We are extremely grateful for the support that we have received from the national, the state, and the local partners, as well as throughout the state. And and elsewhere. And in addition, we are grateful for the support that we have embedded from our israeli and mexican teams that have joined our operation. We have a full set of social Services Available to the families at the hotel where most of them are staying. And so, they are operating in shifts. They are available around the clock, with grief counseling, rabbis, otherreligious leaders, all, onsite to assist our families during this difficult, difficult process. Many groups have volunteered, as well, to help. And we are coordinating their services. Chief among them, Jewish Community services which also operates the 211 help line here with licensed clinicians. And they specialize in trauma and grief counseling. Also, our Community Action and humanservices agencies and juvenileservices department. Those are county departments with ou
We are extremely grateful for the support that we have received from the national, the state, and the local partners, as well as throughout the state. And and elsewhere. And in addition, we are grateful for the support that we have embedded from our israeli and mexican teams that have joined our operation. We have a full set of social Services Available to the families at the hotel where most of them are staying. And so, they are operating in shifts. They are available around the clock, with grief counseling, rabbis, otherreligious leaders, all, onsite to assist our families during this difficult, difficult process. Many groups have volunteered, as well, to help. And we are coordinating their services. Chief among them, Jewish Community services which also operates the 211 help line here with licensed clinicians. And they specialize in trauma and grief counseling. Also, our Community Action and humanservices agencies and juvenileservices department. Those are county departments with ou
We are extremely grateful for the support that we have received from the national, the state, and the local partners, as well as throughout the state. And and elsewhere. And in addition, we are grateful for the support that we have embedded from our israeli and mexican teams that have joined our operation. We have a full set of social Services Available to the families at the hotel where most of them are staying. And so, they are operating in shifts. They are available around the clock, with grief counseling, rabbis, otherreligious leaders, all, onsite to assist our families during this difficult, difficult process. Many groups have volunteered, as well, to help. And we are coordinating their services. Chief among them, Jewish Community services which also operates the 211 help line here with licensed clinicians. And they specialize in trauma and grief counseling. Also, our Community Action and humanservices agencies and juvenileservices department. Those are county departments with ou
It probably had the same materials. It probably had the same plans, and you know, people are asking me, is the building safe . And i cant tell them it is safe. I cant tell them that. Reporter the families affected by this, fred, are not only wondering about the conditions of their loved ones but also whether this could have been prevented, and were getting new details today that shine a light on the condition of the building before it collapsed. Actually, dating back to 2018. A Structural Field survey that was conducted of the condo warned of cracking in some of the columns that were in the pool deck. An engineer arguing that Major Repairs were going to be needed, repairs that were apparently going to begin before the unthinkable happened as we take a look at these images of rescue crews literally standing atop 11 stories of what used to be homes. We have a full team on the ground right now as the search for survivors continues. Lets start with cnns randi kaye. Shes not far from where
Welcome to cnns special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. Im wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12story condo Building Collapse here in surfside, florida. And im pamela brown in washington. We have a lot of Breaking News to cover this hour, pamela. Well do it together. The Structural Engineering company that inspected the Champlain Towers in 2018 says they also gave estimates back in june of 2020 for the buildings 40year recertification. The consultant only provides Engineering Consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. And they also stated, and im quoting, we are deeply troubled by this Building Collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed. As we do so, we also continue to pray for all those impacted by this tragic event. Tonight, surfside officials are warning residents of a Sister Building, the Champlain Towers north, and theyre warning them to evacuate now. We have a full team