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Beloved grandmother. Shes still missing in the collapse. The deadly Hot Air Balloon Crash in new mexico. The basket hitting power lines, separating from the balloon, plunging 100 feet to the ground, bursting into flames. Five onned board. No one survived. The ntsb investigating tonight. The dangerous and lifethreatening heat wave in the west. Sweltering temperatures up to 30 degrees above normal. Alltime records expected to fall. 24 Million People under heat alerts, many in some communities with...

Welcome to cnns special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. Im wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12story condo Building Collapse here in surfside, florida. And im pamela brown in washington. We have a lot of Breaking News to cover this hour, pamela. Well do it together. The Structural Engineering company that inspected the Champlain Towers in 2018 says they also gave estimates back in june of 2020 for the buildings 40year recertification. The consultant only provides Engineering Consultin...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 15th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to BAE Systems Ordinance Systems, Inc. (“BAE”)...

News, which have been submitted to investigators say the building inspector informed residents a month later after reviewing the engineering report, it appears the building is in very good shape. he could not be reached for comment but told the miami herald he didnt remember getting the report. one county official says laws will change because of this collapse. why do you say that? >> reporter:. >> because they will. what took place here will put my colleagues and i in a position to do whatever ...

Not alarming. concerning, but not alarming. >> you say condo boards are the ones responsible. i want to understand what requirements are. back in 2018 an engineering report revealed major structural damage. is a report like that an fyi, a report card, or are there actionable consequences. after the report, nothing happened. >> the 40 year recertification is something thats been in place in miami-dade county for several years. it is sort of a report card given by a structural engineer that the co...

Nbc news correspondent sam brock. >> tonight, the gravity of a mass casualty event in miami. >> i saw her last month. i wish i had -- hugged her. harder >> accentuated after an engineering report found major structural damage underneath the pool deck, and signs previous crush congress repairs were failing. sham plane tower south. though it is not clear what caused the collapse, now board meeting minutes obtained by nbc news which have been submitted to investigators say that surfside building in...

Same name, presumably, the same plans. presumably, the same materials. and the clock is ticking on that building, too. what we did for that was we sent our building inspector in there with an inspector we hired. an emanate inspector. the inspector who after the 9/11 attacks and the fiu bridge when it fell down so he is one of the best in the business. and he went into the building where people were fearful because they were calling me, listen, is my building safe? i couldnt tell them it was safe...

Came out in 2018, noted serious structural concerns. you also have documentation of residents in the building expressing concerns over the years, even the last two years specifically with construction going on. one resident was concerned about construction next door happening too closely. what do you know about the engineering report? where do we go from here? and can you talk about -- because you do have a background when it comes to design experts, structures and things like that, can you talk...

And i think a lot of what hes talking about, if you read the report, many of the things are routine for a 40-year-old building that exists very close to the ocean where theres salt spray and corrosive environments. i dont think those were things that caused the building to fail. you know, if you go through a procedure as a forensic person, youll first look at the design to make sure there werent any mistakes made and then youll look to see the building was constructed based on the design and the...

Country and the world are praying for this situation. >> and we join you in those sentiments. i mean, its an incredible tragedy that were all witnessing. one of the big questions, though, the families have is how could this have happened and the document from 2018 did detail a reportedly some significant issues including cracking in the concrete. how concerning to you is that now that an official told residents shortly after that report was created that the building was in, quote, very good shap...