Welcome to cnns special live coverage of the tragedy near miami. Im wolf blitzer, near the scene of the 12story condo Building Collapse here in surfside, florida. And im pamela brown in washington. We have a lot of Breaking News to cover this hour, pamela. Well 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 buildings 40year recertification. The consultant only provides Engineering Consulting services, not repair or restoration contracting, the statement said. And they also stated, and im 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 theyre warning them to evacuate now. We have a full team
They key grand were here at historic murphy avenue where a lot of businesses here at the shutter its doors because of the pandemic know well the new order begins tomorrow. We spoke to one business owner, who got permission from the city of sunnyvale to get a head start with reopening. Customers stop by lees favorite books and Downtown Sunnyvale to pick up orders thursday afternoon. Lee odom is the owner shes been relying on delivery the past 2 months to keep or store float. Odom says she spoke to sonny bill city officials who gave her the green light to offer Curbside Pickup early weve really had change our system and completely change the way we do business changes like shifting online for doing everything from updating our website helping customers by email sometimes video you know facebook pose curating selections for customers Santa Clara County was ground 0 of copa 19 but county Public Health Officials Say theres been significant progress in controlling the spread of the virus on
Today in downtown oakland and then marched to 7th street and rally in response to the death of michael brown. There was a large police presence, but no arrests. This is a video of the crowd a short time ago. We will keep an eye on the situation in oakland and have an update for you on abc 7 news at 11 00. For the most part the protests have been w3nvpeaceful. We have a look at the latest effort to ease the tension. Reporter today, behind closed doors, 12 jurors will decide the fate of darren wilson, the Ferguson Police officer who shot and killed the unarmed teen. We will have everything that there is, every piece of photograph and physical evidence. Reporter the prosecuting attorney does not expect a decision of the grand jury until mid october. These demonstrators on the streets of ferguson want to see wilson arrested immediately t police union said its too soon to pass judgment on officer wilson. He has been villified in the media. Reporter before the shooting it was said that the
Good evening to you on this wednesday night. The hunt is on for the brutal killers from the terrorist group isis. Experts studying these eyes, the man with the british accent that executed journalist james foley. Brian ross has been studying the all the clues and the tapes, and has the latest right now. Reporter as outrage spread around the world today over this scene, jim foleys parents said they had never been prouder of their son. He was strong, courageous, loving to the end. We just recognized our little boy, he was just a hero. You know from the videos, his last words were, i wish i had more time to see my family. Reporter u. S. And british authorities spent the day looking for clues on the video about the identity of the hooded executioner of jim foley. Using a database of known jihadists to look for a match with his eyes, his hands, and most telling, his voice, with what british authorities call a distinct london accent. You have plotted against us and gone out of your way to fi
Thank you, jonathan. Ups is warming some customers credit and debit information may have been exposed by a computer virus. 100,000 transactions between january 20 and august 11th at risk. The company says it is not aware of any fraud related to the attack. An outside Security Firm found the virus at computers at 51 stores nationwide. Hearing for the first time from former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell and his corruption trial. Mcdonnell took the stand yesterday in his own defense. 1 days into the trial. Testifying about his sometimes volatile relationship with his wife maureen. The two were charged in a 14count indictment accused of accepting 165,000 in cash and gifts from a political supporter. Mcdonnell denies the charges. Were learning new details this morning about the final resting place of actor robin williams. Tmz is reporting that the official death certificate for the hollywood legend says he was cremated the day after he died. And his ashes were scattered in San Francisco b