Tag: Hurricane Maria

Miami Beach city manager Jimmy Morales tells MSNBC's Mariana Atencio that Miami is "taking no risks, and if it doesn't happen it was a great exercise, but if it does we're ready." » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking…

Nearly 2 years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, island residents are preparing for the worst as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and…

Cynics might view Scott’s visit, in which he was slated to join Puerto Rican officials at an afternoon ceremony, as an attempt to snag Boricua votes as the term-limited governor tries to unseat veteran U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Announcing the trip, Scott’s press shop noted that the Florida governor has “been in contact with Puerto Rican officials to offer assistance and guidance” in response to the storm, even before Maria made landfall a year ago. The somber occasion comes as top-of-the-ticket candidates continue to court Puerto Rican voters who had already emigrated to the Sunshine State as well as hurricane evacuees who have made Florida their new home. But Democratic pols used the anniversary to link Scott and fellow Republican Ron DeSantis, the GOP’s gubernatorial nominee, to President Donald Trump. The president sparked outrage last week when he said the estimated 3,000 deaths caused by Maria in Puerto Rico was a trumped-up number created by Democrats. Contradicting a flurry of press releases about how much Scott’s done to help Puerto Ricans on the island and in Florida, a trio of Democratic legislators with island roots told reporters Thursday that Puerto Rican evacuees remain in dire straits. Is that what this governor is going to go there and tell that we all know, we all know, this is what happened in Puerto Rico? Rick Scott is going back over there to do what?” Torres, D-Orlando, said. The death of U.S. citizens is not a Republican or Democrat issue. But the Democrats on Thursday said the GOP candidates didn’t go far enough in denouncing the president.

Renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés traveled to the Carolinas and Puerto Rico in the aftermath of two major hurricanes. Andrés tells CNN's Chris Cuomo America showed up for the people in one instance, but not the other.

It has been one year since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, killing nearly 3,000 Americans. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez joins Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle to look at what went wrong. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier…

A year after Hurricane Maria made landfall, Stephanie Ruhle takes a look at how millions of Americans continue to struggle to rebuild their lives. Bloomberg’s Tim O’Brien and Rep. Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands explain how the Caribbean has…

CNN's Brian Stelter says President Donald Trump embraces conspiracy theories to evade responsibility, deflect blame and fire up his political base.

US House Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to President Donald Trump's claims that much of the deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria were due to the failing of the local government by saying that there is a systematic problem…

Despite widespread condemnation and a scientific study, Pres. Trump is still denying the accuracy of Puerto Rico's death toll of 2,975 from Hurricane Maria. Tamara Keith & Josh Gerstein discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier…

Image Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today: • Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, is close to a plea deal with federal prosecutors, people familiar with the case said. [Read the story] • Safiya Wazir, 27, who fled the Taliban in Afghanistan with her family in 1997, won an upset victory in a Democratic primary for New Hampshire state representative. [Read the story] • Dianne Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she had referred an unspecified matter involving Judge Brett Kavanaugh to federal investigators. [Read the story] • Brock Long, the FEMA chief, has been forced to divert attention amid Hurricane Florence preparations to personal damage control over an investigation into his possible misuse of agency vehicles. [Read the story] • The National Labor Relations Board is set to publish a proposed rule redefining a company’s responsibility for workers engaged at arm’s length, such as those hired by contractors or franchisees. [Read the story] • Economists say relatively modest gains over the last few years are endangered by the Trump administration’s policies and are vulnerable to a downturn. [Read the story] • Mark Zuckerberg published a roughly 3,300-word blog post cataloging steps that Facebook has taken to prevent election interference. [Read the story] • Companies and business groups are mounting a last-ditch effort to convince Mr. Trump that his trade policies are hurting his base. [Read the story] Today’s On Politics briefing was compiled by Emily Baumgaertner in Washington.