Block away. Residents are being told to evacuate out of an abundance of caution. Officials say theres still hope of finding survivor, but Cnns Wolf Blitzer can tell us on the ground in surfside. Wolf, its getting more desperate by the hour. And this big revelation today, which is not going to come as any comfort to anybody on the ground there that an engineer warned three years ago that there were major structural issues with the building. Wolf, that is devastating news. Reporter its devastating, and its so heartbreaking to so many of the families, loved ones who are gathered, waiting, hoping, and praying right now. Experts say it may take months to get to the bottom of what happened here in surfside, florida. Back in 2018, managers were urged to make repairs and we understand that work was set to begin soon. Were going to have much more on that coming up in a few moments. But lets begin with the latebreaking developments on the rescue efforts. Fires and rain are making this very diffi
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Rubble, 50 apartment buildings, condominiums collapsed to the ground, most of the people in that building were asleep, 99 people unaccounted for. A lot of Family Members desperate for information. Here is florida senator marco rubio and what they are going through. I cant imagine having someone i love, wanting to believe they are alive, hoping for a miracle and desperation folks are feeling at this moment. All we can do is help people who are in that situation and hope Something Like this never happens again. Search and Rescue Operations continue overnight, incredibly tough conditions, they are drilling in an underground parking lot trying to find the source of sound or banking, hoping to find people still alive, 36 people rescued on the first night, one of those Rescue Workers were rescued by civilian who was out walking his dog and noticed a 10yearold boy able to wave his fingers in the rubble. Heres that civilian. He knew we were there. I got a firefighter and Police Officer over th
Making it that much harder for rescue crews. Officials say four people are dead, 159 others are still missing after part of Champlain Towers south crumbled in the Early Morning hours on thursday. A newlyreleased inspectors report warned structural damage to the building in 2018. Steve harrigan is life in surfside, florida, with the latest. Steve. Reporter jon, day three, no rescues since thursday. The key numbers remain the same, 159 people still missing, four people confirmed dead. Officials continue to insist this is a still a searchandrescue operation. Here is the mayor of miamidade. We continue to have hope. Were continuing to search. Were looking for people alive in the rubble. That is our priority and our teams have not stopped. Reporter officials released a troubling engineering report from three years ago citing major structural damage in the building that collapsed. That there were cracks around the parking area and around the pool deck as well. The mayor has ordered an audit
Four confirmed dead at this hour. The cause of this is still unknown. That part of it just beginning. My niece and her husband and her son were on the seventh floor. Im asking everybody to pray for survivors. My nephew was here with his wife and three small children. 2, 6 and 9. You never lose hope. Martha never lose hope. Rachel is among those that are hopeful today as this process continues. Her mom, judy is unaccounted for. Rachel will join us in just a moment. Were watching the minneapolis courtroom team. Chauvin is on the left side of your screen. The former Police Officer convicted in the killing of george floyd is about to find out how many years he will spend behind bars. We may hear from Derek Chauvin for the first time during this process and well watch that live throughout the course of this hour. Thats where we find matt finn. Today is a big day, matt. Martha, Derek Chauvin is looking different. Three members of George Floyds family have given impact statements. The first,