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Water from FEMA sitting on Puerto Rico tarmac

Photos show what may be millions of water bottles, meant for victims of Hurricane Maria, sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Sources on the ground say the bottles have been sitting there since last fall. Federal emergency officials acknowledge the water was sent in the immediate reponse to the hurricane and told CBS News they brought the water to the island and turned it over to the central government. David Begnaud reports.

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San Juan mayor on "shameful" death toll

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz spoke to CBS News correspondent David Begnaud about a new report finding that Hurricane Maria was the deadliest U.S. hurricane in more than a century, with a death toll estimated at 2,975. Yulín Cruz pointed a finger at Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, saying he did not do everything he could by not pushing back when President Trump gave his administration's response to the storm a 10 out of 10.

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