10 confirmed dead, 151 still unaccounted for; Biden reverses infrastructure demand amid GOP blowback; Rockets fired at U.S. military base in Syria just hours after U.S. airstrikes on militia groups in the region;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Families desperate as search for survivors enters day 5; 2018 engineer report warned of “major structural damage” that required immediate repair in FL building; Condo association approved $15 million worth of repairs; Building collapsed just days before owners started payments; City official told residents tower was safe despite warning; Inspectors looking at nearby buildings after sudden collapse; Families, crews hoping for miracle as rescue window narrows; White House refuses to answer if Biden will sign infrastructure deal without reconciliation proposal; McConnell warns democratic tactics to push Biden priorities could sink bipartisan infrastructure deal; Doctors warn time is running out for parents to get their kids fully vaccinated before school starts; FDA adds warning to vaccines about risk of heart inflammation; Trump org. lawyers meet with NYC prosecutors, try to convince them not to file criminal charges; New York D.A. may charge Trump organization this week; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Another exhausting and emotional day for families and for those searching through the rubble
0:07.3	the lead starts right now.
0:09.9	The death toll rising in the Florida condo collapse and families of more than 150 people still
0:15.0	hoping and praying for America as we learn, there were concerns about cracks in that building
0:20.6	years ago.
0:22.4	The U.S. launching deadly airstrikes in Iraq and Syria taking out what the Biden administration
0:27.3	calls militia groups back by Iran.
0:29.6	Why the White House is calling these strikes self-defense plus time may be up for the Trump
0:36.0	organization the ex-presidents company facing a deadline today and at least one top executive
0:41.0	with the company is expected to face charges as early as this week.
0:50.4	Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper.
0:51.8	We begin today with our national lead the death toll rising today in that horrific condo
0:56.1	collapse and surfside Florida outside Miami Beach as rescue crews continue to search for
1:01.3	any sign of life.
1:03.2	The Miami-Dade County mayor today announcing one more person has been found dead bringing
1:07.0	the total number to 10 with 151 people still missing and now we're learning about an independent
1:14.9	report from three years ago produced for the condo association that detailed significant
1:19.0	structural damage that had already happened to the building including cracks and breaks
1:23.6	in the concrete under the pool and parking garage.
1:26.8	It is unclear how much or if any work had been done to repair those cracks or whether
1:32.8	the issues in the report contributed to this disaster as President Biden calls for a
1:37.4	federal investigation into what happened.
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