Wildfire across the northern, the border in northern california. Also making headlines the Delta Variant now to be the most prevalent strain of the coronavirus in the United States the. Partial Lock Downs as Cases Surge in countries. Could it return to mask wearing become a reality as we head into the fall . Plus a monumental mistake here in new York City which is raising questions this morning about results in the democratic primary for mayor and the integrity of the process. Election officials somehow adding 130,000 nonvalid Test Ballots to the count. Cnn senior political Writer And Analyst is with us. The question i think for so many people waking Thunder Morning or Last Night before they went to bed Last Night how does this happen . Its a disgrace. I mean, look. You have one job. Count the ballots. They had a week after the initial preferences came in. Do the Rank Choice a week after that. Look Theres Nothing wrong with testing your software but you take those votes out especially
It is wednesday, June 30th and 5 00 a. M. Here in new york. And it is dangerously hot with records falling faster than mercury is rising. In british columbia, at least 233 deaths have been reported since friday, double the average. We are talking canada here and it is not clear how many of those fatalities are heatrelated, but the Chief Coroner calls it an unprecedented time. It climbed to 121 on tuesday, a new alltime record for the area. There will be a lot of people ending up in the hospital and being really sick from this because some of them dont know how to look after themselves. There is only so much that i can do to try to keep him cool. We dont have central air, dont have currently dont have any fans. The worst sound for any mother. And in washington state, three deaths are potentially linked to heat related illness. Spokane set an alltime Heat Record of 109 degrees. And inoregon, there are 5 00 emergency cases in just four days. Feels like armageddon. It is unbelievable. But
Reports of leaks and flooding go back decades. Its not clear if they contributed to the disaster. And breaking news, moments ago cnn obtained a letter sent by the Condo Board President to the residents of the collapsed Tower Warning about the severity of the damage prior to the collapse and the urgent need for repairs. That letter was sent in april of this year, just two months ago. The champlaign tower, observable damage in the garage has gotten significantly worse since the initial inspection in 2018. The Roof Situation got much worse so extensive Roof Repairs had to be incorporated. The letter seeks to explain a 15 Million Price Tag for repairs, much higher than the initial scope of the 2018 work estimate. I am joined now by the mayor of surfside, florida, Charles Burr get. Mayor, thank you for joining us once again. We are looking at the letter sent by the Board President in april, two months ago, saying the situation getting much worse just in the last three years. How does that s
Florida. Cnn has also learned that residents were facing steep repair costs. 15 Million worth following a Tw 2018 report which warned how leaking water was leading to deteriorating concrete. And just two days before the collapse, a Pool Contractor spotted what appears to be serious signs of damage in the garage sharing these photos with the Miami Herald. And joining me now is Sarah Bl Bl blaskey, tell me what the contractor told you, what was there . The contractor said Aboveground Everything Looked okay, but once you went to the basement, he started noticing things that didnt Look right to him. The first thing he noticed was standing water, a lot of it in the garage area, right under that Patio Deck that we have heard called Into Question by 2018 report, and as he went into the Pool Equipment Room on the South Side of the building, He Saw Serious corrosion of rebar that had been exposed from cracked concrete in the beams underneath the pool, and all of that is signs of some sort of wa
Here in surfside the agonizing search for survivors enters day seven as questions mount about the cause of this deadly Building Collapse. This Morning Eyewitness who escaped from the Condo Tower is filling in critical new details about the timeline of this disaster. There was a big boom, and i was running to see where the sound come from, and i saw all the Garage Collapse. God watches us. God was waiting for us to leave the building. And then another big boom. Then we didnt see anything. The then suddenly quiet after the big boom and it was all over. Critically there She Saw the Garage Collapse first. And then the rest of the building. Well break down what that means. First the dangerous and deadly Heat Wave gripping the u. S. Northwest. Record breaking temperatures have now been reported in california, oregon and washington. A lot of people in that part of the country simply dont have air conditioners. At least three people have died in Washington State with hundreds of heat related h