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Rosie Perez Makes a Stirring Plea For Aid to Puerto Rico: ‘We Need to Wake Up, America!’
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CNN Newsroom
Name: CNN Newsroom
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Brooke Baldwin
, Rosie Perez
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Employment: CNN
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Name: Rosie Perez
Employment: Self-employed
Position: Actress
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London, England
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05/31/2018 10:29 pm
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>>> The 2018 hurricane season ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow eight months after ░░░░░░░░ Maria devastated the U ░░░░░░░░ Territory of Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ many communities are still ░░░░░░░░ recovery mode A Harvard ░░░░░░░░ just revealed the island ░░░░░░░░ estimated death toll from ░░░░░░░░ storm is 70 times ░░░░░░░░ than the government s ░░░░░░░░ count There are more ░░░░░░░░ 4 600 deaths they ░░░░░░░░ compared to the official ░░░░░░░░ toll of 64 The ░░░░░░░░ points out people are ░░░░░░░░ getting key services like ░░░░░░░░ medical attention and critics ░░░░░░░░ blasted response saying the ░░░░░░░░ federal and local are ░░░░░░░░ doing enough And Rosie ░░░░░░░░ a proud Puerto Rican ░░░░░░░░ welcome back Thank you ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ having me back on ░░░░░░░░ show This is a ░░░░░░░░ important show It broke ░░░░░░░░ heart that Roseanne Barr ░░░░░░░░ the topic of social ░░░░░░░░ and not the 4 ░░░░░░░░ deaths in Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ know it begs the ░░░░░░░░ who are we as ░░░░░░░░ What Ary becoming as ░░░░░░░░ that we do not ░░░░░░░░ on our fellow Americans ░░░░░░░░ are suffering suffering endlessly ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO and as ░░░░░░░░ stated tomorrow is hurricane ░░░░░░░░ And the island is ░░░░░░░░ prepared Officials have been ░░░░░░░░ the residents of Puerto ░░░░░░░░ to begin to stockpile ░░░░░░░░ supplies that will last ░░░░░░░░ up to 10 days ░░░░░░░░ more just in case ░░░░░░░░ category five hurricane comes ░░░░░░░░ hits Now there was ░░░░░░░░ 5 billion finally that ░░░░░░░░ federal government has sent ░░░░░░░░ there 3 8 billion ░░░░░░░░ that was sent to ░░░░░░░░ the electrical system the ░░░░░░░░ and it s collapsing ░░░░░░░░ they say that if ░░░░░░░░ hurricane does come it ░░░░░░░░ 100 collapse and the ░░░░░░░░ will be without power ░░░░░░░░ again And that was ░░░░░░░░ major reason for the ░░░░░░░░ toll It was not ░░░░░░░░ me You re the ░░░░░░░░ person I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ in the last 24 ░░░░░░░░ who said Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ not prepared Let me ░░░░░░░░ jump in and ask ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump some ░░░░░░░░ ago when he was ░░░░░░░░ in Puerto RICO when ░░░░░░░░ made his way down ░░░░░░░░ after the hurricane he ░░░░░░░░ the time down played ░░░░░░░░ death toll Let s ░░░░░░░░ everyone Every death is ░░░░░░░░ horror but if you ░░░░░░░░ at a real catastrophe ░░░░░░░░ Katrina and you look ░░░░░░░░ the tremendous hundreds and ░░░░░░░░ and hundreds of people ░░░░░░░░ died and you look ░░░░░░░░ what happened here with ░░░░░░░░ a storm that was ░░░░░░░░ totally overpowering nobody s ░░░░░░░░ seen anything like this ░░░░░░░░ what is your death ░░░░░░░░ as of this moment ░░░░░░░░ 16 16 people certified ░░░░░░░░ people versus in the ░░░░░░░░ You talk about how ░░░░░░░░ re upset this hasn ░░░░░░░░ dominated social media How ░░░░░░░░ with these new numbers ░░░░░░░░ president has remained totally ░░░░░░░░ To that you say ░░░░░░░░ He has remained totally ░░░░░░░░ yet but he is ░░░░░░░░ tweeting about Roseanne Barr ░░░░░░░░ need to wake up ░░░░░░░░ These are our fellow ░░░░░░░░ They are American citizens ░░░░░░░░ are our neighbors And ░░░░░░░░ re treating them like ░░░░░░░░ crap We must take ░░░░░░░░ of them We have ░░░░░░░░ take care of each ░░░░░░░░ The moral compass of ░░░░░░░░ is just going down ░░░░░░░░ it s so troubling ░░░░░░░░ people are dying because ░░░░░░░░ it Only 21 000 ░░░░░░░░ federal aid were sent ░░░░░░░░ residents of Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ repair their homes okay ░░░░░░░░ is it s it ░░░░░░░░ disgusting and it s ░░░░░░░░ I just want everyone ░░░░░░░░ to wake up and ░░░░░░░░ caring you know And ░░░░░░░░ saying that there are ░░░░░░░░ that do care you ░░░░░░░░ I have been working ░░░░░░░░ with my friend Ramone ░░░░░░░░ the actor and filmmaker ░░░░░░░░ with heart 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ went down there and ░░░░░░░░ saw the catastrophe Heart ░░░░░░░░ 11 has developed an ░░░░░░░░ program teach a man ░░░░░░░░ fish We re sending ░░░░░░░░ down there the carpenters ░░░░░░░░ are volunteering their time ░░░░░░░░ re paying for it ░░░░░░░░ of donations of good ░░░░░░░░ that are going to ░░░░░░░░ web site and sending ░░░░░░░░ dollars there We re ░░░░░░░░ them to build hurricane ░░░░░░░░ roofs so they don ░░░░░░░░ have to rely on ░░░░░░░░ blue tarps that really ░░░░░░░░ last for 60 days ░░░░░░░░ it s you know ░░░░░░░░ really came on your ░░░░░░░░ not to really complain ░░░░░░░░ that man in the ░░░░░░░░ House I really came ░░░░░░░░ your show Brooke to ░░░░░░░░ Americans to please help ░░░░░░░░ fellow Americans that are ░░░░░░░░ in Puerto RICO Hurricane ░░░░░░░░ starts tomorrow We need ░░░░░░░░ help And I just ░░░░░░░░ believe that 3 5 ░░░░░░░░ spent on infrastructure for ░░░░░░░░ electrical system has not ░░░░░░░░ What is it going ░░░░░░░░ take Do we need ░░░░░░░░ send professionals from our ░░░░░░░░ like we re doing ░░░░░░░░ heart 9 11 What ░░░░░░░░ to happen It s ░░░░░░░░ mind boggling I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ candor and the emotion ░░░░░░░░ I hope Americans are ░░░░░░░░ to you Rosie Perez ░░░░░░░░ pleasure as always Thank ░░░░░░░░ so very much Thank ░░░░░░░░
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