charles burkett there. protests on the island two weeks ago. ruben remigio ferro did not specify how many protesters had been arrested, but dismissed accusations of summary trials. dissident groups say there were more than six—hundred arrests after protests erupted to demand democratic change. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a world war ii bomb which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. it's thought an raf lancaster bomber ditched the bomb when it was attempting to crash—land. jake zuckerman reports. the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal expert spent yesterday and much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62, which passes right next to the site, was closed in both directions as police cordoned off the area. meanwhile, people watched and waited

and we'll get the latest on the investigation into what caused the disaster with surfside mayor charles burkett. and yet another massive cyber attack, this time affecting computer servers of hundreds of u.s. companies. >> biden: the initial thinking it is not the russian government. >> andre carson -- we'll ask him about the attack and u.f.o.s. cars carson tells us why they're finally be taken very seriously. it is all ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> good morning and welcome to "face the nation" on this fourth of july. i'm ed o'keefe, john is off this week. and for a holiday weekend, there is a lot of news for us to get to this morning. we begin with the collapsed building in surfside, florida. at least 24 are confirmed dead, and there are still 121 unaccounted for. omar villafranca is in surfside this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ed. the remaining portion of the champlain tower south could come down as early as monday. now, on saturday, rescue crews were replaced by demolition crews here at the e site of t the collapspsed soututh floridaa conn c condo as officials focused

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in moments, the mayor of surfside, florida charles burkett but first phil keating on the now demolisheddo building. good afternoon to you. >> good afternoon. as you can see behind me, the grounded condo tower that was there is no more. crashed down on to the ground along with the other half of that surf side condo tower. a search and rescue operation is back underway full speed around the clock now that the pile of rubble has been determined to be safe. at 10:30 p.m. and after the tower came crashing down the ground parallel to the building that pack cake add week ago. the remaining section of the building shifted. so to make sure it didn't come down with tropical storm elsa, the county expedited demolishing the other half last night. it was controlled and avoided falling on the existing pile of rubbles where bodies are still to be found. >> bringing the building down in a controlled manner was critical. truly we could not continue without bringing this building down. >> the search and rescue operation halted for the second time saturday so the demo team could plant their explosives and

mister mayor, charles burkett, thank you so much. appreciate you. time >> okay let's go northwestern florida. completely different scene. ali is insular sort of florida for us. were former residence for donald trump held a rally. goodnight >> -- what did he say? >> yeah, guys. hey, good morning. the former president defiant last night during a long-winded rally here in sarasota, back in front of a crowd. and doing what he has done continuously over the last few years whenever he has faced with legal wrongdoing like this ongoing probe that has been happening in manhattan and in the state of new york. he has called it fake and partisan. listen to what he said last night. >> this is the kind of persecution that they're doing as an example in new york. and they're doing it all over. that you would see in the third world nation. they mobilize every power of government to come after me, my family, my wonderful employees and my company. solely because of politics. >> now, guys, the trump organization has pled not guilty. we saw that happen the last few day

charles burkett the mayor of surfside florida. we thank him for giving us an update on this. there's no rescue work going on site right now. there's structural engineering issues. a couple of workers that had bad falls, one in particular, a 25 foot fall. now they're facing the prospects of a tropical storm barrelling down on that area. matt finn has been following these developments because it's that structural issue that has halted any rescue efforts at all. matt finn will be joining us very shortly. they're getting him set up on the site. we're also hearing separately that those in the north tower you hear so much about, the sister tower, most are staying in the tower. one resident has said that he was assured despite cracks that were there for some time, that they have not been told to abandon the building. most of those residents in that sister building are staying there. now to matt finn with the latest on the site. matt? >> this search and rescue site is extremely dangerous and fragile. so much so that overnight it had to be entirely evacuated. you can see the remnants

surfside mayor charles burkett, who joins me now, on the telephone. demolition, before the rescue mission, before the recovery mission, is concluded? >> the mayor, the dade county mayor's engineers do not think that can be accomplished. >> so, how will this play out? >> well, we're going to have to cross our fingers, and hope that this hurricane that -- or this potential hurricane that could strike surfside will not blow the building down, in the direction of the pile with the victims inside. >> okay. but, if we get past the hurricane, then does demolition begin before the recovery mission has ended? >> no. no, not necessarily. it could be going on, at the same time. the recovery. you know, everybody is on the same page with the recovery. i've said, from the very beginning, we have really two jobs. one job is to get everybody out of that rubble, as fast as possible. and, two, is to support the families. everything else is secondary. and less important. you know, the -- the issue with the tower, the remaining tower, is that it creates a dangerous situa

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surfside mayor charles burkett told the media today the area will likely be cleared sooner than expected. he says much of the debris is at ground level or below. the death toll went up overnight to 86. >>> a pet cat missing for more than two weeks since the collapse in surfside, florida is safe tonight. binks was rescued from the rubble and dropped off by good samaritan at a rescue center in miami beach. he lived with the gonzalez family on the ninth floor of the condo building. a family friend says finding binks a life is a miracle. >> it is good news in the middle of this craziness and all of a sudden it brings hope for us and we need that. >> much-needed hope. crews at the site believes binks survived the collapse or escaped what was left of the be building before it was demolished. circus catch as of two confederate generals removed from public parks in charlottesville, virginia. comes four years after they were flashpoint for rally that left one person dead. machinery lifted the statues of robert e. lee and thomas stonewall jackson off of their bases as crowds cheered. both statues

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charles burkett is the mayor of surfside where the building collapsed.ing on the programme. the firefighters declaring an end to that search of the area. what happens next? right now we're moving _ what happens next? right now we're moving into _ what happens next? right now we're moving into a _ what happens next? right now we're moving into a different . we're moving into a different phase of the operation which is basically to continue to support the families who are just at the very, very edge are beginning to regain their footing as is the town of surfside but we have other pressing issues which is to find out how the building fell down. this is a third world phenomena and it is an emergency for us to get to the bottom of why that building collapsed. bottom of why that building collapsed-— bottom of why that building collased. ., w . collapsed. who takes over that side of the _ collapsed. who takes over that side of the investigation? - collapsed. who takes over that side of the investigation? that| side of the investigation? that is what we _ side

on sunday, surfside mayor charles burkett said this remains a rescue effort. do you agree?> i think as long as the determination of this phase, search and rescue is will remain like that. and when it remains -- when the declaration is moving to phase of recovery, it will move to recovery. right now, we are working onsite, light equipment. but we use heavy machinery, too, as i said, two days ago, to expose the perimeter, to enable the rescuers to find out new voids. so, this is the way we are looking for right now. >> and how does this demolition affect the search and rescue efforts? >> this demolition affects in a way that we are -- we have to work several directions. we have to search from above, from beyond from the sides. because we're fighting against the clock. each day, that passes, reduces the chances to find somebody alive. and of course it affects the people that remain onsite. so, because of this kind of demolition, we have to go to work very fast. >> and your team has been tireless working around the clock with other first responders. but the search efforts had t

let's discuss this and more with the mayor of surfside, charles burkett. mayor burkett, thank you so much for joining us. we have lots to discuss. were the bodies recovered today found because the search team was finally able to access parts of the rubble pile that were inaccessible before the demolition? >> wolf, i'm not focusing on where they were found. i'm focusing on the fact that we now have a wide open field and we're accessing every single inch of that mound. we brought in heavy equipment. we've got all the workers, more than six teams out there and they're digging. the activity on that site, which i just came from a few minutes ago, is more active and greater than i've ever seen since the beginning of this crisis. >> bottom line, that means the demolition from your perspective, mayor, actually changed the search and rescue strategy, the operation that's unfolding right now. is that right? >> wolf, i think the storm threat was actually a good thing because what happened was it moved us off the dime. mayor cava was told it would take three weeks to

we me is charles burkett mayor of surfside, florida.n tower north. what are those concerns? >> you know, it is the -- it's got the same name, the same developer, built at the same time. the plans substantially the same and probably built with the material and setting off a lot of alarm bells in my head and to that end i have asked our town manager and town attorney and our consulting engineer to focus on this building and tell me what we need to do to make sure it is safe not going to fall down to the best extent we can. now it's my opinion that something very, very bad happened at this champlain south towers. it seems to me -- this is just my opinion that something happened underneath the building. because it seems to have just fallen into a hole and we've got to make sure that the champlain north tower building and the others don't have this sort of mystery problem that we are now becoming aware of. >> i want to ask you and i hate to do it but the same question that vaughn asked that rescue worker there. what point does this become a

. >> reporter: with ever troubling document unearthed says mayor charles burkett, the concerns grow over a sister building built about the same time. >> there is some anxiety about the sister building which is really got the same name, same developer, same plans, probably the same materials. until we know why that is build came down, that one is on question. >> reporter: i got off the phone with one of the captains on the scene. he said right now ear focusing on searching the bedrooms in this complex, saying that's where they believe most of the people that are missing were at 1:30 in the morning when this condo collapsed. the national weather service tweeting that the surrounding areas are under a thunderstorm warning. if you look around, you can see it's pouring. i asked this cap stan if this is hampering the search. he tells me that right now there are still brave men and women on that pile of rubble looking for signs of life. pamela? >> they've been tireless from the get-go. thanks so much, row is a flores. >>> let's go to cnn's tom sater who is tracking the storm. what does it look

i am joined, now, by the mayor of surfside, charles burkett. thank you so much for being with us, once again. i want to ask you about the search efforts, once again, resuming. what can you tell us about how it was determined that it is safe to start, again? >> well, that's a really good question. and the mayor expressed, in the press conference, that we were going to get some answers regarding that. and i am curious to understand, exactly, why, you know, we couldn't get started sooner. but there were probably good reasons. it was disappointing. it was a long-15 hours, especially when minutes and hours matter, desperately. >> i know. everyone is eager for this search a search-and-rescue effort to continue and 15 hours feels like an eternity. i know today was also an emotional day with president biden and the first lady there. just talk to us about what was going on behind the scenes and the visit today. >> it was great. president arrived. and we were taken into a room with about-20 officials, elected officials. and high-level support personnel.

. >> mayor charles burkett, thank you for being here. we wish you the best. >> my pleasure. thank you for your prayers. >> that's it for us tonight. the news continues, now, here on cnn. >>> new challenges for the search-and-rescue mission in surfside, florida. officials decide they will have to tear down what's left of the building. but before that, a possible hurricane is on the way. >>> plus, afghan forces take over the main-u.s. base in afghanistan, as american troops leave the country behind. but a top-u.s. general warns, it could set the stage for civil war. >>> and bad news for british football fans. after watching scenes like this play out in london, italy cancels their tickets to today's euro 2020 match. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers here, in the united states, and right around the world. this is "cnn newsroom" and i'm paula newton. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> and we do have breaking news out of japan. we want to bring in cnn's selina wang, who's been following all of it from tokyo. and real frightening hours ahead, in japan, selina. >> paula, really f

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>> joining us now to discuss this search and the demolition, the mayor of surfside, florida, charles burkett. mayor, appreciate you joining us this morning. there is a press briefing coming up in about 20, 25 minutes. i wanted to get your impressions, any information and any new details that you could share with us before that briefing? >> well, you know, i met with the families this morning after i took a walk on the site. and i could confirm that i've never seen the site so busy with men, women and equipment. it is really encouraging to see how aggressively they are attacking the pile. up at the family meeting, when the family was told that the search resumed 20 minutes after the demolition, there was applause. i believe there was great relief and gratefulness towards the search and rescue workers who have been just tirelessly sort of plowing ahead against all kinds of difficult situations. as i've said, there is not a resource problem, we just had a little bit of a luck problem and now with the storm moving away and with this building that was a looming danger and preventing a lot of work

surfside mayor charles burkett says the recommendations should be followed, regardless of the buildingsos fox news and two weeks into that search and recovery effort there, the physical and mental toll is being felt among first responders. today, the miami dade county fire chief said. it's important that first responders share their experiences with one another and use each other to lean on. during their difficult task. yes um are mental health is critical, you know, obviously, the stress that we're encounter and the hours the efforts, you know that all the firefighters first responders are put it in. you know, it's essential and part of that is communicating talk. you're dealing with this. the death toll climbed today. 78 people after more than a dozen more victims were discovered in the rubble. we are not the only ones dealing with dangerous weather. two tornadoes touched down in new jersey today is elsa moved up the east coast. the tornado snapped trees and damaged some homes and elsa moves off the coast of maine. as it does, it was downgraded to a post tropical storm. still rain con

surfside mayor charles burkett says the recommendations should be followed, regardless of the buildingsage, anna iliopoulos fox news president, biden has issued a new warning to russian president vladimir putin about ransomware attacks during an hour long phone call today. the president warned putin that russia must take action to disrupt ransomware groups that are operating or the u. s would impose consequences. mr biden said the u. s will take any necessary action to defend the country's infrastructure, according to the kremlin, putin told president biden that russia is willing to cooperate on the ransom wear issue. a third shot could be coming soon as the feds work to get folks signed up for kobe vaccines. i'm lauren blanchard in washington. i've got the. details coming up and coming up here. a group of palawan two police officers filing a lawsuit over a black lives matter mural that went up outside city hall, the images they claim constitute they claim constitute harassment and discrimination. at worksman cycles, we've been building bikes for a hundred years. but our customers' need

with the cause of the champlain tower collapse still unknown, surfside mayor charles burkett says there are concerns about the virtually identical sister building, champlain towers north. in nearby sunny isles, residential buildings built before 1982 are set for inspection. >> that area had a lot of people who were laundering money, looking to bury cash and took a lot of shrt cuts soish jason piy is pushing for legislation to make records more transparent and available and wants greater oversight of condo associations which make decisions about building repairs. >> we live in the ultimate buy and flip region. little legacy interest in miami. that's the concern. it takes a mass tragedy because this allows people that otherwise look the other way to say, no, you can't escape this one, you're not getting away with this one, and something has to change. >> reporter: of course the cause of the champlain tower south collapse remains under investigation and although several lawsuits are working their way through the court system right now, it is unclear which parties, if any, may bear responsi

gathering evidence in hopes of learning more about this collapse we heard the mayor of surfside, charles burkett >> morgan chesky for us there as surfside, morgan, thank you. >>> now to a road rage shooting in houston leaving a teen in life support this morning. the boy and his father were heading home from an astros game tempers played with another driver kristen dahlgren has the story. >> reporter: overnight, police in houston releasing this photo of a white four-dour buick sedan searching for its driver as the suspect in a road rage incident that left a 17-year-old boy shot the teen has been identified by his father as david xavier castro police say the pair left an astros baseball game tuesday night and were traveling in their pick-up truck when they encountered the suspect in a white four-door sedan. david's father exchanged hand gestures with the other driver who then began following the family's truck on to the highway. authorities say the suspect began shooting into the truck striking the 17-year-old in the head his father frantically pulling over, dialing 911. first responders rushing t