because they have to go through that debris to make sure that they re looking for people that could hopefully still be alive, we can rescue. the coast guard is still on the job, carrying out much of that critical search and rescue work as hundreds of thousands struggle with lack of basic necessities, like power, water, and cell phone service. there s no water, there s no electric, there is little food. the problem, is you can t get in your car because those are all wrapped. there s no place to buy gas. you can t go to the grocery store because you can t walk there. cleanup certainly underway in south carolina. up and down the east coast as residents from the hardest hit areas in florida get a first look at what is left of their homes in the most vulnerable coastal areas. president biden announced yesterday that he hopes to visit florida tomorrow, and puerto rico on wednesday. puerto rico is still really from hurricane fiona. 75 people were killed, there more than 148,00
keeping out looters, getting in support. bob said he was able to evacuate. so glad he dead. that his family is safe. he encourages others to do so in a powerful storm like this comes along. alex. liz, thank you so much for that. let s go right now to quadrant agus, who has an amazing story of survival. guad, let s hear it. alex, we ve been going to communities to talk to people who have been returning to their homes, like you said. those who were able to evacuate in time. this is an area where i was told the water went to about here. people shoulders. so some people evacuated, i spoke with, them they said, you know, you should go to cross the street and talk to them. they survived by hiding inside the attic. here s part of the conversation i had with one of those residents. so when the water got up to here, they use the table to stand up, they went in the attic. at some point, they saw the