Shock. I was in a deep sleep and i heard an incredible bang. And we opened up the door from our apartment and there was a huge pile of rubble. And dust. And just havoc. Grabbed the Childrenen A St and started running out the door and everybody was screaming and panicking. Everybody was here but the wife and three children, 2, 6 and 9. Were they here visiting . Doct yes, vacation. Im just asking god because they are in the affected area. And there are still many questions. Chief among them, what could have caused such catastrophic failure . One experts opinion, corrosion of steel. And it means that the building was assumed by the series of pillars. So if the pillars fail, everything fails. So that is exactly what it looked like. And i seen the failures like that, hundreds of them like that. And this is right next to the ocean and also that area collapses also a sign. So corrosion of the reinforcement will compromise the capacity of Thec Column Fai fails. And of course it is still a Fran
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 Consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. And they also stated, and im quoting, we are deeply troubled by this Building Collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed. As we do so, we also continue to pray for all those impacted by this tragic event. Tonight, surfside officials are warning residents of a Sister Building, the Champlain Towers north, and theyre warning them to evacuate now. We have a full team
Overnight that grounded flights and triggered delays nationwide. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, its tuesday, june 15th. On the eve of this historic summit with Vladimir Putin, President Biden stands on The World Stage this morning with americas closest eu allies. He started out this morning by meeting with the president and Prime Minister of belgium. This gathering with eu nations follows nato talks and for the first time china is a big focus. The 30 nato members singling out beijings rising Military Power as a top challenge. Later today, the president Travels To Geneva for his highly anticipated meeting face to face meeting with Vladimir Putin. President biden said the United States snot looking for a confrontation. Jeff zeleny traveling with the president. Jeff joins us now live from brussels. Another big day before i think the most anticipated moment of this trip, jeff. Reporter good morning, john. President biden is holding that final se
Overnight that grounded flights and triggered delays nationwide. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, its tuesday, june 15th. On the eve of this historic summit with Vladimir Putin, President Biden stands on The World Stage this morning with americas closest eu allies. He started out this morning by meeting with the president and Prime Minister of belgium. This gathering with eu nations follows nato talks and for the first time china is a big focus. The 30 nato members singling out beijings rising Military Power as a top challenge. Later today, the president Travels To Geneva for his highly anticipated meeting face to face meeting with Vladimir Putin. President biden said the United States snot looking for a confrontation. Jeff zeleny traveling with the president. Jeff joins us now live from brussels. Another big day before i think the most anticipated moment of this trip, jeff. Reporter good morning, john. President biden is holding that final se
Dips below 15 as of right now the icu capacity in the bay area is at 25. 4 . At this rate, the stay at home order could go into effect by the end of the month delay to stay at home order will last 3 weeks in closed several businesses, including bars which are pretty much already closed. Wineries hair salons and barbershops retail can remain open. But at 20 capacity. Restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout yeah, this is owners they are sounding off on the possibility of another shutdown we spoke today with the manager of a day spa. In downtown lafayette. She says the governors announcement is already confusing her clients. A lot of our clients by canceling theyre trying to get in sooner before the closure happens. Businesses like this day spa were forced to close for the first several months of the pandemic Restaurant Owners in San Francisco are on edge about the fate of Outdoor Dining some restaurants are apparently getting calls tonight that. Suggests Outdoor Dining could be shu