Puerto Rico awaits as governor countdown begins

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Legislators in Puerto Rico are grilling the man who might become the next governor of a U.S. territory mired in political turmoil.
Former congressional representative Pedro Pierluisi sat alone as he faced more than two dozen legislators in the first of two public hearings being held Friday just hours before Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is scheduled to resign.
The room was packed with current and former government officials Friday, while Puerto Ricans across the