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Brooklyn collapse search runs into a second day as toll figures diverge; reported DC gym shooting and coastal storm warnings stack onto the same shift
Good morning. Lead item: the Brooklyn apartment collapse. NPR reports first responders were still searching the rubble of a three-story building that came down in Brooklyn on Wednesday, looking for possible survivors, and NBC News reports new video of the moment it failed. The casualty count is not settled: The Washington Post reports fire department officials gave two dead and 17 injured and said it was unclear how many people were still trapped, while The Guardian reports at least eight casualties — six adults and two children — a figure no agency has confirmed. Early counts change; treat the overall toll as provisional. Separately, it is reported but not confirmed by any agency that inspectors found violations at a construction site next to the collapse. For your shift: this is a multi-day USAR and mutual-aid operation, and the cause line is still open.
Law enforcement and EMS. It is reported but not confirmed by any agency that an active shooter and a barricade unfolded at a DC gym. CBS News reports a shooting in Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood, with police asking residents to avoid the area. Fox News reports a doctor was identified as the gunman; we are not naming him. The Los Angeles Times reports three people died in a wrong-way crash on the 91 Freeway in Riverside; the California Highway Patrol is investigating. The Tampa Bay Times reports a man held at Hillsborough's Falkenburg jail died from a self-inflicted injury, deputies said. SFGATE reports the Tulare County sheriff denies sexual-abuse allegations. The New York Post reports a police drone found four children after a handwritten "HELP US" note was spotted at a Florida window.
Fire and rescue, aviation. Firefighter Close Calls, citing Gulf Coast News, reports three San Carlos Park firefighters and a civilian were injured Tuesday when a pumper and a Brink's truck crashed in Lee County. Cleveland.com reports a pilot suffered minor injuries in a Sandusky County farm-field crash, with the FAA and NTSB investigating; a Georgia plane-crash death is reported but not confirmed by any agency.
Zoom out: Major incidents ran coast to coast on the same news day — a Brooklyn building collapse, a reported DC shooting and a New Jersey cargo-ship bridge strike — alongside active National Weather Service storm and flood warnings, stretching fire, EMS, law enforcement and emergency management at once.
Alert in force
Storm Warning (Warning) — Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm.
Severity Severe, urgency Immediate, certainty Observed.
Issued by NWS Eureka CA, in force until 2026-11-13T14:00:00.000Z.
Elsewhere
- The Oregonian: Country music’s deadly year in the air: Helicopter crash kills star in latest tragedy Read it
- New York Post: Harrowing video shows inside view of moment Brooklyn building collapses, killing at least 8: report Read it
- Cleveland.com: Small plane crashes in Sandusky County, one hospitalized Read it
- New York Post: NYC borough under tornado warning as ominous cloud swirled above JFK airport Read it
- NBC News: Woman who was protected by Alex Pretti in ICE shooting calls him selfless Read it
- New York Post: PETA slammed for using horrific DC shooting to protest sale of foie gras at nearby restaurant: ‘Read the room’ Read it
- NBC News: ‘COPS’ camera crew captures deadly police shooting during New Mexico ride-along Read it
- CBS News: Storm front to bring possible hail, tornadoes to Northeast Read it
- CBS News: Cruise ship detained by Coast Guard in Miami cleared to sail Read it
More from the desk
Sources
- First video of Brooklyn building collapse NBC News
- Chilling handwritten ‘HELP US’ note spotted at window of Florida home – leads to rescue of 4 terrified kids New York Post
- Search and rescue at site of collapsed New York City apartment building NPR
- Plane crashes in Sandusky County farm field, pilot suffers minor injuries Cleveland.com
- Man held in Hillsborough jail dies from self-inflicted injury, deputies said Tampa Bay Times
- Cargo ship strikes bridge, tornado warnings issued as weather causes chaos in N.J. NJ.com
- Students return to Silver Rail Elementary for first school day since Bend shooting The Oregonian
- ‘Who will be held accountable?’: fatal Brooklyn building collapse devastates community The Guardian (US)
- Who is Matt Lambert? Doctor identified as gunman in deadly gym shooting in ritzy DC neighborhood Fox News
- Three dead in early-morning wrong-way crash in Riverside Los Angeles Times
- Tulare County sheriff denies multiple allegations of sexual abuse SFGATE
- 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting in D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood CBS News
- THREE FIREFIGHTER AMONG FOUR HURT IN CRASH – FLORIDA Firefighter Close Calls
- Two dead and 17 injured after Brooklyn building collapse The Washington Post
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