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Downs. >> our next guest is a woman the head of the national transportation safety board standing by. were going to talk to her about the bridge collapse in seattle, washington. im outraged about that. stand by for that interview, guys. thanks to both of you. later, the last thing any airline passenger wants to see out of their window is smoke and engines that are not doing what theyre supposed to be doing. im the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five perce...

Tornado hit. stand by for the dramatic 911 phone calls that have just been released to cnn. a firsthand account of a terrifying bridge collapse that plunged cars into the water. a witness joins us along with his exclusive video. and convicted murderer jodi arias must wait for her punishment. the family of her ex-boyfriend could play a key role in whether she lives or dies. im wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the world. youre in "the si...

And it could go on for weeks. it will take them that long certainly to even affect temporary repairs probably, wolf. >> its a major interstate. interat a time 5. you dont often see an interstate bridge like that simply collapsing. kathrine, thank you. the collapse already stirring up heated debate over the countrys crumbling infrastructure. some are calling it a matter of national security. just ahead well have much more on this part of the story. theres other news were following including jodi ...

>> we are also learning this morning that the design of that bridge is apparently outdated. it was built in 1955, according to federal records. its sufficiency rating is well below the statewide average rating. that bridge served as the main route between seattle and canada and now access has been cut off and that could impact traffic for some time ahead. all of this just ahead of memorial day weekend. you may remember that last major interstate bridge collapse happened in minnesota back in 2007...

Which was crossing the bridge and appeared to strike the bridge just before it collapsed. state transportation officials seem to give some credence to that possibility as a cause. >> we have a semi truck that was southbound on interstate 5 in what we call lane one, the right lane. and the size of the load that he was carrying appeared to create a problem causing him to strike the bridge. >> the driver of that truck did actually manage to cross the bridge before it collapsed, stopped on the other...

Deborah, how big a problem is this? because if you know a bridge is in the words of the federal highway administration functionally obsolete, a lot of people are not going to want to drive over it. >> thats right. one of the things that we want to make sure that we understand is what was the actual health of this bridge? you can have a bridge that is older, that does have a lot of years on it, but yet like some of us can still be very healthy and so we want to make sure that we know what the con...

Swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a 30-tablet free trial. good morning to you. its friday, may 24. we have a fox news alert. a 50-foot plunge. a commuter bridge collapses sending cars into the water below. details this morning. were warning signs missed about the safety of the bridge? >> all right. first she pled the 5th -- kind of. then she refused to...

This morning they are in stable condition in the hospital. miraculously, no one tie died. it happened in washington state, sending two cars plunging into the water. you can see the vehicles in mount vernon north of seattle. the collapse rapid around 7:00 last night. a survivor said he and his wife were driving when the bridge disappeared in a big puff of dust. a portion of the four-lane bridge completely gave way in both directions. take a listen. >> a few people had been over it just before it ...

This collapse happening about 7:00 p.m. last night in mount vernon. that is about an hour north of seattle. a survivor says he and his wife were driving across that bridge when the bridge just disappeared right in front of them in a big puff of dust. a portion of that four-lane bridge apparently giving way in both directions. listen to this. >> we were very fortunate that when this call initially came in some of the deputy boat operators were on duty and were within minutes of being able to laun...

River in order to examine it, see exactly where it failed and why. wolf. >> and so folks, are there alternate routes nearby? are people really going to be driving way out of their way to make this important stretch? >> well, its a vital artery, really, between the canadian border, washington, oregon and points south. a huge amount of commercial traffic, tourist traffic of course. interestingly though the border patrol and immigration and customs agents had for the vancouver olympics made sort of...