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Was underscoring that they are grateful to everything thats going on and youre not hearing the anger and the partisanship, youre seeing the country at least in this area, pamela, getting together, working together, because this is such a horrible, horrible situation that has unfolded and everyone wants to do whatever they possibly can to help. >> right, theyve all put their politics aside so they are all focusing on this and as you heard the mayor say, look, this isnt a resource problem. this is...

Devastating and just thinking about those family members who are wondering, is my loved one still in there and alive and suffering? or is my loved one, you know, dead from this building collapse? its just -- an impossible situation, wolf. >> it certainly is, and its so wrenching, so heartbreaking, to think about those loved ones who have gathered here and are trying to get some information about their moms and dads, their brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, grandparents, this building, as ...

Parts. three bodies uncovered in total, 130 people accounted for, 156 unaccounted. and wolf, you know, he talked about they are just -- all of these family members, of course, who are just hanging on, hoping and hoping that their family member survived this building collapse and that the search and rescue team will come upon them and hope is such an important theme here. as you have been speaking to people on the ground, some of those first responders or people who have been in that situation, t...

Complex, the champlain towers north, to be evacuated. its unclear if anyones going to give the go ahead to actually do that. you dont know how many people live in that building. there are about 130 units inside each of these buildings. and to get all those people out, thats a pretty significant undertaking, especially now when youve got the rescue crews, you know, tunneling in and trying to dig for survivors, wolf, so, those two developments haven be significant in the last several hours, especi...

That unstabilizes the debris pile also. and we dont know the condition of the rest of the building, how its standing. the engineers are in there looking, but its very difficult. you know, they do make sure they can shore up that building as best as possible so we dont have another collapse or mir in more injuries or fatalities. >> and the mayor of miami-dade said they have found, some, her word, some human remains and they have dna samples ready to go, rapid dna testing. david paulison, thank yo...

Slowing some of the efforts on the ground, but wolf, as ive watched this and listened to her, i just think about all of those family members who are hanging on every word, hoping that there will be good news, that their loved one will be found. and, you know, these search and rescue team members, these first responders, they are incredible to go in there, into the danger zone, essentially, of this collapsed building and tirelessly work to fire an anything, find the remains of bodies and body par...

Collected on the scene and directly transported to the medical examiners office for processing. [ speaking spanish ] >> and wolf -- well probably be going back soon. >> pamela, you were making a point, go ahead. >> right, i was talking to the florida senator nelson and he, the former florida senator, i should say, who is now the new nasa administrator, he said he knew two people in that building, one wasnt in her apartment when the building collapsed, another was in her apartment and is unaccoun...

Theyre using every bit of resources they have, wolf, to find any survivors that could be in that rubble right now and it is just an incredible effort all around. >> and its raining now again, which further, further complicates this search and rescue operation. there have been fires there, but the rain certainly does complicate this situation. were going to get back to the news conference momentarily, but david paulson is, i think joining us right now, is that right? not yet. were going to get to...

Simply go there. randi, stand by, i want to bring in cnns ryan young. ryan, the excruciating vigil for family members and friends continues right now. youre over there not far from where i am, whats called the family reunification center. it had to move to a larger location as more and more people are gathering to wait for news about their loved ones. whats the latest, what are you hearing? >> reporter: wolf, as you can understand, as some of the heavy machinery moves by us, this has been very p...

>> reporter: we dont know who lived there, but its a chilling image. you can only imagine. you see the bunk beds so they may have had children or teenagers who might have used bunk beds. they were on the edge, the wall was sheared off. its teetering. and the sheet is torn off if you look on the upper bunk bed. there are pillows and pink and white flowered sheets to me. a black desk chair next to it as well. its a haunting image, wolf, of what is left behind. >> youre absolutely right. thank you ...