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A piece of furniture or a filing cabinet. that, then, creates a void and they have to shore that. but that's the work that they're doing to stabilize the building, as they go from areas where they can stand, to areas where they have to crawl. to areas where they have to skim around on their stomachs to make access. so, that's the shoring. another example. that rainstorm that you had come through. that creates a different load of moisture. causing that rubble pile to be, again, more impacted, additional weight, and additional opportunities for concern. >> well, scott, we'll let you get back to ...

So, they have all this here. when the rescue mission, sort of, started. i -- i guess they arrived right away. we are talking, again, 28 hours ago, now. so, what was the first thing, after they started to search the rubble. did they bring in fema and other organizations, here, as well, do you know? >> yes, and -- and i got to say that the members of the miami-dade fire rescue have responded to disasters around the world. so, these are very well-trained individuals that have done this, before. they have been to haiti. they've been to mexico city. they have been to other -- other places so they a...

Like this to have mixed, i guess, residence. people who live here permanently. so, families with children, senior citizens. and then, also, people have vacation homes. and/or snowbirds. it's very typical of this area, and so, at any point in time, it's difficult to say who's in the building. because there could be visitors that, you know, if you have a condo, you might let your friends borrow it. or your family borrow it. and so, there is no, easy way to have a list of individuals who are in the building. that's why fire rescue was asking loved ones to fill out wellness forms. so, they can fig...

Went down was the middle buildings that face the ocean. that's the area for the reroofing. at this point, there's only been reroofing work, that i am aware, that was done. and then, the part that was still standing, i heard, is where they were going to be doing the rest of the work. >> i have been all over the world covering disasters. i was in haiti. and i remember one of the things that struck me is that building codes are just very different, in different parts of the world. in haiti, there really weren't much, in the way of regulations. here, in the united states, there is a lot. so when y...

To the extent that we can. the second problem that we have in the american working economy is that the working model for younger americans has been shifting into contracting work. part time work where people don't get medical care. they don't get retirement benefits. and that's really hurting the ability of people in the working environment to move forward. those are two issues that really need to be addressed. >> alex? >> senator, is there room in the democratic party today for jim webb? the democratic party just banned thomas jefferson when he said all men are created equal. they hooted bern...