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Collapse one potential mode of failure is so-called punching failure. in which the slab punches through the columns and potentially progress from there. the other thing that we know about the building is that in the pool area, the pool deck, the 2018 report identified some damage that were in need of repairs. we also know in addition to what -- >> professor, can i cut you off for a second? i just want to get your take on the sequencing because i think its important and new. if the pool and garag...

First, though, cnn senior investigative correspondent drew griffin with the very latest on what we know tonight. >> reporter: as more lawsuits are being filed across south florida in the deadly collapse of the champlain towers south condominium, there is more evidence residents, engineers and the condo board knew their building was deteriorating. a letter e-mailed on april 9, just three months ago, from the skond minutium association board president, warned the observable damage such as in the g...

Two days before the collapse. they found extensive cracking beneath the pool deck. was this a piece of a puzzle? was there something they should have foreseen or known? the board president said, no, that was never there, and if they were, why did residents stay in the building? fair enough, but did they miss big clues? let me ask you something. you hear me at the top, this 150 number that we have. i heard another local official talking about it and now they say its 149, but how do they know? how...

The building, not only from residents who lived there years previously but also in data. remember that 2018 report by a consulting company, an engineer inspecting that part of the building and finding that there was decay in the concrete, corroded rebar, calling for extensive repairs. it also corroborates what weve heard from witnesses who say that there were issues in that area, there were problems before the partial collapse of the building in that garage area below the pool deck. i want you t...

The Miami Condo Collapse: Everything We Know (So Far) With all the reports on the collapse of Miamis Champlain Towers South Condo Building, ForConstructionPros.com are combing through everything we can find bring you details of the story all in one spot. June 28, 2021 Adobe Stock Images | By Felix Mizioznikov The collapse of Miamis Champlain Towers South Condo Building is one of the biggest and most tragic stories of the year. Here at ForConstructionPros.com were combing through all the informa...

Water in that area. >> you know, i read the report. and the water is very, very concerning. and in the report, there is actually a sentence that states that, maybe, this event is actually in other locations in the building. so for example, if the waterproofing has failed where the pool deck is. has the waterproofing, also, failed where the roof is? what happens then is the connections, over time, fail. and this event did not happen, in the past-24 hours or the past-24 months. it -- it took time ...

Is going on right behind this building we are seeing right here. the mayor pointed out yes it is a search-and-rescue operation but it is also an evidence-gathering operation right now. they are trying to piece it together so they can analyze, forensically, whats happening. one of the things some engineers who have looked at the collapse, video of the collapse, and also looked at different pictures like the ones today. told "the new york times" and "the miami herald," theyre of the mind that this...

Forensic engineers caution that answer could yet be months away. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >> drew, thank you so much for that. urgent work is now happening at other buildings in florida to make sure they are not at risk of collapsing. cnns brian todd had a chance to look at the new inspections under way. >> reporter: municipalities on the florida coast are scrambling tonight to make sure the kind of collapse that happened in surfside doesnt happen to them. cnn got exclusive access to the rein...

The pool deck, the entire entry drive and ground level parking, north side contractor parking, and planters, landscaping. jim and poppy, this is exactly what investigators say and experts say will most likely be the focus of the investigation. that bottom portion, where weve been reading in the 2018 report and now in this 2020 leter that was a big major issue with the structural integrity of that building. >> rosa flores, again, thank you for walking everyone through what we know. were learning ...

Of this report being out there. and these were not the only concerns, by the way. there have also been concerns about nearby construction, some people in the building say they felt shaking in the building which alarmed them. weve heard reports of creatks n the building. does any of that definitely have to do with the collapse? absolutely not, but these are things that have to be looked at closely by investigators. >> tom, thank you. i want to bring in a professor of structural engineering at dre...