This is Nelson Gonzalez from Guayama Puerto Rico. He was a supervisor on duty Friday night when a tornado obliterated his candle factory in Mayfield, KY. Some of his employees call him a hero for helping to get them out alive. You’ll hear from him & them tomorrow on @CBSMornings
Felisa is one of Nelson’s workers.
She called him a hero for helping her and others to get out alive.
She describes some of what happened…
This is Richard Padilla. He is originally from Yauco, Puerto Rico. He recently moved to Kentucky because he found a job working as a seasonal worker at the candle factory in Mayfield. He too was in the factory when it collapsed
This is Barbara Tate. She and her brother survived the candle factory collapse that was caused by the tornado in Mayfield Kentucky.
The mayor of Guaynabo Puerto Rico, 1 of P.R.’s wealthiest cities, & a man who is president of the federation of mayors, was arrested by the FBI on charges of corruption.
The U.S Attorney in Puerto Rico said: This is just the beginning. Our work is not done”apnews.com/article/busine…
BREAKING: Guaynabo‘s mayor has just been stripped of his authority. The special independent prosecutor panel on the island has suspended him immediately.
Puerto Rico’s governor has demanded that the disgraced mayor of Guaynabo resign any leadership position within the PNP. That is the statehood party which the mayor and the governor both belong to.
From NPR: “Since May 2021, people living in counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump during the last presidential election have been nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 as those who live in areas that went for now-President Biden…”npr.org/sections/healt…
“…In October, the reddest tenth of the country saw death rates that were six times higher than the bluest tenth, according to Charles Gaba, an independent health care analyst who's been tracking partisanship trends during the pandemic and helped to review NPR's methodology…”
“…Republicans make up a majority of unvaccinated people…Since April, Democrats & independents have made up a declining share of the unvaccinated population, as more of those groups have become vaccinated. Meanwhile, GOP share of the unvaccinated population has grown…”
WANTED: The parents of the 15yo who allegedly killed 4 of his fellow students at a Michigan school.
The prosecutor says the parents failed to act on warning signs & are now charged with involuntary manslaughter. The parents missed their court appearance. cbsnews.com/live-updates/o…
"While the shooter was the one who entered the high school and pulled the trigger, there are other individuals who contributed to the events on November 30 and it's my intention to hold them accountable as well," the prosecutor said. cbsnews.com/live-updates/o…
The prosecutor “also read a post from Ethan's social media, which included a photo of the gun and the caption, "Just got my new beauty today," with a heart emoji.
The prosecutor said a teacher had reported Ethan for using his phone to search for ammunition online…”
.@lumaenergypr CEO Wayne Stensby to @arelisrhdz /WAPO: “This really isn’t about me or…
our executives…This is about the broader transformation & what I understand is people’s frustration with what is a very fragile electricity system in Puerto Rico.” washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11…
“By hiring Luma, officials were betting the private sector could come up with solutions where govt had for decades failed. What they discovered, however, was a private contractor with its own problems, said Cathy Kunkel, energy program manager for the nonprofit group Cambio P.R.”
The deer has been caught. Waiting to find out if it’s ok 🤞
Update: The deer ran through the front door and up the escalator headed toward the emergency room but was take down by a police officer. I’m told they plan to charge the deer with “going buck wild.” It’s a felony.
The Louisiana board of pardons unanimously voted today “to pardon Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1896 “separate but equal” ruling affirming state segregation laws.”apnews.com/article/9db9e3…
“The state Board of Pardon’s unanimous decision to clear the Creole man’s record of a conviction for refusing to leave a whites-only train car in New Orleans now goes to Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has final say over the pardon.” apnews.com/article/9db9e3…
“Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating…”apnews.com/article/9db9e3…