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And their spare tire was defective. so they and their car were being transferred off to a town 25 miles away. it turns out they were somewhere in the texas panhandle, and it was 105, 106 degrees. this is the punch line of this story from them. roasting hot. they were sitting in their car on top of this flatbed truck with their think in running in the car so they could have the air conditioning running the whole time and not roast themselves. [ laughter ] they were all excited about this adventure. they got the tire fixed, and they continued on. this is 2013, not that long ago. later on in the ...

Things they are looking at in this investigation. first, they are analyzing this crane, was it secure or was there a defect for it that could cause it to topple over like that? the other thing they are looking at is the weather at the time. this was a freak thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour, heavy rain mixed with dust and lightning. what role did that play in this crane toppling over? but if you look at that amateur video and also knowing that area, there are over a dozen other cranes like that, so the question is why did this crane topple over and none of the other cranes th...

More than 200 people were injured when the crane came down during a storm around 5:30 p.m. local time on friday. cell phone videos captured the moment it fell. the tragedy struck just days before the heart of the annual pilgrimage which draws millions of visitors to the mosque. cranes were in the area working on the expansion project for the event. we are joined now from cairo with the latest on the investigation. ian, it's still early day, what are investigators saying, if anything, at this stage? >> reporter: they are looking into a lot of things with this accident. they are looking into, wa...

Listen to this. they lost their dream home in a fire to make matters worse, they received a huge bill for it in the mail. what it cost to put the fire out. other victims and insurance companies in similar situations are speaking out claiming that fire departments are double dipping for services that should be covered by tax money. angel and john piper join us from houston. >> good morning. >> your house catches fire and where are you guys living now and when did you receive this bill in the mail? >> well, in july 2009, there was a freak thunderstorm that came through central texas and two bomi...