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Saturday, August 04, 2007
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Bush Surveys Bridge; Debris Suspends Search
August 4, 2007 President Bush visited the scene of the Minneapolis Interstate 35 bridge on Saturday. Divers were forced to suspend their search for bodies because shifting debris made the waters of the Mississippi River too dangerous.
Friday, August 03, 2007
U.S.
NTSB Chairman on the Bridge Investigation
August 3, 2007 National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker is in Minneapolis investigating what caused the bridge to collapse and how the safety of the nation's bridges should be determined in the future. Rosenker talks with Michel Norris.
U.S.
Police Revise Number of Missing in Bridge Collapse
August 3, 2007 Fears that the death toll would rise dramatically as workers searched through the wreckage of the Interstate 35 West bridge were eased Friday as authorities in Minneapolis lowered the number of missing from 30 to eight.
U.S.
Colorado Engineer: State Lacks Funds to Fix Bridges
August 3, 2007 Mark Leonard, the state bridge engineer at the Colorado Department of Transportation, says more than 100 bridges in the state are in "poor condition," but lack of funding makes replacing them a challenge.
U.S.
I-35 Catastrophe Hits Home for Somali Community
August 3, 2007 The fatal collapse of a major highway bridge in Minneapolis is taking a different toll on the city's distinct Somali community, nestled just beyond what is now a scene of massive ruin. A community leader explains how the disaster's aftermath has dual meaning for some Somali immigrants.
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Tally of Missing in Bridge Collapse Lowered
August 3, 2007 Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says the official estimate of people missing in the Minneapolis bridge collapse has been significantly reduced. Meanwhile, officials acknowledge they were warned as early as 1990 that the I-35 West bridge was "structurally deficient."
Thursday, August 02, 2007
