soldiers invaded porto ryke, ending with the spanish authority in america's hands. a complicated relationship. today porto rico is america's failure, poorer than the poorest u.s. state, missouri, or a latin american success, providing the highest standard of living in its region. almost a sent jury ago puerto ricans were made american citizens, the people fought in every war, and many took advantage of the free and unrestricted most between the island and the may land to make the 50 states their home. porto rico is in deep trouble. it's unclear how the island can pay its debts. juan. >> reporter: at this family home in san juan, they are making changes, the airconditioning is going off. windows are being opened, and lights dipped. all to save money on electricity charges that have risen dramatically. the family's latest bill is close to $700, in past months it's over 1,000. >> you are closing your high, eye, looking with one eye. month. >> the financial burden rising costs forced him to have difficult conversations with the family. >> you have to talk to them about

soldiers invaded porto ryke, ending with the spanish authority in america's hands. a complicated relationship. today porto rico is america's failure, poorer than the poorest u.s. state, missouri, or a latin american success, providing the highest standard of living in its region. almost a sent jury ago, puerto ricans were made american citizens, the people fought in every war, and many took advantage of the free and unrestricted most between the island and the may land to make the 50 states their home. porto rico is in deep trouble. it's unclear how the island can pay its debts. we have this report from san juan. >> reporter: at this family home in san juan, they are making changes, the airconditioning is going off. windows are being opened, and lights dipped. all to save money on electricity charges that have risen dramatically. the family's latest bill is close to $700, in past months it's over 1,000. >> you are closing your high, eye, looking with one eye. let's see how we come out this month. >> the financial burden rising costs forced him to have difficult conv