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Underneath that has torn apart this community. workers painstakingly dig through the debris by hand or with shovels, searching for any of the unaccounted for residents. canine units also assisting the search, seen on top of the huge mound of rubble. >> unfortunately we're not seeing anything positive that continues in that sense. the key things we're looking for are all throughout in regards to void space, livable spaces. we're not coming across that, so we're actively searching as aggressively as we can. >> reporter: as elsa approaches the state's west coast, the investigation is ramping up. ...

Regards to void space, livable spaces, we're not coming across that. so we're searching as aggressive as we can. >> well, the search and rescue effort is still the focus. numerous investigations are happening simultaneously. federal partners are arriving in the community to assist in the investigation. >> the national institute is leading a federal investigation, and they have been able to tag all of the evidence that has been already gathered, and they are vetted and working with our police department to tag everything that is coming through the pile. the whole world wants to know what happen...

>> key things we're looking for all throughout in regards to void space, livable spaces. we're not coming across that. >> reporter: but teams are not giving up. not on the possible survivors and not on finding answers about what went so terribly wrong. >> the whole world wants to know what happened here. i look forward to learning the truth, as do we all. and that we'll learn what happened, what could have been prevented, and how to make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: and wolf, officials will grant reporters and photo journalists access to the site for the first time tonight. we wil...

Called off. >> reporter: today, the search and rescue effort growing more urgent as tropical storm elsa looms closer to florida. the outer bands of wind and rain already being felt in surfside. >> the wind is hampering the large cranes moving very heavy debris. that's a challenge that they're attempting to work around right now. >> reporter: the teams stopping overnight just once due to lightning. >> we do continue to expect occasional gusts and strong showers today. and we're closely monitoring the weather and we now have our weather service embedded within our search and rescue teams >> repo...