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Drawings. what would you most want to see? >> absolutely. this is an old building. i reviewed the plans, but the plans are old as well. we dont know if there was a revision to those plans. we dont know if there was a structural plan review that caught some error and presumably changed the design. so we cant speak until we know what the final construction set is. another question, if there was a design flaw or construction flaw, my question would be why wasnt that caught during the plans review p...

Presumably, changed the design. so we cant speak, until we know what the final construction set is. another question is if there was a design flaw or construction flaw, my question would be, why wasnt that caught during the plans-review process? or furthermore, the lack of reinforcement. why wasnt that caught? inspectors do a steel framing inspection of the columns in the area in question. that would be my question if in fact found to be a design or construction flaw. >> i get all the provisos. ...

To the ground being exposed to water intrusion for 40 years. rick la guardia, a forensic engineer who is familiar with the building and who specializes in building component failures. rick, obviously i lack your expertise, but when i look at the powerpoint presentation that was made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents -- in fact, im going to put something on the screen that i just quoted so everybody can take a moment and have a peek at it. this was under the headline why we hav...

Made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents. in fact, i am going to put up on the screen something that i just quoted so that everybody can take a moment and -- and have a peek at it. this was under the headline, why we have to do all this now. and the part that jumped out at me was the slabs under the landscaping in front. the area over the storage units have been overstressed, since the day the building went up. design or construction flaw. of what significance do you see in that...

Who consulted on that report to the individual who made a presentation, i think its very alarming when concrete elements are not designed to be overstressed. theyre designed so they dont get overstressed. so if were talking about a potential design or construction flaw, that makes an issue that could be very critical for the sister building that potentially has the same contractor and the same developer. so i would urge if a design professional did write that statement and can verify that, that ...

Such a strong instinct for self-preservation that you wouldnt need to do this, but it turns out to be, perhaps, not true. trey gowdy, thank you very much. always good to have you here. >> thank you. bill: talk to jon and jenna in a moment here, but before we go there, he may have the right to bear arms, but apparently he doesnt have the right to wear this shirt at school. what happened when he refused to change the shirt or turn it inside out or put tape over it. well tell you about that. and th...

Are looking at this entire path of this storm, all 17 miles, to see exactly how strong it was each step of the way, particularly when it came cutting through that main swath that. because that gives them important clues how to design neighborhoods and buildings and try to pre sent damage in the future. they look at targets, the houses, schools, hospital. what are they looking for? specific keys. the noaa for example has looked at a typical house and said a normal house when hit by this type of w...