High-Rise Collapse, Trillion-Dollar Compromise & Pride Weekend- Friday, June 25th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 25 June 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, June 25th, 2021!
We'll tell you about a deadly collapse of a Florida high-rise and what's being done to help.
Also, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd is getting his sentence today: What you can expect from the hearing.
Plus, a bipartisan deal to update the nation's roads, utilities, internet, and more, an urgent call for blood donors, and where to see some of the biggest pride celebrations this weekend.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, June 25th. We'll tell you about a deadly collapse of a floor to high rise |
| 0:04.7 | and what's being done to help. Also, the former cop convicted of killing George Floyd |
| 0:09.3 | is getting his sentence today, what you can expect from the hearing. Plus, a bipartisan deal to |
| 0:14.4 | update the nation's roads, utilities, internet, and more. An urgent call for blood donors |
| 0:19.6 | and where to see some of the biggest pride celebrations this weekend. |
| 0:23.5 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy, all the days news in about 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, |
| 0:31.0 | and on the go. I'm Lacey Evans, filling in for Erica Mandy during her maternity leave. You ready? |
| 0:36.7 | Let's do this. Unfortunately, we start today with a tragedy out of Florida. |
| 0:45.0 | Part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed just outside of Miami. |
| 0:49.6 | At least one person was killed and many more were trapped inside. |
| 0:53.2 | Dozens of survivors were pulled from the wreckage yesterday and now rescue crews are desperately |
| 0:58.0 | searching for dozens more. As of this morning, nearly 100 people are still missing. |
| 1:02.9 | Crews are using dogs, listening devices, and cameras in hopes of finding survivors. |
| 1:08.1 | The building came down at around 130 yesterday morning. People who made it out told the Miami |
| 1:12.9 | Herald they heard big booms that sounded like there was a thunderstorm outside. But when they |
| 1:17.5 | walked out, they saw the heap of rubble. The surfside Florida mayor says about 55 units came down |
| 1:23.2 | and they were mostly full of people. Television footage shows beds, tables, and chairs |
| 1:28.2 | still inside. Florida's governor toured the disaster site yesterday and said even the images on |
| 1:33.6 | TV don't capture the scale of what happened. He declared a state of emergency to help get |
| 1:38.6 | resources to the area and assistance to the people affected. President Biden also says federal |
| 1:43.7 | resources are ready. So far, local authorities say it's too soon to know what caused the 40-year-old |
| 1:49.5 | building to crumble. Work was being done on the roof and building inspectors had visited the tower |
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