hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. coming up right here on cnn newsroom, family members get a sobering firsthand look at the collapsed surfside condo building where their loved ones disappeared. south africa now under strict lockdown. officials there hoping to head off a new surge of covid cases fuelled by the deadly delta variant. we're live with more. and the government crackdown on the newspaper isn't over. details on the gunman and where

police found him. rescue crews are fighting weather, time, and unfortunately, fading hopes at the site of a collapsed building in florida. the death toll has risen to nine. disturbing new details are emerging about that building. emails have come to light showing a structural engineering firm inspected the building in 2018 suggested repairs would have cost more than $9 million. this tragedy has prompted the city of miami to recommend inspections of all buildings over six stories and more than 40 years old. and they want those reports back within 45 days. this sadly comes as the hope of finding anyone alive is growing more and more remote. rescue crews are pushing through the overnight hours and families, of course, are facing

an agonizing wait, desperate for any word on the fate of their loved ones on. sunday they were given the opportunity to visit the site of the collapse. the mayor of miami-dade county said it was a private and of course, deeply emotional moment. >> we did give all of the families an opportunity to privately visit the site. this was something that many of the family members had requested and so our teams worked to set up something to accommodate them and i think that it turned out very well and they were very grateful for the opportunity. and we ask to you continue to pray for all of them. all the families during this impossibly difficult time as they are waiting for news. and to continue to pray for our first respond here's continue to toil to find loved ones. >> now, the hope does remain for families and officials praying for that 11th hour miracle.

surfside's mayor spoke earlier to cnn's wolf blitzer. >> we're very early in this process. we're just, we need to focus on supporting the families and providing 100% attention to the rescue effort. >> one whatever are the rescuers, the search and rescue team members, they're risking their lives. >> i see them every morning, every afternoon. >> what are they saying about the chances that more will be found alive? >> i think we all believe and expect miracles. we all believe and expect miracles. just like the israeli representative said a few minutes ago. we do expect that miracle to happen. and many of them. >> and it will continue. >> there's nothing else. >> is there anything else you need? >> good point. we've got every resource we could ever want. we've got the white house, the state government, the governors, our two senators, we've got our mayor, we've got debbie wasserman schultz.

we just need some luck and we have it. we were having the rains. we were having the fire. those have both subsided and now it is 100% focused on getting the people out. >> you were speaking with the relatives who are so worried about their mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters. what are these folks saying to you? we've heard some of them are understandably frustrated. they wanted answers. they're saying please do more. please put more people there. the answer is we're doing exactly that. we have armies ready to go. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. it won't stop until we pull everybody out. >> they said they have the resources. what they need is luck. and they got some. improved weather conditions are adding to hope as rescue workers are able to make more progress sifting through the debris. ryan young reports from outside the hotel where family members have been gathering.

>> a very difficult few days with the families. they have a been very upset. they started to get more updates and that's something they desperately wanted. they are also trying to coordinate a trip over to the site where workers are still trying to work around the clock to save anyone they can. we saw three bus loads in terms of three groups going over in buses to the site. they finally got their opportunity to be there. we know extra crews have been added. the operation has seemed to speed up. the weather was a lot better than before. look at this video from jason. he's a state senator. you can see in this video just how dangerous the situation is for first responders as they try to save anyone they can. for family members, this has been tough. when you speak to the state senator, you can understand what rescuers are dealing with. >> right now, there's really just universal homogeneous

sadness. they're working as fast as they can. if you have a loved one in a pile of rubble, that is never fast enough. >> it was really here outside the hotel where we saw groups of people coming out. very upentity the information they're learned. it seems like authorities have stepped up their briefings with them and that is giving more information but this has been very difficult. over the last few days, they've been talking with us nonstop. you can see, it has been more difficult than usual. specially with that death toll rising. reporting from surfside. ryan young, cnn. >> while those families you just saw were able to visit the site of the collapse on sunday, dozens of others are watching from abroad. more from colombia. >> reporter: the tragedy of the collapsed building in surfside south of florida reverberates

far beyond the united states border with dozens of families across south america who remain in apprehension over the fate of their dear ones, gone missing when the building collapsed over three days ago. at least 31 people from six different countries in south america are believed to have been inside the condominium when the building fell down. and every hour that passes makes the possibility of safely rescuing them more remote. nevertheless, rescue officials are urging to keep their hopes alive, pointing that survivors have been found after several days in similar circumstances. and consulates across the region are working to provide expedited visas and travel options so that relatives can travel to miami to follow the search and rescue operations from the site.

and some of those gone missing, including the family of the first lady of paraguy are waiting to receive the covid-19 vaccination and their loved ones back. they can only hope to see they will back home. bogata. joining me now, witness to the condo collapse and an astrophysicist at florida international university. i have to admit that i cannot even comprehend what it was like for to you witness this, let alone to have to go through the aftermath. please describe exactly what that night was like for you. what you saw and what you heard. >> the night of the tragedy i was asleep. and suddenly, i got woken up.

and this very loud sound, this thundering, this bang with some metallic undertone kept going. and the more i pay attention to it, the more it sounded very strange. something i never heard. so i decide to go to the balcony. the balcony looks down on collins avenue. i could see white dust, debris, and then i knew something strange, something unfor unfortunately, a tragedy, must have happened. so i went downstairs. as soon as i went down stair from the side, the east side of collins, i could look to the champion tower south. and i could see the building.

the sides of the building still standing up. however, i did notice that the building had horizontal cracks on every floor. and i was very stressed already. i was wondering, what happened? what the cause, so i cross collins and on the west side bound of the curb on collins, that's when i saw it. >> we're looking at the pictures as you're describing this. you describe, was there panic? when you say you saw debris. how close are you at this point in time to the actual collapsed condominium? >> the sound was around 1:30. i went downstairs around 1:50.

i am one building away from the tower south. within those 10, 15 minutes, police and fire trucks arrived. but there were people on collins like me taking a look, taking pictures, wondering what's going on, asking. we're panicked. we didn't know how to explain what we were saying. imagine having friends in the building that you see the day before, sipping coffee. the pregnant woman, the elder woman, people you see daily. they are your neighbor. you know where they live. and that part of the building was flattened down, 12 story, compacted down to few floors.

>> i would imagine -- sorry. i would imagine it has become even more profound for you since the days have worn on. you've realized the enormity of what has happened to those friends. >> the day of the tragedy, it's almost like you are in denial. you ask yourself if what you're seeing is real. are my eyes really seeing this catastrophe? this loss of life? then as time goes by, you think that you can heal but you don't. i thought that when i voluntary evacuated my building, and i new almost out of desperation to los angeles, where i am right now in woodland hills. i was hoping to heal my

emotional turmoil but i can't. i'm here physically but my mind is there. i'm reviewing those images, looking for answer, try to understand. >> you can hear it in her voice, can't you? >> we thank her for sharing her experience with us. now the more news, u.s. president joe biden has ordered military air strikes against ironian operations. house speaker nancy pelosi says they're in response to a, quote, serious and specific threat. there has been a series of attacks in recent months by iranian-backed groups and forces in the region. joe johns has more from the white house. >> reporter: just minutes before president biden was expected back at the white house after a weekend at camp david, the words started going out that the president had ordered air

strikes on ish-backed militants including weapons storage facilities on the border between good two countries. administration officials called it an act of self-defense and said it was done to protect u.s. military personnel who were stationed along the border. the president did not elaborate but he did tell reporters he'll have more to talk about on monday. cnn. the white house. ahead for us, south africa now facing a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic driven by the delta variant. we'll also get the latest from sydney, now under tighter restrictions, prompted by a local growing cluster of cases. that's ahead. of an asthma attac. that doesn't happen. this is the sound of better breathing. fasenra is a different kind of asthma medication. it's not a steroid or inhaler. fasenra is an add-on treatment

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compartments where you have undervaccination. particularly rural parts in the south. we see missouri where about 60% of the infections are. parts of the united states where we don't have a lot of vaccination and we don't have a lot of prior infection. those will be the more vulnerable parts of the country. >> there are more than 150 million people in the united states already vaccinated. that's coming up short of 160 million vaccinate by july 4th. he said the u.s. needs to adopt a more grassroots campaign to urge people to get their shots. a strict national lockdown is in place across south africa. david mckenzie is there. he joins us live from johannesburg. it has been alarming to see how quickly those cases are racking up again. >> that's right. with people maybe thinking the

worst is over, that's not the case here. the south african president get giving a very grave address to the nation saying the country is going under strict lockdown. some of the strictest conditions that we have seen here since the very beginning of the pandemic. schools will be closed except for takeout. no gatherings of any kind will be allowed except for some kinds of funerals. it is a really harsh lockdown for at least two weeks but i suspect it might be extended. they say it is because of the delta variant ripping through this country in a much faster and more accelerated rate than the previous two waves. here's the president of south africa. >> once again, we find ourselves at a defining moment in our fight against this disease. let us call on every bit of

strength we have. let us summon our reserves of courage and hold firm until this wave, too, passes over. >> now, what many people are angry about in south africa is the lack of a vaccine rollout in any meaningful way. sure, vaccines are being put into arms but critics say it has been slow and it started late. because of that, the vaccination drive at least at this stage, scientists say won't have an impact on this third wave of the it really centers here where i am. i've been speaking to doctors and nurses over the last few days. hospitals are jam packed. style they're turning away ambulances. it really is a very dire situation for the medical community. the public and the private sector. while many parts. world seem to be getting over this pandemic, that's not the

case. >> yeah. it is such a stark split screen if you will. here in atlanta, there was a basketball game today. literally thousands of people in the street without masks on. no pandemic. and there you have south africa going into another strict lockdown. thank you. crowds of people in a rush to beat new travel restrictions and other lockdown measures prompted by a wave of new covid infections and a rising death toll. public transportation is now suspended until thursday. earlier restrictions and activities are extended yet again until mid july. many in bangladesh have largely ignored public health measures. you only have to look at the pictures to know that. now law enforcement is being deployed to enforce the rules. now to coronavirus, new cases emerging right around the country. queensland has imposed stronger

rules, plus restrictions had place in parts of the northern territory. actionus watson joins us. it is interesting to see a place that has coped so well with the coronavirus, still being at the beginning stages of what could be one of the strictest lockdowns they've ever seen. >> reporter: that's right. australia has done well when it comes the covid-19. this the first lockdown in sydney in over a year. but what is really concerning authorities this time is the delta variant. the presence of that variant here as the cause of the vast jrt of these cases. so people are taking it very seriously. no place more so than just behind many at this mass testing clinic where people are rolling up. they have been all day, to get tested for covid-19. 58,000 tests just in the state of new south wales yesterday. 18 positive cases. the authorities were quite pleased with that but they're

telling people to stay home for the next two weeks unless it is absolutely necessary. australia's population is undervaccinated. under 5% of the population is fully vaccinated. that's both a supply and hesitancy issue. australia has relied on the astrazeneca vaccine, the only vaccine mailed here domestically. and people here are nerve about getting it due to the very rare chance of the bloot flow problem. they will say the gov has been chloe to come one other solutions. here's one person who was following the rules and got some exercise earlier, had to say about that. >> i think this has been an entire failure, if i'm honest. most of this could have been prevented if we had rolled it out a lot faster. >> that person saying this lockdown could have been prevented if the government had rolled out the astrazeneca or the pfizer vaccines faster.

they'll hope everybody in the government can push it forward over the next coming weeks while they're locked down at home. >> and right now, less than 5% of the country fully vaccinated. a long way to go there. >> now the coronavirus has side lined many of the united kingdom's top military officials. the defense ministry announced that nick carter is isolating at home after testing positive. six other senior military officials are in quarantine after coming into contact with him last week. new infections in the u.k. have been ticking up in recent days. stories of survival amid the grief. we'll hear from one family, you will want to hear this. that raced to escape the building. plus, the collapse of that florida condo is raising many questions about the safety of older high rises.

should there be more concern about the buildings on the florida coast? i'll speak to an expert, just ahead.

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>> we're cutting a deep trench. it is now 125 feet in length, into the pile. it is 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. this trench is very critical to the continuation of the search and rescue process. we've continued all night to build that trench. as a result of that we were able to recover four additional bodies in the rubble, as well as additional human remains. >> harrowing stories of survival are also emerging. one family staying on the 11th floor was jolted awake and made a run for it as the building literally collapsed all around them. they detailed their escape to wolf blitzer. >> when we opened the front door, that's when we were made aware of the devastation to the building. i looked to the left and the

building is half sheared off. i looked to where the elevator was supposed to be and it was just the two elevator shafts. thankfully the emergency exit light to the staircase was lit up. so we sprinted to the staircase and opened the door, only to realize the wall had partially collapsed there. at that moment where it really hit me, we were racing against time to get to the bottom. building before the entire thing caved in. that was my initial gut. >> and justin, i understand when you made it down about eight floors or so, you came across an elderly woman who really needed help. what happened next? >> i think we just kind of came to a little halt. tried to help her get out as quickly as possible. if she doesn't get out, we don't

get out. when you think about the whole situation, it takes your mind off it. kind of going toward her and finding a way to get out collectively and you know, you just try to help people out. and it takes your mind completely off it. we had to get her above the wall that had collapsed initially in the garage. we were on one side of the wall. my dad was on the other side. we threw her over. it was only way we were going to do it and them tried to get her on to the pool deck was the next challenge. i put her on my shoulder and did the same thing. we tried to toss her up to the pool deck. you feel a little safe when you get to the beach and you feel sand and you just count your blessings. >> isn't your heart racing just listening to that description? it's like a horror movie.

it has prompted miami to recommend all buildings taller than six stories and older than 40 years, be inspected. there will be inspections beginning on tuesday. and boca raton's mayor said his city is working on tougher standards. i asked if there is places people are living at this minute that might be unsafe. >> the not too distant future i look at as a mortgage cycle. you buy a condo and a house and hope to have it still standing in 30 years. we could have a rise the sea level. that puts almost every coastal building at risk, if not flooding, at some frequency, at least the ground water, the saline ground water moving up

into the lower parts of the structural foundation. right now, that's a hard question to say no. absolutely not. because there are areas that have major substance, like areas -- excuse me, louisiana and eastern texas coast that are having a sea level rise rate already. over three feet per century. so those have low lying buildings already, feeling the effects of the increase and there are other areas around the major cities that have had substance and they've already, they're already moving out of where they are because of the flooding.

all the areas already being affected by the salt water. >> in hong kong, the crackdown continues. why authority say he is a risk to national security. more when we return. residue on any of your surfaces. but that's what you could be doing if you're cleaning with a used dishcloth, even after you've rinsed it. so, switch to a fresh sheet of bounty for a more hygienic clean. unlike used dishcloths that can carry and redistribute residue, bounty keeps your surfaces cleaner. because better hygiene begins with bounty. bounty, the quicker picker upper.

hong kong's fight against the apple daily newspaper is not over. a former executive editor of the pro democracy paper, he was attempting to leave the region. you've been following all the details. it has been shocking, really, to see how pro foundly and how quickly this new national security law has just changed seemingly everything in long pong. >> this week in fact marks one year since the national security law was imposed on hong kong. and it is fundamentally trags formtd virtually all aspects of society.

education, civil society, as well as journalism and press freedom. local media reports that he attempted to leave the hong kong international airport. he attempted to leave hong kong but was arrested. this taking place on sun. he is reportedly the latest of the now closed pro democracy, apple daily, to be arrested under the national security law. he was a top editor and columnist there. we have reached out for comment in addition to the statement they released, they would not name him by name. they did say a 57-year-old man was arrested at the airport on sunday for conspirg to collude. they said he was detained, he's been interrogated, and they warned that there may be further arrests down the line. it was last week when the apple daily closed after a number of top editors were arrested under the national security law.

critics say the law has eroded hong kong's autonomy. authorities here dispute. that we heard from the chief executive of hong kong last week who vehemently denied that the national security was was being used to suppress freedom. >> don't try on accuse hong kong authorities for using the national security law as a tool to suppress the media or to stifle the freedom of expression. >> in the move on sunday, also being interpreted as a blow to press freedom, we learned that stand news has a series of responses including the number of its director have stepped down. it is now using it saying they will no longer accept monthly

sponsorships and a number of online op eds are in the process of being taken down. the authorities are adamant. they are unwavering in support. >> the story the continues to develop. thank you. in the united states, stay tuned for more cnn newsroom. for everyone else, world sport is next. (announcer) carvana's had a lot of firsts. 100% online car buying. car vending machines. and now, putting you in control of your financing. at carvana, get personalized terms, browse for cars that fit your budget, then customize your down payment and monthly payment. and these aren't made-up numbers. it's what you'll really pay, right down to the penny. whether you're shopping or just looking. it only takes a few seconds, and it won't affect your credit score. finally! a totally different way to finance your ride. only from carvana. the new way to buy a car.

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nearly 20 million people in the western u.s. are under excessive heat warnings. some areas broke records on sunday and how. look at these temperatures. as high as 113 degrees fahrenheit or 45 degrees celsius. eugene, oregon, is one of those places. it hit an all time high of 110 degrees fahrenheit. it was so close the u.s. olympic trial and field trials had to be suspended there. the final event resumed a few hours ago.

the extreme heat has forced officials in oregon to suspend some services and they're urging people not to travel unless it is an emergency. our reporter is there with more. >> reporter: all time high temperatures shattered here in oregon. at night no relief with the at that in the 70s and 80s, not giving the body enough time to cool down. according to county officials, more than a dozen people had to be taken to the emergency room or a clinic with heat-related incidents. in most cases, people under the age of 65 which is why they're warning, no matter how old you are, this can be dangerous and even deadly. the problem is that a lot of people here don't have air conditioning. so to solve form, they've set up a number of cooling centers for people around the city to go cool off a bit. we know they're trying to help at least the most vulnerable

populations. among them, the elderly, the homeless and even pets. we spoke to one of the coordinators and here's what he told us. >> really just to protect health and safety by offering a cool place to be. that's really the baseline. the space, food, water, the basics. keep the space calm, safe and accessible for everybody. >> reporter: this unprecedented and dangerous heat wave will continue to affect people in this region over the next couple of days. along the west coast, more than 20 million people are you said some sort of heat advisory over the weekend. the oppressive heat extends as far as daen. it reached 116 degrees fahrenheit sunday. marking the highest at that ever recorded in canada. joining me now, i was telling

you last hour, you cannot even fathom these temperatures in terms of what it is like to be out there right now. >> especially when you factor in no air conditioning in the region and the region is not acclimated to temperatures nearly this high. you put it together and it is a dangerous scenario. 116 degrees ever. the hottest in canada and a pretty expansive area of heat stretches with the warnings touching the arctic circle. it really speaks to the widespread severity. and speaking of 116, do you know what at that was in kuwait? 114 degrees. so again, you compare what's happening in british columbia. warm he than what happens in kuwait this time of year. it really speaks to what has been during here over the past several days. upwards of 300 record temperatures possible. scattered about the western united states. many of them centered into the

western region and this takes us into the fourth of july weekend. notice, 20 million plus on the western side of the u.s. look at the western u.s. hot left the in portland. the previous record set on saturday. 10 cheat had been obtained a couple other times there. in seattle, 104 degrees, which sits at 40 degrees celsius. breaking the 2009 all time record of 103. and tell you what. we get another day of it with much more heat into monday afternoon. take heat and really why this is so important and significant in the western u.s. for the u.s. in general about, 130 people every single year use their lives to excessive heat. the top killer, not hurricanes, not tornadoes. you put them together, the two big events, tornados and hurricanes. that's comparable to what happens on a annual basis when it comes to heat waves and this is as on pressive as it gets with records on saturday, topped on sunday, and we expect it

again on monday. seattle, you can see the average is 73 degrees fahrenheit this time of year. there's portland. 116 degrees. warmerer than abu dhabi monday afternoon. notice it cools off significantly. by significantly, we're talking well above the average of 77. summer, just about a week old. and with all that and there are about 50 or 60,000 people scattered in the northwest without power at this hour it. >> includes my parents. they're saying they're concerned about not only losing the fan, that was their only saving grace without air-conditioning, but also the refrigerator losing electricity and the food going bad. >> they opened these cooling centers for a reason. elderly, vulnerable use them because you need them. prince harry and prince

william will reconnect this week. they plan to unveil a memorial celebrating their late mother princess diana. the brothers commissioned the statue way back in 2017 for the 20th anniversary of diana's death. on thursday it will be placed in the sunken garden at kensington palace. this will be the first time of course that the royal siblings will see each other since prince philip's funeral in april. since then rumors about their fractured relationship surfaced in tabloids. a royals editor joins me now for "best life." and i will say, as well, you have followed princess diana and her life, and you've written a

book. when you see this happening now, her sons under some acrimony, reuniting to honor her this way. what do you think it will mean not just for her but for these two brothers? >> i think it comes at a really strange time because no one a million years could've imagined that this is where we'd wind up all these years after her death. so, i think in a way it's quite concerning and a little sad that the feud between william and harry is somewhat overshadowed what should be a really important event because the royals were having a lot of discussion and they weren't really sure how they wanted to honor diana. in order for them to have done this and to have everything sort of fall sort of by the wayside because of covid, et cetera, it's kind of sad. but i think the essence of the fact that they are honoring diana and that they are recognizing that she was an extraordinary person and what she meant to the royals. she modernized the royals. so, in a way, that's somewhat

lost in the shuffle, but it's still being recognized, and i think that's quite significant. >> and in terms of it being significant, it was obviously difficult and all of prince harry's trials and tribulations with the royals right now to not see his mother. it's a mere image of what his mother had gone through. what do you think in terms of the way he's handled it? because he's essecertainly chos completely different way to handle it. >> it has taken a lot of people by surprise, myself included. i have followed diana for a lot of ways. i think in a lot of ways they are diana's boys. it's quite shocking for even someone like myself who has covered them extensively and has a lot of information in terms of how their relationships evolved. but i don't think honestly a lot of people say, oh, she'd be so proud of him, and she would be proud of him for wanting to follow his true nature and gain independence and perhaps go to the states. but she would be very, very

disappointed at the fact that he's decided to throw his brother under the bus and criticize the family in such a way. she was a monarchist and she wanted william's future secured as much as she wanted harry to find his way. i think that it's really surprising that he's gone to this length. and honestly i've been asking myself this question, why exactly does he continue to do this when so many of these things come out and are refuted? like this whole business about the family cutting him off when it turns out that charles has funded them for quite some time. i think there's a lot we still don't know, if you can believe that. >> yeah, i can only imagine. i do want to get to the interpersonal relationships here. it is said that prince harry has a very close relationship with the queen. do you think that that will play a part in this? because, famously, the queen perhaps did not have the best relationship with diana. >> yes. i think it's interesting. i think that harry has been given a wide birth. she is very close to him.

she did do a lot of different things to make meghan comfortable that she did not do for others. as you say, she didn't have the best relationship with diana. and when diana was a fiancé, she wasn't invited, nor was kate middleton. she already went sort of over and above to make meghan comfortable. harry has had a very close relationship with her throughout his life. he had a close relationship with the duke of edinburgh too. he inherited all his military affiliations. so there is some sense that she wants to keep them in the family, and i think that's actually what's been kind of concerning and frustrating to a lot of people that don't understand, you know, why is she doing this. she understands that family is a separate thing than the monarchy in a lot of ways. but in most cases she's always done her sort of best to put the monarchy in front of everything. so it's very interesting that she's done all these different things to make sure that harry and meghan feel much loved

members of the family. >> it's going to be quite a week as this all unfolds. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. now, u.s. gymnast simone biles cannot be stopped. she's officially secured a spot on the u.s. women's team headed to tokyo next month. she earned an automatic spot on the team with her high scores at the trial on sunday. this will be her second olympics. she took four golds from the rio games in 2016. she hinted she did may even try to compete in paris in 2024. now one famous u.s. athlete who won't be at the olympics, tennis star serena williams. the 23-time grand slam champ says there are a lot of reasons why she won't attend the tokyo games, but she won't list any of them. i want to thank you for watching cnn. i am paula newton. my colleague rosemary church is

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