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To -- any of the family members and so in terms of the families, they've been patiently waiting for news and we're trying our hardest to get some positive things out there. >> i want to talk about the building. the condo owners were facing $50 million worth of repair it reported that and it was part of the county's four-year recertification process. the building is 40 years old. does examination and recertification of buildings like this need to happen more often? >> absolutely. i think they need to happen at least every ten years. think after seeing something like this we can't wait 40 years....

We're talking about because you spoke to a pool contractor that took those photos in the garage area 36 hours before that building collapsed. tell us what you are learning and what these photos show exactly. >> sure. thank you so much for having me. we spoke to a contractor who was working for a company that was bidding to renovate the s champlain tower south pool as for the of the 40-year recertification process and on tuesday, two days before the collapse, he did a walk through of the property. initially walked through the lobby. walked through the pool area. didn't notice anything particula...

Welcome back. i'm wolf blitzer in surfside, florida. we're live here at site of the deadly condo building collapse. rescuers are now on day six of their desperate, desperate search and rescue mission. we're learning that there were, there were several warning signs before this tragedy. cnn has now obtained a letter from the president of the condo board written back in april just a couple of months or so ago that one, the building's condition had deteriorated significantly in the three years since the engineer's report highlighted major structural damage. there are now growing concerns about th...

It's designed that way. but, i mean, it's the concrete elements, reinforced concrete buildings. it's the nature of the material. cracks will develop. it's not an uncommon thing to see cracks in concrete members. but things like excessive displacement and things like that could be signs that there is a more serious problem. again, this was a true anomaly. but those would be things to note as a more serious issue. >> i want to ask you, every building in florida needs to be recertified every 40 years. the condo that collapsed just hit 40 years. do you think that the recertification process should...

>> reporter: sunny isles beach points out if the owners of each unit that have to pay for the repairs. >> these buildings are up against ahuge assessment, up to $25,000 a piece. this is where your families live. our middle class, working class, the people working in restaurants. all the kids go to school and would use this pool. these people are not in situation where they are able to afford that kind of money. >> reporter: now as urgent as this process is, it's also pain staking. city officials and building inspectors tell us just the process of inspecting and repairing just this building sta...