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Prince georges county busy 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 kennet...

Rescue workers found the woman at the bottom of the cliff. she was dead. there was no way she could have survived the 500-foot drop. unfortunately, accidents here do happen. >> everybody wants to climb out and get that picture of the ocean behind them. so theyre out on the edge, on the precipice, and things happen. >> one other fellow said people fall off the cliff like logs out here. >> the victim was 20-year-old donna hartman. >> it was absolutely horrible. when you know that one of the almost...

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...

>> despite the efforts of rescue workers, 347 people are killed and hundreds are injured. >> the overwhelming cause of death, according to the hospital authorities, were people suffocating in the sheer crush or broken bones and people having their bodies crushed in the crowds, or in some cases, throwing themselves into the river and drowning. >> while the number of casualties is staggering, it could have been higher if it werent for those who jumped from the bridge. >> one of the survivors as to...

On the bridge, many decide to take their chances in the tonle sap river. >> these young men and women who were willing to jump off of a bridge that they didnt know the depths to, and a lot of whom didnt even know how to swim, just to make room for other people to have a better chance at catching their breath. i thought that was pretty extraordinary. >> as the minutes pass, panicked faces begin to look exhausted as the rescue workers and journalists gather around them. >> i try to apologize to al...

He is not prepared for what he is about to see. >> they asked and tried to call, please give me water. im thirsty, or please help me. and i really shocked. the people under, i really thought they must be dying. >> rescue workers desperately try to dislodge people one by one from the crush. it is pinning them down with incredible combined forces. >> think of it like dominos. and as you start to knock them over, they gain momentum, but its the momentum of the entire mass. it only takes five people...

After that, i just asked somebody, why, what has happened? nobody can answer that. >> after hearing rumors of what is happening, journalist carmichael races to the scene to file a report. by the time he and his friend, daravuth arrive, survivors and the dead have nearly all been removed by rescue workers. [ sirens ] >> we were on the bridge, dar is shooting some video and taking some images to help me out. there were just hundreds and hundreds of personal possessions lying on this bridge. then d...

Are sort of lacking a catalyst here. now that we have yellens testimony out of the way. where do we look next? yes, the report that we are looking for is the print of 1.6%. >> thank you, carolyn. we appreciate it. and still ahead on way too early, president george w. bush tell thes us what he misses the most about his presidency. his answer may surprise you. and later, a memorable performance by madonna in london, but not one that she is going want you to remember. unfortunately for her, we have...

Braking system but it was too late and this is the result the impact sent 51 people on board flying. >> flipping on the pole like a flag asking the guy across from me, are you okay? >> reporter: rescue workers laying out triage tarps. red for critical condition. 28 rushed to the hospital some with spinal and head injuries. >> we did what we could. lucky to survive. >> reporter: its not the first crash for metro link. in 2008, a commuter train collided in to a freight train killing 25 people. ear...

To life-saving rescues. in new jersey tense moments, three teenagers stranded on a frozen bay, one falling in. rescue workers putting themselves at risk to drag her through the icy waters back to land and safety. in maine, two 15-year-old boys snowmobiling to their grandfathers house disappear, missing overnight as temperatures plunge below zero. thankfully they are found alive. a different story in the mountains of new hampshire. sub zero temperatures and 100 mile an hour winds a search for a m...