update today. brigadier dustin schultz. general, you re with us? absolutely. harris: all right. so you ve had a chance now to see first hand. pictures, they tell such huge stories, but what is the story of what is needed and how you think you can meet those needs expeditiously? it s key that we all understand the challenges regarding infrastructure, power, road, facility damage, installations. our homes have been stretched beyond imagination. and as your meteorologist articulated, we ve gotten way more rain than we are used to. all the foliage ripped off the trees. that has put a lot of systems in places that they are not operable and people are in blackout zones where they can t easily communicate with their loved ones and it puts them in a
dual status commander and by the government of puerto rico. they are absolutely understanding the dynamics of this process. harris: how many people are you working with? in my formation we have over 4,500 soldiers. that s august silly is up por that we have as well. we work with the total integration of fema, prema, with the different response agencies to make sure that we re providing the support they need at this time. harris: army brigadier dustin schultz, thank you for your time and leadership. thank you for having us on today and telling the story about the puerto rico population and u.s. virgin islands. harris: the images following that massive earthquake in mexico are stunning and still coming in. it s still unfolding. is the united states overdue for a powerful quake?
joining me now for more on the disaster response is army brigadier general dustin schultz, first mission supporting commander in puerto rico. you re with us, general? absolutely. thanks for having me. harris: no, absolutely. we ve been telling the story of what it s like there. you re ready to step up. how great the need do you think you re going to see? the need is going to be immense. i had the good fortune to visit st. thomas earlier this week and recognized the need before maria hit. it was absolutely devastating to see what had gone on in the islands there. just looking out today, there is extreme devastation. the people of puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands are going to need our assistance, our support and our resolve. we stand ready to assist them as required. harris: when you are getting ready for something like this,