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Said she saw the pool collapse into a sink hole and we know that some of these reports about damage the building point to structural damage here and around the pool deck which may have been a contributing factor to all of this. she was on the phone, the phone line went dad and we of course know what happened after that. we hear individual stories, how this community is feeling, we expect a briefing shortly where people are hoping there will be some good news. hearing these reports suggesting tha...

Parking garage right by the pool deck. the water drained for this repair. there are columns and concrete floor cracking, rusted cables supporting the concrete. they looked at a column that supports the repair. >> when you look at what happened given champlain, how concerned are you? >> very concerned. >> reporter: why? >> because it could fail and people could die. >> reporter: these inspectors emphasize this is normal wear and tear for buildings like this and it doesnt mean the building is in i...

A meeting with people tied to the condo in which the official says it appears the building was in good shape. a lot of questions about why that was said, what the reaction was to it in light of this report being out there. there have also been concerns, an email about the nearby construction. some people in the building saying they felt shaking in their building which alarmed them. weve heard reports of creaks in the building. does any of that prove that any of this had anything to do with the c...

Proofing issues from the pool deck that were affecting the concrete in the garage were significant concerns at least three years ago. >> yeah, i think that they said that this person was told, aaron, that the -- they had so much water they had to pump it out so much that the change the water pumps every two years because it was so bad, the standing water? thats right. the employee suggested this was a significant problem that people knew about. there was another new report tonigh "usa today" whe...

About water and the deterioration of the concrete and the structure. it is very concerning to me to see those pictures. >> the miami dade mayor says a building audit has uncovered serious issues. does the process of inspecting buildings along the south florida coast, for example, need to change? >> yeah. thats a great question. and let me just go back a second and say that the pool structure is intact. i am most concerned with the reports of the membrane that was found under the pool deck. i thi...

Draining of water, so water was ponding. it would have to evaporate into the air. let me go ahead and read you a portion of this report, because it really is going to give you an idea of what were talking about here. the waterproofing below the pool deck and entrance drive as well as all of the planter waterproofing is beyond its useful life and therefore must all be completely removed and replaced. the failed waterproofing is causing major structural damage to the concrete structural slab below...

Matice levy joins me. thank you for being with me. >> thank you. >> you were on cnn this weekend with my colleague, michael smerconish and raised real concerns about the slab, basically, underneath the pool deck that continues on. that was your initial concern. now, seeing what you have seen from this 2018 report, how many questions does that add to you about that part of the structure? >> two thing. one is the video of the collapse itself, which is clear that the collapse started at the bottom....

For an audit of all buildings over 40 years old to determine if there is a problem that needs to be addressed, and if so, address it immediately. but its unclear, as you mention, how those building codes might make a difference. especially after hurricane andrew. >> "the wall street journals" deborah acosta thank you for that update. well speak to an engineer later who works in condo repair and who worked on the pool deck in 2017. well also speak live with the mayor of miami-dade. >> it is, agai...

Entire building collapsed last week. a report about the building from 2018 has resurfaced in which an engineer flagged a, quote, major error from the buildings origin regarding the drainage on the pool deck that it caused, quote, major structural damage. the residents were told the building was in good shape. also over the weekend after days of pleading, families were allowed to go on site to grieve for their missing loved ones. the death toll has risen to ten. as of this morning 151 souls are s...

Thank you for being with us this morning. >> poppy, thank you so much for allowing me to be with you here. >> i would like to begin with that report. in addition to the photos we just showed it found major structural damage, that is a quote. they said many of the previous gauge concrete repairs were failing. they were very concerned about a lack of effective waterproofing on pool deck that extended beyond that. the report did not say that the building was at risk of imminent collapse but it did ...