come here. it will be great for tourists and couples for date nights. the empire state building has 4 pn 3 million viewers a year. certainly an amazing place to come. >> yes, it is. i cant wait to go myself. thanks anna. five min...

Conference we learned the same things we have been hearing, that the recovery effort here could take weeks and months. it could take even longer to figure out the cause of the oil spill. theres also a lot of discussion on the impact to wildlife. as of right now, the numbers are relatively small in terms of the wildlife that have been taken into rehab centers. ten birds, three marine mammals and five dead birds on nearby beaches. rescue workers are continuing to try to look for more animals impac...

Plane. they have been used in iraq and afghanistan and helping with relief efforts in nepal. president obama was greeted on the tarmac by mayor michael nutter. he pause the in philly to thank the city and its rescue workers for their response to last weeks amtrak derailment. in about half an hour he expected to talk about police reform. hes getting a firsthand look at camdens tactical center, the police chief showing the president how he uses technology to track crime and increase accountabili...

Evacuating a strip mall in forestville, maryland. a camera on board a fire truck shows two firefighters walking in front of the building when suddenly, it explodes. the powerful blast blows out several storefronts and causes the ceiling to collapse on to firefighters still inside. other rescue workers rush to aid those caught in the fireball. >> i know i had injured firefighters down on the ground that were clearly hurt, laying in front of me. >> battalion chief kenneth mcswain isnt sure how bad...

And when he pops out, we were overjoyed. >> the driver also has a passenger who is nowhere to be found. a closer look at the video shows the man flying out of the crashing truck into the grass. rescue workers find him still alive. >> im up in the helicopter. i have no idea that theres a passenger and he was blown out of the truck right away, as soon as it hit the guardrail. so it took awhile for us to sort of piece those things together. >> the destroyed semi stops burning briefly but the leakin...

Kathmandu today because the rescue workers and recovery teams were forced off the mountain by a terrible storm and subfreezing temperatures that made it too precarious to continue with the search for those six marines and those two nepalese soldiers who remain on the mountainside today. >> jim miklaszewski, thank you. >> the top network news anchor is apologizing after donating $75,000 to the clinton foundation under mounting criticism, abcs george stephanopoulos says he should have disclosed th...