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Possible survivors. vaughn hillyard joins me now from surfside. have you noticed a new sense of urgency with the storm looming? >> reporter: yes. we have. ever since 1:00 a.m. yesterday morning about 200 individuals, rescue crew on top of the pile. a slight pauses of time overnight due to lightning here but today is a blessing here. we were expecting rain at sun rise this morning and wind gusts and lightning. but theres not been any rain today and like everybody we have been checking and the sto...

Of changes in the tax code. but it was a net because they found revenues in other places, a net of 1.7. throwing numbers around at this point is really dangerous because it may be a top line spending number and i think the -- what we need to focus on is the benefits of what we propose to the american people and not the cost. we finally in this country are asking questions in the right order. we ask first what do we need to do to serve the american people? and then secondly how do we resource it?...

We actually had a really intense band push through earlier this afternoon. now, these arent as intense but you can see they are lining up right over surfside. and this is despite elsa being about-150 miles to the south of miami. its 80 miles to the south of key west. its now to the north of havana, cuba. it has strengthened as of the 2:00 2:00 a.m. update. gusts as high as 70. on this track, its going to push to the north and thats when we have tropical storm warnings in effect from key west all...

Condo. >> were able to report that the search and rescue team has been able to search all sections of the grid on the collapse following the building demolition. now that the entire area is safe to search, the teams have now removed over 4.8 million pounds of concrete from the pile. >> four more bodies were discovered, raising the number of those killed officially to 28. 117 people remain unaccounted for nearly two weeks after half of the champlain towers south condo collapsed in the middle of t...

It is day 13 of the tireless search for survivors of the devastating condo collapse in surfside, florida. the death toll is rising, sadly. now at 32 with 113 people still unaccounted for. at least 70 of whom are confirmed to have been in the building during the collapse. now work is expected to move considerably faster today after crews de crews demolished part of the building to make room for more rescues. officials there are they remaining hopeful at this point? and is there a point at which t...

We also have the potential for spin up tornadoes as well as water spouts. this is the nature of tropical systems especially this early in the season. they can spin up these storms and change weather conditions at a moments notice. from surfside to the west code of florida peninsula they need to be on high alert. >> derek van dam, thank you so much. how will it affect the search teams continuing the search in surfside? theyre making progress. plus it is six months to the day since the violent...

Have on search efforts in surfside, florida? crews have been working around the clock as you know at the disaster site. theyve retrieved four more bodies from the rubble, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 32. 113 people are still unaccounted for. miami-dade countys mayor says crews are persevering through very difficult conditions. >> search and rescue continued throughout the night, and these teams continue through extremely adverse and challenging conditions. through the rain and thro...

Property plummeted. they will receive a significant portion of the loss. the engineer said any potential comparisons between surfside and the millennium tower would be, quote, reckless and premature, adding the building was designed with earthquake resistance, remains safe and is no danger of collapse. the $100 million fix is set to be completed next year, but frank and andrew wont be there to see its completion. >> we got out our suitcases. we put everything in, and we left. >> reporter: even w...

Different instances. surfside has been blessed today to not receive any major elements of that storm that sam is experiencing down in the keys. we do expect and weve been listening to bill and weve been watching on our own apps and we do expect the rain and wind to come in here at the 2:00, 3:00 hour and that has allowed these crews to intensify this search on top of that rubble. we do hear from the mayor a bit ago, an update which is an important distinction. weve been using this number 113 una...

They want to show that search and rescue teams are working, that theyre doing everything they can to find their loved ones, wolf? >> good luck over there. well stay in close touch and speak to you after you return. rosa flores doing an amazing job for us down there in surf side. we will get back to that story. much more coming up. but there is other important news unfolding right now. the biden administration is racing to cope with a ransomware attack impacting hundreds of u.s. businesses. here ...