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Inefficiency. heather: well, now according to bloomberg, puerto rico's governor is handing out more than $100 million in christmas bonuses to government employees despite asking federal taxpayers to shell out $94 billion for recovery efforts. that doesn't make any sense. one-third of the territory which is already $70 billion in debt, one-third of it is still without power and more than two months after the storms. president trump is expected to make a major announcement this week possibly recognizing juries leem as -- jerusalem as the capital of israel. bryan llenas has more on what the decis...

Billion for hurricane recovery efforts. and finally, 160, that's exactly how many skiers hit the slopes dressed as st. nick this weekend, the santa clauses in wen mae to -- western maine to raise money for nonprofit groups in the area. steve: that is cool, thank you, ma'am. rachel: the nfl's multimillion dollar bribe to stop players from protesting is backfiring, at least 25 sitting, kneeling or raising a fist during sunday football games. brian: this comes after the nfl agreed to pay $90 million many hopes of stopping the protests. steve: our next guest says it's just a big political stunt....

Calls on congress to retire the island's debt. with me now san juan mayor carmen cruz. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> this plan from bernie sanders $146 billion the mayor wants $94 billion, the trump administration requesting $29 billion for puerto rico, florida, and texas. the sanders plan i'm sure you want as much money as you can get, do you think it will see the light of day in congress? >> it should see the light of day. it's a comprehensive plan that was put together after weeks and weeks of consultation with various groups in puerto rico. i had the opportunity to...

Treated very different than what other states have been treated. and that is also in line with the view he has of us as a people. and it's very racist in nature. and his policies are following that lead. >> it's a strong charge so i want to press you a little bit. what you back up the charge with is that you haven't seen anything in the response that suggests puerto rico is getting the fulsome government support that the disasters in texas or florida got? is that the sense of the people in puerto rico, too? >> without a doubt. and i think also when you talk about the level of aid being talked ...

Expenses while you figure out how to rebuild your home. there's not a government agency that rebuilds homes. there are coordination, and it is difficult with the island. because in texas, you had all the resources that can drive there, right? and in puerto rico, you have to -- it is difficult. so i think the president's communication on this has been terrible. i mean, he needs to communicate all the progress every day. and then he should be reporting out progress every single day. because what it looks like is the government is backing out when the island is still devastated. >> it's easy to s...