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
welcome to cnn this morning. i m victor blackwell. i m rahel solomon. good to be with you. good to have you. thank you. here are some. headlines this morning. after more than a week on the run, a pennsylvania inmate has been captured. we will tell you how it played out. plus, we will hunt you down, that s the message from a police officer to a suspect on a run in georgia after four people are shot and killed. we will have the latest on the investigation. also, all eyes on wimbledon ahead of the men s finals. novak djokovic trying to make history as he gets ready to face off against the top player in the world. a preview. and it s climbing. another night with no winning powerball ticket. how high the jackpot is now. we begin hthis morning in pennsylvania. authorities have recaptured an inmate after a nine-day manhunt. michael burham had military experience and survivalist skills and was, quote, dangerous. despite being on the run for days, he didn t get very
i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom i never experienced this kind of heat. it s really, really hot. smoldering heat takes over the u.s. as temperatures could hit 130 degrees in some places this weekend. cnn as reporters all across this developing story. plus. we ended this without anyone else getting hurt. pennsylvania fugitive murder suspect michael burnham has been caught. we ll look at what tipped off the police to his arrest. and a major decision from the fda this week that will impact millions of women and girls in the u.s. more than 80 million people remain under heat alerts, as the weeks-long heat wave continues and intensifies here in the u.s. dangerously high temperatures will continue across the western part of the country throughout the weekend with temperatures getting hotter in the south early next week. the weather prediction center says daytime highs will range between 10 to 20 degrees above normal in central and southern california and rea
man who threatened his grip on power, yevgeny prigozhin. but why? and did that meeting actually happen? plus tonight, major movement in the trump investigations. the doj going after trump s longtime aide in the classified documents case, while another grand jury is about to be selected. will it bring a third indictment against trump? and a massive manhunt tonight in pennsylvania. a suspected murderer with survivalist skills escapes from prison using a bed sheet. is someone tonight helping him stay alive and away and armed from police? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, putin, the not-so-strong man. the kremlin revealing tonight that putin met with yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of that armed rebellion just five days after the attempted coup. the kremlin is giving some details. they re saying it was a nearly three-hour meeting. they re saying it happened on june 29th. so a lot of details there, including putin s spokesperson dmitr
world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. ukraine s president zelenskyy is urging the world to respond after russia launched what ukraine calls the largest attack on it since the beginning of the war. fighting to stay on the ballot. former president donald trump is trying to keep his name from being removed from yet another state s primary election. and new york beefs up security ahead of new year s eve. an inside look at how police are keeping an eye on the celebrations. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. three regions in ukraine are holding a day of mourning right now after what military officials called the largest russian attack on the country since the war began. in the city of odesa, a christmas tree is standing in a courtyard damaged in the strikes. the tree was praised as a victory of light over darkness. kyiv says russian drones and missiles pummeled cities across the country on friday, killing at least 31 people