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>> all you see is just this flash of light and this giant plume of smoke just rocket up into the sky, followed shortly by fire and sparkles of light, and just debris falling all around. >> cameraman jeff nichols captures the yellow-orange fireball. the explosion blows dangerous chunks of concrete and other debris into the air. >> you can see in the left corner of the screen that this panel of debris just kind of floats down from the sky and hits one gentleman in the back. >> nichols arrives at t...

Debris scattered everywhere. one person listed as missing. >> it actually knocked me to the ground. >> i just heard a big boom and then i woke up and the window that is next to my bed shattered and like all the glass fell on me. >> utility workers searching for open glass lines and maybe they can find it soon. martha: our lead story today, there are new questions about the time being of the white house response to the use of chemical weapons in syria. the first reports, remember about the bashar...

Chemical weapons. mccain is one of the most outspoken supporters of arming the syrian repp rebels. they made it clear to him they are not happy with the lack of u.s. support. alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. even though it was memorial day, there was no rest for those working to clean oklahomas tornado zone, including members of the military. some of them are in the thick of things, removing debris from devastated neighborhoods, passing out supplies to volunteers and said its all part of thei...

Assad regime used chemical weapons. mccain is one of the most outspoken supporters of arming syrian rebels. they made it clear to him they are not happy with the lack of u.s. support. alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. even though it was memorial day, there was no rest for those working to clean oklahomas tornado zone, including members of the military. some of them are in the thick of things, removing debris from devastated neighborhoods, passing out supplies to volunteers and said its all par...

Flash of light and this giant plume of smoke just rocket up into the sky, followed shortly by fire and sparkles of light, and just debris falling all around. >> cameraman jeff nichols captures the yellow-orange fireball. the explosion blows dangerous chunks of concrete and other debris into the air. >> you can see in the left corner of the screen that this panel of debris just kind of floats down from the sky and hits one gentleman in the back. >> nichols arrives at the scene 20 minutes before t...

Can be salvaged. >> well, the images are devastating and numbers tough to imagine, 189 people are dead in chinas sichuan province. 1.5 million people are in need of aid after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck. thousands have descended on the region with rescue teams and utility workers try to go find dozens still missing. this happened along the same fault line in the region where another earthquake killed 90,000 people. that was just five years ago. also overseas, bad weather forced a civilia...

This is all that is left of a storage unit from a plumbing company in the foothills of the appalachian mountains in georgia. crumpled, shredded by fierce winds, toppled trees also left a mess in macon. the southeast is not in the clear yet. more twisters could touch down in the hours ahead. and that same system has been unleashing heavy snow and ice in the upper midwest. ice coated trees are snapping every few minutes in minnesota. people are scrambling to cut off branches before they fall on ...

>> cameraman jeff nichols captures the yellow-orange fireball. the explosion blows dangerous chunks of concrete and other debris into the air. >> you can see in the left corner of the screen that this panel of debris just kind of floats down from the sky and hits one gentleman in the back. >> nichols arrives at the scene 20 minutes before the blast, expecting to capture utility workers fixing the leak. >> as a news videographer, youve done these stories before. its usually nothing much. you migh...

Hour. i hear that he may lose his sight. >> an amazing story. meanwhile, dramatic video to show you. a floating crane comes crashing down. utility workers in oregon were lifting up a new support structure on to hold up high power voltage lines. the crane operator tried to free the support, leaned back and the pressure caused the crane to give way. thats the technical explanation. power lines were not live at the time. and since 9/11, the tsa will allow small pocketknives, souvenir baseball b...

List. president owe what is inviting a group of republicans for dinner tonight, so far unnamed senator. the sequestration and government shutdown could be on the menu. a floating crane collapses in oregon and it was all caught on camera. utility workers were lifting up a new support structure for the high voltage power lines. the pressure caused the crane to give way. luckily the power lines were not live at the time, no one was hurt. we have sad news for actress valerie harper. according ...