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The city of Boston is planning to install protected bike lanes on Boylston Street and parts of Beacon and Berkeley streets.

>> when you have 800,000 new voters, you have to change dwrourd. you cann you your attitude. you cannot do the same like before. >> reporter: a new election law has opened the door to more independent candidates. many eager to shake off lebanon's legacy of sectarian politics. this man lacks the resources to run a flashy campaign, but he has energy and a group of dedicated supporters. don't we want new people, he asked a possible voter. impatient like the drivers in the congested streets, he wants to rip power from the old elite. >> we want to take our country back. we lost it in the hand of pe...

Politicians or try something new. lebanon's interior minister is a close political ally of hariri. he recognizes the times are a-changing. >> when you have 800,000 new voters, you have to change your attitude. you cannot do the same like before. because they will not accept. >> reporter: a new election law has opened the door to more independent candidates. many eager to shake off lebanon's legacy of sectarian politics. doumit lacks the resources to run a flashy campaign, but he has plenty of energy and a group of dedicated supporters. don't we want new people, he asked a possible voter. impat...

>> 4:49 p.m., fire is reported on the second floor. it spreads quickly. the elevator shaftway ventilated at the top acts as an enormous chimney. it draws the fire upwards, engulfing the bottom and top floors in flames. some run to the roof to avoid the fire. hundreds of others are trapped on lower floors. in only ten minutes, the fire is upgraded to three alarms. but some fire trucks can't even get to the scene. precious minutes wasted as desperate bystanders, police and firemen struggle to clear the narrow, congested streets. it's 5:18. the fire is upgraded again. it's now four alarms. >> my ...

On the second floor. it spreads quickly. the elevator shaftway ventilated at the top acts as an enormous chimney. it draws the fire upwards, engulfing the bottom and top floors in flames. some run to the roof to avoid the fire. hundreds of others are trapped on lower floors. in only ten minutes, the fire is upgraded to three alarms. but some fire trucks can't even get to the scene. precious minutes wasted as desperate bystanders, police and firemen struggle to clear the narrow, congested streets. it's 5:18. the fire is upgraded again. it's now four alarms. >> my urgency was that people actuall...