lynn martinez was giving us the play by play. most interesting is the fact that this thing had just been built. just went into partial service on saturday. in fact, it's so new, they released this time lapse, this is building this bridge over time. this was no small structure. remember, lynn martinez just announced that it's more than 900 tons that has collapsed on to cars. we don't know if there were pedestrians underneath at the time. a major roadway. you presume there weren't people walking on it. trace gallagher with some more facts on this situation. trace? >> yes, just what you're saying there, shep. it's amazing. it's built on separate objects and they rolled it in space. the span is 176 feet wide. it's a massive bridge. the president of the university said we're about building bridges. this was going to bring students from one side of campus to the other. eight lanes it crossed, 176 feet wide. the construction crews on the scene are talking to local reporters saying look, the problem with this is we don't know how many ac

lynn martinez joining use for this live coverage. jeff and i will be with you for a while. going to see this till the end. we want to give you an updated piece of information before we recap everything. i told you earlier miami-dade rescue was asking for additional help. this is a fluid situation. this happens in breaking news. things change. tell everybody miami-dade rescue is not requesting additional doctors and nurses to respond. if you heard me say that, you're not being urged to go. >> shepard: lynn martinez reiterating what we said. this just in through us through the reporting of "usa today." there's seven cars underneath this bridge at this moment, including the vehicle which we saw a minute ago, which was crushed only partially. in total, seven vehicles are underneath this bridge. according to the reporting of "usa today." >> you can see orange plastic fencing on the bottom. there were plenty of cars underneath this busy roadway. eight lanes of traffic. if you have ever been in that area, you know that eighth street and tamiami is very busy. when the bridge collap

ktvu's lynn martinez talked to the students about what they are doing to foster new friendships. >> itre everyone feels included every day. >> reporter: some of the best friendships are unexpected. >> she's my best friend now. i was in a group of friends in middle school. she was like by herself or something like that. and me and my group of friends asked if she wanted to join our group. now she's our best friend. >> reporter: tr and her friends approached thalia, a new student . >> i was sitting by myself. i didn't really know anybody. they just came up to me. >> ♪ these days >> reporter: these teens are spreading the word that friendship makes a difference. urging young people to put an end to social isolation. it says millions of middle school students suffer every day from feeling left out because people see them as different. devante says he was once isolated moving into a new school. >> i would watch others be isolated. i would just sit at my desk watching it happen. i really never had the courage to get up and say anything about it. >> reporter: he did find that courage in eight