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First-time home buyers to smaller markets. >> when you think about second, third-tier cities, are they making a comeback seeing that real estate is so expensive all over the place? >> yeah, this is the unique thing about todays market, compared to a few years ago. used to be just coastal cities. it was expensive tech hubs like san francisco and seattle were really the hot markets. we are seeing it everywhere, now. >> reporter: and homes are selling quickly, across the board. in june, nearly 90% ...

>> reporter: after 29 tireless days in surfside, florida, a salute to the urban search-and-rescue teams now leaving. >> there is no leaving it behind. >> reporter: stephanie palmer says her heart is heavy from the loss of so many. youre about rescues. in this case, it turned into mostly recovery. what has that been like, for you? >> it was difficult, because we knew that there would be a transition with this. and we never stopped working. >> reporter: one boy, rescued. 97 recovered. estele, stil...

And we have new developments this afternoon in that deadly condo collapse in surfside, florida, that killed at least 97 people. a judge ruled today that victims and family members who suffered losses will receive a minimum settlement of $150 million. and thats just to start. thats only initial compensation. that number doesnt include any proceeds that could come from multiple lawsuits that have been filed in connection with that building collapse. and turning now to that smoke from western wil...

Suspend much of the activity due to the delta variant and the health department has said that the number of new infections has increased fourfold in the past month alone, up from 10,095 cases for the week ending on june 17th to approximately 45,000 last week. joining me now is the democratic mayor of miami-dade county in florida, mayor daniela levine cav a. thank you so much for your time. well get back to coronavirus in a second, but i first wanted to ask you about the community of surfside aft...

Cooperative fashion at the collapse in surfside, cooperating with joe biden, with the federal administration and with the local mayor. he can do that. and we are seeing republican governors around the country like jim justice in west virginia, mike dewine in ohio who are extorting their citizens to get vaccinated. who are putting partisanship aside. this is so stupid. ron desantis is vaccinated. donald trump is vaccinated. ivanka ivtrump is vaccinated. they all live in florida and yet they have ...

So when a hand specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. like you, my hands have a lot more to do. learn more at factsonhand.com today. >> odonnell: its hard to believe, but tomorrow marks 25 years since t.w.a. flight 800 which crashed when a fuel tank blew up shortly after takeoff in new york killing 230 people. the 747 was reconstructed from 1,600 pieces and still sits in a virginia hangar and is used for training. but the n.t.s.b. now says its no longer pra...

Address replacement items normally replaced due to age or wear and tear. >> reporter: do condo residents have reason to worry? the society of civil engineers, concerned about hundreds of aging properties. >> there may not have been proper maintenance or quality control, so lets get out there, lets talk to the associations, try to inspect them, go from there. >> what are you looking for in holes. >> reporter: an engineer hired by surfside to investigate the collapse. >> theres nothing i know so f...

Ever to travel to space, and fellow crew member wally funk will be the oldest. 82-year-old astronaut trainee, aerospace legend, with bezos and his brother mark, they board the new shepherd rocket in a remote part of southern texas, hurdle more than 60 miles above earth. the space ship has undergone years of uncrewed testing. this flight will be the first time humans have flown on board and it will commence the commercial operations. >> thank you so much, rachel for that reporting. finally this...

Mother of four said she has never been in one of those places, she says she cant blame climate change, but the european commission president who visited the area earlier this day clearly has a culprit in mind, saying scientists point this is indicator of climate change, theyre getting more intense, so much has to be done to stop this, even while theyre going to rebuild here as much as they can. uncertain future for so many people here. >> uncertain, still dangerous. al goodman, thank you so much...

The materials used in the building to see if it met the requirements of the drawings and if it didnt, the input, the strength of those materials into our models to see if that had an impact in any way, shape, or form to the collapse. >> if you had been given the access you asked for, do you think you would be closer to an answer by now as to what happened? >> i cant really answer that until i see what we see when we do have access. >> yeah. >> theres no way to know. >> you were hired by the city...