Now, ahead. Vice president harris heads to the sun belt ready to fire up voters in Battleground Georgia as a state gop official says the race is tighter because of her. And israel sends tanks and troops into the west bank adding even more anger and instability in the region. Good to be with you. Im katy tur in for andrea mitchell. Jack smith has filed a new Superseding Indictment against donald trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. While he doesnt add new charges, jack smith recasts his case as a prosecution of a Candidate Running for office, trying to work around the Supreme Court decision that gives president s broad immunity for, quote, official acts while in office. Gone are the conversations donald trump had with the doj. Gone is the primary reference to him as the 45th president. Instead, hes mainly described as a candidate and changed is coconspirators like Rudy Giuliani are described, they are, quote, private attorneys. Will that be enough . We have analysis
It probably had the same materials. It probably had the same plans, and you know, people are asking me, is the building safe . And i cant tell them it is safe. I cant tell them that. Reporter the families affected by this, fred, are not only wondering about the conditions of their loved ones but also whether this could have been prevented, and were getting new details today that shine a light on the condition of the building before it collapsed. Actually, dating back to 2018. A Structural Field survey that was conducted of the condo warned of cracking in some of the columns that were in the pool deck. An engineer arguing that Major Repairs were going to be needed, repairs that were apparently going to begin before the unthinkable happened as we take a look at these images of rescue crews literally standing atop 11 stories of what used to be homes. We have a full team on the ground right now as the search for survivors continues. Lets start with cnns randi kaye. Shes not far from where
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
More than 60 hours since the collapse took place. Rescue teams are battling fires which greatly complicated the effort to find survivors. We are facing incredible difficulties with the fire. The fire has been going on for awhile. It is a very deep fire. It is extremely difficult to locate the source of the fire. There are new concerns about the condos sister building, nearly identical building located a block away from the collapse. Officials are saying that building should be evacuated until a structural investigation can be done. Has the same name, same developer, probably had the same materials. Probably had the same plans. And people are asking me is the building safe. I cant tell them it is safe. I cant tell them that. One of the Big Questions thats outstanding is how this could happen. Were getting details today about exactly what may have been happening in the pool deck of the building. Structural field survey was done in 2018 and warned of cracking in certain columns. An engine
Unified response to the coronavirus. Our correspondent in brussels is standing by. Hello, everyone, i am auntie francis. Thanks for joining us. Americas monte francis. Thanks for joining us. Americas top diplomat made history today. Mike pompeo is the first u. S. Secretary of state and highestranking u. S. Official to visit the settlements in the west bank, which are considered a violation of international law. As expected, the trip drew praise from israelis and outrage from palestinians. Hmmm pao also visited Golan Heights and declared a part of his pompeo also visited Golan Heights and declared it part of israeli territory. You cannot stand here and deny the central thing this president has recognized that previous president s have refused to do, that this is part of israel. The United States and President Trump will continue to do all we can to make sure israel has what it needs to do that. We will honor your right to defend your own people. Host last year, donald trump acknowledged