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
It could be given to americans in the next three weeks. And in the battle for the white house today, new data shows just how poor a performance joe biden had in the november election as compared to the number of votes he received. And how many questions now surround the election of 2020. Biden won 212 few or counties than barack obama back in 2012. 212 fewer counties. Yet supposedly he gained more than 13 million vote than did the former president. 13 million more votes while not coming close to the number of counties. How could that be possible . Well, thats a central question, and there are many central questions that go to the integrity of the 2020 president ial election. We will be asking many questions here tonight. Well be exploring what happened and whats likely to happen from here and what really happened on november 3rd and beyond. President trump today acting as if the republic depended on it, pressing republican lawmakers to point out those anomalies and irregularities in th
Unity in his own holiday message. I know the country has grown weary of the fight we need to remember, were at war with a virus, not with one another. Not with each other. Calling inaudible. The nfl makes a lastminute change to thanksgiving football, brought on by a new coronavirus outbreak among the Baltimore Ravens the league now scrambling to get the numbers back under control in time for the weekend. Well talk to their chief medical officer about that live. Ready, set, shop those infamous black friday crowds wont be the same this year, but dont worry, the deals are still very much on weve got your preview and a game plan for the holiday sales you will not want to miss. Plus, marching on. The iconic floats and showstopping performances keeping tradition alive at the macys thanksgiving day parade we are live along the route with a front row seat to all the excitement ahead today, thursday, november 26th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb
Yesterday has introduced further doubt about claims that the vote in georgia was in any way secure and in any way honest. The video appears to show election workers in fulton pulling out suitcases from beneath a table and then illegally counting ballots without supervisors or republican watchers present. Even though state Election Officials call that perfectly normal, if you can imagine. Georgias governor, brian kemp who has fought against a further recount after looking at that is now calling for an audit of the vote. I called early on for a signature audit. Obviously, the secretary of state per the laws in the constitution would have to order that. He has not done that. I think it should be done. I think especially with what we saw today, it raises more questions. There needs to be transparency on that. I would again call for that, and i think in the next 24 hours, hopefully, well see a lot more from the hearings that the legislature had today, and well be able to look and see what t
Plus, later on in the program, the head of pizza hut will tell us about business in a covid world today. A check on the Restaurant Industry. Hell reveal the companys latest menu expansion and the brand new product that has hold out in a matter of hours. But first, lets take a look back at some of the weeks big movements in this e moments in this weeks edition of the talkers. Watch. Tell us about your experience this morning on the pfizer drug. I had two doses in august, one in early august, one in late. Minimal side effects, but im feeling great, and im feeling very confident. Maria how do we control Health Care Costs . Thats one of the most important issues, i agree with you. Its a critical issue, and Neither Party has a brilliant answer. Its the hardest issue, ironically given the 12 years of battle over the Affordable Care act, ironically, that was the easy part. Maria and what are you finding so far . What do you think went on here . The core of the case, called the meat of the cas