A Tragic Building Collapse In Miami

What A Day

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🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

A 12-story residential building collapsed in Miami last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people, with more than 150 people still missing. An engineering report from 2018 found major structural damage to the building, and it was supposed to undergo repairs this year. There’s a climate change connection, too, with some suggesting that rising temperatures and sea levels might have accelerated the building’s erosion. Republicans in several states have been trying to audit the results of the November election to prove there was some kind of fraud that led to Trump’s defeat. We talk through some recent L’s state-level Republicans have taken, and the tactics they’re still trying to deploy. Plus, Liz Plank fills in for Gideon. And in headlines: a historic heat-wave in the Pacific Northwest, Turkish police crack down on a pride march, and a woman with a sign causes a pileup at the Tour de France. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday.

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0:00.0	It's Monday, June 28th. I'm Kila Hughes, and I'm Les Plank in Forgetian Resnec.
0:12.0	And this is what a day the podcast that is 10% hard work, 10% talent, and 80% air conditioner.
0:18.3	Yes, popsicles are also an integral part of the entire process.
0:22.0	That's right, and we are currently looking for an ice sponsor, so hit us up. We are ready to talk about it.
0:35.2	On today's show, Republicans stumble in their effort to find voter fraud in last November's
0:39.4	presidential election, plus some headlines. But before we get started, Les Plank joins us today.
0:44.8	Les is an award-winning journalist who's been featured on NBC News and Vox. She's also a filmmaker,
0:50.1	author of the book for the love of men, a vision for mindful masculinity, a friend of mine. We love
0:54.9	you here, Les. Welcome to Wad. I cannot believe I'm on my favorite podcast. It's blowing my mind.
1:02.0	Thank you for having me. We are so happy to have you. And now to the latest.
1:07.6	Everybody that is needed is on the site and doing the work and we're continuing our efforts to find
1:13.7	people alive. So that's the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine, Kava.
1:18.8	Speaking to CBS yesterday about the continued efforts to rescue the victims of a residential
1:23.3	building that collapsed, the Champlain Tower south early Thursday morning. It happened while
1:27.9	many of the people inside were asleep. So, Les, where does this stand right now?
1:32.2	Yeah, it's absolutely heart-wrenching to think it only took a few seconds for a 12-story building
1:37.6	with 55 units to completely plummet to the ground in the middle of the night. So as we are
1:43.6	recording this on Sunday night, nine people are confirmed dead with more than 150 people who
1:49.1	are still missing. And many worried families are expressing frustration that the recovery effort
1:55.0	isn't going fast enough. So those friends and those relatives of the missing are panicked as the
2:00.6	hours are going by without any news of their loved ones. And some have actually even started
2:05.7	begging to help with the search. So that request has been unfortunately denied because the site
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