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The confirmed death toll in the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse rose on Friday to 79. Officials said 53 victims have been identified, and another 61 people are potentially unaccounted for. Watch their Friday evening news briefing.
First responder Scott Dean describes the emotional toll the recovery efforts in the Surfside condo collapse have taken on rescuers. Manuel Bojorquez shares more.
Fourteen more victims have been recovered in the Surfside condo building collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 78, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday. "This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply," she said. Watch the latest update from officials at the site.
The Washington Post uncovered an offer made by the developers of the high-rise building constructed right next to the condo that collapsed in Surfside, Florida. The condo association at Champlain Tower South rejected the $400,000 offer, which the developers made because of residents' complaints about the construction. Beth Reinhard, a Washington Post reporter who was part of the team that broke this story, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the findings and how it may factor into the investigation of the collapse.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said a cat was found alive near the rubble and was reunited with its family on Friday.
Another 76 people are potentially unaccounted for, officials said.
Four additional victims in the Surfside condo collapse were recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll to 64. Forty of the victims have been identified, and 76 people are still unaccounted for, officials said at a briefing. Watch their remarks.
Teams are working around the clock to pull victims from the rubble of the Surfside condo collapse, despite the shift from rescue to recovery. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
An engineer who is working on the investigation into the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse says there is still a lot of work they have to do. Allyn Kilsheimer, president and CEO of KCE Structural Engineers, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what they are looking at.
Search and rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, have now shifted to a recovery operation two weeks after the building collapsed. CBS News' Laura Podesta has more on the difficult transition, and then CBS Miami reporter Brooke Shafer joins CBSN AM to talk about the latest.
Millions have seen the images coming out of Surfside, Florida. But a doctor with New Jersey Task Force One told CBS News that the pictures don't do it justice.
The death toll in the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 60 on Thursday after additional victims were recovered. Of those, 35 victims have been identified, officials said at a press conference. Watch their remarks.
As the search efforts at the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse scene shift from a rescue to a recovery mission, emergency crews from around the country are joining the effort to bring closure to families of the missing. Dr. Christopher Valerian from New Jersey Task Force 1 spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about his experiences on the front lines.
"We've truly exhausted every option available to us in the search and rescue mission," said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County.
At least one person was killed in Florida. At least 10 people were injured after a suspected tornado struck a Navy base in Georgia.
Deadly storm Elsa has complicated the rescue effort at the site of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida. Crews are working around the clock as dozens remain unaccounted for, but leaders insist they're not giving up hope. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
Florida is bracing for the landfall of Tropical Storm Elsa. It's bearing down on the state, packing heavy rain and strong winds. Mireya Villarreal is in Holmes Beach, Florida, with the details.
The bodies of 10 more victims have been recovered at the site of a Florida condo collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 46, with 94 people still unaccounted for. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Surfside, and reporter Joan Murray of CBS Miami joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the investigation and where recovery efforts go from here.
After strengthening briefly to a Category 1 hurricane overnight, Elsa weakened back into a tropical storm, hitting Florida with winds of up to 65 mph. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports on the storm moving up the Gulf Coast, and WFOR Miami's Brooke Shafer joins CBSN from Surfside, where bad weather temporarily halted the search and rescue effort after the condo collapse disaster.
Deven Gonzalez was conscious throughout her traumatic rescue and is haunted by nightmares, her coach said.
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds. Officials are warning residents of possible power outages across the state. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal has more from Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the storm and he joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the forecast.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave an update on Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday morning. He said there were no reports of fatalities or significant structural damage due to the storm so far, but urged Floridians to be safe and use common sense as the storm passes across the state. Watch the briefing.
The death toll in the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse rose to 46 on Wednesday after 10 more victims were recovered at the site. Watch the Wednesday morning update from officials.
Weather experts have embedded with rescue crews as rains and high winds from Elsa complicate the Surfside search for survivors. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest on when and where Elsa is expected to hit Florida.
The House on Friday passed a Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21, teeing up a fight in the Senate.
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