NJ town hardest hit by Sandy begins razing homes
Cranes and bulldozers have joined seagulls and surf as the new sounds of summer in the Jersey shore town that was the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Full story
Matt gives signal for final WTC pieces to be placed
With a blast of an air horn from TODAY’s Matt Lauer, crews atop One World Trade Center begin to lift the last pieces of the building’s spire into place to make the tower a symbolic 1,776 feet tall.
Last pieces of World Trade Center set to top tower
After over six years of construction, the final pieces of the One World Trade Center building are being put in place, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports and Matt Lauer takes in the view from the top.
World Trade Center spire hoisted
Crane operators in New York City hoisted the final piece of the spire that will stand on top of One World Trade Center. When the spire is completed the three billion dollar building will reach 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has detail
Spire lifted to top of One World Trade Center
A crane has hoisted a steel spire to the top of New York's One World Trade Center. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Crane says Mitchell will become CEO in January
Diversified manufacturer Crane Co. said Monday that CEO Eric Fast will retire in January, and President and Chief Operating Officer Max Mitchell will replace him. Full story
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Stuck ship chopped to ease reef grief
Rachel Maddow updates the reporting on the USS Guardian, a U.S. Navy minesweeper stuck on an ecologically significant and fragile coral reef in the Philippines, being chopped into pieces to avoid further damage to the reef (and further incursion of fines for damage already done).
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