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>>> NOW TO OUR ONGOING
INVESTIGATION INTO SAN FRANCISCO’S MILLENNIUM TOWER.
EVEN AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX
THE SINKING AND LEANING TOWER, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE.
TONIGHT OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, JAXON VAN DERBEKEN
REPORTS EXPERTS REPORT IT’S
DOING THE OPPOSITE THEY
PREDICTED IT WOULD DO WHEN THEY
STARTED THIS FIX.
>> Reporter: HERE WE ARE OUTSIDE THE LIMIT.
>> Reporter: THE ENGINEER
STUDIES WHAT CAUSES FAILURES OF MAN-MADE STRUCTURES AT THE
CENTER FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK
MANAGEMENT.
FOR YEARS, HE’S BEEN MONITORING WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE
SINKING TOWER, WHICH IS NOW
TILTING 22 INCHES.
THE ENGINEERS NOW WORKING TO FIX
THE BUILDING RECENTLY TOLD CITY
OFFICIALS HOW MUCH MORE
MORE SETTLEMENT COULD BE
EXPECTED. ABOUT AN INCH PER YEAR.
BUT DATA SHOWS IT SINKING JUST AN INCH IN A MONTH.
>> IT’S A BIG RED FLAG.
IT’S TILTING AND LEANING WAY
MORE THAN WHAT THEY PREDICTED.
>> Reporter: A DESIGN TEAM
SUBMITTED THIS PLAN TO THE CITY
AND SHOWED SETTLEMENT NOT ON THE
OUTSIDE BUT AT THE CORE, MARKED
IN MAGENTA, WITH YELLOW AREAS ON THE OUTSIDE EXPECTED ONLY TO
SETTLE A LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL.
BUT IN FACT, THAT’S WHERE THE
BUILDING IS SINKING THE MOST.
>> CLEARLY THERE’S A SKEW OR
DEVIATION BETWEEN WHAT YOU
THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND
WHAT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING OUT
THERE.
THIS IS A NON-ROUTINE, NON-STANDARD PROJECT.
IT’S IN A HEAVILY-CONGESTED CITY
ENVIRONMENT. AND SO THE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU
DON’T GET IT RIGHT ARE PRETTY
SEVERE.
>> Reporter: STORESON SAYS IT’S
TIME TO LOOK BEYOND THE
OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW PANEL, THE
SAME PANEL THAT APPROVED THE
NOW-TROUBLED FIX TO START WITH.
TO BRING OUT EXPERTS WITH NO PRIOR INVOLVEMENT.
>> THE FACT THAT WE’RE SEEING TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT’S
OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF WHAT YOU
EXPECTED.
I THINK IT’S TIME FOR A FRESH
LOOK, FRESH SET OF EYES, AND
RELYING ON THE SAME TEAM TO
PROVIDE THAT FRESH PERSPECTIVE I
THINK WOULD BE CHALLENGING.
>> Reporter: SO FAR THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT’S APPOINTED PANEL HAS
EXPRESSED FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE FIX TEAM’S CAPABILITY.
THE CITY SAYS IT’S AWAITING MORE DATA TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT.