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Do you think it has anything to do with this? >> well, yes, sir, i do. if anything, thats what really makes me quite upset and angry, that this catastrophe could happen, because there have been many engineers in this building for the 40-year recertification. and its been under scrutiny. and while i am familiar with an assessment that was made as part of the plan to go forward for the next 40 years, there has been no indication that the building is unsound or in any way, let alone at risk of a ca...

The first thing is why did this happen? they dont have the answers right now but i think they will in relatively short order. >> reporter: as many as 99 people remain unaccounted for after this disaster. a lot of family members in agony trying to find information where they can, posting photographs of loved ones still missing on social media. president biden declared an emergency declaration for the state of florida, releasing federal funds to help, why this happened still not clear. one florida...

Unpredictability, undetectable, not correlated to what was said about this building in the 40-year recertification. okay. but theres also nothing unusual about these towers related to all the other art deco and beautiful buildings up and down collins avenue and the others in south florida. people are going to want answers and be worried. >> youre echoing my thoughts yesterday. im waiting for the calls that we will get from constituents, what about my building? this building isnt unusual. the who...

1974. a concrete building, because of defearuation of the program. there is a recertification meaning any building over 40 years has to have an independent evaluation to see that it is structurally safe. so that is in place since 1974. and so of course any building after that, we would sigh see additional matters. and the way you do the investigations on a concrete building, it is very details. and officials, the license engineers, and around 1985 we

Here in the town of surfside, which we established to deal with covid. and i have nothing but faith in them. and in terms of the equipment that theyre using and their decisions on whether or not the structure is sound enough to continue the search efforts that theyre doing now. >> okay. listen, theres incredible video that we have up on the screen that were looking at. it is extremely challenging, as i said, and extremely dangerous for these rescue and recovery teams. let me ask you this, and ho...

At seaside because salt exposure is higher than the other side. and thats what you see in many, different places, especially the caribbeans. >> an attorney for the condo association had been on cnn saying that -- that they had had an engineer looking at the place. and that they had, in order for the 40-year certification and that they had a list of things that they were going to be working on. how significant is it to find out exactly what it is, that that engineer saw? or what anybody studying ...

Rubble. >> were listening for sounds. could be human sounds, twisting. debris raining down. were concentrating those areas. >> once firefighters finish the dangerous search and rescue process, police will conduct an investigation into the cause of the collapse. mike fox affiliate says the champlain towers homeowners association hired an engineer for the buildings 40-year recertification. but the process flagged no grave dangers. more than $5 million asked for. we strongly believe that this was p...

>> well, yes, sir, i do. and if anything, thats what really makes me quite upset and angry that this catastrophe could happen because there have been many engineers in that building for the 40-year recertification, and its been under scrutiny. and while i am familiar with an assessment that was made as part of the plan to go forward for the next 40 years, theres been no indication that the building is unsound in any way, let alone at risk of a catastrophic collapse like this. so thats whats myst...

So i think its obviously our teams have really good expertise. im sure they are coordinating with other teams. i know that other states have offered assistance. we dont at this point we havent requested assistance but i do know that as we continue to tunnel through as we continue to work through that debris, im sure they are coordinating with those teams that have been at the forefront of other situations. steve: apparently this particular building was undergoing a 40-year recertification. the c...

Partial collapse of a 40-year-old, 12-story apartment complex with 136 units as desperate search and rescue attempts continue at this hour. the building had been undergoing inspections for recertification and renovations including reports of some roof work. officials say at least one person has died, nine others are injured, some critically with an untold number of residents still missing, possibly trapped in the rubble. weve been hearing from residents of the apartment complex all night, all mo...