Good morning, everyone. Its thursday, september 28. Im ayman mohyeldin. Its been just over a week since Hurricane Maria hit puerto rico. Theres been delays in getting aide to the island. Department of defense reiterated yesterday that nearly half of the residents remain without drinking water. Locals say they are increasing worried about a looming Public Health crisis. Fema says its delivered more than 6 million leert liters of and supplies. The problem isnt getting enough trucks and drivers to reach people throughout the entire island. Nbc news correspondent has been in puerto rico for the past week and has the very latest. Reporter good morning. More than a week after murmz hue maria ripped through here, the magnitude of the disaster is sinking in. No power, no water, no phones. Many people heard help is on the way, many havent seen it yet. Its been one week, still looking for water for her children. Its hard because we dont have anything. Shes among the many desperate for help. The
Well have more later in the show. Bill were learning the House Oversight committee has begun an investigation into the rob porter scandal from the west wing as the white house knocks down roomers that chief of staff john kelly is stepping down. Sandra how the white house explain the discrepancy in the timeline here . It is challenging when you think about it from this perspective. The white house has been forced the play defense because of imprecision in its explanation instead of saying this is what we knew when about the allegations facing rob porter, well since then theyve had to explain the process and then explain the decisions that were or were not made based on what they knew. Critics are clearly hunting for john kellys resignation. It was all over twitter yesterday. One the president has refused to call for. Yesterday f. B. I. Director Christopher Wray defended his agencys handling of the investigation into the former white house aide. The f. B. I. Submitted a partial report on
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The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as president of the United States and Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate mean that the private sector can expect to be the main focus of congressional oversight and investigations in the new 117th Congress. Democrats will set the floor agenda, chair the committees, and control the nominations process in the Senate. And the Biden administration compared to its predecessor poses an unappealing target for Democratic investigative committees. All of this adds up to intensified congressional scrutiny on industry and the private sector.