some other numbers. it s been four weeks and a day since hurricane maria hit puerto rico knocking out power to the whole island, destroying homes and roads and bridges, leaving towns full of people barely getting by. four weeks and a day later more than 28% of puerto rico has no access to drinking water. just this week ed lavandera found people collecting and drinking water from a super fund site. here s another number 78.4%, that s how many people still don t have electricity, people waiting in line for gas, money, food and water isn t getting everywhere it needs to go. but it wasn t enough for the president to praise himself, he pushed the governor of puerto rico, who was sitting next to him, to do it as well. did the united states, did your government when we came in, did we do a great job, military, first responders, fema? did we do a great job? you responded immediately, sir, and you did so, you know, calm and brought they have been on the phone with me essentially every day
so the doctors will see people in the dark here? the doctor shows me around the hospital where cardio grams and electronic medical records are worthless. is it true that luis fonsi donated a generator? five generator the. they are trying to get it installed but they have to go to the mayor s office and fill out paperwork, she tells me. you need permission? oh, my gosh. the excited scramble for a single bag of ice is proof that potable water and power are still elusive luxuries a month after maria. it puts enormous pressure on the men paid to electrify puerto rico. there are countless hospitals, centers, homes depending on power that runs through that. the lines, that s the artery, the main spinal column of the power system. maria devastated it, crushed it.
hurricane maria hit puerto rico. president trump is giving his administration a 10 out of 10 for his response so far, but the island is still desperate for the basics, especially water and power. cnn s bill weir is live in san juan for us. he s right in the neighborhood that was made famous by the song despacito. how are they doing today, bill? reporter: they are not doing well. it is another example of living hour by hour, day by day here. the word is from the man in charge of puerto rico that they might have powerback by christmas. imagine that. it has been out for a month. the people who deserve a 10 out of 10 are the people who live here with the grace, dignity and passion for one another. the power is the story of the day. we went looking for answers and it took taos a neighborhood you might just recognize. it is is the most popular music
tunnel system that may still have mines. no one has gone down there yet. and it s where isis handled a number of prisoners. it is believed to be the largest prison in raqqa. surrounding this stadium is what you were talking about. ensuring not just is the city rebuilt but also the fab rubbing of the society here that also has been utterly destroyed, alisyn. it is incredible to have you on the ground with all of that reporting. it is impossible to get our minds around how the city is and the fabric of that culture can ever be rebuilt. thank you so much for being in raqqa with us. one month after hurricane maria hit, puerto rico is also in ruins. a live report next. don t get too comfortable.
white house today with the governor of puerto rico. the island of 3.4 american citizens, the island where access to food, water and electricity remain a challenge after hurricane maria. the president spoke about some of those challenges, but mostly spoke about the good job he s doing. between 1 and 10, how would you rate your response to puerto rico. i would give a ten. ten out of ten, a perfect score, presumably meaning nothing could have gone any better. everything s great. keeping him honest, here are some other numbers. four weeks and a day since hurricane maria hit puerto rico leaving towns full of people barely getting by. four weeks and a day later more than 28% of puerto rico has no access to drinking water. just this week ed lavandera found people another number