it may not happen for them based on where their family members were and the way the building is set and identified. it s coded by floor numbers and area so the reality on that has set for them. but, you know, mexico, 11 days. haiti, 27. and scientists will tell you the only thing people need is hydration. and we ve seen that between the rains almost daily but also when we had to put out two fires. that put a lot of water right there in the very area that they will be going around. so i m hopeful, and we re inviting the families today. they will be in scheduled times to see the memorial wall which they hadn t been able to get to before. we ve moved traffic around. but also to invite them one last time to come over to see the building as it remains before it
by our search and rescue teams, whether it s the men and women or and/or their trained dogs. and also right below it is a big area. incredibly void of rubble, but it hasn t been cleared out and searched because of the unstability of the parameter of where the building is and where it could fall. once the demolition occurs, all those handlers with their dogs who have been resting yesterday will literally be able to start searching that area. literally for the first time. so it will continue and it will start in a brand-new area. are we talking about minutes from demolition to when those people can start searching? we know every minute matters for these families. understood, but i don t have
the expertise in demolition. i do know that they are using a brand-new technology. it s purported to be over a period of time that there would be demolition. now it is permitted for today, but it will be determined. they started to prep the building yesterday and everybody was on stand down as far as going through the rubble. so as soon as they can safely say it s set to have people go back through, they will start the demolition people know what they re doing. and for sure the search and rescue people do. yeah. we re also in day ten of the search and rescue mission. 121 people still missing as of this morning. are families still hopeful that they ll find their loved ones alive? some are. some have really come to realize
we appreciate you spending part of your holiday weekend with us. i m lindsey reiser. the macy s fireworks show, of course, you can watch it on nbc tonight. this is some behind the scenes footage of the setup. they will be set off along several barges on the east river, and the empire state building also going to be setting off fireworks as well. the empire state building will have a starring role in tonight s festivities. it s going to really feel as if, yes, america is back. what a wonderful thing. we re excited to celebrate that new normal. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest news this morning. new developments in the surfside condo collapse. search efforts have been paused as crews get set to demolish the rest of the building. they are racing against time because of the tropical storm that s barreling toward the u.s. right now threatening southern florida with dangerous winds and rain. some 24 people now confirmed dead and another 121 still
the exception will be along the gulf coast with that rain. back to you guys. hope you have a great fourth. michelle, you, too. in surfside, winds could be 26 miles an hour. last hour kendis asked the mayor of surfside if that would be enough to make that south tower teeter, he said we don t know. that s why they re going through with the controlled demolition. we want to bring in miami-dade county commissioner, sally hayman, commissioner, good morning. the search efforts are currently paused for the demolition of the remainder of the condo. when can we expect it to resume? not until the demolition. you have an unstable building since day one and it s been classified. all the search efforts, subterranean, two levels of garage, above the pile, on the perimeter has been limited. right next to the building as you see from your visual, that area has never been scoped out