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Construction at The Reed, the second building at Lendlease's Southbank project, is expected to finish upthis year. Construction at The Reed, the second building at Lendlease's Southbank project, is expected to finish up this year.

>> its stunning there is a statute of limitations. difficult revelation there. frightening moments for visitors to chicagos willis tower sky deck. a ledge on the towers popular sky deck cracked under the feet of visitors wednesday. the protective layer covering the glass splintering into pieces. official tell cnns affiliate that no one was in any danger and the protective coating did what it was supposed to do. the glass sightseeing box extends from the 103rd floor of what was once called the ...

Halloween? martha: absolutely not. but some people like to get married on days like that. bill: you can do it as 9-10-11 in the morning. martha: chicago and new york city are in a battle over bragging rights for the worlds tallest building. its believed to belong to the new world trade center which is 1,77 feet wit76 feet with the ne installed. but should the expire count? if it doesnt chicagos willis tower remains the tallest. bill>> reporter: the official

Two of our nations city up for bragging rights. is it the sear tower in chicago or the world trade building. martha: is there anybody at home in the department of homeland security? new concerns over the thousands of open positions in leadership that have gone unfilled at our nations third largest agency. >> we dont have a current second tair terry. second -- we dont have a secretary or a watchdog and countless position we dont have time to go into. thats a failure of leadership. huh...fifteen m...

Question. i wonder if it counted for the empire state building which also has a expire on top. why does it matter, rick? >> reporter: there are numerous buildings that haveo -- that have antennas with expires. the builders of one world trade say it does meet the standard. 1,776 is the symbolic number for our country considering the history and the lives that were lost there. but also there are bragging rights at stake here. the willis tower is the callest building. martha: im rooting for new