Alive. Families like the spiegels. One second to the next second a dramatic change in life. She was the glue that kept our family together. We are hopeful that today will be the day they find our mom. Shes just the most amazing person in the world, and we would do anything to have her back. The death toll from the Building Collapse up to four this morning. Officials caution it may go much, much higher. The big focus right now, Signs Of Life. But a sad truth this morning from the scene with every hour the rubble grows more quiet. We havent really heard anything in a while now. But thats not to say that theres still not people trapped that are alive for different reasons, you know, they might be obviously as time is running out, they might be getting a little more sick or ill. Not as focussed as they were before, but like i said, were going to keep searching. Nick valencia is there on the scene of the tragedy. Theres so much heart break right now, but also a lot of hope among families who are still waiting for news. Reporter theres plenty of hope here. Thats the last thing people are clinging onto. In fact, this Community Center you see behind me, its acted as a Reunification Point for loved ones who are looking for answers. Some, in fact, stayed here overnight hoping theyd wake up to more news. I mentioned hope, but theres also the fact is growing frustration among those here with what they call a lack of information. I pspoke earlier to mike, who ws in new york, woke up to the news just after 1 00 a. M. , and knew that he had five Family Members in that building. Those Family Members, he told me, just a short time ago, had just moved into the building just a few months ago. And hes convinced theyre still alive. He is growingly frustrated with the recovery effort. He says the Rescue Effort thats here. He says theres not enough resources being dedicated. I talked to him. He says hes not angry, but he does think more could be done. There are human beings in the rubble. At the end of the day, not enough is being done. They should allow real professionals to come in. There isnt anything being done. Were being told things are being done. Were being told they have the best crews. Im not discounting their crews or what theyre collectively trying to do. But they dont have the ability or the capacity to be able to do this. Reporter he says from his assessment being there on the scene, seeing the Building Collapse, that he thinks theres air pockets and this collapse, this tragedy, was survivable. And he has hope, again, that his Family Members are still alive. Here we have seen people showing up to volunteer. The youngest Volunteer We Saw is 13. He was on vacation here. He said why spend time at the pool when he can chip in and help. Adding to the stress is the weather. The weather has been awful in parts, bans of rain have come through here. But again, this is a point where people are waiting for more information. Thats right. Thanks, nick. Also on the scene in surf side, florida is chris cuomo who is there for coverage all day today. Reporter nick give you the great context of people directly waiting for whats happening, but we have a complicated dynamic on the ground here. This is a community that is dealing with the agony of the unknown. This is a tight community. The building, the part of the building that collapsed is not unlike an fair phalanx of apartments along the water. That creates fear of other people, what made that Building Special . Why did that one fall . That is spreading. As is a lack of progress. Now, that is not a criticism. The conditions here as Nick Valencia explained, make it tricky for the human beings on the ground. They make it much more tricky for the pile theyre working on. The moisture is not just adding weight to the pile which is accelerating the shift which makes it difficult to be on and to work around and, of course, adds an almost of challenge for those who may be alive on the inside of it, but it is also causing a softening underneath. And these are big challenges for heavy equipment and for the men around. They just brought in a different fema task force, equal in expertise. I spent time with these guys in haiti when they dealt with something similar to this, a marketplace that collapsed on top of itself. 72 hours later there, they p pulled people out. There is cause for hope. The only other analog for this situation ive ever seen, in this country, because, remember, this doesnt happen in this country. Ive never seen a building like this collapse under its own weight. Thats what the assumption is right now. There wasnt a bomb. Its not oklahoma city. There wasnt a gas line. There wasnt something done that was intentional. We have no information of anything like that. So this is something unlike what weve ever seen. The only other dynamic that approximates this in terms of the impact on so many people, 159 unaccounted, that number is fluid. It could move. There hasnt been a move in the number of the people they pulled out alive yet. There has been a slight increase in the number of people who have been found deceased. But 9 11 was the last time i saw this many people gathered around waiting to see whether or not a pile would become a place for a miracle or where the magic leaves and it becomes essentially a tomb. Thats what people are struggling with here. You have new men and women on the job who know how to do the job with a new wave of energy. The rain is a problem for heavy equipment. Theyre moving out some of the trailers that brought in equipment to go get more and different equipment to assist with the dig. What we saw last night and during the day of coming from the basement, were not going to see that for a while now. One, the water level has risen with the precipitation. And the weight of the structure that theyre dealing with, the collapsed structure, has also increased because of the volume of the liquid involved now and time. Theyre shifting of people on the site measuring the shift. Just like they did on 9 11. So then you have this other layer, the pain. We joined in a Prayer Service from the local synagogue here. There are a lot of people of faith who have come out and are worried about where their loved ones are. They want answers, but theres patience. They see the Progress A Block away. The stories you hear and the waiting is expanding from the people who live there themselves, the people who have family who are in there and the family who grew up with the people who may be in there. I want to bring in someone now who is waiting for word on loved ones. An active member of the community. Fortuna, a commissioner in the county. She knew so many of the people in this building, one elderly couple in particular. Youre waiting on word. You went to school with one of their daughters. Youre connected that way. Im sorry to meet you under these circumstances. Thank you. Reporter what is the most recent word that you had heard leading to where we are now . The last bit of information i had is that the family is get r giving dna samples to see if they can in the rubble, if they find something, that they can at least know who the Family Members are. Reporter god forbid it goes from Search And Rescue to recovery. That would be an identification. We are praying for a miracle. We need a miracle. We need many miracles today. Reporter first, tell me about this couple. So i have known miriam and ard ie. Our families were cuban jewish immigrants that moved to South Florida in the early 60s and 70s. I went to school with their three daughters. I was in the same grade as their oldest daughter. I reconnected with them about ten years ago. We used to go to the movie, previews together, and we had to wait in a long line for about an hour. We just got to talk and talk. And arnie always had some great story. I did Go To Feinberg Elementary for a short time where he was a coach. Arnie always had a wonderful story to tell, and my mother passed away 40 years ago. M mirium, people forget things and people. Mirium every single time told me how wonderful my mother was. If there was somebody in line, she told them how wonderful my mother was. Mirium was a wonderful person, and arnie, and their oldest daughter reached out to me yesterday morning. Im a commissioner in North Miami Beach. Their daughter reached out to me yesterday Early Morning seeing if i had any connections to get some information, and all i could do was post on facebook. I made calls, but nobody knew anything. And i posted on three different groups. It turned out to get 1600 shares as of this morning. What did that mean to you . The people are caring. People loved both arnie and mirium. Arnie was so special to the miami beach community, because he was telling me of one time of the many famous students that hes had as a coach. He would tell me about them and how they were in gym class. It just shows that the love that strangers because i certainly dont have 1600 friends on facebook. Its amazing how this became 1600 shares and the love that people have. What does it mean to you coming out of the pandemic where everybody has been kept apart for so long . You now have so many people coming out here, not just to gather at the spectacle but to offer help and pray with some of the faith leaders and theyre concerned about community here . This is amazing. South florida has a Wonderful Community in times of need when we need to come together, we do. You may hear about the bad things on the news, but there is a lot of good things to report. And in this tragic moment, there is beautiful stories to tell. Now, i know as a commissioner people are coming up to you to get perspective. The big looming concern after where are they, and are they okay is how did this happen . And what i keep hearing is that building was no different than a dozen other buildings up and down Collins Avenue here which is where its located which is a very famous strip here. How much concern do you have about getting an answer about why this happened and assuring people that this isnt something to worry about where they live . So ironically, i grew up just blocks away from here. And i can tell you how many times ive been in this building. I am concerned for all of Collins Avenue. Were on the water. Its you know, i was talking to my husband last night. There was a 40year inspection. I was like maybe it shouldnt be 40 years. Maybe it needs to be 20 years. Right. For people who arent from the area, theres a 40year recertification of buildings. They go through for structural and main things to make sure its okay. And this building had had requirements for repair. The head of the coop, the condo board says he saw nothing that would have precipitated an event like this. So there is no indication that this tower was unusually vulnerable. That kind of makes it more frightening in a way, because our buildings dont just collapse in america. It doesnt, but at the same time we dont know what happened. Its too early to say. It could have been a freak incident. We dont know yet. Its too early to say and i wouldnt want to. Im married to an engineer. I know reporter you cant get ahead of the facts. Theyre going to do more, but all they can do now is measure the activity of the pile. Im sorry. If i may, my North Miami Beach Police Department has been here. They have been amazing. Our North Miami Beach city stop is willing and able to do anything that the city of surf side needs as well as the Police Department. Were right now one city. Were not different cities. Were all one city. Were united, and were all praying for miracles, and whatever is needed from our city, i am here for them as well as the rest of i speak unofficially on behalf of the mayor. I got it. Almost live. Reporter i got it. So listen, i appreciate it. Were here if we can give you any information. Were here to receive any information, and i hope theres a miracle. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for telling the Human Interest stories and not just the tragic events. Reporter lets take a break now. When we come back here, there are a lot of medical personnel on the ground. Many of them have Search And Rescue expertise. And again, not since 9 11 have i seen so many people ready to help, but theres no one to help just yet. 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Someone is in a void, protected from the elements, has access to clean air and access to even water. Theres been rain, obviously. Theres been water. Its possible. It depends on the level of the injury. Mostly blunt trauma injuries is what were hearing from medical examiners, and it depends the resilience before. Its possible. Its possible, but 24 hours, as you know, statistically thats the where most people are recovered, thats when that happens. So thats working on that assumption as well. With that and the miracle category or just the circumstanti circumstantial deviation, if you dont believe in miracles, and we do. 72 hours in haiti got people out in a pancake chance. That could happen. The moisture here is a complicating factor. And again, the people who are waiting, not since 9 11 have i seen this kind of medical staff assembled, waiting to help, but theres nobody to help yet. Not in any large number. The resources in terms of person fell, the equipment, thats not the issue here. Even in haiti, it took time to get journalists on the ground faster than some of the First Responders. But i think you have Trauma Surgeons who are part of the Search And Rescue missions. And chris, i mean, its intricate work. Right . Its not as simple as basically lifting rubble off somebody and pulling them out. If someone has been trapped for a period of time, they can start to develop a problem, crush injury, remove the pressure, a lot of the toxins associated with the muscle can be released into the bloodstream. Sometimes theyll have to do amputation in a situation like that or give ifluids ahead of time by iv. Theyve done this type of work. The medical examiner told me the last time she was involved with something at this level was the Value Jet Airline crash in 1996. An Airplane Crash was the best she could come up with. Its tough to imagine. Thats obviously a plane crash. It was across a large space. They have identified some people here also. Yes . They identified three of the four so far. And they identified three of the four just by facial characteristics. One person they cannot do that. I can tell you as well now, that one person of the four was taken to the hospital first. They were alive. And they were pulled from the rubble, and then they subsequently died. That was crushing, obviously. So look, we keep telling you the numbers are going to be fluid. The reality is fluid. You have to take some solace in that. Its hard for people. We watched earlier, people got thrown into a panic because they saw what appeared to be body bags being released. Its not because they have discovered. Thats to prepare for the worst. Thats what theyre doing. It doesnt mean anything at this point. Sanjay, hopefully well be able to get a closer look to help you understand why its so hard for them to make progress as quickly as everybody here wants answers. And for good reason. Now we have other news to cover. Lets go to washington d. C. 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He says in the Press Conference in the last hour that theyre reviewing the laws that are passed in other states with the intention to challenge those if they believe they violate federal Voting Rights law. Its significant. Despite the controversy over the initial proposal, georgia did pull back on some of the restrictions. But there are still a number of restrictions on ballot boxes. Theres also another thing that the Attorney General announced today which was to launch a task force, to investigate threats against officials that manage elections around the country. Thats an important part of the announcement today. Very significant, evan. I want to bring in van jones as well on this. Van, this is the first of the challenges that doj will make to these voting laws popping up across the country. But as evan just described, there are other laws that are coming. Do you think this is the first of many, and is it enough . It is the first of many, and one name i want everybody to keep in mind, christen clark. She is an unbelievable leader. Shes the new head of the Civil Rights Department of justice. She was on stage and grot a chance to talk. If theres anybody that can use the law to make georgia act right or anybody act right, its christen clark. Her background is unbelievable. She comes out of the naacp. Grew up in a Housing Project and had an unbelievable education. The thing about her, she has fought these battles before. She knows this law backwards and forward. Shes argued as a civilian at the highest levels. She doesnt have to be briefed on this stuff. She knows this stuff and has fought the battles before. Now shes in a position to actually make these states act right. The department of justice is a very powerful agency. The Civil Rights Division is a powerful division. And you got a powerful leader there. Watch christen clark. 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That smoke is not fog or the haze from the rain. It is fire. And the way the First Responders will describe how this is affecting us is darker smoke is active burn of what theyre calling a pocket fire. When it starts to turn white, it shows theyre active in their suppression and the water is starting to beat back the fire. Theyve been dealing with from jump here. There was significant fire below. They were worried about people dying or succumbing to carbon mon monoxide. Not just the people trapped inside but the Search And Rescue. They had to deal with that. They meant they had a hose on the structure all night long. And it created a twofront battle against the moisture. One from underneath to suppress the fire, and other fires like this one that just popped up moments ago. And the rain which has been adding weight, and been giving a substance quality to what theyre digging through that makes it harder to approach. Im with rosa flores. This is now just a current example of why the going is so slow. This is what weve been seeing since yesterday, and officials have been talking about this, just how difficult it is to find Signs Of Life when youre having to deal with Something Like this. Not only fires, but reoccurring fires. They put out the fire, the fire comes back. They have to put water on it in order to continue searching. One of the other issues has been, of course, the rising water. Theyve been inside the Parking Garage, for example, the Fire Department released video showing the firefighters in feet of water. Of course, you also see some of the shoring equipment in there that they have to use to stabilize the structure in order for it to be safe for these firefighters to go inside. Now, depending on how this dynamic is changing with this new fire, we dont know if the firefighters are still looking for tunnels or not. Just, i guess within the last 30 minutes, new equipment was brought in. I saw a forklift. Atvs. Box units that you really cant tell whats inside. But also, a crate labeled waders. Does that mean theyre going to try to go into those areas again and try to protect themselves . Because the other thing you have to think about is this is a residential building, and so some of that water, too, is the pipes broke, and tlls also gas, propane, vehicles crushed inside. All these different factors really complicate the search. Some of the officials saying that the firefighters cant work for more than 15 minutes depending on the conditions. Sometimes its five minutes, and thats all they can do. You were talking about the fumes. Thats a huge concern for the searchers trying to find life and dont want to lose some while youre trying to save lives. And you have what they cant smell. Fumes you can smell are helpful. Carbon monoxide is odorless. Theyve been so aggressive with the Fire Suppression there. Were showing you the video from moments ago. Its always good. Look at the live picture and youll see if the weather is different, its not live. No matter what youre told about the timing. A lot of people are saying what are they doing . Are they picking through . What theyre doing is looking for areas to build a platform to then do more aggressive delayering, removal. Theyre not just simply digging through by hand right now. Theyre looking for areas of opportunity. Is what rosa referred to earlier, is there a crawl space, a tunnel, a void thats been created by the compacting that they can use to get deeper in and find . Or can they build a platform somewhere to then use heavier equipment to start digging through . The more it pulls out and shows you and this is offered up by people on the scene thankfully. Theyre posting it job line. I just hope you have perspective on this. Too many people are looking and saying why are they standing around . This is delicate and dangerous. And as sanjay tried to explain, just because you find somebody, doesnt mean you can just grab them and yank them out like theyre on water at the beach. You have to be sensitive to what the area is around them. What kind of pressure is on their body. What will happen as you try to extricate them from the situation. These people know what theyre doing. People like rosa, me, and sanjay, weve watched them do this job in horrific situations. It takes time. Its delicate. Thats frustrating, and i know the families here and citizens and the concerned Community Members are frustrated by this. So are they. Nobody wants to find people alive as much as these First Responders do. They commit their lives to it, train on it and deal with the ups and downs in the worst of situations. And this situation is getting worse for them, not better. Now, in terms of what that means in timing, and what that means in terms of the eventualities and what the variables are, well bring on somebody with expertise who oversaw what was being done on the screen when he was at fema. Were going to go with craig to help us understand what are the limitations . What are the opportunities and, of course, when do we start answering the Big Questions . How long until you think its not Search And Rescue snim . How long until they have an answer about why a building in america seemed to collapse under its own weight . This doesnt happen here. We need an answer. Stay with cnn. [drum beat and keyboard typing] [keyboard typing] [trumpet] [keyboard typing] this is the sound of an asthma attack. That doesnt happen. This is the sound of better breathing. Fasenra is a different kind of asthma medication. Its not a steroid or inhaler. Fasenra is an addon treatment for asthma driven by eosinophils. Its one Maintenance Dose every 8 weeks. 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Lets get perspective on what were see and how rare this is. Never, i have never seen a Building Collapse under its own weight this way in america. Ive seen it elsewhere, and you have and have worked on it there. Thats what has people freaked out. This had to have a why. This building is not fundamentally different from any of the others on the Collins Street Strip here. Those answers have to come. Theyre second to where the people were in the bidding but help us understand why its a concern. If we dont know the why, we dont know if there are things we need to inspect right now. While were focussed on the lifesaving operations on the site, there will be trying to gather as much information of what caused this and we may not know this for some time. But that will be important to see if there are other buildings that have similar hazards and things that need to be checked now so that we dont repeat and have another failure if this is occurring in other buildings. And craig, you know, the expectation is that because the building has collapsed, that phase is over. But right now were getting hit with fumes. That is sign of active fire. That is going on. They have to suppress that. Help us understand that dynamic of what is ongoing and what the cycle of opportunity is here. This is an active site. I think when the building came down, you know, like a construction site, people go now you just pick it up. Thats not what happened here. Construction sites, those buildings are cleaned of all hazardous materials. Theres no vehicles in there. Theyve taken the stuff that can be dangerous out. When this Building Collapsed, everything that was there was smashed and released. Think about the cars in the Parking Garage and things that are in your kitchen sink that are now all mixed in and crushed in this pile. So as an active scene. This is not over. It is moving. Its shifting. Its extremely dangerous, and thats why the Search And Rescue teams, you know, they focus on speed, but not haste. Because they dont want to hurt anybody theyre trying to rescue, and they dont want to get their personnel injured or perhaps even loss of life. By rushing, where they need to take time to make it right to get in there safely. Lets play to the optimism. Best case scenario, how does this go over the next 12 to 14 hours in terms of how they control the scene and get penetration . Well, theyll work to stabilize, shore up and tunnel into where they think there are voids. What we learned from earthquakes like in haiti is the dogs are very good at locating survivors. So theyll be constantly searching, listening, using their k9 teams for any Signs Of Life. And then that will prioritize where theyre going. But right now theyre trying to get into areas where when these buildings fall, it may look like its flattened, but we know there will be voids in spaces where people could have survived. Its now thats the focus, and this is literally, they are mining and tunnelling into those voids. But theyre having to shore up and stabilize as they go in to protect themselves and the people theyre trying to help. One of the people who have been working on the site to me the bad is when you dont see them doing what their doing and the big machines start to dig with big machines, thats recovery. The temptation is to want to see that now. Thats not what we want to see. Its proof theyre no longer being sensitive to what theyre going to find with each chunk they remove. Thank you for your perspective. Time is important here, but also the work moves slowly. Thank you for the perspective. Were going to take a break and stay with this coverage. 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Were watching the Rescue Efforts in realtime in South Florida. And the situation is very hard. And it is right now in a moment of even greater difficulty. As you can kind of see over my left shoulder, that haze is fire. Theyve been dealing with rolling pocket fires. Why . Because an entire Building Collapsed and the infrastructure along with it and everything in it. That means every kin