Reports of leaks and flooding go back decades. It s 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
Delusions of the expresident is more arizona style audits of 2020 ballots, the kind of event and conspiracy theory that homeland security experts have warned that lies at the heart of the domestic extremist threat here in the united states and the efforts will get a boost in the form of more phony audits after arizona. The wall street journal today warning of a similar effort taking shape in pennsylvania. They report that on wednesday three republicans state lawmakers from pennsylvania toured the audit site at the veterans memorial coliseum in phoenix and met with lawmakers to discuss election issues. To be clear, the expresident s fantasy of being reinstated in the wake of the socalled audits is a threat. From the dhs security bulletin ideologically motivated violent extremists fueled by perceived grievances continue to share information online and with the intent to incite violence. Quote former president trump is focused on the false claim that the november election was stolen from
speaker pelosi saying she s referring to members of congress who want to bring guns on to the house floor and who have threatened violence against their colleagues. cnn reported this week that republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene of georgia liked a social media comment in 2019 about shooting, shooting, speaker pelosi. this afternoon, a prime example of the fears many are feeling, police arrested a west virginia man near the u.s. capitol yesterday armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammo. list also say the man, dennis westover, had stop the steal paperwork with him, stop the steal a reference to the big lie that joe biden didn t actually win the election. he also had a list of senators and representatives along with their contact information, police say. social media posts indicate that westover attended the rally in washington on january 6th. it is unclear if he was part of the attack on the capitol. in light of that attack that killed five people, injuring
voting restrictions that are saying those ballots need to be rejected. half the ballots are being put away. in wisconsin, they are moving aggressively to restrict all sorts of voters. wisconsin can remove its drop boxes that people used to drop off the ballots for the election. the next election is less than a month from now. they are rushing to rip out the drop boxes and make it harder for people to vote. people found it very safe to vote that way, but as of the next election it must be stopped. today in washington d.c., conservative senator joe manchin appeared before reporters, wearing sort of a gym suit or tunic, they are charged by his appearance in this next clip, but he was wearing the sporty outfits and he told reporters, scornfully, that he and sinema are working with republicans to block federal voting rights restrictions that will not hinder people from voting in the next election. that won t happen because the government won t allow it. i know you don t know wha
conspiracy theories that could have been mickey mouse i m watching going this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen. and people bought it. lawsuits they try to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party we believe this was a free and fair election. and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of votes. we will never give up. we will never concede. stop the steal! it all might have worked if not for a few people in key places. notably among them brave republicans. in the moments of truth, you need the right people to pass the most difficult t