on his wife and she was trapped. he couldn t find her. the dog found her. he couldn t lift the roof off of her himself. so she was trapped there for 17 hours. they just got here. reporter: so under part of a roof with a dog for 17 hours as 185 mile an hour winds and 35 inches of rain swirl around you. one concerning report we are hearing over and over again from people coming off the island and that is that there s violence going on. we haven t seen it ourselves, but the fact that the minister of national security has been sent to the island and they are reporting of violence in that area. dana: that s not a good thing. what can you tell us about the rescue efforts? the president eluded to some help the united states is providing. what else do you know? reporter: certainly the u.s. helicopters and coast guard cutters are providing an enormous amount of relief. it s really helicopters are the