Aug 08 Watch 3:47 ‘We are with you:’ Cuban protests find youth allies in Little Havana, Miami By Student Reporting Labs Thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest the failing economy, food shortages and growing number of COVID-19 cases on the island. Fueled by social media, the protests also gained support and solidarity in Miami’s Little Havana, where young… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 6:31 Condo boards can be notoriously secretive. Will the Surfside collapse change that? By Stephanie Sy As efforts in Surfside, Florida shift from rescue to recovery, more attention will turn to events leading up to the Champlain Towers' collapse. Part of the inquiry will focus on the actions and inactions of the condominium's homeowner's board. Stephanie… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:58 Surfside investigator on uncovering the collapse’s ‘trigger’ and what earlier reports mean By William Brangham There are still many questions about what happened at the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida. Earlier warnings regarding needed repair work are prompting questions about the original design and construction, and whether cost concerns eclipsed risk concerns. William Brangham discusses… Continue watching
Jul 01 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Surfside, Florida building collapse By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden drew on his own experiences with grief and loss to comfort families affected by the Florida condo collapse, telling them to “never give up hope” even as the search for survivors paused early Thursday, a week after… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Officials give update on Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 16 By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Since the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South last week in Surfside, rescuers have been working to peel back layers of concrete on the pancaked building without disturbing the unstable pile of debris. 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 Tragedy becomes personal for Miami-Dade rescue crews By Bobby Caina Calvan, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Search and rescue teams from Miami-Dade have been deployed around the world. This time disaster struck at home. 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 28 Rescuers continue searching collapsed Florida building as death toll rises to 11 By Terry Spencer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery Monday as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete. 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