specific timetable for the controlled demolition, but the process will begin as soon as the site is secure. independent contractors are working to contain the demolition and to ensure that search efforts are not compromised. demolition plans were moved up amid concerns that tropical force winds could bring the building down unsafely. we are joined from surfside, florida. what more are you learning? reporter: there s a lot happening right now. some teams switching out. some of the florida task forces from around the state that were helping here, they are having to go home right now and prepare to help assist with elsa, the storm coming through. and then you have now other teams from out of state and federal assistance swapping in to assist. a lot happening in preparation for that storm that is now tracking like it s going to go a bit more west. so maybe not directly hitting surfside, but there s still maybe gusts of wind to worry about here. and that s why officials are stil
residents in two citys had to shelter in place before all suspects were arrested. we re following the story and, evan, how did it get started? reporter: the scariest part is over and that these suspects are in custody but began when a police officer around 1:30 came across two vehicles in the breakdown lane on 95 and interacted with people in those vehicles wearing guns and were out and about and saying they didn t abide by u.s. laws and that led to this standoff. some fled into the woods next to the highway. some stayed in the vehicles and had to have negotiations with police that ended just a few minutes ago with niece arrests. what we know there are a lot of guns involved in the case. just a few minutes ago police finished doing a press conference issuing a press conference where they spoke about what they seized in the vehicles and finding a lot of guns that they can see with their own two eyes and expect to get more as they bring people back in and search the vehicle
find survivors at the site of that surfside condo collapse. we are entering day 11 of this search effort. it s on stand-by after miami-dade officials moved up ambulance to demolish the building s remaining units there. engineers have been keeping a close eye on the part of the structure that s still standing since the condo s partial collapse. but an approaching tropical system is escalating concern about the safety of the crews working at the site. the fear was that the hurricane may take the building down for us and take it down in the wrong direction, on top of the pile where they have victims. we will allow our rescue workers to pour all over the entire site without any fear of danger from falling debris or falling buildings. cnn s natasha chen is on the scene for us in surfside. natasha, every minute counts now. so walk us through the timeline for the demolition. reporter: there is no specific time announced yet for when the rest of this biluildin is coming down
traffic stop with a group of what police say were heavily armed men wearing tactical gear and body cameras. several of the suspects fled into the wooded area near interstate 95 where the traffic stop occurred. authorities say the suspects claimed to belong to a group that does not recognize u.s. law. all 11 suspects are now in custody. cnn s evan mcmorris-santoro has been falling this all day. what are you learning? reporter: fred, we are learning a lot more about how this standoff went down, what it was like. at 1:30 in the morning last night when a highway patrolman saw these two vehicles parked in the breakdown lane, one vehicle was trying to refuel another fuel. the police officer noticed a lot of guns, asked for licenses and identification, was told there wasn t any. he called for backup. some suspects led to the woods leading to a nine-hour standoff. police say in the standoff that the folks who were involved in it, the leader of the group said, look, we re not anti-g
officials last hour saying the death toll remains at 11. 150 people, 150 people are still unaccounted for. they are missing. more than 800 he responders from 60 agency are on the ground. they are assisting. and audit of all buildings already revealing deep safety concerns. four balconies shutdown. we re learning more and more about the deteriorating condition of the champlain towers south condo. those pictures taken in a basement level garage days before it collapsed. cracked concrete, corroded rebar. we re learning more every day, and it is so disturbing. president biden and the first lady, dr. jill biden, will visit here on thursday to resume a familiar role. of that consoler and chief. they will meet with the families and meet with loved ones. let s start or coverage with rosa flores getting the latest information. and there s now going to be a state grand jury investigation that s already been announced. we re trying to learn more about this. the mayor announced she is