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everybody out of that rubble pile. >> and mayor, you've said tropical storm elsa was a blessing in disguise. help us understand why it was so important for crews to demolish the remainder of the condo ahead of the storm, even if it is moving west, the outer bands could have an effect, right? >> that storm initiated a conversation about the necessity to bring that building down because the worst thing that could have happened was to have a storm come in and blow that building down on top of the pile. i met with governor desantis personally and we discussed fact that needed to be taken down and we need to make that problem disappear. i went to mayor cava who was told by experts that it could not be done and to her credit she asked the hard questions. she made a 180 degree turn and made a very admirable decision to move forward with moving that, taking that building down. it was tough, it was gutsy.