fast. we were actually there before the storm hit. i would give a ten. i think we did a fantastic job, and we re being given credit, we ve done a great job. i think our response was better than anyone has ever seen. governor, between one and ten how do you grade the white house response? the president has answered all our petitions, and this is still ongoing. so we expect that that will continue. did the united states, did our government, when we came in, did we do a great job military, first responders, fema, did we go do a great job? you responded immediately, and you did so, tom, and brock have been on the phone with me essentially every day since the disaster. the response is there. do we need to do a lot more? of course we do. president trump meeting with the governor yesterday of puerto rico. grading the federal response to puerto rico s hurricane
tens of thousands of puerto ricans have fled to the sunshine state. we knew this was going to happen and the impact could be huge. plus, fema spending billions after hurricane devastation but who s getting the money. the fact that we re about to tell you about no bid contracts in a place desperate for help will make you crazy and break your heart all at the same time.
this time there is a sign that help has arrived. half an hour earlier, customs and border protection agents deployed from san juan, two and a half weeks after the storm, to deliver fema s aid to hurricane survivors in need. why is it so important to go by air versus by land for that place in particular? it s pretty far up the mountains. it s a pretty good community and there s also a hospital there. this team has been flying over hurricane devastation for weeks. you know, we did harvey and irma, and i think the thing that is striking is how much on a larger scale this is compared to those. they seem to be a little more isolated and this seems like the entire island was really devastated. wheels touch down, engines do not stop.
so many lives have changed in puerto rico since hurricane maria hit. our leyla santiago visited a small town to see how residents there are coping. reporter: these winds are nothing compared to maria s wrath for the people of lares. this time, they re a sign that help has arrived. half an hour earlier, customs and border protection agents deployed from san juan, two and a half weeks after the storm, to deliver fema s aid to hurricane survivors in need. why is it going by air versus by land, for that place in particular? it s pretty far up the mountain. so it s a pretty good community and there s also a hospital there. reporter: this team has been flying over hurricane devastation for weeks. you know, we did harvey and irma. and i think the thing that s
this time, they re a sign that help has arrived. half an hour earlier, customs and border protection agent it s deployed from san juan, 2 1/2 weeks after the storm, to deliver fema s aid to hurricane survivors in need. i got all the power. to go by air versus by land, would that play a part in particular? it s pretty far out, it s a pretty good community and there s also a hospital there. reporter: this team has been flying over hurricane devastation for weeks. we did harvey and irma, and i think the thing that is striking is how much on a larger scale this is, compared to those. they seem to be a little more isolated. and this seems like the entire island was really devastated. reporter: wheels touched down, engines do not stop. unloading begins. ten minutes on the ground.