stairwells were lock. the building had no sprinklers. the fire department arrived quickly, but its ladders were unable to reach the top floors of what was then a new high-rise. dozens were trappedear the windows and had to make a horrifying instant decision burn to death or jump. down came the bodies in a shower, burning, smoking, flaming bodies wrote eyewitness, a united press reporter. the city s grief was immeasurable. thousands of people came to this cemetery to bury 14 of the young viims underneath this memorial paid for by the ladies waist and dress mars union. it would be a galvanizing event for organize labor. only 16 months earlier the triangle workuc hers had struck for beer pay and work nditions. triangle refused to change the workplace. but after the massive fire, the idea that government had a responsibility tprotect workers gained widespread acceptance. union membership soad as new york state passed a series of
we have new video shot just a few hours ago by reuters east of ajdabiya. watch this. rebels and gadhafi forces are locked in battle in ajdabiya. civilians fleeing the city are telling us about horrible scenes, bodies in the streets, gadha gadhafi s men on house to house hunts for members of the opposition. destr tanks s today that had weapons pointed toward the city. we ll go live to arwa damon on the ground in jusa moment. > first we re going to take a closer look at how president obama has been handling this whole situation. why hasn t he give p a major speech tthe nation yet? why didn t he cancel his latin america trip? was it bad leadership or carefully calculated decisions to send a message?