on with their demolition plans. we ll compare policy and posturing when sam stein and is ezra klein join me. when jake and i first set out on our own, we ate anything. but in time you realize the better you eat, the better you feel. these days we both eat smarter. and i give jake purina cat chow naturals. made with real chicken and salmon, it s high in protein like a cat s natural diet. and no added artificial flavors. we ve come a long way. and whatever s ahead, we ll be there for each other. naturally. purina cat chow naturals. bob will retire when he s 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he s not. he s an architect with two kids and a mortgage.
bottom of the hour. stick around for that. and they lost just about everything because of hurricane sandy. now the few things they have left are about to be bulldozed. the city of new york is demolishing 200 homes deemed too dangerous to go back into. homeowners are trying to salvage what they can before it s too late. we got marked as red. we have no structure damage. we re calling them to come back down to reevaluate the structure. they have to rip it apart, take it apart a stuff is still inside but i can t get it out. i m stuck. alisyn: the city is struggling to find homeowners now living with family and friends to notify them about these demolition plans. there is new video of a fatal oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. holy (bleep). alisyn: tv crew filming captured it. the oil company is expanding the search for the last missing
specific timetable for the controlled demolition, but the process will begin as soon as the site is secure. independent contractors are working to contain the demolition and to ensure that search efforts are not compromised. demolition plans were moved up amid concerns that tropical force winds could bring the building down unsafely. we are joined from surfside, florida. what more are you learning? reporter: there s a lot happening right now. some teams switching out. some of the florida task forces from around the state that were helping here, they are having to go home right now and prepare to help assist with elsa, the storm coming through. and then you have now other teams from out of state and federal assistance swapping in to assist. a lot happening in preparation for that storm that is now tracking like it s going to go a bit more west. so maybe not directly hitting surfside, but there s still