Lets go outfront. And good evening. Im erin burnett. The Breaking News, it is a race against time this hour. Rescuers in florida desperately searching for nearly 100 people still unaccounted for after a condo high rise just collapsed this morning. New video that we just got moments ago here shows a frantic effort under way by rescuers. This video is in the flooded basement of that building. The Building Collapsed, you see those collapse marks, and in that basement, people still desperately searching in surf side, florida, just north of miami beach. In there risking their lives to try to save others, because the situation is growing more dire by the moment. 99 people are unaccounted for at this hour. Thats a number thats been going up throughout the day, as more people realized a loved one could be inside. Only one person is confirmed dead. No survivors have been found since the collapse happened 17 hours ago. Surveillance video shows that horrifying moment the building came crashing down early this morning as dawn was coming. Local Officials Say the 12 floors of the building literally pancaked, and you can see it from that surveillance video, obviously, about that fulllength Football Field away. They still have no idea how such a thing happened. I just had a chance to view the site up close, and, i mean, the humanity that you see, the daily lives, the evidence of just People Living their daily lives and that everything, everything evaporated in an instant, its just its enormously devastating. Rescuers have been able to save 37 people, including a 10yearold boy. The boy you see here pulled out of the rubble. The man who first found that boy describing the moment when he heard the child yelling out for help. He was just screaming, dont leave me, dont leave me, dont leave me. So we wanted to stay with him to make sure we got fire and police over there. So i was able to signal a Police Officer using the flashlight of my phone. They got up to him. He got a perspective, and then he got fire over there to start digging him out. No word yet on the boys family. But there are so many families holding out hope that their loved ones could still be okay. Im going to speak to a man who was looking for his mother and grandmother. But first, i want to go to surf side, florida, and rosa flores, who was there. So rosa, we just showed that video just in. Theyre in the basement there trying to drill. Everything they desperately can do to try to find people who may be alive. Are they still hopeful there are survivors . Reporter erin, they are. Right now, the focus is the Search And Rescue mission. Those moments like you just described where firefighters are shoring up that building to go inside looking for signs of life. At this hour, according to local authorities, one person has died, 102 people have been accounted for. And firefighters are on a mission to find 99 others. These images appear to show the moment that a 12story high rise partially collapsed in surf side, florida thursday morning. A wife with three or four children. 2, 6, and 9. We just hope im just asking god, because theyre in the affected area. Reporter a massive Search And Rescue operation under way for survivors among the rubble of champlain tower south. Reporter at least one person is dead, and ten injured, Officials Say. 99 people are still unaccounted for. The rescuers are hearing sounds from the rubble. Its kind of hit or miss. You get into a zone where youre so passionate and so focused and so just determined to make sure youre doing Everything Possible to save a life in an event like this. Reporter this 10yearold was lucky to get out alive. This man spotted the boy between the rubble and alerted rescuers. I saw an arm sticking out of the wreckage. He was screaming, can you see me . Reporter another resident narrowly escaped. I looked down the hallway, its a very long hallway, probably a hundred yards, 75 yards, and there was nothing there. It was just a pile of dust and rubble. Reporter while the cause of the collapse remains unclear, work had been taking place on the roof. There was work on the building being done to meet the 40year standard. Its not to say what the cause is. Reporter and the nature of the collapse, complicating rescue efforts. The problem is, the building has literally pancaked. Theres just feet in between stories where there were ten feet. Reporter a nearby 50unit hotel also evacuated. The alarms went off, it just got louder. Everybody started to panic, and we grabbed children and started running out the door. Reporter for now, the focus is on providing survivors with the support they so desperately need. We still have hope to identify additional survivors. And the state of florida, were offering any assistance that we can. Reporter according to the miamidade fire rescue, firefighters have not been able to hear voices in the rubble as theyre searching. But they have been hearing bangs. That, of course, signs of life. No word yet on what caused this collapse. But at some point, the Miamidade Police department will be taking over to figure out what exactly went horribly belong. Thank you very much, rosa. Im joined now by pablo rodriguez. His mother lives in the building. His grandmother had been staying with her, and they are both missing tonight. Pablo, first of all, im so sorry for what youre going through today. You know, how do you even grasp the reality of whats happening . I know theyre desperately searching. Theyre doing everything they can to find survivors. What is the latest youre hearing about the efforts to find your mother and your grand mother . To be honest, erin, we havent heard anything. We went to the Community Center this morning, gave her information. Both of their information, and we havent heard anything from anyone. Weve called in, we still cant get any information. They were in the section that completely collapsed in the first tower collapsed. So were not exactly very hopeful. But were not getting any information right now. Umm, im just so sorry. I know there were sounds from the rubble earlier today, and look, some people might be injured or not able to speak, but alive. I know you said its hard to be hopeful given where they were in the building. But do you still have hope that they may be rescued alive . You always hold out hope. You know, until we definitively know, we are trying to stay hopeful. But after seeing the video of the collapse, its increasingly difficult, because they were in that section that was pancaked in. And the first section that fell in, and then the other building fell on top of it. So its not not easy to watch. I know your mom told you yesterday that she woke up in the middle of the night, and she heard noises. And she for her to mention this to you obviously, you know, in the context of everything being seemingly normal, she was worried enough to tell you about it. What did she say . What was she worried significant she just told me she had woken up around 3 00, 4 00 in the morning and heard like Creaking Noises, just like sort of Creaking Noises. They were loud enough to wake her up, but that was it. I just thought it was nothing. She just didnt sleep well, and that was it. So she didnt really pay any attention to it either. It was like a comment that she made off hand, like thats why she woke up and she wasnt able to go back to sleep afterwards. But now in hindsight, you always wonder. Yeah. I mean, youre right, had nothing happened, you wouldnt think anything of it. But you realize you dont hear that in a building like that. Umm, pablo, we were showing pictures of you, you know, your family, your mom, your grandmother. You were in washington, and thats where you had all just gotten back from. Your mother, grandmother were going to take your son to lunch today. You had a big birthday coming up for your grandmother in a few weeks. You were living life, finally after yeah, you were living life. Finally getting back to normal after the pandemic. We had gone up to d. C. To visit my brother, because he lives up there. Then we went over to philadelphia for a couple of days. It was a great trip with my mom. We got back last saturday, and then today they were going to go pick him up to take him out to lunch. You know, they came over every single weekend to spend the day with him. So its my son its going to be difficult. I mean, are you even able to grapple with what has happened here . I mean, this is just this is something that no person would ever even comprehend or imagine happening. Its hard to explain. Its waves of devastation with troughs of disbelief. Its just one second, you know, youre overwhelmed. Its really difficult not to break down now. And then, you know, another you get a semblance of normalcy, because you just see, well, its impossible. This doesnt happen. Buildings dont just collapse. Its not real. So its been like that all day. Pablo, i am so sorry. I know i, like everyone, holds out that hope. I understand youre being realistic about it, but that hope that you do get a miracle. I appreciate that. Were praying for a miracle. But at the same time, trying to be as realistic about it as possible. But yes, until we definitively know there is hope, you know, its just dwindling by the minute. Pablo, thank you very much. Thank you, erin. Jimmy is a State Fire Marshal who has been on the ground coordinating the emergency response. Jimmy, i dont know if you could hear pablo. Just the devastation that families are facing here. And i know your teams are doing everything they can to humanly do. Theyre in the basement, doing everything they can to save a life. I mention 8d you had heard some sounds from the rubble earlier today. At this point are there any signs there could still be survivors trapped . Well, the men and women of Task Force One and miamidade fire rescue, our boots on the ground, there were almost 50 different departments that responded at 1 30 in the morning last night. They have been working nonstop. The Task Force Working right now, theyre a fema task force. They get deployed all over the world. What youll see at 7 00 at night will be the greatest effort. Well have over 80 men and women that will be working with other departments all at the same time to save lives. They wont stop until the mission is over. I know youre using every device you can, Sonar Devices among others to hear any activity under the ground. Can you tell me what all the rescuers are doing right now . So the men and women that are working right now, they can only work in 15minute shifts. The level of exhaustion is enormous. They are carrying 80 pounds worth of gear, protective equipment, theyre carrying concrete saws. It has to be used manually pause of the sheer threat of the building that is unstable, as they are crawling under debris to save lives. What is is the greatest challenge for you at this point . I understand what youre saying there, but about 15 minutes in and out, that has to be incredibly difficult. So, you know, i would say the greatest challenge is the pace these men have to keep, these women have to keep. But they sign up for the job. Theyre amazing human beings. The best ive seen in humanity is whats happening behind me. And the equipment thats been here on the ground, whether its valentines day, christmas, new years, you name it. When you dial 911, these men and women show up and respond. Thats what theyve been doing since 1 30 in the morning. So the greatest challenge is to stay focused and what youre going to see tomorrow morning is the task force from tampa and st. Petersburg, the task force here from jacksonville. Theyre going to be coming to back up these guys so they can get a break, because they peer not going to stop until every life that can be saved is saved. Marshal patronis, thank you so much. Thank you. And next, the question, what could cause a florida high rise, built in 1981, to just collapse like a pancake in the Early Morning . Were there any Warning Signs . And more Breaking News were following tonight. Joe biden with major breakthroughs on infrastructure and moments ago, Breaking News on Police Reform. Plus, the Delta Variant fueling tripling hospitalizations from springfield, missouri. What percentage do you think it is that people you have now are unvaccinated . 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Officials do not know what caused that deadly collapse of a 12story residential building in surf side, florida. Right now were getting in new video of what the building looks like right now. Literally as if it were sliced down the middle. Just a you can see, that would have been an hvac and its just boom, right off the middle. Search for survivors is still under way. Right now, one person is confirmed dead, but 99 people are unaccounted for tonight. After the Search And Rescue is over, officials will focus on the cause of the collapse. This is of crucial import to this building, to buildings nearby. To people everywhere. Outfront now, the director of Florida International universitys law school of construction, infrastructure and sustainability. Hes a specialist in high rises. In other words, professor, this is what you know. Have you ever seen anything like this just happen before . You know, erin, this is a very rare kind of event that tykes place. These kind of collapses dont take place just every day. And so i have seen some collapses, the collapse of the building in Oklahoma City comes to mind. But in this case, i think there is a number of factors that could have contributed to this collapse. And its going to take some time. I know theres a natural tendency that people want to find out the exact cause of the collapse right away. But the way the Structural Engineer approaches these types of problems is we collect all the data, and we have the tools and the knowledge that we can simulate these scenarios in the computer and pinpoint exactly what caused the collapse. So i understand completely what youre saying, but of course, youre looking at high rise buildings all around this, and the mayor just told cnn theres what he called a Sister Building A Block away, but he says its unimaginable that this would happen again. Of course, now its not unimaginable to anybody, anybody. It may be to you from an engineering perspective. Thats my question, how concerned are you that this could happen to another building nearby that may be in the same, you know, the same sand . You know what, that depends on what the outcome of the investigation is. Lets say, for example, if the outcome of the investigation is that its because of the settlement, say that might have caused the foundation, then you need to take a look at the other similar buildings sitting in the same kind of foundation and so on. My feeling is that usually a collapse like this doesnt happen just because of one factor. Usually its several factors combined, and its like a perfect storm. Every collapse that i have seen, its not just one factor, there are several factors that take place. And in this particular case, i mean, the investigators are