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So now instead they get Speaker Pelosi with a final say on the select committee to investigate the deadly insurrection. Who might be on it . Plus, breakthroughs and not in a good way. The Delta Variant sounding some alarms, and masks in some places are now making a comeback. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we begin today with our national lead and the new troubling details about just how badly the surfside, florida, Condominium Building was deteriorating in the days, months, even years before it collapsed last thursday. It is now today the sixth day of Search And Rescue efforts. 11 people have been found dead. 150 remain missing. Today florida republican governor Ron Desantis said the government will continue its search until every missing victim is found. And now the State Attorney for Miamidade County is pursuing a grand Jury Investigation into why the building collapsed. This at the same time as more photos and letters and building assessments are surfacing, detailing previously known cracks in the concrete, Standing Water, Roof Damage at Champlain Towers south. Reporter as more lawsuits are being filed across South Florida in the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers south condominium, there is more evidence residents, engineers and the Condo Board knew their building was deteriorating. A letter emailed on April 9th just three months ago from the Condominium Association Board president warned the observable damage such as in the garage has gotten significantly worse since the initial inspection. That initial inspection in 2018 just three years ago had determined failed waterproofing was causing major structural damage to the concrete structural slab below the Pool Deck and entrance drive. It led to a major assessment, 15 Million to repair years of damage. There were leaks in the garage, cracks in the balconies. So, yes, you need the money to fix it. But unfortunately it was too late. Reporter eric told cnn he received the letter in april outlining how the Concrete Deterioration is accelerating. The Roof Situation got much worse, so much so roof repairs had to be incorporated. The letter was helping homeowners to understand their share of the assessment, anywhere from 80,000 for a Onebedroom Condo up to 336,000 for the penthouse unit. The bigger question remains, why the maintenance on the building had been deferred for so long and how and why no one foresaw the potential for collapse almost unheard of in a modern u. S. Building. Its extremely rare for a structure thats been standing for 40 years to All Of A Sudden collapse in this way. But im sure that forensically we Structural Engineers will figure out what happened and well get to the bottom of it. Reporter records show a Surfside Building Official had reviewed the 2018 report detailing major structural damage. Yet, told residents that it appears the building is in very good shape. The records made public show no sense of urgency to launch repairs as the Homeowners Association took three years to review inspections, hire engineers, and begin assessments to start work. An attorney for the Condo Board cautions patience. There is other buildings out there with Engineering Reports as they near their 40year certification that revealed more Drazic Falling and pitting, rebar corrosion. We need to figure out what were all the factors that went into making this building fall. Jake, the person hired by the town of surfside to figure that out was on the site today. He said hes come up with 30 different theories on why this could have happened, and most likely itll be a variety of several of them. Meticulous Computer Modeling is what its going to take, he says. And that could take months. Jake . Drew griffin, thank you so much. President biden and the First Lady are scheduled to visit with families and officials on the ground in florida on thursday. Cnns Nick Valencia has been covering this. Its been six days since the building collapsed. Are there still families who hold out hope . Reporter theyre losing hope and losing hope fast. And not only that, jake, but theyre starting to have their faith in officials tested, especially after what the mayor told a briefing that included family and friends of those unaccounted, using an example of someone surviving a collapse in bangladesh, some are concerned that hes giving those families and friends a false sense of hope. One of the other questions by the Family Members was how long can people survive under the rubble, which was an excellent question, and there didnt seem to be a good answer to that. Most notable was the one from May 2013 where a woman was pulled from the ruins of a factory in bangladesh 17 days after it collapsed. So, i think as the governor said earlier, nobody is giving up hope here, nobodys stopping, the work goes on full force. We asked miamidade Fire And Rescue about that comparison. They said that may not be a fair one. They dont think it applies here because not only the nature of the type of collapse, the Pancakestyle Collapse but also the types of materials that are used here in the design versus areas like the ones you see in bangladesh or even haiti. I did ask the mayor if he thinks that any of those unaccounted. There is 150 that are still unaccounted for at this moment. If he thinks they could have survived this type of collapse, he says he thinks that there could be a miracle somewhere under that debris. Whats more important though is what these families and friends think and some now are coming to grips with never seeing their Loved Ones again. Jake . Nick valencia, thank you so much. Lets discuss with Structural Engineer greg batista. He worked in the building in 2017. He was on site after the collapse early thursday morning. So lets start with the miami herald reporting, a Pool Contractor photographed what appears to be major damage in the garage. This photo was taken two days before the building collapsed. The contractor said there was Standing Water all over the parking garage, cracks in the concrete, erosion under the pool. Is this consistent with what you saw when you worked in the building . No. When i worked at the building it was just relegated to some waterproofing in the planters and had very little to do if nothing to do with the actual structure itself. But i have inspected these types of buildings up and down the coast. And typically you see these kind of especially on a building this old, you see these kind of damages, i mean, as far as the spalding where the reinforcing steel expands and breaks out the concrete. Its Part And Parcel of it. But this building from what i saw in the report including the pictures that are inside of this Pool Equipment Room for the extensive damage that we typically see on buildings with a serious problem, these are, yeah, its typical to see this Type And Extent of damage. So this is consistent with the building that has a serious structural problem youre saying . If you had seen these photographs before the collapse, what would you have thought . I would have thought that there is a serious structural issue. And i would have called it out on the report much like this engineer did. What perplexes me and perplexes most of the other engineers that have seen this, that have seen the pictures, have said, you know, yes, you have spalding, you have something that must be dealt with as soon as possible such as this engineer said. But it didnt even cross my mind that it would be that the cause of such a catastrophic collapse as this building. Theres something there we all agree basically that there is a confluence of issues that came into play and a certain alignment of planets that happened that caused at the catastrophic collapse. And im currently looking into different things. And as ive been on the media expressing my views, people have gotten a hold of me, people that have not only been on the Engineering Side but also on the Construction Side that have come back and told me certain things about how things were built back then, and how things were designed back then. And, yeah, theres going to be some and ive heard of some very interesting theories, extremely interesting theories that in the proper time we will be exposing these. Yeah. Well, in 1981 when this building was built, that was before Hurricane Andrew i think in 1992. And it was after that hurricane that florida started cracking down and requiring more in terms of structural integrity when it comes to buildings. There is a word you were using about extensive spaulding or something. Im not an engineer so it wasnt a word i was familiar with. The word is spaulding and thats basically if youre familiar with any coastline properties, its basically where the concrete breaks and theres a crack. And if you hit that crack when you open it up, youll see that there is a reinforcing steel inside of there. Now, concrete for those going back into basics, when you look at a concrete column or beam, thats comprised basically of concrete. But its just not the concrete itself. What gives the concrete strength is the reinforcing steel thats inside. Its the regular steel that cars are made of when you go out and when you have these items out in the coastal environment, they rust. And when they rust, they expand up to seven times its original volume. So of course if you have a piece of steel thats surrounded by concrete and it expands up to seven times its volume, of course its going to break. And as this cancer continues undaunted, obviously its going to affect the structural integrity of that particular beam or that particular column. When one Column Breaks and if the building is designed a certain way, this is going to be just a Domino Effect where the first beam or the first column goes, the buildings going to go right behind it. So, the mayor of miamidade said that the Building Audit has already uncovered serious issues including a Building Closing four balconies previously due to safety concerns. I assume you expect to hear more and more reports like that. Well, i had heard of that report, but it would not surprise me because i saw the pictures from the engineer, the 2018 report. There were balconies that had this type of spaulding that were talking about. And, again, for a balcony excuse me, for a building that has this extent of damage that hasnt been corrected in a while, apparently, yes, its normal to see this kind of damage also happen in the upper floors, especially the part thats closer to the ocean. So, greg, how worried are you about other buildings in the area . Well, as i told you before, ive been receiving calls and emails from other engineers, from other contractors that have been doing construction in florida. And i stress the Word Florida for a long time. And there are certain practices that are concerning that have been happening for a long time. And having heard these things and knowing about these things, it is a cause for alarm. But i do not want to enter into any specifics right now because i am in the middle of confirming some of these things with numbers with other people and seeing how viable these theories actually are. All right, greg batista, thank you so much for your time today. 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Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name and theyre always glad you came welcome back, america. It sure is good to see you. Breaking news in our world lead. Americas longest war may be over in just days. Americas role in it at least. Cnn has just learned that the u. S. Could finish withdrawing all forces from afghanistan as soon as this week. Thats according to multiple u. S. Officials. Cnns Phil Mattingly is live for us at the White House. Not all u. S. Troops are leaving. A few are staying behind but for a very specific duty. Tell us about that. Indeed, jake, perhaps more than a few and a very significant job. Look, what is going to happen in the coming days is u. S. Troops are expected to leave that giant base where theyve been for 20 years, fall back down to kabul. There will be u. S. Troops to protect the embassy and at the airport. And that could total up to 1,000 u. S. Troops staying in afghanistan on this crucial Security Duty for some time. Because the key is if you cannot ensure security at the airport, if you cant ensure that people can get out, you basically cant keep the embassy open. So, look for about 650 to 700 troops in a massive Security Detail at the u. S. Embassy In Kabul and the balance perhaps going to the airport. Jake . Phil, the taliban have obviously made significant gains in afghanistan in recent months recent weeks u. S. Military officials are publicly saying that theyre worried about the possibility of civil war. Is the White House acknowledging these concerns . Jake, youve seen a shift from White House officials in terms of how they speak about the possibilities in the months ahead compared to when the president first announced the withdrawal. They wouldnt even entertain the possibility, while they would acknowledge its possible, they didnt want to talk about the possibility that the taliban could overrun the afghanistan government in rather short order. That has shifted. U. S. Officials ive spoken to over the course of the last couple of weeks have made very clear theyre cleareyed about the deterioration on the ground and about the fact that things are certainly moving in the opposite direction of the government the u. S. Served to support for the course of 19 years. How they view things at this moment is are u. S. Troops in danger . They have not seen attacks on u. S. Troops. They believe that is a positive thing. They believe kabul is in a much better place than other parts of the country. In terms of the broader scope of whats going to happen with the country, they recognize things are moving in a very different direction than they had been and thats very unlikely to change any time soon. Barbara, what does this mean for the up to 20,000 afghans who worked as translators and assisted the u. S. Military in other ways, who are terrified the taliban might hunt them down and slaughter them . 19,000 have started the process of applying for these special Immigrant Visas. The bide Everyone Administration says that they will not be left behind, that they will try and process as many as they can and get them out of the country. But again this goes right back to the international airport In Kabul. That is the route out of afghanistan. And the unknown card is in fact the taliban. Will they allow these people to leave . Will they allow the airport to stay secure and have this orderly movement of Tens Of Thousands of people . Or will the taliban cause trouble, jake . Phil, i asked cedric richmond, the White House senior adviser about this on sunday. And he used the old, i cant tell you anything more because that would put these peoples lives in danger, which i certainly understand to a degree. But are there any details showing that they are actually making plans to evacuate these afghans . So many questions remain. Whats the status right now . So many questions still unanswered. Look, we have cursory details, and obviously they have identified a smaller groucht individuals that have applied for these special Immigrant Visas and they are planning to move them to a third country as that process is completed. But its worth noting that is not the entire universe of those who have applied for special Immigrant Visas. It doesnt go beyond the folks who are already in the system. And the reality is this is a massive logistical lift to actually address all of the people who would likely qualify under what theyre trying to do right now. And the process has been exceedingly slow, jake. Youve spoken to lawmakers in both parties who have really amped up the pressure on the White House. They feel that at least dislodged some information. But senate foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez just sent a Letter Today to State Secretary antony blinken. One of the questions, who is leading this process . Thats how few answers we have on this issue as time is running very short at this moment in time. Thats astounding that the chairman of the senate foreign Relations Committee doesnt know whos in charge of the process. Incredible. Thanks so much to both of you. Breaking minutes ago, we now know when a vote will happen to greenlight the committee for the January 6th insurrection. Stay with us. You. Look. Stunning. Want the truth to why i wake up feeling rawrrr. So darn awesome . I take care of my skin. Not this skin. That skin. And when youve got incontinence, you sure need to. Tena intimates Pads Lock liquid in, and are now 100 breathable to care for your intimate skin. Are you still here . Text tena5 to 52236 for your free sample. Kind to skin. Protects like tena. 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And who is on pelosis veto list, even if Kevin Mccarthy picks them . At this point the House Speaker has been very guarded in who she may appoint to serve on this select committee that she is basically the author of. And the only thing that we can tell for sure when it comes to this Veto Power that she has over the republican pick thats she has said that she wants those members to be responsible. And you would have to imagine that means not allowing republican members that have delved into Conspiracy Theories involving what happened here on January 6th or even those that voted to object to the Election Results and support former president donald trumps big lie. At this point we are not for sure who is going to be appointed to this committee until it comes from the speaker herself, and its not expected that Shell Name those people until after the vote passes tomorrow. Were not exactly clear how cooperative the House Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy is doeg to be in this process. He refuses to answer any questions about it and said today that he and the House Speaker have yet to even speak about the formation of this committee. And theres a chance that pelosi could pick a republican for one of her eight democratic slots. Who might that be . The House Speaker one of her top aides telling us yesterday that she is seriously considering a republican as one of her eight pick. The most likely choices could probably either Liz Cheney of illinois or kinzinger. And were also very supportive of that bipartisan independent commission. I caught up with Kinzinger Yesterday and asked if he would accept an appointment to the select committee. He told me that he preferred the bipartisan commission, but made the point that it was his party that blocked its formation and then ultimately said it was up to the speaker that indicates that hes at least open to the appointment, jake. So it will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Ryan nobles, thank you so much. Lets bring in our panel now. Pelosi could pick Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger especially if shes ruling out twothirds of the house republicans who voted to undo the election by voting against the Arizona And Pennsylvania results. But already you have people who even voted to impeach, like Congr Congr Congressman katko saying they dont want to be part of this committee. They would be putting a target on themselves if they were perceived to being a part of anything that Speaker Pelosi is doing. But i do think that it would be wise for her to figure out how that he can incorporate republicans in good faith in this process. I think looking back at the impeachment process, democrats decided to exclude some republicans who mightve had some things to say on the floor on the matter, who mightve been perhaps chosen as impeachment managers. And i think that it couldve been powerful to have a bipartisan, you know, sort of presentation of the impeachment proceedings. And now this is another opportunity for her to reach across the aisle to the republicans who are not responsible for the insurrection to make this a process that the american people can have some more confidence. I believe Adam Kinzinger he volunteered, they wouldnt give him more than a minute, which is not exactly a good way to create the bipartisan image he wanted. Jackie, mccarthy, the house republican leader, says Pelosi Hasnt spoken to him at all about this and didnt tell him about it before she announced it. What do you make of that . I think were kind of at a point where having any bipartisan cooperation on this committee has gone out the window. If he wanted an equal say, he had it. He had it in the last commission that the majority of republicans voted down before he threw his bipartisan negotiator Congressman Katko under the bus. Pelosi had given them equal representation. She had given them several different concessions in that commission that was rejected by republicans. This is hakeem jeffries, the congressman from New York and a member of the democratic house leadership. Take a listen to this. I wanted to have joint Subpoena Power. We gave them joint Subpoena Power in the commission. They wanted this to wrap up before The End of the year. Speaker pelosi agreed that the January 6th commission would complete its work by The End of the year. And not only that, but Republicans Mccarthy asked for 50 50 membership, and they gave it, the democrats gave it. Now its eight democrats, five republicans. Yeah. I mean, here in washington we would call that a cave. Speaker pelosi caved on all the things the republicans wanted it, and they still rejected it out of hand. This is not a situation from the leadership drink the democrats are dealing with republican leadership that actually wants to look into this at all. They do not want to look into what caused the January 6th insurrection. Democrats know that. The question is are there other members across the aisle who are worth bringing into the process because its not about how republicans and congress feels. Its about the rest of the country, and its about history. Its about making sure that we actually know what transpired. But this does open the door because if it is unequal to the republican talking point, which they were going to use anyway for all intents and purposes that this is a partisan situation that Anything Kind of comes out of it is going to be partisan, and its just going to be used to attack republicans, which is what they were saying when everything was going in their favor. So, i think the messaging on this wouldve stayed the same. Its just they are given more fodder by having something thats constructed by Speaker Pelosi. We shouldnt be surprised that Speaker Pelosi is a very partisan democrat. But it does seem sometimes she is so at her own to her own detriment, right . You can argue that. But at the same time i think jackies right. Anything that pelosi touches is going to be seen as hyperpartisan. Theres a reason that Congressman Katko doesnt necessarily want to be a part of this. He knows its a poison pill. She is sort of this Lightning Rod Figure among republicans of all stripes. So its a very difficult thing for anything she does to be perceived as a partisan act. At the same time, she is someone who has survived in washington because she plays hardball. And shes not going to be rolled by republicans who are not coming to the table on this particular issue. Yeah, and she doesnt care what i say about her in a panel like this. Shes like Harry Reid in that respect. She does what she thinks is right regardless of criticism from the press. I want to talk about Congressman Paul goes area. Hes kind of a Fringe Member from arizona republican. And theres this White Supremacist Holocaust Denier named nick fuentes. This guy put out a flyer promoting a fundraiser for gosar. Gosar was asked by Manu Raju about whether or not he was appearing at a fundraiser with this White Supremacist Holocaust Denier. Gosar said he had no idea what was going on. But earlier gosar tweeted, not sure why everyones freaking out about this controversy in reaction to a tweet about it. There are millions of gen z, y, And X conservatives. Where are the house republican leaders on this . This is something theyve been accepting and tolerating for months. He has spoken in front of this group. Republicans said nothing about it. There are no consequences for the racist antisemitic beliefs that he is coddling by appearing before these groups. Its this bizarre idea that the Big Tent needs to include racists and White Supremacists. I dont understand why that is happening. But that is exactly whats going on right now. The leadership in the republican party at the washington level, theyve decided its better to just not say anything at all, dont give a credence to the critics, and they dont want to be the ones to kick certain people out of their base. The result of that actually is January 6th, frankly, when you saw these very same people showing up. Camp auschwitz and the like. Some parts of the country are putting masks back on as the dangerous Delta Variant spreads. Should you be . Thats next. Some say this is my greatest challenge ever. But ive seen centuries of this. With a companion that powers a digital world, traded with a touch. The gold standard, so to speak ; upbeat Pop Music in background throughout in our Health Lead today, to scientists, delta is the symbol for change. And the Coronavirus Variant by that name is certainly keeping everyone on their toes. Now that variant is responsible for one in five new cases in america. So lets get straight to cnns chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta. A week ago Andy Slavitt was a senior adviser to President Biden on coronavirus tweeted this. Quote, if youre vaccinated the most important thing you can do right now is go live your best life and make up for lost time. There are far greater threats in your life than the Delta Variant. There are others, however, who point to the fact that the Wall Street Journal is reporting about half of adults neinfected with the Delta Variant in israel had been vaccinated. What do you think of what slavitts saying . The vaccines are really protective, jake. That fact remains true. Thats been tested now for some time. You have realworld data saying, okay, Delta Variant, alpha variant, how well do the vaccines work . If youre vaccinated, the idea that you are going to get seriously ill or need hospitalizing or die is incredibly low. When you look at the israeli data theres a couple things to sort of look at specifically. The cases are going up, in part, because youre seeing even among the i think they have 60 of the country vaccinated. You will see more breakthrough cases. The real question is are people getting sick . Are you seeing a corresponding increase in hospitalizations or death . And we havent seen that. But i think that remains the important critical point. If youve been vaccinated most people arent getting tested anymore. Might the Breakthrough Infection Rate might be a little bit higher if we are routinely Surveillance Testing . Perhaps. But if those people arent getting symptoms or are getting sick, i think thats the point. A breakthrough means somebody who is vaccinated and yet still gets infected, which is different than getting sick and being hospitalized. Were talking about people being infected, but that doesnt necessarily mean that theyre ill, which is what obviously the vaccine mostly is relied upon to keep us from getting sick. Sanjay, Los Angeless Department of public health just issued a new voluntary Mask Guidance asking Los Angeles residents to wear a mask in public spaces even if theyre fully vaccinated. Does that make sense to you . And is it something that the whole country should be thinking about . You know, i think theyre being cautious. The cdc is not saying this at this point, as you know. Theyre saying if youre vaccinated you dont need to wear masks indoors. It becomes a game of odds to some extent. Everything we just said is obviously still true. Youre less likely to get sick if you do develop a Breakthrough Infection, we know that even then you are far less likely to then be contagious, to be able to transmediit that virus to somebody else. But i think what the World Health Organization is saying and theyre looking at countries around the world that have very low Vaccination Rates that theres still enough viral spread that even though its a much lower likelihood that you would develop a Breakthrough Infection and spread it to somebody else, the chances go up as the virus spreads more and more. So theyre being cautious. I still think that if youre a vaccinated person, you should feel very comfortable at the level of protection that you have. Youre fully vaccinated. Are you going to be a wearing a mask in public Sergettings Beca of fears of the Delta Variant . So, for example, im flying tomorrow. Im going to get on a plane tomorrow. And Public Transit still requires masks so i will wear a mask in that setting. Go to the office, we know, for example in, our office buildings vaccinations required. When i go into a public setting like that, i dont need to wear a mask, i wont be wearing a mask. Theyre probably going to have higher Vaccination Rates within that public setting than most of the rest of the community. Its going to essentially be within that space a higher Herd Immunity Level of protection. So it depends a little bit on the setting. And obviously there are still places that are going to have their own guidelines like planes, like Public Transit. But when youre just out in public, youre not worried in particular about the Delta Variant to the degree that youre going to wear a mask when youre outside even though youre fully vaccinated . Right. That is true. I am not worried that i will, especially outside that i would get the virus and even if i did get a Breakthrough Infection, which i would find only if i surveillance tested myself, id feel pretty comfortable that i wasnt going to transmit it to somebody else. Dr. Sanjay gupta, thank you for joining us. Pushing off repairs, passing the buck. 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Xfinity internet customers, switch to Xfinity Mobile and get unlimited with 5g included for 30 on the nations fastest, most reliable network. Our Building Audit also continues. And were taking swift action to immediately identify and address any outstanding issues with the buildings that have not yet completed their 40year certification process. Thats our priority right now. And just last night our Building Officer notified one of those properties, a building in northeast dade that four balconies must be immediately closed to residents due to safety conditions. Thats the mayor of Miamidade County today announcing early results of the frantic Building Audits going on right now at hundreds of older buildings in the area of last weeks deadly Condo Collapse. But once those audits have been completed theres no Guarantee Anything will be fixed no matter how severe the damage. Tom, reporting structural problems, its just the beginning of a process that could theoretically take years before anything is done. Reporter yeah. Getting something done is a whole different matter. Think about this building. They knew in 2018 that they needed 9 Million worth of repairs. Apparently very little happened. We got to this position where All Of A Sudden you had letters going out saying it was significantly worse, much worse, accelerating. And then we got to where we are now with needing 15 Million worth of repairs. Thats where they were before this disaster hit. Why didnt they do it earlier, and how do you get people to do it if they need to do it . We talked to a group out there called the community Associations Institute which works with a lot of condo groups. They say there are several potential Road Blocks that do get in the way. Every Condo Association is required in florida to have a schedule of repairs and Funding Set Aside for it. Unless membership votes against having the Funding Set Aside, in which case it has to be done on an ad hoc basis. That can build in delays. You can have conflicts in assessment. One engineer can say this is a critical, urgent problem. Another one can say maybe not so much, and maybe thats not communicated well to the membership. Another delay. And you can have residents who resist paying, not because theyre being stingy but simply because you can talk about whopping amounts of money here. And look at the area were talking about. If you talk about miami, this is the 25 most popular metropolitan areas. If you start talking about retirees and many of the people weve talked about here are retirees living on 40,000, 30,000, 20,000 a year, they look at these new Repair Costs and they suddenly say, hey, i have not budgeted for an extra 80,000 over the next 15 years, i dont know what to do about it. None of this should stop progress toward making things safe. But it does define a very big difference between closing a few balconies and really putting pressure on some of these places to say you have to revamp your entire property because we cant have another disaster like this. Its not as simple as saying were going to do it. You actually have to make it happen. And in this environment a lot of Road Blocks can get in the way. Thank you so much. The man who looked out his window and realized that his Parents Apartment Building was gone. The Shock And Sadness as families began to come to grips with the tragedy of last thursday. Stay with us. Lar movie night. But if youre a kid with diabetes, its more. Its the simple act of enjoying time with friends, knowing you understand your glucose levels. Every bubble every scrub every spray every Day Dove and Degree Fund local youth programs. Every Day U does good unilever to make my vision a reality my varilux progressive lenses provide seamlessly transition from near to far. 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At least 11 people are confirmed to have been killed. Today were learning that the miamidade State Attorneys office is planning a grand Jury Investigation into why the building went down. But for now the search continues. More than 800 responders are on the ground. As cnns ryan young reports, Floridas Governor Ron Desantis says the Search And Rescue operation will continue until every one of the missing victims is found. Reporter Rescue Teams still searching through the debris, the deadly South Florida Condo Collapse for a sixth day. The search getting increasingly dangerous for Rescue Teams as debris has started to fall from the building that is still standing. Those first responders are breaking their back trying to find anybody they can. And they are going to continue to do that. Reporter families visiting the site of the Debris Pile again today looking for any way to quell their anxiety. At the Community Center where families are gathered to wait for news, dozens of resources have been set up for them, even Therapy Dogs are on site to comfort families. And hes just provided a soft coat to cry into or to hug or to say nothing at all, which is really whats best about them is that they just sit there and you dont need a conversation. Reporter families trying to remain strong as another day passes without news of their Loved Ones. Rachels mother is among the missing. She says its been difficult explaining to her 4yearold daughter where her grandmother is. We told her that there was an accident in the building. We didnt get into it. And we told her that grandma is missing. And she said, i can go get her, i want to go to he

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