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manuel bojorquez with the relief effort. thanks, manuel. most years florida supplies about half of america's orange juice, but irma wiped out much of this area's crop in just a few hours. it's another body blow for farmers who battled a devastating crop disease for years. here's carter evans. >> we're down about a foot from where we were earlier this morning. >> reporter: more than 60% of paul meter's crop is either in the water or in the dirt. thousands of trees were ripped out of the ground by hurricane irma's blistering winds. >> and it's in the salvageable either. >> not any part of it. this would normally not be ready until april or may. >> reporter: his crop was destined to be orange juice, but now with much of it floating in three feet of floodwater, it looks more like an orange soup. >> as you can see by the amount of fruit on the ground, this was more than an average crop. >> reporter: it was a banner year? >> it was banner year. if we delivered this crop, we probably would have been back in the black for the first time if a long t
manuel bojorquez with the relief effort. thanks, manuel. most years florida supplies about half of america's orange juice, but irma wiped out much of this area's crop in just a few hours. it's another body blow for farmers who battled a devastating crop disease for years. here's carter evans. >> we're down about a foot from where we were earlier this morning. >> reporter: more than 60% of paul meter's crop is either in the water or in the dirt. thousands of trees were ripped out of...
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manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: at the start of the day, rescuers believed a 12-year-old girl was still trapped in this crumbled school. the drama riveted a traumatized neigh as crews used cameras to figure out a way to reach her. later they brought a teacher to the scene. but by late afternoon the government announced the signs of life are likely an adult, not a student after all. elsewhere, crews mounted rescues through small cracks in the rubble. pulling survivors to safety. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: others mourned. 11 members of one family were killed when a church collapsed during a baptism. the quake struck on the anniversary of the 1985 quake that killed nearly 10,000 people. but this time, the city's seism seismic warning sounded and people ran into the main square. it's a new line of defense, as are stronger building codes. >> i would say the type of structure being used in mexico city now is a structure in which more walls from columns and beams and that makes the structure stiffer and stronger. >> reporter: with stricter building codes did not prev
manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: at the start of the day, rescuers believed a 12-year-old girl was still trapped in this crumbled school. the drama riveted a traumatized neigh as crews used cameras to figure out a way to reach her. later they brought a teacher to the scene. but by late afternoon the government announced the signs of life are likely an adult, not a student after all. elsewhere, crews mounted rescues through small cracks in the rubble. pulling survivors to safety. [...
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manuel bojorquez says crews are making dramatic rescues from the rubble. [ ah! >> reporter: the cries of this person rang out and rescuers tried to bring her to safety. >> whoo! [ applause ] >> reporter: minutes later she was pulled from the rubble. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: so far first responders in mexico city have pulled 60 survivors from the rubble. they are also using dogs. [ barking ] >> reporter: they are searching for missing people in the debris. [ speaking spanish ] >> he worked here 4 months only. >> reporter: this woman is looking for her 26-year-old son one of more than 40 people still listed as missing on this collapsed office building. they have been sleeping on the street as think wait for news. >> you have to have faith. >> no. >> i can't lose faith, she said, until they tell us the search is over. i'll keep coming back. >> reporter: at this school rescuers dug for what they thought was a little girl under the debris but the government said it was an adult and no students were believed to be there. engineering professor [ non- englis
manuel bojorquez says crews are making dramatic rescues from the rubble. [ ah! >> reporter: the cries of this person rang out and rescuers tried to bring her to safety. >> whoo! [ applause ] >> reporter: minutes later she was pulled from the rubble. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: so far first responders in mexico city have pulled 60 survivors from the rubble. they are also using dogs. [ barking ] >> reporter: they are searching for missing people in the...
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manuel bojorquez reports from mexico. >> reporter: at least 25 students and teachers were killed when an elementary school collapsed in mexico city. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: all but four were children. mexican president enrique pena nieto visited the wreckage last night where rescuers were digging for the missing. >> it was really violent. i have never experienced anything like that. >> reporter: u.s. citizen brittany kaiser was giving a presentation in mexico when it struck. she and thousands fled to the streets as the air filled with smoke from collapsed buildings. >> you could see everything moving outside, street lamps, trees, cars that were on the streets. there were some buildings that are completely demolished. >> reporter: rescuers and volunteers searched through the rubble for victims, found several people trapped and rescued them. >> one jolt and a roll. >> reporter: it happened about 32 years after the 1985 mexico quake that killed thousands. mexico's president is calling for calm after the earthquake saying the priority remains rescuing survivors and getting them
manuel bojorquez reports from mexico. >> reporter: at least 25 students and teachers were killed when an elementary school collapsed in mexico city. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: all but four were children. mexican president enrique pena nieto visited the wreckage last night where rescuers were digging for the missing. >> it was really violent. i have never experienced anything like that. >> reporter: u.s. citizen brittany kaiser was giving a presentation in mexico...
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anthony. >> manuel bojorquez, thank you. manuel. >> in texas the death toll from hurricane harry rose to at least 63 today. more than 88,000 people are living in red cross shelters or hotel rooms provided by fema. mayor of houston lifted a midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew. the latest sign the city is slowly recovering. >> the toll from harvey includes a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant who could have faced deportation next year. instead, he died a hero. omar villafranca has the the story. >> translator: my son went to a place where there are no borders. god never places borders. this woman remembered her son alonzo as a caring person with a big heart. and she said, the images of people stranded in houston floodwaters, affected him deeply. that's why last tuesday, he and a friend drove 120 miles from lufkin, texas to houston to rescue people stuck in an apartment. they were in a bet that hit a bridge and capsized. he and his friend went underwater. the next day his father jesus went to look for his son's body. >> translator: he
anthony. >> manuel bojorquez, thank you. manuel. >> in texas the death toll from hurricane harry rose to at least 63 today. more than 88,000 people are living in red cross shelters or hotel rooms provided by fema. mayor of houston lifted a midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew. the latest sign the city is slowly recovering. >> the toll from harvey includes a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant who could have faced deportation next year. instead, he died a hero. omar villafranca has the...
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here's manuel bojorquez. >> for the first time since irma hit, u.s. 1 is open from the main land to key west. residents streamed through checkpoints including the main one in florida city to get back in. januaryin buckmaster is returning to key largo with her two dogs. >> they are like a personal group, so we're going to take care of each other. >> reporter: some will need more help than others. this is a hard hit neighborhood in ramrod key. houses were ripped apart by the hurricane. fema estimates a quarter of homes in the keys were destroyed. authorities warn electricity and sewer services are intermit ent in the keys and the water is not yet safe to drink. so they're encouraging anyone coming back to be as self-sufficient as possible and bring water, food and tents. >> we found dianne and bart vinsh surveying damage to their home in big pine keyness we have somebody's boat in ou
here's manuel bojorquez. >> for the first time since irma hit, u.s. 1 is open from the main land to key west. residents streamed through checkpoints including the main one in florida city to get back in. januaryin buckmaster is returning to key largo with her two dogs. >> they are like a personal group, so we're going to take care of each other. >> reporter: some will need more help than others. this is a hard hit neighborhood in ramrod key. houses were ripped apart by the...
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anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in the keys. wow, manny, thank you. york city police today released body-cam video that shows officers shooting a man to death in his bedroom. they had gone to check on miguel richards last month after his landlord reported he hadn't seen him in days. the officers repeatedly pleaded with richards to drop a knife. the police say that when richards appeared to aim a gun with a laser pointer at the officers, they opened fire. ( gunfire ) that gun turned out to be a toy. the n.y.p.d. says it released the body-cam video, a first for the department, in the interest of transparency. a student accused of opening fire at a high school south of spokane, washington, had previously posted online videos of himself acting out shootings. in the attack yesterday, one student was killed, three others are in stable condition. mireya villarreal reports from rockford, washington. >> while you and him were off playing "halo," i just sat up here planning your murder. >> reporter: this youtube video posted in june of the suspected shooter, ca
anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in the keys. wow, manny, thank you. york city police today released body-cam video that shows officers shooting a man to death in his bedroom. they had gone to check on miguel richards last month after his landlord reported he hadn't seen him in days. the officers repeatedly pleaded with richards to drop a knife. the police say that when richards appeared to aim a gun with a laser pointer at the officers, they opened fire. ( gunfire ) that gun turned...
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manuel bojorquez is in >> reporter: after the anguish of waiting and uncertainty, a boy and girl wereled alive from a crack in the wall of this collapsed school. but rescuers fear more may still be trapped more than 24 hours after the earthquake struck, killing 25 of the school, the majority children. the area surrounding the school has become a hub of activity, where people are donating food and water for rescue crews and anxious parents. but every new and then, people throw up a fist. this means silence because rescue crews are trying to listen for any sound coming from the rubble. volunteer alex serory a banker helped free people from this office building. >> they were making noise with metal with coins, so the volunteers, rescuers could hear that noise. >> reporter: they were using coins to hit metal. >> that's right. >> reporter: and the rescuers were able to hear that. wall. >> reporter: first responders' work has been at times frantic, at times painstaking, removing bricks and rubble by hand to avoid collapsing additional debris from the nearly 40 buildings that collapsed. they
manuel bojorquez is in >> reporter: after the anguish of waiting and uncertainty, a boy and girl wereled alive from a crack in the wall of this collapsed school. but rescuers fear more may still be trapped more than 24 hours after the earthquake struck, killing 25 of the school, the majority children. the area surrounding the school has become a hub of activity, where people are donating food and water for rescue crews and anxious parents. but every new and then, people throw up a fist....
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manuel bojorquez. thanks, manny. the latest republican plan to replace obamacare is in danger of flatlining, and once again, the fatal blow may be a "no" vote from senator john mccain. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> it's got to be done in normal process. >> reporter: that was john mccain when he voted no on the last health care bill. today, he cited the same reservations, saying he could not "in good conscience vote for the graham-cassidy proposal. i believe we can do better working together, republicans and democrats." republicans were hoping mccain's close friendship with one of the bill's authors would sway him this time. >> i love him to death. >> reporter: but this latest g.o.p. repeal effort has been just as rushed as past attempts, leaving g.o.p. senators, like colorado's cory gardner... >> trying to get some more information on it. >> reporter: ...scrambling to figure out what it would mean for their states before next saturday's vote deadline. do you think you're going to be able t
manuel bojorquez. thanks, manny. the latest republican plan to replace obamacare is in danger of flatlining, and once again, the fatal blow may be a "no" vote from senator john mccain. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> it's got to be done in normal process. >> reporter: that was john mccain when he voted no on the last health care bill. today, he cited the same reservations, saying he could not "in good conscience vote for the graham-cassidy...
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anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in mexico city. great reporting there, manny, thanks. it's been a day of rescues in another natural disaster, hurricane maria in puerto rico. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: in the small town of toa baja, hundreds of residents were rescued by the national guard. most packed into trucks, while scores of others waylanded through two feet of water, carrying what's left of their possessions. in the san juan suburb of cantano, residents forged through flooded street, heading to the only open grocery store. only five were allowed in at the time to avoid chaos. maria inflicted damage on 80% of the homes here, and like the rest of the island, there is no power or phone service. surveyed the damage and watched these young men help police rescue a 91-year-old man in a kayak. outside that man's house, his neighbors wept. his home was surrounded by chest-deep water. "how are you feeling?" i asked him "i'm good, thanks to the virgin mary," he said. it wasn't any different in levittown, where teams went house to house, rescuing the sick and elder
anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in mexico city. great reporting there, manny, thanks. it's been a day of rescues in another natural disaster, hurricane maria in puerto rico. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: in the small town of toa baja, hundreds of residents were rescued by the national guard. most packed into trucks, while scores of others waylanded through two feet of water, carrying what's left of their possessions. in the san juan suburb of cantano, residents forged...
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manuel bojorquez manuel bojorquez is in broward county. one tornado was reported in that county.l, good morning. my sister lives in ft. lauderdale. she said she's more afraid of the tornado than the hurricanes. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. really two, even more of the threats we're talking about here in the ft. lauderdale area. as you can see we're starting to really take a beating from hurricane irma. you got these strong tropical storm force winds that are expected to go up to 75 miles per hour later today. you can see what it's doing to the trees. we actually saw just minutes ago branch from this tree right here were falling into this canal. what i want to show you not only you can see the force of the wind over the water and into those trees over there we're starting to see the water rise. so there's the flood threat as we start to get these strong winds coming ashore. as for that tornado threat you were talking about, yes. we started to see that threat develop in the afternoon when water spouts started making their way on to ft. lauderdale beach and on to land. the natio
manuel bojorquez manuel bojorquez is in broward county. one tornado was reported in that county.l, good morning. my sister lives in ft. lauderdale. she said she's more afraid of the tornado than the hurricanes. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. really two, even more of the threats we're talking about here in the ft. lauderdale area. as you can see we're starting to really take a beating from hurricane irma. you got these strong tropical storm force winds that are expected to go up to 75...
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anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in mexico city, thanks, manny. to the investigation of russian meddling in the u.s. election and whether anyone in the trump campaign was involved. special counsel robert mueller has been bombarding the white house with requests for documents, and today, jeff pegues learned of emails that show a top trump operative reaching out to an associate of vladimir putin. >> reporter: while he was trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, through an intermediary, sent a message to a russian billionaire closely tied to the kremlin. according to "the washington post," two weeks before president trump's nomination, manafort sent an email. in the email written on july 7, 2016, manafort offered to keep him informed about the campaign. "if he needs private briefings, we can accommodate." late today, manafort's attorney did not deny the authenticity of the email but called the message "inokayuous." and said, "it's no secret mr. manafort was owed money by past clients" implying it was an attempt to collect. his ties date back to at le
anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez in mexico city, thanks, manny. to the investigation of russian meddling in the u.s. election and whether anyone in the trump campaign was involved. special counsel robert mueller has been bombarding the white house with requests for documents, and today, jeff pegues learned of emails that show a top trump operative reaching out to an associate of vladimir putin. >> reporter: while he was trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, through an...
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anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez, thank you, manuel. in texas, the death toll from hurricane harvey rose to at least 63 today. more than 88,000 people are living in red cross shelters or hotel rooms provided by fema. the mayor of houston today lifted a midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew, the latest sign the city is slowly recovering. the toll from harvey includes a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant who could have faced deportation next year. instead, he died a hero. omar villafranca has the story. >> reporter: "my son went to a place where there are no borders. god never places borders." rita ruiz de guillen remembered her son, alonso, as a caring person with a big heart. and she says, the images of people stranded in houston floodwaters affected him deeply. that's why last tuesday, he and a friend drove 120 miles from lufkin, texas to houston, to rescue people stuck in an apartment. they were in a boat that hit a bridge and capsized. he and his friend went under water. the next day, his father, jesus, went to look for his son's body. "he is
anthony. >> mason: manuel bojorquez, thank you, manuel. in texas, the death toll from hurricane harvey rose to at least 63 today. more than 88,000 people are living in red cross shelters or hotel rooms provided by fema. the mayor of houston today lifted a midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew, the latest sign the city is slowly recovering. the toll from harvey includes a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant who could have faced deportation next year. instead, he died a hero. omar villafranca has the...
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as manuel bojorquez reports from mexico city, rescuers are conducting frantic searches for survivors. >>reporter: at least 25 students and teachers were killed when an elementary school collapsed in mexico city. all but four of them were children. mexican president enrique pena nieto visited the wreckage last night where rescue >> it was really violent. i've never experienced anything like that. >>reporter: u.s. citizen brittany kaiser was giving a presentation in mexico city when it struck. she and thousands of people fled to the streets as the air filled with smoke from collapsed building. >> -- from collapsed buildings. >> we could see everything moving from the street lamps to the trees, anything, like the cars that were on the streets. there are some buildings that are completely and utterly demolished. >>reporter: rescue teams and volunteers searched through the rubble for victims. they found several people trapped and lifted them to safety on stretchers. >> there was one hard jolt and then the ground began to roll. >>reporter: the deadly earthquake happened exactly 32 years aft
as manuel bojorquez reports from mexico city, rescuers are conducting frantic searches for survivors. >>reporter: at least 25 students and teachers were killed when an elementary school collapsed in mexico city. all but four of them were children. mexican president enrique pena nieto visited the wreckage last night where rescue >> it was really violent. i've never experienced anything like that. >>reporter: u.s. citizen brittany kaiser was giving a presentation in mexico city...
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manuel bojorquez in mexico city. >>> now let's go back to norah o'donnell.gton this morning reporting from the jones day law firm. she's been speaking with top business leadering about the republican tax reform effort. good morning to you, norah. >> good morning, gayle. now, the details are still under wrbu here in washington to two of the country's most high-profile chief consecutives, jj.p. dimon of jpmorgan chase and ibm's ginni rometty. jamie, what's the single most important thing congress can do to jump start the economy h. >> the single most important thing, bar none, is tax reform. it's important for the american public to know visible revive ansi is what helps with jobs and wages. >> is it tax reform or tax cuts. >> we hope it's tax reform. when you lower rates, individuals and corporations to have a more competitive system. we've been dlirch $3 trillion overseas that's been reinvested because people can do a better job for the shareholder if it's generated overseas. rate is so high. >> the big picture for everyone is us being competitive means the
manuel bojorquez in mexico city. >>> now let's go back to norah o'donnell.gton this morning reporting from the jones day law firm. she's been speaking with top business leadering about the republican tax reform effort. good morning to you, norah. >> good morning, gayle. now, the details are still under wrbu here in washington to two of the country's most high-profile chief consecutives, jj.p. dimon of jpmorgan chase and ibm's ginni rometty. jamie, what's the single most important...
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anthony. >> manuel bojorquez. thanks, manny.ion of russian meddling in the u.s. election and whether any one in the trump campaign was involved. special counsel, robert mueller bombarding the white house for requests for documents. today, learning of e-mails showed a top trump operative reaching out to an associate of >> reporter: paul manafort through an intermediary sent a letter to a tie to the kremlin. two weeks before president trump's nomination, manafort said an e-mail. in the e-mail written july 7, 2016, manafort to keepd him informed of the campaign. if he needs private briefings, we can accommodate. today, manafort spokesman did not deny the authenticity of the e-mail, called the message innocuous and said, it's no secret mr. manafort was owed money by past clients. implying an attempt to collect. manafort's ties date back to 2005 in a deal to advance the interest of russian president vladamir putin. leaks about robert mueller's activities have accelerated in recent days with reports, president trump's activities are n
anthony. >> manuel bojorquez. thanks, manny.ion of russian meddling in the u.s. election and whether any one in the trump campaign was involved. special counsel, robert mueller bombarding the white house for requests for documents. today, learning of e-mails showed a top trump operative reaching out to an associate of >> reporter: paul manafort through an intermediary sent a letter to a tie to the kremlin. two weeks before president trump's nomination, manafort said an e-mail. in...
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here is manuel bojorquez.or the first time since irma hit, u.s. 1 open from the mainland through key west. residents stream through check points and main one in florida city to get back in. jeannine buckmaster returning to key largo with their dogs. >> the keys people like a personal group. they're going to take care of each other. >> some will need more help than others. this is a hard-hit neighborhood in ramrod key, houses were ripped apart. fema est mates a quarter of homes in the keys were destroyed. authorities warn electricity and sewer services are intermitent in the keys and water not yet safe to drink. they're encouraging any one to come back to be as self-sufficient as possible. bring, walter, food and tents. we found this couple surveying damage to their home in big pine key for the first time. >> we have somebody's boat in our front yard. that's not your boat. >> you don't know -- >> no clue. their home is still standing but like many could take weeks if not months to repair. >> driving down what s
here is manuel bojorquez.or the first time since irma hit, u.s. 1 open from the mainland through key west. residents stream through check points and main one in florida city to get back in. jeannine buckmaster returning to key largo with their dogs. >> the keys people like a personal group. they're going to take care of each other. >> some will need more help than others. this is a hard-hit neighborhood in ramrod key, houses were ripped apart. fema est mates a quarter of homes in...
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manuel manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: good morning, we have been rescues unfold at this office building that collapsed behind me in the roman neighborhood of mexico city. you might be able to make out some of the rescuers of the they tell me they have gotten four people out alive but believe others are still trapped in there. a mix of police, firefighters and volunteers have worked through the night. they're still hope tock reach survivors trapped under the rubble. the quake was the largest mexico has experienced in decades bringing down homes, schools and apartment buildings. according to the national power company, over 4 million facilities have lost power including 40% of the homes in mexico city, just hours before the earthquake hit, mexicans across the country were conducting earthquake drills. it is an annual event that the government started after a massive 8.0 earthquake struck mexico city in 1985. killing more than 10,000 people. some were actually still conducting those drills when the quake hit. ag
manuel manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: good morning, we have been rescues unfold at this office building that collapsed behind me in the roman neighborhood of mexico city. you might be able to make out some of the rescuers of the they tell me they have gotten four people out alive but believe others are still trapped in there. a mix of police, firefighters and volunteers have worked through the night. they're still hope tock reach survivors trapped under the rubble. the quake was...
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manuel bojorquez, thank you. >>> hurricane jose continues to rumble toward the east coast. it will bring rough seas, wind, rain early in the week. bumt but it is not expected to make landfall. a potentially larger threat, hurricane maria is strengthening in the atlantic, targeting caribbean islands reeling from hurricane irma. police arrest aid second suspect overnight in the london subway bombing. the friday morning attack injured nearly 30 people. isis claimed responsibility. authorities lowered the terror threat level today, but the city is still on edge. britain has had five high-profile attacks in six months. here is charlie d'agata. >> reporter: new video appears to show the bomber on the way to the attack. carrying the same supermarket bag the bomb was found in. anti-terror police nabbed the second suspect in the subway bombing before midnight. this time, in a neighborhood just a couple of hundred yard from london's airport. neighbor patrick hod ge described the suspect as a polite man of arabic appearance. >> he toed to have his friend out with prayer mats and so fo
manuel bojorquez, thank you. >>> hurricane jose continues to rumble toward the east coast. it will bring rough seas, wind, rain early in the week. bumt but it is not expected to make landfall. a potentially larger threat, hurricane maria is strengthening in the atlantic, targeting caribbean islands reeling from hurricane irma. police arrest aid second suspect overnight in the london subway bombing. the friday morning attack injured nearly 30 people. isis claimed responsibility....
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. >> ninan: manuel bojorquez in mexico city. coming up, the mexico earthake say reminder that another major quake will eventually hit southern california, and scientists say many californians have a false sense of security. >> ninan: well, hours before mexico city was rocked by an earthquake this past week, a smaller quake jolted the los angeles area. it was a reminder that the so-called big one will eventually hit southern california. scientists say that many californians have a false sense of security regarding earthquakes. here's carter evans. >> reporter: as engineers surveyed the destruction in mexico city, a lot can be learned from the buildings that survived the 7.1-magnitude earthquake, and the ones that did not. this concrete apartment building didn't have enough steel rebar embedded in the support columns. according to california seismic safety commissioner kit miyamoto. >> that is actually really classic failure. >> reporter: and it's common construction, especially here in los angeles. engineers call them "soft-story
. >> ninan: manuel bojorquez in mexico city. coming up, the mexico earthake say reminder that another major quake will eventually hit southern california, and scientists say many californians have a false sense of security. >> ninan: well, hours before mexico city was rocked by an earthquake this past week, a smaller quake jolted the los angeles area. it was a reminder that the so-called big one will eventually hit southern california. scientists say that many californians have a...
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manuel bojorquez is still there. strassmann in miami beach.manny. >> before the rush to leave town, there was the scramble to find supplies to bored up homes it off the truck basically. >> reporter: daniel michael manages this hardware store his parents have owned for more than 40 years. >> everybody is kind of just, crazily going everywhere. we are out of all inventory. everybody, no gas left. >> reporter: the major concern here is storm surge. the islands average 6 feet above sea level. surge from irma has potential to be more than 9 feet high. florida governor rick scott traveled to the keys today. >> every floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect their family. >> the governor estimates 25,000 people in the state have already evacuated. elizabeth prieto heading for higher ground for the first time in decades. >> i'm scared. category 5, i don't want to be here. >> hospitals in the keys like mariners are evacuating too. critical care patients moved north says ceo rick freeburg. >> come 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, this hospita
manuel bojorquez is still there. strassmann in miami beach.manny. >> before the rush to leave town, there was the scramble to find supplies to bored up homes it off the truck basically. >> reporter: daniel michael manages this hardware store his parents have owned for more than 40 years. >> everybody is kind of just, crazily going everywhere. we are out of all inventory. everybody, no gas left. >> reporter: the major concern here is storm surge. the islands average 6...
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we have reports from manuel bojorquez in key largo and mark strassmann in miami beach. first manny. >> reporter: before the rush to leave town, there was the scramble to find supplies to board up homes and businesses in the florida keys. >> we sold stuff before we could even get it off the truck basically. >> reporter: daniel michael manages this hardware store his parents have owned for more than 40 years. >> we're out of all of our inventory. there's no gas left. >> reporter: the major concern here is storm surge. the islands average about six feet above sea level. the surge from hurricane irma has the potential to be more than newtown feet high. florida governor rick scott traveled to the keys today. >> every floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect their family. >> reporter: the governor estimates 25,000 people in the state have already evacuated. elizabeth prieto is headed for higher ground for the first time in decades. >> i'm scared. category five, never been through one. been through a four but never a five, and i don't want to be here.
we have reports from manuel bojorquez in key largo and mark strassmann in miami beach. first manny. >> reporter: before the rush to leave town, there was the scramble to find supplies to board up homes and businesses in the florida keys. >> we sold stuff before we could even get it off the truck basically. >> reporter: daniel michael manages this hardware store his parents have owned for more than 40 years. >> we're out of all of our inventory. there's no gas left....
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manuel bojorquez is outside an office building were more than 40 people are still missing. >> reporter: good morning. this remains one of the most active search and rescue sites throughout the city. there have been hundreds of workers and volunteers scouring through the debris as out here dozens can only watch and wait. some have posted flyers of one like this woman named catalina. they're desperate for answers. the cries of go lina gomez rang out as rescuers tried to bring her to safety. minutes later, she was pulled from the wreckage. so far first responders in mexico city have pulled 60 survivors from the rubble. they're also using dogs to search for missing people in the debris. how long have you worked here. four months only. she's looking for her 26-year-old son gustavo, o from this collapsed office building. she and her family have been sleeping on the street as they wait for news. you have to have faith. i can't lose faith, she tells us, until the search is over. 'll keep coming back here. at this school rescuers searched for a little girl trapped in the debris. it's learned sh
manuel bojorquez is outside an office building were more than 40 people are still missing. >> reporter: good morning. this remains one of the most active search and rescue sites throughout the city. there have been hundreds of workers and volunteers scouring through the debris as out here dozens can only watch and wait. some have posted flyers of one like this woman named catalina. they're desperate for answers. the cries of go lina gomez rang out as rescuers tried to bring her to safety....
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manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.his afternoon will mark 48 hours since the earthquake struck, so not only is time working against rescue efforts. there are also hazards. we've been monitoring the swag at this collapsed office building where crews told us this morning they're trying to shore up the remaining bottom floor because they fear it could give way. dramatic rescues leak this one happened all across mexico wednesday. first responders pulled several victims alive from the rubble. they've become for hope searchling far family members. this woman prayed with her rosary for her husband of 15 year. he's an engineer and just this year began working at a building that collapsed. >> reporter: it's the last thing you give up is your faith that he's alive. for your children. at an elementary school they worked to free little children. they believe there may be more children inside, but time may be running out to save them. hundreds of volunteers joined the rescue efforts. every so often they raise their fists asking for
manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.his afternoon will mark 48 hours since the earthquake struck, so not only is time working against rescue efforts. there are also hazards. we've been monitoring the swag at this collapsed office building where crews told us this morning they're trying to shore up the remaining bottom floor because they fear it could give way. dramatic rescues leak this one happened all across mexico wednesday. first...
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bour manuel bojorquez is in the di aster zone. >> reporter: after anguish of waiting and uncertainty.nd girl were pulled alive from the crack in the wall of this collapsed school. rescuers feel more they be trapped. more than 24 hours after the earthquake struck. killing 25 of the school, the majorities children. the area surrounding the school has become a hub of activity, where people are denatie donat and water for rescue crews and parents. every now and then, people throw up a fist. this means silence. rescue crews are trying to listen for any sound coming from the rubble. volunteer, a banker, helped free four people from this demolished office building. >> they were making noise. [ indiscernible ] >> hear that noise. been at times frantic, painstaking. removing bs ru b ndavcosing additional debris. from near thely 40 buildings that collapsed. from the nearly 40 buildings that collapsed. they formed bucket brigade and worked shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of volunteers. outside the clamsed bui ecollap we found herstd wo as an engineer just this week. >> have you heard anything
bour manuel bojorquez is in the di aster zone. >> reporter: after anguish of waiting and uncertainty.nd girl were pulled alive from the crack in the wall of this collapsed school. rescuers feel more they be trapped. more than 24 hours after the earthquake struck. killing 25 of the school, the majorities children. the area surrounding the school has become a hub of activity, where people are denatie donat and water for rescue crews and parents. every now and then, people throw up a fist....
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manuel bojorquez on the florida keys. thank you. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines now. the "milwaukee journal sentinel" reports a 15-year-old girl was spared jail time for her role in the stabbing of a classmate. the jury determined anyssa weier was mentally ill when she urged a friend to stab payton luber in 19 times three years internet character slender man. she's spent the last three years in a juvenile jail and will be transferred to a mental facility next month. >>> "the wall street journal" reports day ma rohrabacher is trying to broke err deal to end wikileaks founder julian assange's legal woes with the u.s. government. rohrabacher claims assange, who published classified government documents, is ready to reveal evidence that russia was not the source of those hacked e-mails during the 2016 election. rohrabacher discussed the proposal with white house chief of staff john kelly this week. >>> "usa today" reports a gainesville, florida, police officer whotz picture went viral following hurrican
manuel bojorquez on the florida keys. thank you. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines now. the "milwaukee journal sentinel" reports a 15-year-old girl was spared jail time for her role in the stabbing of a classmate. the jury determined anyssa weier was mentally ill when she urged a friend to stab payton luber in 19 times three years internet character slender man. she's spent the last three years in a juvenile jail and will be transferred to a mental...
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manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. several of the people who have been rescued were pulled from this collapsed office building behind me. you can see this morning crews have brought out a large crane to list off the heaviest of the debris. right now they're on top of the rubble. we can hear drilling as they continue to look for survivors like the woman you're about to see. trapped under tons of debris for more than 24 hours, this was the moment rescuers first made contact with a woman named paulina. a foot visible. move your hands, can you hear me? there you are. the woman, a human resources worker, was at her office when the earthquake struck tuesday. we'll get to you, he says. hold on. >> what did you hear down there? >> i'm here. just "i'm here." >> people saying "i'm here." >> yes. >> he's one of the thousands of amateur rescue workers designed for this type of disaster th. "i'm here." you're releasing somebody else somewhere in the mid of something that is asking you. >> twice they had to leave paulina for their o
manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. several of the people who have been rescued were pulled from this collapsed office building behind me. you can see this morning crews have brought out a large crane to list off the heaviest of the debris. right now they're on top of the rubble. we can hear drilling as they continue to look for survivors like the woman you're about to see. trapped under tons of debris for more than 24 hours, this was the...
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manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. >> reporter: at the start of the day, rescuers believed a 12-year-old girl was trapped in this school. the drama riveted the nation as crews used thermal cameras to figure out how to reach her. they brought a teacher to the scene believing the girl might hang on if she heard a familiar voice. but the government announced the signs of life were likely an adult, possibly a janitor, not a student, after all. elsewhere, crews mounted rescues through small cracks in the rubble, pulling survivors to safety. others mourned. near the epicenter 11 members of one family were killed when a church collapsed during a baptism. the violent quake struck on the exact anniversary of the catastrophic 1985 quake that killed nearly 10,000 people. but this time, the city's seismic warning sounded and people ran into the main square. engineering professor sergio says it's a new line of defense as are stronger building codes. >> i would say the type of structure used in mexico city now is a structure where more walls are being used aside just from columns and beams and that ma
manuel bojorquez is in mexico city. >> reporter: at the start of the day, rescuers believed a 12-year-old girl was trapped in this school. the drama riveted the nation as crews used thermal cameras to figure out how to reach her. they brought a teacher to the scene believing the girl might hang on if she heard a familiar voice. but the government announced the signs of life were likely an adult, possibly a janitor, not a student, after all. elsewhere, crews mounted rescues through small...
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adriana, thanks, we have seen the tornado warnings here in the tampa bay area here as well, manuel bojorquez is across the peninsula and is in ft. lauderdale, we have seen the pictures of some of the wind there, it is just incredible right now. >> yes, these are some of the strongest sustained winds we are seeing so far as irma continues to batter this area, they come and go, right now, not too bad, and then you have got the gusts i will walk over here to show you we are starting to lose tree branches and tree fronds left and right if you look just above you can see some of the upper winds are doing right now, what they are doing to the palm trees, they have been swaying for hours now as they are losing palm fronds and falling into there canal right here, what is important to point out here is that it is rising, the water level here as the waves are being whipped up by the winds here in north ft. lauderdale, also, as you mentioned, the threat here isn't just the high winds and the rain, but there are also tornado watches and warnings throughout the state, including right here in broward coun
adriana, thanks, we have seen the tornado warnings here in the tampa bay area here as well, manuel bojorquez is across the peninsula and is in ft. lauderdale, we have seen the pictures of some of the wind there, it is just incredible right now. >> yes, these are some of the strongest sustained winds we are seeing so far as irma continues to batter this area, they come and go, right now, not too bad, and then you have got the gusts i will walk over here to show you we are starting to lose...
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anthony. >> manuel bojorquez, with the relief effort. thanks, manuel. florida supplies about half of america's orange juice. but irma wiped out much of this year's crop in just a few hours. it is another body blow for farmers, who have battled a devastating crop disease for years. here's carter evans. >> we're down a foot from where we were this morning. >> more than 60% of the crop is either in the water or in the dirt. thousands of trees were ripped out of the ground by hurricane irma's blistering winds. >> it's not salvageable, either. >> not any part of it. this would not be harvested until april, may. >> his crop was destined to become orange juice. but now with much of it floating in three feet of floodwater it looks more like an orange soup. >> as you can see by the amount of fruit on the ground this is more than an average crop. >> this was a banner year. >> it was a banner year. we had delivered this crop, we probably the black for the first time in a very long time. >> you'd do anything to take care of that spot on your lawn. so why not take c
anthony. >> manuel bojorquez, with the relief effort. thanks, manuel. florida supplies about half of america's orange juice. but irma wiped out much of this year's crop in just a few hours. it is another body blow for farmers, who have battled a devastating crop disease for years. here's carter evans. >> we're down a foot from where we were this morning. >> more than 60% of the crop is either in the water or in the dirt. thousands of trees were ripped out of the ground by...
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manuel bojorquez reports from island mirada. >> the hurricane struck with force, it ripped the roof clean off the gas station. unclear when the pumps will be back up and running. the reason officials are warning any one come offing to the keys, essential services, fume. electricity. sewer, clean running water all limited now. authorities are asking residents to be as self sa fish ept -suff possible. more than a week after hurricane irma slammed the keys. the devastated island chain is far from people left it. >> so this is not -- your boat. >> no. >>> i have no idea who it belongs to. however we do have the numbers on it. county officials urging those returning, bring water, food. tent. air conditioners to escape the 90 degree heat. >> want to welcome you back to the keys. but i want to also tell you the same time. when you evacuated you are not coming back to the same keys you left all. up apolice and national guard troops are operating two dozen check points to enforce security throughout the island. >> so we will all pretty much fell off. >> evacuees, jared and airen were allowed to re
manuel bojorquez reports from island mirada. >> the hurricane struck with force, it ripped the roof clean off the gas station. unclear when the pumps will be back up and running. the reason officials are warning any one come offing to the keys, essential services, fume. electricity. sewer, clean running water all limited now. authorities are asking residents to be as self sa fish ept -suff possible. more than a week after hurricane irma slammed the keys. the devastated island chain is far...