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. of education makes more from her government work than the u.s. secretary of education, who is not taking the salary. puerto rico's chief of security makes 50% more than the head of the fbi. the whole territory is smaller than los angeles county, just 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. but it has 78 municipalities, each with its own separate governing structure. 78 mayors, 78 legislatures. and 135 government agencies. gov. rosello: i have 135 agencies, which we have in puerto rico, can i consolidate many of them? can i eliminate some of them? we are doing that path. so our expectations is, by the end of the four years, we're going to reduce 135-agency government to about a 30- to 35-agency government. that's going to prov

rossello: [speaking in spanish] gov. rossello: i will say a brief version in english. pres. trump: i like it better in spanish. [laughter] that was beautiful. gov. rossello: i like it, too. my job as a governor is to state what the facts are, number one. and to establish robust expectations for the u.s. citizens in puerto rico. the facts are that every petition that we have made to the president, up to this moment, has been answered. it has been answered. the reality is that we still need to do a lot more for the people of puerto rico. that is why we are meeting. this is not over by a longshot. it is the president's commitment to work with the u.s. citizens of puerto rico, to treat us equally. to make sure that those 250,000 that have lost their homes get equal treatment and we can start restoring the more than 42 roads that have been destroyed and that we can lift up our energy grid. that is something that needs to start happening now. and i petitioned the corps of engineers. i petitioned fema and the power authority to work together so that we can be aggressive and that we

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 resources they're prepared to spend? >> my job is not to interpret. that's why i asked directly. they said in

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

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

>> no, i don't -- i wouldn't ascribe that to governor rossello at all. i think he may be tempering what he's saying to the president. you would have to ask him on that. but i'm going to be talking to him hopefully later today and i'm going to urge him to, as accurately and fully explain what is needed, what is being done, but more importantly what is not being done to save lives, to intervene in areas that otherwise are inaccessible and he has to energize both the puerto rican infrastructure and resources in terms of human capital on puerto rico, but it is the armed forces of the united states in my opinion that has the capacity to put in the kind of resources necessary to save lives, and to stabilize communities. look. >> forward to seeing where those conversations go. keep us updated. thank you. >> thank you, kate. >> appreciate it. >>> now, after talking about one disaster there, there's also this, that graphic is behind my head once again. a new tropical storm is picking up strength in the caribbean and it could be headed to the united states by this

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 voted to impose new sanctions on iran over its missile program, iran's president is vowing to continue it. iranian president hassan rouhani made the remark in a televised speech to parliament today. >> ( translated ): to defend ourselves,

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

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

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 most lethal terrorist attack ever on civilians in any nation in the horn of africa. authorities say the attack in the capital of mogadishu killed more than 230 people and injured nearly 300 more. the bomb targeted a busy section of t

rossello: government was run, essentially, as a big ponzi scheme. sharyl: it sounds like at least mismanagement, and perhaps even corruption. gov. rossello: certainly a total lack of accountability in puerto rico, managerial foresight, and certainly corruption. scott: in paris, france in 2015, there were two seemingly

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

you see the governor rossello is going to translate. while he does that over the next couple of minutes because that's something we've already heard in english, let's pull out. congresswoman marsha blackburn is with us today on the couch and we appreciate her being her here. the importance of the president doing this specifically now is what? >> marsha: i think the fact that he and governor rossello working out a plan and addressing what have been the complications and the missteps, and they are saying this is how we go forward. putting the focus on energy, getting puerto rico back up and running, that is important. also, putting attention on the humanitarian disaster that is there that is absolutely heartbreaking. when you hear the stories, things like richard was mentioning from people that are working in the area, they are just heartbreaking. it's important that they do thi this. >> harris: and richard, the president acknowledged and he has taken some criticism. he was asked about the job that he thinks the government has done and gi

ricardo rossellÓ visitó estas islas. luis: separadas de la 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 fina

i didn't want to have a flyover of the island, but at the invitation of governor rossello rossello, i got into a helicopter so that i could get up into the mountains, into the areas that have been closed because people hadn't been able to get there on the roads. this is what i wanted to see. we've had colleagues come back because of a flight over in a helicopter and say that they don't see a lot of damage. of course not, because they're flying over parts of towns that most of the structures are done by concrete blocks. but when you get down there on the ground and go into the structure, then you're going to see a different story. first of all, you're going to smell a different story, because the water has accumulated, and now it's turning to mold and mildew. and inhabitable conditions. but when you get up into the mountains, the places that were cut off, that not until a week ago did they have the roads cleared so that people could get up. and as we speak, as of yesterday, still reconstructing the roads so that people can get on these narrow winding little dirt roads going up through

. >> 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.

governor ricardo rossello also says he believes the hurricane caused $90 billion in damage across the island. 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 -- e

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governor rossello tweeted back that the island could be tesla's flagship project. for more, we're joined by reverend jesse jackson, civil rights leader and the founder and president of the rainbow/push coalition. he ran for president in 1984 and 1988 as a democrat. more recently, he helped to gather aid to send to puerto rico. this saturday, he will be headed there. he has written a column published around the country this week headlined "how to put puerto rico back on its feet." welcome back to democracy now! see you again. amy: first, i want to ask juan about the latest on the jones $4.9nd president trump's billion loan request. the $4.9 billion doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. an aide is a loan request. in other words, for the regressive effect. board,. imposed control which has a majority of republican members, sent a letter to congress last week and a president trump on friday specifically saying -- i want to quote from this letter, remember, this is the u.s. control board. it "hurricane maria and irma have fundamentally changed puerto rico's reality

joining me on the phone, governor ricardo rossello of puerto rico. thank you so much for joining 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 peo

and today, when he spoke with governor rossello, he admitted it. this is an unprecedented situation, it's worse than katrina -- those words from preposterous words exactly. so the tweets, the throwing of the paper rolls, that made people there feel like, what, do you to nature? why are we getting this treatment? there are some people to think the delay occurred because puerto ricans are different somewhat culturally -- different surnames, speak a different language -- because they are removed, and because he does not see them as a state and they don't have the political power and pull electoral votes. maybe if they had electoral votes that would have received a different response. >> tucker: but they are actually not a state. it's not a state, it's a calling, it's a territory. that's a whole separate conversation. i'm not sure why the left suddenly sports colonialism. whatever, you'd do. as a factual matter, puerto rico is 75% white, according to the u.s. census. i'm not sure how it's -- i'm reading the census numbers. i'm not sure how that's racis

the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello, says he's ordering an investigation into distribution of supplies 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 diffi

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 this? >> no. feel safe indo you the house? >> we were safe. pres. trump: not a lot of movement? vibration, movement? >> no. >> the windows. p

al bajarse del air force one, fue recibido por el gobernador ricardo rosselló, la primera dama y su hija. tras saludar a miembros 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

governor rossello and prepa's lawyers yesterday had a long call with dhs officials. the governor afterwards put out a statement saying the contract appeared to comply 100% with fema requirements. the problem is it's contradicted by fema itself which hours later said we have serious questions about this. the questions are not going away. now you have multiple congressional committees getting involved and even local polit politicians from the governor's own party are starting to push back and trying to take the audit in slightly different directions. >> it's also a lie to say that whitefish was the only company down there that wanted this deal. and they were the only ones that wanted no money up front. that's just tht case. >> they chose not to have other mutual aid agreements. it's not clear why they did that and their reasoning for accepting the whitefish contract has shifted over time. they haven't done themselves any favors in terms of being able to explain it. i think it's important to remember the larger context. you talk about federal overreach. now the board in

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

stopped democrats calling for an investigation. 0n the island, the governor of puerto rico ricardo rossello has called for the deal 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

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island where more than eighty percent of citizens were still without 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 ivo

. >> 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

rossellÓ had warned the island was on the brink of a "humanitarian crisis." today, he noted some progress is being made. >> somewhat over 50% of the gas stations that we have in puerto rico are already operating, and are receiving fuel at this juncture. >> sreenivasan: responding to currently, there are nearly 4,500 u.s. troops on the ground helping with recovery efforts. army lieutenant general jeff buchanan said yesterday the u.s. was bringing in more aircraft and medical help, and also that what they currently have is not enough. the u.s. naval hospital ship "comfort" left norfolk, virginia yesterday with more than 500 medical and support staff. it is expected to reach san juan late next week. in the u.s. virgin islands, east of puerto rico, also battered by maria, many of the more than 100,000 residents are still without power and shelter and schools are closed. spending the day at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey, president trump plans to visit both puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands on tuesday. for more than a week since hurricane maria stru

the head of the power authority head says he accepts ricardo rossello's recommendation. the $300 million 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 me

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island where more than 80% of citizens were still 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 prepar

governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island, where more than 80% of citizens were still without 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 pe

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 to be cancelled. a few hours later, the head of the puerto rico power authority, a public—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 versta

ricardo rossello says he wants to see repair teams brought from florida and new york, rather than the monta na—based whitefish energy firm, which was awarded the contract without 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 seve