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What we have learned is that three years ago, an engineer warned of major structural damage at the complex. And now there are concerns about the Condos Sister building a block away. Surfsides mayor says residents there should evacuate out of an abundance of caution. Family members wait to hear word of loves ones as rescuers are bringing in dogs to sniff through the debris. Cnns Wolf Blitzer joins us from surfside. Wolf, the big news today, an engineer warned three years ago that there were major structural problems at this complex. Wolf, what do you see down there on your end of things . What you see when you get here, jim, is so much worse than you can even imagine with the pictures, because you see that rubble, it is so, so heartbreaking, just to wonder what happened and why it happened. Its heartbreaking all around. Very, very sad. And i suspect things are about to get even worse as we watch what happens in the coming hours. Experts are cautioning that it may take months, months to know what happened here. Back in 2018, managers were urged to make repairs. We understand that work was about to get under way. Well have much more on that Coming Up in a few moments. But first, lets get an update on the search efforts. A wall honoring the 159 people still missing has now been set up. Officials urge families to keep the faith, still hoping that there will be a miracle here. So many people are praying for that miracle. Cnns Randi Kaye is on the scene for us In Surfside. Randi, is there any hope of finding survivors . I know youre speaking to the experts over there. What are researchers doing to try to locate survivors . Reporter theyre not losing hope, wolf, thats for sure. Even with all the obstacles in their way, including a deep, burning fire at the site, at that pile of rubble. That has been burning for some time now. There were fires yesterday. The building, when it shifts, it tends to create small fires. Now theyre dealing with a pretty deep one in that building, hampering the Search And Rescue efforts, unfortunately. Of course thats frustrating the families and rescue teams. Its spreading laterally, so theyre trying to isolate it. Theyre battling it with foam, water, and infrared technology. Theyve dug a trench to search for survivors while staying away from the fire. As you mentioned, the numbers have not changed, four dead, 159 unaccounted for. That other evacuation theyre now talking about at the Sister Building of this Condo Building that collapsed, that would be the north tower, it was built around the same time. It was built by the same developer, using the same materials. So the mayor here In Surfside is very concerned. He thinks it should be evacuated so they can do a full structural investigation of that building and make sure its safe, wolf. They have to err on the side of caution right now. Randi, i know were learning more about this building, what was a 12story Condo Building, the history and the concerns that it wasnt structurally sound. Tell us about that. Reporter right, were talking about this threeyearold structural Field Survey Report which was done back in 2018, certainly raising a lot of red flags, including structural damage. It cites sizable cracks in the Concrete Slab below the pool. It talks about crumbling in the Parking Garage, abundant cracking in the Parking Garage concrete beams and walls, and previous inspections as failing. Thats important, wolf, but nothing in this report indicates that this building was at risk for collapse or facing imminent collapse. The surfside mayor is saying its unclear what steps were taken to actually handle those cracks, wolf. But they have to err really on the side of caution, at least right now. Rand Randi Kaye, well get back to you. Officials are trying to determine the cause of the collapse. Reporter structural engineers and other experts now scrambling to find answers as to how this collapse could have occurred in an area with some of the strict over the Building Codes in the world. Its very unusual to see a Building Collapse in this way. It reminds me of buildings in countries where they have earthquakes and the construction is not in good condition. Reporter Professor Wdowinski released a study last year that said the Champlain Tower South had been sinking, or subsiding, as he calls it, at a rate of two millimeters a year between 1993 and 1999. Its not clear if the land was moving or the building was moving into the land. But it was obviously the building itself moved, a very small portion, which is about over the measure the period of six years, about half an inch. Reporter he says that sinking didnt occur in other buildings right around that complex. He said the sinking alone likely would not have caused the building to collapse but experts say it could be associated with tension and possible cracks inside the structure. Local officials say there was Roof Work being done on the building. Their careful to say that may not be the cause of this disaster. But experts say it could have been a contributing factor. Potentially working on the roof, potentially the nonmaintenance of certain parts of the building, where the connections can come together and fail and create the Pancake Effect that happened. Reporter the location and climate of that area, experts say, also have to be considered. Potentially the corrosion of the steel, you know. As you notice, its right next to the ocean. Corrosion of the reinforcement will compromise the capacity of a column. If the column fails, everything fails, essentially. Reporter an attorney for the condo Residents Association says over the past several months the building had undergone what he called thorough inspections in preparation for its 40year certification. Nothing appeared either to the engineers or to any of the residents that would suggest anything like this was imminent. Nothing. Reporter experts say it may take several months before we know the real causes. And as for the possibility of one Smoking Gun usually a collapse like this doesnt happen just because of one factor. Usually its several factors combined. Its like a perfect storm. Reporter weve learned a Class Action Lawsuit has been filed against the champlain towers south condominium association, accusing that Group Of, quote, failures to secure and safeguard the lives and property of Condo Unit owners. The suit seeks in excess of 5 Million in damages and cites a statement from the Associations Director who says repair needs had been identified but not completed. In response to the lawsuit, the director says he doesnt know and engineers dont know with certainty what caused the building to come down, so, quote, how is it that this lawyer knows with certainty what caused the building to fall down . Brian todd, cnn, washington. Brian, thank you very much. For the families of the missing, this is truly an agonizing time. Right now theres nothing they can do but wait. They can hope, they can pray, as the search Teams Comb through this horrible rubble. Joining us is josh spiegel. His mother, 65yearold judy, is among the 159 people still unconcluded for. Josh, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you for being with us during this very, very difficult time. How are you and your family doing right now . Thank you for having me. Its been a very big struggle. Were all heartbroken, and were praying, praying that we get to see my mom again. Its been devastating. And we just are trying to stay as positive as possible. I know your dad was out of town when this collapse occurred. He of course rushed immediately back. He told cnn your mom was the glue that kept the family together. What do you want people to know about your mother . I mean, absolutely, she was. She was the type of person that literally called Me And My Brother and my sister multiple times every day, would drop everything to talk to us, do literally anything for us. She was sorry, she is the absolute best person in the world. She was philanthropic, across the country and all the places weve lived. She loved music. She was a very big Barbra Streisand Fan and beatles fan. She loved music. I would go with her to concerts all the time. We shared that love. And i just want everyone to know and everyone that knows her, knows everything im saying is just barely an inch of the miles and miles of love that she shares with everybody. Ive heard you, your dad, your brothers, your sister, talk about your mother and she obviously is such a wonderful, wonderful mother and also a wonderful grandmother too, right . Oh, absolutely. I have three nieces, and theyre absolutely beautiful. My mom, their grandma, love them so much, and continue to. Looking at some of the pictures of my mom with the kids is you could just see how happy she is every single minute of every day. Before the collapse, did your parents have any concerns about this building where i am . Because were hearing about this report that there was some cracking, crumbling of the columns, the beams, the walls, on the Parking Garage under the building. Where there any concerns expressed by your mom or your dad for that matter . I dont think that the gravity of whats coming out of those reports now was ever really given to the tenants. Little things that you look back on now, that even i noticed when i would visit, is like a little bit of water in the garage. But i dont think anyone really understood or knew about how severe these reports are. Last night, the mayor here In Surfside expressed hope that survivors would still be found, that these Search And Rescue teams have seen people pulled out of the rubble after more than a week goes by. I assume that gives you at least some hope. My whole family is full of fighters and my mom was the strongest of us all. Were not going to stop until we get her back with us. And while i understand the gravity of the situation and how literally every second, the clock is ticking like, im a doctor, im a surgeon, and ive done a lot of trauma and burn surgery in my residency, and i understand that every second is precious. And were trying to do everything possible to spread the word to help my mom, tell everyone who she is, and if anyone can add additional help for us to find her, thats all i ask. Were praying together with you, josh, and your wonderful family. I wish we were meeting under different circumstances, josh. Thank you very, very much. Well continue this conversation with you and your family. Our hearts go out to you. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, wolf. To our viewers, for more information on how you can help the victims of the surfside Building Collapse, go to cnn. Com impact. Up next, well speak to a man who was staying at the hotel right next door when this Condo Building came crashing down. Much more of our special coverage. Were live here In Surfside, florida. Well be back. 1 2 3 4 and i never turn it down aw aw no and i never turn it down oh no and i never turn it down pushing it down making it out taking it now oh love and i never turn it down pushing it down making it out taking it now making it out oh love people everywhere living with Type 2 Diabetes are waking up to whats possible with rybelsus®. You are my sunshine my only sunshine. 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Oh, my gosh, what a mess in here now. The scariest thing. I thought a tornado literally hit. They just said, no, the building is gone. Oh, my word. Oh, my word. Oh, my word. And the man who shot that video, whose voice you just heard, is on the phone with me now. Daniel groves, thank you so much for speaking with us. You were in florida on a Family Vacation to celebrate your sons birthday, and then you captured that stunning footage. Lets start from the beginning. What was going there your mind at the moment you realized what was happening . Honestly, i was just i mean, we that video is probably six minutes after the building maybe a couple of minutes after the Building Collapsed. My thing was, i was showing my family what was going on, in case we lost cell service. I was recording video for my family to let them know what was going on at that moment. I shot everything all at once. Could you hear it collapse . Oh, absolutely. So i was on the second floor, right by the pool. In the middle of this solaris hotel, right beside it. I was dead asleep on the second floor, 1 20 in the morning, my wife and i were sleeping. It sounded like a bomb going off, the loudest thing i had ever heard in my life, from a dead sleep. The whole building shook. I felt like we were in the worst earthquake in my life. I immediately ran to the window, pulled the blinds aside. I couldnt see but four or five feet in front of me, i said, were in a tornado, get up. Right as i said that, the alarms go off and we run right into the next room, grab our kids and take off outside, leaving everything in the room. And we understand your friends are missing right now. Were they staying inside the Condo Building when it collapsed . Have you gotten any updates on that . Honestly, its friends we met on the beach. That was our fifth or sixth day. We had met. This was a family and a couple of guys we had met on the beach. No, no word. Theyre still part of the missing. We didnt see them at the Community Center where they put us. Right now theyre still missing, to my knowledge. I cant imagine being on vacation and having something happen like this right next door to where you were staying. This had to be traumatic for you and your family. How is everybody holding up . Its not real good. My kids are really shook. My 6yearold turns 7 today. Were actually in disney right now. Its amazing how it worked, the Resort Kind of got us a Rental Car and sent us over, told us to come to disney. We woke up and came here today, just trying to get a little joy out of the last 48, 72 hours, if any. Toilet flushes, my kids are screaming. A doorbell, a bell on the elevator dings, my kids hold their ears. I dont know. I mean, i dont know what the long term effects are going to be. Not real well. Were here, were alive. Theres other serious issues here. Absolutely. And you were saying that youre at disney now but when you were at your hotel or where you were staying earlier In Surfside, did you feel safe in that building . Well, honestly, it took very violently. When i went over to look out the window, there was a big crack in the glass where debris flew over and hit it. Right out the window theres dust, debris, concrete, everything. So, not really. Im not a structural engineer. I would imagine i dont know. I dont know how to answer that. Not really. We just went out and got down the street three or four blocks to the Community Center. Daniel, thank you so much for joining us on the phone and talking about what you captured in that video. It may actually help the authorities try to get to the bottom of all of this. I hope you and your kids are doing better in the days to come. Its just an awful thing that you went through. Thanks so much for talking to us, we appreciate it. You take care. Coming up, rescuers are desperately searching for survivors in the rubble of that collapsed Condo Building. Well speak to a woman whose mother was on the ninth floor of the building when the unthinkable happened. With cuttingedge tech, worldclass interiors, and peerless design. Their only competition is each other. The incomparable mercedesbenz suvs. Extraordinary runs in the family. Visit your local Mercedesbenz Dealer for exceptional financing offers on select suvs. Spray, lift, skip, step. Swipe, lift, spin, dry. Slam, pan, still. Fresh move, move, move, Move Aaaaand still fresh. Degree. Ultimate freshness activated when you move. Big businesses like major League Baseball Trust tmobile. Because the business of baseball reaches across america, Ultimate Freshness just like tmobiles 5g. From the front office, to the scouts in the heartland, to the virtual draft. And tmobile has 5g speeds that help mlb bring fans to Batting Practice in hd. I booked our hotel on kayak. 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Maggie ramsey, everybody calls you maggie, thats your mom were talking about. Yes. You heard about the collapse when you were at a conference in orlando. You live in jupiter. Tell us about your mom. My mom is a very independent woman, 80 years old, came from cuba, made her way, worked hard to make her way and was trying to live her best life at this moment, by the beach, by the water, which she loved. And we were planning a trip after covid, she became 80 during covid, were like, hey, mom, lets go to napa and the grandkids in august. She couldnt wait for that to happen. Shes lived in this building for ten years . Over ten years, yeah. Has there been ever any indication of structural problems, did your mom ever complain about the building . She didnt complain about the building. She was complaining about a couple of things, there were some assessments and they were reviewing those assessments, whatever they were. I will say that when the other building beside it was being which is relatively new, was being built, she did complain of a lot of tremors and things being done to the other building that she sometimes was concerned, what may be happening to her building that might be putting it at risk as a result. But she loved living here and in this building. She loved the building, she loved the community. She had her Group Of friends at the church, st. Patricks, very closeknit. Were about an hour and a half to me, she would take her car and drive to see me in jupiter without a problem. She loved being by the water. Ive only been here a day, but a pretty diverse community in that building, right . Incredibly diverse community. Over at the family reunification center, its like a plethora of international all sorts of international folks, all sorts of different faiths in there, but everybody working real close together. Do you remember the last conversation you had with your mom . Yeah, i do. So i just had surgery on thursday. Im an Old Nly child. She said, you have to take care of your health, youre not 20 anymore. She had called me on Wednesday Night while i was at the conference, i wasnt able to talk to her because i was at the meeting at the time. I was like, ill call her tomorrow morning. And that never happened. How did you hear about this . I turn on the news every morning. My husband said, something happened at the beach. And when we looked, thats her building. Never in A Thousand years did i think that was her building or that her building is just not there anymore. But thats how we found out. We quickly packed up and headed down. It was a 12story building. What floor was her apartment . Ninth, right in the middle. Its a big end of the l and shes right in the middle of the ninth floor of that l. Are you still praying, do you have hope . Im a faithbased person, my mother taught me to be strong in faith. Although were burdened with despair and heavy hearts at the moment, were lifted up by a lot of the faith in the Miracles God can create. I have to say also, other than this horrible thing going on right now, the worst thing is not to know. And so im very at first it was difficult because we werent knowing a lot. And now officials have been great, desantis has come in and were getting updates every twice a day. And theyre being very detailed. Theyll sit with us and give us more detail, exactly where theyre going. Thats kind of alleviating the heart a little bit, because like i said, knowing whatever the outcome may be, you hope that they didnt suffer. Knowing is healing in itself. I think i speak for all of our viewers in the u. S. And around the world, good luck. Thank you. I appreciate that. Were praying together with you. Pray for good weather. Your mother is blessed to have a daughter like you. Thank you much. Jim, this is so heartbreaking, when you hear these stories, unfortunately so many of them. Well have more Coming Up. But, you know, what can i say, its just a wrenching thing to know whats going on right now. I fear and suspect its going to go to the worse. Absolutely, wolf. I know you have some connections to the miami area, so i can only imagine how it must be just gutwrenching to watch this and see the pain that is just so obvious on the faces of those folks down there, who are just waiting to find out, you know, if theres some miracle that their relative could be alive. Were all praying. And we know so many people in this area who live in buildings very similar to this building. And a lot of them right now, elderly people, theyre really worried, theyre nervous, as presumably they should be. Absolutely. And ive been down to miami so many times. You see these buildings all the time. You just take for granted that theyre structurally sound. 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Were continuing to follow the tragic situation unfolding In Surfside, florida, where rescuers are desperately searching for any signs of life in the rubble of a collapsed condo there. At this hour nearly 160 people remain unaccounted for. This was the front page of the Miami Herald today describing the situation simply as heartbreak. Were continuing to talk to Rescue Crews and Family Members looking for loved ones. Well keep you updated on all that have. Meantime, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has sentenced to 22 1 2 years in prison for the murder of george floyd. The judge said chauvin denied floyd the dignity owed to all Human Beings when he knelt on Floyds Neck while he cried, i cant breathe. During the hearing there was a statement from his 7yearold daughter, gianna. I ask about him all the time. If you could say anything to your daddy, what would it be . It would be, i miss you and i love him. I wanted to know from the man himself, why. What were you thinking . What was going through your head when you had your knee on my Brothers Neck . Our family is forever broken. And one thing we cannot get back is george floyd. Joining me now, cnn legal analyst and criminal Defense Attorney joey jackson. Joey, thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. Prosecutors asked for 30 years, as you know. Derek chauvin got 22 1 2. What did you think of the result . There are a lot of folks who thought this comes wasnt enough. Im probably one of those folks, jim. In fact i firmly am. Its a significant start. I think when you look at the case, when you look at the fact that there was a conviction here, that in and of itself is significant in terms of a reckoning, in terms of accountability. The second portion of it, 22 1 2 years absolutely is significant. But, you know, as lawyers, jim, what we do is we look at precedent. As the prosecutor noted during the sentencing, if one aggravating factor, and just to reset, remember that he would have been that is, chauvin would have been eligible for 12 1 2 years if there were no aggravating factors, meaning if he was just convicted of the crime but the judge didnt find, a, that he abused his authority, b, that he acted with three or more people, c, that you had children that were present, and d, that he acted with particular cruelty and inhumanity. And so if one aggravating factor can double the standard sentence of 12 1 2 to 15 years to the 30 the prosecutor asked for and you have four aggravating factors, i just didnt see the reasoning from the court as to why they would not give the 30 and instead settle for the 22 1 2. And thats my analysis with respect to the Judges Punishment of the 22 1 2 years. Lets play what Derek Chauvin said to the Floyd Family said yesterday in court. I want to give my condolences to the Floyd Family. Umm, theres going to be some other information in The Future that would be of interest. And, uh, i hope things will give you some peace of mind. Thank you. No one knows what he means when he says some other information in The Future. He doesnt sound particularly remorseful to me, joey. We should note federal charges are still pending against chauvin. What could that mean . So theres a couple of things, jim. An Open Question was whether he would speak at all. And the basis for him potentially not speaking, given a broader narrative, was because you have an appeal pending, in addition to what you mentioned, which are federal charges. So the fact that he said, hey, my condolences, i think is important, and the family certainly needed to hear that. What he means about something coming in The Future is a mystery to me, and i cant even speculate. Is he penning a letter to the family, will he write something to them to express what hes going to do . I just dont know. But i do know that in addition to this state case, that federal case will come. And certainly based upon that, we know hes charged federally with civil rights violations for his conduct, and hell be held accountable if that court too. So that could add additional time to the time hes serving now. Interesting. All right, joey jackson, thanks so much, appreciate that analysis. Well watch to see if chauvin receives more years in prison. That may alleviate some of this criticism were seeing after that decision from the judge. Joey, thanks again for joining us. Coming up, criminal charges against the Trump Organization could be days away. How the Trump Team is responding, next. Plus, she wrote the book on romance and feminism. But this is the only story she never told. Cnn Films Lady Boss the Jackie Collins Story Airs Tomorrow at 9 00 eastern on cnn. 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And youre looking at live pictures coming in now of that Building Collapse In Surfside, florida where authorities are still searching for survivors and victims of that deadly collapse. Just painstaking working going on there. You can see some of the rescuers on the pile as we speak. Well of course keep you posted on any developments just as soon as they come in. Our Wolf Blitzer is on the ground there as well. Meantime, were Learning Charges could be coming soon in an investigation into the Trump Organization. The manhattan District Attorney has told lawyers for the company that it could face criminal charges as soon as next week. Sources say the charges will likely be in connection with benefits provided to employees and allegations that the Trump Organization tried to avoid paying taxes on those benefits. An attorney for the former president saying this about the investigation and the potential charges. Quote, its outrageous, its unprecedented, its never happened before, its done just to get to Donald Trump. And our elie honig, a cnn senior legal analyst and former assistant u. S. Attorney for the southern district of New York, joins me now to answer your legal questions. Elie, a ton of questions about all how Bill Barr broke the Prosecutors Code and corrupted the justice department. Just a ton of questions coming in about these charges that appear to be looming for the Trump Organization, one viewer asking, elie, asking if the Trump Organization is charged criminalny, what could the legal consequences be for Donald Trump or others who ran the company. What do you think. Prosecutors do have the ability to indict corporations like the Trump Organization, but its important to know what that is and is not. No individual Human Being goes to prison on a charge like that. It could be serious penalties for the Trump Organization, fines, restitution, compliance, they could even be disbanded. Basically this could be the end of the Trump Organization if theyre indicted. They look at how pervasive was it. Whats the history. How long has this corporation been involved in crime. If there is an indictment of the Trump Organization, Thats Something to look at , but its different for trump as an individual. What steps can be taken to reverse or challenge them . You know, jim, theres two ways that that can happen. The first way is through federal legislation. I think weve seen quite clearly in congress over the last couple of weeks, thats not going to happen any time soon. The other way is through the courts. The doj is going to have to prove the Georgia Law was passed with a discriminatory purpose. Thats not going to be easy to do. What doj does in its briefs, is they say you have to look at the history of repressive Voting Laws and the democrats just barely won the president ial race and two senate races in georgia largely on Minority Voting and heavy districts. So this is going to be an uphill legal climb for the doj but a worthy and legal fight for them to have. And, elie, we learned Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in the state of New York. If there wasnt a lot going on, we would be talking about this a lot more than we are. Can giuliani fight the suspension . I suspect he can, but this is going to be difficult for him. Its really a stunning fall for Rudy Giuliani who was once a very respected lawyer in New York city. So it is rare to see someone have their license suspended. It happens but not very often, especially when you have a judicial panel who found that rudy made demonstrably false statements. He said hes going don test it. I dont think its going to go well for him, but he has that right to appeal. Elie, thanks so much. Since the pandemic, people of color have been devastated by covid19, dying at a much Greater Rate than white americans, but early on, most lacked testing. Only 22 have been inoculated. 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