and president biden heads to california hoping to help governor gavin newsom avoid getting fired in the recall election. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. first let s go straight to capitol hill for the latest on a new security scare. our congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story for us. ryan, this comes just as capital police issued an energy declaration ahead of a right wing rally this coming saturday. reporter: that s right, wolf. the area i m standing right now is capital hill square. this area is someone you can walk-through out a special credential. in a couple of days capital police are ready to resurrect that fencing that wraps around the square that will keep people from coming in and out as they prepare for a worst case scenario ahead of a major protest happening this weekend. tonight as capital police issue an emergency declaration ahead of a dangerous
to find a precious few survivors. we know from experience that people can manage to endure for days under the right conditions if they re trapped in the rubble. we also know officials are warning the situation could get very grim as hours unfold. as i said, we re awaiting a press conference from officials any moment. our randi kaye is there for us tonight. reporter: anderson, still 99 people unaccounted for but rescuers are not giving up hope. they have been at it for 18 hours. at one point they were working in the parking garage underneath the collapsed building. now they have some teams actually on top of that pile of rubble going through it, looking for survivors. but certainly it has not been easy. there were some heavy rains here earlier today, and every time that building shifts, it has the potential for some small fires. we saw one of those earlier today. but rescuers say, anderson, they will work through the night. in a matter of moments, a huge chunk of the champla
is under way, more than 48 hours after a catastrophic building collapse in surfside, florida. part of the 12-story champlain towers came crashing down during the early hours of thursday morning. you re looking at right now live pictures, the scene as day break approaches. at least four people are confirmed dead and the whereabouts of 159 others are unknown. it s still not clear what caused the building to fall. rescue teams have faced an uphill battle. they face heavy smoke from fires within the building, heavy winds, lightning and rain. authorities are asking residents to avoid the area due to the large amount of smoke coming from the disaster site and the possibility it contains toxic chemicals. meanwhile, a hopeful wall for the scores of people still unaccounted for now stands just about a block away from the collapse. cnn spoke to miami-dade s fire rescue chief who has a message of those awaiting news of their loved ones. have hope. there is always hope. i was in haiti
the death toll now up to four and expected to rise, with 159 people, still, unaccounted for. the cause of this horrific disaster, still, unknown. we are also getting new reaction to derek chauvin s punishment for the murder of george floyd. the former-minneapolis police officer sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. let s begin, though, with the condo collapsing as randi kaye is on the scene for us in surfside, florida. randi, the search for survivors has been hampered throughout the day by rain, fire, and smoke. so, where does the operation stand right now? wolf, it is still, very much, an active search-and-rescue scene. they are on the scene of a rubble pile behind me, still, working very, very hard to try and find survivors. we are just getting word, though. a confirmation from the medical examiner that stacey faang, 54 years old, did die in this condo-building collapse. she is the mother of jonah handler, that was that 15-year-old boy who we have seen the video of. who
he closed by saying, if you build it, they will come. president biden practicing some asmr perhaps as he announces a bipartisan agreement reached on infrastructure. are republicans simply being used, though, to cover for the democrats much larger plans ahead. and should progressives be concerned? we ll answer those questions. plus rudy giuliani sees his law license suspended for lying about the election. is this a precursor to the president s former attorney being disbarred. it s not something you usually would hear from us but we ll talk about pop super star britney spears and her court case. let s get an update on the building collapse in miami. this story has changed and gotten worse since we first reported it yesterday morning. the search and rescue efforts that continue in south florida right now after half of a condo building collapsed. officials say 99 people remain unaccounted for after 12 stories of this condominium in surfside crumbled into a pile of rub