that are racial in nature and try and make sure that the democrats don t turn out in any kind of solid numbers. i mean, we re hearing it already. there is a prime problem from coast to coast, major cities are seeing spikes in crime and we already hear the republicans trying to sort of gin that up. we re going to hear that over and over in the mid terms. erroll lewis, always great to have you. thank you. thanks, erica. turning back to the top story. the search and rescue efforts underway in surf side, florida. first responders continuing their work and they are keeping a very close eye on the skies. we ll take a look at how the weather could impact those efforts today. that s ahead. sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there s no question it s something that i would recommend.
people are actually sleeping there overnight after their entire building collapsing. there is a heaviness in the air. people are cling to go this idea there could be a miracle and not letting go of the belief that their loved ones are still alive, if only trapped under the debris. the heaviness comes in waves, especially with the passing of every hour. if hope is the last thing that s lost, there s still plenty of it here. outside the surf side community center, among those still holding out for answers about their unaccounted loved ones is abigail perrera. do you still have hope? pereira says her friends had arrived at the surf side high
judge had already figured out what he wanted to do in terms of sentencing, but just can you put that in perspective for us? how common or uncommon is it for us to hear a statement like that? yeah, erica, it was. it was shocking to me. i did tweet about it. it caught me by surprise. one, we didn t know who was going to testify or give a statement on behalf of derek chauvin. we didn t expect to hear much from derek chauvin. he has an appeal pending and these federal charges. his mother coming forward, not unusual for a family member to come forward and plead for mercy. what was unusual was that she didn t address the floyd family impact witness come forward and at least address the family, acknowledge their loss, express some condolences. doesn t have to state that her
chop every single thing that the democrats want to get done. you know, what s the impact, do you think, on these stalled negotiations when it comes to police reform? things were looking good for a little while, then they were stalled. this was at the end of last month. it appears as though the senate was close to a bipartisan bill. there was talk of a bipartisan deal. i think of some of this as a costume drama where everybody plays their role and the republicans pretend they re going to negotiate. if you listen to what mitch mcconnell is saying, it becomes clear there was never a compromise that was going to be possible. on policing in particular, i will tell you, erica, i fear that this is going to be turned into the kind of issue that republicans love to use as a wedge issue to divide democratic coalitions, to frielten suburban voters, to frankly play on fears