response is underway after this bridge in baltimore collapsed earlier this morning. steve: did you see that? stunning. the entire span of the francis scott key bridge came crashing down into the river after a container ship rammed a support beam as you can see in the left hand part of the screen. lawrence: so firefighters say as many as 20 people are in the water. and it s being described as a mass casualty event, kayleigh. we are awaiting a press conference that s expected to begin at 6:15 a.m. we will take you there live when it happens. go to griff jenkins who is live on the scene. griff? griff: yeah, good morning, guys. you can t overstate how significant of that collapse this was. , this we re learning the details from overnight around 1:30 a.m. that s when this singapore flagged cargo ship hit one of the major beams and collapsed that entire span. the video just stunning. and we are learning this is being treated as a mass casualty event and there are rescue tea
baltimore. steve: indeed. it is 7:00 in baltimore and we start this hour once again with a fox news alert. stunning pictures for anybody just joining us, first responders are looking for at least seven people in the water after that cargo ship crashed into the francis scott key bridge in maryland earlier in morning it s been there since 1977. that s the moment of impact right there screen left. brian: baltimore city officials say two people are out of the water with one at the hospital. one refused to get care. turned it down. kayleigh: we expect to hear from state officials any moment after baltimore city officials provided an update earlier. lawrence: griff jenkins joins us live from the scene. he got there very early limit griff, what are you learning? griff: well, the sun starting to come up, lawrence, we are learning as steve was recounting there sat least seven people now that they are looking for as this mass casualty event as it s being described is playing