david begnaud, cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. >> charlie: i'm please to have david begnaud. welcome. >> it's great to be here. >> charlie: you cover a lot of stories. where do you put this one? >> reporter: it got worse the report. it's gotten worse. i've never covered a national disaster where the emergency was endless 15 days out and it's still an emergency. >> charlie: is that because of the severity or because -- puerto rico was not prepared for this kind of thing and can you ever be prepared or is it because the rescue effort has been too little too slow? >> reporter: what's happens is everyday the governor said we are getting everything we need from the federal government and they couldn't help better but i said what more do you need to move it past an emergency situation? he said i need extra helicopters and busses. they didn't have bus drivers. you know why? they couldn't get there, their homes were too badly damaged they had to stay behind for their family, for whatever reasons they couldn't move sly. the island was paralyzed. they knew it was coming. the governor p

david begnaud is in san juan. >> reporter: amid the misery, there's finally hope.rn side of the island. for the last week this parking lot has been a distribution center. families drive up and get a single box of supplies. inside you've got everything from potted meat as it reads, applesauce, and candy. they're handing out little mres. folks say it's actually good. aides are getting through, but it's a trickle. in this nearby town it's as if the hurricane hit yesterday. homes are destroyed. families are collected rainwater to clean dishes and themselves. it's a nightmare, this woman says. we also went to ponce in the southern part of the island, here, too, grocery stores are running low on food. even so people are lining up to get in. >> what do you want from your government? >> just to show up. >> reporter: he's a police officer here and a ugs navy veteran. we want people to move the gas, the food. >> booting on the ground. >> that's all. >> reporter: while the island struggles to cope, fema held a job fair, announced as good news by the white house, to hire 1,000

people like leyla and cbs' david begnaud continued to report. there wasn't a spike until monday. cnn and msnbc talked about maria more on air than fox. news crews alerted the rest of the country to the desperation of the citizens on the island. according to "the washington post," the coverage captured trump's attention too. let's get into a the correlation if there is one with our panel. tara, do you see a correlation,

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people like leyla and cbs' david begnaud continued to report. there wasn't a spike until monday. cnn and msnbc talked about maria more on air than fox. news crews alerted the rest of the country to the desperation

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our david begnaud has been ther. today he got answers from the leaders in charge. >> reporter: again today puerto ricans-- declared that progress is being made. but more needs to be done. >> it is still an emergency situation, 11 days after this hurricane. what more do you need in order to move this passed an emergency? >> people, which we're getting. resowrgss, which we are he-- resources, which we're getting and fine tuning the logistics of the media system in puerto rico because the roads have been decimated. >> reporter: he then asked people to reflect on this. >> think about it as a moral imperative. because we are u.s. citizens, but more importantly, because we're all equal as human beings. >> reporter: the governor's comments come amid criticism that he and his federal partners have not done enough to distribute aid faster. >> we got an update from lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan who is leading the u.s. military operation on the island. >> we've got a lot of stuff coming in, medical support, logistics, avi

reena. >> ninan: david begnaud on the ground in puerto rico. thank you, david. omar villafranca is also in san juan with more on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: there are signs of progress in san juan, puerto rico. 10 days after maria crippled the island's infrastructure, some buss are back running weekend routes in the capital. "i think they are doing everything possible because there is still debris on the roads, and they are doing everything to help us. i don't have a car and i need the transportation." the day after the storm made landfall, marines launched on to the island from the navy's el ns "kearsarge." we caught up with the marines in want el yunque. their nition migz: clear 16 miles of road that lead to two vital communication towers. as of saturday, marines have cleared access to seven damaged towers. yabucoa was the first town to get hit by maria and one of the last to get help. when the relief trucks moved into town, residents like manolo morales, desperate for food and water. he said basically they didn't have much inside. this is a gift from g

david begnaud is in san juan. >> you don't need them anymore. you don't need them anymore. >> reporter: president trump seemed unaware that 94% of the island is still without power. he handed out supplies like prizes, lobbing paper towels into the crowd. >> how did your house do? >> reporter: flanked by the first lady, president trump visited the area. the trump administration has been criticized for a slow response following hurricane maria, but the president awarded himself an a-plus, and congratulated the officials on the relatively low death toll compared to what he called a real catastrophe like katrina. mr. trump also reminded the island of its debts. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico, you've thrown our budget a little out of whack. >> reporter: one place that has not gotten relief is in utuado. a world away from everyone else. people are drinking and bathing in the stream. in the city of san juan, people were not happy with his visit. >> it's like a show house, a show. >> i don't think what he said is appropriate as we are suffering now

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. >> david begnaud thanks. three weeks after hurricane irma slammed the florida keys, most of the island chain reopened to di to tourists. visit torz bring about $3 billion a year to the keys. more than 50% of those who live why the reopening came several weeks earlier than expected. parts of the keys are still severely damaged and remain closed to visitors. national anthem appropriate tests resumed today as nfl players took the field in london and across the u.s. some are demonstrating against racial injustice. many are showing solidarity. here is tony dokoupil. ♪ last gleaming >> national anthem come pose add mid conflict. for a docked on week it was performed amid a modern day battle. three miami dolphins took a knee during the anthem to protest racial inequality. and in defiance of president trump's controversial campaign to make all players stand. >> they say get that son of a -- off the field right now. >> he is fired. >> the president first raised the issue last month. reupped it in tw late saturday. >>

anthony. >> mason: david begnaud in montana. members of congress are calling for an investigation of the contract, which was awarded by puerto rico's bankrupt utility company. icre now from julianna goldman. s this is a contract that was determined by the local atthorities in puerto rico. >> reporter: white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders distanced the president from the $300 million contract today, even as mr. trump addressed the controversy with interior secretary ryan zinke during a previously scheduled meeting. cr he did ask secretary zinke, just for clarification purposes, and he reiterated once again that we have no role, the federal government, and specifically he had no role in that contract. >> reporter: but the contract says the federal emergency management agency, or fema, meeviewed and approved," the agreement. today, fema said it was not emvolved and any language that thys it was is inaccurate. >> we're here ready to light up puerto rico. >> reporter: the department of homeland security's inspector tene

david begnaud is in puerto rico. >> reporter: amid the misery, there's finally hope. this is anasco, on the western side of the island. for the last week, this parking lot has been a distribution center. families drive up and get a single box of supplies. inside you've got everything from potted meat, as it reads, apple sauce, crackers, and candy. they're even handing out little m.r.e.s. folks tell us it's actually good. aid is getting through but it's a trickle. downed power lines and debris still block the roads. in nearby atlaya, it's as if the hurricane hit yesterday. homes are destroyed. families are collecting rainwater to clean dishes and themselves. >> reporter: it's a nightmare" this woman said. we also went to ponce, in the southern part of the island. here, too, grocery stores are running low on food. even so, people are lining up to get in. what do you want from your government? >> just to show up. >> reporter: pacheco is a police officer here and a u.s. navy veteran. >> asking for people to move the gas, for people to move the food. >> reporter: boots on

david begnaud is there. >> flash lights! you don't need them anymore! you don't need them anymore!ent trump seemed unaware that 94% of the island is still without power. he handed out supplies like prizes, lobbing paper towels into the crowd. >> how did your house do? >> reporter: flanked by the first lady, mr. trump toured guaynabo, one of the suburbs. the trump administration has he suburbs.ized for a slow response following hurricane maria, but today, the president awarded himself an a-plus, and congratulated local officials on the relatively low death toll-- 16-- compared to what he called a real catastrophe like katrina. mr. trump also reminded the island of its debts. >> now, i hate to tell you, puerto rico, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack. because we've spent a lot of money on puerto rico. and that's fine. >> reporter: one place the president did not see is the doral town of utuado, a two-hour drive from san juan, and a world away from relief. here, more than two weeks after the storm, there is no running kiter, and people are drinking and bathing with wat

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they're just asking for more help right now. >> mason: david begnaud in san juan. thanks, david. the president is now trying to repeal part of obamacare without help from congress. he signed an executive order today that would allow small businesses to buy less-expensive health insurance plans across state lines. the idea is to increase competition and lower premiums. but critics warn if young, healthy people abandon federal exchanges, the old and sick, who require better coverage, will pay much more. it will be months before we see details of the plan. white house chief of staff john kelly made his first appearance before reporters today to put out fires started by his boss. here's margaret brennan. >> unless things change, i'm not quitting. i'm not getting fired. and i don't think i'll fire anyone tomorrow. >> reporter: cheestles john kelly came to the briefing room today to assert there is no chaos in the trump white house. despite weeks of controversies, including reports secretary of state rex tillerson referred to the president as a moron, and bob coark, a key republican se

our david begnaud is just back from more than two weeks in puerto rico. he was there before hurricane maria het. his reporting after the storm prompted action. welcome back, david. >> reporter: it's good to be here. >> mason: san juan's mayor, david, carmen yulin cruz, was one of the fearest critics of aid being slow to arrive in puerto rico. you talked with her almost two weeks ago. let's listen first. >> think of your worst nightmare, and there it is-- no power anymore exwrp in puerto rico. no water. we have the reservoirs of drinking water have been depleted. diesel is very quickly running out. >> mason: so, bring us up to date. do people have power yet? >> reporter: most don't. 91% of the island is without power. in fact, anthony, last night in one of the hospitales, the power grid went down. so they had to evacuate patients to the floating hospital, the u.s. naval ship "comfort." today i was told they're now assessing all the hospitals to make sure the power grids are up to date and they're preplanning for possible evacuations of other hospitals if n

our david begnaud has been there since before the hurricane hit to. answers from leaders in charge. >> again today, puerto rico's governor declared that progress is being made. but more need to be done. >> it is still an emergency situation, 11 days after the hurricane the what more do you need in order to move this past an emergency? >> people which we are getting. resources, which we are getting. and, and, fine tuning the logistics of a new logistical system in puerto rico because the roads have been decimated. >> he then asked people to reflect on this. >> think about it -- as a moral because, we are u.s. citizens, but more importantly, because we are all equal. as human beings. >> the governor's comments come amid criticism that he and his federal partners have not done enough to distribute aid faster. >> we got an update from lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan leading the u.s. military operation on the island. >> we have got a lot of stuff coming in. medical support, logistics, rotary wing aviation. when i got here two days ago we had 25 helicop

here is david begnaud. >> in the interest of protecting our public interests, i have asked the boardf the power authority to evoke the cancellation clause in the contract immediately. >> puerto rico's governor, made the announcement, less than a week after it was revealed. that a small montana based company had secured a $300 million contract to restore the island's power grid. that contract was not open to competitive bidding. >> it is interfering with, with everything. and it doesn't go toward the best interest of the people of puerto rico. >> right now getting our bucket trucks up. >> reporter: almost daily whitefish energy tweeted progress updates. recently claimed to have more than 325 workers, starting to re-establish power. the mayor of san juan, carmen cruz vigorously questioned legality of the whitefish contract. >> rather than repealing the contract. it should be voided. why, a little clause in the contract that states, that if they cancel the contract or in any way eliminates it, white fish will get reasonable profit of what they have already charged us for. >> whitefish e

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elaine. >> david begnaud thanks.ammed the florida keys, most of the island chain reopened to di to tourists. visit torz bring about $3 billion a year to the keys. more than 50% of those who live

david begnaud is in san juan, puerto rico. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. of the officials that the president met while he was here was the mayor of san juan who has been one of the fiercest critics of his administration's response to the hurricane. but after meeting the president, the mayor met with the white house staff, and when she walked out of that meeting, she tweeted that the white house staff seemed to really understand the disconnect between, as she put it, what is supposed to happen and what is happening here. >> there's a lot of love in this room. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady were greeted by a friendly audience in the town of guaynabo. the president handed out supplies, tossing paper towels into the crowd. mr. trump also toured the neighborhood and met with people whose homes were damaged by maria. >> we're going to help you out. have a good time. >> thank you. thank you, mr. president. >> it's great to see you. >> reporter: the president and first lady got a look at the destruction by helicopter. they did not visit the harder

david begnaud, who for weeks covered the hurricane damage in puerto rico, is now on a whitefishing expedition in montana. david. >> reporter: we found the headquarters in a remote, affluent area nestled in the mountains of northwestern montana. it's not overstating it to say it's in the middle of nowhere. the headquarters turns out to be a two-bedroom, two-bath house that's owned by the c.e.o. of whitefish energy. according to real estate record online, the house was up for sale, but it was taken off the market two days after hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico. we found the headquarters in rural montana, but it appears to be a private residence. ( doorbell ). >> who are you looking for? >> reporter: andy techmanski. i know the mail in front of the house says his name. >> this says wish. >> reporter: it says wish holding. thank you, sir. wish secured a contract with prepare athe puerto rico energy authority. his company has been around for two years, and at the time the hurricane made landfall in puerto rico, whitefish had only two employees. they have since hired 300 people to do wo

and finding bottled water there is almost like playing a game. >> brangham: david begnaud, cbs news, thanks for your time. >> you bet. >> woodruff: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: women take to social media to share their own experiences with sexual harassment. and, our former education correspondent returns with a new book detailing how school reform often sidesteps the real issues. but first, sunday's elections in austria were the latest example of a shift to the right in europe's politics, as 31-year-old christian kurz was elected chancellor on an o anti-immigration platform. he may now form a government with a far-right party, founded in the 1950s by former nazis. that follows recent elections in germany, where a far-right party roiled the race and dealt a blow to returning leader angela merkel. in sweden, too, there is a strong challenge from the right, and a neo-nazi group that lookse to stand in elections next year. special correspondent malcolm brabant has been surveying the political landscape in germany and sweden, and begins his report in scandinavia. >> reporter:

david begnaud, cbs news, los angeles. >>> cbs news confirms two navy s.e.a.l.s are being looked at with the death of an army green beret. following the autopsy, the death was ruled a homicide. cbs correspondent david martin added the two were under investigation for anan altercatn they had with melgar. >>> it's unclear how public workers will react. hundreds of thousands of catalonians opposed to the region's declaration of independence protested yesterday. they describe themselves as the silent majority. catalonia's leadership was fired saturday. on friday the regional parliament voted to secede from spain. >>> and back in this country, protests on the football field. most of the houston texans took a knee during the "national anthem" before yesterday's game with seattle. they were protesting a comment made by team owner bob mick nair comparing players to inmates running a prison. texan duane brown said he's not surprised by the comments. >> this is the view of player/owner relationship. this is how you view us. this is -- you get out of line, you're an inmate. >> mcnair apologized twi

cbs news correspondent david begnaud has been reporting from hardest hit areas of the island. >> i'veen the emergency is endless, 15 days outs and it's still an emergency. >> rose: is that because of the severity or because puerto rico wasn't prepared for this thing, can you ever be prepared or because the rescue effort has what is interesting is every day the governor stood at a podium and said we're getting everything we need from the government, they couldn't be helping us more. i said on day 14, what do you need to move this past emergency situation? he said i needed extra hechts, - helicopters, extra with us drivers. you know why, the bus drivers couldn't move the supplies, they had to stay with their family, they knew it was coming, the governor predicted the power would be out for entire island, you know how long places could be out? over a year. >> a person from my apartment just was able to talk to his mother in the last couple of days, couldn't reach her. there has to be thousands of cases like that. are. >> i know of puerto ricans who got in a plane and that's the only way

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. >> dickerson: david begnaud for us, thanks so much. cbs news chief medical correspondent john la pat caught up with the mayor. and asked her what she would say to president trump if she had the opportunity to do so? >> he is a businessman, i use business terms, right now we're in the business of saving lives. and the supply chain of eight is not constant, is not properly administered, is not properly replenished then the business of saving lives will go bankrupt. >> bottom line, right now, do you think you're headed in the right direction? do you think everything is being done now that could be done? >> no. dickerson: we turn now to republican senator marco rubio, he joins us from miami. senator, you wrote a letter about the situation in puerto rico you said there is no clear commanding control has that been worked out is enough being done at the federal level? >> well, i think hope. ly began to turn the corner on thursday evening when general buchanan arrived sort of command began to take over of the daily tactical and logistical oper

our david begnaud is just back from more than two weeks in puer iche was there before hurricane mariag after the storm prompted action. welcome back, david. >> reporter: it's good to be here. >> mason: san juan's mayor, david, carmen yulin cruz, was one of the fiercest critics of the aid being slow to arrive in puerto rico. now, you talked with her almost two weeks ago. let's listen first. >> think of your worst nightmare, and there it is-- no power anywhere in puerto rico. no water. we have the reservoirs of drinking water have been depleted. diesel is very quickly running out. >> mason: so, bring us up to date. do people have power yet? >> reporter: most don't. 91% of the island is without power. in fact, anthony, last night in one of the hospitals in humacao, the power grid went down. so they had to evacuate patients to the floating hospital, the u.s. naval ship "comfort." today i was told they're now assessing all the hospitals to make sure the power grids are up for possible evacuations of hos. >> mason: what about the interior of the country? >> reporter: it's worse, much worse.

david begnaud is in puerto rico as they weighed in again on the u.s.bable. >> reporter: good morning. trump has to decide how much money to spend. he went onto to tweet that those who circulate been amazing the most difficult circumstances cannot stay in puerto rico forever. based on our our reporting, people are not asking for forever. they're asking for things to get better right now. words are not necessary to describe martina rivera. >> he left me, she sobbed. her husband jorge died friday. doctors say he contracted a bacterial disease known as leptospirosis. he was eventually diagnosed with dengue and sent home. her older sister said the last thing he told them, i love you. it's spread through contaminated water but easily treatable with antibiotics. >> it's treated. >> reporter: that's the island's secretary. the government ordered him to figure out why clean wat i this island. >> reporter: at what point do you by pass the local government if they're another getting it done and at what point do you do it? >> we've been doing it. that's why we've

david begnaud is in san juan, david, good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. the white house believes it could cost between $10 billion and $13 billion to help puerto rico rebuild. yesterday president trump met with local leaders. one of them was the mayor of san juan. afterward the mayor met with white house staff and when she walked away from that meeting she announced she believes the white house understands the disconnect as she put it between what is supposed to happen and what really happened. >> there's a lot of love in this room. >> president and the first lady were greeted by a friendly audience from the town of guaynabo. the president handed out supp suppli supplies, tossing paper towel into the crowd. he also visited neighborhoods. >> we're going to help you out shoo thank you, mr. president trump. >> good to see you. >> reporter: the president and island by helicopter. they did not get a look at the harder hit area of the island. he praised the federal government's response but seemed to downplay the devastation of hurricane maria compared to hurri