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Theres a sister building to the same one that collapsed that is nearly identical. officials decided not to evacuate after getting an independent engineering firm to look at the structure there. there was no evidence of any major structure damage. no evidence that anyone is unsafe staying there, but still the mayor here in surf side said he would have second thoughts about having his family stay there. every building over six stories and over 40 years old is being asked by the city of miami to ge...

Animals. they took to that makeshift memorial. nicole? >> are any of the other buildings around evacuated? have they been deemed safe or unsafe? >> reporter: when we spoke to people who live in the east tower, they said theyve noticed some cracks within their building, in the garage area. they said having spoken with officials and once they finally got someone out to look at the building they were telling us it was frustrated that it took longer than they would like, they feel comfortable and sa...

Majority than he was about the safety of the country and then he was about our democracy. i think that thats reprehensible. >> all right. paul butler, thank you. greatly appreciate it as always. up next, the supreme court decides not to take up a issue on transgender rights. what this decision really means. and were keeping an eye on surf side, florida. the search for survivors carries on. the number of dead has been brought to 10. 151 people remain unaccounted for. one rescuer said crews br...

The new york tums and "the maam haurld" they think the collapse, becaused on the have you had i dont that have seen, this started from the bottom of the bulding. is that what you think? >> its a combination of many things. there was demolition next door with a larger building that could have disrupted the foundation. we know there was sewage issues before they broke ground in 81. we know that the balconies needed repair. they were putting massive barrels of tar on top of the roof when the buildi...

We dont know why that building fell down and, given that, we need to go in and make housing available for any rent dent that doesnt want to be in that building. i dont know if i would be comfortable staying in that building until i knew for sure that they had done a comprehensive, top-to-bottom study on whats going on. >> thats the mayor of surf side, florida, talking about the championlain north tower, build around the same time as the south tower thats now partially collapsed. champlain east t...

Property. people have had questions about that. but the other thing that is important that theyre emphasizing here is that this may not be a straight forward story. and what i mean by that is that there may not be a single villian, a single person or entity accountable for this tragedy. it may be more likely that this is an accumulation of factors of impacts over time. that all came together over the course of a period of years to create this perfect storm and tragedy. while that may not create ...

Word for president trumps election fraud claims. as families hold out hope in surf side, florida, one chilling phone call a husband received from his wife, who is still missing. ♪welcome back to that same old place♪ ♪that you laughed about♪ ♪well, the names have all changed♪ ♪since you hung around♪ welcome back, america. it sure is good to see you.

Represent the 23rd district which included surf side and this morning hi an opportunity to -- down and talk with national experts from the similar agency that reviews and comes in to decide whether a full investigation will be necessary for structural damage building collapses, they were investigators in 9/11. they were investigators in a number of structural incidents around the country. and the best of the best when it comes to making sure that they do a complete and thorough overview. theyre ...

Continues in surf side, florida. the death toll is now at ten with local officials announcing just this afternoon another victim was found among the debris. more than 150 people are still unaccounted for. >> it is day five. theres been no -- no one rescued thats alive at this point. i mean, were hoping and praying for a miracle. and we are holding on to hope because we really want to be reunited with my mom. >> now all this has new reporting reveals a 2018 inspection found there was major struct...

We dont have things that were hoping for. were still looking. its a very difficult, difficult situation. >> this morning, we are learning that a 2018 report detailed significant damage to the champlaign towers including cracks in the concrete. a possible failure point near the bottom of the tower could have triggered this structural avalanche. the husband of a woman still missing tells the miami herald he got a frantic call from his wife the building was shaking and she saw a hole open up near w...