more was being mourned than the shock and tragedy of another kennedy assassination. what was being mourned was a vision for what 1968 was going to be. the following is a special report from cbs news in washington. the poor people s rally. for the past six weeks, resurrection city has hung on through unprecedented rainfall and a dwindling population. the poor people s campaign built resurrection city to finally address racial and economic injustice in the united states, but ends up a tragic disappointment. it s one of the rainiest months in the nation s capital. they are living under deplorable conditions. many of the poor who came see their high hopes trickle away in disillusionment. the campaign is at a virtual standstill. there appears to be a kind of
down. more was being mourned. than the shock and tragedy of another kennedy assassination. a vision of what 1968 was going to be. the following is a special report from cbs news in washington. the poor people s rally. for the past six weeks resurrection city has hung on through rainfall and a dwindling population. the built resurrection city to address economical injustice in the united states. but ends up a tragic disappointment. it s one of the rainest months in the nations capitol. they are living under deplorable conditions. many of the poor who came see their high hopes trickle away. the campaign is at a virtual standstill. there appears to be an
their high hopes trickle away in disillusion. the campaign is at a virtual standstill. there appears to be a kind of insensitivity to our demands on the part of the congressman. there were completely taken aback by the legislators, many of whom were not moved by the spectacle. there is negotiations for them to leave peacefully so they say no they will continue so the authorities come and swoop everybody out. poor people like myself and
saying the front of government had nothing to do with this or the interior secretary. the company says the same thing, but, again, a lot of people on capitol hill and here in puerto rico are wondering whether enough was done to make sure this contract was above board. now, whitefish energy certainly not the only company here trying to restore power. another contract was $200 million given to a company out of oklahoma as well. the army corps of engineers is also trying to restore power here, but as you mentioned, 73% of this island, more than five weeks after hurricane maria, still does not have power. we ve been speaking with people here on the ground and asked them about this controversy about whitefish energy. ali, many of them, while they are frustrated with prepa, electric power authority, many aren t familiar with the details because they don t have power and it s tough to communicate here in puerto rico. many parts of the island, rural areas and here in san juan, business at a vi
with a business owner this morning who runs a bed and breakfast that says the main problem right now is the power. as you mentioned, about 80% of this island is still without power. and, chris, just think of how krn credible that is. four weeks after the storm the economic engine of puerto rico, the tourism industry, is at a virtual standstill. many hotels have closed, those that are open are running on backup generators. we had another hotel we were staying at that had one of its backup generators fail. so it s not taking any new reservations. now, yesterday i was able to tour one of the power plants, the aging power plants outside of san juan, and that is where two massive turbines have arrived. ge built from the united states and they re being installed by epr energy, that s a florida based company. and the governor says they will bring power to much of san juan within the next two weeks. governor ricardo rosello also saying that he plans to have power restored to the entire