3 as it moves through the caribbean. Right now it is lashing the Dominican Republic with near Hurricane Force winds. People will wake up without power and surrounded by widespread devastation after the hurricane hit the island yesterday as a category 4 hurricane. It could be four to six months before the electricity is restored. Ive never seen devastation like this one. Its the human spirit is going to have to rise up real high, and im sure we have the strength to do it but we have to find it within ourselves. Puerto ricos governor imposed a 6 00 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. Curfew to allow rescue crew to do their work and the mayor says the san juan that we knew is no longer there. Now the Dominican Republic is getting ready to face maria. People putting up plywood. Schools suspended, flights suspended and about 4,000 tourists were moved to other hotels. Danger at the jersey shore is subsiding, but the high surf as expected caused beach erosion. We captured monster waves crashing over the sea
Long its been, and how many people you guys start out with. So basically we opened the shelter on august 26, a day or two after the hurricane happened. When we opened the shelter here, the grp, we had over 10,000 residents staying here. Now we are moving into another shelter. The population has decreased over time as people find new accommodations. So right now we had, two days ago, a little less of around a thousand people. What we find new shelter. Where moving to the Houston Committee college warehouse, and thats the 1000 people you have where moving them to. Today so right now we only have half of those people around 400 people yesterday. We started the move and were able to move roughly half of the residence certainly will have around 400, and we have buses that we can take them to the new shelter. Obviously, their stuff goes with them. So we have two buses come to buses for their belongings, and the last bus is buses for the rest of them to accompany their belongings. So their be
Baskerville. Not one person you spoke with has been able to get in touch with a relative so far . Reporter thats correct. We literally talked to dozen z and dozens of people. Nobody has been able to get contact with anybody in puerto rico. Right now this is what youre going to see in this area. Certainly a lot of pride over here. A lot of these popup stands coming because of the puerto rican parade that will happen this weekend. A lot of folks gathering here. Youre looking at freddys tonys restaurant. Customers and workers in there. Also having lots of trouble. Everybody today sharing stories of what theyre going through. Ive been texted. Ive been calling. No answer. Reporter day two of no communication for henry rios. His stand now buzzing in kensington with nervous customers. Ive been trying to call them, text them, nothing back. Theres no lines. Reporter everyone we talked to in search of ways to reach relatives in puerto rico. When Something Like this happens, you dont know whats g
On the threats facing the United States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy
States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy any of you your task of the serio