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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

And today is Thursday, July 8th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning.

And the news this morning.

And emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors

in the collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was no chance of life

in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains. The announcement

followed increasingly somber reports from emergency officials who said they sought to prepare

families for the worst. Eight more bodies were recovered from

the site, bringing the death toll to 54, the mayor said. 33 of the dead have been identified and

86 people are still unaccounted for. The search for victims and any potential survivors entered

its 14th day on Wednesday at the site of the former Champlain Tower's south building in

Surfside located just north of Miami Beach.

Since the June 24th collapse, crews have been working around the clock.

Every single victim uncovered is somebody's child, somebody's mother, somebody's teacher,

somebody's colleague, a classmate.

Miami-Dade Mayor, Danielle Levine Kava said Wednesday morning, she added later,

our commitment to this mission is deeply personal.

Though teams have found no signs of survivors, authorities had said that their mission was still geared

toward finding people alive while also aiming to bring closure to loved ones desperately waiting

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