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Survey. not only looking at potential damage from this building collapse but also looking at the structures themselves. were buildings built during this era, if they used common construction techniques and are they also at risk. >> jonathan serrie, thank you, a person that you're getting familiar seeing, he's updated us on all of these developments the last 36 hours now, the miami-dade county chairman. thanks for taking the time. i'm wondering if you cup date us any. uno the unaccounted for individuals shot up. any update on that, sir? >> first of all, thanks for having me. the updates are com...

Contracts for the wall. to make their case this week, fisher is using private donations to build a small section of the wall in new mexico to show supposedly superior construction techniques. >> we will prove it in a half mile stretch. >> reporter: the president goating involved in who gets what contracts yet again flies in the face of the president's campaign promise that he would drain the swamp. the white house is justifying this saying it's about speed and cost, telling "the washington post" the president is one of the country's most successful builders and knows how to negotiate the best ...

Union. fisher and his wife had donated more than $10,000 to kramer's senate campaign. in an interview with the post, kramer says that trump always brings them up, noting that he's talked to the president twice about fisher including yesterday. the army corps of engineers has passed over fisher's bid for one part of the wall because it didn't meet the operational requirements, an army official told the "post" but they are in the mix for other parts of the $5 billion in contracts for the wall. to make their case, this week, fisher said he's using private donations to build a small section of the...

Cramer. >> reporter: north dakota senator took fisher to this year's state of the union. fisher and his wife had donated more than $10,000 to cramer's senate campaign. in an interview with the post, cramer said that trump always brings him up, noting that he's talked to the president twice about fisher, including yesterday. the army corps of engineers has passed over fisher's bid for one part of the wall, because it didn't meet the operational requirements, an army official told "the post." but they are still in the mix for other parts of the $5 billion in contracts for the wall. to make their...

Question in an investigation as to what may have went wrong? >> the first question would be to look at what went on in the construction. was the bridge properly shored and braced as they put it into place and as they released the crane? that would be the first thing to look at in terms of the construction. you also have to go back and look at thestein and the intermediate steps and stresses in the bridge during the e erecti erection. >> i imagine there are checks and balances along the way in making sure that the safety and the integrity of the bridge is just right before it is opened to the p...