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ship hit the key bridge, sinking. the bridge is gone.re posting videos on social media. holy hell. as emergency services arrived, initial reports suggested there were vehicles on the bridge and as many as 20 people may have ended up in the water. we are still very much in an active search and rescue posture at this point and we will continue to be for some time. we have a large area that we have to search. this includes on the surface of the water, subsurface, as well as on the deck of the ship itself. at first light, the full scale of this tragedy became clear. the bridge completely destroyed, leaving tangled metal shards poking from the river. two people have now been rescued, one is in hospital with serious injuries. but between seven and 20 remain unaccounted for. the mayor of baltimore has declared this a mass casualty event. this is an unthinkable tragedy. we have to, first and foremost, pray for all of those are impacted, those families, pray for our first responders and thank them, all of them working together — city, state, loca

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the bridges are not bridges are the bridges are not that quite right.et in that safe. quite right. get in touch with us this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com and i want to hear from you. if you've got a grandchild or a child of your own who isn't potty trained, by the time they go to school to reception at four and five years old this is a huge problem, and i believe it's a damning indictment on a dereliction of parenting duty, which to parenting duty, which seems to be sweeping across the country. first, though, your latest first, though, your very latest news sanchez. news with tatiana sanchez. >> beth. thank you. the top stories from the gb newsroom . stories from the gb newsroom. first to the scene in baltimore this morning where a bridge has collapsed after it was hit by a cargo ship. if you're watching us on television, you can see this video showing the moment of impact, which happened at around 130 in the morning . the 130 in the morning. the singapore flagged container ship is to the left of your screen. you can see it hit one of the bridge's foundat

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ship hit the key bridge. sinking. the bridge is gone.seeing some live pictures where rescue workers are still trying to establish the scale of the disaster after the ship hit one of the columns of the bridge and caused it to collapse. the container ship hit the bridge at about 1:30am local time and at least seven people and several vehicles have fallen into the river, according to the baltimore city fire department who are currently at the scene. let's get the latest with simonjones in the newsroom. what is the latest on the numbers of people that might be affected. absolutely extraordinary pictures, it has prompted a huge response from the emergency services. we were initially told they feared seven people were in the water, along with a number of vehicles, they have no increase that number to up to 20 people feared to be in the water, this is proving to be a hugely challenging rescue operation led by the fire service who described this as a mass casualty event. they have as a mass casualty event. they have a number of challenges, not l

hit the bridge causing the bridge to collapse. emergency vehicles are coming down this way. we are expecting updates any minute from officials about how large is this event is. this is just after 5:00 a.m., we're talking, the traffic is going to be greatly impacted. we were working up here and had roadblock after roadblock to get through and we were allowed through because we are the press. i talked to one source that works in the bridge area, mar maryland transportation area. this is unchartered territory. traffic for city of baltimore and people's daily commute be imp impacted, into baltimore harbor will be affected, this is the main thoroughfare. we are waiting to get an update. this is being treated as a mass casualty event. they do not have an exact count on the amount of vehicles. we will get you more. >> todd: what we're watching on the screen is video of the bridge collapsing, it is quite a scene to watch. entire bridge be in existence and mere matter of seconds collapse. we'll get into the traffic ramification, let's focu

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the bridge is down. have to get somebody on the others to stop traffic coming northbound. >> i'm holding all traffic northbound. >> such dramatic sound. you heard from those first calls into emergency authorities. saying the bridge is down. a shock to many we have spoken to. on the latest in the investigation, the national transportation safety board is holding a press conference talking about search and rescue operations. the chair of the board was speaking earlier. let's play a clip of what she said. >> at this time, i will have more information tomorrow. we chose not to board the vessel today to allow some time for search and recovery, which we did not want to interfere with. th is the first and foremost, we have information, but we need to verify that information before i provide -- before i verify it. we will have that information tomorrow, or later tonight if you want to check with me. how critical will a voyage data recorder need to investigate this? it will be critical. it is a critical piece of

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the baltimore bridge, it serves 31,000 travelers every day. our busiest bridge the bay bridge. we see 15,000 cars on that span every day. the golden gate bridge about 42,000. the richmond-san rafael bridge is in closest comparison and it serves about 36,000 cars crossing the span every day. so watching it closely and we'll have a live from the scene in our next hour. and we'll continue to update you on this story through our website. kpix.com. and of course the free streaming cbs news app. >>> another story we are watching closely this morning. it's the battle over the fate of the abortion pill mifepristone. the fight and fate is now at the u.s. supreme court. the argument over the pill widely considered as the most significant reproductive rights case since the court ended the nationwide right to abortion in 2022. let's drill down. the justices will weigh this argument. whether the federal agency which is the food and drug administration overstepped its authority when it made it more accessible to women. some legal experts believe if the supreme court limits the use of the dru

ship hit the key bridge. sinking. the bridge is gone. holy hell.he governor of maryland has declared a state of emergency. he released a statement on the collapse of the francis scott key bridge, he said to my office is in close communication with the us transportation secretary peter mitigate, the mayor of baltimore, the baltimore fire department. emergency personnel are on the scene following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. i have declared a state of emergency in maryland and we are working with an interagency team to quickly deploy federal resources from the biden administration. instead we are for the brave men and women carrying out efforts to rescue those involved and pray for everyone�*s safety and we will remain in contact with those carrying out rescue efforts as we continue to assess and respond to this tragedy. the governor of maryland declaring a state of emergency. our correspondent sean dilley is following the emergency from oui’ newsroom. bring us the latest figures for the numbers we think are in the water, and the res

san mateo bridge, the dunbarton bridge. the golden gate bridge. the list goes on.kind of -- that area, paul. >> i remember back in 2014, remember we had this five day bay bridge closure when we switched from the 1 the eastern span to the one other one and that was insane and that was five days. i can't imagine what they're going to have to do in baltimore. that will be -- that will be weeks or months if not even longer than that. so our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted from that tragedy in baltimore. and we'll have some more from the network coming up over the next half hour to hour. let's talk about our weather here. numerous bridges, it's a little breezy outside but not as windy as yesterday. there's some drizzle over the mountains and low cloud cover but the radar is clear throughout the day today. tomorrow, there is rain in the forecast for us. which means snow in the sierra. sometimes we call it a miracle march when we add to the snow pack in march. we didn't need one this year. we didn't need one last year. we've had plenty of snow in earlier

the bridge. so things like gps the audio rod, or feedback, rudder commands are recorded on there, but not engineering. the temperature of each cylinder power distribution centers, those are those things are not recorded on a voyage data recorder. and we're looking for other sources of data in the interim that would give us that data the vtr to also does record snapshots of the radar. and the electronic chart. we do have that >> one tiny follow-up which would have been able to tell what the source of the power outage on board the ship, what >> we'd have to determine that as part of our analysis in this investigation too early to tell full yaakov moscow here from w bal in baltimore, you said that there were 56 containers. have hazardous materials on board that ship how many of those are in the water? do you know and what's the timeline to getting those out of the water and the rest of the containers they're sitting on that ship in the potassium? >> yeah, i did see some containers in the water and s

so they are the bridges. but the typical has big such a lot, lot of towers in teams and the issue on a cook crossing for those tablets, but they have a shape impact value and they are design just to avoid it twice. so it's essentially the these foundation of the towers away from the sheep and if it keeps coming across, they will hit the battery as before the, when they get close to the p. s. all right, i'm afraid or have to leave it there. that was dr. mohammed kashodi from the university of south hampton, in the okay, thank you very much for joining us. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. the us supreme court appears unlikely to limit access to the widely used abortion pill missile prestone. the court heard arguments on the case on tuesday, but appeared skeptical of efforts by anti abortion advocates. the control back access to the drug decision is expected by the end of june. the european union has agreed to soften environmental regulations on farmers following maj

bridge came down so quickly.ridges like this will be built to withstand a degree of collision. this was a huge containership. it was 300 metres long. so one expert we were talking to, a structural engineer, was saying actually there is only so much of an impact bridge like this can have. there will be an investigation, questions asked about how this happened and the structure of the bridge but at the moment the focus very much on that search operation which is very much ongoing as we speak. operation which is very much ongoing as we speak-— as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much- — as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much- as _ as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much. as simon _ as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much. as simon was _ as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much. as simon was saying - as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much. as simon was saying it i as we speak. simon jones, thank you very much. as simon was saying it is| very much. as simon was saying it is a very l

this bridge was a symbol of baltimore. the francis scott key bridge opened in 1977.cles cross the bridge every day. tonight, this image. a family holding their child along the river's edge, overlooking the bridge that stood here for more than four decades. i'm david muir in baltimore. good night. to hear the words that the key bridge has collapsed. it's shocking. many of the vehicles were stopped before they got onto the bridge, which saved lives for all traffic on the key bridge. >> there's a ship approaching and just lost their steering. >> everything so far indicates that this was a terrible accident. >> this is an excruciating day for several families. >> even a modern bridge is not going to be designed to withstand what seems to be a direct hit from a major container ship. >> the search for survivors continues after baltimore bridge collapses. six people are still missing at this hour. good afternoon. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm larry beil. thanks for joining us. those six missing people are presumed dead in the frigid maryland waters. the collapse was caught on

bridge collapse. it was a design flaw. 2005, it was hurricane katrina in new orleans and then really you go back to tampa, florida as i mentioned in 1980 where you had a similar large vessel hit the bridge. the reason i bring this up historical context, you know, there must be multiple fail safes. when steve talks about mechanical failure, there had to be multiple fail safes that failed because this is such a rarity. 40 years is the last one i could find. >> the thing that comes to my mind, to be honest with you is, we could have a little bit of preventative measure -- preventative metrics involved here if we just had a tug attached to the ship. i watched a couple videos. it appears that the tugs are cut off at the loading facilities. and it is just so much risk involved. this is the number one port in the united states. it handles over 700,000 vehicles being imported on row row ships. like a simple tug boat probably could have prevented this from happening because it would have been able to steer the

as a result, local authorities were able to close the bridge to traffic before the bridge was struck,volved in this terrible accident and the families, especially those waiting for news of their loved one right now. i know every minute in that circumstance feels like a lifetime. you don't know. it's terrible. we are incredibly grateful for the brave rescuers who immediately rushed to the scene and to the people of baltimore. we want to say, we are with you, we will stay with you. like the governor said, you are maryland tough, baltimore strong. we will get through this together. we are november leaving. here is what's happening. the search and rescue operation is our top priority. ship traffic in the port of baltimore has been suspended until further notice. we will need to clear that channel before the ship traffic can resume. the army corps of engineers is on the spot and is going to hef lead the effort to clear the channel. the port of baltimore is one of the largest shipping hubs. i have been there a number of times as a senator and as vice president. it handles a record amount of

bridge. whether you are coming into the city of san francisco or going over to oakland. we wish you well and part of that is wishing paul well this morning. good morning paul, thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> hey guys good morning to you and i'm happy to report we're talking a lot about rain. two different storms. there's rain coming. this morning right now, getting out the door, rain-free. the rain has stayed well to the north our radar currently is dry. so the morning commute will not be a problem when it comes to weather. i can't tell you how fast the cars are going and the traffic but the weather part of it is going to be good because the rain right now is even north of yucaipa. northern mendocino county and humboldt that's getting the rainfall right now. it's going to be several hours before that rain works its way south. so your first alert weather headlines and we're looking at a dry morning commute. but rain does move in throughout the day today. it will spread south

reporter: so, why did such a large part of the bridge collapsed?dge opened in 1970 seven, and at its center is a continuous structure which is 366 meters long. underneath that, there are four support columns. bridges are tested for impact, but we do not know if the qualifications would have applied to avisail this size. the entire collision took out an entire loadbearing structure. >> do you have a long element supported by four supports, i cannot imagine another situation where a bridge like that would resist such a massive force. reporter: effort is still going on, using sonar to try to locate any vehicles that fell into the 50 meters of water. an investigation into the tragedy has already begun. anchor: to another top story, justices on the supreme court appearing skeptical of antiabortion groups asking the court to restrict access to a widely used abortion pill. the nation's top court heard arguments related to the u.s. food and drug administration's decision to lift restrictions on the drug. opponents argue the drug is unsafe and that the gove

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that part of the bridge like the key bridge in maryland was a truss bridge.s since been replaced with a new span that incorporates a suspension style bridge similar to the golden gate suspension. bridges can withstand earthquakes better than any other type of bridge and retrofitting set to begin this year will make the golden gate even stronger with seismic upgrades built to withstand an 8.0 earthquake. the strongest the san andreas fault could produce retrofitting on the golden gate bridge should be done by 2029 in the newsroom. i'm justine waldman. kron. 4 news. >> when the baltimore bridge collapse kron $0.4 this breaking news viewers and be sure to download the free kron. 4 mobile app to get push alerts sent to your mobile device. fire crews responding to a house fire in san leandro, 5 adults and 3 children are now without a home following the early monday morning. blaze. fire officials say that fire started in the garage quickly engulfed that home. sadly, the family's cat did not survive, but no other injuries were reported. the american red cross is pro

no, or what are you seeing there is you see a bridge and bridges with design bridges to resist ship? in fact, directly. ready just low impact, what we do is we provide the protection system to protect the bridge. i can't see what happens is that has failed. it has not stopped that ship for meeting that bridge. who wants to ship it? the bridge. i'm afraid collapse was who was inevitable. it's the ship, in fact, protection system that is config file to the bridget cell towers, traffic and catastrophic well. but it was never designed to resist that sort of impact. the shipping back system should have done that. and that's what's failed in and what about the, the, the guard rails, if you will, that were built around the pylons of the bridge, looking at them from above. it seems that they were very small compared to the bridge itself. should, should those guard rails should they have been bigger with that have made a difference in this tragedy in this tragedy. now, what was required was you have it when you're looking finally breaking down rich, you can see that there's a pair all the coo

when it comes to how that bridge that collapsed in baltimore compares to bridges in the bay area, there are some similarities. the francis scott key bridge in baltimore stands 185ft above the water in the center. it's about the same clearance as the eastern span of the bay bridge, which has a clearance of 190ft. the western span and the golden gate bridge both have the same clearance between the water and the bridge deck. at about 220ft. as for the number of commuters crossing every day, about 31,000 cars cross baltimore's key bridge daily. the golden gate bridge sees far more traffic. about 112,000 cars a day, more than twice as many as that crossed the bay bridge daily. some 260,000 vehicles. one key difference, though, is that the key bridge was mainly used to bypass downtown baltimore, not head straight into downtown as the bay bridge does. we hope you stay with mornings on two. for the latest on this developing story. we will have a live report from baltimore in less than 30 minutes. again, we expect to hear from the president and the and the ntsb in the coming hour. we'll pop emer

when it hits the bridge. the reason why i say that is hard to happen right now, there was this this looks like a ship that could not get out of its own way. we will have reports from the ship, will be able to tell when it went, whether it's a system went to and so that's what, that's gonna be the number one investigation right now. >> of course, juliette kayyem, andrew mccabe, i want to thank you both for joining us early in this morning and i do just want to take a moment of personal privilege. i mean, i keep those oils mug on this desk every single day that i broadcast here, i've very strong family roots in the baltimore area and watching these pictures of this bridge that i my family have driven across many times our hearts goes out to baltimore. it is one of the strongest places in our country and i know it is going to bounce back from this, but we are currently praying for all of those people who have been affected by this and especially for those first responders. thanks very much for joining us. don't

incredible - bridge. i am holding all traffic northbound. incredible to - bridge. hear bridge. i am holding all traffic- northbound. incredible to hear that audio, the first _ northbound. incredible to hear that audio, the first responders - northbound. incredible to hear that audio, the first responders talk - audio, the first responders talk into the officers, and you hurried towards the end of the cause, the urgency as the first news came that the whole bridge had collapsed, but the whole bridge had collapsed, but the officers doing an incredible job in the end because by the time the bridge actually collapsed, there were no because actually crossing. you. you heard them referencing the crew, the maintenance crew, six of whom are still missing, but apart from that, so much work being done injust seconds to from that, so much work being done in just seconds to stop cars and lorries being caught up in that collapse. fascinating listen to that audio. more from their in the next little while on the programme. let's bring you some new pictures from ukraine. president

, causing that bridge to collapse.hanson live near at the site of that bridge with an update. connor right. thank you. >> take care. >> gasia. the coast guard unfortunately has gone from its rescue efforts to recovery efforts for the six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time of that catastrophic collapse. they're now searching for the remains, but they are presumed dead. no update on them right now as you can see behind me, difficult weather conditions, making an already tough situation for divers, even harder. and for those investigators trying to get to the bottom of what exactly started this expect later today, we'll have a lot more information to share. >> the national transportation safety board recovering a data recorder from the ship that rammed into the francis scott key bridge on tuesday, causing parts of the structure to collapse. >> that information will help officials determine whether the vessel lost power prior to the crash, the agency says it is also looking into whether contaminated fu

>> once the bridge is impacted directly in one of its piers, key bridge or another bridge, that's going to be the end. >> reporter: under u.s. law, ships entering and leaving u.s. ports must use a local pilot to help navigate the waterways. >> they have all the knowledge of the waterways. they memorize the charts. they can literally draw the chart from scratch on a piece of paper. >> reporter: early this morning, a local pilot was on the ship. >> there is nothing worse on the bridge of a ship when everything goes quiet. >> reporter: already tonight, ships that can't get in are backed up outside baltimore harbor. now 24 ntsb investigators are on the scene. they will recover the ship's data recorders, examine the ship's safety and maintenance records. >> any sort of maintenance that was done to a vessel. >> reporter: an online database shows the ship has had 27 inspections since 2015, with two deficiencies found. last year, a problem with propulsion, and 2016, the ship hit the port in antwerp, damaging its hull. because the ship is flagged to singapore, a team from that country is also re

bridge. the ship had entered the channel. by 1:24, the ship was underway on a true heading of approximately 141. in the fort mchenry channel at a speed of approximately eight knots. approximately 42 miles an hour. numerous alarms were recorded on the ship's audio. at the same time, the sensor data stopped recording. video audio continue to record using a redundant power source. at around 01:26, the video resumed recording sensor data. the ship's pilot made a general call for tugs in the vicinity to assist. the dispatcher called the duty officer regarding the blackout. the pilot ordered to drop the support anchor and ordered additional steering commands. at 1:27:25, the power issued a radio call reporting that they had lost all power and was approaching the bridge. around this time, the following also occurred. the duty officer radioed two of the units that were already on scene due to construction on the bridge. one on each side of the bridge. and ordered them to close traffic on the bridge.

here at the bay bridge. little bit, you know, in about an hour's time, you might see some better condition here. this is a look at interstate 880 north and south. it looks okay. no major issues here. south bay commute and there goes the train. i know steve and i love that, the train caltrain a good way to get to work. anyway. northbound, 280 down below looks pretty good. we've had some slow traffic all over the valley though. on 237 on the lawrence expressway on 101 through sunnyvale. it is not an easy drive today in san jose. let me just put up the grid really quickly here to show you that all these freeways, part of it was an earlier crash on 101, 101, right near the palo alto exits there, university avenue. we had some slow traffic getting up on northbound 101 751. let's bring steve back in here. >> i hear a train are coming, mr. johnny cash. >> thank you sir. >> all right. and just like that, because we i always put light rain possible in the north bay, even though it may doesn't maybe doesn't fit the ti

. >> the entire key bridge has fallen into the harbor. >> norah: the catastrophic bridge collapsed in baltimore. >> yo! what the -- >> norah: tonight, the search for answers and the missing as a construction company says six of its workers are presumed dead. what we are learning about the vessel's loss of power and that made a call that may have saved lives. this bridge carries some 30,000 people every day. it is a major commuter route, and now it is completely shut down. the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are here tonight not far from that catastrophic collapse of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. the devastation is beyond words, with this massive structure in ruins, twisted and broken. by daylight, the extent of what happened here became more clear. the video is stunning, and it tells us a lot about what happened after the ship lost power then collided with the bridge. tonight, we are also learning more about the survivors and the missing. construction workers were fixing potholes on this heavily-tra

bridge? >> no, we're still in the process of investigate exactly what happened. so we don't have any further details about whether or not it was inevitable or not. >> no structural issue with the bridge? >> no. there was, in fact, the bridge was actually fully up to code. so we have no further information about what was what happened during that time as all shipping in and out of the port now stop completely. >> and do you have any estimate very early on as to how long it will be before shipping can resume to the port of baltimore? >> yeah, we don't have we don't have any estimates on timeline, because right now our exclusive focus is on saving lives. our exclusive focus is on search and rescue, the victims and the amount of victims that we're looking for right now, the number because we've heard i know mr. wiedefeld said, one of the rescue, but earlier from baltimore, we heard that two have been rescued. >> can you tell us the total numbers we're talking about? that may be that you're search

you would see the bridge, right, the arcing bridge come down off of that bridge. all can you see now is the mangled part of where it was. and obviously that main post holding this north side of the bridge was what was hit. and that's why it's such significant damage. >> kayleigh: if you are looking at your screen on the left side that is the first time we are seeing a time lapsed slow motion video of the ship. >> steve: we sped it up. >> kayleigh: you see it hit and then see the bridge fall. but, griff, my question is one eyewitness said it sounded like an earthquake. another said it sounded like an explosion. have you heard on the ground from anyone exactly what it sounded like or looked like in that moment? wow, extraordinary. >> steve: we sped it up. >> griff: we talked to one of just where we are standing in the parking lot of the maryland department of transportation on the north side of the bridge, and one worker was just getting off work when we were arriving. he said he was here when it happened. and all of the sudden he didn't recall hearing the impact bu

bridge. and then the collapse. >> the whole bridge just collapsed. >> david: the ship going dark just moments before impact. the crew issuing a mayday. an eight-person road crew still on the bridge when it went down. and tonight what we have just learned about the ship. just moments ago my interview with maryland governor wes moore. what happened in the moments before that collision? and our team here in baltimore with the history of this ship. the crash just a couple of years back. >>> also tonight, the high stakes battle over the abortion pill, following the overturning of roe versus wade by the supreme court. the court now deciding whether to restrict the abortion pill across this country. what the justices said today. what they signaled already. rachel scott at the supreme court. >>> tonight, the federal raids at the homes of sean "diddy" combs in los angeles and miami. and sources tonight now telling abc news this is a sex trafficking investigation involving combs. tonight, what federal

goodwin says it would hopefully protect local bridges from collapsing like the bridge in baltimore. but ultimately, there is only so much they can prepare for. >> we can do planning for a lot of different scenarios but reality has a way of coming out one step ahead of preparation. >> reporter: similar cargo ships like the one in baltimore, pass under the bay bridge every day. an incident like this morning would be an all hands on deck situation. the state's office of emergency services would activate units from california highway patrol, cal trans and many others including the water emergency transportation authority. >> we prepare for incidents, we have exercises on a regular basis. not just us as an agency but all of our captains and deck hands undergo training. >> reporter: the ferry system would shutdown to utilize those boats in any way that would help. >> part of our mission in san francisco bay fer seprovide emergency water transit if any of the bridges or other trans-bay, transportation systems are disabled. >> reporter: both organizations are constantly working to create be

key bridge in the harbor >> did for the other side, are the bridge >> is down. we're going to have to get somebody on the other side and tally msp to get parents stopped traffic coming northbound? one of the bridge. >> i'll container ship billowing dark smoke was moving at about 89. that's near the bridge when the ship lost power, according to maryland's governor, before the bridge collapse, that 127 in the morning, the ship's crew called in a mayday when it became clear there'd be a collision despite having dropped its anchor. >> what do you guys on the south side, what are you guys on the dorsal? i'd hoard all traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching. i just lost their steering. >> a move. officials say saved lives, were thankful that between the mayday and collapse, that we had officials who were able to to begin to stop the flow of traffic. so more cars were not up on the bridge. many of the vehicles were stopped before they got onto the bridge, which which which saved lives, national transportation safety board and fbi teams are on the scene. w

. >> and the questions about our own bridge safety. >> it's almost a bridge zoo in the bay area, you got so many different types of bridges. >> a closer look at the protections in place. >> those are the parts that can bend and contort in an earthquake or an impact. >>> plus, a kennedy turns to the bay area in his bid for the white house. >> this city will always have a special place in my heart. >> what his new running mate brings to the table and how their ticket could impact the race. >> i'm grateful that nicole has put her self-interest aside and made the momentous and very, very difficult decision to embark with me on this extraordinary crusade to win back our country. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening, we begin with a stunning tragedy that hits home for the bay area. federal investigators are just beginning their search for answers into the devastating bridge collapse in baltimore. it was a massive cargo ship that lost power and then rammed into the span in the middle of the night. it caused it to collapse in just a matter of seconds. you can

we got further information through multiple calls that the key bridge, portions of the key bridge hadllapsed. at about 0150 hours our first units arrived on scene and reported a complete collapse of the key bridge. we were also given information at that time that there were likely multiple people on the bridge at the time of the collapse, and that as a result, multiple people were in the water. we were able to remove two people from the water. one individual refused service and refused transport, essentially, that person was not injured. however, there was another individual that has been transported to a local trauma centre who is in very serious condition. at this time we have multiple air assets from the maryland state police, as well as the baltimore police department, as well as multiple marine assets from around the region, including baltimore city, arundel county, baltimore county, as well as multiple local and state police agencies. national resources police, bpd special ops units is here, maryland state police is here. we have multiple resources. we are still very much in an

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ship hit the key bridge. sinking. the bridge is gone.hell. 0ur correspondent sean dilley is following the emergency from our newsroom. we have got these dramatic pictures in daylight, we have these incredible helicopter shots showing the full scale of the damage there. yes, what struck me about the press conference is just thinking yes, what struck me about the press conference isjust thinking of yes, what struck me about the press conference is just thinking of those emergency responders. they were saying that when the call came in at 1:35am, they were deploying emergency resources to that scene. any emergency responder, fire, police, ambulance, will recognise this feeling. information is coming in as they are en route to what is clearly a pretty horrific scene. they are initially hearing that the bridge has collapsed in part and people might have fallen in. they are getting multiple reports of what we later find out in daylight has just been absolutely catastrophic for a port that is very busy in the us. the first units on scene, even

of the bridge is being detoured. the francis scott key bridge, or, as it's better known, the key bridge, spans about a mile and a half across the patapsco river. a busy four lane highway known as i-895 runs across the bridge connecting other major highways together. and again, if you're just now joining us, we are following what we do know about this mass casualty response that's underway in baltimore, maryland. but right now, i want to bring in fox news contributor ted williams. he's former law enforcement and ted, thanks for getting up with us so early to talk about this. i know that, you know, the details are limited right now, but with what we do know, what would the response look like from a first responder standpoint? can you can you walk us through that? well first good morning here that were on the scene, this is a sad situation, a tragedy. i'm very familiar with that bridge. i'm also, i attended law school there in baltimore, so, i'm very familiar. unfortunately, with this kind of an incident, you don't want

the bridge collapsed. that's raise questions about it's structural integrity and re ignited fee is about the safety of us infrastructure as a whole. many bridges across the country considered to be in bad condition. but maryland governor westmore emphasized that not many bridges could be expected to weather a hit from a 95000 ton congress ship. this is an unprecedented situation, right where you have a ship and a of a cargo mass that large moving at that speed. it's difficult to understand what infrastructure could have taken that level of that level of it. and that level of directed the federal government has promised to cover the full cost of rebuilding the bridge and matter how expensive. but it has warned, it's likely to have a major impact on supply chains threatening to disrupt supplies from cause to stroke up of the pulse of baltimore is cage's shipping on the us east coast. and the collapse bridge will likely create traffic jams for months or even used to come. dr. mohammed shawnee is a structural

when the bridge began to collapse. and so he's, you know, watching what happened to him. and even as he said, he said that was all god's grace. >> that's incredible. so essentially he barely escaped? >> he barely escaped. i mean this was an absolutely catastrophic event. >> and, governor, i know so many people depend on this bridge to get to work. how quickly can this bridge be rebuilt? >> this is going to be a top priority for us to make sure that we can get this bridge built back up. >> part of our conversation with maryland's governor, wes moore. he's actually been at the site of this collapse since early this morning, and he also told us that every day, $191 million of economic activity crosses over that bridge. and the port of baltimore is responsible for at least 8,000 jobs. so we asked cbs's ramy inocencio to look at the impact for the city, state, and our country. >> reporter: collapsing in seconds, baltimore's francis scott key bridge was the gateway to much of the country. thousands of trucks transported good