Attempting to figure out, to explain, how this might have happened. In the meantime, Family Members are holding onto hope, and they are desperately waiting for answers. My nephew was here with a wife and three four children. Im just asking god. My mom is an absolutely amazing person. Shes a fighter, and she fights for every single one of us. And we wont stop, until we wont stop fighting, until we find her. I want to get, now, to sanjay and cnn correspondent, rosa flores also there at the scene of the building collapse. Rosa and sanjay, this is you know, this is heartbreaking to hear from these families. And there are, still, so many questions about what happened here. No doubt, brianna. And rosas been here since yesterday morning. It is tough, i just have to say, listening to those Family Members. I cant even imagine if your if you dont know, at this point. And that is the case for 99 people, theyre still unaccounted for. I i wonder, do we have any more insight, as to what, exactly, ha
Fires, shifting materials, Twisted Steel and water up to their waist at some points. Yeah, theyre searching for people in there. Theyre searching for mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters, children. Officials say they have heard sounds from underneath the debris. They are not confirming exactly what those sounds are. They said it is very possible the debris moving, metal, concrete, et cetera. But, with that news, Family Members are doing their best to hold on to hope. There is hope. Its just dwindling by the minute. There is a certain hope in the air but it is a very strange kind of a feeling. Ive rarely had this feeling except in the war zone. Were dealing day by day, theyre now finding more and more people and i hope and pray theyre found soon and everything is good. Those poor, poor people. Officials say that President Biden has been receiving updates on this. Hes expected to address the tragedy there later today at the white house. We dont know yet if he will then go on to v
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