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
In gaza. What was the evidence behind israels claims that hamas was in the building. We have new information and were going to take you inside of the meeting between the a. P. And the israeli ambassador to the u. S. With reps from both sides coming up. Plus Propublica Bombshell about the taxes of american billionaires, but what about the course of the information. Were going to get into the ethic debate with a top editor from propublica, coming up. But first gagging the news media. There is a big meeting coming you on monday at the Justice Department and it effects all of us because it is about the first amendment. For several weeks weve learned how the trump era doj spied on the press and pursued leakers to do so. First we learned about the secret seizing of Phone Records from reporters and then the gag orders against the New York Times and cnn. And now there are still so many questions out there. Recenttories have also shown how democrats on capitol hill were also targeted by trumps
In gaza. What was the evidence behind israels claims that hamas was in the building. We have new information and were going to take you inside of the meeting between the a. P. And the israeli ambassador to the u. S. With reps from both sides coming up. Plus Propublica Bombshell about the taxes of american billionaires, but what about the course of the information. Were going to get into the ethic debate with a top editor from propublica, coming up. But first gagging the news media. There is a big meeting coming you on monday at the Justice Department and it effects all of us because it is about the first amendment. For several weeks weve learned how the trump era doj spied on the press and pursued leakers to do so. First we learned about the secret seizing of Phone Records from reporters and then the gag orders against the New York Times and cnn. And now there are still so many questions out there. Recenttories have also shown how democrats on capitol hill were also targeted by trumps
In gaza. What was the evidence behind israels claims that hamas was in the building. We have new information and were going to take you inside of the meeting between the a. P. And the israeli ambassador to the u. S. With reps from both sides coming up. Plus Propublica Bombshell about the taxes of american billionaires, but what about the course of the information. Were going to get into the ethic debate with a top editor from propublica, coming up. But first gagging the news media. There is a big meeting coming you on monday at the Justice Department and it effects all of us because it is about the first amendment. For several weeks weve learned how the trump era doj spied on the press and pursued leakers to do so. First we learned about the secret seizing of Phone Records from reporters and then the gag orders against the New York Times and cnn. And now there are still so many questions out there. Recenttories have also shown how democrats on capitol hill were also targeted by trumps
In gaza. What was the evidence behind israels claims that hamas was in the building. We have new information and were going to take you inside of the meeting between the a. P. And the israeli ambassador to the u. S. With reps from both sides coming up. Plus Propublica Bombshell about the taxes of american billionaires, but what about the course of the information. Were going to get into the ethic debate with a top editor from propublica, coming up. But first gagging the news media. There is a big meeting coming you on monday at the Justice Department and it effects all of us because it is about the first amendment. For several weeks weve learned how the trump era doj spied on the press and pursued leakers to do so. First we learned about the secret seizing of Phone Records from reporters and then the gag orders against the New York Times and cnn. And now there are still so many questions out there. Recenttories have also shown how democrats on capitol hill were also targeted by trumps