humbled and honored i am to take on this mission for the people of puerto rico. understanding they ve been without power for quite some time. let me give you an idea of how catastrophic this is. after maria ripped through the islan island, 80% of the grid was destroyed or damaged when the hurricane came through. so, it s on a catastrophic scale. i did a flyover a couple days ago looking at the damage. where a lot of the extensive damage is, is in the most mountainous regions of puerto rico is where the transmission lines were destroyed or knocked down. are there areas of the island that are still inaccessible? yeah. what we re seeing especially from that flyover, you had a lot of damage to the road network, a lot of landslides, a lot of
to reach rural and coastal villages. they said they would bring ice and water and food. nowhere. almost the entire island remains without electricity and officials admit full power may not be restored for months. first responders are warning of a more immediate concern. only about 40% of customers have potable water. supplies are reaching the islan island. coming ashore with manpower and equipment. federal officials say they ve already provided more than 4 million meals and 6 million liters of water to puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands since the storm. some of the 3.4 million residents still forgot by the mainland government put the blame squarely on president trump. translator: he has the power. he can show his power in puerto rico, things would be different. many people don t trust him. the commonwealth governor is praising the trump administration s relief effort so far and tells fox news there is an urgent need for truck
villages. they said they would bring ice and water and food. nowhere. almost the entire island remains without electricity and officials admit full power may not be restored for months. first responders are warning of a more immediate concern. only about 40% of customers have potable water. supplies are reaching the islan island. coming ashore with manpower and equipment. federal officials say they ve already provided more than 4 million meals and 6 million liters of water to puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands since the storm. some of the 3.4 million residents still forgot by the mainland government put the blame squarely on president trump. translator: he has the power. he can show his power in puerto rico, things would be different. many people don t trust him. the commonwealth governor is praising the trump administration s relief effort so far and tells fox news there is an urgent need for truck
and whatnot, and they said to stay inside and that we would be okay. we come to find out that our windows blew out 150 miles an hour wind, very, very unpleasant, scary for the children, and challenging. but nevertheless, we come to find out that s the ritz, where we were supposed to stay, and the marriott were evacuated, they took them off of the islan island. martha: wow it, unbelievable. you were told and not to leave, everything is going to be fine, this is a building that can withstand this, and your windows blew out while you re in that room? yes, ma am. that is exactly right. the sliding glass doors started to pull on the inside. and then the glass, it didn t
china calling it a provocation. the destroyer ceiling in 12 miles of the islands, which tie at to make. they are ignoring territorial claim. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. jennifer, what is the reaction to beijing to all this? just today after the u.s. navy destroyer sailed within 12 miles of that disputed islan island, they accuse the united states of stirring up trouble in the region. it s the second time since president trump took office. the scent emac pentagon has sent a warship within 12 nautical miles to protest giants claim to the island. sailed off the coast of titan island. part of the paracel islands also