great to see you this morning. we re going to start this morning with breaking news. a bridge collapses in washington state sending cars and people plunging 40 feet into the frigid river. there are injuries and no unwas killed. it was classified as functionally obsolete before it collapsed. this is the disaster unfolding last night. it is where we find katherine barrett who is live for us this morning. let s start with functionally obsolete, what does that mean. reporter: what it means is really only that the bridge is out of date. not that it was structural rily unsound. this was an unbridge. it was built in 1955.
vernon, washington, an hour north of seattle. we found katherine barrett there live. what can you tell us? as you said, there were injured in this, but very fortunately this bridge carries as many as 70,000 vehicles across this span. only two vehicles fell into the water. in these two vehicles, three people rescued fairly swiftly from very cold water and transported to local hospitalized where they are reported to be in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. glad to have survived what could have been a much, much worse situation in terms of human toll. obviously, structurally terrible, and a main artery from the canadian boarder to the oregon border through the state, much commerce passes this way, a busy holiday weekend coming up, having this artery severed will have an impact on traffic. there aren t very good road
below. the bridge had been classified as functionally obsolete by state transportation officials before the collapse. functionally obsolete, we ll tell what you that means. this happened in rural mt. washington. catherine, what can you tell us about there? what s the latest? reporter: you can see behind me there are two vehicles still in the water in the wreckage of this bridge collapse. remarkably though for a bridge that seize some 70,000 cars pass each day, just two vehicles fell into water. three victims in those victims were rescued by divers, taken to area hospitals and are all reported to be in stable condition with nonlife threatening injuries. but still, a heart stopping moment when that roadway gave way. whether the dust hit, i saw the bridge start to fall at that point. momentum carried us right over. as you saw the water approaching, there s just one of those, you hold on as tight as you can. and just a when it flash and cold water. it was definitely cold this
0 mistrial in the penalty faze of the jodi arias trial. starting point begins now. all right, a bridge collapsed near seattle and send cars and passengers into the frigid river 40 feet below. miraculously there was no deaths. all of this unfolding last night in mount vernon, washington. an hour north of seattle. the bridge was functionally obsolete. do we know what happened to make this one unsafe at that moment? reporter: the primary thing is probably it s age. it was built in 1955 and functionally obsolete does not me structurally unsound, it s shoulders and lower clearance, - and it could have been that clearance that triggered this collapse. it took a smooth rolling interstate into a crumple concrete and cars. a dramatic scene north of seattle. two vehicles were crossing the i-5 bring when it collapsed. the three people in those cars were tossed into the river. fortunately rescuers arrived quickly. this man was on the bridge when it folded. there was a big puff of dust, a
0 early start begins in a moment. befirst, we want to leave you with the kindness of strangers here. this is for the national prevention of starvation and we saw them marching down the street, playing some music here in moore, oklahoma. . breaking news, everyone. bridge collapse. deadlock, jodi arias sentencing declared a mistrial and a new jury takes over. recovering and rebuilding. this morning, signs of hope in the devastating rubble of moore, oklahoma. good morning to you. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. it s great to see you. welcome home, by the way. thank you. we begin with breaking news, a bridge collapse in washington state. sebding cars and people plunge into the freezing river 40 feet below. the bridge had been classified as functionally obsolete by state transportation officials before the collapse. functionally obsolete, we ll tell what you that means. this happened in rural mt. washington. catherine, what can you tell us about ther