By Helen Regan, Kathleen Magramo, Antoinette Radford, Alisha Ebrahimji, Maureen Chowdhury, Rachel Ramirez, Elise Hammond, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Kathleen Magramo, CNN
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
There is an ongoing investigation looking into possible vehicles on the bridge at the time of the collapse, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said at Tuesday's news conference.
He added that what he could confirm is that the quick work of authorities in closing the bridge had saved lives.
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
Six people remain missing following the Baltimore bridge collapse during a news conference on Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said at a news conference Tuesday.
Moore said search and rescue efforts continue and that there is no new information.
From CNN's Rachel Ramirez
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the road to recovery and rebuilding in the wake of the bridge collapse will "not be quick" and it will certainly be costly. "But we will rebuild," he noted.
Buttigieg reaffirmed President Biden's earlier commitment that the federal government will provide all the support and resources needed to rebuild.
"This is no ordinary bridge," Buttigieg said. "It has been part of the skyline of this region for longer than many of us have been alive, so the path to normalcy will not be easy."
From CNN's Tori B. Powell
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the Baltimore bridge collapse "a unique circumstance."
"I do not know of a bridge that has been constructed to withstand a direct impact from a vessel of this size," he said Tuesday at a news conference
He said the country will take the situation and learn from it.
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged the families affected by the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
"We should also recognize that this is an excruciating day for several families who went to bed last night having it be a normal night and woke up today to news that no one wants to receive," he said at a press briefing Tuesday afternoon.
"They are hoping and praying and we are hoping and praying with them. We are all putting our arms around the community of Baltimore and that is true for all of this country," he added.
From CNN's Elise Hammond
Air, land and sea resources are all being deployed to assist in the search and rescue efforts after a Baltimore bridge collapsed early Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said.
"There is not a single resource that we will hold off on deploying," the governor said.
He said he wants to make sure the operation is carried out “to its fullest intent.”
“This will not be short, there’s going to be a long road,” Moore said. “There's going to be a long road, not just as we go from search and rescue. There will be a long road as we talk about what does the future of this region, the future of the area looked like.“
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin said that reopening the Patapsco River channel is critical to the state's economy.
"It affects many, many jobs. It affects not only jobs here in Maryland, but around the country and world. So our next priority is make sure we get that channel opened and then we also need to fix and replace the bridge for the surface transportation," Cardin said during a news conference Tuesday.
From CNN's Rachel Ramirez
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday afternoon thanked the members of the philanthropic community and the private sector who have been reaching out and offering support, especially those who have stepped in to provide meals for first responders.
"Everybody has raised their hands to serve, and I can tell you, it is so deeply appreciated," Moore said. "It's so deeply felt, and for everyone who was offering prayers and support, I can tell you those prayers are working and we are grateful."
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he spoke to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, saying they voiced their "full-throated" support.
"Also had the chance to speak with both the president and the vice president, who have been full-throated in their support of everything that we're doing here in Maryland, and we just want to say how grateful we are to them," Moore said Tuesday at a news conference.
