. >> reporter: tiffany brown is the one-woman operator of tribute contracting in atlanta. she got a google alert about fema seeking bids to provide meals to puerto rican victims of hurricane maria. last october, brown scored a $156 million contract to provide 30 million meals at a cost of $5.10 each. she subcontracted the job to two companies, including a corporate itterer in atlanta with 11 employees. did you really think that 11 toople were going to do millions of meals? >> she told me she was experienced with this work, and that as time got on-- as time ant on, that she would be abl to hire additional people to scale up. nl reporter: only 50,000 of the 30 million meals were delivered. mima terminated her contract due to late delivery. >> fema should have understood. >> reporter: fema picked brown after vetting her, even though

in october they awarded a nearly $156 million contract to an atlanta businesswoman tiffany brown.s the sole operator of tribute contracting. as first reported in "the new york times," she delivered fewer than 50,000 meals before the contract was canceled. tens of thousands of unused meals now sit inside this storage locker. david begnaud got a look inside. he joins us from atlanta. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here are the meals. they're small. but this will make a big meal for a person every day. it's chicken and rice, better than the chickens and vienna sausages. congressional members have sent out a letter saying fema is to blame for selecting a woman who had no real disaster experience prior to this. >> my biggest regret was that the people of puerto rico did not get the food. >> what was your biggest mistake? >> not asking for more help on this project. >> reporter: tiffany brown said she had the best of intentions when she told fema she could send 30 million meals to puerto rico even without any experience on a large-scale disaster. the agency approved her

they delivered the contract to atlanta entrepreneur tiffany brown. she reportedly had no experience in large-scale disaster relief. three weeks later the contract was canceled. congress is investigating the contract and how fema handled the disaster. >>> the "san francisco chronicle" reports a second man in california has undergone breakthrough gene editing. there's also been no safety issues from the first man's treatment three months ago. in november a 44-year-old phoenix man became the first to have gene editing done inside the body for a metabolic disease. doctors say he's doing well. a second man underwent the procedure last month for the same disease. >>> metro montreal reports canadian prime minister justin trudeau is facing backlash after he suggested a woman use "peoplekind. "the woman asked a question during a town hall meeting last week. >> maternal love is the love that's going to change the future of mankind. >> we like to say peoplekind, not necessarily mankind. >> there we go, exactly. >> it's more inclusive. >> well, the audience appl

in october the agency awarded one woman, tiffany brown, a multimillion dollar contract to provide 30 million meals to the island. the first 50,000 meals arrived late and separated from their heating bags. fema refused to distribute them and rejected more than 75,000 additional meals that were on the way. project . meanwhile: >> my biggest regret was that the people of puerto rico did not get the food. >> reporter: what was your biggest mistake? >> not asking for more help. relief efforts for puerto rico. -- help on this project. >> meanwhile the silicon valley community foundation is stepping up relief efforts for puerto rico. they held a meeting today with island officials. their goal? to raise $3 million to install solar panels on 100 clinics throughout puerto rico. >> and the island seems to have been abandoned. 1/3 of the island has no power, no electricity. about 400,000 puerto ricans have left the island out of a population of 3.1. that's probably about the size of sonoma county, if you will, that have left the island because there is no electricity. there is no power. permanen

. >> reporter: tiffany brown is the one-woman operator of tribute contracting in atlanta. she got a google alert about fema seeking bids to provide meals to puerto rican victims of hurricane maria. last october brown scored a $156 million contract to provide 30 million meals at a cost of $5.10 each. she subcontracted the job to two companies, including a corporate caterer in atlanta with 11 employees. did you really think that 11 people were going to do millions of meals? >> she told me she was experienced with this work and as time got on -- as time went on that she would be able to hire additional people to scale up. >> reporter: only 50,000 of the 30 million meals were delivered. fema terminated her contract due to late delivery. >> fema should have understood -- >> reporter: fema picked brown after vetting her, even though she had no experience working large-scale disasters. brown has had five previous government contracts terminated for not delivering required food and her inability to ship products. >> i've had challenges in that area, particularly because i'm so you

aftermath, the new york times says the federal emergency management agency asked an entrepreneur named tiffany brown failed agreement. one person has been killed in a pile—up in missouri that involved over 100 vehicles. the crash happened on sunday, but the drone footage, filmed by the springfield fire department, has just been released. as you can see, the accident stretches several hundred metres, and involves cars, trucks and lorries. it's thought the icy conditions were the cause of the crash. we've just got time to tell you about some important new research from the world economic forum. they have discovered that children aged between four and six perform much better when dressed as batman. no, this is not fake news! i'm serious! is it adults or children, i don't know! asking for a friend! yes, they put 180 kids into three groups and gave them menial, boring tasks. one group was told they could use an ipad as soon as they got fed up. another group was told to think of themselves in the third person. the final group dressed as their superheroes. no surprise that the ipad group spent 60% of their

. >> we spoke to tiffany brown, the sole operator of tribute contracting earlier this month. help. fema canceled its contract with tribute contracting and said it will continue working closely with congress -- contracting. she declined our request for additional comment. >>> there is a new push to crack down on scammers targeting elderly americans. ahead, the family of one victim makes an emotional plea for change. >> we've got to stop these people from hurting other people, and it hurts so much. it hurts more than people know. >> ahead, how the justice department is tak >>> in the wake of the florida school shooting there's been a lot of talk about one topic. >> we're going to be focusing very strongly on mental health. >> mental health is clearly one of the issues. >> we need more by way of mental health services. >> let's look at the mental health issues. >>> coming up, cbs news contributor and psychologist lisa damour weighs in with what the mental health system can and cannot do to prevent gun violence. you're watching "cbs this morning." this is food made to sit down fo

fema awarded a contract to tiffany brown for the meals.experience in large-scale disaster relief. now congress is investigating. >>> and ben & jerry's is cutting the calories. the company known for its brownie batter and cook dough ice creams is offering a low sugar, low fat options. it's ben and jerry's attempt to keep up with the halo top. their euphoria ice cream will hit stores later this month. >>> director quentin tarantino faces new criticism for controversial comments he made during an old radio interview that just resurfaced. in 2003 he defended roman polanski who pled guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old in 1977. the victim said she was drugged and raped. jericka duncan has the victim's reaction to tarantino's comments. good morning. >> good morning. this is after he defended himself against uma thurman who says he forced her to perform a stunt that left her injured. >> i don't care what quentin tarantino thinks. i know what the truth is. he was wrong. >> reporter: 54-year-old samantha geimer was just 13 when roman polanski