judy spiegel. everyone is wishing the best for you. and rachel. there she is.utiful -- your mom. she is a beautiful lady. and we are certainly hoping for the best for you. and if there is anything that we can do, rachel, just let us know. i don't know. i'm just the news guy. but if there is anything that anybody out there can do, we'll certainly get -- get it to you. and you just let us know. okay? i'm so sorry. >> thank you. >> i'm so, so sorry. thank you. >> me, too. thank you. >> your entire family. okay. and look for ways that you can help surfside in this building collapse. the victims. go to cnn.com/impact. cnn.com/impact. and, um, we'll be back. this may look like a regular movie night. but if you're a kid with diabetes, it's more. it's the simple act of enjoying time with friends, knowing you understand your glucose levels. ♪ you know when your dog is itching for a treat. itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently.

those are the words from the daughter of judy spiegel. people unaccounted for this morning after her condominium building collapsed and her daughter rachel will join us again. she is next. for people who could use a lift new neutrogena® rapid firming. a triple-lift serum with pure collagen. 92% saw visibly firmer skin in just 4 weeks. neutrogena® for people with skin. you love rich, delicious ice cream. but your stomach doesn't. that disagreement ends right now. lactaid ice cream is the creamy, real ice cream you love that will never mess with your stomach. lactaid ice cream. >>> this morning family members of judy spiegel, a beloved mother and grandmother who is one of the 150 people still missing after the condominium collapse in surfside, florida, say they are not giving up hope for a miracle. after visiting the collapsed site last night, among them is rachel spiegel. she is judy's daughter. she has been going every single day. she told me on friday that her mother was like a grandmother to everyone, beloved by the whole community. gra

judy spiegel's children told us about her earlier today.ring and loving. she, like, loves my kids, and you know, obviously, i'm dealing with my own stuff, but i also have to worry about my daughter. i have two daughters, but one's too little to really know and understand. the picture that we just saw was scarlet with my mom. but you know, my daughter keeps asking, you know, we told her last night that my mom is missing, and we can't find her, and she told me that, well, she's really good at playing hide and seek, so she's probably hiding in her house. can i go with there with you? i know where she hides. and i said, we have a lot of people helping. we told her that i've been on the news. we're doing everything that we can, but my husband told me that, you know, she asked again today, you know, have they found grandma? has mommy found grandma? >> i'm scared to death. i just want my mom back. >> i know. >> and we're praying as much as possible. we just want more people to help, so if there's anyone else that can help, that's all that we want.

joining us now, the daughter of judy spiegel, 65-year-old beloved grandmother among those missing. josh spiegel also with us. i'm so sorry that you're dealing with this right now. >> we are, too. >> yeah. a moment ago, there was a shot up of the rubble, and you pointed to it and said, "i hate that. i hate seeing that." when you see those pictures, what goes through your mind? >> i guess, like, i think that the rubble is small. it just doesn't look like you can take a big piece up, and there's a person that's, you know, ready to come out. it's just small. i'm concerned. i'm also concerned with the fires. i don't really quite understand how the fires started. i heard the fires are deep. i don't know if it's one fire. i don't know if it's multiple fires. i mean, the smoke is everywhere. i'm wearing my mask religiously. i'm only takinge ing it off to to you. i'm concerned, very concerned. >> tell me about judy. we were trying to talk before and we had some technical issues. i'm glad you're back with us. >> yea. >> you were telling me a story about her. what is your mom like? >> the bes

. >> reporter: the spiegel family is searching for any news about their mother, 65-year-old judy spiegel. >> i know my mom is a fighter. i know she loves us. i know she doesn't want to give up. >> reporter: as investigators work to determine what caused the collapse, an engineer's report from 2018 found abundant cracking in concrete columns, beams and walls in the building's parking garage. and major structural damage to a concrete structural slab caused by failed waterproofing. but the report did not indicate those issues could lead to a collapse. surfside mayor charles says he's working on a plan to temporarily relocate residents of a sister building. >> for those that are frightened and concerned, i wanted to make sure that they had options. >> reporter: miami dade county officials say they're reviewing the safety of buildings 40 years or older. elise preston, cbs news. >> fema has agreed to pay for housing for residents who live in a tower about 100 yards away that was built in the same year. >>> and new at 11:00, the fbi is confirm to kpix tonight agents raided the santa cruz county

her name is judy spiegel.we have not stopped having hope that she's there and alive and we're just praying and praying. >> reporter: but search and rescue teams say they haven't heard any voices or tapping lately to suggest survivors are trying to call for help. chris pollone, nbc news. >>> city officials across south florida are now sending structural engineers to all buildings that are 40 years old to make sure those are safe. >>> former president trump is back in the political spotlight tonight, holding a rally near cleveland. president trump took the stage, former president trump took the stage 30 minutes ago. more than 5,000 people are there. the former president addressed gun laws and also touted his support for georgia representative marjorie taylor greene and ohio congressman jim jordan. both are there at the rally with him this evening. >>> another sign we're moving forward, the first cruise ship to sail from a u.s. port since the pandemic brought the industry to a standstill. royal caribbean "celebri

the family of judy spiegel says they're prepared to stay here as long as it takes. >> we love her so much and we're going to see her soon. >> reporter: and heart breaking news from the family of stacie fang, her 15-year-old son jonah pulled from the wreckage shortly after the collapse and told rescuers his mom was with him in the condo. friday the family confirmed she did not survive. laura podesta, cbs news, surfside, florida. >> tonight the first civil suit in the disaster has been filed. >>> on to fire watch this evening, about 90 minutes ago we got word that a brushfire in southern santa clara county is fully extinguished. calfire says the flames scorched about 40 acres in san martin, no reports of injuries or damage. >>> chief meteorologist paul heggen joins us now paul, fire crews or high alert with temperatures heating up this weekend again. >> yeah. we do have a couple things working in our favor, though. the first is that the hottest of the hot weather will stay off to our north. now some of that will make its way into the bay area saturday. temperatures return to the 80s an

near the scene, there was prayers for the missing and for healing, the family of judy spiegel says they're prepared to stay here as long as it takes. >> we love her so much and we will see her soon. >> reporter: heartbreaking news from this family, 15-year-old son was pulled from the wreckage shortly after the collapse and told rescuers his mom was with him in the condo. friday the family confirmed she did not survive. florida gov. rhonda santos was in the area today and speaking with families of the missing at the reunification center. he said he wants an explanation as to why this collapse happened and how it happened the way that it did with those 12 stories pancake and one on top of the other. back to you. >> so many questions. we will bring you the latest about his on air, and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> firefighters able to get this vegetation fire under control and sam martin. it was burning near paseo vista avenue and. chopper five was over the scene and caught bulldozers cutting a fire line there. crews also tackled that wire from the air. it burned about 30 acres. no structur

and families were huddled together looking for answers about their loved ones like 66- year-old judy spiegel who was in the building. we spoke with her children rachel and joshua. tell us what you know and what s you're hoping for. >> what we're hoping for is they will find her quickly and that she's still alive. >> reporter: their father lives there, too, but happened not to be home. joshua believes his mother will be found alive. >> we just want to be with our mom. so -- >> she was the best. i can't live without her. >> o'donnell: oh, manny, it's so hard to hear from these families. so how large is the rescue effort? >> reporter: well, norah, we know between search and rescuef? >> efforts and firefighters, there are more than 100 people on the scene tonight.fi this is dangerous work for them that will likely go on for days. they have sonar devices in there. >> o'donnell: just down the street, the wait is simply excruciating. some families don't know if their lord ones are trapped inside or if somehow they weren't at home when it happened. cbs' david begnaud is with the families, and good e

like 66-year-old judy spiegel, who was in the building.oke with her children, rachel and joshua. tell us what you know and what you're hoping for. >> what we're hoping for is they will find her quickly and that she's still alive. >> reporter: their father lives there, too, but happened not to be home. joshua believes his mother will be found alive. >> we just want to be with our >> we just want to mom. so... >> she was the best. i can't live without her. >> o'donnell: oh, manny, it's so hard to hear from these families. so, how large is the rescue effort? >> reporter: well, norah, we know that between search and rescue workers and firefighters, there are more than 100 peopleae on the scene here tonight. this is dangerous work for them and its work that will likely go on for days.k we also know they have sonar devices in there and search cameras, and they've heard what appears to be banging, but no voices coming from the rubble tonight. >> o'donnell: all right, manny bojorquez, thank you. so while those rescue crews are tunneling underneath

judy spiegel holding out hope, giving the medical examiner samples if needed. >> i hope and pray i can again. >> reporter: urban search and rescue teams have heard no voices no deliberate tapping to suggest someone is trying to communicate with the outside world. just nine days before the collapse the condo association's engineer contacted five general contractors to begin the recertification required for florida buildings 40 years old. >> now that the building has collapsed, we're going to need an engineer to try to dig into this. >> reporter: some say asking the question why will come after the agony of what few want to say out loud. >> hopeful about survivors? i'm not hopeful. >> reporter: this just released engineering report talks about failures in the concrete that allows water and salt water from the atlantic ocean to migrate into where the rebar is, that steel rebar, of course, is what holds the structure together. it's important to underscore that no one is saying that this is the reason the building collapsed. still a significant report to review now. peter, hallie? >> kerry

cnn spoke with the children of judy spiegel, one of the 156 people still unaccounted for. >> my mom is just the best person in the world. she is so caring and loving. she like loves my kids and i'm dealing with my own stuff but i have to worry about my daughter. i have two daughters but one is too little to understand. the picture that you just saw was scarlet with my mom. my daughter keeps asking. we told her that my mom is missing and we can't find her and she told me that, well, she's really good at playing hide and seek so she's probably hiding in her house. can i go there with you? i know where she hides. i said, we have a lot of people helping. i told her i've been on the news. we're doing everything that we can. my husband told me that, you know, she asked again today. you know, have they found grandma. has mommy found grandma. >> i'm scared to death. i just want my mom back and we're praying as much as possible. we just want more people to help so if there's anyone else that can help, that's all that we want. we love my mom. she's the most amazing person in the world and we wou

but i do want you to tell us about your mom, judy spiegel. rachel, can you hear me? okay. i don't think we have rachel's connection -- >> yes. arthel: hi, rachel. this is arthel neville of fox news, we're live right now. if you can tell me about your mother,ty spiegel. >> yeah. my mom is the best person in the world. she is a caring, loving mother, wife, friend, grandmother. i mean, i'm devastated by this, i'm heart broken, and i hope that, you know, or we'll be reunited. arthel: i hope and pray for that as well. when's the last time you talked to your mom? >> wednesday night. arthel: wednesday night. and what was that discussion about, if it wasn't too personal, can you share? >> we, my mom had texted me right before we were all going to bed, and she told me that she was getting a dress for scarlett, my daughter, that she really wanted, a dress that's actually in the mail. arthel: the dress is in the mail. >> yeah. arthel: well, listen, where are you right now? it seems like you're driving. where are you? >> yeah. we've been at the site all morning, and we haven't eaten,

like judy spiegel.re, a 65-year-old beloved grandmother and mother who is among the missing this morning. her daughter rachel is with me. rachel, thank you. i have no words. >> thank you. good morning. >> -- that can adequately comfort you, but i am so sorry. and if we could just begin with any updates on your mother from authorities. >> no, we don't have any updates at this time. >> i didn't know her, obviously, but i saw a lot of pictures of her this morning, and she looks incredibly strong, and we're showing them to our viewers now. i want to show people a few specific pictures of your mom. so, there is this one i saw of her toasting with your father on some special occasion. we'll pull that up. >> that's their anniversary. >> was it? >> yeah. they were married in 1982, so they would be approaching 40 years. >> wow. and then there is this beautiful photo of you in a pink dress with your mother as well. it looked like a special moment. >> that was my mom's 65th birthday. we were at four seasons celebr

. >> the name is judy spiegel and we have not stop giving hope that she's there and. i lie.e're just praying and praying. >> tonight on kron. 4 news at 10. there is hope against

. >> the name is judy spiegel and we have not stop giving hope that she's there and. i lie. then we're just praying and praying. >> tonight on kron. 4 news at 10. there is hope against all odds and south florida as crews continue to search and rescue efforts are going on following that devastating condo collapse. thank you so much for joining us here on kron, 4 news at 10 o'clock tonight. i'm justine waltman jonathan mccall officials in surfside, florida, near miami confirming another death today. >> from this tragedy bringing the total so far to 5. 156 people still unaccounted for tonight. brian, into is in south florida with the very latest. >> those is sprayed water over the surfside collapse site as the fire continues to burn beneath the surface by afternoon. most of the smoke had cleared and search and rescue crews were back on top of the pile. they continue looking for any sign of life as we're continually still use our resources or sonar equipment for sound. and no, we haven't heard sound for a while. >> though, new sound to indicate life. but firefighters say there i

joining us now is josh and kevin speakingle, son and husband of judy spiegel, who is new england missing. gentlemen, function for joining us, so sorry it's under these circumstances. josh, i know you were at the family reunification all day. do you have any update? what have authorities been telling you? >> we don't have any updates at this time. they've come and told us how many people are unaccounted for and that they have teams underground searching for people. but we don't have any other information other than that. >> but anderson, if you can look right behind us, they are on top of the rubble trying to start peeling it off one by one. we have a lot of hope that judy is still alive -- >> and still there. >> -- and still there. she's an amazing person, a great grandmother, mother, wife. she's just amazing. >> kevin, i know you live in this building with judy. i understand you were on a business trip in california. i cannot imagine to hear this news and then fly back. how are you doing? how are you both doing? >> i mean, it is hard. i was dining hospital turnaround in watsonville, cal

judy spiegel is among the missing.ight, her husband kevin, who was out of town at the time of the collapse and their three-adult children, are holding out hope. >> i have to be hopeful. you know? i want to be with her. you know, i love her. >> how, from one second, to the next second, a dramatic change in life. it -- it's unbelievable. >> reporter: the chief of miami-dade fire and rescue tells the families, right now, to have hope. he also explains that some of the work they are doing may not be seen by us, on the ground, or even through aerial footage. he says the crews are actually going underneath the rubble where the basement was to try to go up into the building that way. all the while, dealing with dangerous conditions, like falling debris. natasha chen, cnn, surfside, florida. >>> cnn's isabel rosales joins us now. you just heard it in natasha's report, right? risking livens to try to save lives. i know the scene is busy through the night. what have you seen in the last few hours? >> yeah, absolutely. firefighte

that's the husband and son of judy spiegel. they are going to join us next hour.'s get right down to sanjay gupta who is, again, on the scene with cnn's rosa flores, who's been there since early yesterday. and i know the work continues there. >> and no doubt. and i mean, every time i hear those -- those messages from these families, rosa. i mean, it is -- it is heartbreaking. we see this sort of thing, you know, around the world. i've seen this in haiti. but not here. i have not seen something quite like this here. what -- what do we know? it's 29 1/2 hours, now, since this building collapse. what -- what can we say about the sort of status of the search and rescue, at this point? >> well, right now, they are really focusing on the voids that firefighters have found within the rubble. and that, of course, is some of the most dangerous work, sanjay. because really, what these firefighters are doing is they are trying to shore up those voids. to make it safe enough for them to crawl in between that rubble. to listen and -- and look for signs of life. so, that's exac

missing say they are not giving up hope for some sort of miracle and that includes the family of judy spiegeld friend. joining us, her daughter rachel spiegel. thank you for joining us. i know how hard this must be. i want to start with, how are you doing? >> i'm not doing very well. i lost the best person in my life, at least we haven't found her yet. hopefully we didn't lose her, but it doesn't look good. we're just exhausted. i'm working tirelessly all day, all night. i got home again at 11:00 last night. you know, trying to spread awareness this morning and then going back on site right after this. we're going to meet with the idf. they want to understand, based on the floor plan of all the apartments, where my mom would have been, and at that hour she would have been in her bedroom. so really explaining to them where she would have been. >> what are officials telling you? have they been communicating regularly? >> yes, i mean, there is two communications a day. there's one right now, actually, my dad and my brother are on the zoom, and, you know, there's one at 5:30. we were physically a

. >> reporter: 65-year-old judy spiegel, a resident on the sixth floor, remains missing. >> the hardestwe're going to do over the next day or two is tell scarlet about grandma. that's the hardest thing. >> reporter: in 12-hour shifts, search teams fight fire, fatigue, the weight of the rubble. sinead and her search dog. >> it is overwhelming. there is a lot of pressure on us because we want the outcome to be spectacular. we want to find someone. >> reporter: i'm standing a couple of blocks from the collapsed building. just beyond that line of parked ambulances, you can see smoke. that smoke is from smoldering fires in the rubble, just one of the obstacles search teams are up against. 15-year-old jonah handler survived, pulled to safety with the help of a passing dog-walker. but his mother, 54-year-old stacie fang, died from trauma. florida governor ron desantis. >> governor: you wake up in the morning hoping that more and more people were pulled out. that news hasn't been what we had hoped. >> reporter: in america, buildings just don't fall. why this one did remains a mystery. the defin

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spiegel family. they are searching for their mother, judy. she is one of the unaccounted for.ill have. they have seen all those images, the drone footage, the aerial, that horrible surveillance footage and this morning they are still holding out hope. they are praying so hard that there is some sign of life. >> and you also heard the fire chief say the exact same thing because sometimes in those voids, there are people. so they're going to keep on searching. so we are hoping and praying that they find someone. tom, thank you. >>> turning now to sheinelle, we have a story we've been talking about a lot in the last couple of months. it's the uptick in passengers who are really bad behavior on a plane. >> it's happening a lot. in fact, it's become a serious problem, and now the tsa is set to revive a program aimed at keeping passengers and flight crew members safe in the skies. nbc's tom costello is at reagan international airport with more. tom, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. airline executives say we may be seeing this pent-up anger post pandemic just kind

. >> reporter: 65-year-old judy spiegel was in the champlain tour's south building when it collapsed and remains unaccounted for. we spoke with her husband and three children who are praying for a miracle. >> i guess we're thankful for all the hard work of the police and fire, ems services that are out let it continuing to search through rubble -- >> we hope they continue to push and not give up. we hope to find some answers, and we hope to see my mom. >> we just want to see our mom. >> reporter: they describe judy as a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. earlier you described her as your best friend. which is interesting -- i don't know that all people would describe their mothers as their best friend. >> i think we all would. >> we all would. she's all our best friend. >> reporter: judy's hudwas out husband was out of town when the building collapsed. >> the hardest thing the next day or two is tell -- scarlet about grandma. that's the hardest thing because she was their life. she was there for them day and night. se gave herself to everybody. >> and no matter what happens, i

the family of judy spiegel has been praying for a miracle since the day of the collapse.sterday after a special religious service, and they explain what is sustaining them right now. are there things that bring you comfort during this time? >> our friends, and the love that everybody had for my mom. yu know, this is not a normal situation that we're going through, and a normal grieving situation, so we have had a lot of people just showing up and that is, you know, honestly, we cannot keep up with all the messages, my dad has 3,300 texts unread. the volume is crazy, and we hear you and see it and love that, and we want everybody to know my mom is the best. >> it's interesting, because despite what you are going through when you talk about her, you smile and you light up. >> how can you not? >> yeah, she makes us smile every day. we see that as the only way to keep smiling. >> when you hear rescuers say we still think there's a chance, you hold on to that? >> absolutely. >> yes. >> one of the many reasons they are holding out hope is 4-year-old scarlet. take a look at phot

one of the people missing is judy spiegel, who is son and daughter spoke with andrea mitchell earlierbout why they're not giving up. >> i think that my family is just really scared because, like, obviously it's day five. there's been no one that's rescued that's alive at this point. i mean, we're hoping and praying for a miracle, and we are holding on to hope because we really want to be reunited with my mom. >> joining us with the latest from surfside, florida, is allison barber. i have read everything this weekend from things about the structure to the more searing stories of people waiting for news of their loved ones. take me through both sides of this ongoing tragedy. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, there's a lot to process. one resident who lives in one of the towers in this condominium still standing, they feel like the discussion needs to be all parts, not just the search and rescue, not just the grieving families, but also how this happened and what accountability looks like. they say there are levels to that, that they think laws need to change at a federal level, state level, lo

earlier i speak to rachel spiegel who's mother judi is still missing. >> rachel, you're in all our hearts tonight. tell us first some things about your mom. >> my mom is the best person in the world. she is the most loving grandma. i'm in my kid's play room right now. you can see the barbie airplane, the tv, the closet full of stuff. i'm looking at the books, and it's like breaking my heart, because i know the books, the forefront are the ones that my mom either bought or the ones that my mom reads to my kids. i know it. like, gabby's doll house from netflix. like, it's a coloring book. i know all the pink-a-licious. i kids love that. they love when my mom reads that. >> tell us about the last text you had with her. >> the night of wednesday was ws i mean, it will remain in my heart forever regardless of the outcome. she said i love you and said oh, my god, i just remembered scarlet wanted this dress, and it's a disney dress. it's at target. it's a belle, like, sequin rose dress, and she bought the dress. it's in the mail, yay, i got it. she said i love you. she said i know you've been un

that includes rachel spiegel whose mother judy is mong the missing.'s clinging to hope that judy will come home both for her and for her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old child. >> she came to me and tapped me on the shoulder and said did you find grandma yet. is she still missing and and i said scarlet look at me in the eyes. i said i'm go doing everything in any power to find her and i'm not going to stop. and i'm not going to stop. >> and now look at this, these are photographs obtained by the "miami-herald" and just 36 hours before the collapse of the south tower, a pool contractor was brought in for cosmetic repairs and he found an exploded rebar in the concrete equipment room on the south side of the underground garage and took pictures and sent them to his boss because it was so alarming. we have team coverage this morning following the aftermath of this tragedy. let's begin with rosa flores on the scene. what stands out to you when reading this full letter that was just three months ago with these warnings. >> reporter: what stands out to me,

. >> reporter: joshua spiegel waiting for word on his mother, judy. >> it's a struggle. we are praying every minute. we are hopeful that she's there alive, and we're going to see her soon and be able to hold her hand and kiss her, and we love her so much, and we're going to see her soon. >> reporter: late this afternoon we met michael noriega, showing us photos of his beloved grandmother, his family's last living grandparent, 92, living in apartment 602. >> she was the most loving person i ever met in my entire life. she lived for her family. i'll say she lives for her family. she was absolutely giving, and she was just the type of person that was the epitome of almost a perfect grandmother. she just loved us very, very dearly. >> i can see your strength, and i gather your grandmother is partly responsible for that. >> absolutely. absolutely. she's the strongest woman i know. >> we're holding out hope for her, too. >> i appreciate that. very much. >> reporter: hilda's family not giving up hope. they tell me they can't imagine this scene in their worst possible nightmares

many other families are still hoping to hear from loved ones including rachel spiegel was 65 -year-old mother, judy, lived in the building. outlook you can hear me. i'm very concerned. the have to stop their operations because of the weather. >> firefighters have been dealing with all kinds of lightning storms of the past couple of days as the search an rescue effort goes into the weekend. firefighters continue to listen for signs of life amid the debris. experts say in previous disasters people have been a pizza five for weeks as long as they have oxygen and water. in this case the frequent rain showers on may coming to the syriac may have been a blessing in disguise. >> but we are looking for is areas -- of survivability. the big is it to assess the certain pieces of debris. rescuers have been bringing rains to move the debris. at the very delicate process because of human life under the rubble. you may be able to see smoke hovering over the scene. that is from the stubborn fire the firefighters believe is embedded all the rubble and it' hard to get water directly on i whenever there is a shift i

spiegel. his mother, 65-year-old judy, is among the 159 people still unconcluded for.osh, thank you so much for joining us. thank you for being with us during this very, very difficult time. how are you and your family doing right now? >> thank you for having me. it's been a very big struggle. we're all heartbroken, and we're praying, praying that we get to see my mom again. it's been devastating. and we just are trying to stay as positive as possible. >> i know your dad was out of town when this collapse occurred. he of course rushed immediately back. he told cnn your mom was the glue that kept the family together. what do you want people to know about your mother? >> i mean, absolutely, she was. she was the type of person that literally called me and my brother and my sister multiple times every day, would drop everything to talk to us, do literally anything for us. she was -- sorry, she is the absolute best person in the world. she was philanthropic, across the country and all the places we've lived. she loved music. she was a very big barbra streisand fan and beatl

>> reporter: the spiegels are one family refusing to give up hope wife and mother of three judy was on the sixth floor. her children had to submit dna swabs in case they find her. >> she was the most loving mother anyone could ever ask for >> reporter: as families waited for any sign of life, any news, a major headline from the mayor today more people are missing. have you seen anything that leads you to believe there are still people alive there? >> we will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive. >> reporter: but other elected leaders who have toured the disaster zone told us this you think anyone is alive? >> i don't. >> reporter: state senator jason pizzo represents this section of south florida. he says family members have been offering to comb through the rubble themselves to find their loved ones. whose fault is this? >> all of our fault if we've been neglecting the proper inspections. >> reporter: this new surveillance footage showing the moments before the collapse inside of an empty condo all of these images leaving many families i

spiegels had to say. they're there and they have hope because judy would be there and have hope right now. they're acting like they think she would be acting under these circumstances. please give them our love here, sanjay. thank you. >>> this morning we are also hearing from the miami-dade fire rescue chief on the ongoing search. this is what he just had to say. >> we've been here nonstop, 24-hour operation, and a haste effort of trying to search and find as many victims we possibly can. there's always hope. you know, i've been in florida, in haiti, collapse in barbados and other collapses that we've been at, and there's always that hope and that's why we're here. we fight 24/7, we don't stop. you know, when it gets to that point that it's just incompatible with hope, we'll reach that point. but right now there is always hope and that's what we're here to do, we're here to rescue as many people as we still can. >> it is hard to reconcile some of the images that we're seeing. the work that is going on there with what we just heard from the spiegels. i mean, you don't think of sights like

. >> rachel and josh spiegel face the unimaginable waiting for news of their mother judy. >> it's veryt finding more people, but there's still a lot of people left to find. >> reporter: the rescue and recovery efforts continue at the collapse site, and on sunday afternoon, buses carried families to visit the area for a private moment to pray the communities of faith in surfside have become a critical support system. >> what is it like to see the community coming together in a time of crisis like this >> at least for the jewish people, coming together in times of crisis to help each other but to help others as well is part of our dna >> jacob solomon with the greater miami jewish federation says israeli search and rescue teams are at the site, as well as a jewish volunteer organization from mexico all working towards the search e efforts. >> right now it's a severe wound to our communal self, and it's an open wound as well. it won't start healing until everyone's accounted for. >> reporter: outside the jew ish shul in surfside, countless were loaded onto a truck. on friday near ground z