that here whether in new york or elsewhere? not because of a hurricane or a tornado or some sort of terrorist activity, but simply presumably out of negligence? i thought it looked like a controlled demolition. i think one of the problems that we have in this country is our construction is so good that that s why when you have something like that that s unusual, it s hard to find hold on, tom. hold that thought for a moment. i want to get back to the news conference. here s the miami dade mayor. we are, day six in a search and rescue continues. it continued throughout the day, throughout the morning. there are currently 210 people working on the site. the urban search and rescue team has been augmented by teams from all over the state and all over the world. they are working throughout
back into these buildings, many of them the same age as the champlain towers south building, many in the same condition, and reinspect, look at every crack, every piece of exposed rebar, reinspect all of that, get those repairs done. we were in sunny isles beach, florida, yesterday at the winston towers complex. we got access to the garage down there. it is this was a process that began before the collapse. in the meantime, there is this rush to go back to these buil buildings, re-audit them. the mayor of miami dade did talk about one building where they already had to shut down part. here is the mayor. we re taking swift action to immediately identify and address any outstanding issues with the
about water and the deterioration of the concrete and the structure. it is very concerning to me to see those pictures. the miami dade mayor says a building audit has uncovered serious issues. does the process of inspecting buildings along the south florida coast, for example, need to change? yeah. that s a great question. and let me just go back a second and say that the pool structure is intact. i am most concerned with the reports of the membrane that was found under the pool deck. i think people will look at deterioration at the intersections of the columns in the slab. that tends to be places where failures happen. as he look at other structures in the area, we re in an aggressive environment with salt water and water. we need to go through structures. certainly those on the
depressing situation that s unfolding right now. the numbers keep rising as far as the death toll as you just reported is concerned. and the families are clearly distraught as this search and rescue operation continues. brian todd is at the scene of the search and rescue effort that s underway. brian, we heard from the mayor earlier today with some very, very somber tones. that s right, wolf. this search effort is dangerous. it is painstaking. it is heart breaking. they re still going at it very hard at this hour. as you and fredricka reported, the death toll now stands at nine. 156 people remain unaccounted. the fire officials are saying there is no time limit on when the research and rescue operation is going to turn into a search and recovery operation. but we did get some additional details in a news conference a short time ago today. the miami dade mayor talked about this trench they are digging that seems to be massive, and that has yielded