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Point there were multiple units. obviously in a fire, and i believe theres some video of this, a fire that was briefly intense, youre going to have smoke not only on the 50th flier, but the floors above and possible the floors below, but typically the floors above. one of the things i was hearing the firefighter, theres an incident commander, one of the battalion chiefs thats on scene, and he was asking for some of the units to bring in some of their fans, and how that works is its just a way fo...

11? i thought it was a waste at the time. i think a better hearing might have done a better job, but what they did didnt. >> well, i mean, look at mark -- >> hi, richard lui here at msnbc headquarters. were breaking into our regular programming to get you straight to trump tower here in manhattan midtown. this is the residence of president trump when before he became president. we understand theres a three alarm fire at trump tower. one seriously injured. that is reported at the moment. we do un...

The firemen and women who have put out this fire and also mentioned he felt the fire was very confined due to the well-built building. thats what we know, and well keep you posted on what else we may learn. >> monica, thank you so much. if you get more information, of course well go straight back to you. were also hearing from the fdny, we were reporting earlier it was a three-alarm fire. we are hearing now its a four-alarm fire. tom winter saying about 140 fire department personnel were deploye...

Persons of the week. a 6-year-old girl saved and years later, one powerful thank you. >> reporter: anissa cruz was just 6 years old when her life changed in an instant. she was asleep in her parents room. a fire breaks out in their bronx apartment. she remembers the brave firefighter from engine 75, ladder 33 who saved her life. he is right there in the middle. she never forgot that night, nor has that firefighter who we went to find too. >> it was about 2:00 a.m. that night when we started to f...

Singler. they say her brother set a deadly trap for first responders, a plan that he detailed in a chilling note he left behind. new 911 calls are being released >> were being shot at. multiple firing shots. assault rifles. we have multiple firemen down. working fire. >> gretchen: police say there was no clear motive except he wanted to kill as many people as possible. president obama being urged to help avoid a dock worker strike that would shut down more than a dozen east coast ports. busine...

Highway in one of americaso# busiest cities.o# if it is not hard enough to get around how about trying to maneuver around this? well tell you what happened. kelly: new details on the deadly ambush that killed two firefighters in webster new york. >> were being shot at. i am shot. assault rifles. we have multiple firemen down. working fire. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ]

Mourners held tphours and carried a handwritten sign that said thanks for protecting us, rest in piece. the sue wounded firefighters remain in guarded condition at a rochester hospital. the tragedy unfolded early yesterday morning when they sp-pbded to a blaze and were met with gun fire. one of the firefighters called a radio dispatcher for help, listen. >> beer being shot at. multiple firemen down, i am shot, i think its an assault rifle. we have multiple firemen down. a working fire. >> local ...

To check and see. there may be other deaths. gregg: all right. a career criminal, set a trap. apparently igniting a blaze. several homes in the end, seven of them caught fire. firefighters responded. he opened fire on those firefighters. two of them have been killed. two have been wounded. moments ago we got this from the police scanners. listen to the drama as crews on the scene first alerted the dispatchers about what was going on. >> we are being shot at. multiple firemen down. multiple firem...

I am shot. i think he is using an assault rifle. we have multiple firemen down. working fire. shot with a firearm. >> understood. what is your 32, copy, multiple firemen down, multiple firemen shot with a working fire. gregg: lets pick up the story with david lee miller live in our new york newsroom. david? >> reporter: gregg, the questions at this hour remain unanswered, who was the shooter and what was his motive? this is what we do know. it was about 5:35 when the west webster firefighters re...

So far, at least four people are dead. more than 50 are injured. dozens of homes are gone. the fire is about 75% contained right now. its been burning for more than 12 hours. san bruno is just north of san francisco, only a few miles away from the san francisco international airport. explosion happened about 6:30 p.m. thursday evening. local time. the heat was so intense, it melted car tail lights. it sent chunks of concrete flying. pacific gas and electric says a gas transmission line, not the ...