Out for the first time after accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape. Her fiery speech to other women saying, im just like you. We start with the new controversy over the first awarding of the contract to rebuild puerto ricos power grid perfo. After hurricanes of maria and irma hit, a quarter dont have access to clean drinking water. Delaying restoring services could be a matter of life and death. Now Puerto Rico Power Authority has awarded a 300 Million Contract to a Small Montana Company Called whitefish. The terms of the contract have a lot of folks asking questions. Two audits are under way. The results of one audit is due today. Puerto ricos governor. If there is no wrongdoing, done correctly, well push forward. If there is wrongdoing, you know, in this process or any process, there will be hell to pay. Meanwhile at this hour, senator imprebernie sanders is puerto rico. Hes also meeting with san juans outspoken mayor cruz whos been quite critical of the whitefish deal. In washington que
In a lastsecond decision, the president blocked the release of thousands of more records. This is a huge disappointment and a total mess. And a countdown to tax cuts. After the budget passes both chambers, the push on passes goes into high gear. The republican, they want to get this thing passed before th t s thanksgivi thanksgiving, no matter what. Some of the things, im sorry, are ridiculous. Plus, new calls for investigations into the teeny tiny company that got one of puerto ricos biggest Disaster Relief contracts Whitefish Energy in ryan zinkes hometown. Not at the mercy of cronyism and incompetence as i believe the whitefish contract was. We begin this morning with spies, secrets and strippers. Thats right, a first look into the government files surrounding it is a sass nation of president john f. Kennedy. The is being crease has fueled conspiracy theorists for decades. Overnight, the National Archives released nearly 3,000 documents that were previously sealed or at least censor
Spoken to the Washington Post and her member of congress about. Claims that over 30 years ago, Brett Kavanaugh pinned her down and tried to undress her and assault her when they were both teenagers. Fords attorney has called for the fbi to investigate her claims before any hearing takes place. Grassley, though, has dismissed that idea, saying hes offered her the option to testify in public, of course, but also in private. Fords attorney, lisa banks, has responded to the committee this was. Quote, the committees stated plan to move forward with the hearing that has only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation. The rush to a hearing is unnecessary and contrary to the committee discovering the truth. So what now . Cnns manu raju is on capitol hill following all of the latest. Where do things stand, and i guess i have to say, at this moment because things keep changing . Things keep changing. One notable thing from the statement from fords attorney last night is they did no
Justice Clarence Thomas who is confirmed despite Sexual Harassment accusations. Its been a year since Hurricane Maria devastated puerto rico. There are still lots of people without electricity there. Nbc spent some time with people who are walking on the ground. Well look at what went wrong and what we can learn from it. But we start we start with the supreme stalemate. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley has given Christine Blasey ford until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow if she will testify monday. A public hearing, a private hearing, a public staff interview or a private staff interview. Professor fords attorney issuing a statement that reads, in part, quote, the committees stated plan to move forward with the hearing, that has only two witnesses, is not a fair or good faith investigation. There are multiple witnesses whose names have appeared publicly and who should be included in any proed seeing. The rush to a hearing is unnecessary and contrary to the committee, discovering
Puerto rico was an incredible unsung success. Reporter this tragedy will go down in history. And its not over yet. Tonight, a cnn special report, storm of controversy. What really happened in puerto rico. Welcome to old san juan. A city named after john the baptist by Christopher Columbus on an island that has been part of the United States for over a century. But one of the most tragic chapters in the long rich history of this place was written in the last year. And it is still unfolding. Its a story of unprecedented destruction that came from the ocean and for many an even more frustrating response coming from the president in charge of protecting it. Happening now, breaking news. Monster storm. Summer of 17 was a perfect storm of perfect storms. First, Hurricane Harvey blasted texas. It is delivering not only punishing winds but the potential for feet of rain. Feet. Then irma careened through the caribbean on its way to the florida keys. And when it graced puerto rico, they thought