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Thank you very much. right now i want to bring in someone who clearly knows this area of florida very well. congressman carlos jiminez. he represents the district. thank you for joining us. i know you have been fully briefed on the situation here in surfside. what do you think about the search and rescue efforts underway right now? >> well, look, i got to take my hat off to the -- all the firefighters and rescuers not only from miami dade but from around the country, and also from israel and mexico. i want to thank them for coming to our community and trying, and helping us in this really tryi...

Surside, florida. a trench was cut through the rubble. 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. playing a key role in the delicate process at the champlain towers south. our search dogs specially trained k-9s trained to help in earthquakes, hurricanes mud slides and building collapses. i'm joined now by the national disaster search dog foundation. with him is his dog rocket. mike, thank you for joining us and thanks for what you and others are doing. we know search dogs are being used here in surfside. walk us through what dogs and handlers do in a delicate mission like this. >> yeah. thanks for having ...

Collapse. >> our rescue teams are nonstop. doing all that we can. searching every area, every bit of hope to see if we can find a live victim. >> and this has become an international rescue effort. teams from israel and mention sew arriving to assist. crews are working, sifting through mountains of rubble. they dug a massive trench to aid in the search. one official describing what they are finding as horrific. but there are growing questions about why this building suddenly collapsed. cnn has learned that the condo association was warned in 2018 that repairs for the building could cost more t...

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