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>> reporter: families standing by trying to hold out hope that their loved ones will be found alive. >> how worried are they in there? is there a possibility that they are alive? truthfully, look at this mess. what are the chances? >> reporter: building resident kevin spiegel was out of town when the collapse happened, his wife was at home. >> i was just there this weekend, we had the most wonderful, wonderful weekend with our granddaughter scarlett. it was wonderful. and how from one second to ...

Lives. >> reporter: crews are now looking at the license plates of cars in the parking garage to try to determine who was in the building. the residents represented international and cultural mix. >> my brother, wife and children, two, six and nine. losing hope. >> overnight, president biden declared a federal emergency in florida making federal aid available and experts are studying the structure which was undergoing a 40-year certification and determine whether an investigation that could impa...

Integrity of the high-rise. >> 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 strictest building codes in the world. >> its very unusual to see a building collapse in this way. it reminds me of a building in countries where they had earthquakes and the construction is not in a good condition. >> reporter: the professor of florida international university released a study last year which said ...

Reasons, we were exposed and covered with masks. the same precautions are being taken here by rescue workers. joo c cit citizens, try to pay. it could as simple as a mattress or complex. >> so, look, we are in the united states, we think that we got the best standards in prophase. we got the system in place. efrlg is stable. you walk into a billing and yeah, this is inspected and all goods. >> this area had some of the strictest building codes. any idea what could have caused it? >> of course i ...

Florida. >> many of us, of course, are wondering how this tragedy could have happened and if it could have been prevented in any way. cnns brian todd looks into the integrity of this high rise. >> 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 strictest building codes in the world. >> its very unusual to see a building collapse in this way. it reminds me of building in countries where they ha...

Building codes. you know, 40-years inspection requirements. this building was 40 years old and was just about to undergo its inspection. its -- they, really, still have not begun to even be able to sort that out. >> yeah. i believe an attorney for the condo association was on with erin burnett. saying that, in preparation for that 40-year update, they had had an engineer or multiple people looking at the building. coming up with a list of things that needed but they didnt have any indication, at...

To the ground, and you knew that -- whether it was building codes, regulations, whatever, you dont imagine that sort of thing would happen in the united states. obviously theres a lot of details we still dont know. theres all sorts of speculation going on. i think theres obviously going to be a big investigation. but i think what is the hardest, i dont know if you can see really, i know everyone has seen the images, but it is just very hard to reconcile construction equipment. these big cranes, ...

See him and he knew that we were there. i was able to get firefighters and the police officer over there. there was a larger perimeter. they didnt have it closed off. they were worried about people in front but at that moment, they made a perimeter and got to work extracting him. todd: one of the questions we are struggling with, this is not a third world country, this is the beachfront in miami, a beautiful area, a rather wealthy area. how does this happen with our building codes and regulation...

>> were awaiting a press conference from other officials on the ground there any moment. well bring that to you live. joining us is congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. have you been provided information about what may have caused this? >> because they really are, anderson, still in the midst of this heartbreaking, painstaking rescue operation, theyre not even approaching being a little bit figure that out. it is the most bizarre -- just unbelievable situation, especially in a community like ...

Maintenance in the building and all the politics are part of a condominium where people actually have a voice and a vote. deferring maintenance, your maintenance going up is probably not the right decision for everybody. so my real decision -- my real recommendation to you all is, you know, to invest in the infrastructure, to invest in maintenance in your building so something horrific like this does p doesnt occur. >> i think its such an important point. the earthquake in haiti, there are no bu...