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At intersections. and firefighters helping people out of elevators. that's one of the scariest things for people, to be up on the 40th floor and have the elevator suddenly stop. so fire officials were very busy at first, trying to make sure everybody was accounted for. in some of these apartment buildings they've been handing out flashlights and glow sticks. for most individuals, an inconvenience. but for an elderly resident not able to get down 20 flights of stairs, it's a more serious matter. it's rare to see a blackout of the commercial zone of the city. it's a reminder how fragile the grid...

Are the hurricane force winds. the strongest winds to the north of the storm, and watch as it rides up to port st. louucy, melbourne, these are sustained winds up to 70 miles an hour. lots of highrises here, and we keep hearing i'll be safe, i'm going up to the 40th floor. you're adding on another category status of winds as you head up there. every 30 stories you go, you add on another category. so if it's category 4, you have category 5 winds by tomorrow morning, and the wind is continuing. hurricane warnings have been expand sbinto south carolina fo this potentially devastating storm. we'll...

Meters tall. a large portion of it engulfed in flames. this is a place with hundreds of residents and hotels. we're going to continue to monitor this breaking news here in the time ahead. this is it for me. our live coverage will continue with fredricka whitfield. thank you so much, brianna keilar. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're following breaking news right now. extraordinary images on your screen. huge and potentially deadly fire engulfing a luxury hotel there. thooz pictures show the address hotel in dubai at towering skyscraper 63 stories h...

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Khalid mohemd gets his justice as well. >> jimmy, tell me about michael. what was he doing that day? >> chris, he just got off. it was an election day. he was going to help his cousin in the city council race. he was in the fire house. he was reloovd. the box came in. he got on a rig and went down there he proceeded to do what he was told. he made it up to the 40th floor. they searched each floor. don't forget every floor is an acre, 400 by 400 by 400. they searched each floor. when the south tower went down, they didn't realize it. finally they were told by some fellow with a bull horn to get...