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Search Of Collapsed Florida Apartment Block Grows Dire With 159 Still Unaccounted For Scores of rescuers continue to dig through the rubble of the 12-story Surfside condo, more than two days after its collapse. TERRY SPENCER SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The torturous wait for word of nearly 160 people unaccounted for after an oceanfront condominium building collapsed near Miami, killing at least four, is taking a toll on relatives who can do little but pray and hope their loved ones will somehow be found alive in an increasingly dire hunt for survivors. As scores of rescuers used big machines, sma...

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...

During heavy rain and wind. >> all units, shelter, we have had bad weather roll in. >> reporter: late today, more fires at the scene. not uncommon with a collapse of this magnitude. the piles smoldering as firefighters race to put them out. >> there's a crew that's there where that fire is burning. it's behind a wall that they're afraid to knock down to get to. >> since the moment this started and they continue on, they do not stop. they work around the clock in the rain and the lightning. and small fires have taken place. they haven't stopped searching, and they'll continue to do so. >> repor...

Me? as he was waving his hands. he was like, i'm here. it's me and my mom. you know, he was just like, don't leave me, don't leave me. >> reporter: tonight we learned that boy, jonah, is 15 years old. he plays junior varsity baseball for his local high school. he is now recovering without his mother. and the images tonight of the unbearable pain here, the wait. anxious families still waiting for any word on their loved ones at a nearby reunification center. donations coming in from across the country. the families have been given shelter and food, but all they want is word. we're learning more...