. back to a level one trauma centre in san juan, porter rico. to find the person who is at risk with all the devastation caused —— puerto rico. at risk with all the devastation caused -- puerto rico. the storm had initially already passed, however, it was relatively calm. we were at the end of our mission, kind of low on fuel, and we had to go in and extra ct on fuel, and we had to go in and extract both of the patients at that time. what made it really difficult, besides the low fuel, was the other destruction and debris. every time we tried to get closer for assessment, just a massive amount of destruction and debris posed a danger to the helicopter so we decided to do a high hoist rescue from 80 feet. we can see a photograph of you hanging out of that helicopter. i mean, having that aerial view of the island, how much was left? you know, it looked like a quintessential war zone. just to painta quintessential war zone. just to paint a picture for you, those islands generally are deep, lush, green, beautiful islands with a backdrop of clear blu

. residents are stocking up on the essentials -- in porter rico.g is serious. hurricane maria is expected to intensify even further in the coming days. —— puerto rico. president trump has used his first speech at the united nations to call for bold reform. he said bureaucracy is stopping the organisation reaching its full potential — a sentiment echoed today by the un secretary general. mr trump has been very dismissive of the un in the past, he now claims he's committed to making it work more effectively. nick bryant reports from new york. as a new york property tycoon, donald trump looked on the united nations as a real estate opportunity. he built a tower right opposite and wanted the contract to carry out refurbishment of its headquarters. as president, many thought he'd hurl a wrecking ball at the global body, a club, he called it, for people to get together, talk and have a good time. but today donald trump walked through its doors as its most important member and came not to talk demolition, but reform, although he couldn't resist a mention

—— porter rico.it is an extremely dangerous situation and as is are evacuating people from the area as quickly as they can. the dam is in the north—west of the island, and areas at risk have flash flooding on the river. you are watching bbc news. it is approaching 7.45. theresa may has proposed that britain should stay a part of key aspects of the eu for two years after brexit — in what she‘s described as an "implementation period." an 18—year—old man is charged with attempted murder — after the bomb attack on a london underground train last week. the taxi app uber is to lose its licence to operate in london — putting thousands of drivers‘ jobs at risk. an update on the market numbers for you — here‘s how london‘s and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now it‘s time for newswatch with samira ahmed. this week, how bbc news uses video sent in by members of the public. hello, welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. how does the bb

ultimately the government to porter rico will have to work with us. you determine how this massive rebuilding effort. will end up being one of the biggest. ever. will be funded and organize. trump is scheduled to visit the island next week embroiled in the nfl scandal back home the presidents who was praised for his quick response to hurricane harvey and anna. has been heavily criticized for not getting a down quicker. to puerto ric. now the russian opposition leader alexei navalny announced on social media today that he's been detained by the police. it's understood that he had been planning to address a rally in the city of nizhniy novgorod. as he gears up for presidential bid in march plus despite the fact the russian electric mission. as rule he's not eligible the due to the fact he has a pro suspended prison sentence to his name. france twenty four is of course why we boil has this report. wrong partly through. early friday morning police arrived in an unmarked car right in the basement of his apartment building. clearly meant to be a discreet op

the porter rico is just beginning to assess the damage off to hurricane maria ripped across the island. many buildings have been destroyed and the power is still out for more than three million people the governor has declared it nothing short of a major disaster. the bbc's will grant was that riding out the storm and he filed this report. so many puerto ricans the first step off to maria has simply been to clear a path back into their homes. others though no longer have homes to go back to. the small town of cat then you'll just outside the capital was hit hard by the baath story and almost all the. sentiment that though the president won from and lost everything his modest home now reduced to a pile of wooden planks grappling twisted metal. will get your finger up what they're only go get the angle for a have now is what i'm standing in he said. padma they will hide his neighbor evelin may still have a home but it is on inhabitable. the winds ripped have roof often the place flooded. everything from mattresses to electrical appliances will need to be replaced. but it's not the materi

will grant has just arrived in porter rico, we have got through to him live.e? starting to get wet now. as you can see. those preliminary rains that the company hurricane maria, have started to fall on puerto rico, we expect the full force to friends in the coming hour, and the city here is turning into a ghost town. people boarding up into a ghost town. people boarding up the funds of the homes and businesses, closing businesses, and others hunkering down at this stage. some of the smaller caribbean islands, clearly the problem is the architecture not being able to stand up architecture not being able to stand up to the power of the storms, what is the situation there and elsewhere in puerto rico? is the architecture, the infrastructure beyond that as well. it's the in the structure of the utilities companies. it is the schools, the hospitals, everything is creaking and decades of underinvestment have not help. that applies here to income's. the utilities company, the electrical grid, is in serious need of investment. the company was declared bankrupt in july

. >> jon: is more help arrives in porter rico, the president faces a firestorm and criticism. media outlets accusing him of dropping the ball in the puerto rico crisis. our next guest says that's not the case. the media is distorting the truth. a fair and balanced debate with a panel next. plus we are awaiting president trump's remarks on tax reform to the national association of manufacturers board of directors in washington, d.c. that's a site to begin just minutes from now. we'll bring it to you live. i count on my dell small business advisor for tech advice. with one phone call, i get products that suit my needs and i get back to business. ♪ >> heather: fox news alert, as we told you, we are awaiting president trump to deliver remarks on tax reform to the national association of manufacturers board of directors. that meeting is going on at our nation's capital. we are told the president has already left the white house, he is heading there and we will bring that to you as soon as he begins speaking. >> i need to get back to my lif life. there is no water, there is no electr

this, up towards antigua, the virgin islands once again and then the path of the storm will see porter ricoches of rain. storm surge as well which is water above normal tide level coming to some of these vulnerable coastlines on these islands. as we look at what is happening beyond tuesday into wednesday and at the end of the week you can see it going right across puerto rico and then out towards the bahamas at the weekend. this is not exactly the same track of irma took and it's not a strong but it is affecting many of the same places in some sort of way and when you have had so much destruction, lots of debris and people out of their homes this is the last thing they want and there is another major hurricane on there is another major hurricane on the doorstep of this part of the world going through right now. the headlines on bbc news: the head of ryanair has apologised for messing up after the airline announced it was cancelling more than 2000 flights over the next six weeks. the prime minister has tried to assert authority over the government and the brexit process in particular after r

because i am troubled live you are unaware that would suggest there is not a sufficient priority for porter rico in your agency. is there somebody underneath you other than the fema director of that agency status and can i have the name of that person?. >> we have the request from congress if i misspoke i apologize bills go to customs and border protection we do not have any from industry which is ready typically come from. >> is there a person under you to report about the status of your agency's work in a direct -- in addition?. >> can you put somebody in place that is responding to congress as relating to the jones act?. >> yes. >> follow up and give us a name. >> with that issue that senator mccain school raised i was troubled to hear the director although you are on top of it that your agency has 1,000 open investigations in 176 arrest . the fbi and issued a intelligence bulletin were you said separateness extremist will have violence over the next year so if we open in a congressional investigation according to their joint bulletin with those separateness that seco lead or in part of acces

the whole community is going to have to come around the southeastern united states and our porters in in puerto rico and the virgin islands as well as the seminole tribe. you know, the whole community needs to be involved. get involved. again, activate your insurance policies if you had damage and go to disasterassistance.gov if you've been impacted as well. thank you, folks. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> florida governor rick scott is due to have briefings this afternoon updating on hurricane irma relief efforts. watch for coverage on the c-span

. >> pharmaceutical is porter sick puerto rico main import. they represent 72% of its export . now with the power out over much of the island, it is not clear when the plants will be able to operate again. some areas of puerto rico are expected to be without power for months. that could lead to short-term drug shortages. >> speaking of drugs, amazon could soon offer delivery of prescription drugs. they may be speaking with middle-market pharmacists in an effort to work out contract arrangements. amazon's mail order pharmacy could target uninsured consumers or those with deductibles pay cash for the majority of their medication. they would need at least 18 months to get official drug licenses in all 50 states. >> walmart is testing out a new service here in the bay area. it is meant to make life easier. but it may raise some safety concerns. walmart is experimenting with a home delivery concept in which crews drop off items that were brought -- bought online. they will go inside and put away your groceries. the nation's largest retailer will work with silicon valley shoppers who

the whole community is going to have to come around the southeastern united states and our porters in in puerto rico and the virgin islands as well as the seminole tribe. you know, the whole community needs to be involved. get involved. again, activate your insurance policies if you had damage and go to disasterassistance.gov if you've been impacted as well. thank you, folks. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> florida governor rick scott is due to have briefings this afternoon updating on hurricane irma relief efforts. watch for coverage on the c-span networks. the senate health committee continues hearings on individual insurance markets. today experts are testifying to increase flexibility. this is the third of four hearings and then the committee hopes to have a bill in the senate shortly. insurance companies have until september 27 to file rates for next year and federal contributions are due at the end of that day this is live coverage

puerto rico that makes bonds. porter -- the hurricanes with through the commonwealth. what is next for the island that is mired in financial trouble? ♪ julia: this is bloomberg markets. i am julia chatterley. scarlet: i am scarlet fu. julie hyman is focusing on biotech spots, in particular, one of the worst performers. let's start big, looking at health care shares. if you zoom in on biotech, a big decline, down by more than 1%. a lot of it has to do with individual biotech companies with disappointing results, but also a general downdraft within the industry. performers,orst analysts are highlighting a competing product that is now being made by general electric. the others do not have specific news. there is a company called ptc therapeutics. millionalmost a $700 company, even with today's declines. it does not have many products, but one of the experimental products is called translarna, treating duchenne my schiller dystrophy,- muscular which affects mostly young men and is mostly fatal in their 20's. , on sale in the european union, had been rejected by the fda. t

porter goes services. the oversight board in puerto rico has already tweeted and the president has communicated that they wereoing to expedite any kind of projects that would help raise puerto rico at this time. those will probably be the privatization of public services, incredibly low rates or possibly even giving away these private services for these public services or private comedies to manage. they will probably promise they will make some repairs and make some improvements and in puerto rico will completely lose all of its services. not to talk about the huge displacement of population and the kind of gentrification that we can expect to happen just as a happen in new orleans host of amy: president trump has not been to puerto rico. >> no. people are saying this is trump's katrina, but it is katrina times 100 because it is katrina in every town in puerto rico that is completely abandoned right now. amy: yarimar bonilla is a puerto rican scholar. we will link to her piece in "the washington post" headlined, "why would anyone in puerto rico want a hurricane? because someone will get rich." she is one of