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British Holiday Makers get the green light to jet off to the balearics, as more Holiday Destinations are added to the green list. And we all need a holiday. Look at this pretty tree that caused such an ugly dispute between neighbours in a leafy suburb of sheffield. Hello, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. The unthinkable has occurred in an otherwise unremarkable part of florida, just north of miami. In the early hours of the morning, an entire portion of a large residential building simply collapsed to the ground. 12 stories, dozens of apartments, one gigantic crash. And at this hour, 99 people still unaccounted for. When dawn broke, the full extent of the devastation was clear for all to see. On the left of your screen, what the building looked like before the collapse. On the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. The insides of peoples homes were laid bare to the elements. Weve already seen one dramatic rescue of a young boy. Rescue workers are hoping for more. Lets bring in the bbc� s will grant, whos on the scene. From the pictures that i have seen, two thirds of the building has just pancake, so how do you even begin a Rescue Effort under those conditions . First and foremost, you bring in a lot of support, and that is what we saw. We saw scores of fire crews, of individual medic teams,. ,. Fire crews, of individual medic teams,. ,. , teams, Search And Rescue teams, siftin teams, Search And Rescue teams, sifting through teams, Search And Rescue teams, sifting through every teams, Search And Rescue teams, sifting through every inch teams, Search And Rescue teams, sifting through every inch of teams, Search And Rescue teams, sifting through every inch of the l sifting through every inch of the space sifting through every inch of the space. They have been doing that with sniffer dogs, and it is a question with sniffer dogs, and it is a question of how limited can go on Searching Question of how limited can go on searching that space and hopefully finding searching that space and hopefully finding survivors, but at this stage. Finding survivors, but at this stage. It finding survivors, but at this stage, it is been going on now for many stage, it is been going on now for many many stage, it is been going on now for many many hours and the numbers that you mentioned at the top of 99 unaccounted for is very, very worried unaccounted for is very, very worried. Now, we need to make an important worried. Now, we need to make an important distinction at this stage that those are people who are unaccounted for, not necessarily dead unaccounted for, not necessarily dead or unaccounted for, not necessarily dead or injured. The fleas have been at pains dead or injured. The fleas have been at pains to dead or injured. The fleas have been at pains to underscore the fact that this was at pains to underscore the fact that this was also a holiday home for a lot of this was also a holiday home for a lot of people, so they may not have been lot of people, so they may not have been here, lot of people, so they may not have been here, but nevertheless until they can been here, but nevertheless until they can fully establish where everybody is, they wont get a full picture everybody is, they wont get a full picture of everybody is, they wont get a full picture ofjust how bad this has been picture ofjust how bad this has been i picture of ust how bad this has been. ~. ,. ,. ,. , been. I know there were renovations onauoin on been. I know there were renovations ongoing on the been. I know there were renovations ongoing on the roof been. I know there were renovations ongoing on the roof of been. I know there were renovations ongoing on the roof of the ongoing on the roof of the structure, but that does not cause this kind of collapse. It almost looks as if something has swept away the supports underneath. Yes. Looks as if something has swept away the supports underneath. The supports underneath. Yes, i mean, the supports underneath. Yes, i mean. You the supports underneath. Yes, i mean, you would the supports underneath. Yes, i mean, you would not the supports underneath. Yes, i mean, you would not think the supports underneath. Yes, i mean, you would not think that| the supports underneath. Yes, i mean, you would not think that work on the mean, you would not think that work on the roof mean, you would not think that work on the roof could cause this. I mean. On the roof could cause this. I mean, there is a lot of speculation about mean, there is a lot of speculation about what mean, there is a lot of speculation about what is behind it, whether or not there about what is behind it, whether or not there were some Building Code violation not there were some Building Code violation in not there were some Building Code violation in its inception it was built violation in its inception it was built in violation in its inception it was built in 1981 violation in its inception it was built in 1981 we are on the seafront. Built in 1981 we are on the seafront, maybe the decades of sea spray seafront, maybe the decades of sea spray and seafront, maybe the decades of sea spray and sun and wind and rain have impacted spray and sun and wind and rain have impacted the front of the building in some impacted the front of the building in some way. At this stage it is hard in some way. At this stage it is hard to in some way. At this stage it is hard to know and certainly the authorities are far more focused right authorities are far more focused right now authorities are far more focused right now on comforting the loved ones right now on comforting the loved ones come right now on comforting the loved ones come on trying to establish whether ones come on trying to establish whether or not the missing loved ones whether or not the missing loved ones are whether or not the missing loved ones are indeed missing and trying to build ones are indeed missing and trying to build from there. I ones are indeed missing and trying to build from there. To build from there. I saw that a number of to build from there. I saw that a number of latin to build from there. I saw that a number of Latin American to build from there. I saw that a i number of Latin American migrants have already been reported missing by their consulates. Do we have an idea of who was living in this building . Was it one community in particular . It building . Was it one community in articular . ,. ,. ,. Particular . It is not one specific community particular . It is not one specific community. Obviously particular . It is not one specific community. Obviously in particular . It is not one specific| community. Obviously in miami, particular . It is not one specific community. Obviously in miami, Latin American community. Obviously in miami, Latin American divinities are very large, with Paraguay Pozner saying they are missing with Paraguay Pozner saying they are missing nationals paraguays consulate missing nationals paraguays consulate. Maybe a Family Member is invoived~ consulate. Maybe a Family Member is involved. But i think this is an easily involved. But i think this is an easily affluent part of North Miami Beach easily affluent part of North Miami Beach. This is surfside, a little north beach. This is surfside, a little north of beach. This is surfside, a little north of miami beach, and so it would north of miami beach, and so it would have been people who can even afford would have been people who can even afford a would have been people who can even afford a holiday home, can either have afford a holiday home, can either have that afford a holiday home, can either have that as their main property, but, have that as their main property, but. Yeah. Have that as their main property, but, yeah, it is going to be a mix of peopie but, yeah, it is going to be a mix of people who live in this, but reasonably affluent part of miami beach reasonably affluent part of miami beach. Reasonably affluent part of miami beach. ,. ,. ,. , beach. Local media have been talking about sinkholes. Beach. Local media have been talking about sinkholes. Have beach. Local media have been talking about sinkholes. Have you beach. Local media have been talking about sinkholes. Have you heard about sinkholes. Have you heard anything about whether that might have been because . A cause . Just have been because . A cause . Just now, we have been because . A cause . Just now. We heard have been because . A cause . Just now, we heard something similar for it is too now, we heard something similar for it is too early now, we heard something similar for it is too early to speculate, but there it is too early to speculate, but there is it is too early to speculate, but there is a it is too early to speculate, but there is a suggested it might have been there is a suggested it might have been under somehow, the suggestion from christian about that being more of a iikeiy from christian about that being more of a likely idea, then something going of a likely idea, then something going on of a likely idea, then something going on above, but again i think it was interesting that President Biden offered was interesting that President Biden offered the services of fema, the federal offered the services of fema, the federal emergency authority, to help establish federal emergency authority, to help establish what has been at play here, establish what has been at play here, and establish what has been at play here, and soon i suppose the efforts will have here, and soon i suppose the efforts will have to here, and soon i suppose the efforts will have to move from searching for survivors will have to move from searching for survivors to will have to move from searching for survivors to looking for answers to some survivors to looking for answers to some of survivors to looking for answers to some of these questions. Will survivors to looking for answers to some of these questions. Will grant in miami, thank some of these questions. Will grant in miami, thank you some of these questions. Will grant in miami, thank you very some of these questions. Will grant in miami, thank you very much some of these questions. Will grant in miami, thank you very much for. In miami, thank you very much for that update. Ifound in miami, thank you very much for that update. I found a picture earlier, just want to show you this picture, to give you an idea of how close that bay area is. As soon as it pans out, just beyond his gardens, that is where the sea is, so that idea of a sinkhole not that far fetched when you see a close it is to the beach. But what strikes me when you look at that is there are some fairly plush apartments right next door to the left the right, and surely they are demanding answers very quickly as to what has happened, because i i would not want to sleep in my beds in one of those apartments tonight not knowing what caused it. , apartments tonight not knowing what caused it. , caused it. Yeah, we have been heafina caused it. Yeah, we have been hearing that caused it. Yeah, we have been hearing that from caused it. Yeah, we have been hearing that from local and we do not know, as will was saying, and it does seem odd that some roof renovations, which is what it was, would clause that collapse of the building. If you are underneath and in one of the build execs to it, a similar height and presumably a similar weight, i wonder what youre thinking this evening and whether you would be staying in building overnight. Its infrastructure day. Ifeel like i have been saying that for the last five years. But honestly, today, after weeks of negotiation, the rarest of things has happened in washington. Lawmakers say they have struck a bipartisan agreement, to fund the rebuilding of americas roads, bridges, utilities and communications. Joe biden made the announcement this afternoon after meeting with a Bipartisan Group of senators who have been working together to find a compromise. The money on the table is a lot less than the president had been hoping for, but still significant 580 billion of new investment. And flanked by the ten senators, the president confirmed he was happy with what they had come up with. We have a deal. And i think its really important. Weve all agreed that none of us got all of what we wanted i clearly didnt get all i wanted, they gave more than i think maybe they were inclined to give in the first place but this reminds me of the days we used to get an awful lot done up in the United States congress. We actually worked with one another. We had bipartisan deals. Joe biden there. With us is republican ron christie, former adviser to george w bush, and democrat amanda renteria, former political aide to hillary clinton. Let me start with you, Becausejoe Biden just reference the time when used to work up on capitol hill and things used to work like that. Is it too optimistic to think we might be seeing a little bit more bipartisanship now in washington . Good afternoon to you. I think it is a little good afternoon to you. I think it is a little too good afternoon to you. I think it is a little too optimistic to think that we a little too optimistic to think that we are going to the good old days, that we are going to the good old days, back that we are going to the good old days, back to the 90s, when speaker gingrich days, back to the 90s, when speaker gingrich and days, back to the 90s, when speaker gingrich and president clinton were able to gingrich and president clinton were able to hammer out significant pieces able to hammer out significant pieces of able to hammer out significant pieces of legislation because they were able to talk to each other and they were were able to talk to each other and they were not always trying to undermine each other. In this specific undermine each other. In this specific instance i think the American People are looking for in Infrastructure Package, you had ten republicans from attendant or critic senators republicans from attendant or critic senators who said we need to find a way to senators who said we need to find a way to make this work, and i think the real way to make this work, and i think the real important thing that we saw last sunday was senator lindsey graham, last sunday was senator lindsey graham, the senior senator from south graham, the senior senator from south carolina, who said, mr president , if you want a deal, youve president , if you want a deal, youve got president , if you want a deal, youve got to lead, and ethic the president youve got to lead, and ethic the president really has done a lot to et president really has done a lot to get this president really has done a lot to get this over the finish line. Yeah, amanda, infra get this over the finish line. 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