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Below. the bridge had been classified as functionally obsolete by state transportation officials before the collapse. functionally obsolete, we ll tell what you that means. this happened in rural mt. washington. catherine, what can you tell us about there? what s the latest? reporter: you can see behind me there are two vehicles still in the water in the wreckage of this bridge collapse. remarkably though for a bridge that seize some 70,000 cars pass each day, just two vehicles fell into water. three victims in those victims were rescued by divers, taken to area hospitals and are all reported to be in stable condition with nonlife threatening injuries. but still, a heart stopping moment when that roadway gave way. whether the dust hit, i saw the bridge start to fall at that point. momentum carried us right over. ....
Whether it will be able to be repaired or have to be replaced completeliment that s the latest from here in mt. vernon. thank you so much, catherine. appreciate it. catherine barret. we want to bring in richard desin who witnessed the bridge collapse. and a friend were heading back to seattle when traffic came to a stop. his car was some 500 feet away from driving on that bridge when it collapsed. richard, tell me what you saw. we were heading southbound from bellinghambach to seattle. the freeway came to a quick abrupt stop. you know, no sw down, just stop. it stood that way for a few minutes. then we started seeing people get out. we got out of our vehicle and saw that there was no traffic ahead of the bridge. we started moving forward. they were taking us off an overramp and then we could immediately see the section of bridge was gone. so then my friend and i went ....
below. the bridge had been classified as functionally obsolete by state transportation officials before the collapse. functionally obsolete, we ll tell what you that means. this happened in rural mt. washington. catherine, what can you tell us about there? what s the latest? reporter: you can see behind me there are two vehicles still in the water in the wreckage of this bridge collapse. remarkably though for a bridge that seize some 70,000 cars pass each day, just two vehicles fell into water. three victims in those victims were rescued by divers, taken to area hospitals and are all reported to be in stable condition with nonlife threatening injuries. but still, a heart stopping moment when that roadway gave way. whether the dust hit, i saw the bridge start to fall at that point. momentum carried us right over. as you saw the water approaching, there s just one of those, you hold on as tight as you can. and just a when it flash and cold water. it was definitely col ....
0 early start begins in a moment. befirst, we want to leave you with the kindness of strangers here. this is for the national prevention of starvation and we saw them marching down the street, playing some music here in moore, oklahoma. . breaking news, everyone. bridge collapse. deadlock, jodi arias sentencing declared a mistrial and a new jury takes over. recovering and rebuilding. this morning, signs of hope in the devastating rubble of moore, oklahoma. good morning to you. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. it s great to see you. welcome home, by the way. thank you. we begin with breaking news, a bridge collapse in washington state. sebding cars and people plunge into the freezing river 40 feet below. the bridge had been classified as functionally obsolete by state transportation officials before the collapse. functionally obsolete, we ll tell what you that means. this happened in rural mt. washington. catherine, what can you tell us about ther ....