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Of problems with that building impeding the search. so that was one of the impetuses. the other thing is the place that was the pile that was closest to the remaining structure was effectively inak eszable by the search and rescue people. when i went out there this morning, the whole building is now down. they were on that pile that had been difficult for them to access. theyre making a lot of progress with the search effort in that part. when they drew this up and told me what was going to happ...

I think it was a good effort. i think it was the right thing to do, and i think it will help us move forward unimpeded and be able to get the job done for the families, for the community of surfside, for miami dade and the state of florida. we are at least in terms of the surfside with this storm, elsa, the news is pretty positive. they continue the 11:00 a.m. update for the national hurricane center, advisory, moved it further west. so i will be signing a revised executive order later today, an...

Storms potential tomorrow. right? >> yes. thats correct. they are measuring it against the arrival of tropical storm elsa which could come maybe by midday tomorrow. not clear if that storm is going to track on the east coast of florida florida. it will be in the west, but they could get remnants which could be worry some. >> days after the condo collapsed, the miami dade mayor ordered an audit for all buildings 40 years or older. one of the cities that started a review is sunny iels beach just n...

That here whether in new york or elsewhere? not because of a hurricane or a tornado or some sort of terrorist activity, but simply presumably out of negligence? >> i thought it looked like a controlled demolition. i think one of the problems that we have in this country is our construction is so good that thats why when you have something like that thats unusual, its hard to find -- >> hold on, tom. hold that thought for a moment. i want to get back to the news conference. heres the miami dade m...

Back into these buildings, many of them the same age as the champlain towers south building, many in the same condition, and reinspect, look at every crack, every piece of exposed rebar, reinspect all of that, get those repairs done. we were in sunny isles beach, florida, yesterday at the winston towers complex. we got access to the garage down there. it is this was a process that began before the collapse. in the meantime, there is this rush to go back to these buil buildings, re-audit them. th...

About water and the deterioration of the concrete and the structure. it is very concerning to me to see those pictures. >> the miami dade mayor says a building audit has uncovered serious issues. does the process of inspecting buildings along the south florida coast, for example, need to change? >> yeah. thats a great question. and let me just go back a second and say that the pool structure is intact. i am most concerned with the reports of the membrane that was found under the pool deck. i thi...

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Depressing situation thats unfolding right now. the numbers keep rising as far as the death toll as you just reported is concerned. and the families are clearly distraught as this search and rescue operation continues. brian todd is at the scene of the search and rescue effort thats underway. brian, we heard from the mayor earlier today with some very, very somber tones. >> thats right, wolf. this search effort is dangerous. it is painstaking. it is heart breaking. theyre still going at it very ...

A lot of these family members, when theyre unaccounted for, its really, really difficult thing because they just dont know and i know that first responders are working round the clock to be able to get all those answers and to save as many lives as they can, but this has been a really, really difficult thing, and so i just thank the community for really coming together, both here in surfside, miami dade and really throughout florida and throughout the country. we really appreciate that. ive also...

The chairman of the miami dade board of county commissioners. thank you for being here. we know that right now there are 159 people unaccounted for. that number was 99. oh, i think we -- i think we just lost the connection with the commissioner. we may have just reconnected. commissioner, can you hear me? >> yes. i am sorry. were having a little -- >> were going to try to power through and see if the connection sticks. you know what? were going to try to reconnect with the commissioner, because ...