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medicine. this is the first medicine? this is the first medicine. and it s motrin. reporter: abc news returning to the island several times, outrage over how long it took for the power to return and disbelief over that initial death toll, far lower than what many thought here. just two months ago, we were back in yabucoa. they ve got that worker up there, trying to rester per to . the electricity had still not come back on. do you feel like you ve been forgotten? yeah, been forgotten. reporter: and tonight, puerto rico s governor now declaring this new number the official death count. david, as you know from your visit to puerto rico, as well, this new death toll is what so many on the ground feared and believed all along. now with hurricane season upon us, the more than 3 million americans living in puerto rico are all too familiar with the dangers they face. david? victor oquendo, we thank you for your continued reporting on this and we ll continue to follow it. next
reporter: mayor surillo calls this a start. he says they need more generators, power poles, cables. the u.s. army corps of engineers admits a shortage of supplies stemming from other natural disasters is part of the reason it took so long to get power back to people like ida. [ speaking spanish ]. reporter: she doesn t have to wash clothes by hand anymore. back in town tonight ida will spend the night in a home overjoyed. power is the best christmas gift they could ask for. but for the families up in the mountains, the sun sets on another night as they wait for their gift to arrive. layla santiago, cnn, yabucoa, puerto rico. layla, thanks. that was certainly a headline from this year. and coming up here, we ll look at? other headlines from this year, including hollywood, which generated many. some stories were fraught with controversy. while others helped renew faith in love. cnn counts down the top entertainment stories when we return. whoooo.