Within 45 minutes people are Still Holding on to hope that at any moment there could be word someone has been found alive beneath that rubble. Hope is the only thing people here have right now. The latest update from the scene, a state of anxious anticipation. 159 people still unaccounted for. Literally a short distance from where i stand rescue crews have not stopped working since the Building Collapsed thursday morning. Theyre carefully sifting through debris. Fire, smokey conditions complicate their work. Theres a wall honoring the missing not far from here. Of course, adding to the frustration and uncertainty of the families here, the mystery. We still have no idea what brought most of this building down. We are getting some very important contexts, potentially clues as to what may have led to this collapse. The new york sometimes saying an engineer worried of, quote, major structural damage. They were urged to make major repairs. That work was about to get underway. Experts caution at this point it could take months to know for sure exactly what happened. Right now the main focus is on finding survivors and the headline of the local paper here, the miami herald. The pain grows. A search for miracle in condo ruins continues. Still though, hope holds out. Were praying for a miracle. Were hoping in some type of a pocket somewhere in the rubble seeking, just waiting for someone to come find them. Im holding on to a sliver of hope because i know in my heart somebody there is alive and if its not my aunt or uncle, i hope its somebodys father, somebodys son. Lets go to cnn. Rosa, were now three days into this rescue mission. What are you seeing as far as what authorities have been doing . Theres been some movement overnight. What are Officials Saying this morning . You know, officials are asking for prayers, prayers for here in america and Around The World. The latest word we have from officials is 120 people are accounted for. 159 people are unaccounted for. Four people have died. The medical examiner here in Miamidade County identifying the first individual, the first victim as 54yearold stacy fang. Her son was pulled from the rubble. The family issuing a statement to cnn saying there are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved stacy. The members of the fang and handler family would like to express our deepest appreciation for the outpouring of sympathy, compassion and support we have received. The rescue efforts, of course, ongoing. They have not stopped. They have been painstaking and dangerous for the Men And Women Sifting through the rubble but they are ongoing. Officials telling us they are using every resource that they have local, state, federal, fema is on site. They are using sonar, listening devices, dogs. They are also using cameras. Weve seen drones over the rubble. The fire chief tells us that theyre doing a strategic search. What that means is they are going under the rubble figuring out where the voids are. Those are the spaces, the crevices where people could be, where life could be and so what firefighters have to do is they have to go in there sometimes with 80 pounds of equipment, with saws, they have to shore up that building in order for them to crawl into those spaces. At some point there is an all stop to make sure they can listen for those founds. Yesterday officials said they did hear some banging. They havent heard voices. Weve been asking about that, if they have heard voices. They have not heard voices but they heard banging yesterday which of course is a sign of hope. More resources are coming in. Yesterday we saw more trucks coming in with extra resources. The fire chief saying theyve brought in cranes. I know some people have been asking, why didnt they bring the cranes beforehand . They are bringing in, according to the official, the resources as they need them. Sometimes they might be on stand by because they dont need the resources yet but they are there for when the First Responders need them. Weve also learned that members of a Search And Rescue team from mexico have arrived. They are known worldwide for the efforts that theyve done, just like the miamidade Fire Rescue Team goes Around The World, this team does as well. Also a team from israel. Boris, i was in the earthquake in 2017 in mexico city. That team was there as well. So these are men and women that have traveled the world doing this work. They know what theyre doing. Its painstaking. Its dangerous. But they are willing to risk their lives to try to save others. Boris . They are heroes, theres no question. We appreciate their work and we hold out the hope with them that in their work theyll be successful. Rosa flores, thanks. We want to bring in the commissioner of surf side, charles kessel. Unfortunate we have to meet under these circumstances but we appreciate you spending part of your weekend with us. The town of surf side held an Emergency Commission meeting last night . Yes. What was the conversation like . What was the plan . The conversation was mostly about doing Structural Analysis of the remaining buildings in town to make sure Everything Else is sound, including the sister property, which is champlain tower north. But seeing that New York Times article, to me thats thats shocking. Lets give some context to our viewers. This piece essentially described a report that cnn is working to confirm right now that there was serious there were serious issues in the foundation underneath the pool deck of the building. There were columns that were cracked. There were a number of issues and essentially the building was told, you have to make corrections. There have to be fixing to these issues and that work was about to get underway. How did that make you feel read that go . Well, this year is the 40 year recertification of that building so there have been a lot of engineers in there. Theyve been, working with the town. Weve been preparing to receive their document of how to move forward with the next 40 years. I know that based on what residents have told me there, they have had a 15 million assessment on the owners of the condos in that building in order to prepare for the repairs. And what i didnt know is that they had possibly, based on the New York Times article, known things back in 2018. Between the fouryear Recertifications A Building has to do regular information and i hope they kept up with it. Every building has its challenges. I know witnesses pointed out the balconies and the safety of those, the balconies on their building. The residents are not shy, theyre very active. Theres an active board in the building. Especially when the new building went up next door, 87 park. That was within the last couple of years and they were really on top of making sure that the engineering was sound so it would be shocking if something that was huge that was neglected when it needed to be taken care of. For context, the report didnt specifically say that something was about to happen. There was no actual warning that danger was imminent. Thank you. Im curious what your message is to the folks that are standing by not far from where we are wondering yeah. Whether their loved ones are still alive . Thats the focus now because we still have to have hope. We have to have hope for the families and the other loved ones of the missing. The miamidade fire rescue is doing a tremendous job in spite of all of the obstacles and its painstakingly slow. Its painstakingly slow. I have spent time with the families and every minute to them is an eternity and now we are having regular i think its six hours, meetings with them to update them on the status of things, but its horrible for them. And its a slow process and it may take much longer but lets all maintain hope that folks could be alive. I think thats the best thing to do. Have they shared their frustrations with you . Some of them told my colleague nick valencia that they felt not enough was being done. Have you heard those concerns . Yes. How do you address those concerns . Ive heard those since the first day. Thats an excellent question. I moved to have meetings every two hours and announcements and i think there should be more advocates and more support with them. I dont know whats there this morning because i havent been there but with them yesterday and the tai before, there was a big outpouring initially that first morning where there were a lot of advocates and intakes and everything. But then nobody called back and they didnt have a number to call other than the main number which says no change or whatsoever and i kept them appraised of everything that i know so they have can feel more comfortable. I know for a fact there are a lot of people home watching trying to figure out a way that they can help. Cnn is providing resources online, different channels where they can contribute. How can the public help you and the folks that need desperate assistance right now . Yes. The outpouring of support and donations has been awesome. We have everything that we need now on site for the victims and the families of the victims rather. Theres more than enough water supplies. Really the best is to donate to the American Red Cross which is doing the Coordination Efforts here. Of course, a Great Organization and theyll be able to allocate extra money to the next disaster, heaven forbid, because we know something will be coming. Right now the surf side doesnt need anymore supplies. Everyone has been taken care of even with hotel rooms and everything. The neighboring hotels, even from ventura, surf side, theyve all been very jegenerous and donating hotel rooms, food from hotel rooms, blankets. Please give to the American Red Cross. At this points, prayer is what people can do. Charles kessel, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Let us know if theres more that we can do to help. Thank you, sir. Of course. Up next, the race against time. Families here hoping for a miracle as the search for survivors continues. Were going to speak to the head of miamis Search And Rescue team on the efforts to find any survivors after a quick break. Stay with cnn. Fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. Fine, well sleep here. Its the easiest because its the cheesiest. Kraft. For the win win. The tempurpedic breeze makes sleep. Feel. Cool. Because the tempurbreeze transfers heat away from your body. 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Were now past 48 hours in a desperate search among the wreckage of the collapse here in surf side. Four people confirmed dead. 159 unaccounted for. Theyre searching for any sign of life. It is a painstaking and slow process. Theres a fear that any sudden movement by these Rescue Workers could cause another shift in the massive heap of concrete and metal, not only endangering themselves but any survivors that may still be caught underneath. With us to give us some perspective on the effort is chief dave downing, the former miamidade fire rescue chief. Were glad to have your expertise. For folks at home that see these images, its very hard to imagine what its like to be on one of these sights moving very delicately, dealing with the elements, dealing with fires. Paint a picture of what that process is like for us. Well, the rescuers are working around the clock and while it may look like theres not a lot of activity going on, there has been activity since the collapse has occurred. What theyre doing is a very methodical search for void spaces where they can find survivors. Theyll be working on top of what we refer to as the pile. Theyll be trying to tunnel in where theres areas they can access from the side and underneath. Its an incredibly dangerous position that theyre putting themselves in. Theres still a part of the building thats standing and its basically unsupported so theyre working in what we refer to as a Collapse Zone the whole time. Making it worse is the debris thats hanging off the building. Theyve been trying to take time to mitigate what they could so that cant drop on them but this is a long process. Theyre working 12 hour shifts. A crew will be on there for 12 hours, theyll rotate off, another crew on for 12 hours. This is going to continue on while theyre in rescue mode. Give us an idea what it might be like inside a pocket of air where there is a survivor. What is that like . Im curious for the rescuers there, what are they listening for when they use these devices . As part of the search process, a lot of times well start with the canines, with the dogs. Theyll alert to any scent of any live victim. Those canines can pick up scents through feet of rubble, stories of rubble. And if they alert or express interest, well bring in specialized search cameras, fiber optic cameras which can go into the void cameras and look around and even sound devices can hear breathing, can hear a heartbeat. Theyre very sensitive. Depending on the pocket, if theres an open pocket that allows movement within the pocket, obviously its a much more tenable, livable area as opposed to an area thats partially collapsed or if a survivor is partially entrapped. Theres still air moving through the structure so there is fresh air, but obviously no water. There is water in the sense theres going to be rain coming and with these fires a lot of water has been poured on the debris. That complicates things. Its the rainy season here in florida. Im sure youve dealt with similar situations in the past. Yes. How does that factor in . That is something we train for. Since the beginning they have large dewatering pumps that are Pumping Water out of low areas to make sure areas stay as tenable as possible. As the water drains down, theyre pumping this water out into the sewage system. Yes, its been complicated by the fire. The fire has been a nuisance since the start of this collapse, and having to put additional water on outside of the rainwater that were dealing with is making it more complicated. Quickly, dave, what is your message to the families who are waiting to hear about their loved ones . What do you want to say to them . I understand your pain. I know everyone working out there believes theres survivors. Theyre working and putting themselves in harms way to locate a survivor. I ask for patience and i ask for understanding that theyre doing everything they possibly can. Weve got a lot of resources, a lot of experience out here and its going to take some time. Patience in a moment of desperation is a lot to ask for. I wish we had met under difficult circumstances. Thanks for having me. Of course. Stay with cnn. Our coverage continues after a quick break. Eally takes care of our Teeth Sensitivity as well as our gum issues. Theres no question its something that i would recommend. Is now a good time for a flareup . Enough, crohns for adults with moderate to severe crohns or ulcerative colitis. Stelara® can provide relief and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. You, getting on that flight . Back off, uc stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. Before treatment, get tested for tb. Tell your doctor if you have an infection. 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I want to bring in the mayor. Thank you so much for joining us. Right off the bat, there are families that have expressed frustration. They say they dont feel enough is being done. What is your message for them . We are working feverishly. We are leaving no stone unturned. We have the best teams working. I cant imagine being in their position. I know that it is terribly, terribly frustrating. I told them, if i could dig, i would dig. Theyve told me, ill go on site. Ill dig. Its not like that. Its very complicated work. Very dangerous work. We have Structural Engineers monitoring every inch to make sure that something doesnt collapse on these First Responders. These are folks that were at 9 11, they went to the haiti earthquake. They are called in for disasters everywhere and they have hope. They are telling us that they are pushing forward because they do believe they could still find people in the rubbl