c your way i walk out to the balcony and i sit here from home gone. c the whole the ah pulled the trigger and pain away. the see my in my room the screen. and then 3 weeks later i woke up from a coma and i was grateful that i survives my remind myself, every day i am alive. i'm alive. her i i i, i me, i'm doing my normal routine into the bathroom. i get a shower, brush my teeth in my hair done. i want matthew as he was in the bathroom while he was up on the counter. i'm not sure why is up on the counter. was me for santo op to my mom's room. i see the gun lying there on the underneath the left side of the med and i and i walked back into the bathroom with a gun in my hands, out of curiosity, just looking at it and trying to figure out what it does and how to work it and i so we proceed to the safety. ah, and then from there on, i talk the gun back, putting a boat around in the chamber. and i just remember matthew says to me, you know, that was a gift from papa to mon or safety. and i didn't answer, i just hear a gunshot, i and so at 8 o'clock that sam

some balconies in another building here.he behest of the condo association president, they ripped off the tiles of the floors on all the balconies. he saw it. and he said, this is too heavy and it's building too much moisture and damage on the floors of these balconies, and it's going to cause problems. and he, three years ago, saw this problem. he was very prescient. he said, you're going to have to incur these costs. each unit had to pay a little over $10,000 for it. but they got it done. those balconies are completely fortified and they look perfect. >> do people in that tower feel confident about their safety? >> they do now. some left but experts came through after this collapse and gave it a really high bill of health. that caused the return of the residents there. >> to your eye, they look even better than those other buildings. brian todd, thank you for that report. >>> the news continues, so let's head over to chris for "cuomo prime time." >> thanks, john. we learned tonight another body was found in the rubble. tha

we closed the balconies, not the building, just the balconies. >> how is the search and rescue operation going. it is incredibly dangerous. we know all of these hundreds of men and women involved in this, they're risking their own lives. the weather hasn't been good, torrential rain and falling debris happening all the time. >> that's correct. we still have the widow makers on the bravo charlie exposure of the building, even though we may get a lot of them early on, still have a lot of falling debris continues to fall on the rubble pile. we have at any given time 150 to 200 rescuers working 24 hours a day on the pile. we will take crews on and off, but search and rescue efforts have not subsided since we started, will not subside until we bring that miracle out. >> this is still a search and rescue operation as opposed to god forbid have to call it recovery operation, that means there's no hope. >> that's correct, we are in full search and rescue mode. we talked earlier, nothing has changed, nothing will change until we continue to dig through rubble, find that possible void, bring someo

it was the next morning when we went to her apartment and i went out onto the balcony and there were a bandages bloody bandages and needles. the most dramatic thing i remember, and i still have a very hard time with this. there was actually still a piece of her jaw that was on the, on the floor of the apartment, the floor of the balcony. and i don't think i even told tristan this before. but that is probably what brought the whole thing most dramatically home to me. the look at that dr. you now i remember the ceiling, the unreal that's so real. so thought about what it must have been my my friends, i have she clean up pieces of teeth. i'm phones and so much flush the i can't imagine what hard for them to have to face. it's so weird to go back and for that mindset to see that balcony and think about what was going into my head of this. i shot gun. i i me gratefully that i can leave i can live it went to my dentist and the last shot. and then a few more south roads up for my 1st screaming on the ground where miss lee so i look around the pole to corner. i see 3 missed in all 3. so i'm

take a listen. >> this time it was between the balconies. >> um-hmm. >> so the balconies, between them remains a big space of air that we crawled, we crawled in those tunnels. we called the people and unfortunately we didn't find anything. >> but space is big enough to crawl through? >> yes. >> which is new. >> i personally crawled in. >> what makes this so difficult? >> the gap between the space -- the gap between the layers between the floors. these tunnels that we found right now were almost the first to be big enough to enable people to stay between them. most of the collapse is very, very tight. the collapse was major. >> reporter: now, we don't know exactly where those tunnels are, but i want to give you a brief lay of the land. the piece of the building that is still standing, what you see right over my shoulder, in the grid that was created by first responders, that is alpha. and the grid pattern goes from west to east, alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, and so on. and so that is what first responders are using. they're putting it on a grid, going methodically, jim and poppy, throug

some balconies in another building here. well, they told us that three years ago at the behest of the condo association president, they ripped off the tiles of the floors on all the balconies. he saw it. and he said, this is too heavy and it's building too much moisture and damage on the floors of these balconies, and it's going to cause problems. and he, three years ago, saw this problem. he was very prescient. he said, you're going to have to incur these costs. each unit had to pay a little over $10,000 for it. but they got it done. those balconies are completely fortified and they look perfect. >> do people in that tower feel confident about their safety? >> they do now. some left but experts came through after this collapse and gave it a really high bill of health. that caused the return of the residents there. >> to your eye, they look even better than those other buildings. brian todd, thank you for that report. that's all for us tonight. >>> the news continues, so let's head over to chris for "cuomo prime time." >> th

. >> there were leaks in the garage, cracks in the balconies.o, yes, you need the money to fix it. but unfortunately it was too late. >> reporter: eric told cnn he received the letter in april outlining how the concrete deterioration is accelerating. the roof situation got much worse, so much so roof repairs had to be incorporated. the letter was helping homeowners to understand their share of the assessment, anywhere from $80,000 for a one-bedroom condo up to $336,000 for the penthouse unit. the bigger question remains, why the maintenance on the building had been deferred for so long and how and why no one foresaw the potential for collapse almost unheard of in a modern u.s. building. >> it's extremely rare for a structure that's been standing for 40 years to all of a sudden collapse in this way. but i'm sure that forensically we structural engineers will figure out what happened and we'll get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: records show a surfside building official had reviewed the 2018 report detailing major structural damage. yet, told re

for firefighters to arrive and pluck them one by one off those balconies.he building went down. we don't know how many people were hurt. that's still up in the air because of the rubble, the debris first responders still have to comb through it. we heard

it was between the balconies.led in those tunnels. >> also developing overnight, crucial new crews about the cause of this deadly building collapse or at least the sequence of it. an eyewitness who escaped from the condo tower with just minutes to spare is filling in critical new details about the time line here. listen. >> it was a big boom, and i was running to see where the sound come from. and i saw all the garage collapse. god, watch us. god was waiting for us to leave the building. then another big boom, and then we didn't see an

all you can do is go to the balcony and wait to get rescued.s it. >> harris: i know there is a fork thing in the hallway. i don't know what all that is. what is that? you gave it a name when you opened the door. >> like a devil's fork. stop here and you aren't going into my unit. this is the 704 unit and i found out today they passed and didn't make it. they were a very nice couple from venezuela. very nice people. there they are right there. >> harris: how long had you lived in the building? >> 20 years. i moved in one month before 9/11. >> harris: we are learning today there was a memo, email. information that went out to residents in april there were structural concerns. what were you aware of? >> well, honestly i was aware we needed some work done. 40 years. they assessed us $15 million. mine was $135,000 payable $800 a month for 15 years like a second mortgage. we wanted -- they wanted to upgrade the building. we had to upgrade it. no one that i know of thought anything like this. we saw cracks in the balcony, we saw a crack here and a cra

have put things on those balconies.er it's artificial turf or hard flooring, that flooring tends to trap moisture. that deteriorates the concrete surface underneath. once that surface gets degraded, it can affect the rebar underneath. i've had some buildings where the balconies have collapsed either partially or fully, where we've had to lock people in, you know, where they cannot get out on to the balcony. but that doesn't bring a building down. >> understood. this research that was done that showed in the '90s a measurement of approximately 2 millimeters a year and this was the only one on the east side of the island that they had seen that happen -- not on the island. on the east side, where they had seen that kind of movement or what they call subsiding, as opposed to sinking, because sinking is going into water, this was going back into the sand base. was that something that the board was aware of? and is it significant to you? >> i think it's significant. the board wasn't aware of it. and my question to the profes

i knew that exiting through the balcony was our best bet. once in the apartment, we tried to open the sliding glass doors. they wouldn't open. we were rattled and couldn't maneuver the locks, the door finally opened, we exited to the balcony. really powerful. a very emotional detailed statement. joining us now, is one of the attorneys who filed the class-action lawsuit adam swartzbalm. thank you so much for joining us. when you hear that, what goes through your mind? >> wolf, it is very personal for me because i grew up in champlain towers south and my grand parents lived there for 30 years so when i speak with victims i'm representing, i could visualize what it was like being in that building having such a personal connection. so really makes it so vivid and real for me and very emotional. >> and did you know people who still live there. >> we knew many people in the community. luckily a few friends have made it out alive and some have been talking about their experience on the news and others we're still waiting for word on and praying for

after balcony, but they're literally right on top of each other. >> alex, i do hold hope. i hold out hope that there are voids, there's places where people may have been able to survive, to get to, so i do not want to say this is over. it's not. and again, i want to run all 12 days, i don't want to stop. these crews will never stop. these crews will work at their own peril, and they will push, push, push, as you see, the canines, that get a scent, they also get depressed, and we had that at oak bomb, we had that at world trade. >>> we have more technology today, than 25 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago, but it is still the same painstaking mission of these well-trained crews, to again, comb inch and sift, and look for a little bit of hope. >> you mentioned the dogs, the fact that they get depressed, how long rather will a dog stay on a pile like that before they're taken off and swapped out for over ones. how long can they go? >> i'm not a dog handler but from what i remember, we would see the canines up for an hour, possibly an hour and a half or so. but remember, th

there were cracks on the balconies. so, yes, you need the money to fix it, you know. but unfortunately it was late. >> reporter: eric demora told cnn he received a letter in april outlining how the concrete detear ygz is accelerating. the roof situation got much worse. so extensive roof repairs had to be incorporated. the letter was helping home owners to understand their share of the assessment anywhere from $80,000 from a one bedroom condo up to $336,000 for the penthouse unit. the bigger question remains why the maintenance on the building had been deferred for so long and how and why no one foresaw the potential for collapse almost unheard of in a modern u.s. building. >> it's extremely rare for a structure that's been standing for 40 years to all of a sudden collapse in this way, but i'm sure that forensically we structural engineers will figure out what happened, and we'll get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: records show a surfside building official had reviewed the 2018 report detailing major structural damage yet told residents that it appears the building i

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put things on those balconies whether it's artificial turf or hard flooring.rap moisture that deteriorates the concrete surface underneath. once that surface gets degraded, it can affect the rebar underneath. i have had some buildings where the -- the balconies have collapsed, either partially or fully, where we have to lock people in where they cannot get out on the balcony because it's not safe. but that doesn't bring a building down. >> understood. this research that was done that showed, in the '90s, a measurement of approximately-2 millimeters a year and that this was the only one on the east side of the island that they had seen that happen with. not on the island -- on the east side where they had seen that kind of movement or what they call subsiding as opposed to sinking because sinking is going under water. this was going back into the sand base. was that something the board was aware of? and is it significant to you? >> i think it's significant. >> the board wasn't aware of it and my question to the professor or team who undertook that research is w

so from the balcony, the rescue finally came. >> jim sciutto here with poppy. did you, prior, hear anything prior to the building coming down or did it just come down from your vantage point? >> i was -- suddenly a loud bang almost like a tremble went on. it woke me up. i thought there was thundering so i was awakened for the lightning to strike or the thunder to follow. but this rumbling was very different, very strange. and something was not right in this sound. it was too strong, too violent. it almost felt like a shock wave coming from the next building. so when i went from the balcony, i saw dust in the air and that is when i realized that something is not right and right away i went downstairs. and of course we were without electricity, so i used the stairs with my flashlight and i saw this building, the trumbling tower south standing with this slice -- just the part of the building that is facing was standing up. it was a dramatic view as lights of the building and the other one was flapping down. >> i want to show our viewer this is picture that we just

from the balcony of her apartment, someone use a mobile phone to film one of these groups.attention is drawn by a fast approaching convoy. as it slips past, shots are fired and two women fall to the ground. the cars don't stop. this photo, taken moments later, shows us the faces of the women who were shot. they are sisters — shakira, the mother of a newborn baby and shamim, pregnant with triplets. this is shakira. at the time of the shooting, her baby was just two weeks old. her sister shamim also survived. creepy at least 15 people saw the drive—by shooting that killed shamim's unborn children. we've now spoken to three of these eyewitnesses, and all of them told us the same thing — the sisters were shot by ugandan security forces riding in a government convoy. bbc africa eye has now uncovered new evidence to support that claim. this video, which began live streaming on facebook at 2:23 p:m., was filmed from the back of a motorbike riding out of kampala and along ginger road. it begins here, just 90 metres from where the sisters were standing and just half an hour before t

. >> reporter: cell phone video from a balcony shows some police response after the shots were fired. witnesses describe chaos following the gunshots. >> amazing the crowd and surge of people running for safety. >> reporter: one man doesn't want us to use his name said he got trampled as people rushed. >> all i saw, gunshots. pop pop pop, then three bullets hit the ground five feet away from me. >> heard it 6:00, 6:22, the gunshots from the shooting at the lake yesterday. >> reporter: christopher lived near the lake and said oakland needs to figure out how to curb the lawlessness and violence without overdoing it. oakland police officers did arrest two people with guns at the lake after the shooting. have not released identity of the victim. still piecing together what triggered the gunfire. >> don't believe it's directly connected to juneteenth, but unfortunate it happened that day. >> reporter: some wonder if the police department is stretched too thin. side show popped up few yards from the crime scene and christopher says officers didn't even try to break it up. >> just going thro

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balconies are a key component. they had a lot 06 weight and damage to the infrastructure. >> i've been wondering about that. there is that identical building built in the same year. are they look at the basement? is that one riddled with where the problems of south powers. have they determined that yet? they are focused on the obsessive. we were down in that garage. you can't see a crack or moisture. every piece of rebar is covered. there's nothing exposed. >> what about the -- as you know there was this assessment. this $15 million assessment for the champlain towers south. very quickly, what's the answer? now they will have to pour millions of dollars in when they find destruction like this? >> reporter: they will. condo owners have the ones that have to foot the bill for this. they did an assessment of a repair of the north tower. it would cost each resident about $100,000 to make the repairs. >>> still ahead, the relentless heat is baking northwest. the dangerous impact of the temperatures, next. no, he's not i

i always looked in front of my balcony, you know, straight. i just remember looking at that building. i remember, you know, devin's apartment and just, i remember seeing people there, you know, and now it's just not there. >> last question, again, because the investigation is still going on and people are trying to figure out how it happened. when you saw it, could you see where it was falling from? the middle section had already fallen, but could you see where it was falling from? where it started? >> i'm not sure because i'm on the tenth floor and right in front of me is another small building, you know, the solara hotel. it's hard to see over that, but i can see everything up. so, i'm not really sure where it was falling, but i just saw the second building collapse that way towards the way of the middle building. >> nina le troadec, i'm sorry you saw what you saw. i'm so happy that you and your family are okay. please give our regards to devin and her family. i know you're brave. i know you have a good grip on things. wearing a sweater in f

he reached the balcony in time to see his granddaughter�*s body carried into the road.reet doors were locked. all he could do was take this photo. we now know who she was and something about the circumstances in which she died. but general tumwine's central question remains — who shot her? the video we've already seen, the one that captures the final seconds of her life, was filmed from here. if we look more closely, we see a truck coming at speed down kampala road. this video, taken at exactly the same moment from the other side of the street, shows us more. gunshot it was a police truck marked with the identification number 17. this flash of red is her cart. as police truck 17 drives past, we hear a gunshot. and she falls to the ground. although we can't see her face in this video, we know for certain this is her, because seconds later, another video gives us a clear view of her dead body. multiple eyewitnesses confirmed that a police truck drove down kampala road firing live ammunition indiscriminately into the crowd. 0fficial evidence, as well as the testimony, indi

i didn't realize the balcony was not there. >> reporter: that image remains in my mind. difficult thinking of everyone who lived there. minutes later, emergency crews began arriving on the scene with new dispatch audio revealing immediate calls for extra help. >> we have multiple victims outside of the building. we need resources. about 40 rescues, we got two coming from miami beach and we'll use any additional resources. >> reporter: rescue workers have not stopped working the scene since and with the search soon entering the eighth day, exhaustion is setting in. >> they're running on adrenaline right now and we had one member of one of the fire rescue teams who got a little exhausted yesterday. he needed to go get i.v.ed up and got into a hospital. fill him up with iv and saline and he's good to go back on si site. >> reporter: poppy, we confirmed today federal investigators will be looking into the cause of the collapse. the national insurancetitute of standers and technology will launch the fifth investigation of this kind in the agency's history. of course, getting

>> okay, when i looked -- when i was on the balcony -- i thought it was an earthquake so i'm looking to see the damage across the street or fires in the city of miami or something and i saw there was no damage to the tennis court and to the houses and other buildings. i'm going well, this is probably because of the roof. we were doing some -- they were doing roofing work. that's all that came to mind and someone on another balcony, said the whole building in the back collapsed. we went the building in the back, the whole tower collapsed? what does that mean? they said it's collapsed, it's gone. we're all sitting there shaking going well, are we going to collapse? you know, because the fire officials are going you need to evacuate. you need to evacuate. you couldn't go down the fire stairs. and so we had to wait for the fire rescue to come up with the ladder and get pulled in. and that's how we got out. >> i mean, so gosh, this is just -- it's incredible. i mentioned, steve, at the beginning you have filed the first individual lawsuit. you know the building well. i know you've lived t

firefighters and rescue teams are going balcony to balcony at this moment and looking for people.this side, from this vantage point, it looks okay. in the words of one resident, it pancaked and collapsed. there are drones on top of the building right now trying to provide firefighters and rescue teams with an aerial view. it's important to note this building was built in 1981, just over 40 years since its inception, which is significant because there were inception requirements after 40 years, and right now they were in the process of going through the roof to inspect the building for the structural integrity when this happened. it's not clear if there are any fatalities or injuries, but it's a dire situation. an active situation going on at this moment. >> thank you. >>> we are just learning in the last few minutes that at least one person is confirmed dead. we will take another live look at those search and rescue operations going on right there -- we don't have that right now but we will continue to follow this story. >> we will have the latest developments all morning long, an

to balcony with a fire ladder on the side of the building that was left standing appearing to look for people who might be trapped, we've mentioned comments the mayor has made earlier, he said the search dogs had not found any survivors which he said was a great disappointment and this also really illustrates as well all of the working together of the different agencies and groups that come together in something like this, the red cross has already worked to get people from 50 of 15 of these units set up into hotels, unfortunately what's horrifying and heartbreaking is the surfside commissioner has said it might take weeks for them to know, in her words, who is under the rubble, who survived and who didn't survive, that's a lot of people unaccounted for and lots of families very concerned. obviously our prayers and full hearts are going out to those who are seeking answers to those questions but it seems that we might be in for quite a long haul of what this investigation will uncover physically as well as potentially -- >> harris: emily, i'm going to cut in because we have the mayor o

they said for months now he had cracks on his balcony, neighbor's balcony, down in the garage as well. we saw that reflects in that 2018 report that was taken as part of recertification process that identified significant deficiencies in and out of the building, particularly in the concrete pillars in the garage and in foundation area near the pool where we've heard that a resident saw a sinkhole, called her husband to tell him about this when her line went dead. they're getting federal help, steph. a team of building specialists that investigated the collapse at the world trade center are on site, preserving, gathering evidence, calling this preliminary study to see if they need a deeper dive into the cause. this is in addition to local investigations that are also ongoing. as it stands, the focus of all of the emergency personnel remains search and rescue and they're not calling this recovery mission just yet. >> morgan, emergency radio traffic has been obtained. what do they reveal? >> reporter: it reveals a scene that stunned even the first responders who were some of the ones who

we know that the balconies needed repair.arrels of tar on top of the roof when the building collapsed. we know there are issues with materials being used in the concrete, whether they used sand in it or not. it was a whole bunch of combinations of things that led to the collapse, not one. >> robert lisman, this has been a tough few days for you. you've got a 1 -year-old and 5-year-old. it's got to be a strange feeling of you going every day at this point. >>> next here on surf side, new account of what happened outside the florida condo building moechlts before disaster struck. >> also ahead u.s. air strikes on the iraq/syria border. why president biden gave the order. -great idea. [gasps] look at the little cutie. -he's coming for a visit. -hi. [chuckles] aww! oh! he's leaving! -nice work, guys! -introducing togo's new cheese steak melt, featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new cheese steak melt, now at togo's.

. >> well, you can see firefighters using cranes and ladders to rescue people stuck on the balconies of the building. this is a developing story we're going to bring you updates as soon as we learn more. again. let's start this morning with a check of weather back here at home. so you can plan your day. john, can you tell us what we can expect over the next few days here at home. well, we are going to be looking at a warm up this weekend after such a nice past couple of days with daytime highs only in the low 80's that are warm us. >> today is going to be the very last of those cooler ones tomorrow we begin this warm-up process that really kicks into gear come saturday, sunday and well into next week for that matter as well. looking outside right now skies out there are definitely on the cloudy side for some of us. your view outside from berkeley shows that cloud cover sitting over head good news is visibility is just fine. across the bay area. we are looking at marine layer scooting inland. but it's not interrupting your visibility. and at least the vast majority of the bay as we do

he had to be rescued off his balcony, and says he's just now he had to be rescued off his balcony, andays he's just now learning about the structural issues underneath. >> to me that's negligence on the part of whoever was supposed to take care of that stuff-- the maintenance people, the board, whoever the board was, i'm angry about that, 100%. >> reporter: out here, the work continues. heavy machinery has been brought in to take the rubble to a warehouse where it will be stored as evidence. these crews are working in sweltering heat and dealing with pop-up thunderstorms. there are more in the forecast tonight. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you. tonight, as families await word about their loved ones, we're m learning more about those lost in the collapse. cbs' david begnaud spoke today with some of the families. >> i can show you 10 >> i can show you 10000 pictures and 9,999 pictures, he will be smiling. >> reporter: despite his life- threatening battle with muscular dystrophy, 26-year-old luis d bermudez, jr., or luis-o as his family called them, always smiled. his body

i took my dog upstairs, then came back down i approached the building and could see some of the balconies had fallen i didn't quite get a true idea of the damage and the devastation until after the fire crews started to push back i decided to move around one of the apartment buildings just north of the building, to walk along the back side, along the beach. when i got to -- >> how did you happen to spot the little boy >> so when i got to the back side, there was no police or fire presence. so i was able to move freely around and kind of, you know, examine and investigator kind of like the area. as i moved closer, i could hear somebody making noise and yelling. so i started to get close to the building and climbed into the debris i could hear him saying he was over there i could see his arm sticking up through the debris and waving a hand >> then you directed the firefighters in there, right >> yeah, it took them a minute to see there, actually quite a few. it was about ten minutes before they got there he was saying please don't leave me i told him we weren't going to leave. it was myself

people were on their balconies, waving flashlights, yelling to the firefighters. >> over the course of the next 60 minutes, we are talking live with another person who made it out of that building and with the mayor of miami-dade county who oversees the first responders here. as we come on the air with you live from washington, sam brock is on the scene in surf side. sam, we just got an update from mrnl officials. we know some of the numbers of people rescued, 35 of them, right? we know the numbers of people in the hospital, too. what we don't know right now are how many people are still missing as officials are directing folks who have family in that building to call this hotline number to let them know. >> that's exactly right, hallie. there were 55 units that chapsed. now, it's florida. certainly some people are down here, but the reality is when we interviewed the surf side mayor, there are plenty of people in there. how many bedrooms were occupied we don't know. this is night and day, literally and figuratively from what i saw this morning, when fire trucks were extended with ladd

we have added more balconies on welsh street and would continue to those areas where we can have balconies. on bryant street, you know, you highlighted one issue that is a little less residential in character. we values air quality issues on bryant street looking at the freeway. so that was probably, you know, why we focused those balconies on welsh street. >> ok. i would just encourage you to work with staff to continue exploring that. potentially especially on the upper stories at -- on bryant. the issues regarding noise and how quality might be a little less severe. overall, the projects are beautiful. and i would just encourage you to continue opportunities for more private [inaudible]. >> commissioner tanner? >> thank you. i want to second commissioner diamond's observations. it is a very beautiful building and i think it will adjust a really very pretty building in our city's skyline. i did have a few questions and comments if you want to also uplift commissioner diamond's advice to try to add more balconies and private open space to extent feasible, understanding it's facing a freew

cracks in the stucco facade, deterioration of the concrete balconies. saw cracks and deterioration of the plaza level and decks but all accustomed to seeing and why our job exists. >> reporter: causing alarm in what you saw? >> what i saw, no. >> reporter: lack of alarm sending chills through residents in other aging buildings belong this beach and beyond. inspections under way. a rush to find answers to why this building just fell. forensic engineers caution that answer to yet be months away. andrew griffin joins us now. drew, the town of surfside hired a structural engineer to study this collapse. what's he saying tonight. >> make alan killshimer calling it a huge puzzle he and his firm need to figure out and already begun. visiting the site. looking at plans. collecting all the information he can about what happened, and then he puts this through this meticulous computer-assisted process of elimination, john. ruling in and ruling out various possibilities and combination of possibilities that could cause this, but as so many structural engineers have

every day from my balcony i could see cracks on other people's balconies. >> reporter: eric's life was spared all because he went to his girlfriend's house to watch a soccer game. and she asked him to stay over. >> she could be with all the families crying and waiting for them to find my body. >> reporter: today all that's left of his home, a bedroom rug hanging where his condo used to be. >> there's a difference between gone and destroyed. that's destroyed. >> reporter: anna ortiz also lived in the condo with her son who had muscular dystrophy and her husband franky who she married just last month. the collapse claiming all three lives. >> they're with god now, so that gave me a relief and a sense of peace. >> so tragic. >>> well, this morning there's some major concerns about the spread of covid's delta variant. l.a. county telling people to mask up indoors even if they're vaccinated. so is the governor of illinois. according to the world health organization, delta variant is highly contagious and more severe than other variants. savannah guthrie sat down with the cdc director to dis

or is it a balcony area?t of this could be fixed if it is not allowed to go on with the building occupied. but in some instances where it becomes a critical member, then what happens is you have to shore it up you have to put temporary shoring all the way up and if it is even some risk, you even have a temporary evacuation of the area until the work is done. >> we have just learned moments ago president biden will be traveling to florida on thursday obviously to -- as early as thursday, maybe after, obviously to bring his condolences to everyone and to actually see the site of where this catastrophe has happened. look, you've been doing this, john, for 54 years. and it was after that d.a. building collapse that killed 7 people i believe in 1974 that you helped set the 40-year recertification guidelines. now, i want to know, that includes ten-year inspections, it is not just you don't do anything for 40 years. you inspect every ten years. but i wonder if you think, given what happened here, this building was 4

there were cracks on the balconies. so, yes, we need the money to picks it, you know. but unfortunately it was late. >> listen, eric, fernanda, i'm so glad you have each other. thank you for being with us this morning. please be well. let us know if there is anything we can do. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> it's a remarkable story. >>> coming up, we're going to have more on the search for the missing here in surfside. i'm going to speak to a woman holding out hope for her best friend. >>> and up next, why the doctor handling president trump's covid response almost banned it together and quit. >>> plus, conservative supreme court justice takes a surprising position on pot. [♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost today. uno, dos, tres, cuatro! [sfx]: typing [music starts] [sfx]: happy screaming [music ends] >>> just how far down the rabbit h

it was actually a balcony. when you move something that size, you have to have multiple engineers sign off on it for the simple fact you will shift the pile. the pile shifts while men and women are on it, they will go tumbling. if they go tumbling then there's no telling what type of injury they can fall into because of rebar standing up like spikes. in a normal environment, those rebars will be covered with plastic caps. we're not in a normal environment. >> we're awaiting another news briefing. it will happen this hour but so far as you know, the news has trickled out rather slowly. how long do you think it would take to find out the fate of these 151 people that are still unaccounted for in this disaster? >> the men and women are working around the clock. they are working in 12 hour shifts from 12 noon to midnight, midnight to 12 noon. it's done like that on purpose in order to make sure the men and women have daytime and nighttime hours working. you can imagine that the task force members from miami dade an

but to show you how quickly people were rescued, literally, author balconies. some of those balcony doors remain open. that's been the case now over the past week. and when the storms come through, as been the case just about every day. and you can see the blinds basically blowing in the way. and so certainly the search effort does continue. the governor said, no one is going to be left behind, but obviously as a decimal increases, it is certainly a grim reminder of the catastrophe that occurred here. now, a week ago we spoke to building survey on old tale. you told us that people in similar buildings nearby need to be relocated to a similar tragedy. 11 of the problems here with the american system, people are always fearful. the guy from the engineers carrying out the survey to evaluate the properties, traits with a declaration of property may they be actually paying for should be cut into the rates and works be carried out because they would face a cloth section. no doubt, my personal feeling is a lot of the structures from the fifty's. $1679.00 is towards th

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