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A couple of witnesses have told me that they saw four people standing on the bridge just ten minutes before it collapsed. what happened to those four individuals is not clear at this point. where they off the bridge when it collapsed? what we what were they doing at the time. i can tell you within the last few minutes or so, we saw a crane out here attempting to move some is of the heavy concrete slabs that you see back here. they sort of stopped for the moment. but they were getting into place ...

Deficient and because many structurally deficient but in this case it hadnt even opened yet. brand-new and so the investigation will look at engineering error or workmanship problems. any problems with the quality of the construction, the rebar, all of that will be a part of this investigation. >> talk to me, tom, about the machinery it takes to lift concrete slabs like this? and im going back to my most familiar experience and that is during the north ridge quake in los angeles when i was a kid...

Mindful that lives may be at stake. listen, one other possibility and i must say im speculating because obviously were not on the ground and that is a very -- very much an on going emergency. but they may also be using cameras on extended probes if you will or any sort of an ability to stick a camera -- in fact, right there what those guys on the right. >> they are on their stomach and trying to inch their way in. surely theyre yelling and screaming is anybody in there, can you hear me. in addit...

Luxury folks in there do not have. and we have seen some other images of first responders on their stomachs like you said. trying to talk to, it seems, people -- in between the two slabs, the top slab and the bottom slab and not necessarily to talk to people inside of the cars. i wonder if a person or workers might have been traps in between these slaps and working on the bridge. and when you look at the cars underneath there, tom, you wonder how able they were to with stand this sort of weight,...

A try. some fifty thousand photo meant slabs were installed covering a surface of seven hundred fifty square metres. as a result the nitrogen dioxide levels in the area dropped by a around twelve percent in this case that was enough to bring the area back to within the permitted limit. as it was as if its if we didnt we are basically satisfied with that result were currently doing major work in the city center and well be using photo meant slabs for around a third of the new road area for them a...

Factories in illinois and hiring back 500 of its workers in the process, but on the west coast, its a different story. california steel, which imports raw steel slabs to build products, it is now bracing for higher costs due to be tariffs, and that could ultimately lead to lost jobs. >> if they impose tariffs on the slabs, it will harm our business very bad. >> now, this afternoon, president trumps of these tariffs are just the first step he is taking to address the imbalance with other countrie...

U.s. steel to reopen one of its factories in illinois and hiring back 500 of its workers in the process, but on the west coast, its a different story. california steel, which imports raw steel slabs to build products, it is now bracing for higher costs due to be tariffs, and that could ultimately lead to lost jobs. >> if they impose tariffs on the slabs, it will harm our business very bad. >> now, this afternoon, president trumps of these tariffs are just the first step he is taking to address t...

. so, this morning no surprise that big republican push back against presidents trumps new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. we want to talk about the concerns of this impact on jobs in the economy. we saw strong jobs and more added last month. some of the biggest criticism is coming from the presidents closest allies from capitol hill. garett is over on the hill. unlike us slabs here in the news business, congress get to go home on friday mornings. when you look at the reactions of some ...

Of steel. >> those are fabricated into coils and pipes and sold to companies that turn finished steel into framing, solar panels, and more. >> talking about saving american jobs, right? we are american jobs. >> marcella rodriguez says one problem is transportation. importing slabs for mexico and brazil by ship costs about $20 a ton. moving it by rail from the midwest, more than $100. >> the trade costs to bring for most countries to california costs one fourth or one fifth of the freight cost fr...

Meet customer needs. bret. >> bret: molly line in pennsylvania. molly, thank you, fair and balanced. situation much different on the west coast. many their fear is tariffs could cause jobs with prices on the rise. national correspondent william la jeunesse is in california tonight. >> the cost is the biggest thing, and that is what is going to hurt us as a company, if this goes through. >> president trump hopes to punish china and some others for dumping aluminum and steel, but some u.s. steel p...