Block away. Residents are being told to evacuate out of an abundance of caution. Officials say theres still hope of finding survivor, but Cnns Wolf Blitzer can tell us on the ground in surfside. Wolf, its getting more desperate by the hour. And this big revelation today, which is not going to come as any comfort to anybody on the ground there that an engineer warned three years ago that there were major structural issues with the building. Wolf, that is devastating news. Reporter its devastating, and its so heartbreaking to so many of the families, loved ones who are gathered, waiting, hoping, and praying right now. Experts say it may take months to get to the bottom of what happened here in surfside, florida. Back in 2018, managers were urged to make repairs and we understand that work was set to begin soon. Were going to have much more on that coming up in a few moments. But lets begin with the latebreaking developments on the rescue efforts. Fires and rain are making this very diffi
Top of the hour, im alisyn camerota. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. The Vice President and democrats have a message for the gop, the fight is not over. Senate republicans blocked a vote, even a debate, on a sweeping election reforms bill. And progressives are calling out what they say is President Bidens lack of intervention. And some say that if he does not take a stronger hand on Voting Rights, they could block his infrastructure plan. Manu raju joins us. Reporter we know that there is a negotiation happening right now with bipartisan, a group of senators, as well as Senior Administration officials in the senate to try to figure out if there is a bipartisan path forward. The next 24 hours is pivotal. Democrats are trying to pass a smaller bill with about 1. 2 trillion over eight years, and a more massive bill along Straight Party lines. Theres talk of up to 6 trillion, but theres also pressure among liberals who say the bipartisan talks are chewing up too much time. They m
This is cnn breaking news. Brandnew hour. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Strategic stability. That was the goal heading into todays highstakes summit between President Biden and russian president Vladimir Putin. As the sun sets in geneva, it appears they have at least laid a path forward. I did what i came to do. The tone of the entire meetings, i guess it was a total of four hours was was good. Positive. There wasnt any strident action taken. Where we disagreed. I disagreed. Stated where it was. When he disagreed, he stated. But it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere. Translator the meeting was actually very efficient. It was specific. And it was aimed at achieving results. So, lets talk about some of the results. Russia and the u. S. Have agreed to return their respective ambassadors to their posts in the coming days. Also, the two nations will begin consultations on cyber security. And we know President Biden says there would be grave consequences if putin critic A
This is cnn breaking news. Brandnew hour. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Strategic stability. That was the goal heading into todays highstakes summit between President Biden and russian president Vladimir Putin. As the sun sets in geneva, it appears they have at least laid a path forward. I did what i came to do. The tone of the entire meetings, i guess it was a total of four hours was was good. Positive. There wasnt any strident action taken. Where we disagreed. I disagreed. Stated where it was. When he disagreed, he stated. But it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere. Translator the meeting was actually very efficient. It was specific. And it was aimed at achieving results. So, lets talk about some of the results. Russia and the u. S. Have agreed to return their respective ambassadors to their posts in the coming days. Also, the two nations will begin consultations on cyber security. And we know President Biden says there would be grave consequences if putin critic A
This is cnn breaking news. Brandnew hour. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Strategic stability. That was the goal heading into todays highstakes summit between President Biden and russian president Vladimir Putin. As the sun sets in geneva, it appears they have at least laid a path forward. I did what i came to do. The tone of the entire meetings, i guess it was a total of four hours was was good. Positive. There wasnt any strident action taken. Where we disagreed. I disagreed. Stated where it was. When he disagreed, he stated. But it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere. Translator the meeting was actually very efficient. It was specific. And it was aimed at achieving results. So, lets talk about some of the results. Russia and the u. S. Have agreed to return their respective ambassadors to their posts in the coming days. Also, the two nations will begin consultations on cyber security. And we know President Biden says there would be grave consequences if putin critic A