velazquez was sweating heavily? >> i did.and i thought that he was possibly a body carrier. >> reporter: but there still have been no calls for paramedics at this point, as the concentrated methamphetamine the young man swallowed is being digested in his body. >> he won't be able to feel it. but his blood pressure is going to be rising. but it's still going to take a couple of minutes for it to actually get through the wall of your stomach or intestine and into your bloodstream and then from your bloodstream up to your heart and your brain. >> reporter: now, velazquez is put in handcuffs and a drug-sniffing dog arrives and alerts, indicating he has been in contact with some kind of illegal substance. even so, as a 16-year-old, velazquez's legal jeopardy would not have been so severe, one reason the cartels like to recruit teenagers as their mules. >> he would've probably been -- put in custody for three months to six months, and then returned to mexico. >> reporter: but to admit what he has done and return to mexico and the c

irving velazquez: yes, i do. i mean, well, first, thank you for having us here. and yes, this semana laboral, the labor rights week, is gonna be held from august 28 to september 1. we're gonna have labor talks at the consulate in san francisco, so we invite the community, not only spanish-speaking, but whoever feels that their rights have been violated, to know a little about what they might be missing from their protection. so, we're gonna have health and security at work, wage and hour, we're gonna have worker's comp, and everything else that entails with violations in your--at work. and we're also gonna have community events in napa, san francisco, and in oakland. so, all this information can be found in our consulado website and our social media pages, on facebook and twitter. so, if you need more information, just go to those sites and hopefully you can participate. and at least know your rights and hopefully nothing--no violations happen in the near future. damian: so, like, overtime, if you're not getting overtime, anything like that, you can get more info

. >> thank you very much, congresswoman velazquez for bringing us together this morning. thank you for your ongoing commitments to the people of our entire country and that includes puerto rico. thank you for sharing the grief of your family. you were born and raised there and came to america to be a historic figure here, one of the few women in congressional committee to chair both committees of the congress of the united states. you share that proud heritage with louise gutierrez, whose family is from puerto rico as well as from jose serrano and mr. soto, he's half italian. but nonetheless, they are serious messengers to us on the ongoing of the challenges facing the people of puerto rico now. we can't make them whole right this minute, but we can give them hope immediately and that is what we must do. we want the people of puerto rico to know that their plight challenges the conscience of our country, challenges our conscience and we must meet that challenge and so that would take the form, that would take the form of doctors, helicopters, heavy trucks, water, food, ge

i saw the congresswoman velazquez. that's a very strong, well poised woman and to see her near tears the other day at the press conference at the javits center and see her emotional again today, it's tough. >> you know, tammy leitner who has been there since before the storm hit, she's been all over the island and isn't seeing the aid delivered to the people that need them. i guess the question i have for you is, what are you going to -- i mean, what will the first sign of anything changing be? are you in contact with friends and family there? are they seeing any -- is the cell phone coverage getting better? i asked the question of the congresswoman. we are asking enough? are we asking enough from the federal government and private industry? why isn't the cruise ship industry parking ships -- where are kids going to go to school? there is a question about the longer term sort of stability and security and future of all the people. >> exactly. why is jetblue the only airline that assisted the governor of new york and me

congresswoman nydia velazquez is a democrat from new york. she traveled to puerto rico after the hurricane and she joins us now from the u.s. capitol. congresswoman velazquez, thank you so much for talking with us. you were quoted today as saying the response in puerto rico has been totally inefficient. what did you mean? >> well, it has been six days since hurricane maria hit puerto rico, and i was there on friday with the governor of the state of new york, and what we saw was pure devastation and destruction. the entire island is without electricity, without water. diesel is running out. gasoline is running out. food is running out. and so they are in a very dire situation. we didn't know until now that there have been 16 deaths. up to this weekend there were up to 10. there is no way for the government, the local government, to reach remote areas. so we don't know the type of devastation that has taken place in those areas, because there is no communication, there is no transportation. people can't just drive through those roads to reach t

new york congress member nydia velazquez, who was born in puerto rico, said the white house showed far more urgency responding to hurricanes harvey and irma, which devastated parts of texas and florida -- two states that t voted for trump. >> unfortunately, this administration's response has been inexcusably slow and ineffective.e. to thehe people who are in the airport trying to get o out -- f the islandnd, to those of you without roofs, waiting for the worry you're back, are running out of drinking wawater. to those on the mainland are worried about their loved ones on the island, let me say this. we are going to keep fighting for you. do n not give up. we will not give up. amy: the fallout from this year's record hurricane season comes asas a new study finds extreme weather fueled by climate change has cost the u.s. economy at least $240 billion a year over the last decade, and that's before an estimated $300 billion in losses from hurricanes harvey, irma and maria are factoreded in. the report from the universal ecological fund predicts the cost of climate change to the u.s. is exp

amy: velazquez, as we speak now, drafting legislation around the jones act. one, you are in next word. he speak around the country on the puerto rican debt, the devastation, talking about what has happened to this american colony. how does that play in here and do you see, even as the crisis is in full gear right now, i mean, with people, the entire island in the dark, the pieces being sort of reorganized? >> amy, i've always maintained -- was mention of the continual blackout that is occurring in puerto rico. todayown jewel of vertigo is the puerto rico elecic coany. it is the largest publicly owned utility in the united states. dollarsates billions of in revenue. there has been a longtime desire by the electric power industry of the united states to privatize the puerto rico electric company. -- the longerger the blackouts continue, the greater the public crime will be to do something -- public crack to do something radical. i noted in the piece i wrote for the daily news earlier this week -- i was i, last week, that in the month of june alone, 60% of the m

velazquez on that basis. while waiving penalties on the withdrawal of retirement savings and expanding eitc and child tax credit provisions are helpful, the majority inexplicably left out some of the most economically powerful tax incentives on the shelf, including those that would be helpful to rebuild devastated infrastructure. given this damage and the needs of hard-hit areas, especially the virgin islands and puerto rico, i cannot understand why we are not including proven assistance contained in previous disaster tax packages to our family and friends as well in places like texas and louisiana. therefore i urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. curbelo: thank you, mr. speaker. i truly deplor the way some colleagues have decided to politicize such a sensitive, urgent and important issue. there are people in my community who are suffering.

sot: dolis velazquez / pasajera reacciona jaja pues muy bueno, a mi me alegra que tengan ese servicio... otra ventaja y muy conveniente para nosotros que nos encanta viajar por delta se trata de mensajes gratuitos para los clientes de delta durante los vuelos a gran parte de sus destinos, el cual estar disponible a partir del primero de octubre. gino ginori / pasajero reacciona tenemos que estar a favor de esta gratitud porque un regalo de gratitud siempre hay que recibirlo con mucha satisfaccin. la reaccin de los pasajeros ha sido muy positiva y es que ya no tendrn que pagar por servicio de internet a bordo para enviar y recibir mensajes a traves de textos regulares, whatsapp y facebook. hugo bravo / pasajero reacciona muy interesante para poder tener mensajes gratis para la poblacin y todo... a mi me parece impresionante ! esta maÑana el vice presidente de delta, tim mapes, anuncio en un comunicado que sus clientes necesitan y quieren estar conectados con sus familiares y amistades durante el vuelo. por esta razn estan invirtiendo millones de dlares en este servicio como parte de la

with me is consul jesus gutierrez on "comunidad del valle," along with irving velazquez, also with the consulate. welcome to the show. jesus gutierrez: thank you. damian: thank you very much. well, i mean, we're talking--the topic this week is la semana laboral, the labor week. tell us what that is and what it entails, if you can. jesus: yeah, thanks, the labor week is an effort made by the mexican embassy and the whole consular community in the united states. we have 50 consulates in united states, so the whole consular network, along with other consulates, in this case the

new york congresswoman nydia velazquez going even further. >> this is going to turn to be mr. trump's katrina. >> reporter: and today, we put the question to the president. is puerto rico getting all the help it needs from you, mr. president? >> puerto rico is very important to me, and puerto rico, the people are fantastic people. i grew up in new york, so i know many people from puerto rico. i know many puerto ricans. >> reporter: the president highlighting the praise he's received. >> it's the most difficult job, because it's on an island in the middle of the ocean. it's out in the ocean. you can't just drive your trucks there from other states. and the governor said, we are doing a great job. >> reporter: while brushing off questions about whether he's been preoccupied by his battle with the nfl. >> was i preoccupied? not at all. not at all. i have plenty of time on my hands. all i do is work. >> reporter: and today, the white house released these photos to show it. the president in the situation room, being briefed on puerto rico. >> so, let's get to cecilia vega, live at

i thank the sponsors of this amendment, representatives murphy, gonzalez-colon and velazquez for bringing this issue to our attention and for offering this amendment. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. mrs. murphy: mr. chairman, in closing, i reiterate my hopes that colleagues on both sides of the aisle will support it and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from nebraska. mr. smith: i urge support of this amendment and the underlying bill so we can help children. with that i reserve -- i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. smith: i move the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on the motion the committee rise. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes have it

(angela velazquez/dreamer daca recipient): "dreamers want a clean dream act that doesnút come with extraorder patrol and extra ice agents that are going to start targeting our parents. so what iúd like to hear from all of the elected officials here is not just that they support me, but that they support keeping our families together." after last week's meeting with the presdient, pelosi and schumer announced they struck an immigration deal with the presdient to protect daca recipients...however the white house denies that a deal was made. (steve) president trump is signaling a big change in course for u-s foreign policy at the united nations this week. he is dropping hints he may scrap the iran nuclear deal... and ratcheting up the rhetoric on north korea. all as officials stress the president is sticking with his plan to pull out of the paris climate agreement. jim acosta reports on president trump's first u-n general assembly. president trump is signaling a big change in course for u-s foreign policy at the united nations this week.he's dropping hints he may scrap the iran (steve) that

velazquez, for the purpose of unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: thank you, i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 3440, the dream act, to protect crystal, an attorney who came to this country when she was only 9 years old. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentleman from utah -- excuse me -- from oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. therefore, the unanimous consent cannot be entertained. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i am proud to yield to the gentlelady from hawaii, ms. gabbard, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 3440, the dream act, to protect dreamers like shangai, who came to the u.s. at 13, graduated with a political science degree at the university of hawaii and putting that degree into purpose today. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentleman from oklahoma has not y

new york congresswoman nydia velazquez going even further. >> this is going to turn to be mr. trump's katrina. >> and today we put the question to the president. >> is puerto rico getting all the help it needs from you mr. president? >> puerto rico is very important to me and the people, they're fantastic people. i grew up in new york so i know many people from puerto rico. i know many puerto ricans. >> the president highlighting the praise he has received. >> it's the most difficult job because it's on an island in the middle of the ocean. it's out in the ocean. you can't just drive your truck there's from other states. and the governor said we're doing a great job. >> while brushing off questions about whether he has been preoccupied by his battle with the nfl. >> was i preoccupied? not at all. not at all. i have plenty of time on my hands. all i do is work. >> and today the white house released these photos to show it. the president in the situation room being briefed on puerto rico. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> from the white house to capitol hill, where sen

velazquez / -d- new york: this administration's response has been inexcusably slow and ineffective. wednesday, the trump administration announcing it has waived the jones act, making it possible for non u.s. ships to bring in supplies.elaine duke / acting homeland security secretary: the relief effort is under control. it is proceeding very well considering the devastation that took place. and appointing lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan to try and get that broken supply chain moving but acknowleding the process is slow going. brock long / fema administrator: listen, we're not going to be able to move as fast as everybody would like us or as i would like. but we are pushing everything that we have, the entire workforce of the federal government of the agencies represented are working tirelessly around the clock to alleviate this situation. meanwhile in puerto rico, growing frustration over the thousands of shipping containers stuck at the port of san juan jose ayala, vice president of operations for crowley: there's a person in need of medicine, that right now babies, children, do

. >> i want to bring in congresswoman nydia velazquez. congresswoman, thank you so much for coming and talking about this important story. we're going to put up two satellite images onscreen. there they are right now. before and after images of puerto rico. you can see the almost complete lack of power throughout the island. what do the people of puerto rico need most right now, you think? >> definitely to restore the infrastructure because it basically collapsed. electricity, the power grid that is so crucial, so that hospitals in puerto rico could be able to open, to provide the services because these are live afe and h issues related to the power grid. and people don't have access to water, food, medicine, basic, basic things that could, you know, have an impact on the elderly and the children. so we are concerned, and right now some of the many information that i'm getting from friends in puerto rico is that they are on the brink of a human crisis. if not, they are already facing a human crisis. >> the fema director brock long spoke a

nydia velazquez / -d- new york: it was a massive disaster that requires a massive response from the federalovernment. that has not happened.puerto rico was already more than $70 billion in debt before maria tore through and cut off most communications, and knocked out power.the mayor of san juan urged washington to set aside the debt issues when considering aid. mayor carmen yulin cruz / san juan: that s.o.s. needs to be heard loud and clear and please, let's just talk about that. let's not talk about the debt. let's talk about the deaths.house speaker paul ryan said puerto rico will get the same storm support as texas and florida. rep. paul ryan / -r- house speaker: this is our country and these are our fellow citizens. they need our help and they're going to get our help.the island creating unique challenges to getting supplies in, and restoring power.the f-a-a and fema are working together to manage the number of flights in and out of san juan's airport with relief planes, given priority over commercial traffic but making it hard for those seeking to escape the devastation.in washington,

talk about the devastation and the damage and the response to puerto rico, democratic congresswoman velazquez of new york, she, of course, was the first puerto rican woman elected to the house. hurricane maria made landfall near her hometown. congresswoman, thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> i hope you had a chance to hear president trump's remarks right there where he says that the u.s. territory is literally destroyed. the island was devastated. and also that he'll be heading to puerto rico tuesday. your reaction? >> well, i'm happy to see that the president starts to comprehend the severity of this crisis in puerto rico. it is nice that we hear that he understand that basically the island has been destroyed. and, therefore, the most fundamental duty of the president of the united states is to protect the homeland, that includes puerto rico, and the virgin islands. the fact of the matter is, that the administration has not been able to comprehend the fact that people in puerto rico are dealing with life and death issues. it brought tears to my eyes when hair that two p

. >> yang: critics like democratic congresswoman nydia velazquez of new york said the federal response has been inexcusably slow: >> this has to happen soon not weeks from now not in late october this needs to be an immediate priority for speaker ryan and the republican leadership we need to see action as early as next week. >> yang: house speaker paul ryan said the federal emergency management agency's disaster relief account will get another $6.7 billion by the end of the week. meanwhile, the pentagon tapped army lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan to lead relief efforts. one challenge he'll confront: eliminating a backlog on the mainland. at air bases in georgia and south carolina, national guard troops, nurses and electrical crews have been waiting days for military flights to puerto rico. >> we are anxious to go but we are hurrying up and waiting. we are trying to get there we are anxious to go. >> yang: eager to get to work to try relieve the suffering of so many fellow americans. for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >> woodruff: we get a closer look at what it's like on the grou

you have people like booze could terrace and velazquez who respond in part and partly because they have great number of hard-working constituents in their home states -- john amy: and their puerto rican. >> the puerto rico has no one in commerce been able to leverage vote, to partner, to strategize are the other members that there. amy: as puerto rico faces six months before its power grid is restored, the director of the government-owned puerto rico electric power authority told cnn, people would need to change the way they cool off. he said -- "it is a good time for dads to buy a ball and a glove and change the way you entertain your children." professor? >> it is completely offensive. it is not a matter of watching ipads and play nintendo. this is a matter of people needing to have their insulin chilled, people needing to have their asthma respirator there be attended to. vertical dire medical, human rights crisis. so to say -- to pretend this is about people wanting to entertain themselves and entertain their kids, i can't imagine anything more offensive than that. amy: and there is

daniel rodriguez velazquez has consulted the mexican government's disaster prevention board.s an expert in urban planning, and he says many of those reforms did in fact come: >> ( translated ): before 1985, building standards didn't consider such large earthquakes. that's been an important change, the stronger building standards for the city. >> reporter: many point to the fact that me city largely survived intact from tuesday's quake-- yes, 45 buildings collapsed entirely-- but the vast majority of this sprawling city of over 20 million remains untouched. this high-rise building under in fact, on most blocks it's hard to even tell there was an earthquake at all. daniel rodriguez agrees those post-1985 reforms did save lives and saved structures. but he worries that, in the rush to clean-up, the lessons of why some buildings failed will be lost. >> ( translated ): we need to see if the buildings that fell met construction standards. there's suspicions that many buildings were built through corruption to bring investment and generate the image of a modern city. we need to have

the ranking member, nydia velazquez, who is from new york, myself, i have been ranking member under her in the past and we do work together as do other members of the committee. we're willing to take a look at this down the road. but i would just have to reiterate my initial comment here that i have to urge my colleagues at this point to oppose this amendment along with the administration and the small business administration itself which does oppose this amendment. and i'll reserve. i don't know if the gentleman has anything to say but i'll be happy to yield back if the gentleman is finished. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from washington. the question is on -- the gentleman from washington. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. he amendment is not agreed to. the chair understands that amendment 212 will not be offered. the chair understands that amendment 213 will not be offered. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. quigley: i rise as ranking member lowey to strike the last word

velazquez / -d- new york: this administration's response has been inexcusably slow and ineffective. wednesday, the trump administration announcing it has waived the jones act, making it possible for non u.s. ships to bring in supplies.elaine duke / acting homeland security secretary: the relief effort is under control. it is proceeding very well considering the devastation that took place. and appointing lieutenant general jeffrey buchanan to try and get that broken supply chain moving but acknowleding the process is slow going. brock long / fema administrator: listen, we're not going to be able to move as fast as everybody would like us or as i would like. but we are pushing everything that we have, the entire workforce of the federal government of the agencies represented are working tirelessly around the clock to alleviate this situation. meanwhile in puerto rico, growing frustration over the thousands of shipping containers stuck at the port of san juan jose ayala, vice president of operations for crowley: there's a person in need of medicine, that right now babies, children, do

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velazquez. this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or nd it back doe. if apted, the bill -- back to committee. adopted, the bill will go to final passage. our fellow americans in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands are hurting. while i do not doubt the underlying bill was made with good intentions, it is not just inadequate for all the victims of the hurricanes, it is insulting to the people of puerto rico. they are hurting. they have no food, no water, no power. they need our help. estimates suggest the storm caused $40 billion to $85 billion in insurance claims throughout the caribbean with 85% of those losses in puerto rico. nearly half of all the islands, nearly all of the island is without power. 85% of cell powers were knocked out. the hurricane ravaged 80% of the crop value in puerto rico, a $780 million loss. this will result in higher food prices at a time when puerto rico faces shortages. these are only the initial estimates. each day we learn more about the scale of devastation and likely won't know the measure of damage for some time. fe

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he could have engaged in bringing about results, today i joined congresswoman velazquez and congressman atam smith in signing on to a letter asking the department of defense to step it up in puerto rico, we asked for a senior general to be appointed to work with fema to manage the crisis in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, the same way it was done for katrina , we asked for department of defense engineers and aviation assets to be deployed to puerto rico, as many of its municipalities up in the mountains are still cut off from the general population and haven't been heard from for nearly a week. we asked for technicians and experts to bring restoration of power and to work with telecommunications in the island because people are still disconnected from government, from hospitals, from the police department there is no service, there's no energy in the island and we ask for that as well. e asked in this letter for the usns comfort a medical -- an offshore medical treatment facility, to be deployed to the island of puerto rico. puerto rico only has two hospitals that have been abl

informed that there have been at least two requests, one from eight house members led by congressman velazquez and another by senator mccain. so i'm troubled because if you are unaware of those requests, it suggests that there is not a sufficient priority for puerto rico in your agency. is there someone under you other than the fema director who is responsible to reporting directly to you the status of your agency's work in pork more? if so can you give me the name of that person? secretary duke: we have the request from congress. if i misspoke i apologize. we have the letters from congress, those go to customs and border protection. we do not have any requests from industry which is where they typically come from. senator hairis: is there a person under you who is responsible for reporting directly to you about the status of your agency's work in puerto rico in addition to the fema director? secretary duke: no. senator hairis: can you put somebody in in place related to work in puerto rico? secretary duke: yes. senator hairis: and follow up. the speaker pro tempore: doip yes. senator hairis:

as for christina velazquez, she will graduate from georgetown in december. she has been accepted into teach for america. most of us know that organization well, but for the record, it's a national nonprofit organization that places the most talented recent college graduates in challenging school districts in urban and rural areas where they have a shortage of teachers. teach for america has 190 teaches working in these challenging districts who are currently daca dreamers. they are teaching kids all across america. what does it say about us? what does it say to their students if these teach for america dreamers are invited to leave the country? that's exactly what mr. steve bannon said on "60 minutes" on sunday when he came out against our efforts to pass the dream act. he wants christina velazquez gone. he thinks america is a better place if she is gone. i think she is wrong, and i think most reasonable people would agree. christina is going to start the program teach for america next summer and teach next fall, but without daca or the dream act, christina