Unnamed Expert on Bridge Safety

For weeks after the storm, Shalana Jordan walked the banks of the Swannanoa River, searching for her parents, Nola and Robert Ramsor, hoping for some kind of a clue. I had to look. Like, it was silly to think that I could do that on my own, but I had to look. Finally, six weeks after the storm, the state medical examiner's office called to tell her both her parents were dead.

They had been found a mile apart, down the river.

They had been found a mile apart, down the river.

They had been found a mile apart, down the river.

In those weeks that Jordan spent searching, she always found herself stopping at this one bridge just down the river from the trailer park, lingering next to the pile of debris. the cars and homes and pieces of people's lives, the medical examiner said it was there, at the bridge, that they found her mother. Laura, thank you so much for your reporting. Thanks so much for having me, Aisha.

In those weeks that Jordan spent searching, she always found herself stopping at this one bridge just down the river from the trailer park, lingering next to the pile of debris. the cars and homes and pieces of people's lives, the medical examiner said it was there, at the bridge, that they found her mother. Laura, thank you so much for your reporting. Thanks so much for having me, Aisha.

In those weeks that Jordan spent searching, she always found herself stopping at this one bridge just down the river from the trailer park, lingering next to the pile of debris. the cars and homes and pieces of people's lives, the medical examiner said it was there, at the bridge, that they found her mother. Laura, thank you so much for your reporting. Thanks so much for having me, Aisha.

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Well, there had been signs that President Trump was taking a second look at this planned acquisition. It came up when the Japanese prime minister visited the White House in February. And then last month, President Trump ordered a new national security review. Then last week, he announced he was on board with the deal in a social media post saying it would add $14 billion to the U.S.

Well, there had been signs that President Trump was taking a second look at this planned acquisition. It came up when the Japanese prime minister visited the White House in February. And then last month, President Trump ordered a new national security review. Then last week, he announced he was on board with the deal in a social media post saying it would add $14 billion to the U.S.

Well, there had been signs that President Trump was taking a second look at this planned acquisition. It came up when the Japanese prime minister visited the White House in February. And then last month, President Trump ordered a new national security review. Then last week, he announced he was on board with the deal in a social media post saying it would add $14 billion to the U.S.

economy and create 70,000 jobs. And significantly, he described it as a, quote, planned partnership that will keep the headquarters of U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh.

economy and create 70,000 jobs. And significantly, he described it as a, quote, planned partnership that will keep the headquarters of U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh.

economy and create 70,000 jobs. And significantly, he described it as a, quote, planned partnership that will keep the headquarters of U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh.

We don't have many. So I called a bunch of industry analysts whose job it is to advise investors, and they said they haven't been able to get clear answers either. But all along, Nippon has made it clear that they aren't going to make this kind of investment unless they are acquiring U.S. Steel and its assets. Gordon Johnson is CEO of GLJ Research.

We don't have many. So I called a bunch of industry analysts whose job it is to advise investors, and they said they haven't been able to get clear answers either. But all along, Nippon has made it clear that they aren't going to make this kind of investment unless they are acquiring U.S. Steel and its assets. Gordon Johnson is CEO of GLJ Research.

We don't have many. So I called a bunch of industry analysts whose job it is to advise investors, and they said they haven't been able to get clear answers either. But all along, Nippon has made it clear that they aren't going to make this kind of investment unless they are acquiring U.S. Steel and its assets. Gordon Johnson is CEO of GLJ Research.

And given the expected purchase price, he says it is a very good deal for U.S. steel shareholders and executives. Another analyst I spoke to said their best interpretation of the facts is that Trump is calling it a partnership to avoid looking like he reversed himself on this. And another, Phil Gibbs at KeyBank Capital Markets, put it this way.