better , the government of puerto rico can do better, the economy of puerto rico can get back to a growth, definitely, you should be looking at the way that puerto rico is treated under the federal health this is not pre-ordaining everything; it is simply adding the subject matter to the scope of work of this task force. task force will make its recommendations, bu the members of congress will be the ones of the last say, excluding federal health programs from this review was from the work of the task force, and it doesn't make sense if the objective of this bill is the one i just retreat. getting puerto rico back in shape, fiscally and then economically as a result. so i urge my colleagues to support the amendment offered. i yield back. >> let me yields myself are just one second here. this is the easy stuff. and allows them to go into other areas. that is why i really to accept this, because it doesn't mandate anything, it is a study. if you want to keep talking on this we can keep talking on this. anyone else? any amendments? all those in favor say aye. opposed say nay. o rollcall. >>

puerto rico's a territory. and under this would give priority to groups who may not deserve that priority. that's the biggest problem with this amendment, which is why i'm voting no and yielding back. is there any further discussion in mr. labrador >> mr. chairman, thank you. i appreciate the spirit of the amendment. this is my language in this section and i was trying to do exactly what the gentleman from louisiana is trying to do to make sure that the board and the court respected the priorities. i am open to -- fu want -- this is just me speaking. if you wanted to amend your amendment, if the committee feels that the word "comply with" is better than "respect," i am open to that. i do think that the rest of your amendment kind of gets into the we're making the judgment, then we're deciding who gets the priority instead of letting the courts decide according to what the puerto rican constitution. but if this committee felt that the word "comply with" is much -- that phrase is better than "respect," i am open

treasury department comes and submits a proposal to congress saying, puerto rico is not a state. order rico is a territory. and under the u.s. constitution, which is supreme, because it goes over any state or territorial constitution, whether i like it or not, as the representative of puerto rico in congress, actually i don't like it, under the u.s. constitution, we have plenary power over the territories, over the american citizens living in the territories. and so legislation was introduced for the purpose of creating an oversight board for puerto rico. you cannot do that for a state, by the way, under our u.s. constitution, under our national constitution. but you can do it for a territory. i am embarrassed that this is happening. but this bill creates an oversight board, and then instead of providing for chapter nine, it gives the board the power to oversee the potential restructuring of debt obligations coming from puerto rico. and the truth of the matter is that this is different than chapter nine because it not only deals with debt issued by public instabilities, it also de

in the puerto rico they're saying. why are you running for election if there's going to be federal oversight going. i am running for governor. we have to take this board the way it is because we need debt relief in orderly legal way i will yield now. you can't find a small group of good men and women who want to do the right thing and take this tough medicine and the reforms necessary to get away from the liberal progress tif policies that have so damage -- progressive policies that have so damaged the economy. >> i'll reclaim now my time. >> i'm saying that it's not worth the risk. that we need to act. we need to act -- we have the power to act. we should do all we can so that the government of puerto rico stabilizes itself, doesn't collapse and so puerto rico is put back on the road map. >>> democracy works this way. we'll see who gets elected for the governorship, for my position as resident commissioner as well as in the legislature of puerto rico. it's total speculation to try to anticipate what future of its olde

in puerto rico. fact, in the energy and mineral resources subcommittee hearing this past january, that was held on the prep, we saw an incredible example of just why the puerto rican government has failed for 3 and a half million american citizens on the island. mister chairman, instead, one of the key objectives that i believe should be part of this legislation is to ensure that we promote and encourage free-market competition in order to improve the overall economy of puerto rico across all industries and so my amendment will achieve just that. i believe that it is critically important that we give the oversight board the ability to promote the very private sector competition that has been so long lacking on the island and so with this amendment i believe that the oversight board can provide the needed support and for the economic growth that is needed so i simply want to ensure that in the future the puerto rican government can serve as a facilitator of the private sector and not an inhibitor of i

puerto rico. the average in the united states is 5%. the average in the world is 7% and we are at 36%. heavya burden that is too for the commonwealth. >> governor, there is a bill before congress to help rescue the territory from its debt. conservatives and republicans in of what are very leery they say is bailing out puerto rico. one of the things they are concerned about is that they say puerto rico has got itself into this mess that it is not producing audited financial statements. guarantee that they will not be back six months from now or a year from now saying that they need further assistance? that they need a bailout? >> let me answer that but first address the premises. we have not been asking and we have not been offered a bailout. anyone who has said we have been asking or offered a bailout is lying. second, if we do not act now in congress does not grant puerto rico a debt restructuring process law, then a bailout will be inevitable and it will be very expensive for u.s. taxpayers. if

than puerto rico. government aid in the states, rather than in puerto rico. so we need to convince them to stay, or to fight back if they already left. we need to continue to reduce our crime rate and unemployment rate, so they are able to move their families forward here in puerto rico. >> one of the portions of the that -- of the bill democrats are coming out against is the lowering of the minimum wage in puerto rico. republicans point to a commission that was -- excuse me, a report that was put out why a commission last year by your government. it said that lowering the minimum wage would actually help the economy and puerto rico. the twist in the bill is that you alone would have that right to wage -- with the minimum wage. why not just let the minimum wage stay how it is? one republicans have a symbolic victory and not have to pull -- lower the minimum wage? guest: the report that you mentioned is a report that i commission from a former economist from the monetary fund. i agree with many of the s

i was told that americans went down to puerto rico to help them win independence. the puerto ricans and the cubans launched rebellions. host: we only have a few minutes left, do you have a specific question? caller: i want puerto rico to be free. they are caught in something called free association, an orwellian lie. they cannot do anything about anything at the callers are raising because fundamentally to have no sovereignty. guest: it is an accident of history, really, this fiscal crisis that we are seeing. you have the violence, which is part of the u.s., but in some ways, historically and culturally distinct. the fate is tied up with the distinctions of members of the u.s. congress from utah, in particular, and all other states that are far away.

puerto rico no puerto rico no logro pagar los 27 millones de la deuda, raÍz de estos líderes de puerto y piden al congreso estadounidense que propongan y aprueben algÚn mecanismo que permita a puerto rico reestructurar la deuda. >> ya basta, de momento puerto rico merece la atenciÓn y la acciÓn del congreso de los estados unidos y los republicanos estÁn en control tienen la responsabilidad de hacer esto. no permitir que el estado de puerto rico vaya a no tener los recursos necesarios para mantener los servicios esenciales para su pueblo. alexandra: de acuerdo a senadora demÓcrata de nueva jersey, el impago de hoy era predecible, ya que se debe conocer que la deuda de puerto rico es insostenible para el pueblo. " el gobernador de puerto rico nos advirtiÓ que meses atrÁs que la deuda es impagable, los republicanos han tenido el tiempo para analizar esto y hemos caÍdo al piso." menÉndez recalcÓ que mientras el gobierno de puerto rico ha modificado las tarifas de impuestos y recortado sus gastos durante su Último aÑo aÚn asÍ los 3 millones de ciudadanos que viven en la isla permanecerÁn de

but puerto rico is a territory. and as a territory, we can do -- we can treat puerto rico differently than the states so long as we have a rational basis for doing so. that has been the position of the u.s. supreme court for ages now. when we talk about constitutional debt coming from puerto rico it's not the same as constitutional debt coming from the states because puerto rico's constitution is subject to the u.s. constitution, and particularly the territorial clause in the u.s. constitution. that is why we have the power to treat general obligation bond holders differently than they are treated elsewhere in america. stly, i am not promoting being unfair to any class of creditors. all i'm saying is that all of them should be part of the solution not part of the problem. we cannot be listening to one particular class over the others. we should be encouraging them all to engage in negotiations. and once, for example, two thirds of them agree on a potential restructuring of the debt of any government entity of puerto

they are held in puerto rico or in retirement funds for americans. this is a big concern because even though there were some funds that in 2013, 2014, when it became clear that puerto being ratings were downgraded, they set them all right, we will step back from this come this is too risky, there were others who went in and said commune on, this is ok, we can get our economy is going to get better, and their economy has not gotten better. , where do clare jalonic things stand in congress and crying is acting anytime soon? seems like thet continued delays on the bill, at least according to the chairman, or because they are getting close to a final product. whether they can get that through the house or the senate is an open question. the definitely seems to be a good faith effort on everyone's part. paul ryan is very supportive. nancy pelosi doesn't like some of the provisions of the bill but has stopped short of criticizing it too much because she clearly wants to get something done, too. has been someone involved around the periphery of these negotia

you were both in puerto rico recently. could you describe what you saw and how dire it is on the island? mr. timiraos: you hear a couple of different things. some people argue -- look at puerto rico, beautiful beaches, parties on the waterfront every night. there isn't a crisis, this isn't detroit. a couple things important to remember. they had been in recession for 10 years. the hardest hit u.s. state, we have not seen anything like that since the great depression. they are losing 1,000 people a week to the u.s. mainland, because they are u.s. citizens and all you need to go to orlando is take jetblue. you lose that much population over a relatively short period of time, it is difficult to pay back people who are owed money. you are not going to increase tax revenues if you tax base is shrinking. there's kind of a disconnect. people say there is not a real crisis here, and yet the economy in recession for 10 years, losing 1% of your population every year. if this was happening in a u.s. state you would see a lot more peo

en puerto rico univisiÓn. locutora: gracias.tÁ fue con la visita de sander idea bill clinton, que su esposa no puede venir porque tiene primaria intentÓ quick en otro estado algo increÍble sucediÓ es que el candidato sander se le permitiÓ entrar a la universidad de puerto rico, al sagrario de la universidad de puerto rico que es el teatro de universidad con una sala llena, una muchedumbre afuera esperando. con su bandera americana y su mensaje de socialismo americano, nunca antes a la universidad de puerto rico que es un ente radical se habÍa permitido banderas americanas y mucho menos polÍtico americano en este recinto que es un repositorio de independentismo y socialismo puertorriqueÑo lo interesante es que de ese evento surgieron muchos independentistas que se declararon demÓcratas muchos independentistas que estÁn dispuestos a cruzar y hacer lo impensable hace unos aÑos, votar en las primarias presidenciales del yanqui invasor. la colonia produce las cosa mÁs extraÑa del mundo si permite que Éstos vengan a pelear por 54 dele

mecanismo que permita puerto rico reestructurar la deuda. >> ese momento que puerto rico merece la atenciÓngo de hoy fue predecible y evitable, ya que desde meses atrÁs se sabe que la deuda puerto rico en sÍ sostenible para pueblo. a pesar de que el gobierno haya modificado la tarifa del impuesto reportado su gasto durante 2015, los 3.5 millones de ciudadanos que viven en la isla permanecerÁn >> en territorio endeudado. ha sacrificado un montÓn en la isla, han impuesto aumentos. si hay una crisis humanitaria nadie va a prevenir de que cientos de miles de personas salgan de puerto ricoo vaya a tener que el gobierno federal pagar, para proveer servicios mÉdico, de vivienda, escuelas bilingües. >> oficiales crea asÍ como el congreso tony antepuso esta reuniÓn se en sus polÍticas, tiene que ser mismo, en que cree un marco idÓneo para que la isla pueda reestructurar su deuda como esto debe ocurrir lo mÁs antes posible cuando los congresistas regresen de su recesiva en unos dÍas. alejandra galarza. julio: regresar le diremos que pasa cuando alguien estÁ adicto a una droga el que debe tomar para t

dollar, also a disadvantage of puerto rico. but what did the company do? those bonds have come due and they have to pay for it. i would say it's not necessarily wall street to blame. >> how will this matter be resolved? >> well, a lot of it depends on washington. the problem of puerto rico is they have a special status, so they cannot file for bankruptcy protection and get rid of the money. they oh a good $2 billion that will come due early in july and it's not very likely puerto rico will be able to pay. one demand from puerto rico is that washington changes the laws so they can file for bankruptcy protection. it's really a rather dire situation for puerto rico. >> thank you very much. and we stay in the caribbean, and cuba, where after almost 40 years, a u.s. cruises ship has docked. the united states has loosened travel restrictions. 700 passengers took the overnight journey. they are open for more -- more cruise ships, more tourists. reporter: a historic moment for the 700 people on board and for many curious onlookers and the cuban capital of havana.

domestically, what i want to talk about is puerto rico. we have been working very hard to try and address the growing crisis in puerto rico. it is not a crisis of the future. it is a crisis of the present. i was there on monday, and i saw firsthand with some of you what is going on right now for about 3.5 million americans who live in puerto rico. i mean, there are children's units where 2-week-old babies are waiting for dialysis because dialysis has to be ordered cash on delivery with wire transfers on a daily basis to keep supplies in the hospital. it is not a future crisis. it is a current crisis. we saw schools that start out in terrible conditions where deferred maintenance is raising questions about basic safety. there is a solution. the solution is that puerto rico needs to restructure its debt. puerto rico does not have the ability to do that without legislative action, and we have been working on a bipartisan basis trying to reach agreement so that puerto rico can get the tools it needs to get its fiscal house in order, to have an

>> no olvides que ahora estÁn en puerto rico. >> ahora estoy en puerto rico en junio 5 y espero que elcillo, voy a crear mÁs trabajos que todos juntos, dos con eso se resuelven abril problemass voy asegurarme que con ese trabajo se empiece a otra dar de pagar la deuda y voy a crear un tipo de empresa verde que no vamos a ser dependientes para salvar el planeta para futuras generaciones. >> roque, muchas gracias por estar este domingo en enfoque. >> josÉ dÍaz-balart si estarÍas... no estariamos aquÍ. >> pero eso no va a pasar. >> gracias. >> amigo puerto rico estÁ en crisis una crisis que estÁ afectando a cada una de las personas de puerto rico que viven en esa isla no ha podido pagar sus deudas una crisis que no parece tener una soluciÓn rÁpida ni facial ♪ ubicada en la costa norte de puerto rico, vega alta es un reflejo fiel de la crisis econÓmica que golpea a la isla, negocios abandonados escuelas cerradas desempleo, una realidad muy diferente a la que recuerda lin-manuel miranda quien en su niÑez visitaba vega alta cada verano para ver a los familiares una realidad que le duele prof

en medio de esa lucha, estÁ puerto rico.uenas opciones, por eso necesita reestructurar la deuda, y mÁs acciÓn de los republicanos en el congreso. mientras tanto, este economista dice que las repercusiones en la economÍa partir de hoy serÁn graves, ya que el 1 de julio hay ya que el 1 de julio hay que pagar $800 millones garantizados por la constituciÓn de puerto rico, y no hay dinero. >> esta decisiÓn aplaza la oportunidad de que puerto rico pueda estar en el mercado de bonos, por por lo menos una dÉcada. jorge: desde san juan puerto rico, jorge viera. jorge: gracias por ese reportaje. la secretarÍa del tesoro de estados unidos, dijo que el gobierno continÚa comprometido en la bÚsqueda de una situaciÓn financiera de puerto rico. advirtiÓ que el asunto podrÍa degenerar en caos y en una crisis humanitaria. elena: donald trump y hillary clinton, se aprontan para cantar otra victoria en las primarias de indiana. el senador texano, dice que se pelearÁ hasta el final y prefiere ignorar los sondeos que lo ubican bastante rezagado d

pero puerto rico tambiÉn enfrenta otra crisis, la emigraciÓn que estÁ viviendo puerto rico es casi igualos puertorriqueÑos que emigraban a nueva york se esperan tambiÉn manifestaciones maÑana en nueva york. felix: en mÉxico la reciente reforma del cÓdigo de justicia militar que permite al ejÉrcito viola los derechos humanos y tiene origen en los casos de abuso de autoridad y actividad criminal en donde la fuerza armada ha participado isa: los militares en mÉxico podrÁn realizar cateos. en casos de delincuencia organizada y otros delitos siempre y cuando exista la orden de un juez. >> todo para justificar medidas polÍticas que han convertido al ejÉrcito mexicano en la policÍa isa: esto parte de la reforma del cÓdigo aprobado ayer por el congreso mexicano y ocurre en un momento en que se ha ido evidenciado la participaciÓn de soldados en caso de tortura y donde hay involucrado soldados en asesinatos de civiles. >> hasta el momento la autoridad civil no ha cumplido con su responsabilidad isa: por eso edgar cortez especialista en derechos humanos insiste en el peligro de dar a los ministerio

domestically what i want to talk about is puerto rico. we've been working very hard to try to address the growing crisis in puerto rico. it's not a crisis of the future. it's a crisis of the present. i was there on monday, and i saw firsthand with some of you what is going on right now for the 3.5 million americans who live in puerto rico. i mean, there are children's units where two-week-old babies are waiting for dialysis because has to be ordered cash on delivery with wire transfers on a daily basis to keep supplies in the hospital. it's not a future crisis. it's a current crisis. we saw schools start out in terrible condition where deferred maintenance is raising questions about basic safety. there is a solution. the solution is that puerto rico needs to restructure its debt. puerto rico doesn't have the ability to do that without legislative action. and we've been working on a bipartisan basis, trying to reach agreement so that puerto rico can get the tools it needs to get its fiscal house in order, to have an oversight authority tha

that restructuring authority would allow puerto rico to deal with the financial challenges that they're facing right now. we also believe that in exchange for that authority, the puerto rican government should commit to implementing some economic and financial reforms that would be gd fu -- good for long-term health of the puerto rican economy and we believe there should be accountability with those reforms. there are a number of proposals independent ly oversight that could be provided to ensure that puerto rico follows through on the reforms. there's some other proposals that we have looked favorably upon, that would do things like reform puerto rico's medicaid program, and extend the earned income tax credit to taxpayers in puerto rico. this would have a positive economic benefit for puerto rico, which would have a corresponding positive impact on the quality of life on the island and a positive impact on the island's fiscal picture. but right now you have three million americans, more than three million americans, who re living on an island that is facing some austere challenges, th

there's a third crisis brewing on puerto rico: garbage.the island simply does not have enough working landfills to dispose of its garbage or methods in place to recycle it. in tonight's signature segment, the newshour's ivette feliciano reports on efforts to fix this problem, especially in one area of puerto rico where garbage and raw sewage are dumped directly into a waterway. >> reporter: romana castro sleeps with her two children on donated mattresses in this small bunk bed. she lost most of her furniture and belongings last month, when several feet of raw sewage and trash flooded her cement block home in puerto rico's capital, san juan. >> ( translated ): i was asleep, and i heard water running, and i said, "what is that?" and when i get up and check, i see that water is pouring in. water was coming in from the toilet. lots and lots of black water. i didn't have time to bring anything inside or get anything out of the way. >> reporter: the problem of contaminated water and trash literally flowing into homes in her neighborhood is decad

. >> i'm so grateful that i got summers in puerto rico.eant unconditional love from my grandparents. it meant understanding my place in the larger scheme of things. >> reporter: the island today is a far cry from his childhood memories. >> it's a husk of what it was. >> lin-manuel came here and sort of spent hours and hours in the travel agency with my mother, as this is where my mother was for three decades. >> reporter: a small town just west of san juan, the miranda family is a household name here and the tight-knit community is experiencing its share of hardship. >> but as i had said earlier, roots in this town and in this island are so deep that you can not extricate yourself total reand be somewhere else. >> and the world gonna know your name. what's your name, man, alexander hamilton. ♪ my name is alexander hamilton ♪ ♪ and there's a million things i haven't done just you wait ♪ [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: over 150 schools have closed islandwide due to cuts in education and a dwindling population. >> younger people leave the i

i was told that americans went down to puerto rico to help them win independence. puerto ricans and the cubans launched rebellions. host: we only have a few minutes left, do you have a specific question? caller: i want puerto rico to be free. they are caught in something called free association, an orwellian lie. they cannot do anything about anything at the callers are raising because fundamentally to have no sovereignty. guest: it is an accident of history, really, this fiscal crisis that we are seeing. you have the violence, which is part of the u.s., but in some ways, historically and culturally distinct. the fate is tied up with the distinctions of members of the u.s. congress from utah, in particular, and all other states that are far away. i guess the one point that i would make is in 2012, 60% of ae residents voted to become u.s. state. they are u.s. citizens and have the rights and obligations of all other citizens, except they do not vote for president. that is no different than the people here in the district of columbia. they do fight in the military and

we've seen the forecasts by the government of puerto rico.lls are tens of billions of dollars. could you rule that out at end of the day? >> peter, i think idea instead of restructuring the debt and having bondholders be part after solution, that somehow the better alternative would be to ask for the taxpayer to come and pay the bondholders? i don't see that happening. i think this restructuring legislation has to pass. i believe we're making progress. i think we have made very good progress. we're not quite there yet. there is more work to be done. one of the things i'm here today to do is understand and then to be able to go back an communicate clearly what the sense of urgency is. puerto rico missed a big bond payment may 1, about $4,400,000,000. on july 1 they have 2 billion of bond payments. -- $4 billion. they are constitutionally protected beyond. they would have to pay the bonds before anything else. including the money for medicines for the children i described. now, there is urgency because the kind of chaos comes from missing july

>> we are extremely sad about the situation in puerto rico is right now. efinitely not a day of glory for puerto rican leaders. it is also not a day of glory for wall street or the u.s. congress because there are at fault in this situation that puerto rico is in. and this is definitely not the situation that anybody wanted. so it's about time for everybody to come to the table and really take a very serious look at solving this problem. >> why is it everybody's fault when for years and years puerto rico spent more money than they had? why is it puerto rico's fault for not being able to balance the budget? >> i think that puerto rico will take the responsibility and it's taking responsibility. >> how? >> let's be real -- >> how? >> they're going to make the right cuts. they certainly have made the cuts. and actually the treasury has actually pointed out in congress that puerto rico has made the necessary cuts. let's be real here. puerto rico is in an economic unstable situation in the relatesship with the united states. and that is congress. how congress dec

the point continues to be made that puerto rico is not a state, puerto rico, it's happened, and i've missed it, has not voted to ask to become a state. but that's also the reason that puerto rico, guam, samoa, virgin islands, actually every american entity except for the district of columbia that does not elect a full voting member of congress does not pay federal income tax. which is why i filed a bill to allow the district of columbia not to have to file, or pay federal income tax. but one of the things i've not really heard anybody address, we talked about in here the need for the minimum wage to be raised. and when there was an article written recently that indicated for an individual who just accepts the available federal welfare payments, they may be looking at $1,700 a month take home whereas under the current minimum wage it's about $1,200 take-home. well, the incentive there is obviously not to work. but i know my friends at heritage have encouraged as a solution lowering the minimum wage. obviously, that would even increase the disparity between what you take home if you do

puerto rico became a part of the united states in 1898, and soon after congress created a special unit of puerto rican soldiers. they went on to fight for our country valiantly in both world wars and in korea. but throughout their service, they suffered persistent discrimination. for too long their contribution to our history has been overlooked. so today, today we are setting the record straight by giving them the highest award within our possession -- the congressional gold medal. cheers and applause] mr. ryan: i know a lot of people worked very hard to make this happen. and i just want to recognize just a few of them, the people who made this happen. first of all, commissioner pierluisi. [applause] mr. ryan: congressman bill posey. [applause] mr. ryan: senator blumenthal. [applause] mr. ryan: senator rubio. i also want to thank governor padilla. we'd like to thank secretary murphy and secretary mcdonald for joining us as well. [applause] mr. ryan: i would like to point out today that we have here with us some borinqueneers themselves. jose colon is here with us today. [applause] mr.

and the situation of puerto rico is dire. we want to make sure that in addition to whatever action is body takes now, there is at least the opportunity to look at pro-growth economic policies for puerto rico and i hope the committee supports this. i am happy to yield. l would put my bil puerto rico back on a path to fiscal sanity. while it is incredibly important to work out the immediate crisis the puerto rico finds itself in, we also need to look to the future to help create an economic environment that fosters growth and investment. adding members from the house and ways and means and the senate finance will improve the work that the congressional task force of economic growth in puerto rico will be doing once this bill is sent into law. i am glad we have been able to work across the aisle. i would like to thank mr. duffy and the committee staff for their work on getting the best possible they'll on the committee -- the best possible bill into the committee. i look forward to continue this work to help puerto rico be succe

puerto rico i-72 billion dollars in debt to bondholders. the debt service is swallowing the territorial revenues. they need some relief to that if they are to provide their services, police, schools, fire, etc. the territorial legislature has declared a moratorium that they are not going to make payments going forward. they haven' an even bigger payment in july. something's got to give. has been put forward by speaker ryan, by democrats, by the chairman of the natural resources committee, and by mr. grijalva. is this going to be a chaotic process? this is what happens without for more restructuring? will we have an orderly bankruptcy process where a judge describes who comes first, who comes last and works through this in an orderly manner? we don't know where we will end up. susan: does the senate have a legal responsibility or is it a moral one? jason: it is a little bit of both. a lot of this debt is not guaranteed by the federal government or any government entity. a lot of it is privately held bonds. it is structured in a way that ther

el gobernador de puerto rico activÓ la ley de moratoria. isla no tiene solvencia para pagar la deuda. por tercera ocasiÓn en la frontera, se abre una puerta, que le regale a tres minutos a seis familias. esta tarde se escribe otro capÍtulo en la historia de estados unidos y cuba, zarpa el primer crucero de miami con destino a la habana. asÍ comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> este es un noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana, con fÉlix y aranza. conductor: buenas tardes. el 1 de mayo se celebra en muchos paÍses del mundo el día del trabajo. en estados unidos, la comunidad inmigrante, recordÓ esta fecha con varias manifestaciones. vamos primero a wisconsin. viviana: de esta manera, wisconsin dijo presente, a las manifestaciones del 1 de mayo en estados unidos, con la consigna de que no se separen familias de inmigrantes. >> nos tienen que ayudar. queremos estar con nuestra familia. venimos a este paÍs para luchar por el futuro de nuestros hijos. viviana: entre los manifestantes, se repetÍa las historias de quienes llevan aÑos estando prisioneros en el paÍs. >

but first, we look at how puerto rico is facing a complete takeover by a federally appointed control board. hillary clinton backs the deal, bernie sanders opposes it. >> it is morally unanacceptable that billionaire hedge fund managers have been calling for even more austerity in puerto rico. austerity will not solve this crisis. amy: we will speak to a young chicago immigrant rights activist is suing the department of homeland security for rejecting her renewal for deferred deportation status because of her activism including her arrerest at the , democratic national convention. what you face deportation now that you're getting arrested? >> i don't know, but i am willing to risk it. i am proud to be doing this with my parents. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has become the first sitting u.s. president to visit the japanese city of hiroshima since u.s. warplanes dropped the first atomic bomb on august 6, 1945. the bomb killed 140,000 people and another 100,000 seriously ininjure

think about the economy of puerto rico.you have a shutdown of retirement income in puerto rico, the macro you might -- macro economic effects are dire. who will pay into the retirement system with no benefits coming out? >> does fair treatment of the pensions outside of seniority, is a like we saw in detroit? jack: many have seen a haircut already. it is not the first round for the stakeholders. >> many will say it is unsustainable. jack: there is a need to have a sustainable system. the oversight authority is set up to balance the competing demands and credit rights. the competing needs to get the economy moving. they put in place an oversight structure that works, you have at the back end, a restructuring. puerto rico needs to get back to a place they can grow again. all stakeholders and creditors have an increase in puerto rico's economy. their economy continues to decline and people continue to leave, they will not have money to pay back creditors at all. there have been-- >> there have been differences of opinions abou

he was talking a bout the memories in puerto rico.y editor called me up because we have been going back and forth for about three years. sonja, have you ever read this russian mark --? he said go back to it. longer: but i finished it. it, i thought about found people who do not like the title. i realized that when i wrote the book, i had in me the objectivity and impartiality that is a part of my profession. you are taught to look at things as objectively as humanly can. myself, iote about was painfully objective is talking about the challenges of my life is a good times of my life. don't those go hand-in-hand? what i wanted to do was let that positiveand and negative experiences of my life have crafted me. they made me. they made all of the good that is in me. as my father would say, all of the bad too. [laughter] who i am is the bulk of those experiences. for me, each one was necessary to create who i am. when i finished the book, i realized that i love my life. people always ask you what you would redo? i tell people not a thing. h

mi gente estÁ sufriendo en puerto rico.odista, que es acusado de revelar secretos de estado. pero hiriÓ tambiÉn otro comunicador. durante el receso del juicio, cuando el periodista y su esposa salÍa del edificio. es un reportero que cubre el juicio. las autoridades canadienses ordenaron mÁs evacuaciones por el gigantesco incendio. los desplazados avanzaban por la Única ruta que sale de esa zona. hasta el momento han sido evacuadas 90,000 personas. la presidenta de brasil, estÁ mÁs cerca de un juicio polÍtico. el resto de los legisladores votarÍan sobre la impugnaciÓn la prÓxima semana. la mandataria dijo que va a resistir hasta el final. que ella no va a renunciar. lili: comenzamos en mÉxico. difunden un vÍdeo sobre abuso sexual, en un colegio ubicado en mÉxico. la secretarÍa recomienda revocar el permiso la instituciÓn. tenemos mÁs esta noche. en honduras, testifican los cuatro sujetos implicados en la muerte de la ambientalista. hay un quinto sospechoso que tambiÉn estarÍa involucrado. toda la informaciÓn completa esta no

nos insulta las expresiones de algunos congresistas que dicen que puerto rico se metiÓ en el lÍo solovolver a caer en un impago de su deuda tan pronto como el 1 de julio. enrique: 100 millas separan a puerto rico de estados unidos, en donde muchos han decidido emigrar. al escapado de la creciente pobreza generados por una de las peores crisis en la isla. nueva york es uno de sus principales destinos. reportera: en la cuna de la primera migraciÓn portorriqueÑa los problemas de la isla se viven en nueva york como un tema de la vida cotidiana. del conocido media docena de amigos que acaban de regresar de puerto rico. >> las cosas se han puesto tan malas que han tenido que regresar para atrÁs. eso es una pena, que uno no se puede retirar al paÍs de uno. reportera: mÁs de la mitad que emigraron lo hizo al sur de estados unidos, lo que supone un cambio de tendencia, cuando era mayoritaria la migraciÓn al norte. lo que mÁs lo atrajeron entonces eran florida, pennsylvania, california, texas. >> nadie va a prevenir que cientos de miles de personas salgan de puerto rico. eso va a tener un peso

puerto rico. the average in the united states is 5%. the average in the world is 7% and we are at 36%. it is a burden that is too heavy for the commonwealth. >> governor, there is a bill before congress to help rescue the territory from its debt. conservatives and republicans in congress are very leery of what they say is bailing out puerto rico. one of the things they are concerned about is that they say puerto rico has got itself into this mess that it is not producing audited financial statements. the economy is in the dumps. can you give a guarantee that they will not be back six months from now or a year from now saying that they need further assistance? that they need a bailout? >> let me answer that but first address the premises. we have not been asking and we have not been offered a bailout. anyone who has said we have been asking or offered a bailout is lying. second, if we do not act now in congress does not grant puerto rico a debt restructuring process law, then a bailout will be inev

fÉlix: uno puerto rico estÁ horas de que se venza el plazo de la deuda.obligaciones. reportero: aprobaron mÉrida hoy para exigirle al congreso de estados unidos que ayude a reestructurar a puerto rico. los principales programas de radio el tema obligado de la crisis. del problema es que la sociedad no entienden las consecuencia de no pagar. >> por primera vez no hay prÉstamo. la propuesta completamos super difÍciles, al gobernador y le han ofrecido algo que lo que implica es que pague 5 millones mÁs en los prÓximos aÑos. >> durante mÁs de 20 aÑos que estuvo ignorando una clÁusula que establece que no se pueden destinar mÁs del 15% de los recaudos para el pago de deudas. por mucho tiempo muchas personas hicieron la vista larga. al haber estado ignorando este tÓpic -- tope hemos llegado a este punto. reportero: aÑade que siguen negociando para ver si pueden lograr algo antes del lunes. esta no es la Única deuda que tiene que enfrentar puerto rico. tambiÉn hay otra el 1 de julio. mientras tanto, maÑana hablarÁ el gobernador de puerto rico ante sus ciudadanos

jorge: puerto rico atraviesa por otra crisis, la de la inmigraciÓn.paran a cuba de estados unidos sirve de escenario y. conductora: un ecuatoriano da ♪ ♪ conductora:el papa francisco deplorÓ hoy la violencia de siria. reforzar el diÁlogo para una soluciÓn pacÍfica. hablÓ sobre el ataque a i hace uno dÍa en un hospital donde murieron pacientes y trabajadores. conductor sonar las campanas de celebraciÓn de la pascua de los cristianos ortodoxos en todo el mundo. el patriarca condujo una procesiÓn. los fieles se reunieron en el patio para tomar imÁgenes de la iglesia. la misa se llevÓ a cabo dentro del templo, el lugar donde los cristianos, creen que jesÚs fue sepultado y resucitÓ. conductora: catÁstrofes como el terremoto que devastÓ ecuador, ofrece ejemplos como agustÍn, uno de los damnificados. dieron la muerte de cerca, vamos a ver sobre estas familias que reparte alimentos a gente que perdiÓ todo. >> promedia del mediodÍa en ecuador. entre las ruinas, hay un alivio para los damnificados. es la hora del almuerzo, en su camioneta, agustÍn y su familia,

fernando: republicanos del congreso y la casa blanca llegaron a un acuerdo para ayudar a puerto ricoa no deja de ser controversial, crea una junta de control fiscal nombrada por republicanos y demÓcratas que supervisara el gasto de puerto rico, como lo explica uno de sus autores. >> necesitamos tener una junta supervisora que asegure que se arregle los problemas de fiscales de la isla que los polÍticos de la isla no han arreglado. fernando: la propuesta que me permitirÍa que puerto rico le pague menos del salario mÍnimo federal a los puertorriqueÑos menores de 20 aÑos, algo a lo que uno de los negociadores del demÓcrata se opone. >> estamos opuesto a rebajar el salario mÍnimo para los ciudadanos de puerto rico que son ciudadanos norteamericanos. fernando: la casa blanca calificÓ la propuesta como paso importante aunque no perfecto. se >> nuestros compatriotas en puerto rico estÁn en un momento difÍcil, creemos que esta propuesta es ayuda a salir de eso y al mismo tiempo proteger al contribuyente estadounidense. fernando: las negociaciones demoran semanas pero ahora la medida serÍa so