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In Puerto Rico, still no sense of relief.

I'm going on Alney, and this is To the Point. President Trump says Puerto Rico was a disaster

before Hurricane Marina hit the island

almost a month ago. Now the slow pace of federal relief has created outrage. We shed blood

to defend the freedoms that every American in this country enjoys. So to kick fellow citizens

when they are down is shameful. Many younger people have already moved away,

leaving the sick and elderly behind, often without electricity,

and with scarce water sometimes fouled by toxic chemicals.

We'll hear from San Juan,

and we'll talk to a woman who's heading home to assist her family in Puerto Rico

instead of planning for her upcoming wedding.

On today's talking point later,

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To The Poit. Most people in Puerto Rico are still without electricity and some are drinking from a well contaminated by a superfund site. President Trump's

accused of a shocking lack of compassion compared to speedy assistance after hurricanes hit Texas

and Florida.

We'll talk more about the island of Puerto Rico with 3.4 million American citizens.

Today's talking point, modern Russia looks a lot like the Soviet Union, and that's why Vladimir

Putin's been able to cement his power. I'll talk with Russian-American journalist

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