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FILE - This May 11, 2006 file photo shows the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship docked in Bayonne, N.J. An Indiana man charged with negligent homicide in his granddaughter's fatal plunge from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico insists that he didn't realize an 11th-floor window was open before the 18-month-old fell to her death in July. Salvatore Anello of Valparaiso tells "CBS This Morning" that Chloe Wiegand fell after he lifted her to a window on the Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas so she could bang on the glass like she did at hockey games. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)

Man describes granddaughter’s fatal plunge from cruise ship

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2019 file photo, Daddy Yankee performs at the Latin American Music Awards, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The Puerto Rico reggaeton star is opening a museum Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in the U.S. Caribbean territory that will be dedicated to his life and the music that made him famous. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP File)

Daddy Yankee to open reggaeton museum in Puerto Rico

Reservoir No. 1, a 180 million-gallon water supply that has been out of service much of the past few decades, sits against the backdrop of the city skyline, Oct. 15, 2019, in Atlanta. The city made repairs and brought it back online in 2017, only to shut it down again after water leaks were noticed near businesses located beneath the dam. Were the dam to catastrophically fail, the water could inundate more than 1,000 single-family homes, dozens of businesses, a railroad and a portion of Interstate 75, according to an emergency action plan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

At least 1,680 dams across the U.S. pose potential risk, AP reports

Reservoir No. 1, a 180 million-gallon water supply that has been out of service much of the past few decades, sits against the backdrop of the city skyline, Oct. 15, 2019, in Atlanta. The city made repairs and brought it back online in 2017, only to shut it down again after water leaks were noticed near businesses located beneath the dam. Were the dam to catastrophically fail, the water could inundate more than 1,000 single-family homes, dozens of businesses, a railroad and a portion of Interstate 75, according to an emergency action plan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP investigation: Aging US dams pose risk to thousands

Luis Miranda, father of Lin-Manuel Miranda, announces a partnership with Google Arts & Culture to digitize more than 350 artworks, in San Juan Puerto Rico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)

Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time

Student: CVS workers rejected Puerto Rico ID, asked for visa

Justices seem likely to uphold Puerto Rico oversight board

A couple of neighbors talk next to a strand of police tape as investigators in the background recover the bodies at the scene of a multiple killing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Several people are reported dead following a shooting in the Rio Piedras neighborhood of San Juan. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)

Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, a ripped Puerto Rican national flag spray painted with the words "Together as One" hangs from the facade of a business, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances filed in court Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, a long-awaited plan that it says would reduce the U.S. territory's debt by more than 60 percent and pull the island out of bankruptcy in what government officials called a historic moment. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Federal board files plan to reduce Puerto Rico debt by 60%

The Latest: Trop Storm Karen weakens north of Puerto Rico

Irma Torres, a resident of the El Negro coastal sector, walks outside her home before the arrival of Tropical Storm Karen, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Karen regained tropical storm strength as it swirled toward Puerto Rico, where it's expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Slow-moving TS Karen drops heavy rain over Puerto Rico, USVI

A girl walks on a sandy beach holding a sunflower and her flip-flops after the passing of Tropical Storm Dorian, in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) ** FILE **

6.0 quake shakes Puerto Rico; no damage immediately reported

The Latest: Tropical systems menace Puerto Rico and Bermuda

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Federal authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, that they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud in the efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Puerto Rico faces slow recovery 2 years after Maria

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Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez answers questions to reporters before giving a press conference, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2018. Federal and local authorities in Puerto Rico say they will implement "broken windows" policing to fight a surge in killings this month across the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Tropical Storm Dorian is threatening to hit Puerto Rico at near-hurricane force, and forecasters say it could strengthen further as it approaches the U.S. mainland.

The Latest: Dorian strengthens as it eyes Southeast US →

"Oh yes, I love it," said the Puerto Rico native, who said she's worked in disaster recovery centers everywhere from Coney Island to the Louisiana bayou.

At FEMA office, federal workers say they're here to help →

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