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

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

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

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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

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ship hit the key bridge, sinking. the bridge is gone.s, people were 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. 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, local — to make sure that we are working

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>> 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 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 respondin

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

the bridge to simply crumble. the collapse. what you see right there there are some 31,000 vehicles a day normally cross that bridge. we do understand we have been told there are search and rescue operations underway. the number they say they're looking for is seven people, at least seven people they fear could be in the water donor has detected several vehicles inside the water and there were also some work crews on the surface of the bridge, working on some concrete stuff. when the bridge collapsed, it could be that there are people in the water, the search and rescue efforts are underway. there were two people pull for the water, right after the collapse. one can plotly uninjured. one in serious condition. but again, the search continues still 47 others in that still trust bridge. let me just show you where this is on the map right here. so people can situate themselves to baltimore. here is downtown baltimore. there is the inner harbor for this is 695. that is the francis scott key bridge that has now collapse

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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bridge. but he so that is going to be a priority for the biden administration. he did say he did warn of major major disruptions in the supply chain because of this, he he said that however, the federal government has what he called multimodal freight teams that are working together with ports and terminals all over the east coast to reroute a lot of the cargo traffic in the meantime, one interesting thing anderson, again, they can't give a timeline for reconstructing the francis scott key bridge, but maryland senator ben cardin did say that they are working on a building, a floating bridge as a temporary replacement for the key bridge. so maybe at least some vehicular traffic can get over the floating bridge, but again, it's going to be problematic because the key bridge was the one avenue here where trucks with hazmat material could travel over going up and down the east coast. they were not allowed in the tunnels that are under the baltimore harbor because that's where most of the civilian

baltimore's key bridge. he also acknowledged that the extreme emotional toll of this accident on the community she also recognized that this is an excruciating de for several fantasies who went to last night having it be a normal night and woke up today to news that no one wants to receive >> baltimore county executive johnny olszewski is here with me. i want to start at that point what the community has been through. we just heard governor wes moore talk about the response both from those from baltimore, from maryland, but also outside as well. what's your sense of how the community is doing right now? >> yeah. i mean, anytime you have a tragedy like this, it is very personal and is very painful. and at the local level, we are seeing and hearing from not just our first responders who are doing heroic actions but also our community members who are hurting right now. both those family members who have been immediately impacted by the collapse, but also communities that have relied on an have connections to th

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

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

get off the bridge in time. the ntsb announcing late today that those employees are still unaccounted for and are presumed dead. back here in the bay area, there have been two incidents in recent years involving a ship colliding with the bay bridge. ktvu tom vacar spoke with some of the world's top experts today about the safety measures in place on bridges here in the bay area. >> in 2013, the 751ft long overseas reymar empty oil tanker glanced off the fender bumpers of one of the bay bridges western span towers in 2007, the 902 foot long cosco busan, a container ship, also glanced off as well. the hard but glancing blows to the fender bumper systems at the tower bases kept the ships from damaging the bridge towers. bart ney speaks for caltrans. the owner and caretaker of the bridge. >> all of our bridge columns are surrounded by extremely robust, protection systems, that that absorb the energy of the ship before it actually can touch the bridge. our fenders actually do more damage to the ship than the ship is

the francis scott key bridge. after the singapore flag, the container ship smashed into one of its pillars. the collapse of the bridge was caught live by a web broadcast. the ship struck at 1 30 am within minutes. a major search and rescue operation was underway. the postcards, primary mission right now is search and rescue looking for any survivors in the water were basically searching for, for everyone that was potentially on the bridge. as you can imagine, to build the night, you know, you know, what type of traffic was there of how many workers were there. this video uploaded by a ship tracking service shows the vessels path as it went off course and into the bridge . it issued a distress called minutes before the collision. authorities said worker's been stopped the cars from crossing the bridge afterwards, saving lives. experts say the size of the ship simply overwhelmed the support structure. uh, heavy ship i that for them possibly a large load of many thousands of times when it hit something solid. i'm a s

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

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

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

impact that the bridge itself or the condition of the bridge might have on on this collapse.ok at, you know, what was the weight of the container ship that hit this bridge and what type of forces were generated on this bridge because of that impact. and were the pier is actually designed at all to withstand these type of forces? it could be that, you know, this bridge had no chance if there were no protection systems to protect those piers from having to have this force at all, you know, from the container ships, because if it had a protection system, then the protection systems will have been the sacrificial lamb that would have protected the bridge from being impacted by this force. and this must raise concern about the safety of other old bridges just like this one. that is correct. we always learn lessons from failures. i teach a course in forensics structural engineering. so when failures like this happen, we have to go back and look at bridges that are like this or bridges that have the same vulnerabilities to figure out what we can do to prevent those types of incidenc

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

the bridge is down. we have to get somebody on the other side. >> recovery efforts resume for the six construction workers on the bridge at the time of the collapse including 49-year-old miguel luna, a father of three and morris sandoval. he was from honduras but living in the u.s. the last 18 years. baltimore's key bridge is the gateway to the city's port which generates close to $3 billion of annual business and the nation's busiest port for cars, trucks and sugar. they employ more than 15,000 people. the key bridge collapse is not expected to have an impact on the port of oakland in the bay area but it could cause disruptions in the supply chain since right now the port of baltimore is blocked. president joe biden says the federal government will pay to rebuild the bridge. here in the bay area, the golden gate and bay bridge have seen container and cruise ships all the time. the old bay bridge took a couple of big hits during the span. both times the bridge stood its grounds. caltrans tells wilson wal

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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

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

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

we heard the francis scott key bridge is a fracture - key bridge is a fracture critical bridge, it didy redundancy built in. can you explain that design to us? in terms of the bridge, the structural integrity is good. it does not have issues, it follows the standards to the specification. but this accident, the weight of the vessel, there was no whether bridge a chance. most bridges would be destroyed. it is not really about the design, it is about the weight of the vessel because it was was not designed to absorb such a weight coming from the vessel. what we have to think of is the other effects of this accident. there have been so many issues with transportation network because the bridge takes about 53,000 vehicles a day. we have to find a way to read about these vehicles and this has been through two tunnels. at the same type the tunnels cannot be used to transport hazardous material. again, we have to be about this. there are multiple cascade issues that has to be taken care of. we cascade issues that has to be taken care of.— cascade issues that has to be taken care of. we heard

this truss bridge, the center trust, their of the key bridge. this is the longest center truss bridge in the united states, about a eat feet long this is really interesting here, and investigators will want to know why this bridge collapse so easily of course, they will want to know also though what was happening on the bridge of the boat. i spoke to maryland transportation secretary paul, whelan felt he says a pilot was in charge of the boat. that is somebody who comes it's onto the boat with local knowledge to help the crew and the captain guide this boat through this narrow channel here. and then not get it onto shore or lower depth where it's about 20 feet just off of the length. so the pilot was in command over the boat we know that officially, it is unclear exactly what the chain of radio calls war. we do know that a mayday called took place and that is really significant because the mayday call really underscores the fact that they were able to get some cars from continuing onto the bridge according to maryland governor for wes moore. and

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

tonight we're digging deeper into the baltimore bridge collapse, assessing the safety of our local bridges. a structural engineer joins us live next to discuss what would happen to the bay bridge or the golden gate bridge if a vessel that size were to hit. plus what's being done to prevent situations like this in the future. then the two cities that had the most postal robberies in all of california last year are right here in the bay area. i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us live to discuss the latest analysis. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan and emma. >> excellent. all right, steph, thank you. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com and join steph in two minutes. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel all of us. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we will see you again at daetz. we will see you again at six. (gasp) you need weathertech. [hot dog splat.] laser measured floorliners front and rear. [drink slurp and spl

that part of the bridge like the key bridge in maryland was a truss bridge. it'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. both 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. as we mentioned, the bridge collapse as also led to the closure of the port of baltimore. >> that port imports and exports the most cars in the u.s. and it is also one of the top importers of sugar coffee and gypsum. a material used in dry wall. experts say that could mean higher costs and delays, especially for folks in the eastern u.s.. >> east coast and the midwest nearby states, you know, talk in new york, new jersey, baltimore, pennsylvania, all that area. we'll go up to boston fuel price. we

key bridge? in a harbor >> did for the other side are the bridge is down we're going to have to get somebody on the other side animal metallica, my screen appearance traffic coming northbound on the bridge, a container ship billowing dark smoke was moving at about eight knots 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 may day when it became clear there'd be a collision despite having dropped its anchor. >> what do you guys on the south side, why do you guys on the north side hold all traffic on the key bridge there's a ship approaching has 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 would not have on the bridge. many of the vehicles were stopped before they got onto the bridge, which which which saved lives, national transportati

. >> 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

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 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

that is because most of the supporting peers of many bay area bridges including the bridge and bay bridge are built in shallow parts were massive cargo ships like the one in baltimore would run aground before making an impact. >> [ indiscernible ] it's so shallow. the other bridges deeper, but still, it is shallow with this kind of ship. >> professor at uc berkeley notes a collision has happened, he studied the crash of the container ship into the bay bridge in 2007. that ship sideswiped one of the bay bridges supporting peers and caused a massive fuel spill. in that incident, the protective bumper was damaged but the bridge itself was not harmed since that crass, engineers have been designing massive circular structures called dolphins. the baltimore incident is still under investigation and it is not clear both structures could have helped in this case. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> -- san francisco could be the first city in the nation to ban them out right, today, semper cisco firefighters join several city leaders on the steps of city hall to offer support for new legislati

this bridge was built in the 1970s — how many other bridges like this are there?s may have to be checked, just in case, what do you think? be checked, 'ust in case, what do you think?— be checked, 'ust in case, what do outhink? �* , , ,, . you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed — you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed for _ you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed for 100 _ you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed for 100 year— you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed for 100 year life - you think? any bridge, in essence, is designed for 100 year life span, | is designed for 100 year life span, 50 years is not considered a very old bridge, if you like. but an incident like this is actually a cool for taking the rigorous assessment very seriously —— actually a call. as a designer, you need to think about what are the biggest vessels you could have in the next 100 years. there is uncertainty attached to that and it is critical that we look at how these profiles of these hazards are changing. that is exactly what we're doing surrey,

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

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

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

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