having a hard time taking care of us in the sense of being present. and so, i took on the role of taking care of cassie. putting ponytails in her hair. getting her to the school bus. you know, cassie was always a big dreamer and she was going to live in new york and she was going to be a model and an actress. and, you know, she was always a very star-struck young lady. and, you know, cassie lived a lot of her dreams. she was a model. she did have some parts in a couple of movies. she she loved the limelight. she was very, very vivacious and she just had a zest for life. and it pains me that she lost her life for no reason. she sounds like a terrific sister. she really does. she was a beautiful, beautiful person. and she she was the best, baby sister.
better at home. and so, you know, i ve left a lot of those services behind. and i have not been able to get some of the services that i truly need here. and i have been alone. so it s been really hard with all of my closest family in miami. and, of course, not being able to find my baby sister has been very, very hard on me. i m sure, ashley. i hope they are all watching so they know how much you care, and how much you are thinking about them. we appreciate you being with us. and know that we re thinking about you tonight. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. earlier today, surfside s mayor discussed the conversation he has had with family of loved ones still unaccounted for. the families, he said, were particularly interested whether the dogs were being used as part of the search-and-rescue mission. they are, he said, and are quote, very, very active. even during these tough-weather conditions, we mentioned. an interesting question that came up in our conversation was
and, you know, i mourn for her, as a daughter. you know, because i took care of her so long. i mourn for her as my baby sister. and i mourn for her that she was my best friend. just very quickly, what kind of information are you getting from officials? how are they keeping you updated? well, i have a link to the zoom meetings every morning and every evening. i have had a hard time being in communication with my mom and my niece and my brother-in-law, due to the the cell phone towers being clogged. and, you know, they just don t have any service. so that s been really hard not being able to reach out to my family and tell my mom how much i love her, and that i m here for her. and tell my niece that nanny s here for her. and tell my brother-in-law that i m here for him. and so, i think that s been a difficult part of my, own processing. because i was down in miami. but i wasn t doing well. and so, i thought i would be
to children s intensive care where we were waiting for more news. and hejust said, i m sorry. that s what i can remember. i can rememberjust letting a loud scream out, shouting, no. and i had to just go and tell my girls, because they were only letting two of us in a room, and i had to tell my girls that their baby sister had passed away. she s left a very big hole. very. when you realised what had happened, what did you then think about those batteries, and particularly about the remote control in this instance, but the way that they are relatively easily accessible, i guess, for little children? and we actually found the remote without the button battery in. so i turned it around, and itjust came out. it wasn t even secure. there was no lock on it. there was no lock.
two of us in a room, and i had to tell my girls that their baby sister had passed away. she s left a very big hole. very. when you realised what had happened, what did you then think about those batteries, and particularly about the remote control in this instance, but the way that they are relatively easily accessible, i guess, for little children? and we actually found the remote without the button battery in. so i turned it around, and itjust came out. it wasn t even secure. there was no lock on it. there was no lock. there was no little thing you had to push to get it out. itjust slid out. harper lee s granddad s built a memorial at the bottom of the garden. the family really hopes that by talking about her, other lives will be saved. phil mackie, bbc news,