35,000 meals. that s just with the small trucks we ve had and getting supplies. they came down on their own dime and shake their heads in frustration with fema. if it were up to them, they would bring in the nacle. 15,000 at a time on two-week rotations. you have to pay these guys to sit at fort mccoy. you re wasting your money. all of this stuff bringing in security to ride shotgun on the trucks, i ll find you vets who will come for free. reporter: we head into the hills and soon get a taste of the logistical headaches. maria obliterated this stretch of highway. with little hope for road crews, the neighbors are building their own bridge. do you feel like americans in moments like this? do you feel taken care of as citizens? [ speaking foreign language ] we re not people that say the government must help us. santiago says, we re all part of humanity.
frustration with fema. if it were up to them, they would bring in the national guard, 15,000 at a time on two-week you have to pay them to sit, and you are wasting your money. for the security advisers to ride shotgun, and i will get you military vets, and we are all down here for free. we get a taste of the logistical headaches here, and maria obliterated the stretch of highway, and for little hope of road crews, the neighbors are building their own bridge. do you feel like americans in moments like this? do you feel taken care of? we are not people that say the government must help us, santiago says, we are all part of humanity, every person does the best they can. what kind of help are you getting from the outside?
conditions are dire for people in remote parts of the island. as dawn brings maria s one month anniversary we head out of san juan by air and low to the ground. terrain, terrain, pull up. reporter: all the better to see the mud slides, broken bridges and home. we pass one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world but we are looking for the intelligent signs of the life in the western mountains. we land and inside the airport a big group of military veterans has turned baggage claims into a bunk house and operations center. i think we re at 30000, 35,000 meals. they came down on their own dime and shake their heads in frustration with fema. if it were up to them, they ll bring in the national guard. 15,000 at a time on two-week
hurricane. reporter: as dawn brings maria s one month anniversary, we head out of san juan by air and low to the ground. terrain, pull up, pull up. all the better to see the mudslides, broken bridges, shattered homes. we have pass one the biggest radio kel scopes in the world but we are looking for intelligent signs of life in the western mountains. we land and inside the airport a group of bill hearted military veterans has turned baggage claim into a bunk house and operations center. i think we re at 35,000 meals? that s just with the small trucks we ve had and by hook or by crook. they came down on their own dime and shake their heads in frustration with fema. if it were up to them, they d bring in the national guard. 15,000 at a time on two-week rotations. you have to pay these guys
roughly 3 million americans don t have power. roughly 1 million don t have running water. for many in puerto rico it seems like hurricane maria hit just yesterday for the level of destruction still plaguing the island. if this was texas or louisiana, this would be more attention, perhaps, more outrageous from the media as well and certainly more government relief in place. four weeks to the day after maria made landfall on the island, almost 3.5 americans are still facing a humanitarian night mayor. where the stakes can be life and death. cnn s bill weir tonight has more. reporter: as dawn brings maria s one-month anniversary, we head out of san juan by air and low to the ground. terrain, terrain, pull up. pull up. reporter: all the better to see the mud slides, broken bridges, shattered homes. we pass one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world, but we re looking for intelligent signs of life in the western