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>> after hearing rumors of what is happening journalist carmichael races to the scene to file a report. by the time he and his friend arrive, survivors and the dead have nearly all been removed by rescue workers. >> were on the bridge. shooting some video and images to help me out. there were hundreds lying on the bridge. there were hundreds of people dead. they were scrambling to receive and retreat the injured. >> we saw the chaotic scenes of the hospital. people looking for friends and relati...

Take their chances in the river. >> these young men and women who are willing to jump off of a bridge that they didnt know thats to. and a lot didnt know how to swim. just to make room for other people to have a better chance at catching their breath that was pretty extraordinary. >> as the minutes pass, panicked faces begin to look exhausted as rescue workers and journalists gather around them. this is the way. take this picture. so my camera just hang up like that. and click. just look at them...

Bridge to take pictures, but hes not prepared for what theyre about to see. >> please get me water. im thirsty. i really thought they must be dying. >> rescue workers desperately try to dislodge people one by one from the crush. and is pinning them down with incredible combined forces. >> think of it like dominos. its the momentum of the entire thing. it only takes five people pushing against one to break a rib or smash a childs head. >> they had to start at each end and untangle people. pull th...

The back of the club to access people piled up along the stairwell leading to the front door. >> they had to stand on the pile. they had to stand on people and take one person at a time off the pile and pull them into safety. they were in cardiac arrest. they were technically dead, and they worked on them and resuscitated them and got a heartbeat and brought them back to life. it takes time for the rescue workers to get there. unfortunately these people didnt have any time. they were being asphy...

Pull them out one at a time. >> trying to free up vital room on the bridge, many decide to take their chances in the river. >> these young men and women who are willing to jump off of a bridge that they didnt know thats to. and a lot didnt know how to swim. just to make room for other people to have a better chance at catching their breath that was pretty extraordinary. >> as the minutes pass, panicked faces begin to look exhausted as rescue workers and journalists gather around them. this is th...

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

Egypt. yesterday the state department notified congress of plans to send the money over egypt. right now u.s./egyptian relations are strained at best given the recent anti-american protests. new developments on a fox news exclusive on a proposed global tax on the rich. the u.n. general assembly plans to discuss a series of international taxes among the global taxes being considered a 1% tax on billionaires around the world and a fee taxed on to airline tickets. rising concerns of flooding in...

Progress has been made in the past 11 years. 1> the al qaeda organizatn less, its on the run to the it on the where it may not even exist in a couple of years from now. and in shanksville, pennsylvania, where united flight 93 went down, people gathered as the sun set late last evening, carrying lanterns, setting them at the memorial wall where there were 40 luminaries, one for each victim, passengers and crew, who died there 11 years ago. later today, vice president biden will speak there. ...

We pay tribute this afternoon to the 184 innocent people who lost their lives here that morning. fathers and mothers, sons and daughte daughters, service members, civilia civilians, they had done nothing, nothing to deserve such a cruel fate. we remember them, and we think of their families. they have suffered through grief and through heart break. we also honor the courageous efforts of the first responders, the rescue workers, and countless civilian and military pentagon employees whose effort...

Im milissa rehberger. heres whats happening. president obama toured storm-ravaged areas of louisiana earlier. after surveying recovery efforts, he thanked local authorities, fema, and rescue workers. mitt romney spent labor day vacationing in new hampshire where he was photographed out boating. he visited louisiana on friday. and democrats are gearing up for the start of their partys convention tomorrow. nancy pelosi spent part of her day visiting the site in charlotte where she will address...