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We have more -- mika, stick around. wee more coming up. first a terrifying scene in new orleans. take a look. the video captures a moment of when the construction site sees this structure collapse. and you can see the crane swaying as part of what was supposed to be a brand-new hard rock hotel. falling to the street. it is early on, and one person is dead. right now a search is underway for more than a dozen missing. we'll stay on top of this. we have more from the scene in new orleans. and allie, when you look at the video, it is frightening to see a structure of that size fall over. >> rep...

More news after the break. and a terrifying scene in new orleans. you have to take a look at this. it captures this video, a moment of when the construction site sees this structure collapse, and you can see the crane swaying as part of what was supposed to be a brand new hardrock hotel, following to the street, it is early on, and one person is dead. right now, a search is under way for more than a dozen missing. we will stay on top of this. nbc correspondent alli vitali is at the scene in new orleans. and when you look at the video, it is frightening to see a structure that size fall over. >...

That's what i've heard. and a lot of the inside of people's houses are a mess. and obviously our office, our ceiling is falling -- not where i'm sitting, but part of the ceiling that had partially collapsed at the earlier quake is now further collapsed. >> hold on. i didn't know that. part of your ceiling was collapsed yesterday and continued to collapse today? >> yes. >> and that doesn't concern you? >> in our office? well, you know, it's like the ceiling -- you know those kind of foam tile things. >> yeah, we can see those behind you. >> yeah, those. >> all right. so not a major safety conce...

These two high rise towers are populated mostly by seniors. there's a concern especially given the gravity of this structure collapse, what their condition, how severe those injuries could be inside trapped beneath the rubble for now almost a full day. no water no, food, and obviously in a very tight situation. there is great concern that there could be a secondary structure collapse. oftentimes you'll hear very quiet on top of the scene here. you have a search and rescue crews digging by hand beneath the rubble and at times they do pull out and you'll hear the heavy equipment coming in and pi...