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Control. the crowded building is filled with flammable materials, and many of the windows are blocked, turning the inferno into a death trap. >> a rescue helicopter piloted by captain mike ellis spots people stranded on the roof engulfed by flames. >> they were waving quite madly. our priority was to get them off as quickly as we could. >> the helicopter navigates a treacherous path, through the building's tv antennas and scaffolding, not to mention the flames. >> we've got people down here, it just depends if we can get close enough to the smoke. >> several hundred feet above the ground, they...

Rushing flood waters. jonathan is text messaging. you can see the rescuer made it out to the teenager okay but getting back would be harder. the surging water knocked the pair right off their feet. look at this. they could barely keep their heads above water. the current then swept them both away but the teen grabbed ahold of the branch to save himself but the water swept the rescue worker under the bridge. somehow he eventually made it out, and both of them will be okay. >> now, the super bowl. the day after the super bowl should name holiday. -- should be national holiday. we now this. that ...

And a last people are waiting for rescues, they waited through the night. and the governor told people we are not sending out emergency personnel because we told you to evacuate. you didn't. we will not put a rescue worker in harm's way to potentially lose their life when we told you to lebanese. they are getting help now. needs people are trying to help. one water rescue after another. the local news went all night and when the sun came up we saw volunteers out in little boats rescuing people home after home after home. steve is way down in maryland abuse an hour southwest of ocean city, mary...

Scaffolding, not to mention the flames. >> we've got people down here, 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 4 people to safety. >> i've been doing it for 20-odd years. the feeling never really goes away. it's certainly one of elation, having got 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 fol...

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, we're coming to get you. we're here for you. >> he was able to yell loud enough that i can't stand here much longer. i'm cold. and he said he's getting weaker. >> carella and moriarty can't stand there much longer either. >> we could feel our feet being pulled from under us, and we looked at each other and...