John first, democratic lawmakers from texas On The Run and in washington, d. C. , today. Part of a second attempt to block g. O. P. Back to Voting Bills back in her home state. Hello, im John Roberts in washington. Sandra good afternoon everyone. Im Sandra Smith. Democrats leaving texas yesterday. We saw the pictures. All coming after Governor Greg Habit because the Special Assessment to debate on everything. He said that democrats that left the state could be arrested when they return. John those low makers say that blocking the Voting Rights protect Democracy And Republican say that those bills would strengthen election security. Sandra senior correspondent is live from austin, texas, with the very latest from there. Hello. It good to see you. Talk about a real impasse. Both sides have really dug their heels in. The lawmakers in washington, the democratic lawmakers say that they have every intention of staying put in running the clock out while the governor of the state, Greg Abbott,
Stuff with your own eyes that looked bad. And they were showing you things, but they basically said its not so urgent they have to fix it immediately or the building will come down. What would concern them . You know, look, you get the expression that exposed rebar is really a telltale sign. These thin beams of metal inside the concrete columns. When those get exposed and the Sea Air gets to them, they get corroded. They get rusted. Thats a problem. Again, they have to get to it quickly, but they have to be meticulous and they have to look at every inch. They do this. What happens now with this information. They looked. Yes. Okay. So, theyve got to then bring the structural engineers. The inspectors look first with City Officials right next to them. Then they bring structural engineers in who really give them the meticulous, okay, this needs to be repaired in this time frame. The structural engineers are really who know the business. But its the Condo Owner who is have to foot the bill
Site and i was able to show you things that we hadnt seen before. And yes, there was that eerie reminiscence of when the World Trade Center towers fell, not because of the source. That was terrorism. And not because of the scale. Theres no comparison in terms of the loss. But tell that to the families in surfside. And once again, you had first responders risking their lives, and they still are, with toxic fires then on friday burning all around them. But also equal and greater to what is outside is the fire burning inside them to bring victims back to their families. Now, with each day when we dont find the miracles and god willing, we do each day we dont, the idea of why becomes more pressing. Now, we have to have a word of caution here. Theres a lot of Scatter Shot Speculation going on. Thats not unusual in the media. And sometimes you need it, especially with legal issues. You have to understand what the law is, the various analyses are. But this is going to be a factbased investiga
Remain missing this morning. 150. As federal investigators and structural engineers converge on the scene, there are no clues about the buildings structural integrity. These photos were taken 46 hours before the building collapsed by a contractor there to service the pool. He told the Miami Herald he Saw Standling water in the Parking Garage, and this, exposed and corroding rebar, those are metal bars within the concrete, in the concrete of the Pool Equipment Room on the South Side of the underground garage. Our team is following all the latest developments from south florida. Lets begin, those, with cnns rosa flores in surfside. So, rosa, this letter gets to the possibility, at least, of missed Warning Signs. The reason for the letter was explaining a 15 Million Special Assessment to condo owners to address some of these issues. Those payments were set to begin just days from now. What else do we learn from the letter, and how severe these Warning Signs might have been . Reporter you
Residents received a letter in april, two months ago, sharing alarming details about the decay of the buildings structure. The letter seeking to explain a 15 Million Special Assessment to Condo Owners warned, quote, listen to this, the Concrete Deterioration is accelerating and that the Roof Situation got much worse. Eric demora lived in that building and he only survived because his girlfriend convinced him to stay at her place the night the building came down. He said he got that letter, wishes it came sooner. You look at the building, and you look at the north tower, they need money to fix a lot of things, there was leaks in the garage, there was cracked on the balconies. So, yes, we need the money to fix it. But unfortunately it was too late. Too late, he said. Those warnings only amplify this tragedy, 11 people are now confirmed dead. 150 people remain missing this morning and even as the days Go On, Loved Ones, some of them are not giving up hope. That includes Rachel Spiegel who