Welcome to cnns special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. Im wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12story condo Building Collapse here in surfside, florida. And im pamela brown in washington. We have a lot of Breaking News to cover this hour, pamela. Well do it together. The Structural Engineering company that inspected the Champlain Towers in 2018 says they also gave estimates back in june of 2020 for the buildings 40year recertification. The consultant only provides Engineering Consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. And they also stated, and im quoting, we are deeply troubled by this Building Collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed. As we do so, we also continue to pray for all those impacted by this tragic event. Tonight, surfside officials are warning residents of a Sister Building, the Champlain Towers north, and theyre warning them to evacuate now. We have a full team
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 do
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 do
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 do
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 do