Stay updated with breaking news from Port of san juan. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Sit in the port of san juan. but there aren t enough trucks or drivers to get them moving. today the administration defended the response they say is proceeding well. why has it taken eight days to get a three-star general on the ground to start organizing this? we know the island situation, et cetera, but why eight days? yeah, well, because it didn t require a three-starp general eight days ago. you are seeing devastation in puerto rico. that is the fault of the hurricane. the relief effort is under control. it is proceeding very well. considering the devastation that took place. and more on all that later on in this broadcast. and then there s the tax plan this white house and congress have pivoted to in search of an issue to win on. trump has called it a miracle for the middle class. but experts say it s hard to determine whether that s true based on the information we have thus far. from what they can tell, it does ....
In short supply. people, american citizens still suffering. that s the real news story. no other adjectives necessary. and two or more inches of rain is expected to fall each day through the weekend and we have complete coverage across the region. let s get with raffaele romo who joins us now. reporter: hi, poppy. among the other things that the mayor cruz told us, it s a logistics nightmare. when you look at the containers behind me at the port of san juan you can understand why. according to the top executive with the shipping company there are 10,000 containers with food, water and other necessities that have not been distributed throughout the island. we have conflicting information coming from different places. ....
Accountability controversy. there is a very different one more than a week after hurricane maria. this is not hype or the media ignoring a good news story. nobody wants bad news to come out of puerto rico. everybody wants more good news. it s just the reality that is the problem. these are the images of the on destruction. they re not doctored. they re not old. they re right now. there are an increasing number of people desperate for aid. there is no question there are tremendous resources and manpower being brought to bear by the united states government. there is increasing planning. but it is not enough. thousands of containers that you re looking at right now are filled with food, water, medical aid, other types of essentials that will be needed for store shelves. they are stuck at the port of san juan just sitting there. why is the trump administration insisting everything is going well and anything else you hear is fake news? we have reporters on the ground. ....
Getting more drivers on the road but they are in a bit of a race against the clock because some of these containers contain perishable goods like food and medicine that will be lost if they are not delivered soon. bret: garrett tenney live in the port of san juan. thank you. let s get the latest on the puerto rico effort. joining me tonight from the white house, homeland security advisor tom bossert. tom, thanks for being here. you said today that some of the reports are lagging. has the dynamic changed from what we are hearing? thanks for having me. that dynamic never changes. in terms of reporting but the dynamic on the ground always does change. i freaked earlier this morning the number of hospitals that were open. i updated it again this afternoon. as an example, i will brief now. 51 of the 69 hospitals on the island are open. 41 of 48 dialysis centers are open. this is one of the key critical ....
It is getting worse with the lack of medical care and millio without drinking water and food is running out. there are shortages of gas and cars are lined up for miles trying get it and one of the most frustrating aspects, thousa of containers filled with supplies are sitting at the port of san juan. i want to begin with boris sanche you have been there several days now. have you seen any in the distribution of aid? rep bryanna, incrementally. so far here we are standing in san juan and we have seen the line starting to move steadily, but it s a massive line. it is blocks long. we counted more than 100 cars and at about 5:00 a.m., we had a chance to chat with the guy in the front of the line. he got here at 9:00 p.m. last night. the gas station ran out of gas and he parked his car and went ....