ricardo rossello / puerto rico: "it's, it's it's an awful possibility. just consider what it means. means using funding for u.s. citizens that are in a vulnerable state, and i'm not only talking about puerto ricans i'm talking about people from california texas and so forth and using them to build a wall. it would be devastating for us and not to get that funding because it would mean that the dreams of rebuilding effectively would be lost." (pam)be lost."effectively would be lost." (pam) according to officials, more than 13- billion of the 14 billion dollars appropriated by congress ... which has been earmarked for repair projects in puerto rico, texas, florida and here in california... remains unspent. (ken) ominous news for the condition of the planet... a pair of new studies released today says the earth's ice is that's bad news for global sea levels.researchers from u-c irvine looked at data on ice and snow from the entire continent of antarctica since 1979. they found antarctica's crucial ice sheet has been melting for the whole 39 year period... and not just in a couple place

before i left, i paid one more visit to governor ricardo rossello.ys ago. what's changed since then? many things have changed. this has been a significant catastrophe, but obviously everything is heading, now, towards gets to a point of normalcy. but places like utuado, places in the mountains, some of the places in the southeast of the island, they're still a ways away from normal. without basic living functions, how long can people hold on? people are losing their jobs, the schools, some of them are still not open. millions of lives have been totally turned upside down, and i didn't really understand it until i started putting faces to the tragedy. this is like a nightmare you can't wake up from. like, you try to wake up from it and you can't. lemonis: after my time here, i'm convinced this is an american crisis, and i'm not sure america's paying attention. i'm marcus lemonis. ♪ ♪ [ up-tempo music plays ] >> tonight, a journey to cuba... a troubled country taking historic steps to survive. for the first time in decades, profit is no longer a dirty

joining us now is the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello. you reacted to this last week.hould be taken from the citizens who have been through a natural disaster. today it's us, tomorrow can it could be you. if you could, sir, tell me you reaction when you first heard that the president was considering this. >> well, thank you for the opportunity, john, and good morning. you know, i have to say that as i was seeing the battle over the border wall, you know, i have to anticipate all scenarios and perhaps a couple of weeks ago i started considering that this might be a possibility that was going to be thrown out. certainly it's -- it's an awful possibility. just consider what it means. it means using funding for u.s. citizens that are in a vulnerable state, and i'm not only talking about puerto ricans, i'm talking about people from california, texas, and so forth, and using them to build a wall. this shouldn't be what we stand for. this -- this shouldn't be a decision. money that's destined for recovery should, in fact, be going in that direction. so my view is very simple.

quisieron quedar con brazos cruzados y acuden a la fortaleza a visitar al gobernador de puerto rico, ricardo rossellÓredes sociales. esto sucediÓ hace unas horas. ellos transmitieron un live a travÉs de las cuentas de instagram. presidente y bud bunny y otros miembros de la mÚsica urbana estÁn muy trastornados con lo que estÁ pasando su tierra. ellos intentaron comunicarse con el gobernador pero no les fue posible. sÓlo pudieron hablar con guardias de seguridad y lo que se alcanza a escuchar es que pedÍan un aumento de sueldo a los policÍas argumentando que trabajan mucho y ganan poco y viendo acceso a actividades extracurriculares para mantener a los niÑos alejados de las calles. alan: es que hasta los mismos delincuentes tienen mejores armas que la policÍa. alan: mucha gente se pregunta por quÉ van en la madrugada a visitar al gobernador? ellos decÍan que el gobierno tiene que trabajar 24/7. esperamos que la presiÓn siga para que haya una mayor seguridad en nuestro paÍs hermano de puerto rico. karla: nosotros le mandamos un gran abrazo a la gente para que puedan resolver el grave problema de la vio

host: there is pushback from a ,an governor ricardo rossello the puerto rican governor, he said no justification should be considered to reclassify the money that citizens will use to rebuild their communities. and conversation should be about how to get more resources to build those areas faster. what are you hearing about the reported plan from the president? ms. wire: people are very much against this. some of the projects being targeted in california are really necessary. a lot of the floodplain from california comes from the sierra nevada, central or southern california. that is where a majority of californians get your water from. there is also the constant risk .f catastrophic flood the sacramento area is the second most likely city in the country to be flooded. host: the has also been some tamping down of the reports of that plan. mark meadows, former chair of the house freedom caucus democrats continued to refuse to negotiate in good faith or appropriate in a money for border barriers. if they don't compromise, the president should disperse the forfeiture money or other discretionary fe