like that. i think the fear is that it might at some point experience a breach. the problem with the evacuations like that is it s incredibly part to do in the best of times but the worst of times is right now and that s their problem trying to get them out in the pitch darkness and there s no power. we re see ago slight improvement here, people getting cell phone service back and life crawling back to a slight semblance of normality, but we ourselves went to one of the outlying islands around puerto rico, st. croix, a beautiful island paradise but savaged by hurricane maria. people there angry, many of them saying the governor had represented how bad the problem was there. they were desperately in need of more people. people driving around town
hope land security says at peak 15 million americans had no power because of the storm. that number is slowly coming down as crews get to work but this is now at least a couple of days in for millions of americans not having power. you can get a sense of the challenges from satellite showing florida before and after irma. now in pitch darkness until they can restore the power dprgrid. eletrictricity can be back for east coast, the atlantic coast by this weekend but other parts may have to wait longer particularly in the keys. there is also concerned about the drinking water. the florida keys authority says the transmission main that brings water to the islands appears to be in tact but in an abundance of caution they issued a boil water notice to anybody using tap water anywhere in the keys. there are notices in at least 23
against the united states. john s office was located on the second floor, right above where the plane hit the building. first it felt like a bomb, then it felt like an earthquake, no windows, we were immediately plunged into pitch-darkness. i tried to to some of my colleagues i knew were in the room. we were at that point having to crawl on the floor, and because it was now full of smoke, hot, very hot air, you took your face off the floor and you couldn t breathe. it was singeing the back of your throat. he spent a week in the hospital. returning to work a few weeks later. weig he was faelg physically but not mentally. certainly signs of ptsd very early. terrible trouble sleeping. the doctors that i was receiving
states. john s office was located on the second floor. first it felt like a bomb then an earthquake. because we were in the small room, no windows were plunged into pitch darkness. a tried to get so some of my colleagues in the room. we were at that point having to crawl on the floor it was now full of hot smoke and air. you took your face off the floor and you couldn t breathe. it was singing the back of your throat. john was treated for severe smoke inhi lags. he spent a week in the hospital returning to work two weeks later. he was heeling physically, not mentally. certainly signs of ptsd early. terrible trouble sleeping. the doctors we were seeing were prescribing drugs to help me sleep and prescribing drugs to
us from indonesia. give us latest. reporter: the search is winding down. we have not seen helicopters or planes come in here from the search and rescue operation in the past couple of hours. we can see the end of the second day, the search operation at least is winding down. the ships can stay on the water. they can put spotlights on. it is very difficult to see anything in pitch darkness. i spoke to the first marshal in charge of the search and rescue operation on belitung island. this is the closest area where the plane lost contact with the air traffic controllers. it is still 240 nautical miles by 240 nautical miles. he said they don t have the data to be able to hone in on a particular location. as soon as they have that they will do it.