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We're talking about law enforcement is just meters away, just a few yards away from building 2 were all of this unfolded. and these are friends, these are co-workers, these are colleagues that they had to speak of. >> that's right, fredericka. and we got a real sense of that a short time ago. i spoke to the mayor of virginia beach, bobby dyer, who told us he lost a personal friend, herbert snelling, nicknamed "bert," and the mayor broke up while telling us about his friend. here is sound from that interview. >> a personal friend, he did a lot of carpentry work in my house. he was a contractor....

>> a personal friend. he was -- he did a lot of carpentry work in my house. he was a contractor and he was in the building getting a permit. and i found out about it on social media about midnight last night and it rocked my foundation. >> reporter: that is mayor bobby dyer talking about losing his friend herbert bert snelling who was a contractor and known herbert for five years and he had done work on the mayor's home and he is heartbroken he has lost his friend. he knew many who worked in that building and the mayor of this town and knows so many people. for him you can see it in his face a...

Ryan keith cox who served in public utilities for over 12 and a half years, and is an account clerk and resident of virginia beach. joshua a. hardy who served in public utilities for four and a half years as an engineering technician, and as resident of virginia beach. michelle missy langer who served in public utilities for 12 years as an administrative assistant and as a resident of virginia beach. robert bobby williams who served in public utilities over 41 years as a special projects coordinator and as resident of chesapeake. herbert bert snelling who was a contractor trying to fill a

Day in the history of virginia beach. >> herbert bert snelling, who was a contractor trying to fill a permit and he's a resident of virginia beach. >> we want you to know who they were so when the days and weeks to come, you will learn what they meant to all of us. >> some tough moments within the last 24 hours for folks there in virginia beach. we are going to begin with the breaking news out of that area. city known for the big beaches and numerous universities and historic sites is making history, the sort of history no community wants to be a part of. officials have now identified the 12 p...