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2,000, but many believe that number is actually much higher than that. and we will never truly know just how many people were killed in the storm. former u.s. president george w. bush visited the city on friday. his administration has long been criticized for its slow response to the disaster, but this time, mr. bush focussed on the positive days after those dark days. he said that new orleans was a city where the levees gave out, but the people never gave up. there have been so many amazing stories of survival from katrina, and this one is no different. when the storm hit, canisters contain...

It just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke. >> several hundred feet above the ground, they drop a rescue worker into the inferno. the helicopter is now directly above the fire, less than 15 feet from the roof. it takes them 12 minutes to lift four people to safety. >> i've been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it's one of elation, having gotten those people off there, particularly in this case, nobody else could have got them out. >> but the fire burns all night. at 1:47 the following afternoon, it's finally extinguished. rescuers sifting through the ...

I said to gary, if we lose our footing, we'll end up under the ice under the water, and that was the last thing i wanted to have happen. >> moriarty can't know it yet, but he would soon face his greatest fear. but for now, they inch out into the raging waters, hoping to get the man a life ring. onshore, a rescue worker finds a suicide note from the man now fighting fiercely for his life. but carella and moriarty know nothing about the note, and they're able to make contact with the victim. >> we wanted to reassure him, tell him that we're coming to get you, that we're here for you. >> he was a...

Power lights and it's pretty clear there are an awful lot of wires and things around there. you couldn't get a helicopter in there. and i see the emergency vehicles now lined up. so they're taking them out on ambulances. and that makes sense. >> and philadelphia police again, tweeting saying do not go to the scene, do not go to the scene. they have their hands full right now. they don't need any help. this is also coming from "the philadelphia inquirer," that u.s. representative patrick murphy among passengers on this d.c.-to-new york train. it says d.c.-to-new york train that derailed tonight...

Need to be harmed in a way that we have today. >> baltimore's police commissioner there. this all follows monday's funeral for freddie gray, the african-american man who died a week after being arrested by police. more now on breaking news from nepal. it's been 72 hours since the massive earthquake and the u.n. says it's affecting 8 million people across the nation. aid workers are still trying to rescue many from beneath the rubble. now than 4,300 death toll and 8,000 injured. >> that number is expected to rise. survivors are in need of supplies. the u.n. says more than 1.4 million people t...