projectdynamo.org to donate and also that s where they go to register their loved ones. the database is 5,189 people in it, many have been located, but many of those people have not, and when we go on the streets and go to those addresses more often than not those homes don t exist anymore. so it s a real problem. it s a real problem. gillian: have you seen or heard on the ground from folks anything about the temporary shelters where people are being housed, how are they managing things there, is it chaotic? anything? as far as the shelters go, we actually don t do that sort of thing. we get people to safe zone and there s people, other folks that receive them. so, we once we do that, we don t usually hear back. so i have not gotten a whole lot of feedback from people we have evacuated other than thank you
someone missing and also go to donate and on our social media, like us and share our stuff. we are entirely donor-funded. we are looking for corporate sponsors. these helicopters do not fly themselves. the pilots do not pay themselves. it all costs money. the gas tanks cost money. humanitarian aid does not occur by spontaneous combustion. so we need help, financial support. projectdynamo.org, and register someone who is missing so we can go find them. gillian: brian stern, god speed to you, best of luck. please stay in touch. let us know how we can help. thank you. john: the white house taking a victory lap as democrats mark a year since passing the inflation reduction act. every day americans dealing with the fallout of bidenomics are not exactly in a festive mood. what does it mean for the re-election run and how should
watching this maybe in hawaii, say we want to come help, could they just come and help even though they may not have that specific training? in situations like this, i get asked this question a lot. in situations like this, there s no such thing as too many resources. charles: okay. it can be a little overwhelming for the firemen and stuff, extra people, but it s a good thing. charles: we ve got a hard break. god bless you, man. we ll talk to you again real soon. thank you. project dynamo.org. charles: we got ya. finish all right, folks, we ll be right back. on business unlim, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. so, no matter what, i m running this kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it s your business. it s your verizon. sleep more deeply. and wake up rejuvenated. purple mattress s exclusive gelflex grid draws away heat, relieves pressure, and instantly adapts. sleep better, live purple. visit purple.com or a mattress store near you.
very difficult. what i d ask people to do is there s no communication on the island, that part of the island, so it s very difficult to figure out who s missing or who just hasn t been heard from. what we would ask people to do is if you have family and friends that are missing, go to our web site, project dynamo.org, and register them. if you give us their address, it makes it so much easier to go looking. that s where people can go to help us, project dynamo.org, you can help us that way as well. but it is a real problem, and these people are on a clock. it s been a few days already, the weather is nice, but it s still hot, and especially the elderly people and the infirm who have been trapped in their homes if they re still even alive definitely going to run out of time shortly. charles: we just heard even the water now is an issue there. even the you re not missing, i mean, just there s, you know, water that, drinkable water. your team, how large is it? where are you focused?
one, two, three. thank you, gentlemen. but at the same time i m really happy we could be here to help. reporter: it was also so lovely to see brian and the rest of the guys there show such empathy for the woman who s not ready to leave. he told me he thought she might be in shock. so they ll go back and try and get her again the next day. project dynamo.org or go-cajunnavy.org are the ways you might throw them a couple bucks to help them gas those boats, but they ll be out there, and we ll keep looking for the helpers. let me send it back to you. our thanks to bill weir there. as you mentioned the storm left florida and moved up the east coast and now inland over south carolina. it was not nearly devastating as in florida but still left its mark on local communities. cnn s miguel marquez is on south carolina s polly s island and filed this report. reporter: this was a fishing