Attempting to figure out, to explain, how this might have happened. In the meantime, Family Members are holding onto hope, and they are desperately waiting for answers. My nephew was here with a wife and three four children. Im just asking god. My mom is an absolutely amazing person. Shes a fighter, and she fights for every single one of us. And we wont stop, until we wont stop fighting, until we find her. I want to get, now, to sanjay and cnn correspondent, rosa flores also there at the scene of the building collapse. Rosa and sanjay, this is you know, this is heartbreaking to hear from these families. And there are, still, so many questions about what happened here. No doubt, brianna. And rosas been here since yesterday morning. It is tough, i just have to say, listening to those Family Members. I cant even imagine if your if you dont know, at this point. And that is the case for 99 people, theyre still unaccounted for. I i wonder, do we have any more insight, as to what, exactly, ha
More than 60 hours since the collapse took place. Rescue teams are battling fires which greatly complicated the effort to find survivors. We are facing incredible difficulties with the fire. The fire has been going on for awhile. It is a very deep fire. It is extremely difficult to locate the source of the fire. There are new concerns about the condos sister building, nearly identical building located a block away from the collapse. Officials are saying that building should be evacuated until a structural investigation can be done. Has the same name, same developer, probably had the same materials. Probably had the same plans. And people are asking me is the building safe. I cant tell them it is safe. I cant tell them that. One of the Big Questions thats outstanding is how this could happen. Were getting details today about exactly what may have been happening in the pool deck of the building. Structural field survey was done in 2018 and warned of cracking in certain columns. An engine
Heartbreaking to speak to the families, to speak to the loved ones who are still missing. It is awful indeed. Like all of the viewers, my heart goes out to them. Jim, we still dont know why or how this happened, but we are learning three years ago an engineer did raise concerns what was described as structural damage of this florida complex behind me. This triggers new concerns about the sister Condo Building just a block away. Theyre telling residents to evacuate out of that building out of an abundance of caution, and theyre also cautioning that it might take months to know for sure what went so horribly wrong here. Some Structural Engineering experts are weighing in. Theyre calling the 2018 report truly alarming. Well have much on that coming up in a few moments. Lets begin with that desperate search for survivors. Dozens are still unaccounted for and their families are growing more worried and more frustrated clearly by the minute. Cnns randi kaye is here at surfside. What are resc
Heartbreaking to speak to the families, to speak to the loved ones who are still missing. It is awful indeed. Like all of the viewers, my heart goes out to them. Jim, we still dont know why or how this happened, but we are learning three years ago an engineer did raise concerns what was described as structural damage of this florida complex behind me. This triggers new concerns about the sister Condo Building just a block away. Theyre telling residents to evacuate out of that building out of an abundance of caution, and theyre also cautioning that it might take months to know for sure what went so horribly wrong here. Some Structural Engineering experts are weighing in. Theyre calling the 2018 report truly alarming. Well have much on that coming up in a few moments. Lets begin with that desperate search for survivors. Dozens are still unaccounted for and their families are growing more worried and more frustrated clearly by the minute. Cnns randi kaye is here at surfside. What are resc
Minutes away. Plus a new twist in the mysterious Double Murder of a son and a mother from a prominent family in South Carolina. A former trooper speaking out tonight about the possible connection to a cold case he investigated years ago. And its not just parents, but now teachers and officials all at odds over Critical Race Theory. Lawmakers today feeling the heat. Were public and congressman bob good apparently called a racist during a virtual House Committee on the controversial topic today. A brain to develop internet. We begin tonight with that Gut Wrenching Scene in South Florida as First Responders are working around the Clock Searching for any possible survivors of that catastrophic Apartment Building complex. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie is there live on the scene in surfside florida senate. Jonathan, what is the latest . Well, shannon, the weather certainly is not cooperating with the rescuers. There have been thunderstorms coming in and out of South Florida. Nevertheless, fi