Fires, shifting materials, Twisted Steel and water up to their waist at some points. Yeah, theyre searching for people in there. Theyre searching for mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters, children. Officials say they have heard sounds from underneath the debris. They are not confirming exactly what those sounds are. They said it is very possible the debris moving, metal, concrete, et cetera. But, with that news, Family Members are doing their best to hold on to hope. There is hope. Its just dwindling by the minute. There is a certain hope in the air but it is a very strange kind of a feeling. Ive rarely had this feeling except in the war zone. Were dealing day by day, theyre now finding more and more people and i hope and pray theyre found soon and everything is good. Those poor, poor people. Officials say that President Biden has been receiving updates on this. Hes expected to address the tragedy there later today at the white house. We dont know yet if he will then go on to v
Really just want to see our mom again. It is heartbreaking. It is agonizing. We are live on the ground there. Were also live with the other big headline today, in a few hours the sentencing of Derek Chauvin for the murder of vladimir putin. George floyd. What we know about the judge, where he might land and what one viewer is telling nbc news with the attorney for the floyd family live on the show in a couple of minutes. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington on this busy friday, along with our nbc news team in surfside, florida. Kerry, we heard from officials not too long ago this morning and i was struck by the notes of optimism they were hitting, that they still have hope even with some of these frankly pretty grim numbers that were getting, a jump in the number of people unaccounted for, up to 159. It is a get punch. Reporter it is a gut punch. The confirmation of four people who died inside the rubble and the rescue teams on this have been working round the clock are being
Mighty now the top stories around her 0. He naughty kingdom is new monarch king charles. The 3rd is addressed the nation praising his mother, Queen Elizabeth for her unswerving devotion, he pledged to follow her example of Lifelong Service and serve with loyalty. Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon his mothers death, would be formerly proclaimed king at a ceremony on saturday. And yeah, he returned to Buckingham Palace and met crowds of well wishes, who sang god save the king. Queen elizabeth was a life well lived, a promise with destiny kept. And she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of Lifelong Service. I renew to all to day alongside the personal grief that all my family of feeling. We also sher with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state in the commonwealth, and across the world. A deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as queen, served the people of so many nations.
Sandy hook. Man, this isnt the end of alex joness legal problems. At least 3 more families are waiting to find out just how much hell have to pay for denying their children were murdered. Rosalyn jordan al jazeera ah, your child deserve me, said robin in doha, reminder of our top new stories. The Chinese Military is conducting live ammunition drills in the taiwan straits. One day after years house speaker, nancy pelosi ended a visit to taipei. Taiwan says china has made incursions into its territorial waters. Tony chang is tracking the military sizes from bangkok. Theyll be gone, going to sunday, possibly even monday say the chinese navy am and today there have been several incidences where they have encroached very close to took what taiwan regards its own independent territory, which of course the time when hes regard as their own territory. 10 naval ships briefly crossed whats called the median line, which is the, the area dividing taiwan and mainland china. And we understand that t
Ethiopia to gray region. Say theyre ready for a cease fire and would accept a Peace Process led by the african union. This latest development could potentially end almost 2 years of fighting. The United Nations has welcomed the announcement and said its ready to support the a you with the process. Rosalind jordan says the u. S. Has also been involved in diplomatic efforts to help reach this point. The special envoy for the horn of africa, michael hammer, has been in addis ababa since september 5th meeting with officials. Not just in the ethiopian government, but also with the leadership of the tpl at the main rebel for saw in the northern part of ethiopia trying to load lay the groundwork from so or for some sort of piece talk. Preliminary results in swedens general election suggest a right Wing Alliance could when a slim majority over the Ruling Center left block boats are still being counted and the incumbent Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson has not conceded defeat. But if the curre