home. some people had to break through their roofs to climb out of their homes. and the sense here is that things have completely broken down. the cell phone service is spotty at best. trek l e electricity is out. it is a dire situation. but until the airport opens and the government is able to bring in boats with resources and supplies, it's not clear how the situation can improve or when there can be a wide-scale search and rescue effort. so for the moment, even as the weather slowly clears, people here in this part of the bahamas are still very much on their own. patrick oppmann, bahamas. >> he's going to be up live again soon. we'll hopefully bring more information from patrick. now a member of the bahamian parliament, the footage that we showed you a few minutes ago