our trip to puerto rico. we talked to several business owners there, specifically in santurce, vendors at a local market who are working hard, really hard, to survive. >> my husband makes the cigars himself. >> after a quick meet and greet with the governors of new york and puerto rico, vendors at a market in santurce shared with us the growing challenge of surviving in a shrinking economy and a vanishing customer base. >> antes eramos m*s y ahora somos s_lo tres de vegetables. >> "before, we had more merchants," second-generation vendor jorge rivera told us. "now, in this plaza, there are only three of us selling vegetables." austerity measures put in place by governor alejandro garc^a padilla, such as increased taxes and only increased the despair across an island of 3.5 million americans, taxpayers who have no voice in congress, meaning their distant pleas for federal help often go unheard. >> is part of your advocacy and your political pressure in washington convincing congress to allow puerto rico the be

esto no se resuelve puerto rico perderÍa miles de millones de dÓlares.e un cuarto de guerra. nidia: se requiere la presencia de la casa blanca, de enviar un mensaje fuerte a los republicanos que puerto rico es una prioridad, ya sea en la paridad de fondos. reportera: 5 millones de dÓlares se dieron para una campaÑa que incentivarÁ el turismo entre new york y puerto rico. ademÁs este encuentro aseguran fue el primero de muchos mÁs. ambos gobernadores hablaron de incluir a la residencia portorriqueÑa en el paÍs. reportero: el virtual empate que mantiene a sandra torres y manuel por la segunda plaza para la segunda vuelta electoral estÁ retrasando la definiciÓn de quiÉn serÁ el sucesor de jimmy morales. morales fue el mÁs votado el pasado domingo, torres que se autoproclamÓ co el 19,60. con lo que este virtual empate ha impedido el tribunal supremo electoral determinar quiÉn pasar a la segunda vuelta electoral para disputar la presidencia con el comediante morales. enrique peÑa nieto expresÓ su posiciÓn de reunirse con los familiares de los normalistas desa

she has been a friend to puerto rico and she's here today to talk directly to people about the impactsicaid, the impact it's having on the puerto rican people. she's there shedding light and importance on this issue, and she also supports the banking system for puerto rico, something marco rubio does not. >> let's talk a little about that, melissa. explain to us why puerto rico, if it needs to, like american cities, detroit and others in the past, have declared bankruptcy to deal with their massive problems. puerto rico is not able to do that as of right now, and many candidates have been talking about that from different political parties. >> correct, and the island does not -- is not afforded that opportunity at some point in the past history of the island t had that protection. it was somehow taken away at some point. so right now it cannot restructure its debt, which is basically what that banking protection will do. so i sought having hillary clinton supportive of that. she said they should be afforded these protections, it allows the government to restructure the debt. and the ot

ayudando a puerto rico en su caso polÍtico en washington ya que estÁ en desventaja.ar por torito tendrÍa que asumir esos gastos pero econÓmicamente no puede. congresista: a la misma vez que atendemos una crisis que le damos, nuestra generaciÓn tendrÍa que atender problemas creados por el gobierno federal. reportera: la congresista lanzÓ fuertes crÍticas hacia la casa blanca y dijo que estas reuniones forman parte de un cuarto de guerra. congresista: si se requiere la presencia de la casa blanca de enviar un mensaje fuerte a los republicanos que puerto rico es una prioridad ya sea para amÉrica y medicare. reportera: aseguran que este fue el primer encuentro de muchos mÁs. ambos gobernadores hablaron de colaborar. ilia: en repÚblica dominicana de urgencia fueron trasladadas mÁs de 26 empleados que se contaminaron mientras realizaba labores de limpieza. reportero: debido a la situaciÓn, los obreros tienen que ser trasladados desde el hospital al hospital metropolitano de la ciudad de santiago y a otros centros de salud ya que presentan sÍntomas similares a la leptospiro

the staffer said woe not testify. >>> people in puerto rico can't vote in the presidential election, the candidates were clearly using their visits to reach out to puerto ricans on the plai mainland who can. jonathan betz reports from san juan. >> ettes been called the showdown in san juan. two presidential hostles hopefu, arriving the same day, promising help in different ways pap marco rubio, speaking american in spanish, took a stand against allowing the island to declare chapter 9 bankruptcy. >> the same thing that would solve puert puerto rico's probls the same way that it would solve washington's props to restructure its money. >> $73 billion debt option available to american states but not the u.s. territory. his position puts him at odds with hillary clinton who arrived hours after rubio. >> i don't know what her position is on puerto rico, i think it was on her server and we're not sure. >> she focused on the island's health care crisis by visiting a san juan hospital and conducting a round table discussions. programs deeply cut here, medicare and medicaid. >> it is hard to

in june puerto rico said it could not pay, $72 billion in debt. meanwhile a health crisis is unfolding on that island and the financial crisis is making it worse. jonathan betz is in san juan with more, jonathan. >> well john of all of puerto rico's problems somewhere in this crisis could be the most painful. fundings has been cut, doctors are leaving. health care is suffering. residents here say, although puerto rico is part of the u.s. it is not treated as such. for dr. miguel s association ofsa practicing medicine is really an act of charity. most of his patients rely on puerto rico's medicaid and it hasn't paid him he says in months. owing him $200,000. >> it's a problem because i need to pay to the doctor to the nurse to the rent, the lights, telephone. water. you know. >> a staggering number of people here, two million, more than half the population rely on medicaid or medicare and the island simply can't afford it. for years puerto rico has been borrowing to pay the bills and now owes $200 million. >> is it fair that the doctors are not get

he lived a very full life in puerto rico, working always for the common people in puerto rico. in sync right, he made pictures -- st. croix, he made pictures that were works of art. he just loved showing people at work. he thought the dignity of work was one of the most important things of life. the picture shows a woman stooping over her garden to tend it. the colors are luminous. face, but the her way jack has made this picture, you get the idea that this woman tendsvery hard, that she things carefully and has an eye for beauty. this is one of the more beautiful pictures of train engines, being carefully washed and cared for. you can see water streaming down from above. showslor combination jack's ability to make art out of everything he saw. he made most of the railroad fsaographs in the collection. he was sent to document american thesportation as part of preparation for world war ii. he started off in chicago and took the train out west, did a big loop through california, new arizona, back up to chicago again. he got along very well with the people working on the railroad.

there is a lot of back and forth between puerto rico and various statessen the east coast. io people this was a great opportunity for him not so much to win over puerto ricans in puerto rico but to showcase himself as a young guy who can speak spampleg to spanish audiences. campaign. a lot of g.o.p. donors, a lot of people who like to see that i don't think they plan to be paired up against hillary clinton today. but i think they are delighted that they were because it's a great contrast and i think the clinton people were pretty upset by it. as for hillary clinton, puerto ricans are a big part of the coalition that she needs to put together to be able to win the nomination. and she would much rather be talking about puerto rico debt than her server. >> well, and, amy, there have been other candidates there as well. jeb bush, martin o'malley it is a hot spot for some. >> it is a hot spot for some and can be a competitive presume marry. we saw that mitt romney went down there and other candidates going down there. they were earlier in the process last time. joan that is exact

la deuda pÚblica masiva de puerto rico es un impedimento en crecimiento.n el gobernador puerto rico est'amejor disposiciÓn de pagar pero no tenÍa dinero para ello. por eso se estableciÓ la fiscal que fomente el desarrollo econÓmico. >> sin despedir empleados incluye recortes adicionales al gasto pÚblico que aspiren a establecer equilibrios sostenibles entre los ingresos y los recaudos del estado. tania: se espera que en los prÓximos cinco aÑos se reduzca el gasto gubernamental en 3%. esto se harÁ con la reducciÓn de gastos en la universidad de puerto rico, reorganizando funciones pero no se contemplan despidos. Éstos, 4400 millones de dÓlares asimismo se espera hacer una transiciÓn a un sistema de impuestos de valor aÑadido que cambiarÍa actual impuesto de venta y uso. el plan ademÁs pide a los bonistas que se expida a la isla de pagar en los prÓximos cinco aÑos. el 62% de los que debe abonar en ese periodo. en un comunicado de prensa se dicen que las polÍticas pÚblicas establecidas han afectado la economÍa de los ciudadanos y no existe un plan de desarrol

there is a lot of back and forth between puerto rico and various statessen the east coast. think for the rubio people this was a great opportunity for him not so much to win over puerto ricans in puerto rico but to showcase himself as a young guy who can speak spampleg to spanish audiences. campaign. a lot of g.o.p. donors, a lot of people who like to see that i don't think they plan to be paired up against hillary clinton today. but i think they are delighted that they were because it's a great contrast and i think the clinton people were pretty upset by it. as for hillary clinton, puerto ricans are a big part of the coalition that she needs to put together to be able to win the nomination. and she would much rather be talking about puerto rico debt than her server. >> well, and, amy, there have been other candidates there as well. jeb bush, martin o'malley it is a hot spot for some. >> it is a hot spot for some and can be a competitive presume marry. we saw that mitt romney went down there and other candidates going down there. they were earlier in the process last time.

and he lived a very full life in puerto rico, working always for the common people in puerto rico. picturesoix, he made that i think are just works of art. jack's favorite painters. he kept the picture over his bed in his house that he just loved showing people at work. he thought that the dignity of work was one of the most important things in life. the picture here shows a woman stooping over her garden to tend it. the colors i think are just luminous. you can't see the woman's face, but the way jack has made this picture, it does get the idea that this woman works very hard, that she tends thanks carefully, and has a nine -- eye for beauty. many of us have a romance with the railroads. i think this is one of the more beautiful pictures of a train engine being carefully watched and cared for. you can see water streaming down from above. somebody is washing it with a brush, but the color combination, light on the train, shows jack's ability to make out art of everything -- make art out of everything he saw. jack made probably most of the road photographs in the prime security admi

in he walived a full life puerto rico, working always for the common people in puerto rico. he made pictures that i think are just works of art. jack delano's favote painters. he kept this picture over his bed. that he just loved showing people at work. he thought that the dignity of work was one of the most important things in life. the picture here shows a woman overing both -- stooping her garden to tend it. the colors are just luminous. you cannot see the woman's face, jack has made this picture, you get the idea that this woman works very hard, that she tends things carefully, and beauty.ye for many of us have romance with the railroads. i think this is one of the more beautiful pictures of a train engine. washed.ing carefully you can see water streaming down from above. somebody is washing it with a brush. light on the train shows jack delano's ability to make art out of everything he saw. elano made probably most of the railroad photographs in the farm security administration collection. he was center to document american transportation as part of preparation for worl

julio: redada en puerto rico contra la policÍa. los detalles en sÓlo segundos.o de estados unidos hecha por acabar con la corrupciÓn en medio de una reforma. un funcionario que no estÁ autorizado a hablar con la prensadijo que varios enfrentancargos por trÁfico de droga. varios de los incidentes ocurrieron en la policÍa de san juan. el departamento de la policÍa de puerto rico se segundo mÁs grande de la jurisdicciÓn estados unidos. mÁs de 100 agentes han sido detenidos los Últimos 5 aÑos. las autoridades buscan erradicar la corrupciÓn. cientos de lÍderes mundiales se dan cita a nueva york para asistir a la asamblea general de la onu. raÚl castro hablÓ de su solidaridad con muchos paÍses incluyendo con puerto rico. presidente raÚl castro: ratificamos nuestra convicciÓn de que el pueblo de puerto rico merece ser libre e independiente. sometido la colonizaciÓn. julio: en repÚblica dominicana el aumento en los casos sospechosos deben de mantener preocupadas las madres que siguen llegando a los centros de salud con sus hijos con los sÍntomas de la enfermedad. hoy ha

i think the same could be said for puerto rico. it's one of the most beautiful geologies in the entire planet. it has so much to offer, more so than just a beach resort in the capital region, and i think more people need to know about that

he is visiting puerto rico which is struggling from a nine year economic slump. joe torres is traveling with the governor and joins us from san juan. joe? >> reporter: governor cuomo said unfair and unjust treatment from the federal government is one big reason why puerto rico is in its financial free-fall. he is working hard to change that. after a quick meet and greet with the governors of new york and puerto rico, vendors shared with us the growing challenge of surviving in a shrinking economy and a vanishing customer base. before we had more merchants, jorge told us. now this this plaza, there are only three of us selling vegetables. austerity measures put in place, such as increased taxes and school and pension cuts have increased the despair across an island of 3.5 million americans. taxpayers with no voice in congress, meaning the distant pleas for federal help go unheard. >> part of your advocacy and political pressure in washington, convincing [ inaudible ]. >> there is no reason for them not to have bankruptcy protection. none. none. how do you justify

la deuda pÚblica masiva de puerto rico es un impedimento al crecimiento.objetivo controlar los gastos y el desarrollo econÓmico. gobernador: enfocan medidas de competitividad que fomenten el desarrollo econÓmico. ademÁs, sin despedir empleados incluye recortes al gasto pÚblico. daniela: en los prÓximos cinco aÑos se espera que se reduzca el 3% del gasto gubernamental anualmente. esta serÁ con la consolidaciÓn de cola, reducciÓn de gastos en universidades de puerto rico pero no se contemplan de ti: estos reportes suman 4914 millones de dÓlares. asimismo, se espera hacer una precisiÓn un sistema de impuesto del valor aÑadido que cambiarÍa el acto el impuesto de venta y uso. el plan, ademÁs pide que se exima a la isla de pagar en los prÓximos aÑos unos 13.000 millones de dÓlares, el 73% de lo que deberÍa volar en ese periodo. el lÍder de la minoría dice que las polÍticas pÚblicas establecidas al afectado la economÍa de los ciudadanos y no existe un plan de desarrollo econÓmico y el fortalecimiento del sector privado. economista: depende no solamente del parti

hillary clinton pays a visit to puerto rico. we will look at why her visit to the island may help her defeat whoever is the republican nominee. >> it is go time for daily fantasy sports companies like draftkings. we will speak to the c.e.o. about the company and its plans for global expansion. betty: good afternoon. i am beverly loot -- betty liu. >> i am olivia sterns. stocks are still in the red, close to session lows. we are down 300 points on the dow. betty: with the holidays coming up, volume is thinning out. olivia: volume is thinning out. the market in mainland china still closed. normally, that is the trigger for a triple digit day on the doubt. now we are seeing european and u.s. markets lower. let's look at commodities are here is what is happening to oil and gold. across the board. with texas trading at $46 a barrel in gold at 1126 per ounce. betty: we are on pace for a second weekly gain in oil, the barely. we will see how the trade continues going into the close of the session. investors ares, behaving like they did

puerto rico's state owned power company has reach add deal to cut some of it's debt. the move would save more than $1 billion. there are hopes it will inspire similar deals with other state agencies. puerto rico said it could not pay $72 billion in debt. a healthcare crisis is also unfolding. jonathon bets reports. many worry the island stifling debt could cost them access to doctors. >> for dr. miguel sossa, practicing medicine really is an act of charity. >> most of his patients rely on the medicaid, and it hasn't paid him he says in months. owing him $200,000. >> to pay for a doctor to a nurse. >> a staggers number of people, 2 million more than half the population. >> and the island simply can't afford it. for years puerto rico has been boar owing to pay the bills and now it owes providers $200 million. >> it goes -- >> in principle, it doesn't allow me to owe people money. >> so puerto rico health leader says the federal government only pays about $300 million a year. the island must cover the remaining $2.5 billion cost itself. whereas american states get billio

reportera:la recuperaciÓn de la crisis financiera y sanitaria en puerto rico todavÍa no se vislumbra.:quieren iniciar una campaÑa para incentivar el turismo en la isla, intercambio estatal de nueva york y sus universidades e incentivar a que los empresarios new york y nos invierten en puerto rico. entrevistado: el gobernador de new yorkle ofrece una asistencia para ver si podemos financiar una campaÑa para invitar a mÁs divertido que visitÉ puerto rico. reportera: habrÁ medidas de austeridad para evitar la bancarrota , junto a eso estÁn los esfuerzos que realizarÁn de nueva york para incentivar al gobierno federal para que ayuden. entrevistador: puerto rico estÁ solo, hay mucho portorriqueÑos y latinoamericanos que le queremos y tenemos una deuda enorme con la familia puertorriqueÑa. conductor: ale villegas le ofrece un presentÓ resumen de contacto deportivo. reportero: muy buenas tardes vamos con informaciÓn deportiva comenzÓ en el sureste mexicano giovanni dos santos que conla sociedad para el control >> mi mamÁ fue diagnosticada alrededor de seis meses con un cÁncer en la mama. rep

everyone is going to put personality aside, the people of puerto rico who help. >> reporter: massive debt is one of many problems in puerto rico, a double-digit unemployment rate, escalating crime, and financial mismanagement all plague an growing. nelson torres, born in manhattan but now a hotel manager in san juan has watched so many young faces dessert the island in search of opportunity. >> people are leaving, absolutely. all the professionals that get their college degree, they don't have no jobs here so they have to go up to the states. >> remember, because of the island status as a u.s. territory, it cannot declare bankruptcy. governor cuomo, as for his schedule for tuesday, he'll begin the tour of a medical facility in san juan. then he has a private meeting with his gubernatorial counterpart. he'll end the day with a walk and tour in the capitol city before heading on a plane and heading back to new york at 3:00 in the afternoon. we of course will be here throughout the day. our live reports continue on eyewitness news. that's the latest from san juan. i'm joe torres, channe

conductor: es innegable la crisis de puerto rico y los esfuerzos que se realizan.ados es el de la salud, la falta de capital hace que los puertorriqueÑos dependan de programas federales, el problema es que en la isla quienes se benefician de estos programas, nunca han recibido las mismas ayudas que los beneficiarios que viven en estados unidos. >> pagamos lo mismo, pero no recibimos los mismos derechos. cronista:, tiene un lÍmite a lo que se pueda recibir, las tasas de reembolso son 40% mÁs bajas en comparaciÓn con las tasas de los 20 estados, esas desigualdades histÓricas provocan crisis. >> al tener dificultades de liquidez, el gobierno de puerto rico no puede asignar recursos, por lo cual se utilizan mÁs los fondos. cronista: la administraciÓn de servicios de salud, la encargada de quÉ hospitales y mÉdicos reciban los fondos, han dicho que no tienen el dinero suficiente para cumplir con todas las obligaciones. >> he reclamado al presidente que incluya el tema, en su peticiÓn presupuestaria para el prÓximo aÑo fiscal, es la manera de ayudar a puerto rico. conduct

. >> el pueblo de puerto rico merece ser libre e independiente y luego de mÁs de una centuria sometidoesidente hablÓ sobre la desigualdad social y econÓmica, medina primero elogiÓ el papel de la onu, luego solicitÓ que el enfrentamiento se acabe y de inmediato hablo sobre cÓmo erradicar la miseria. >> la miseria sigue siendo demasiada grande, tenemos al tres niveles de desarrollo, en este viaje al progreso no sÓlo tenemos vagones distintos con clases distintos sino tambiÉn vÍas distintas. >> tenemos la vÍa de la microempresa, la de la economÍa informal que genera el 50% de los empleos. >> el crecimiento econÓmico es desproporcional. >> hay que avanzar juntos hacia un modelo que beneficie a todos, a grandes y pequeÑos. es imprescindible que esa vÍa intermedia gane mucho mÁs espacio, las polÍticas pÚblicas deben ayudar para que nuestros jÓvenes tengan acceso al crÉdito. >> tambiÉn se refiriÓ al desempleo en los jÓvenes y a la inseguridad. julio: tras la breve pausa jugadores latinos opinan. julia: jugarÁ maÑana, este juego se llevarÁ a cabo en el estadio local, el el tipo se ha venido tr

. >>> top new york state officials are wrapping up their two-day trip to puerto rico. governor cuomo is there to deal with the territories money woes and help. joe torres joints us live with more -- joins us live with more on the governor's plan. joe? >> reporter: sade, for governor cuomo and the new york delegation, this short trip was much more than just about listening and learning with so many puerto ricans living in new york, the argument was made that the financial troubles here impact so many people at home so governor cuomo left his counterpart a little gift, a plan of action. >> >> reporter: with dire words the governors of puerto rico and new york held a two-hour exchange of ideas to help the commonwealth confront an enormous debt that grows worse by the day. >> i don't believe we can solve any big problems today but i think we can listen. we can learn and we can then come up with a strategy. >> reporter: that strategy is underway. the action plan unveiled by the new york delegation of federal, state and local leaders involves several cost cutting and revenue

. >>> puerto rico's debt crisis is putting pressure on people struggling to live there.igh cost of electricity is leaving many without the basics. ♪ ♪ >>> the commonwealth of puerto rico has another week to come up with a plan to pay off its $72 billion debt. the proposal was due today, but issues related to tropical storm erika pushed back the deadline. jonathan betz has more. >> reporter: to survive this man says he has to keep his market in the dark. he has turned off half of the lights, unplugged the freezers, even then he says his monthly electric bill is approaching $2,000. the electrical troubles are at the center of the growing crisis, electric rates here are twice as much as the u.s. average. >> it's too much. >> reporter: $70 billion government debt, $9 billion is owed by the state-controlled utility. puerto rico's power system relies on oil which is expensive and must be shipped in, instead of using resources already here like the wind or sun. only about 1% of the power comes from renewable sources. >> we have sun, we have wind, we have biomass. we need to emb

puerto rico does not vote for president, but whoever wins primaries is likely to gain support among puerto rico voters in new york and florida. >>> several candidates are rallying behind kim davis. davis was ordered to jail for failing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. rand paul and ted cruz calling her imprisonment criminal. >> i stand with her and anyone else that the government is trying to persecute for standing up for their faith. this is fundamentally wrong and inconsistent with the first amendment of the constitution. >> i think what will happen as a result of this is states and locations will opt out of the marriage business completely. her religious conviction is that this is not the marriage she approves of. >> and mike huckabee, the former arkansas governor, asking people to sign a free kim davis petition. and this from rick santorum. saying we should not have to choose between keeping our job and practicing our faith. congress and states must pass first amendment defense act now. and others say davis is obligated to carry out the law despite her personal religious

eyewitness news reporter joe torres when he >> greetings from puerto rico. andrew cuomo and a dell egation of officials will land here in one hour. >> both sides will discuss what can be done to help puerto rico and its 3.5 million people dig out of an enormous $72 billion debt. in late june the governor said that debt was unpayable. >> new york is home to the largest number of puerto ricans who live on the main laid. governor cuomo now arrived to see what help he can provide for a u.s. territory strangled by a shrinking economy, high unemployment and population exodus. >> his visit falls on the same day that local financial experts are due to complete a fiscal reform plan. joining the governor on his visit, some leaders with not just ties but heritage to the aisle of enchantment. ruben diaz and congressman nila vasquez. the governor is scheduled to land around 6:00 tonight. we hope to catch up with them and gather thoughts on what they hope to accomplish. we'll bring you those details live at 11:00. >> we look forward to those reports. >>> law enforcement o

congressional officials in puerto rico?ome members of the senate who say that perhaps puerto rico should be able to have a backstop, maybe there should be bankruptcy protections for puerto rico, which is a u.s. territory? is the presidential candidates, senators, representatives all talking about this. you will see more and more. there are discussions going on, try to figure out what we can do. all of these discussions -- it gets harder if you don't have a chapter nine laws to force bondholders into actual negotiation and sign on the dotted line. you can have -- save 30% of bondholders agree to this, but if the other percentage are not going to agree and you have no way to force them, you're stuck. usk: laura keller joining with an update on the situation in puerto rico. thank you so much. fed's big interest rate decision is just 24 hours away. we will have special programming for you on thursday, starting at 2:00 p.m. new york time. find out if janet yellen and policy makers will raise interest rates and what it may mean f

for years puerto rico has been borrowing to pay the bills and now owes $200 million.e doctors are not paid for the work they are doing? >> it goes beyond fairness. it goes to the fact that my principles don't allow me to owe people money. >> reporter: and it clearly bothers you personally. >> of course. for me that is something sacred, if you owe somebody you pay, period. >> reporter: even though puerto rico is part of the u.s. the rules here are different, decades ago they capped medicaid for territories and the federal government only pays it about $300 million a year. the island must cover the remaining $2 half billion itself and america gets billions in help from the federal government. >> what we are asking is fair treatment. we pay the same social security, we pay the same medicare tax, so basically we want to receive the same benefits from what we are paying. >> so what does fair treatment look like to you then? >> in the case of medicaid and treatment and that is all we ask, treat me as the lowest jurisdiction that you have. >> reporter: u.s. is working with t

government can give to puerto rico at this time? don't think there is any form of a bailout or access to bankruptcy. i don't think he will be able to find enough people in d.c. interested in changing the bankruptcy code like that. wall street would be way too upset by that. what they can do and what should be visited is the idea of a financial control board. that would be tapping some of the amazing resources that you have an d.c., people the motor with bankruptcy. -- familiar with decorative. even in detroit, they can help assist the island and give the governance that isn't there. mark: you mentioned detroit. all one has to do is remember what was going on with that city's bankruptcy. washington did not help to try. i would imagine it is not a stretch to say that if they did not help detroit, they will not help puerto rico, either. citizen,you are a u.s. it would be hard to stomach the idea that d.c. did not want to help the chores but we are going to help a territory. you will not see a lot of popularity behind that. mark: a lot

joe torres will travel to puerto rico. his reports begin on monday. >>> new at 11, rescue efforts suspended for a whale tangled in a net. it was spotted in the water today. crews will pick up the search in the morning. if they are successful, it would be unprecedented. experts say there has never been a rescue of a tangled blue whale before. hope they're able to save him. >> let's hope it's the first. >>> we got quite a crowd out here. >> it's a nice night for a crowd. >> it's only appropriate after this amazing summer we string together a flawless labor day holiday weekend. here's the crowd outside of eye witness news on the west side. they've all come out on a beautiful friday night as we gear up for a wonderful weekend. humidity starting to drop and they are excited. our temperature tonight is at 75 degrees. humidity about 60% and we have an east wind at 12 miles per hour. the pressure is on the rise and the high today 85 degrees. have a great weekend everyone. 79 degrees the average high. no rainfall and none this week

puerto rico's debt crisis. puerto rico has $72 billion in debt that its government says it cannot pay back. >>> still to come, the ivory league school that is testing out new technology that will make the classrooms a whole lot bigger. >>> and ground breaking tradition that is making nypd history. you're watching "today in new york." >>> welcome back. 4:54, looking at the tappan zee bridge on a tuesday morning. i'm so happy to see all you guys. >> we're together. >> it's like we had a family separation for a while, right? >> yeah. >> needed a break? >> not at all. >> meantime, we're all back into -- are you done yet? the complaints. 90or september 1st. come on now. plenty of sunshine today, too. less cloud cover. yesterday, we had clouds the first half of the day. but not the case. lots of sun throughout. muggy and stays clear skies of 75. looks like we'll stay with the heat for thursday and then more comfortable for the holiday. >> thank you. >> sorry, he's going to be okay. >> what's going on, lauren? >> the

puerto rico's energy problems are at the center of the crisis.ates here are twice as high as the u.s. national average. of the $70 billion government debt, $9 billion is owed by the state-controlled utility. puerto rico's power system relies on oil which is expensive and must be shipped in. instead of using resources here, like wind or sun. 1% of the island's utility comes from green sources. >> we have sun, we have wind, we have biomass, we need to embrace oerngy forms, and think don't want to do that. >> reporter: but he says the problems go much further from ancient power plants to years of wasteful spending and cronyism. >> corruption, what drives the decision-making process is not the needs of the people. it's who gets the contract. >> reporter: julio said he oversaw the management of one of the largest power plants. >> they know how to do their job. so let's get the politicians out. >> reporter: another concern is that many aren't paying their share. up to a third of the customers get a discount if they even pay at all. local governments, p

clinton in san juan, puerto rico. she's really doubling down on her e-mail defense. >> that's right. she repeatedly refused to apologize to the american people. she noted she understands it was confusing. she's sorry for that. but at one point she said she wasn't thinking at the beginning of the obama administration. and didn't have a chance to think through the whole e-mail situation. she went on to say this. >> i know why the american people have questions about it. and i want to make sure that i answer those questions. starting with the fact that my personal e-mail use was fully above board. it was allowed by the state department as they have confirmed. but in retrospect, it certainly would have been better, i take responsibility, i should have had two accounts. >> yahoo news is reporting her former staffer who set up the server is also taking the fifth with the fbi. why that would be significant, of course, remember we talked about the fact that democrats allies of hillary clinton yesterday were dismissing the ide

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michelle: puerto rico would like that.ot heard of them moving forward with any kind of plan to allow puerto rico entities to declare a critique -- declare bankruptcy. pimm: thank you very much. we will have to follow this story. ahead, more from apple's event in san francisco. new iphones, new ipads and a new apple tv. ♪ pimm: it is noon in san francisco, 3:00 p.m. in new york, and 3:00 a.m. in hong kong. >> this is the bloomberg market day. pimm: good afternoon. i'm pimm fox. alix: here with alix steel. pimm: let's take a look at stocks. after a move higher in the early session, stocks are trading lower. dow jones industrial average shedding about .75 percent, lower by 125 points. the nasdaq down about .5% today. alix: not only do we have volume off a little bit below the 10-day moving average, but you also have deutsche bank coming out and saying the fed is likely to wait past september for a rate hike. pimm: you think they are just listening to the international monetary on? alix: and the world bank? it's possible. intr

from last year to this year, they doubled their holdings in puerto rico. this is only from may. have to wait for those investor statements to come out. matt: oppenheimer did well, franklin resources has reduced. these are the most important holders of puerto rican debt. kate: these are the largest mutual fund holders. some of these huge yields, upwards of 10% or 11%, they also got alternative investors interested. there is a large hedge fund contingent investing in the island as well. joe: we don't know if elliott, greylock, any of these guys have bought into it. kate: exactly. there are other ways to get involved as well. paulson bought a hotel earlier this year. matt: the famous billionaire investor. k federated investors bought a : hotel as well. there are all sorts of different entry points. today and tomorrow people will be offloading the bonds. -- focused on the bonds. matt: very cold. thank you for joining us. bloomberg's kate smith covering , diligently the puerto rican debt default. joe: what major european market is showing a robust rebound in the housing market? the a

as a result of operation bootstrap, the industrialization project of puerto rico.easants and working people were displaced. they settled in new york. in the postwar period, most -- more puerto ricans settled in new york that americans. the only lords helped make sense of that fast transfer of .umanity to new york they help puerto ricans understand the relationship of the state and their islands, the colonial relationship that helped impel that migration. .he puerto rican people lords were inspired, motivated, trained by the civil rights and black power movement, by the antiwar movement, juan gonzalez was a leading member of the columbia strike of 19 exceeded that protested the vietnam war and also protested the gentrification of harlem by the university. what we see is that the movements of the 1960's, what is known as the new left in the black power movement, transformed the relationship between people of color and white people, challenge the u.s. foreign-policy, and also transformed our idea of gender and sexuality. those were the issues that the young lords were

what's going on in puerto rico today? >> reporter: that's right, jake, hillary clinton will be arriving here in puerto rico, the first visit to this u.s. territory as a presidential candidate. can you see some protesters have gathered, not protesting hillary clinton, but more of a local issue. are why are before she got -- the beaches of puerto rico, sandy and serene awaited hillary clinton today. a faraway campaign visit, but hardly a recipe from the controversies dogging her presidential candidate. before arriving here, she gave a rare sit-down television interview trying to explain once again her decision to use a private e-mail server as secretary of state. >> at the end of the day, i am sorry that this has been confusing to people and has raised a lot of questions, but there are answers to all these questions, and i will continue to provide those answers. >> reporter: she expressed regret to andrea mitchell, but stopped short for saying she was sorry for setting up an e-mail server outside of channels of government.

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cuba earlier this year, new york governor andrew cuomo is now planning to lead a delegation to puerto rico. the governor will discuss the puerto rican government's ongoing health care crisis and economic challenges. puerto rico's governor invited the group. they leave for puerto rico september 7th. >>> the mta testing out bicycle racks on two bus routes, one between staten island and brooklyn. s53 and s93 buses. that begins september 6th. riders will load and unload the bikes themselves. if testing goes well, the mta says it plans to add racks to other bus routes. >>> a narrow escape caught on camera as a forklift operator nearly gets crushed by a falling tree. seconds after the man climbed in to the forklift on saturday, a tree came crashing down on top of the vehicle. it happened during a storm in washington state. the forklift operator fortunate was not hurt. >>> the u.s. open kicking off on this balmy night in queens and on hand to welcome the fans and players, mayor de blasio, who noted some of the reasons this open is making history. >> the final tickets sold out before the men's fin

. >>> the puerto rico factor. while it could make all the difference for the presidential indicates. plus the verdict. >> i never dreamed that i would one day have, well, two things, really. an indoor toilet, and a job as host "the daily show." >> trevor noah's first night as a daily show.host. the reviews and comparisons to john stewart. >> and we begin with the battle against isil. and if there is one thing that the u.s. and russia can agree on, it is defeating that group. but how to do it is what separates president obama and president putin. today at the u.n. that divide is front and center. president obama chaired a summit to talk about isil and the strategies against it. mike viqueira is with us in studio. >> the fall out does continue. ththe day after president obama and his russian counterpart vladimir putin clashed on the world stage, it is still unclear what is russia's role in the fight against isil, and what they put aside their differences in what to do about bashar al-assad. >> the subject was counte

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puerto rico politics, why big name presidential candidates from both parties are taking their campaignthe island. >>> how classified information should be handled. if an ordinary worker at the state department or the central intelligence agency or anything like that were sending details about the security of embassies over unclassified e-mail systems, they would not only lose their job and lose their clearance. they would very likely face prosecution for it. >> you can watch that episode of "upfront" and all others at al jazeera/upfront. a former state department employee who worked on hillary clinton's e-mail server said he will not testify. brian tabliano plans to invoke the 5th amendment. the benghazi committee is set to question top clinton personnel about the 2012 attack. he was ordered to appear before the committee on september 10th. donald trump and the republican party have struck a deal. trump, who has been leading the g.o.p. field of presidential candidates pledged to support whoever becomes the eventual nominee instead of 1ing as a third-party candidate. the pledge is not l

greg konrath are on vacation in sunny puerto rico. the trauma surgeon reveals he could be planning a traumatic event of his own. >> hollow points bounce around in your brain. >> what? >> it's got to penetrate your skull but not go through the other side and mess it up. >> reporter: he's talking about his ex-wife. 23 minutes of gristly details. all captured on a dramatic recording. what was going through your mind when you decided to press that record button? >> i didn't want him to kill the mother of his children. >> reporter: did he act like he was confiding in you? >> he wanted to tell me because he wanted me to tell the police that he was home with me, so i would be his alibi. >> reporter: konrath is so cavalier, he's even prepared to get caught. >> if i get caught, i can do the time. i've lived a full life, i'm a tough guy. >> reporter: while you're recording him, you're not trying to talk him out of it. you're just, what, in shock? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: but when she finally snaps out of her shock, joannah doesn't sound so conce