welcome to cnn s special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. i m wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12-story condo building collapse here in surfside, florida. and i m pamela brown in washington. we have a lot of breaking news to cover this hour, pamela. we ll do it together. the structural engineering company that inspected the champlain towers in 2018 says they also gave estimates back in june of 2020 for the building s 40-year recertification. the consultant only provides engineering consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. and they also stated, and i m quoting, we are deeply troubled by this building collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed. as we do so, we also continue to pray for all those impacted by this tragic event. tonight, surfside officials are warning residents of a sister building, the champlain towers north, and they re warning them to evacuate n
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[wendy davis] you know what i do have. i have a memorabilia book of the filibuster. and i think it might be one of those up there. i just treasure it, and of course i ll be able to pass it down to my granddaughters so they can understand what their bubbe did, and how their bubbe was fighting for them. we put together all of the legal background; the griswold decision, roe v wade, supreme court decisions that of course reinforced the fact that women do have the right to choose until a pregnancy is viable. and we prepared to begin that day with all of that data. but here we are still without access to safe abortion care in this country. [tense music] [audience cheering] [audience cheering] [tense, suspenseful music] [audience cheering] - hello, everyone! [audience cheering] i m so happy to be here in community with you today. boy, did i need you, and i know we needed each other, right? - yes. [audience cheering] - on september 1st, when senate bill 8 went into effect, this figh
[wendy davis] you know what i do have. i have a memorabilia book of the filibuster. and i think it might be one of those up there. i just treasure it, and of course i ll be able to pass it down to my granddaughters so they can understand what their bubbe did, and how their bubbe was fighting for them. we put together all of the legal background; the griswold decision, roe v wade, supreme court decisions that of course reinforced the fact that women do have the right to choose until a pregnancy is viable. and we prepared to begin that day with all of that data. but here we are still without access to safe abortion care in this country. [tense music] [audience cheering] [audience cheering] [tense, suspenseful music] [audience cheering] - hello, everyone! [audience cheering] i m so happy to be here in community with you today. boy, did i need you, and i know we needed each other, right? - yes. [audience cheering] - on september 1st, when senate bill 8 went into effect, this fig
[wendy davis] you know abwhat i do have. i have a memorabilia book of the filibuster. and i think it might be one of those up there. i just treasure it, and of course i ll be able to pass it down to my granddaughters so they can understand what their bubbe did, and how their bubbe was fighting for them. we put together all of the legal background; the griswold decision, roe v wade, supreme court decisions that of course reinforced the fact that women do have the right to choose until a pregnancy is viable. and we prepared to begin that day with all of that data. but here we are still without access to safe abortion care in this country. [tense music] [audience cheering] [audience cheering] [tense, suspenseful music] [audience cheering] - hello, everyone! [audience cheering] i m so happy to be here in community with you today. boy, did i need you, and i know we needed each other, right? - yes. [audience cheering] - on september 1st, when senate bill 8 went into effect, this fi