Through the holidays. New video paints terrifying picture. Heavy smoke outside the Barclay Friends Senior Living Center thursday night. Frail elderly residents trying to escape with their lives as firefighters pull up carrying one woman to safety. 133 residents did make the out along with 15 staff members. Thanks to the heroics of so many. Firefighters, police officers, staff members, citizens had minutes to get those citizens out. Many of them in wheel chairs, walkers, many of them with physical and mental issues. Reporter so many survived despite overwhelming obstacles the lazy hot firefighters helmets started to melt but four residents are still missing all in their mid 80s to early 90s including a husband and wife. Given the circumstances, experts would have expected 50 people to have perish. While a tragedy its a small miracle that we only have four people unaccounted for. Reporter meanwhile atf fire experts finally were able to get into the building today. A crane helping to clea
Then you have got the russians. The tension between the United States and russia could be at higher than any played since and at the cold war with allegations in hacking in the 26th election process. We send you into the heart of russian control territory on long island . Tell us about it. Z thats right lx welcome to the goalpost of long island. Some very interesting characters you. You have Jennifer Lopez owning a home here the woeful wall street the dog would come running out and we come back over the fence. The russian compound here in new york has sat in the spot that president obama has ordered 35 russian intelligence apparatus to get out of the country. They have owned his home since the 1950s and many long islanders like myself had no idea its been here. Obama is taking the russians out. One is in maryland and one is in glen cove. Did you know there was a russian compound in glen cove . Yes. The state Department Says it were used for russian intelligence activity but theres no e
4 00 p. M. To the 4 30 a. M. We appreciate you joining us. Right now we have a lack of cloud cover around well be off to a nice sunny start. Well sue sunshine and light sweep of clouds coming through. 54 on the bus stop. 55 in wilmington. 50 in trenton. 352 in millville. The northern and western suburbs in the mid to upper 40s. Lets check out the winds, some of you are looking at winds in the teens, overall a light jacket works on the kids. As we look at the rest of the day it is a good looking afternoon ahead, is not as milds the next couple of days, but comfortable. 67 by 5 00 p. M. Will be the high well hit that late in the afternoon before sliding to 63 degrees by 7 00 p. M. Allergies are running high. Its all tree pollen, those who suffer from allegation may want to keep the medications handy for the next couple of days. Karen rogers we have a look at the ahead at the workweek and the the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast for easter sunday. Reporter this is a live look at th
Point, this is a recovery effort, not a rescue for those trapped workers. These two peoples families and everyones families, just a tough situation. Construction is a dangerous job, and you know, its just a tough situation, the water and sewer are working really hard right now to get these people out. I heard the officers screaming on the air very quickly, to get fire, to get everyone down h realized very quickly, we had workers trapped in the hole. The reporter so as you can see, a very heartbreaking day here in the south end. Behind me, out here on dartmouth street, whats taking place is that the workers here are trying to drain out that hole, theyre trying to get water out, theyre trying to shore up the size of that trench to make it safe so that the bodies of the two workers can be recovered. Very, very sad day here if the guys . Mark thanks, bob. Bob, what are you hearing about the investigation on the scene there . The reporter well, the investigation, Boston Police have sent the
Workers were trapped in a trench, 12 feet below the ground, when the walls suddenly collapsed on top of them. Efforts to reach the two men futile and quickly turned from a rescue effort to a recovery one. My thoughts and prayers are with these two peoples families, and everyones families, just a tough situation. Construction is a dangerous job, and you know, its just a tough situation, the Fire Department and water and sewer are working really hard right now to get the reporter the two construction workers work for a Company Called Atlantic Drain Services. Fox 25 news reached out to the company and we were told both men were good workers and most importantly, great family men. This is a very sad day here in south end. Report live, bob ward, fox 25 news. Unfolding on dartmouth street when crews realized those men were trapped. Take a look, you can see at least one person on his hands and knees, desperately reaching in to the trench as water was flowing all around him. Fox 25s Jacqui Hei