ricardo rossello: that's right. sharyl: you knew that going in. gov.ossello: we just didn't know the magnitude of it. we knew it was bad. sharyl: on his first day as governor last january, rossello declared a fiscal emergency and ordered government operating ex board. how bad is it, in a word or two? gov. rossello: this might be hard for some of our viewers to explain to. but we had sort of a bank, a government-owned bank, which had the purpose of developing infrastructure and so forth, but essentially became another agency, and did not serve its purpose. it became a black hole in and of itself. government was ran, essentially, as a big ponzi scheme, and we were at the last level. sharyl: it sounds like, at least, mismanagement and perhaps even corruption. gov. rossello: yes, certainly. certainly mismanagement, certainly a total lack of accountability in puerto rico, managerial foresight, and certainly corruption. sharyl: as puerto rico silently accrued deep debt, a stunning 46% of puerto ricans fell into poverty. and government became wildly bloated.

tobia. >> woodruff: a short time ago, i spoke with the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello, who was at the convention center in san juan. governor rossello, thank you very much for talking with us. were you upset when you saw president trump's tweets today? >> i wanted clarification. that's why i called immediately to the white house to make sure that we got some clarification on what the statements meant. you know, we have heard the president, the vice president, they had come over here to puerto rico and established a commitment to be with puerto rico for the long haul. so the response was in the affirmative. i spoke to chief of staff general kelly, and he expressed that, yes, they will be here for the long haul. yes, they will treat u.s. citizens that live in puerto rico equally to those that live in texas and in florida and other parts of the united states. so i called upon him for clarification, and we got it. >> woodruff: how do you interpret what the president meant when he said, "fema and others can't be there forever." have you been give an limit on the time and resourc

ricardo rossellÓ visitó estas islas.a isla grande, la forma mÁs rápida de ir a las islas es por aire. la ayuda estÁ tomándose su tiempo. hoy viajamos en helicÓptero. >> necesitamos del liderazgo municipal para que nos ayude a identificar a las comunidades que estÁn de conectadas. si no pueden llevar comida, entonces debemos llevarla por aire. luis: por eso ricardo vino a hablar con las autoridades. la tormenta le pegÓ duras y destruyÓ varias casas destruyendo por lo menos 300. residentes se sienten mÁs aislados que nunca. >> esta es la primera reuniÓn que yo sepa. >> el presidente donald trump dijo que no pueden esperar la ayuda del gobierno. >> llevamos asÍ viviendo toda nuestra vida. luis: lejos de la capital, la ayuda estÁ tardando en llegar y a pesar de las promesas, muchos estÁn frustrados. el teniente encargado de la recuperaciÓn de la isla reconoce que la gente estÁ sufriendo y dice que continuarÁn haciendo todo lo que puedan para ayudarlos. cuando las autoridades llegaron finalmente a culebra encontraron un panor

at a press briefing sunday, puerto rico governor ricardo rossello shared some good news.. stating supplies are starting to reach their destination ... but they are still desperate for more aid and supplies in order to meet the island's critical humanitarian needs following the disaster left by hurricane maria.ricardo rossello / puerto rico governor: "as i stated before we recognize we still need to do much more." he said more than 200 containers filled with food and supplies from fema arrived saturday and they're being distributed across puerto rico...more than 30 percent of the people now have phone service...and about 50 hospitals are running in some capacity. in a series of tweets, president trump thanked fema and the u.s. military for their efforts.. and also praised the governor of puerto rico and those working with the first responders.trump is expected to see the devestation in puerto rico first hand on tuesday. his visit, according to the governor, will demonstrate that there is interest to help the people of puerto rico move past this catastrophe.ricardo rossello

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at a press briefing sunday, puerto rico governor ricardo rossello shared some good news..stating supplies are starting to reach their destination ... but they are still desperate for more aid and supplies in order to meet the island's critical humanitarian needs following the disaster left by hurricane maria.ricardo rossello / puerto rico governor: "as i stated before we recognize we still need to do much more." he said more than 200 containers filled with food and supplies from fema arrived saturday and they're being distributed across puerto rico...more than 30 percent of the people now have phone service...and about 50 hospitals are running in some capacity. in a series of tweets, president trump thanked fema and the u.s. military for their efforts.. and also praised the governor of puerto rico and those working with the first responders.trump is expected to see the devestation in puerto rico first hand on tuesday. his visit, according to the governor, will demonstrate that there is interest to help the people of puerto rico move past this catastrophe.ricardo rossello /

al bajarse del air force one, fue recibido por el gobernador ricardo rosselló, la primera dama y su hijaembros de la milicia ofreció su primera conferencia de prensa en puerto rico 14 días después del paso del huracán maría. sot donald trump/presidente de los eeuu "odio decirles esto, puerto rico, pero están sacando de control nuestro presupuesto. gastamos mucho dinero en puerto rico, y está bien. salvamos muchas vidas", dijo el presidente en la rueda de prensa en la que comparó el daño provocado por el huracán maría en puerto rico con la magnitud de al huracán katrina que azotó nueva orleans en 2005 y dejó más 1,800 muertos. "si miras a una catástrofe real como katrina , cientos y cientos y cientos de personas que murieron, y miras lo que ha pasado aquí, con una tormenta que realmente fue abrumadora, nadie ha visto algo como esto". el presidente le pregunto al gobernador cuantas personas habian muerto tras responder que 16 trump replico "debes estar orgulloso" el mandatario y su esposa visitaron una iglesia en guaynabo, y varias residencias afectadas por el huracán. --- cada dia para lo

joining me on the phone, governor ricardo rossello of puerto rico.oining us. you know, i want to start with first of all, how you guys are doing before we get to the situation of the debt, to ask how you are doing? there are a lot of people here in the u.s. who have raised, whether it is money or getting supplies like diapers and things you need together. they're having a hard time getting it to the island. do you have anything, any updates for them? >> yes. well, thank you for the opportunity first. of course for your thoughts and prayers. yes, we are starting to get a lot more shipments into puerto rico. we were limited by the air traffic control and of course the flow through the ports which were somewhat disrupted during the storm. so, anybody and everyone that wants to give to puerto rico, whether donations, they can go to united for puerto rico.com. if they need some low gistal support to any article of need to puerto rico call 202-800- 202-800-3134. melissa: is there fedex or mail or anything coming to the island or people using other ways of

the governor, ricardo rossello, was asked to comment on the president's tweets. >> my read on this is it's in the context of the mayor of san juan. >> reporter: the governor visited san juan's port early saturday morning. there, fema had received 2.4 million liters of water and more than a million servings of food. >> we're going to move them quickly to the 11 points in all puerto rico where all of the mayors can go, get food, water, for their communities. >> reporter: after asking for volunteers to drive trucks due to a shortage of drivers, the governor watched today as truckers pulled out of the gate at the port of san juan. hauling supplies to grocery stores around the island. more than 50% of gas stations are back up and running. home phone service has been restored to 30% of the island. and 10,000 people are still living in shelters tonight. >> are we satisfied? , of course, not. we still need to do more, and we still need to get to everybody in puerto rico. >> reporter: fema, the federal emergency management agency, says they've already delivered aid to almost every municipality

. >> reporter: puerto rico governor ricardo rossello made the announcement nearly a week after questions were raised about how the small energy company in montana got a $300 million no-bid contract to help rebuild puerto rico's electrical grid. whitefish is located in this little two-bedroom house. it had become the center of attention and too much for the governor. >> it's interfering with everybody and doesn't go against the best interest. that's where i come up with it. >> reporter: three hours after the governor's announcement, they announced that the contract will be canceled, but only after whitefish completes its current work. >> the contract will be canceled today and it becomes effect active in 30 days. >> reporter: so far whitefish has been paid nearly $11 million, and there's another $9.8 million payment pending. the company which has hired more than 350 people to do the work in puerto rico says it's very disappointing, the decision by the governor asking that the contract be delayed, adding it's what the people of puerto rico want and deserve. if the governor gets his way and

today, governor ricardo rossello demanded the $300 million contract between the island's electrical utility, known as prepa, and a montana company called whitefish, be cancelled. later, prepa said that it would, once current work is finished. at a news conference in san juan, rossello called on prepa's board to terminate the deal and said he'll ask the governors of new york and florida to identify other vendors. whitefish is a tiny, two-year- old energy company based in whitefish, montana, where president trump's interior secretary, ryan zinke, is from. until recently, whitefish had only two employees, though it's hired more than 300 workers for the puerto rico job. zinke has said he had nothing to do with awarding the contract. so did the federal emergency management agency. the department of homeland security, which oversees fema, and congress are reviewing the deal. 39 days after maria made landfall on the island where 3.5 million american citizens live, 70% of homes and businesses don't have power. 20% don't have drinkable running water. just days after the u.s. house of representatives

now governor ricardo rossello is choosing to scrap the island's controversial contract with whitefish energy amid audits and congressional investigations. >> it had become a significant distraction. >> reporter: but replacing whitefish could delay restoration by 10 to 12 weeks. rossello is blasting the army corps of engineers for what he calls a lack of urgency. >> that's why the mutual aid assistance from the state of new york and the state of florida are going to be critical. >> reporter: critics of the whitefish deal, like san juan's mayor, are asking why mutual aid wasn't brought in sooner instead of rushing a $300 million contract. >> it is corruption. somebody greased the wheels. >> reporter: the head of the power authority here insists there was nothing illegal and that whitefish had been doing its job. the company's ceo, andy techmanski, told nbc news his critics were on a witch hunt and that he landed the deal with the help of linkedin, not anyone from the trump administration. >> we're here doing actual work. >> reporter: now, officials say other companies, like oklahoma-bas

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island where moret electricity. elephant poaching in africa is declining for a fifth year in a row, new research says. but the organisation which monitors illegal trafficking says a record a0 tons of illegal ivory was seized around the world last year. alastair leithead reports from nairobi. the good news is that after a 10—year surge in elephant poaching across africa, the level of killing for ivory is on the decline. it did italy in east africa, which has lost half its elephants in the last decade. what animals are still being killed across the continent and elephant numbers continue to fall. according to a report from societies, which regulates trade in endangered ones and animals. it said 1:0 endangered ones and animals. it said a0 tons of ivory were recovered in seizures last year, perhaps because of better awareness and law enforcement but also because ivory is being trafficked in smaller quantities. there's been an increase in the amount of ivory being carved independence and bangles, rather tha

not stopped democrats calling for an investigation. 0n the island, the governor of puerto rico ricardo rosselloal to be cancelled and for repair teams to come in from florida and new york but the question is whether this will slow down recovery efforts on the island where 70% of people still do not have power. whitefish energy issued a statement saying they are very disappointed in the decision. adding during its time in puerto rico, the whitefish energy team completed significant work on two major transmission lines leading to the restoration of power to hospitals, businesses and residents of manati. this the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has stepped down, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. in a defiant television address, mr barzani said that nobody had stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month, and accused his rivals of treason. photography. for the kurds, it is an end without triumph. as protesters attempted to storm its parliament, behind closed doors, an era was coming to an end. inside, the de

ricardo rossello: government was ran, essentially, as a big ponzi scheme, and we were at the last levelit sounds like, at least, mismanagement and perhaps even corruption. gov. rossello: yes, certainly. certainly mismanagement, certainly a total lack of accountability in puerto rico, managerial foresight, and certainly corruption. sharyl: the uphill battle to fix puerto rico. it's a story you won't see anywhere else. on the next "full measure." thanks for watching. until for more stories that hold powers accountable. >>> welcome to "government matters" with francis rose. >> the only show covering the latest news, trends, and topics that matter to the business of government. i'm your host francis rose. >>> the white house is reviewing the comments, organizers that individuals have made to the draft report to the president on i.t. it is suppose to have a final report that the council will send president donald trump. it addresses three major areas, network modernization and consolidation, and shared services and

. >> reporter: the potential partnership with governor ricardo rossello started last week over twitter. >> we can't be thinking about just putting back up the old system. we need to take this opportunity to remake the system, to be innovative. >> reporter: other tech giants also want in. google's parent company is sending massive balloons to restore cell service. facebook is launching what it calls a connectivity team to the island. but for so many here recovery seems far off. joselli says she waited in a gas line for 17 hours the other day. now she waits for food and water at a grocery store chugging along on a generator. >> we have to wake up very early to go to the supermarket to get anything. >> reporter: she waits for the day she can tell her 7-year-old son they have power once more. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, isabella, puerto rico. >>> we'll now take a startling new look at a deadly epidemic through the eyes of its youngest victim in our series one nation overdosed. among the hardest hit areas of the opioid epidemic is montgomery county, ohio, where this year over 500 poom are dea

governor ricardo rossello says it will be two more months before 95% of the island's 3.5 million american citizens have electricity. in the three weeks since hurricane maria wiped out the power grid, only 15% of residents and business have seen power restored. rossello says he hoped to see that figure double by the end of this month. two-thirds of residents now have drinkable running water, but many are still going to distribution centers to get bottled water and bags of ice. authorities now confirm 48 deaths as a result of the hurricane, but there is concern that number could be much higher due to poor communications throughout the island and different reporting processes. two weeks after the mass shooting at a concert in las vegas, most of the injured have left hospitals. 45 people are still being treated. 13 hospitals involved in the emergency response tell pbs newshour weekend they treated a total of 610 survivors for injuries of all kinds. it's still unknown how many survivors were wounded by gunfire. 58 people were shot and killed. yesterday's truck bombing in somalia is now the mos

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island where moretill without electricity. on thursday a year of official mourning in thailand will culminate in a spectacular cremation ceremony for the late king bhumibol adulyadej who died last year at the age of 88. he reigned for more than seventy years, and presided over the transformation of his country from a poor, rural economy to a fast—growing manufacturing and tourism powerhouse. 0ur south—east asia correspondent jonathan head has been watching the ornate cremation pavilions being built near the grand palace in bangkok over the past year. like a gilded mirage, the spectacular complex of pavilions has risen from the ground this year in. bangkok's historic royal quarter. no expense has been spent in preparing this elaborate send—off for a king who ran for seven decades and personified the modern development of his country. for many thais, this cremation will be a final farewell to a king who they felt a powerful and personal affection. but these lavish preparations are much more than that. th

the head of the power authority head says he accepts ricardo rossello's recommendation.contract was given to whitefish energy, which has little experience of work on such a scale, without a public bid process. also making news today, us president donald trump sent several angry tweets on sunday about the hillary clinton and the democratic party. this came amid reports that the first arrest in the russian collusion inquiry could be imminent. media reports say the first charges have been filed by special counsel robert mueller into alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. however, mr trump insists the allegations are "phony" and a "witch hunt." saudi arabia is to allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time. families will be able to enter the stadiums in riyadh, jeddah and dammam, the country's three main cities, from early in 2018. the latest announcement is another move towards giving saudi women more freedom, following the lifting of the driving ban last month. lewis hamilton has clinched his fourth world title at the mexican grand prix d

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island, where morehout electricity. let's catch up on the business news. thanks very much. a two—year row over whether to ban the use of a common weedkiller in europe reaches its climax later. eu health experts are due to vote on whether to extend the licence for glyphosate. 55? i‘érzéfgs‘fif §§§€£§$t§tf‘§'§ the reason this is worrying for some are the links between glyphosate and cancer. a study in 2015 by the world health organisation's cancer agency found that it was "probably carcinogenic to humans". monsanto, which discovered the chemical and owns the roundup brand, insists it is safe. the other issue is what could replace it. several farmers unions have threatened lawsuits if the licence is not extended, because they would have to completely change how they farm. more on that in world business report. we will also be looking at this, a story we touched on yesterday. 0wning your own set of wheels is something many aspire to in asia. but the perils of traffic jams and air pollution mean things are c

puerto rico governor ricardo rossello said today: mister trump's statement about building inspections are untrue, telling cnn: "i'm not aware of such inspections, there are areas of puerto rico where we really haven't gotten contact." rossello said it's important for the president to see the damage first hand, as he is scheduled to do on tuesday. today, the mayor of puerto rico's capital city, san juan, carmen yulin cruz, defended she reiterated: all she did was ask for more help. >> lets just talk about saving lives right now. putting back the power grid as soon as we can. because that has an immediate effect on our ability to recover financially. >> sreenivasan: u.s. army lieutenant general jeff buchanan, who arrived thursday to oversee troop efforts, tells the newshour this is the worst storm damage he's ever seen. >> the roads are now clear on the outside of the island, and we are slowly working our way in, but we obviously need to get all the roads cleared so we can get supplies into people who need them." >> sreenivasan: for more on the situation on the island, i am joined now f

governor ricardo rossello is on he meets with president trump at the white house. 80% of puerto rico still does not have power. 31% of americans living there still do not have clean drinking water. it's been nearly a month since hurricane maria hit the island. >> puerto ricans are leaving the island by the thousands, most of them heading to the mainland leaving those hellish conditions behind. it's an emotional decision for virtually all of them including the father and businessman who stephanie ramirez met tonight. >> i do not know how long it's going to take. >> reporter: it's almost as if he's a refugee in his own country. >> a week ago i had to find safe haven for my mother and family. that's why we're here. >> reporter: relying on relatives, edgar garcia is one of the many islanders now in the states with his family hoping to protect them from the lurk's aftermath. garcia said -- hurricane's aftermath. garcia said he couldn't be more grateful for the surprising donations, but almost a month later he still says -- >> we're not receiving. >> reporter: there's a -- they decided to

this morning, the governor ricardo rossello gave a news conference where he said the contract needed—private company, said he accepted the recommendation and that he was now going through the hoops to have the contract cancelled. now the other thing the puerto rico governor said which is crucial here is that he wants to see rebuilding teams, reconstruction teams brought in from florida and new york and he had talked to the governors of those states about getting those teams down to puerto rico in the coming days and weeks. thank you forjoining us. paul blake joining us from washington. time for all the sport. lewis hamilton has won his fourth formula one world championship title but it didn't come in the style he might have imagined at the mexico grand prix. after starting from the second row of the grid, both hamilton in his mercedes and title rival sebastain vettel of ferrari, who started from pole position, collided on the opening lap forcing both into the pits. it was red bull's max verstappen who took the victory as those two struggled through the field, for his third win of the

ricardo rossello says he wants to see repair teams brought from florida and new york, rather than thewithout a public bid process. the company is based in the hometown of the us interior secretary ryan zinke, who has denied any wrongdoing in relation to the deal. more than 70% of puerto ricans are still without power, five weeks after the storm. the winner of the royal institute of british architects' most prestigious award — the stirling prize — will be announced on tuesday. the nominations to become britain's best new building 2017 include a rejuvenated seaside pier on the south coast of england, a london housing development and an extension to the british museum. today, we look at the studio of the fashion photographer jurgen teller by 6a architects. essentially, jurgen wanted a studio, a place to work. but in his world, that is quite a few different things. it means shooting photographs of course and also making books, making exhibitions, as well as receive lots of people. so that is where the idea of several buildings and several gardens, so somewhere where lots of different type

ricardo rossello: thank you, mr. president. thank you for this opportunity. it is a catastrophic situation in puerto rico. only a category two or five has passed back to back a jurisdiction in the united states. working in a united front, we are going to be building. we will build better than before. and today using it as an example, in the history of puerto rico we have had the opportunity to speak with members of your cabinet, decision-makers. not only talk about what we have done but the past, to establish a commitment to citizens of puerto rico, u.s. citizens equally. lot,ile there has been a and i want to thank you for this, mr. president. you entered our call for the emergency declaration. you declare the disaster area very quickly and a verbal request that we did not have electricity at that moment, you gave us the favor for fema. and start communication with all of your members now. we -- staunch communication with all of your members now. something has to be done, so we are hopeful with the meetings we are going to have, we will talk about what we ne

. >> president trump met with governor ricardo rossello of puerto rico in the oval office to run an update on hurricane maria every efforts. he said the federal government job".ne a "really great pence, fema, and tom bossert work in attendance. this is 35 minutes. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is great to have the governor of puerto rico with us. we have gotten to know each other extremely well over the last couple of weeks, and i can tell you, you are a hard-working governor. so much has to be rebuilt even from before, before texas and florida, various places. we are looking at designs of a new power plant, many different designs and concepts, which is very unusual. it was in rough shape prior and no rougher shape. with that being said, we have done a great job and had tremendous cooperation from the governor, and we are getting there. people are really seeing the effort that has been put into puerto rico. it has been a difficult situation for many people. especially the island, getting food, we did, and distribution was very difficult because the roads were blocked and the people

"puerto rico governor ricardo rossello just stated: 'the administration and the president, every time we've spoken, they've delivered.'" see, he's doing a great job. it's like if nero had tweeted 2,000 years ago: "rome burning. devastation. getting a lot of compliments on my fiddling. #mrga!" ( cheers and applause ) #mrga!" ( piano riff ) oh, one thing i forget to mention, he did all this tweeting from his golf course. and, on sunday, he did something spontaneous and unexpected for hurricane victims: >> on behalf of all of the people of texas, and all of the people of-- if you look today and see what is happening, how horrible it is but we have it under really great control-- puerto rico and the people of florida who have really suffered over this last short period of time with the hurricanes, i want to just remember them. and we're going to dedicate this trophy to all of those people that went through so much that we love-- a part of our great state, really part of our great nation. ( audience reacts ) >> stephen: yes, yes. that's how i express my gratitude, too. that's right. he's l

liz: president trump meeting with puerto rico governor ricardo rossello concerned about the lack of communication which would enable him to get a lot of details out there and a lot of help to people still suffering 13 days after hurricane maria. as soon as the president is letting us know through his people about mounting the ship, where he will meet both with, again, with the governor of puerto rico and the governor of u.s. virgin islands, we'll get that to you. >>> we've got dueling scandals, financial scandals in the financial world lighting up capitol hill with all of the other news going on. the house and senate facing off against two ceos, equifax's richard smith who resigned and wells fargo tim sloan who took over after his predecessor resigned at the bank. pouring verbal gasoline on sloan after a series of scandals rocked wells fargo. intra-day moving higher. he was accused of promoting an anything goes sales culture that led to millions of false bank accounts that ruined customers' credit. >> the only way we're ever going to drop the scandals is to hold executives personally accountable,

be visiting a chapel and with survivors of hurricane maria, meeting with the governor here, ricardo rossellohat kind of contact the two might have, but as you saw over the weekend, the president was aggressive going after carmen yulin-cruz. she was essentially begging for help. you get the sense that puerto ricans here are said to be receptive of the president if he comes with a helping hand. keep in mind we are getting good news in the sense that some patches of puerto rico are getting electricity. grocery stores are opening back up. those lines we've seen are much shorter. there's still a tremendous demand for fuel and potable water. it will be a long time before puerto rico gets back on its feet. this is really the first step in that process, alisyn. >> thank you very much for the update from there. slow and steady. >>> joining us now by phone, lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan, who has taken on the lead role theefs military operations in getting the relief to the places that need it most. general, thank you very much for taking time to talk to us this morning. >> thanks, alisyn. good m

ricardo rossello made the appeal to the electric authority board this morning.tefish has become a political hot potato since the tiny company landed the $300 million no bid contract. the company has ties to ryan zinke key. approximately 70% of puerto rico remains without power in the wake of hurricane maria. >>> tropical storm fell leap unleashed at least one tornado. a funnel cloud form near west palm beach. the storm may be to blame for the destruction of some mobile homes. officials are looking to see if a tornado touched down near miami where officials reported downed trees and property damage. >>> the oakland athletics catcher bruce maxwell is in trouble with the law. a food delivery driver claims the baseball player pointed a gun at her. he's charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorder's conduct. he made headlines when he became the first major league baseball player to kneel in protest during the national anthem. >> much more on action news, meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accu-weather forecast. . >>> local kid celebrat

governor ricardo rossello also says he believes the hurricane caused $90 billion in damage across the president trump visited puerto rico today nearly two weeks after the island was devastated by hurricane maria. here is what the president said before he left the white house. >> i think it's now acknowledged what a great job we've done, and people are looking at that. and in texas and in florida, we get an a plus. and i'll tell you what. i think we've done just as good in puerto rico. and it's actually a much tougher situation. >> during his four-hour visit to the island, president trump toured a neighborhood outside of san juan and visited a relief center where he met storm victims and helped distribute items such as rolls of paper towels. if you can call that distributing paper towels. he also met with federal and local officials. here is what he said during that meeting. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack because we've spent a lot of money on puerto rico, and that's fine. we've saved a lot of lives. if you look at the -- every dea

here is puerto rico governor ricardo rossello last hour. >> if we are together and to put puerto rico a path forward, we need to start putting the initial conditions so that we can stabilize the situation and start rebuilding appropriately. otherwise the structure that we have established could begin to collapse. >> let's go straight to marianna tensio live in puerto rico and this coordination after reporting on this, between forces from fema and oem and toz from the governor on a federal level and state level, excuse me territory level and then mayors, how are they all coming together, so key right now to get the help out there. >> reporter: so key, richard, but it hasn't happened as well as many on the ground would like. you heard it from the governor, the structure could begin to collapse. to give you an skap example, this week we went to a city one hour outside of san juan where the mayor was able to hand a much needed supplies to the mayor and many people there are telling us it was the first time they ever saw supplies reach the city. it is the first time they saw water trucks e

. >> that was puerto rico governor ricardo rossello speaking in san juan one day after meeting presidentthe white house. puerto rico remains in crisis. more than 80% of the island still has no power. nearly 30% of folks who live in puerto rico don't have fresh drinking water. it has gotten so bad that tens of thousands of residents are leaving puerto rico. they're fleeing for the u.s. mainland. msnbc marianna atencio has this story from florida on families struggling to rebuild third lives in the aftermath. >> reporter: the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico is spilling into florida. the lines of recent arrivals to orlando international airport growing every day. 60,000 have fled to florida since october 3rd. most arrive only with what they can carry as they move in with family or friends. at this center in kissimmee, she seeks help for. a pharmacist back home. >> she wants to look for job. she doesn't want to be another paying for government. she just has me. >> reporter: she also has a 7-year-old daughter who started second grade this week. florida schools working oversometime to welco

. >> just before air i spoke with the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello. >> governor, the presidentederal response in puerto rico a ten. would you give him that? >> the president has responded to all of our requests, certainly the men and women in uniform and a lot of people have been helping. but as i stated today, there's a lot to still be done and we were glad to have the meetings today in the white house and in congress to get that full long-term support for the people of puerto rico. that's the important part right now. this is far from being over, but we are glad to have the white house support of this effort. >> you've said that you came here to, quote, establish a path forward, to establish a commitment to treat u.s. citizens of puerto rico equally. i know when i was there i talked to a number of people who felt like they weren't being treated equally or it was responded to equally in many parts of the island. do you feel that, that citizens have been treated equally? >> well, this is a historical question. puerto rico is a territory of the united states, and u.s. citizens i

battle over rebuilding the island continues prior to a meeting with the first to rican governor, ricardo rosselloay, president trump rated the american response to the disaster perfect 10 attention. at a lot of people not only disagree, they say the relief effort is subpar, since physically because trump is racist again puerto ricans. watch. >> there is a double standard, which i really believe is picketed in terms of the response that he has to puerto ricans. >> he is talking to his electoral base. he is showing us that he is just racist. let's call it by its name. >> you have hispanics in puerto rico. he sees them as the others, not his white supporters. these are people that do not look like the overwhelming majority of his donors. >> tucker: god, there are a lot of dumb people on tv. is trump actually bundling my bungling the hurricane response just because he is a racist goon? we have an attorney and democratic commentary. thanks for coming on. if you're going to make the case that the federal government is growing up in response to a hurricane -- i'm absolutely willing to believe that. this

ricardo rossello met with president trump earlier and outlined what needed to be done. >> i petitionedpetitioned fema and our power authority to work together, so we can be aggressive and get results for people of puerto rico restoring energy as soon as possible, while keeping an eye on having the opportunity to have a better system for puerto rico. melissa: joining me now on the phone from puerto rico is a fema director, federal coordinating officer on the ground there. from the press conference, we heard that exchange we heard today, it sounded like things were getting better, but tell me, what is it like on the ground there? >> well, thank you for having me. at this time we have 19% of the power restored but we have, we have installed 148 generators. we're keeping 67 hospitals open. 43 are on grid power right now. the others are -- support and we're maintaining that. we have one of the largest medical responses in puerto rico right now, in, right now, also we have provided 3.6 million gallons of bulk waters to dialysis centers to hospitals, 10.5 million meals. 2.9 million gallons of

the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello, says he's ordering an investigation into distributionsupplies since hurricane "maria". rossello says food and water is being sent to hard-hit towns, but people aren't receiving the supplies. he told cnn there will be, "hell to pay" for those who mismanage the aid. two more deaths are now linked to a nursing home that lost air conditioning during hurricane "irma". police in hollywood, florida, say a pair of women, one, 90 years old; the other, 95, have died. they'd been found in the overheated facility, days after the storm. a criminal investigation is proceeding. a new surge of rohingya refugees crossed into bangladesh today. they said they had been set upon by buddhist mobs and government soldiers in myanmar. drone footage showed the sprawling camps in bangladesh, where more than half a million people have fled. one boat of refugees capsized last night, killing at least 12. >> ( translated ): there were seven of us-- my three kids, wife, my father-in-law, my old mother and me. among them, i survived alone. we all faced so much difficult

devon are ricardo rossello said heas pushing a plan to restore power to 95% of the grid by the end of december. attorneys general from 19 u.s. states are suing the federal government after president trump said he would cut off billions of dollars in federal subsidies to insurance companies to help -- that help cover low-income people's healthcare plans. experts say ending the subsidies will dramatically increase s andance chromium's cost could unravel the healthcare market. this is new york state attorney general eric schneiderman. >>'s effort to get the subsidies with no warning or even a plan to contain the fallout is breathtakingly great close this reckless. he is failed twice and never stoop legislatively repeal them replace the affordable care act. we will not allow president trump he's your families as political ponds in this dangerous partisan campaign to sabotage our health care system. amy: iraq's army has begun an offensive aimed at seizing the northern city of kirkuk from kurdish peshmerga fighters after voters in iraq's kurdish regions voted overwhelmingly for independence

puerto rico's governor ricardo rossello has set a goal of reestablishing electricity to 30% of the island by the end of the month. meanwhile, on monday, the island secretary of state luis rivera marin posted a shocking video of himself standing in a large dumpster where he claimed to have found food and water that had been discarded instead of distributed. >> look, this is the food that we should be disturbing to people. boxes of food. we will do an inventory of this. this is water. the water that the people need. we will see what explanation they have to give us a cousin this makes even the eyes of god cry. juan: as puerto rico struggles to rebuild, we turn now to a major new investigation that examines the looming question of what will happen to the island's $74 billion debt as it faces an estimated $95 billion in storm-related damage. reporters at the center for investigative journalism and in these times in the united states spent five months digging through court filings and documents from financial firms and much more in order to put together the most up-to-date list of 10 of the la

governor ricardo rossello says just said tuesday that 19 people died during the storm, while 15 more died from indirect causes related to its aftermath. rossello made the announcement after a short visit by president donald trump to the u.s. territory, where nearly 3.5 million residents remain without electricity. at one point on the trip, trump handed out supplies to hurricane victims and tossed rolls of paper towels into the crowd, an action that drew online condemnation for being out-of-touch considering the ongoing humanitarian crisis. trump and first lady melania also met with residents of the neighborhood of guaynabo near the capitol san juan. on the way, at least one protester held a hand-lettered sign along the road that read "you are a bad hombre." this is trump was this exchange with a survivor. trunk of how long have you been in this house? >> but 20 years. trunk up and how long in puerto rico? >> we have come and gone for most of our life, but most of it -- pres. trump: you always come back. quite puerto rico is puerto rico. pres. trump: you have never seen anything like