Jul 01 WATCH: Biden promises help as long as needed in Surfside By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Biden met with first responders Thursday who are hunting for survivors among the rubble in Surfside. But underscoring the dangers still present in the search, work was halted before Biden arrived due to concerns about the stability of the section… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: Biden to visit Surfside condo collapse site on Thursday In our news wrap Tuesday, rescue crews in Surfside, Florida, have spent another long day, delicately digging into a collapsed condominium tower and hoping to find survivors. A scorching heat wave along the Pacific Northwest coast has moved east after… Continue watching
Jun 29 Analysis: Public scrutiny of the Florida condo collapse is needed to prevent another catastrophe By Norb Delatte, The Conversation Investigators are searching for what caused the tall apartment building near Miami to suddenly fail. What they find could lead to changes in building codes. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:04 Here's where search and rescue efforts stand 5 days since Surfside condo collapse By Amna Nawaz, David Coles The confirmed death toll from a tragic condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida rose to 11 people Monday. More than 150 others are still missing. While rescue teams have been searching the rubble for the better part of five days,… Continue watching
Jun 26 Flames hamper rescue effort amid rubble of Florida condo By Russ Bynum, Freida Frisaro, Bernard Condon, Associated Press The flames are deep and firefighters have not been able to find their source, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a news conference. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:48 What we know about the Surfside condo collapse By Stephanie Sy Emergency crews continued searching the rubble for those still missing Friday as the Surfside, Florida community grieves the lives lost. Stephanie Sy has our report with Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:57 Rescue efforts 'in full force' after Surfside building collapse, Mayor Burkett says By John Yang Miami rescuers on Thursday searched the ruins of a beachfront building after it collapsed before dawn, killing at least one person and leaving at least 99 missing in the rubble. John Yang reports on the collapse, and Judy Woodruff is… Continue watching
Mar 14 Nigeria stops search efforts after school building collapse By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press Officials said rescue workers had reached the foundation of the collapsed three-story building and did not expect to find more people. Continue reading
Mar 13 Nigeria school building collapses, trapping children inside By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press A three-story building collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, setting off frantic rescue efforts in the country's crowded commercial capital. An emergency management official said more than 40 people had been found but it was not yet clear how many had… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Death toll climbs in Russian building explosion In our Wednesday news wrap, President Trump said he’d like a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. diplomatic talks have stalled, but the president said he and Kim have a “very good relationship.” Also, in western… Continue watching