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It's hard to get all the daily that's why i love fiber choice. it has the fiber found in many fruits and vegetables, all in a tasty chewable tablet. fiber choice: the smart choice. this morning we learned the lead engineer on a florida bridge project tried to tell state officials about cracks. he left the message on a d.o.t. landline and here's the problem, no one heard that until after the bridge collapse. >> still, federal investigators warn it is too early to draw any conclusions about what caused the structure to crumble. kayley has the latest. >> we're learning an engineer for the compa...

All right, today we're getting new information about the fatal bridge collapse in miami. the lead engineer on the bridge project tried to tell state officials about cracks two days before the tragedy. he left a voice mail on a d.o.t. employee's office line. >> i was calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and some cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span, the pylon end of that span we moved this weekend. so we've taken a look at it and obviously some repairs will have to be done but from a safety perspective we don't see there's any issue th...

Collapsed and crushed cars below. and now, do we know that the n construction gaen was aware of them? >> ana, we have learned that they were aware. they had been made aware, and even though that voice mail was not heard by that florida department of transportation employee until the day after the collapse, we now know that fiu officials as well as representatives from the c construction company, and the engineering firm and the florida department of transportation actually met on thursday morning about five hours before this bridge collapsed to discuss those cracks, and that lead engineer who ...

So we've taken a look at it and obviously some repairs or whatever will have to be done. but from a safety perspective, we don't see that there is any issue there. >> reporter: so that voice mail left on tuesday two days before the collapse. but not heard until friday a day after the collapse because the florida department of transportation employee who received it was out of the office on assignment. now, the engineering firm that the lead engineer works for responded to the release of the voice mail saying the esvaluatin was based on the best information at that time and indicated there were...

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