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Whitefish energy. nearly 70% of the island remains without power amid growing questions over how that small company landed the deal to begin with. nbcs gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: 40 days after maria, this house outside san juan is still in shambles. the woman who lived here, marianne medina, gave birth after the hurricane. her son, jomar, has never seen his home or known a life with electricity. now governor ricardo rossello is choosing to scrap the islands controversial contract with...

>> reporter: critics of the whitefish deal, like san juans mayor, are asking why mutual aid wasnt brought in sooner instead of rushing a $300 million contract. >> it is corruption. somebody greased the wheels. >> reporter: the head of the power authority here insists there was nothing illegal and that whitefish had been doing its job. the companys ceo, andy techmanski, told nbc news his critics were on a witch hunt and that he landed the deal with the help of linkedin, not anyone from the trump ...

Customers in puerto rico have power, just shy of the projected 30% benchmark for tomorrow, october 30th, that the governor announced earlier. but in question, the november 15th deadline of 50% and 95% of power being restored by december 15th. the governor insisting those benchmarks will be met even without whitefish. but the head of the agency that manages electricity on the island says the cancellation could delay work for 10 to 12 weeks. puerto rico is now reaching out to new york and florida ...

>> thats it for our news at tonight, breaking news.t the clashing storms taking aim. the tropical storm that pounded florida. now fueling a developing noreaster hitting right now. possible power outages. and the flash flood threat for 45 million americans. >> possible charges. special counsel robert muellers team zeroing in on at least one target in the russia meddling probe. the pending indictment and arrest could be just hours away. and this just in. two navy s.e.a.l.s from s.e.a.l. team s...

Nearly a week after questions were raised about the how the small energy company in montana got a 300 million dollar no-bid contract to help rebuild pute-- puerto rico electrical bid. whitefish energy is based in this two bed room house in north western montana. the two year old company 4 become the center of attention and it was too much for the governor. >> it is interfering with everything and doesnt go towards the best interest of the people of puerto rico. >> three hours after the governors...

More on www.cbssf.com, a cool monday and rain. we will see you at 6:00 p.m. thank you for watching. >> quijano: signed, sealed and soon to be revealed. is expected to beo indictment day in robert muellers russia investigation. will there be an arrest? also tonight, puerto rico pulls the plug on its $300 million contract with whitefish energy. exactly five years after superstorm sandy, the hardest hit areas are still recovering. what exactly is taking so long? at the home of americas fourth presi...

Cbssf.com . have a great saturday evening. captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: the first indictment. sources tell cbs news a federal grand jury has approved special counsel robert muellers first charges, stemming from his russia investigation. so who might be charged? also tonight, one fish, two fish, whitefish. were in montana looking into the two-person company that landed a huge government contract in puerto rico. >> certainly doesnt look like a headquarters for an energy company. >> ninan:...

Theres mail for andy techmanski. when it received a $300 million no-bid contract to help rebuild puerto ricos electrical grid. whitefish has never worked on a project of this size. i mean were kind of in the middle of nowhere. its beautiful out here, but it certainly doesnt look like a headquarters for an energy company. a hi, im andy techmanski. >> reporter: whitefish c.e.o., andy techmanski, says his company, which is located in the hometown of interior secretary ryan zinke has 300 workers on ...

Dollars to the trump campaign. top democrats demanding an investigation as they ask for more federal aid. >> this next bill will be very, very substantial. not at the mercy of cronyism and incompetence as i believe the whitefish contract was. >> reporter: today puerto ricos financial oversight board said it would appoint an emergency manager to oversee the bankrupt power utility which approved the whitefish contract. >> i dont have an objection to a collaboration. i do have an objection to a tak...

Power. >> i dont wish this on my worst enemy. so many people died. >> reporter: tonight, whitefish energy, the tiny montana company awarded the largest contract to rebuild the islands decimated power grid, is under fire. san juans mayor questioning the transparency around the $300 million deal. the company initially asking "do you want us to send our workers back or keep working?" and later apologized and reaffirmed its commitment to puerto rico. whitefish insists its ability to mobilize quickly...