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    San Juan Mayor: This Is A 'People Are Dying' Story

    After the DHS chief says the recovery effort in Puerto Rico is working, the mayor of San Juan explodes in frustration, asking, "Where is the good news?"
    by Richard Gonzales Sep 29, 2017 2 minutes
    San Juan mayor: "I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island..." pic.twitter.com/R1N0xDT0fz / U.S. Navy / Getty Images

    Tensions over the Trump administration's handling of the recovery effort on hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico boiled over Friday as San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz said, "People are dying here," and called on President Trump to put someone in charge of the relief effort who "is up to the task of saving lives."

    Cruz's comments came after Acting

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