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No word how many could be trapped and what caused the collapse. Here is what the mayor said a short time ago. They were doing roof work on the building at the time. Certainly that doesnt seem like it would be the issue that would have caused it. Some of the residents at the Community Center have complained to me the new building that went up to the south used to shake the building when they were putting the pilings in. We need to look hard at what happened there and find out because buildings just dont fall down like this. We had the dogs out there probably a few hours ago over the collapsed a...

No word how many could be trapped and what caused the collapse. Here is what the mayor said a short time ago. They were doing roof work on the building at the time. Certainly that doesnt seem like it would be the issue that would have caused it. Some of the residents at the Community Center have complained to me the new building that went up to the south used to shake the building when they were putting the pilings in. We need to look hard at what happened there and find out because buildings just dont fall down like this. We had the dogs out there probably a few hours ago over the collapsed a...

Imminent failure mechanism for this structure. because the tower that came down, came down on itself. it's almost like a controlled demolition. and, you know, there are several ways that can happen. the column can fail. punch and shear could have happened. the foundation could have given way. we also need to check the original design. was this structure well-designed? folks might say that the building has been standing for 40 years. so was the i-35 bridge. it stood for 50 years, and coll collapsed. those are the things that i would check. this engineer's report was craig out for more investiga...

Collapsing, pancake, almost, as you side, like a controlled demolition. u as you see the images before and after, what stands out to you? >> what stands out to me, like i said, i think so those three possible failure scenarios that could have caused the center portion to collapse. the thing that stood out to me was the east segment. the east segment of the structure, you know, was looking for bracing, was looking for some lateral bracing. it had none. because there was only one wall in the north/south direction in that segment, in that northeast segment of the structure. had there been more wa...

The death toll now up to four and expected to rise, with 159 people, still, unaccounted for. the cause of this horrific disaster, still, unknown. we are also getting new reaction to derek chauvin's punishment for the murder of george floyd. the former-minneapolis police officer sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. let's begin, though, with the condo collapsing as randi kaye is on the scene for us in surfside, florida. randi, the search for survivors has been hampered throughout the day by rain, fire, and smoke. so, where does the operation stand right now? >> wolf, it is still, very much, an...