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And these numbers are shocking. until today, the official death toll stood at 64. now the governor says the official number is almost 3,000. 2,975 americans killed. cnn's leila santiago was really one of the first reporters to do extensive on the ground reporting in the aftermath of maria and investigated the early death toll numbers. laila, i understand the new numbers come from george washington university, a study out of there. what else are you learning from that? >> i spent some time today speaking with those researchers, and one of the first things they made clear that this is actually a...

He was found guilty and eight counts last week. jury selection for trial number two is set to begin september 17th with opening statements one week later. also today, the special counsel's office is asking now for more time to decide whether to retry manafort on ten counts, the jury in the first trial failed to resolve. and we told you last night, the official death toll in puerto rico from hurricane maria last year has risen astronomically. tonight, correspondent steve harrigan looks at the reasons for mouse from our southeast newsroom. >> the official death toll from hurricane maria stood at...

Update. hello, steve. >> for almost a full year the official death toll from hurricane maria in puerto rico stood at just 64. now suddenly that number has been changed. 46 times higher, 2,975 making maria one of the most deadly storms in u.s. history. >> yes, in hindsight things could have been handled differently and my commitment as governor is accepting that criticism, but also building upon it. >> the new numbers come after a report released by george washington university which looked at indirect deaths from the storm, things like people having delayed medical care while all the groups ac...

Green card, not the red card. >> sandra: now this. a fox news alert as we learn the death toll in puerto rico from hurricane maria is nearly 50 times greater than first estimated. authorities now saying nearly 3,000 people were killed in the storm that hit the u.s. territory. the white house releasing this statement. it reads the devastating back-to-back hurricanes were met with the largest domestic response mission in history. we're focused on puerto rico's recovery and preparedness for the current hurricane season. steve harrigan is in atlanta. steve. >> one year after the massive storm ther...

Maria hit the island. more than 3 million american citizens live there. the official death toll had been 64. tonight, that death toll now 2,975 lives lost. abc's victor oquendo again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, nearly one year after hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico, a staggering new number. a death toll vastly underestimated. the independent report from researchers at george washington university reveals 2,975 people lost their lives due to maria. the official government death toll had been 64. the power out for months, medicine in short supply. president trump visiting puerto rico,...