now, mcm is based in south miami.ts including an expansion of the fiu football stadium which aparticipant apparently went so well that is why they decided to hire them for this project this was about a $9 million bridge it is a company and they too have done a lot of big projects including it is a significant bridge so both of these companies, large companies with histories of much bigger projects both in florida and beyond one thing to note about mcm, they come up in headlines recently paul manafort when he was investigated by the fbi and justice department, it was discovered he represented mcm to sell all of part of it to chinese investors. few headlines about the company but one is that they were tied up in the manafort ngs because he was representing them with chinese investors. building a significant school in guantanamo bay that's a $56 million project we don't know much about these companies, thousand contracts were awarded, what kiepnd of safety they put in place it is certainly able to tackle a bridge like th

the companies are mcm construction and fig bridge design. herald newspaper reports that in the year 2012 fig had a 90-ton slab of concrete fall from a bridge it was building. the associate press reports that the feds have hit mcm the other company with tens of thousands of dollars in fines. and this month a lawsuit accusing mcm of hiring incompetent, inexperienced, unskilled or careless employees. that's the wording from the document. representatives from both companies say they are cooperating with the collapse investigation. moments ago senator bill nelson commanded the u.s. department of transportation release all documents related to the construction of that podesta bridge. podestpedestrian bridge.steve? >> shepard, two of these florida based firms designed in the construction of this pedestrian bridge are getting quite a lot of scrutiny right now and both of them have a history of safety violations and history of being fined for those violations. mcm, a family-owned company has expressed grief over what has happened and said they are co

you mentioned manila construction management, mcm, building this bridge.t out a statement saying that university city bridge, what it was to be called, is under construction, experienced a catastrophic collapse. we're all devastated. we're doing everything we can to assist. we will conduct a full investigation to determine exactly what went wrong. that's from the construction company, mcm. liz: there is so much talk right now of infrastructure. this was a brand-new structure being put up. and on the right-hand side is that sort of time lapse photography. and on saturday that put the span on top -- you see how this is going -- on top of the pylons, i'm using the wrong terminology. i'm so sorry. i apologize if i am. on either side of this very buse senate passed the biggest loosening of financial regulations since the economic crisis one decade ago. it's now back to the house of representatives hands which is why our next guest is in front of our cameras, representative barely loudermilk serves on the committee from georgia, joining us life from capitol hill

says it's sending investigators to the scene, and the building company employed to put up the bridge, mcmperate fully. 0n the line now is someone who was with city officials just 100 feet from where the bridge collapsed. it is so much for talking to us on bbc news. can you describe what happened? thank you. well, i am still and see now. you heard the commentary from our city's mayo. he isa commentary from our city's mayo. he is a huge support for this bridge and its induction, i am the other hand had been an opponent of it. we we re hand had been an opponent of it. we were having coffee with city officials and actually talking about the unveiling of the bridge, which i was there this saturday, with officials, our congressmen, county officials. we will there, it was a huge ceremony, everyone spoke to we re huge ceremony, everyone spoke to were having copy today talking about, as a matter of fact, and all ofa about, as a matter of fact, and all of a sudden we hear bank. it was not allowed one but i look to the assistant chief and i said oh my god, the bridge, and then he looks at me and say

and mcm was accused of substandard work. and that was a bridge temporary from workers.veral bone and filed a lawsuit and ocea records show that mcm was fined for 11 safety violations over the years and amounting to $50,000. >> and the work here in the scene continues. and they are removing heavy slabs of concrete as that get to the bodies and extraicate them from the victim then and only then will they be positively id. and they want to preserve the dignity for the families who are experiencing a empty void of assuming the loved one passed under the bridge but not knowing where certainty until the body is pulled out and positively id'd. the first one came out. but there are five more known to be under there. >> phil keating, thank you for much. >> charles: the next guest said the tragedy could have been avoided. olive, your assessment of what happened and what should have happened? >> well, thank you for having me today, charles. first of all, my condolences of the loved ones of the six family and freshmeneds. it is a horrible tragedy. you know, charles, transportation

we pride ourselves on customization so our deal with nieman is with mcm, we do the custom mcm bribes new spring campaign for nieman marcus with carolina herr era, with versace and they used our bikes in the spring campaign and it's a blessing for us to get to that level being so new. liz: speaking of customization, it's the new world. >> like that. ha? liz: let me talk slack if you have a company ray j will give away your smartphones and customize the box i have to show you this one. do we dare call these ear pods? >> yeah, those are ear buds. they're wireless. liz: there is a picture of me, the fox business logo. >> shout out for fox. [laughter] liz: ray j, good luck to you but if you were talking to the president after he had tweeted something negative about amazon what would you say? >> i would be lost for words probably again i'm new and i'm up and coming with my business so for me, the respect level was high from both sides and hopefully, we can all learn from it. that's probably what i would say liz: your example and experience is pretty solid i think when it comes to amazon. w

segÚn consta en el documento, mcm fallÓ, para comprobar que era seguro el puente.a abogada del demandante nos dijo que al caer, su cliente se fracturÓ la rodilla y sufrió golpes en su espalda. aunque trataron de llegar a un acuerdo, la empresa no mostrÓ interÉs, segÚn la abogada. acudimos a la oficina para obtener una reacciÓn. pero nos dijeron que por ahora no tienen mÁs comentarios. que investigan a fondo. el projecto del puente requiriÓ un diseÑo por parte de una empresa privada. se investiga si estaba habilitada. marco rubio escribiÓ: "los cables se habÍan aflojado y la firma de ingenieros ordenÓ que se apretaran. estaban siendo apretados, cuando colapsÓ". la policÍa de miami estÁ investigando el caso como homicidio. a pesar de la informaciÓn que trasciende y levanta banderas rojas, autoridades han sido muy enfÁticas; esto acaba de ocurrir. la investigaciÓn apenas comienza y es temprano para llegar a conclusiones. conductora:hoy rompe el silencio la mujer que fue arrestada por la patrulla fronteriza. no supera la horrorosa experiencia. decidieron relatar lo que

fue desarrollado con un presupuesto de 14.2 millones de dÓlares por la firma de construcciÓn mcm.anteriormente, el puente fue instalado apenas el sÁbado pasado, ya que el fallo habÍa dicho en ese entonces que su instalaciÓn reducÍa el riesgo para los trabajadores, peatones y todos los conductores. es importante recalcar que asÍ no mucho tiempo un estudiante que estaba salido de la universidad y se dirigÍa a estos siete carriles que mencionaba carolina, sufriÓ un accidente que acabÓ con su vida. este fue un motivo que obviamente provoco la agilizaciÓn para construir este puente peatonal, que como bien decÍamos, apenas lo colocaron este sÁbado y la idea es que fuese inaugurado para enero del 2019. como bien lo comentÁbamos, fue con fondos federales y se utilizaron estas dos empresas. hay que decirle a la gente que nos estÁ viendo que es muy importante que no se acerquen a la zona porque todavÍa hay una parte del puente que no ha colapsado y que no sabemos si pueda sostener. y es muy riesgoso que todas las personas que estÉn allÍ puedan sufrir un daÑo como el que acabamos de ver. jav

. >> reporter: the president of mcm the company that built and installed the bridge was interviewed last saturday. the day of span was put into place above the street. >> i'm exhaling now because it has been set. >> reporter: professor noted that was days before the collapse. >> it had to be something that was happening over time, and so it suggests -- i'm not saying it is -- it suggests he had some sort of a straining effect. >> reporter: he said the problem could be related to materials, design, construction or placement. in santa clara, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> all right. we have breaking news in san leandro tonight. that's where police exchanged gunfire with a suspect. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with more. cornell. >> reporter: dan, i just spoke with san leandro police officers who do confirm one suspect was wounded in that exchange of gunfire. another suspect still outstanding tonight in this neighborhood. now, we do want to show you a video of a suspect being placed into an ambulance just a short time ago. following an exchange of gunfire with officers where he

the bridge builder and designer is mcm construction and think bridge design, and they say they are collaborating fully with investigators. both companies have been fined over the years for other bridge projects, after complaints of subs tendered work and injured workers. tonight the ntsb confirms workers were tightening cables on the north end of the bridge at the time it's plummeted to the street. >> construction crews working on the diagonal at this location, right here, at the north end of the structure, at the time of the collapse. the construction crews were applying post-tensioning force that is designed to strengthen the diagonal member. this is the location where they were working.>> is family stood by for official id and confirmation, ecuador's consulate confirms alexa durand, an 18-year-old fiu student is one of the dead. she was unable to escape when i million pounds of concrete came crashing down on her. another of the confirmed victims, a construction worker who was on that bridge working at the time, when it fell down onto the traffic lanes. in fact, investigators believe it is pos

. >> good morning, joe the $14 million bridge was built by mcm construction.sed construction firm. it was designed by figg bridge engineers. both companies have a long track record with big public works projects mcm is on the other hand by the munia family it's done big projects like miami shipping terminal, miami airport. it's done $130 million worth of projects for the defense department and guantanamo bay where they're building a bay at fiu, mc mf helped with the expansion of the football stadium. the owner is a graduate of the business school and he's a donor to the university and director of the foundation. the company was sued this month in miami-dade court by a tsa employee who said at the airport a make-shift construction bridge that mcm built has collapsed the company issued a statement and said we will conduct a full investigation to determine exactly what went wrong and we will cooperate with investigators on scene in every way. the five brothers who own mcm have made more than $600,000 in political donations since 2000 much of that to state and loc

. >> reporter: the president of mcm the company that built and installed the bridge was interviewed last saturday. the day of span was put into place above the street. >> i'm exhaling now because it has been set. >> reporter: professor noted that was days before the collapse. >> it had to be something that was happening over time, and so it suggests -- i'm not saying it is -- it suggests he had some sort of a straining effect. >> reporter: he said the problem could be related to materials, design, construction or placement. in santa clara, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> all right. we have breaking news in san leandro tonight. that's where police exchanged gunfire with a suspect. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with more. cornell. >> reporter: dan, i just spoke with san leandro police officers who do confirm one suspect was wounded in that exchange of gunfire. another suspect still outstanding tonight in this neighborhood. now, we do want to show you a video of a suspect being placed into an ambulance just a short time ago. following an exchange of gunfire with officers where he

board says it is sending investigators to the scene and the building company that put up the bridge, mcm it will co—operate fully. a short while ago, we were told the rescue investigation is complex and will take time. it will be a long, long process, because to get through that the rubble and the pieces of concrete, it will not be an easy task. so we will be depending on the fire department to help us get through that process so that we can recover whatever deceased individuals may be under that bridge, and obviously we know what it is leading towards. at that point, we will continue to advise you as we get information as to the number of victims underneath that rubble. if there is anyone alive that can be rescued, you will be the first to know, obviously. we also heard from the governor of florida, rick scott, who promised a full enquiry into the tragedy. there will be an investigation to find out exactly what happened and why it has happened. and we will hold anyone accountable if anyone has done anything wrong. but the most important thing we can do right now is pray for individuals

says it is sending investigators to the scene, and the building company employed to put up the bridge, mcm will co—operate fully. earlier i spoke to bbc mundo's patricia solburon, who is at the scene. what is the latest you have? the latest information, jane, is that so far there aren't any official numbers of deaths or casualties here, after the collapse of this bridge. however, we can't see rescue teams trying to rescue people from under the debris. we are seeing four cranes working, trying to collect all of the concrete. let's remember, this bridge is 950 tonnes, and the officers i spoke to told us that at least eight cars are trapped underneath the debris. what about the bridge itself? how on earth did a brand—new bridge come to collapse like this? well, this bridge was actually built and a record time, it was built in about a week. it was supposedly done on saturday. it was not opened to the public yet. it was $40 million. we don't really know the cause of the collapse of this bridge yet, but we do know that it was built in order to give safety to the students, because we have the flo

says it is sending investigators to the scene, and the building company employed to put up the bridge, mcmtian student in nottingham, egypt is to send a delegation of parliamentarians to britain. mariam moustafa died in hospital yesterday, a month after being attacked in the city centre. police say they‘re aware of suggestions on social media that she was the victim of a hate crime, but they‘re not currently treating the attack as being racially motivated. neville hord has beenjailed for at least 30 years — after admitting stabbing to death the daughter of his former partner at an aldi supermarket in skipton just before christmas. 30—year—old jodie willsher died after being stabbed 11 times. prosecutors described hord‘s motive for the killing as ‘revenge‘. a government inspector has recommended that northamptonshire county council, which has faced serious financial problems, should be abolished, and replaced with two new councils. the conservative council has accepted the findings, and its leader has resigned. hsbc has revealed that its female staff in the uk earned 59% less than their mal

.>> reporter: the bridgebuilder mcm release a statement today to the friends and families of everyone affected by the incident today. federal investigators will certainly be there to see what type of safety measures were in place before the incident happened. >> the bridge we know was installed last weekend, do we know what the crew was doing today when it collapsed. >> there was possible talks of a stress test on that structure. investigators are there trying to find out what they were doing exactly at that time. as you can see from the site it was heartbreaking.>>> robbery suspects are in custody tonight after leading the county police on a high-speed chase. deputy spotted the getaway vehicle and the chase was on. the suspects got off the freeway and eventually crash into a garage of a house on 108th avenue near mcarthur. the deputies managed to track them down, no one was hurt but the people in the house were stunned. >> i heard a big sound and i thought people were doing doughnuts. i was scared and my legs were shaking. >> the deputy deployed a drone above the community and all fo

mcm at the family owned contract which helped build the bridge, says it will co—operate fully. —— mcm one in four council—run secondary schools in england is running at a loss, leading to fears of staff cuts and larger class sizes. new research by the education policy institute found that number of schools in deficit has nearly trebled in the last four years. helena lee reports. it is no secret that some schools are struggling financially. this study will no doubt add to concerns. researchers looked at budgets and bala nces researchers looked at budgets and balances of local authorities and secondaries in england over the last seven years. the report does not include academies which make up about 2% of secondary schools and 20% of primary is. in 2013 — 2014, 8% were in the red. that rose to just over 26% in 2016 — 2017. those in the south—west were most likely to be in deficit. let parents will naturally be concerned about the pressures on school budgets. —— pa rents. pressures on school budgets. —— parents. it will mean cuts to teachers and assistants which could mean increased class

jorge munilla / mcm construction: "it's called the accelerated bridge construction method. this is the largest one ever done in the united states -- so this is a first for the united states."the collapse remains ntsb investigators will arrive on-scene thursday night.gov. rick scott / florida: "the most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital for their full recovery, pray for members who lost loved ones." (pam) (pam) we saw it happening in san francisco.. now people in another bay area city are mis-using disabled placards. coming up: what a new crackdown is designed to accomplish.. (steve)a san jose state university student is behind bars. coming up: the disturbing details on how police say he sexually assault multiple victims (pam) also... hopes dashed for some bay area couples hoping to become parents in the future ... now, they are taking action because of the mishap that destroyed their embryos.. some couples, making plans way in advance.. to have a family by freezing eggs and embryos ... may now be out of luck... ( steve ) as kro

mcm is a family business and we're all devastated and doing everything we can to assist.e will conduct a full investigation to determine exactly what went wrong and will cooperate with investigators on scene in every way. we'll take a quick break here on cnn as we continue to follow this breaking news right now out of miami, florida, on the campus of florida international university where a pedestrian bridge just recently installed collapsed on a busy avenue with multiple people trapped underneath and multiple people already confirmed dead. stay with us in the cnn newsroom. heyi'm craving somethingkin! we're missing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture... and keep us protected. we've got to have each other's backs... and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves. looking for a hotel that fits... whoooo. ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over... ...200 sites to find you the... ...hotel you want at the lowest price. grazi, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. pepsoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there

the name of the company is mcm or munilla construction. we'll conduct a full investigation and determine what went wrong and cooperate with investigators on the scene. rosh lowe reporting live. let's listen. >> we ran to the name of a nan named ariel valdez. he said a friend was under the bridge and may have been injured. this is a large part of the story right now. a lot of people, especially when they're hearing the news of this, that they're full of anxiety and apprehension, not knowing if their loved ones were underneath the bridge. we have the interview now if we can go to that. >> my friend's sister called me. my childhood friend was crossing as the bridge was coming down. it hit him. >> you know how he is doing? >> i don't know. i don't know. he was rushed to the hospital. i don't know. i'm just so worried. >> what is the person's name? >> i don't want to say that right now. his mom is in another country. i can't release that. i'm sorry. >> so tell me what you know what happened. >> he was crossing the street at the moment the bridg

>> we've been looking at some of the people involved in this project, and mcm construction, which youknow as construction management, a 30--year-old company here in south florida, headquartered here, but active throughout the southeast, and it was the lead construction company on this project working with big bridge engineers -- >> this is coverage from the miami station about that collapse. we'll continue to monitor this throughout the morning. >> we'll be right back. >>> brothers scot kelly and mike kelly are the only identical twin astronauts in history, but following a dna altering space mission, they may not be identical anymore. >> how scott kelly's mission is changing who he is, literally. >> reporter: twin astronauts mark and scott kelly, their dna identical their entire lives, until, that is, one of them spent nearly a year in space. the kelly brothers were studied in the germany effects of the long term space travel during and after scott's time on the international space station. this morning, the first results from that ground breaking study revealing that 7% of scott kell

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about five hours before the collapse that brought together the design build team, contractors from mcmompany, as well as fig engineers, including the one you heard from there, as well as representatives from fiu and the florida department of transportation. that fig engineer then gave a presentation with the conclusion he did not believe the cracks presented a security concern or a safety concern, i should say, rather, and said that the crack did not compromise the structural integrity of the bridge. now, investigators say it is too early for them to determine how or if that crack played a role in the bridge's failure, but the focus here, at the site of the collapse now, is on respectfully removing the remains of the victims. miami-dade police director juan perez gave us an update on their progress this morning. >> earlier this morning, finally our crews that were assisting us in this process were successful after hours and hours of incredible work that they have been doing, were successful in removing two vehicles from under that rubbish. what i can tell you right now, we have discove

jorge munilla / mcm construction: "it's called the accelerated bridge construction method. this is the largest one ever done in the united states -- so this is a first for the united states."the cause of the collapse remains unclear.ntsb investigators will arrive on- scene thursday night.gov. rick scott / florida: "the most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital for their full recovery, pray for the family members who lost loved ones." (steve) coming up on kron4 news at nine... four big cats creeping around in someone's backyard and it's all caught on camera. where is happened and what people in the neighborhood are doing to prevent an attack... (vicki) plus.. overnight rain triggers a mudslide in the wildfire burn area in southern california-- trapping cars and closing a major road... find out when that road is expected to reopen... (steve) and after the break...find out what a jury ruled for the s-f-p-d officer once known as the "hot cop of the castro"... for a hit and run castro"... for a hit and run that severely injured two peo

contractors from mcm construction company as well as the figg engineers including the one in the voicee department of transportation there. the engineer gave a presentation and concluded there was no safety concern as a result of this crack. and that the crack did not compromise the structural integrity of the bridge. and at this time investigators say it is just too early to tell how or if that cracking played any role in the failure of this bridge. >> a lot more investigation to come. kayly, in miami for us, thank you. >>> coming up, facebook is suspending data research firm with ties to the trump campaign. get this, it all stems from those personality quizzes. we have all clicked ton at some time or another. we'll explain next. ♪ when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. that i served. of the fact i was a c130 mechanic in the corps, so i'm not happy unless my hands are dirty. between running a business and four kids, we're busy. auto insurance, homeowner's insurance, life ins

the cable-supported bridge is a product of a collaboration between mcm construction and fig bridge design. some experienced workers or companies were over the design of this bridge here that has come to a crumble there over southwest 8th street as you see many rescue crews on the scene right now as they continue to try to work and possibly rescue some possible survivors that could be trapped underneath, search for them. five or six cars crushed in that collapse. we understand there are self deaths from this collapse as well. that is according to the florida highway patrol. several people were killed in this collapse. to give you an idea of this location once again, this is at southwest 8th street and southwest 109th avenue. so if you have an idea on fiu's campus, you know where this location is. but if you're traveling down south, you have been told out there to make sure you avoid tami ammy trail at 107th avenue. avoid that area if at all possible. you see the yellow tarp set up on the side of the bridge. that lets us know there's a possible death as well. we're only going to zoom in a l

we had congressmen there and officials, and fiu was there and construction from mcm and this had a lot of fan base. a lot of push. and you also had some opposition. nonetheless, this is a moment where it is very tragic one. and i think we need to sit back and we need to analyze exactly how did this occur? did we wu-- rush into things an those are the types of things people will start asking. >> you just experienced it probably yourself and you saw somebody die out here today. did you ever think you would ever see anything like this happen out here, especially with pedestrians like this. >> you know, the ten-plus years i've lived here in the city of sweetwater i could never imagine we could accomplish such a great thing and at the same time have such a -- such a catastrophe happen. and although it is traumatizing, i think you wonder and ask yourself, could this have been avoided and i think it is just something that unfortunately it happens. >> thank you so much. we appreciate you talking to us. >> thank you. >> and explaining what you saw. and there you have it. just a chaotic situatio

jorge munilla / mcm construction: "it's called the accelerated bridge construction method. this is thene ever done in the united states -- so this is a first for the united states."the cause of the collapse remains unclear.ntsb investigators arrived on-scene thursday night.gov. rick scott / florida: "the most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital for their full recovery, pray for the family members who lost loved ones."this street here this is southwest 8th street is a state highway. it's going to be closed for the time being as investigators continue to work and figure out what exactly happened here. meanwhile florida international university says their classes will be in session here tomorrow despite this street being closed. in miami, natasha chen back to you. ( robin )in the south bay... the d-m-v conducted an undercover operation... where they caught people using counterfeit handicap placards. kron 4's rob fladeboe has that story. wendy espinoza/dept of motor vehicles "....good morning sir, i'm with the dmv, i am a police offi