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Construction site early on the day of the murder because of the severe rainstorm. she said darrell stayed behind to meet with a contractor named curtis pope. >> curtis pope was a pool contractor. darrell was basically mentoring curtis into the construction business. he stayed approximately 20, 25 minutes. he left darrell, darrell said he was going to wait out the rain, and let the traffic die down before he headed home. >> darrells wife told police, curtis pope could not be the killer. >> curtis...

>> reporter: all this, as troubling new reports emerge. "the miami herald" publishing photos from a pool contractor, showing exposed rebar in the crumbling concrete at the champlain towers south, just 36 hours before the catastrophic chance. that contractor telling the paper he was struck by the lack of maintenance in the lower level. and abc news confirming a letter was sent to residents in april, warning that the damage had gotten significantly worse, that "concrete deterioration is accelerati...

Thank you so much for being with us. i want to start, i know you looked at the 2018 report, but since you reviewed that we have seen the pictures in the miami herald of a pool contractor who went under the building, saw many of the things described in the report but maybe even a little bit worse. what do you make of those photos? >> i did not see the photos that were shared in the miami herald, i wouldnt be able to tell you much about them. but the comments in that report, and i see a lot of peo...

Florida. cnn has also learned that residents were facing steep repair costs. $15 million worth following a tw 2018 report which warned how leaking water was leading to deteriorating concrete. and just two days before the collapse, a pool contractor spotted what appears to be serious signs of damage in the garage sharing these photos with the miami herald. and joining me now is sarah bl bl blaskey, tell me what the contractor told you, what was there? >> the contractor said aboveground everything...

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Are these red flags? >> were talking about a pool contractor. hes another structural engineer whom i know in the industry. the deterioration does look significant at that location. thats at the pool maintenance room thats not in the area where it collapsed. it is clear that water has been infiltrating the concrete deck to extensive corrosion at the underside of the slab or the element. thats something we cannot investigate as engineers would you tell us removing these finishes. >> stephanie, if ...