White House spokesperson says ‘our hearts go out to the families’ The White House press briefing featuring Pete Buttigieg and a US Coast Guard representative has just begun.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave a brief update at the top of the conference:
“Our hearts go out to the families of the six individuals still missing after yesterday’s bridge collapse in Maryland … operations have shifted from a search-and-rescue operation to recovery efforts,” Jean-Pierre said.
President Biden has been briefed on the collapse, Jean-Pierre said, adding that he has pledged to “move heaven and earth to aid in the emergency response and help rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible”.