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invaded puerto rico. and so you have pretty much with, you know, a shift here, a shift there, a continuous situation where you have this unequal relationship from 189 to 1952. when i say shift here and there, for example, puerto ricans become u.s. citizens in 1917 but they don't have the right, if they're living on the island, to veto in congressional -- vote in congressional election or for president or vice president. so the crigse of a commonwealth, what it is -- so that's the kind of where it comes from. that's a big, broad history. 1898 to 1952 but for all practical purposeses, there's a continuity in terms of the relationship of this colonial status. in 1952, it's kind of described as a third way or a middle way. t statehood but not intsd -- independent. and it does create more local power, local authority in terms , election or education language, and health. but ultimately executive congressional power rests with the u.s. federal government. so the president of the united states, congress, they ca
invaded puerto rico. and so you have pretty much with, you know, a shift here, a shift there, a continuous situation where you have this unequal relationship from 189 to 1952. when i say shift here and there, for example, puerto ricans become u.s. citizens in 1917 but they don't have the right, if they're living on the island, to veto in congressional -- vote in congressional election or for president or vice president. so the crigse of a commonwealth, what it is -- so that's the kind of where...
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government in puerto rico. this was something that was called the gag law and it made it illegal to have the idea to engage in the idea or the act of supporting puerto rican independence, which is the whole purpose of the insurance -- independence movement. >> even the idea? >> yes. i mean, so many people were political prisoners. who were involved in the nationalist party. it's often called the little smith act because the smith act was the vergets that was applied smith act because the smith act was the vergets that was applied in the u.s. mainland towards subversives. ruth reynolds started to party that sought the end of u.s. control in puerto rico. i do want to note that the nationalist party is -- there are other components. the nationalist party is among different sectors of the independent movement. on the island. and indeed ruth reynolds was sometimes in man hasn't. it's not just in puerto rico. so you have a diasporaic puerto rican community and she becomes involved in the independence movement and here
government in puerto rico. this was something that was called the gag law and it made it illegal to have the idea to engage in the idea or the act of supporting puerto rican independence, which is the whole purpose of the insurance -- independence movement. >> even the idea? >> yes. i mean, so many people were political prisoners. who were involved in the nationalist party. it's often called the little smith act because the smith act was the vergets that was applied smith act...
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people in puerto rico have not fared better than that. amy: would we come back from break, we're goioing to take a little of the trip with you that naomi klein and elizabeth yeampierret in puerto ri when they followed you, katia, and others. we're talking to now me klein. this is the book "the battle for paradise: puerto rico takes on the disaster capitalists." elizabeth yeampierrehair i of the climate justice alliance. and katia aviles-vazquez is a puerto rican environmental activist. she e is with the groupup borica organizatition for ecological agriculture. back in n a moment. ♪ [music break] ♪ [music break] democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amamy goodman with juan gonzalez.. juan: i wanted to follow-up, elizabeth, before the break, you were talking about fe one of the things that folks have not got much or pay much attention to is the trump's federal communications recently decided that they were going to sharply reduce the lifeline project, which most people are not aware of, but a lifetime project is a project that prov
people in puerto rico have not fared better than that. amy: would we come back from break, we're goioing to take a little of the trip with you that naomi klein and elizabeth yeampierret in puerto ri when they followed you, katia, and others. we're talking to now me klein. this is the book "the battle for paradise: puerto rico takes on the disaster capitalists." elizabeth yeampierrehair i of the climate justice alliance. and katia aviles-vazquez is a puerto rican environmental...
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what makes puerto o rico different? stormhis mar historic occurs on top of an already existing major historic economic cris. people wer already in a kind of state of shock and severe economic policies were alrea beinplied. >> what are the waysys a crisis be pli tfitabl >> as you have written about in these moments, a lot of things are suended, expectations are change change going to be the privatization of public services. some speculate part of why the electricity company has been so slow in getting back up is they are preparing for privatization of all of it. gs le public transportation system. all of the services that were already weakened, difromsinves by the goverent system. because of the financial crisis, it is to be expected all of them will probably be sold and probably at a very low price because now they can say, oh, because a maria, everything is devastated and broken. >> it is been the most devastating natural disaster over the last 400 years. the infrastructure suffered, communications suffered. i believe
what makes puerto o rico different? stormhis mar historic occurs on top of an already existing major historic economic cris. people wer already in a kind of state of shock and severe economic policies were alrea beinplied. >> what are the waysys a crisis be pli tfitabl >> as you have written about in these moments, a lot of things are suended, expectations are change change going to be the privatization of public services. some speculate part of why the electricity company has been...
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imposed itself upon puerto rico. ricans have tried to make the best out of the poor situation. host: we want to give mr. olasky a chance to respond. guest: well, first of all, i characterization ofstic "world magazine" as a notorious screed is wrong. pro-immigration, we want to help refugees, and we want to help the people in puerto rico. i think in some ways the caller was right in the fact that often they had been dealt a dirty hand who try toofficials, re-create the island in their image of more government, basically a socialist understanding. that has hurt enormously. in puerto rico at times has been yanked around by various laws and regulations and so forth that have worked on fairly. at the same time, puerto rico has gotten a certain amount of , andfrom the 50 states puerto rico has often had some special privileges in lots of ways, as far as labor contracts and others. so the federal government giveth, the federal government taketh away. it is very messy, the situation. i think you will find that people who ar
imposed itself upon puerto rico. ricans have tried to make the best out of the poor situation. host: we want to give mr. olasky a chance to respond. guest: well, first of all, i characterization ofstic "world magazine" as a notorious screed is wrong. pro-immigration, we want to help refugees, and we want to help the people in puerto rico. i think in some ways the caller was right in the fact that often they had been dealt a dirty hand who try toofficials, re-create the island in...
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more puerto ricans live in the 50 states than on the island puerto rico. in florida, there are over a million. i'm going there to spend a lot of time in florida, not at disneyland, but organizing the puerto rican community. why? so they can go back to their homeland. so they can go back to puerto rico, where they want to be. there was this beautiful elderly woman at one of the reception centers here in chicago. i walked to her and she was trembling. she was frightened. i said to her, as gently as i could, there is food here. you will be ok. there's medicine. you will get better. there's electricity. you won't have to live in the dark. , [speakingracias spanish] this is not my home. we have to make sure that she can go back to a puerto rico 21st century standards, with 21st century jobs, with 21st and if hers structure and future for those puerto ricans who wish to go back after the devastating effects of hurricane maria. let me end with two things. i have a grandson. he is 15 years old. he is in high school. his name is luis andres. my daughter, as you can
more puerto ricans live in the 50 states than on the island puerto rico. in florida, there are over a million. i'm going there to spend a lot of time in florida, not at disneyland, but organizing the puerto rican community. why? so they can go back to their homeland. so they can go back to puerto rico, where they want to be. there was this beautiful elderly woman at one of the reception centers here in chicago. i walked to her and she was trembling. she was frightened. i said to her, as gently...
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time researching puerto rico. but generally we do have a lot of technologies and options that are available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid. and in fact our mainland transmission grid is aging. so we have opportunities to improve the technology there as well. one key area that doe and oe specifically support is the development of micro grids or back up generation. so when we are talking about national security or military bases or other sort of critical uses or hospitals or police stations or other critical needs, recognizing there are still tremendous efficiencies of the large grid and large regional markets and all of that. but there are also thousands of entry points and risks on such a system. so when you are focusing on the end use customer and their critical reliability needs that may exist, those abilities to have back up generation or island capability that doe can help and help bring down the costs for will be very important. >> yes. it seems as though in response to their need, as an island
time researching puerto rico. but generally we do have a lot of technologies and options that are available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid. and in fact our mainland transmission grid is aging. so we have opportunities to improve the technology there as well. one key area that doe and oe specifically support is the development of micro grids or back up generation. so when we are talking about national security or military bases or other sort of critical uses or hospitals or police...
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so puerto rico -- con innocental u.s. so puerto rico could be a -- continental u.s. and how can we have a stronger, more modernized grid? >> sure, congressman. i have not spent much time researching puerto rico, but generay we do ha lot of technologies and options that are available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid and, in fact, our mainland transmission grid is aging and so we have opportunities to improve it, technology there as well. one key area that d.o.e. and e. o. specifically support is the development of microgrids or back-up generation so when we're talking about national security or military bases or other sort of critical uses or hospitals or police stations or other critical needs, recognizing there are still tremendous efficiencies of a large grid and large regional market and all of that, but there are also thousands of entry points and risks on such a system. so when you're focusing on the end-use customer and their critical reliability and needs that may exist, those abilities to have back-up generation or island capability that d. e. o.
so puerto rico -- con innocental u.s. so puerto rico could be a -- continental u.s. and how can we have a stronger, more modernized grid? >> sure, congressman. i have not spent much time researching puerto rico, but generay we do ha lot of technologies and options that are available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid and, in fact, our mainland transmission grid is aging and so we have opportunities to improve it, technology there as well. one key area that d.o.e. and e. o....
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[laughter] >> puerto rico will be a battleground state. president trump: you have really worked very hard. >> thank you. president trump: ricardo inherited a power plant that was virtually useless. and it was in bankruptcy. it's been in bankruptcy for a long period of time. and many of the other places were in bankruptcy and tremendous amounts of money owed and you got in and you have been working really hard. he was very brilliant. he blamed the hurricane for destroying the power plant, and he's doing very well. i tell you what, the people of puerto rico are being well represented by this man because we like him and we respect him. and we're working on that power plant, and, you know, it's very big numbers. it was bad before the hurricane. it was bad after the hurricane. but, you know, we have some great talent over there. say hello to the people there. great people. they have endured a lot. that was bad a situation as i have ever seen. it is getting done. president trump: thank you for your commitment. again, you have always answered our
[laughter] >> puerto rico will be a battleground state. president trump: you have really worked very hard. >> thank you. president trump: ricardo inherited a power plant that was virtually useless. and it was in bankruptcy. it's been in bankruptcy for a long period of time. and many of the other places were in bankruptcy and tremendous amounts of money owed and you got in and you have been working really hard. he was very brilliant. he blamed the hurricane for destroying the power...
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so puerto rico could be a test in modern innovation. >> i haven't spent much time researching puerto rico. but we do have a lot of technologies and options available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid. in fact, our mainland transmission grid is aging. so we have opportunities to improve the technology there as well. one key area that d.o.e. and o.e. specifically support is the development of microgrids or backup generation. so when we're talking about national security or military bases or other critical uses or hospitals or police stations or other critical needs, recognizing that there are still tremendous efficiencies of the large grid and large regional markets and all of that. but there are also thousands of entry points and risks on such systems. so when you're focusing on the customer and their critical reliability needs that exists, those abilities to have backup generation or islanding capability that d.o.e. can help and bring down the costs for will be very important. >> it seems as though in response to their need as an island, as a people, we can come up with a
so puerto rico could be a test in modern innovation. >> i haven't spent much time researching puerto rico. but we do have a lot of technologies and options available to any system that may be rebuilding its grid. in fact, our mainland transmission grid is aging. so we have opportunities to improve the technology there as well. one key area that d.o.e. and o.e. specifically support is the development of microgrids or backup generation. so when we're talking about national security or...
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god bless puerto rico. >> cooper: the time it takes her to say "god bless puerto rico" is the exact amount needs. how many blessings do you give puerto rico every day? >> herrera: thousands of blessings. >> cooper: with the help of private donations and money from the federal government, joseÉ andreÉs' non-profit organization "world central kitchen" has prepared more hot meals than any of the other bigger, more experienced disaster relief organizations here, like the salvation army and the red cross. most agencies, if they're giving out food, they're giving out m.r.e.'s or snacks, or, not hot meals. >> andres: americans should be receiving one plate a day of hot food. that's not too much to ask in america. an m.r.e. is very expensive for the american taxpayer. a hot meal is more affordable-- it's cheaper. it's what people really need, it's what people really want. they feel all of a sudden that you are caring for them-- that america is caring for them. >> cooper: you're not just giving calories-- you're giving attention to people. >> andres: the calories are obvious, but this is a message
god bless puerto rico. >> cooper: the time it takes her to say "god bless puerto rico" is the exact amount needs. how many blessings do you give puerto rico every day? >> herrera: thousands of blessings. >> cooper: with the help of private donations and money from the federal government, joseÉ andreÉs' non-profit organization "world central kitchen" has prepared more hot meals than any of the other bigger, more experienced disaster relief organizations...
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puerto rico is its territory. they cannot just keep shifting blame to puerto rico. it would be like saying that they had no responsibility for what happened in texas or if there was a hurricane katrina. so, they can't take credit for when responses go well, as they did clearly in texas, and then say, well, it's all the the locals' fought. and then there's just a moral issue. these are american citizens, 1,400 is huge number. if i just -- if i accept that number, which i'm not there yet, but even if i accept the puerto rico number, it is just a couple hundred fatalities less than hurricane katrina so you're looking at hurricane katrina-type numbers and the federal government has a responsibility to protect all americans, in particular during a disaster, right? this is when the federal government is needed the most. >> and i'm reminded of what the president said in october, shortly after hurricane maria hit last year. let's listen. >> every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hu
puerto rico is its territory. they cannot just keep shifting blame to puerto rico. it would be like saying that they had no responsibility for what happened in texas or if there was a hurricane katrina. so, they can't take credit for when responses go well, as they did clearly in texas, and then say, well, it's all the the locals' fought. and then there's just a moral issue. these are american citizens, 1,400 is huge number. if i just -- if i accept that number, which i'm not there yet, but...
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leyla santiago live in san juan, puerto rico.ne season on an island that is just not ready for it. >> reporter: this makes people anxious. i would say are you ready? one woman was physically shaking. i called and talked to seven different mayors from across this island. one of them told me he was as prepared as he could be. the rest said they were not prepared at all. all agreed this is an island that is still recovering. this looks like progress. it's actually a sign of desperation in one of the areas hit hardest by hurricane maria in praoepl, utuado. he said they are preparing the power themselves because they are almost nine months without power and they feel abandoned. he has no experience doing this. working with live wires. something he learned in one day from a retired power worker. using any materials they can find, their risky mission has turned the lights back on for more than a dozen. the home of samuel vazquez is next. >> i feel bad. you can't get no power. you can't get no light. >> reporter: roads washed out. emerge
leyla santiago live in san juan, puerto rico.ne season on an island that is just not ready for it. >> reporter: this makes people anxious. i would say are you ready? one woman was physically shaking. i called and talked to seven different mayors from across this island. one of them told me he was as prepared as he could be. the rest said they were not prepared at all. all agreed this is an island that is still recovering. this looks like progress. it's actually a sign of desperation in...
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particularly packed show with amazon getting right to broadcast from your league matches a new report on puerto rico and there's bumper to bumper automaker news we'll get to it all but we start today's broadcast with the group of seven meeting which began today in canada the u.s. president donald trump has antagonized longtime u.s. allies while standing in an olive branch to an unlikely leader ahead of the g. seven summit as he's prepared to depart for the summit he did prepare for the parties and for the summit mr trump told reporters quote russia should be in this meeting he went on to say russia should be at the negotiating table it may not be politically correct but we have a world to run russia was expelled from what was then the g eight group in two thousand and fourteen over events including on thursday mr trump's unusual diplomatic bromance with president mccrone of france seemed to end with a serious world mr rose used mr trump preferred medium of communication waiter to let mr trump know he would be the odd leader out at the meeting mr mccrone posted quote the american president may not mi
particularly packed show with amazon getting right to broadcast from your league matches a new report on puerto rico and there's bumper to bumper automaker news we'll get to it all but we start today's broadcast with the group of seven meeting which began today in canada the u.s. president donald trump has antagonized longtime u.s. allies while standing in an olive branch to an unlikely leader ahead of the g. seven summit as he's prepared to depart for the summit he did prepare for the parties...
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next on "sunday today" we are headed to puerto rico.months after hurricane maria crippled the island to push for answers about why our fellow citizens there still are suffering without basic services. i'm in the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, sweating, confusion, and headache. check your blood sugar. low blood sugar can be serious and may be life-threatening. injection site reactions may occur. tell your prescriber about all medicines you take and all your medical conditions. taking tzds with insulins, like tresiba®, may cause serious side effects like heart failure.
next on "sunday today" we are headed to puerto rico.months after hurricane maria crippled the island to push for answers about why our fellow citizens there still are suffering without basic services. i'm in the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat...
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and will continue to do so while the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of recovery. the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point three billion dollars in support to survivors however some many allocations are raising questions in particular the cruise ship which was books to host fame aid workers and first responders the so-called floating hotel docked in the virgin islands the main island of puerto rico cost them seventy five million dollars for a four month runs and that's actually more money than the money dished out to help the village an island survive this as of march first more than seventy million in themis individual assistance has been distributed there reckless the survivors so how them get back on thei
and will continue to do so while the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of recovery. the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point three...
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hurricane. >>> did the federal government fail puerto rico? >> tre some things i am very satisfied with from the federal government and some things that i am very dissatisfied and even appalled. >> a cing up on "sunday today." >> as we head to break, o photo of the week. duchess of exsu meghan markle, sharing a laugh with queen elizabeth at one f her first royal events this week. pad with hotels.com to give venture cardholders 10 miles on every dollar they spend at thousands of hotels. all you have to do is pay with this... at hotels.com/venture. 10 miles per dollar? that is incredible. brrrrr. i have the chills. because you're so excited? because ice is cold. and because of all those miles. obviously. what's in your wallet? i'm not sure. what's in your wallet? wthat's why carmax hasr you shouover 40,000 carst. to choose from nationwide. with the prices clearly marked, and the same online as they are in the stores. now, that should make you feel confident. trifecta! ♪ carmax music sting oooh..no backboard. you mighyour joints...ng for your hea
hurricane. >>> did the federal government fail puerto rico? >> tre some things i am very satisfied with from the federal government and some things that i am very dissatisfied and even appalled. >> a cing up on "sunday today." >> as we head to break, o photo of the week. duchess of exsu meghan markle, sharing a laugh with queen elizabeth at one f her first royal events this week. pad with hotels.com to give venture cardholders 10 miles on every dollar they...
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that's what doe and oe and five national labs led by argon have grid models tools to puerto rico. the national labs are combining their skills and capabilities in order to help puerto rico to plan and rebuild a more resilient grid. these models help grid operators better predict where the higher risk could be and critical power loads that support puerto rico's public health. the island will be able make key investments in energy infrastructure before the current hurricane system. analysis will inform puerto rico on lon term investment priorities for distribution, renewable energy, battery storage, mite coat grid and strategic power reserves. as we continue supporting grid research, i would like to learn more how deo can improve technology and our understanding of electrical systems. i want to thank our panel of witnesses and i look forward to a positive discussion about grid modernization research. i now recognize the ranking member, the gentleman from texas for an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. fellow texan and everybody else here today, distinguished panel, just
that's what doe and oe and five national labs led by argon have grid models tools to puerto rico. the national labs are combining their skills and capabilities in order to help puerto rico to plan and rebuild a more resilient grid. these models help grid operators better predict where the higher risk could be and critical power loads that support puerto rico's public health. the island will be able make key investments in energy infrastructure before the current hurricane system. analysis will...
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creditors can claim so it just means that creditor might end up making a profit from this while puerto rico is going to be in even worse shape because the trumpet ministration that they've been sort of notably quiet i know the president the other day was talking about hurricane harvey and the coast guard and stuff but i haven't heard him speak about puerto rico recently has you know they haven't been very interested in what's going on there that says a shame no there is also a problem with the medicaid reimbursement gap could you explain that for viewers yes there's a specific formula that the federal government uses to reimburse states for what they spend on medicaid and puerto ricans are u.s. citizens so they're entitled to medicaid but for the territory there's this weird capped at got put in place some point in the past. that means they don't get to use the general formula so if the same formula would apply just for the next five years they would be getting up like over nine billion more so. that could be change would be the one thing if you were you know had a magic wand lar and you sa
creditors can claim so it just means that creditor might end up making a profit from this while puerto rico is going to be in even worse shape because the trumpet ministration that they've been sort of notably quiet i know the president the other day was talking about hurricane harvey and the coast guard and stuff but i haven't heard him speak about puerto rico recently has you know they haven't been very interested in what's going on there that says a shame no there is also a problem with the...
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we all remember when president trump went to puerto rico last september. while he was there he said based on the then-reported 16 deaths, maria was not, and i quote, a real catastrophe. well, every day it becomes increasingly clear how out of touch that statement was. and every day the magnitude of this disaster becomes clearer. as the incompetence of this administration responds. just last week the harvard school of public health released a new estimate suggesting the death toll is staggeringly igher than previously thought. it's just an estimate, however, if the number most often cited from that report, 4,645, proves accurate, then maria will rank as the second worst natural disaster in u.s. hift are i. -- history. no matter what the were the president said, that is a real catastrophe. and now as puerto rico continues struggling, as thousands still do not have electricity, as we still do not know the total number of lives lost, we are entering another hurricane season. yet puerto rico and the virgin islands remain vulnerable should another storm come bar
we all remember when president trump went to puerto rico last september. while he was there he said based on the then-reported 16 deaths, maria was not, and i quote, a real catastrophe. well, every day it becomes increasingly clear how out of touch that statement was. and every day the magnitude of this disaster becomes clearer. as the incompetence of this administration responds. just last week the harvard school of public health released a new estimate suggesting the death toll is...
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it take and this second part of the question is how would it be done can the government air in puerto rico do it by themselves. well the magic why and what do you need as i had to own estimates of their government is ninety five billion there's estimates that even more than that and they probably could do it by themselves if they would be outside of the control of this fiscal board and be able to prioritize investment and rebuilding and doing things and just make sure to do it in a transparent manner so they need ninety five billion dollars but what is being forced upon them by the fiscal control board is a nine point five billion dollars cut so they're going to be in a horrendous circumstance as we're approaching hurricane season yet again right yes to be fair they have gotten about sixty billion not yet they will get over the next five years about sixty billion in relief funds from the federal government and private insurance but that's still not enough to make up for what they need and it's not going to help for hurricane season this year i mean there are still places that are just deva
it take and this second part of the question is how would it be done can the government air in puerto rico do it by themselves. well the magic why and what do you need as i had to own estimates of their government is ninety five billion there's estimates that even more than that and they probably could do it by themselves if they would be outside of the control of this fiscal board and be able to prioritize investment and rebuilding and doing things and just make sure to do it in a transparent...
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and we'll continue to do so well the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of recovery. the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point three billion dollars in support to survivors however some many allocations are raising questions in particular the cruise ship which was booked to host female workers and first responders the so-called floating hotel docked in the virgin islands the main island of puerto rico cost some seventy five million dollars for a four month runs and that's actually more money than the money dished out to help the village an island survivors as of march first more than seventy million in themis individual assistance has been distributed there reckless to survivors so how them get back on their fee
and we'll continue to do so well the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of recovery. the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point three...
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the official death toll in puerto rico is 64 people.poke with ricardo rossello, the governor of puerto rico. >> this new survey suggests 4,600 deaths from the storm. that's 70 times the official estimate by your administration. how is it possible the numbers have been so wrong? >> well, thank you for the opportunity to be here, anderson. ever since the storm came along and even as we were ending the year we established that this number was going to be much higher than what we had as an official tally. we had a protocol that was based on data, on what we got from the registry. we knew that more deaths were, you know, were a by-product of the storm. as a matter of fact we had commissioned, george washington university to do a study so that we can narrow down not only how many deaths, but also what we can do towards the future to prevent them. >> that study was supposed to -- it hasn't begun. it's supposedly going to get done this summer. this study is shocking. your government did stick with this low figure for a long time. you said it wa
the official death toll in puerto rico is 64 people.poke with ricardo rossello, the governor of puerto rico. >> this new survey suggests 4,600 deaths from the storm. that's 70 times the official estimate by your administration. how is it possible the numbers have been so wrong? >> well, thank you for the opportunity to be here, anderson. ever since the storm came along and even as we were ending the year we established that this number was going to be much higher than what we had as...
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[laughter] melissa: so your family in puerto rico. puerto rico's been on my mind lately because we're going into hurricane season again. last hurricane season was absolutely devastating for puerto rico. both with hurricane irma and hurricane maria. and i think the death toll in puerto rico is staggering. just shy of 5,000 people lost. how is your family doing in puerto rico? and you have been back to the island? justice sotomayor: i have not been. i was scheduled to go back in may. literally the week i was having my operation. so i had to cancel it. i had wanted to go back earlier, but with all of the challenges on the island, the marshals were not happy having me come visit. it was difficult to drive through the island. it's still not easy. but it was more difficult before. it's gotten, every day, every month gets a little bit better. but just this week a dear friend of mine sent me some packages of coffee and it reminded me that we had a very robust coffee industry that's now been destroyed for at least seven years, if not 10 to 15.
[laughter] melissa: so your family in puerto rico. puerto rico's been on my mind lately because we're going into hurricane season again. last hurricane season was absolutely devastating for puerto rico. both with hurricane irma and hurricane maria. and i think the death toll in puerto rico is staggering. just shy of 5,000 people lost. how is your family doing in puerto rico? and you have been back to the island? justice sotomayor: i have not been. i was scheduled to go back in may. literally...
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we all know that puerto rico's economy is strapped as well.e saw when we were on the ground in san juan in puerto rico is that the poor often suffer disproportionately when this kind of disaster strikes. they're more exposed. less able to recover from such a disaster as a category 4 or category 5 hurricane. look at how active 2017 was. need i remind you of hurricane harvey that impacted texas? can't forget about maria, irma, nate. the list goes on. in fact, there were 17 named storms on average during a hurricane season in the atlantic. we would have 12. and get this. we had six major hurricanes. that's category 3 or higher. now get this. we're also entering into another active season, according to officials and meteorologists, the season begins officially june 1st. or has begun already. look what noaa is calling for. 10 to 16 names storms. that's one less potent yelly than what we experienced in 2017. they're calling for 1 to 4 of those storms becoming major. colorado state slightly below that. we've already had subtropical storm alberto that
we all know that puerto rico's economy is strapped as well.e saw when we were on the ground in san juan in puerto rico is that the poor often suffer disproportionately when this kind of disaster strikes. they're more exposed. less able to recover from such a disaster as a category 4 or category 5 hurricane. look at how active 2017 was. need i remind you of hurricane harvey that impacted texas? can't forget about maria, irma, nate. the list goes on. in fact, there were 17 named storms on average...
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who was responsible for restoring the electrical system in puerto rico? the puerto rican government to its electric authority is responsible. however, they have not been able to do it for years so they are looking for help from the federal government. we are down to 14,000 people in puerto rico that lack this isity still, and what we talked about earlier with fema. not allowed to build a better system with those grants. to rebuild thed same system that was in place, so it is a complicated situation in puerto rico with the responsibility of puerto rico's government and the federal government, but strings could have been pulled to change the policies around his grants to start -- the grants to start rebuilding a more fortified system. that would take five years to six years. host: take us back to this point last year. i am trying to recall the prediction for last year. correct me if i am wrong, we had maria that hit puerto rico and other places, hurricane harvey in houston, irma in florida -- what was the prediction -- anticipation of what the hurricane sea
who was responsible for restoring the electrical system in puerto rico? the puerto rican government to its electric authority is responsible. however, they have not been able to do it for years so they are looking for help from the federal government. we are down to 14,000 people in puerto rico that lack this isity still, and what we talked about earlier with fema. not allowed to build a better system with those grants. to rebuild thed same system that was in place, so it is a complicated...
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this comes at the next hurricane season begins, start omg red on friday and puerto rico prepares it istill reel being from last year's storm. 10,000 puerto ricans are still without power. the former speaker of the new york city council. let me start by quoting something you tweeted in regard to that demonstration. i'll just stick with the last line of it here, outraged yet. when you saw those statistics from the harvard school of public health, how did you react to them? >> it's outrage, yes, an understanding that finally there's something that's validating what many of us understand to be true, the people in puerto rico are living and having saying and feeling they are screaming into the wind and nobody is listening. a government both on the island and here federal government, not giving us access to information that wants to cover the their hands and makes sure we trivialize the number of dead. this is really serious, it's something we've been talking about and hearing about a call for congressional hearings. there needs to be accountability and reporting. we need to learn from the m
this comes at the next hurricane season begins, start omg red on friday and puerto rico prepares it istill reel being from last year's storm. 10,000 puerto ricans are still without power. the former speaker of the new york city council. let me start by quoting something you tweeted in regard to that demonstration. i'll just stick with the last line of it here, outraged yet. when you saw those statistics from the harvard school of public health, how did you react to them? >> it's outrage,...
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and will continue to do so well the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of our recovery the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point three billion dollars in support to survive this however some many allocations there raising questions in particular a cruise ship which was booked to host female workers and first responders the so-called floating hotel docked in the virgin islands the main island of puerto rico cost them seventy five million dollars for a four month runs and that's actually more money than the money dished out to help the village an island survive this as of march first more than seventy million in themis individual assistance has been distributed there reckless to survivors so how them get back on
and will continue to do so well the mayor of san juan in puerto rico believes the u.s. response to the hurricane was a historic failure the fact is that the trumpet ministrations bureaucracy and neglect created a climate of inefficiency that cost lives their inability to meet our needs and their lack of empathy continues to be responsible for the slow pace of our recovery the federal emergency management agency actually did spend significant sums to aid puerto rico providing some one point...
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the population of puerto rico was exceeding 4 million just five, ten years ago. it's now down to 3 million, and i'm predicting it will go down even further as a result of these storms. >> what can we doouerto rico? >> we still need contributions. thank you. the island certainly, i can't do fundraising, so it's you guys who can do that if you choose. but habitat for the humanities has projects on the island, and they're helping to rebuild homes. there are sections of the island that are still not accessible. the people in the mountains and on the other side of the electric gri are stillitut power in many areas. so many homes have been destroyed. any sort of resources that can be shared, both human and material, are still greatly needed and appreciated on the island. but i think they're still work that can be done here in the states. and many schools, for example, i know for a fact that nyu and others have opened the schools to some of the graduates in puerto rico whose facilities were closed dn during the storm. so there are different ways that you can participate,
the population of puerto rico was exceeding 4 million just five, ten years ago. it's now down to 3 million, and i'm predicting it will go down even further as a result of these storms. >> what can we doouerto rico? >> we still need contributions. thank you. the island certainly, i can't do fundraising, so it's you guys who can do that if you choose. but habitat for the humanities has projects on the island, and they're helping to rebuild homes. there are sections of the island that...
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. >>> and puerto rico now preparing for the next major storm as hurricane season begins anew. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. from cnn world headquarters, "newsroom" starts right now. >>> it is 4:00 saturday afternoon in singapore and ten days from now, history is set to unfold there . >> that's right, the summit between donald trump and kim jung-un, that is back on. president trump made the announcement on friday. this after an unprecedented meeting at the white house, he and the number two-man in north korea, that country's former spy chief met face-to-face in the oval office. >> that man kim yong-chol hand delivered a personal letter from the north korean leader. jim acosta reports from the white house. >> reporter: after meeting more than an hour with the north korean envoy carrying a letter from dictator kim jung-un, president trump emerged from the oval office and declared the summit he canceled last week back on. >> i think it is a getting to know you meeting plus. we'll see where it leads, but june 12th
. >>> and puerto rico now preparing for the next major storm as hurricane season begins anew. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. from cnn world headquarters, "newsroom" starts right now. >>> it is 4:00 saturday afternoon in singapore and ten days from now, history is set to unfold there . >> that's right, the summit between donald trump and kim jung-un, that is back on....
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mind you, there's no storm in puerto rico, but our electricity grid is so weakened, that, you know --thousands at this time, i know. in fact the latest report we had yesterday was like 11,000 or something along that number was without electricity. >> and you have to know when the talkbout clients.1,000, they're and the average puerto rican family is a family of four. so you're talking about 44 to 60,000 people who still don't have electricity to this day. >> thank you for joining us, mayor. >> thank you for the opportunity. >>> still ahead, will house intelligence committee devin nunes lose his seat in congress? the latest on his battle and the backlash he's facing for his defense of president trump. you're live in the cnn newsroom. b from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. ugh, no bars. oh no, looks like somebody needs a new network. when i got this unlimited plan they told me they were all th
mind you, there's no storm in puerto rico, but our electricity grid is so weakened, that, you know --thousands at this time, i know. in fact the latest report we had yesterday was like 11,000 or something along that number was without electricity. >> and you have to know when the talkbout clients.1,000, they're and the average puerto rican family is a family of four. so you're talking about 44 to 60,000 people who still don't have electricity to this day. >> thank you for joining...
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and last year communities in my home state of texas as well as florida and puerto rico lost power. modern grid technology in texas, such as the use of smart meters, were able to identify power o outages. unfortunately, while they have made significant progress rebuilding capabilities, there are still communities in puerto rico without power. that's what doe, oe and five national labs led by oregon national laboratory are working daily to provide grid modeling tools to puerto rico. the national lab is combining their skills and capabilities in order to help puerto rico to plan, to operate and to rebuild a more resilient grid. these models help grid operators better predict where the highest risk of power disruption could be and determine the potential impacts on critical power lodes that support puerto rico's public hemalth and safety infrastructure. the hope is the island will make investments before the hurricane season. battery storage, microgrids and strategic power reserves. the partnership between the federal government, the national labs and industry has the ability to transf
and last year communities in my home state of texas as well as florida and puerto rico lost power. modern grid technology in texas, such as the use of smart meters, were able to identify power o outages. unfortunately, while they have made significant progress rebuilding capabilities, there are still communities in puerto rico without power. that's what doe, oe and five national labs led by oregon national laboratory are working daily to provide grid modeling tools to puerto rico. the national...
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i want to get to puerto rico. we have breaking news where cnn is suing the government to get access to the death records after hurricane maria. moments ago a judge sided with cnn. we are live in san juan next. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement win drug stores nationwide.ly found in jellyfish, prevagen. the name to remember. looking for a hotel that fits... whoooo. ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over... ...200 sites to find you the... ...hotel you want at the lowest price. grazi, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. we know that sometimes an earthworm is a man's best friend. we k
i want to get to puerto rico. we have breaking news where cnn is suing the government to get access to the death records after hurricane maria. moments ago a judge sided with cnn. we are live in san juan next. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. you might or...
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joining me now from puerto rico, layla santiago.alk to some of these families. what are they telling you? >> you know, some of the words i've heard today, shameful, tragedy, one gentleman driving by said there are more, and they are talking about these shoes you see. there are more than 1,800 shoes. as i walked by, they have numbers, pictures, names, number 642, oscar mendes. they have letters you can see, some sort of note. this one stood out to me. it says "mother of six women." in honor of my mother, i will leave this last footstep here for you, and that is some sandals that have been left here. again, there are more than 1,800, a very powerful display in front of puerto rico's capitol building. i have seen hugs, i have seen tears. all of this a long time in the making. the organizer, when i talked to her, said this is our cemetery. this is the funeral for the forgotten. you know, this comes at an important time. harvard university released a study you were talking about in which they estimate there could be, and this is a conser
joining me now from puerto rico, layla santiago.alk to some of these families. what are they telling you? >> you know, some of the words i've heard today, shameful, tragedy, one gentleman driving by said there are more, and they are talking about these shoes you see. there are more than 1,800 shoes. as i walked by, they have numbers, pictures, names, number 642, oscar mendes. they have letters you can see, some sort of note. this one stood out to me. it says "mother of six...