islands. shipping relief supplies to territories in the region. france s president is visiting the french side of st. martin tod today. the u.s. military is delivering aid to the u.s. virgin islands where many homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. cal perry, global editor of digital content joins me here. how quickly will the u.s. be able to get aid to those hard hit areas? it is happening right now. air drops are on the way to st. john and saint thomas. it s a war zone type situation. it s like there has been a war on the u.s. virgin islands. so it s an appropriate military response. we are seeing the marine corps take over. 80% of buildings have been damaged. groups of up to 50 people were