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joining me now is forest landing. he deals with collapsed buildings and major disasters including earthquakes. thanks so much for being here with us. you've seen the details in the 2018 report about the structural problems and the repairs needed. you've looked at the pictures of the building before the collapse. so let's set aside hindsight here. should the alarm bells have rung much more urgently? >> i think so. i mean, it's been several years since that report came out and reading through the report, there was evidence of the concrete cracking and corrosion on the rebars. what's really concerning is it was happening in the basement. the basement covers the whole block so it extends beyond the footprint of the building. above the basement exterior is the outside. the report was stating that there was no slope to the slab so it was ponding water so the