President Biden Speaks Following Surfside Visit: Watch Recap

SURFSIDE, FL — Just hours after consoling grieving family members hoping to find their loved ones, President Joe Biden delivered public remarks during his visit to Surfside, where he met with those still coping with the aftermath of last week's deadly condo collapse.

The president spoke just before 4 p.m. EDT. You can watch his remarks on YouTube or using the above video player.

One week after the partial collapse at the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, search-and-rescue efforts at the site came to a halt overnight Thursday due to structural and safety concerns.

Six bodies were pulled from the rubble Wednesday – including a mother and her two children, a 4-year-old and a 10-year-old – bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18. There are still 145 people missing at the site.

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Earlier Thursday, Biden addressed some of the families touched by the tragedy in a private meeting. He spoke in deeply personal terms as he offered his prayers and support, The Associated Press reported.

"I just wish there was something I could do to ease the pain," he said in a video posted on Instagram.

"But I promise you: I still believe in prayer," he continued later in the meeting. "You're in my prayers."