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But we have no evidence of that, at this time. and so, the concern, of course, is, well, why did this building collapse? michael, there is a number of different kinds of collapses of buildings. theres pancake collapse. which is -- weve seen that here. but there is also other kinds of collapse, i understand. sort of, a lean -- a lean to collapse and a v-shaped collapse, i understand. all of which, gives hope to families who are waiting for news. because there is the possibility, with different ki...

0 under way. after he designated the pulse nightclub where 49 people were killed in a mass shooting back in 2016 and lets listen tine the president right now because hes talking about the condo collapse in florida. >> and i promise you the administration, the congress will do everything possible to be of assistance now and after this occurs. after they decide exactly what the stay of play is. i am glad to welcome everyone here to the, to the white house here and in person virtually. survivors an...

We checked in on this, is not supportive of. what is your sense of that? >> well, obviously were going to be trying to work very closely with joe manchin and kyrsten sinema and all of the democrats to put together a package that can get those 50 votes so kamala harris can break the tie. im optimistic we can accomplish that goal. unfortunately i do feel we wont get much if any republican support. i do feel if we negotiate in good faith with joe manchin we can reach an agreement that will make it ...

Closely with joe manchin and kirsten cinema and all of the democrats to put together a package which can in fact get those 50 votes are that kamala harris can break the tie. im optimistic that we can accomplish that goal, i do feel like we wont be able to get much if any republican support. i do feel like if we negotiating good faith with joe manchin that we can reach an agreement that will make it possible for us to pass a reconciliation bill thats big and a bipartisan bill at the same time. >>...

Miami-dade fire chief and fire and rescue. sir, lets start there, we know theres inclement weather coming, i lived in florida a while. we know it comes every afternoon, this time of year. what does this search look like, for the people who are trying to find survivors? >> its going to be very difficult. the way the building came down. almost a pancake-type of collapse. but im very encouraged theyre hearing some sounds. one thing about miami-dade fire rescue, they have some of the most sophistica...

But sadly we also know they are still searching for perhaps do dozens of others at this point have not confirmed they are safe. that is a view of what it looked like on left prior to the collapse and here is where it is now. a entire section of the building sheered off, about half of the units and what remains is structurally oun sound. and people from that portion of the structure have been evacuated. i want to speak now to retired army lieutenant russell honore from task force katrina in the w...

Just boom, right off the middle. search for survivors is still under way. right now, one person is confirmed dead, but 99 people are unaccounted for tonight. after the search and rescue is over, officials will focus on the cause of the collapse. this is of crucial import to this building, to buildings nearby. to people everywhere. "outfront" now, the director of florida international universitys law school of construction, infrastructure and sustainability. hes a specialist in high rises. in oth...

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To you live. as we wait, chief downey, to your point when you see collapses like this around the world, you sometimes get happy surprises days later, right? i mean, you can, you can find survivors many hours or days after the event in the best of circumstances. >> yes. i mean, in the best of circumstances. the early hours are going to be the greatest chance for survival. the type of collapse is going to dictate how, you know, how viable victims could be depending on how big the void spaces are. ...

Collapses, the collapse of the building in oklahoma city comes to mind. but in this case, i think there is a number of factors that could have contributed to this collapse. and its going to take some time. i know theres a natural tendency that people want to find out the exact cause of the collapse right away. but the way the structural engineer approaches these types of problems is we collect all the data, and we have the tools and the knowledge that we can simulate these scenarios in the compu...