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Codes were really tougened up for florida? >> this is something well be looking at and we have one of the tightest, strongest building codes anywhere because of hurricane andrew and what you learned. you learn from every incident and this is im sure going to be lessons learned. >> mayor daniella lavene cava, thank you for sharing your time with us this morning. more now on what may have caused the collapse. according to "the new york times" experts who watched video of the collapse are focussi...

Im confident theres a comfort level people can make their own choice. i will tell you, dotted all the way up the coastline with buildings that date back to the 60s, 70s and 80s and need to make sure theres a comprehensive review. federal nist, thats what theyll be doing, taking a deep dive into this, to see whether or not -- the way they decide to open a full investigation is determined by, in part, whether or not we would be making needed changes that would affect condos like this, or construct...

>> how buried are they in there? is there a possibility that theyre alive? like truthfully, look at this mess. what are the chances. >> building resident -- >> we had the most wonderful, wonderful weekend with our granddaughter, scarlet. it was wonderful. and how from one second to the next second, a dramatic change in life. its unbelievable. >> reporter: so many families with questions about how this could possibly happen. >> a building falls down in a third-world country where they dont have b...

Collapse. the surfside mayor is saying its unclear what steps were taken to actually handle those cracks, wolf. >> but they have to err really on the side of caution, at least right now. rand randi kaye, well get back to you. officials are trying to determine the cause of the collapse. >> reporter: structural engineers and other experts now scrambling to find answers as to how this collapse could have occurred in an area with some of the strict over the building codes in the world. >> its very u...

Could have been prevented. brian todd has more. >> reporter: structural engineers and experts scrambling to find answers how the collapse could have occurred in an area with some of the strictest building codes in the world. >> it is very unusual to see a building collapse in this way. it reminds me of building in countries where they have earthquakes and construction is not in good conditions. >> reporter: the professor, from florida international university, said the building was sinking or su...

Holds a building together. so, again, a 2018 report. theres no reason to conclude at this early stage that this is the reason that the building collapsed. we need to warn you about that. but nonetheless, what youre hearing from officials looking at the situation and now gaining first access to this is was there a problem with the information flow from the engineering consultants to the condo association and perhaps from the condo association to local governments. this is what one state senator h...

Essentially try to get into the debris to get to the people essentially. thats what they tried to do. thats why usually structural engineers attach to the urban search and rescue team to essentially reduce the risk for the rescuers. i was in 2017, mexico earthquake and doing similar things, and it was -- they do definitely need structural expertise to be safe. but miami-dade, the count ty there, the urban search and rescue team is considered to be the best in the world. >> the other thing youve ...

Members, friends, and neighbors have been gathering at a local community center, waiting for word, holding out whatever hope they can muster, and finding it in surprisingly good supply. >> theres absolutely survivors in here. theres no question there are survivors in here. i hope its my family and i hope its everybody. >> well, thats mike silver, who rushed here from new york, whose uncle and four other family members are among the missing. so far, only four bodies have been recovered. four peop...

International and cultural mix. >> my nephew was here with wife and three -- four children. 2, 6, and 9. they had an apartment there. >> reporter: overnight, president biden declared an emergency in florida making federal aid available. the feds are also sending a team of experts to study the structure which was undergoing a 40-year certification and determine whether an investigation that could impact building codes is necessary. an engineer had conducted inspections to determine needed repairs...

>> joe, look, were in the united states. we think weve got the best standards in place. weve got the systems in place. everything is stable. you walk into a building and think its inspected and all good. we dont expect something like this to happen in the u.s. this area has some of the strictest building codes. any idea what could have caused this? >> not being an engineer, of course, i wouldnt take a stab at it. im sure even the engineers are staying quiet until there is a complete assessment. ...