Within 45 minutes people are Still Holding on to hope that at any moment there could be word someone has been found alive beneath that rubble. Hope is the only thing people here have right now. The latest update from the scene, a state of anxious anticipation. 159 people still unaccounted for. Literally a short distance from where i stand rescue crews have not stopped working since the Building Collapsed thursday morning. Theyre carefully sifting through debris. Fire, smokey conditions complicate their work. Theres a wall honoring the missing not far from here. Of course, adding to the frustration and uncertainty of the families here, the mystery. We still have no idea what brought most of this building down. We are getting some very important contexts, potentially clues as to what may have led to this collapse. The new york sometimes saying an engineer worried of, quote, major structural damage. They were urged to make major repairs. That work was about to get underway. Experts cautio
Within 45 minutes people are Still Holding on to hope that at any moment there could be word someone has been found alive beneath that rubble. Hope is the only thing people here have right now. The latest update from the scene, a state of anxious anticipation. 159 people still unaccounted for. Literally a short distance from where i stand rescue crews have not stopped working since the Building Collapsed thursday morning. Theyre carefully sifting through debris. Fire, smokey conditions complicate their work. Theres a wall honoring the missing not far from here. Of course, adding to the frustration and uncertainty of the families here, the mystery. We still have no idea what brought most of this building down. We are getting some very important contexts, potentially clues as to what may have led to this collapse. The new york sometimes saying an engineer worried of, quote, major structural damage. They were urged to make major repairs. That work was about to get underway. Experts cautio
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,
Range was expected, now were waiting to hear the reaction from various parties including from the floyd family themselves because Derek Chauvin did speak today. Well give you the details of that. First to Matt Finn In Minneapolis that has been chronicling the case from the beginning and how things are going now. Matt . Hi, neil. Right now peaceful in the streets. Theres a semi large crowd outside the courthouse. People were chanting black lives matter no protests or any riots in minneapolis that weve seen. Moments before, judge cahill handed Derek Chauvin a 22 1 2 year sentence. The judge said that he did not make his ruling on emotions or on public demand. He said instead he based it on the rule of law. Hes releasing a 22page memo that will explain how he arrived at his sentencing. The big question is whether Derek Chauvin was doing to speak. In fact, he did for the firstime since George Floyds death. He never gave an interview and did not speak during the time and he did not testify.
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,