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Block away. Residents are being told to evacuate out of an abundance of caution. Officials say theres still hope of finding survivor, but Cnns Wolf Blitzer can tell us on the ground in surfside. Wolf, its getting more desperate by the hour. And this big revelation today, which is not going to come as any comfort to anybody on the ground there that an engineer warned three years ago that there were major structural issues with the building. Wolf, that is devastating news. Reporter its devastating, and its so heartbreaking to so many of the families, loved ones who are gathered, waiting, hoping, and praying right now. Experts say it may take months to get to the bottom of what happened here in surfside, florida. Back in 2018, managers were urged to make repairs and we understand that work was set to begin soon. Were going to have much more on that coming up in a few moments. But lets begin with the latebreaking developments on the rescue efforts. Fires and rain are making this very difficult for emergency responders. Cnns randi kaye is near where crews are continuing their search for survivors. Randi, youve been here for quite a while. Update our viewers on the very latest. Reporter for the last few days, wolf, weve had torrential rains, heavy smoke, and the fires continue to burn inside that rubble. Theyre trying to put it out, but its hampering searchandrescue earth efforts. I heard its difficult to control. They dug a trench to try to isolate some areas that they can still safely do some search and rescue. That is a top priority, but they have to stay away from the burning fires. 159 still unaccounted for, possibly in that rubble. Many were associated with a synagogue up the road. I spoke with the rabbi from that synagogue. He said at least 20 people from his synagogue have not been heard from ranging in age from 20 years old to 60 years old, and some of those missing include the parents of a Childhood Friend of the rabbi. He had to explain to his own young son how his grandparents are missing. Listen to this. I was at his house at 1 45 in the morning, and he says, what am i telling my son . He wants to know how we can go to sleep when our grandfather and grandmother are lying in the rubble, in dirt. Why are we not there . Why are we not pulling off the Cement Blocks and bricks . There are no words. You just gish him a hug. Give him a hug, a kiss, and say were here as a family together. Reporter and, wolf, many have expressed frustration. Many have said lets get more in there. Lets dig through the rubble, desperate to find survivors, wolf. Reporter amidst all of this, randi, were learning more about this buildings history and concerns that it wasnt necessarily structurally sound. What can you tell us about that . Yeah. Were talking about this 2018 Structural Field survey report. Its 3 years old, but whats important to know is what they cited was sizable cracks below the concrete pool. Rescue crews were working in the last couple of days. Abundant cracking in the garage, columns, the beams, the walls, and they noted that previous Garage Repairs were failing. So none of this had been taken care of since 2014. Its important to note this report did not indicate that the building was facing imminent collapse or at risk of collapse. I do want to make that clear. And now the surfside mayor is saying hes not sure how the building handled the reports and what they did if anything with the cracks. Hes calling on the Sister Building to be evacuated because it was built around the same time with the same materials and same developer, and he thinks it needs a full investigation, wolf. Reporter out of an abundance of caution, thats what a lot of folks are recommending. Lets discuss this more with dave downie, a former miamidade fire chief part of the urban search and rescuecommittee. Thanks very much for journeying us. Whats your reaction to this report, three years ago the engineers found serious structural problems with the building . Im just hearing the details this afternoon. Ive been out here working most of the day. It seems though things were reported back in 2018, but i dont have the details of what the investigation reveals or what the significant damage was. Tell us whats going on right now. They say the searchandrescue operation is still under way, but a lot of folks are giving up hope. We want everybody to maintain hope. The rescuers have hope. Were still in rescue mode. There have been a lot of setbacks. The fire has complicated things. The teams are working on the rubble. Theyre now starting to systematically delayer the building, very surgically removing floor by floor in order to look for void spaces. Were still in rescue mode. We still hope for survivors, and until such time as were confident there are no more survivors, we will continue that way. Theyre going continue to search and search and search. Theyre going to continue to search. At some point when we transition to recovery, the same rescuers are still going to be there because our goal is to bring closure to all these families. We hope we bring home survivors, but we want to bring home survivors. Some suggestion people might survive a week, ten days after a disaster like this. Is that realistic . I can tell you personally i led the team in haiti, and we rescued a small baby eight days after an earthquake. A very different type of collapse, but there are definitely cases where people have survived multiple days. There are a lot of factors that come into that, the type of collapse, the void spaces, the element usere dealing with. Were going to maintain hope until were sure there are no survivors. Tell us whats going through the minds of the men and women who are involved in this searchandrescue operation right now. It must be so difficult, so painful. Well, theyre focused. You know, theyre focused on their task. Theyre focused on their job. They understand the risk. The risk is being measured. But theyre taking considerable risk. With this heat and humidity, they work 12hour shifts, and theyre cycling a half hour at a time on work. Theyre wearing heavier equipment. Because of the smoke, theyre wearing respirators, which complicates their work on the pile. Every one of them ive talked to, theyve been on the pile. Theyre doing everything they can to try to recover survivors. Yesterday i spoke with chief andy alvarez. I dont know if you know him. I know him very well. His job is to give orders to these people to go out there and potentially risk their own lives in this searchandrescue operation. Its an incredible level of stress. I can tell you, i was a team leader in haiti, and i never was under no Stress Knowing what harms way i was trying to put the rescuers in to, but we do it based on our training, based on our experience, taking calculated risks. You understand the frustration that the families and loved ones are going through right now. Theyre living through hell. I can only imagine. I feel for these families. Ive been involved in searchandrescue for over 30 years. Its always heartbreaking. The stories are heartbreaking. Thats why we stay so positive, to try to help as much as we can, but i understand the frustration. I mean theres the unknown, you know. You look at that structure. It has considerable damage, but we still have some hope. Well, lets hope indeed. Dave downie, thank you very much. Thanks for what your friends and colleagues are doing. Were counting on them. We appreciate it very much. Right now hundreds of families are vacillating between hope and grief. 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Youre give to leave here and take a nice picture and i know youre doing everything you can, but its not enough. You gave us a promise, and youre not fulfilling it, and you can fulfill it. Rescue is not important when my daughter is dying. My heart goes out to that mom. Cnns ryan young is at the Reunification Center. Its nearly impossible, ryan, to imagine what these folks are going through. I knknow youre speaking to the. Tell us what youre hearing. Reporter just pain right now, wolf. People are Walking Around with blank faces. They really cant believe after all these hours no one else has been found and they continue to ask us, have we heard any additional information. They want to believe the most is being done in terms of trying to grab some people below that rubble. They understand theres a fire there and heavy equipment is being used. At the sam time, they want answers. The answers are not coming fast enough. You understand their desperation from the sense of they want to know why its taking so long, but at the same time, no one can imagine the pain that maybe your loved one is trapped under that rubble. Listen to this woman talking about her exhusband being trapped. She believes hes down there. The father of her two kids, shes Still Holding onto hope. Take a listen. Im sure theyre doing their best. I dont have any doubts. I understand people i mean families, its a very hard situation if there in the hotel. They feel hopeless with the time, but i have my faith. I have a Feeling Manny is alive. Reporter holding onto faith, you hear about that when it comes to religion. Adriana believes her exhusband is still alive to be reunified with his family again. This is a vigil we walked upon last night as people were raising the lord, trying to find some solace. We saw People Holding hands and talking about the fact they desperately hoped the rescuers would be able to save them. They want to see more action. They understand a lot is being done. Wolf, when you think about this, especially where youre standing, that toxic plume of smoke is all over this area of the city. But people still are hoping that their loved ones can make it through this. A lot of questions with a lot of bad answers at this point, wolf, because the little piece of hope they were hoping for is that maybe some people will be found in the last few hours, and that just hasnt happened as of yet. Its so, so heartbreaking. Youre right. That plume of smoke, you feel it as soon as you get to this area. All of it is heartbreaking. I fear its going to get even worse. Thanks very much, ryan, for that. Were going to come back to jim acosta. Hes live in the cnn newsroom. He went in search of answers why people like Marjorie Taylor greene continue to push Conspiracy Theories about the january 6th insurrection. Well be right back. Buy a car get this from their couch. Oh, how disruptive. 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I asked kevin to denounce the 21 House Republicans who voted against the gold medal bill that would recognize and honor my colleagues that fought with security at the capitol on january 6th. I also asked him to denounce Andrew Clydes statements regarding january 6th, specifically that it was something of a normal tour day here at the capitol. I found those remarks to be disgusting. I also asked him to publicly denounce the baseless theory that the fbi was behind the january 6th insurrection. Now weve been trying for weeks to invite some of the gop members who have been spreading false Conspiracy Theories about the january 6th insurrection. They refused to come on our show, so we went up to capitol hill to find them. One member who would speak with us, congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene. You take the bike to work . Sometimes. Reporter thats congressman mo brooks. Congressman can we get you to talk about january 6th . I do not talk with cnn because i do not find cnn to be honorable or truthful. Reporter the same man who said this on january 6th. Today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. Reporter since then hes peddled the bogus antifa theory. I already said what im going to say. Can you tell us if you regret what you said i do not trust cnn to be truthful or honest. Im asking you fair questions here, sir. I do not trust yall to be truthful or honest with anything cnn does. Its on video. See you. Then he rode off. Youll lie through your teeth any chance you get. Well, ill give you the chance to come on if you dont mind. Reporter we also caught up with Marjorie Taylor greene who did agree to stop and talk with us. Despite all of that Body Cam Footage Showing Trump Supporters and right wing supremists. When we pressed her for evidence to back up her claims, she didnt offer any. Youve seen the video thats come out so far. What do you think of that video . It seems to show a lot of Trump Supporters involved in the rioting. Heres how i see it. Yeah. The american taxpayers pay for everything here, right . They pay for the building, they pay for the cameras, they pay for the staff. They pay for my salary. They pay for everything and this is the type of video they deserve to see publicly. Im asking you about yourself. When you look at the video, dont you mainly see Trump Supporters involving in the rioting . Theres all kinds of people involved in rioting, black clothes, red hats. Oath keepers. Thats what weve raead and seen. Theyve been arrested. Right. Some in solitary confinement almost 24 hours a day in the jail here. Im wondering f theyre being held in jail f theyre in Solitaire Confinement like you said wrrk does this stuff come from about fbi and antifa, where is it coming from . These are the reports that have been coming out, information that there may have been fbi operatives. We dont know who what that means. Is that informants . Where is the proof the fbi was involved . Wheres the proof antifa was involved . Dont you owe it to people to produce that proof . I dont know. I didnt cause the riots, so i certainly dont owe it. Theres no evidence. Look. Look. There are questions that need to be answered. There are things. You can ask questions about anything. As she repeatedly dodged our questions, she did welcome Nancy Pelosis announcement that a select committee will investigate the insurrection. In fact, she said she wants to be on the committee. Would you like to serve on the committee . Sure. She should put me on the committee. That would be great. You would show up and ask questions . Absolutely. I worked hard all my life and i would work hard there as well. Reporter but greene has said she doesnt think trump is responsible for january 6th. No, absolutely not. Hes not responsible. The people that did the things here, theyre responsible for it. Theyre on video saying th