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>> reporter: famous for inspiring stephen kings "the shining." >> reporter: he scheduled an early dinner so they could turn in early. it was a romantic weekend, after all. then saturday afternoon, they set out for rocky mountain national park to go on a hiking trail harold had scouted out a few months earlier. but just about 24 hours in, the perfect weekend turned tragic. >> 911, whats the address of your emergency? >> hello, my name is harold henthorn, and im in the rocky mountain national park...

Inspiring stephen kings "the shining." >> thank you. >> reporter: he scheduled an early dinner so they could turn in early. it was a romantic weekend, after all. then saturday afternoon, they set out for rocky mountain national park to go on a hiking trail harold had scouted out a few months earlier. but just about 24 hours in, the perfect weekend turned tragic. >> 911, whats the address of your emergency? >> hello, my name is harold henthorn, and im in the rocky mountain national park. >> okay....

Cars. that would increase the price of a car to be sold in the united kingdom by nearly $2,000. real things affecting real people. theyre looking at it and they say they have no idea whats going to happen in the next few days. >> a lot of questions. hadas gold, thanks so much. the chinese company huawei on charges this morning. saying its technology is widely deployed by small wireless carrier, many of them are the only providers of cell coverage in rural areas close to u.s. military bases. hu...

I have really bad cell coverage. >> okay. >> okay. im on deer mountain >> reporter: immediately, the park launched a ranger who was also a trained emt, but the only way to get there from the trail head was on foot, and that would take hours >> is she conscious and breathing? >> no, shes not. shes not been conscious she is breathing >> reporter: harold, desperate, pleaded for a rescue helicopter. >> heres the thing. i will pay any and all expenses for a helicopter i dont care if its private, i do...

All. then saturday afternoon, they set out for rocky mountain national park to go on a hiking trail harold had scouted out a few months earlier. but just about 24 hours in, the perfect weekend turned tragic. >> 911, whats the address of your emergency? >> hello, my name is harold henthorn, and im in the rocky mountain national park. >> okay. >> i need an alpine mountain rescue team immediately. >> reporter: it was just before 6:00 and harold needed help urgently. >> my wife has fallen from a roc...

Are you there, mike? all right, we lost, mike, well see if we can get him back. there you are. >> im back. weve got cell coverage going in and out. it reminds me of hurricane harvey last year, it was a lot stronger obviously, but once it came ashore it came apart and athats whats going to happen the this storm, unfortunately. >> i think this is topsail beach you took this video. explain to me this, mike. >> it got a little hairy and we got forced out. police didnt want us there because it was go...

Call to you? >> he called me and i didnt pick up my phone so he actually dictated it into my voice mail. he is currently on vacation away from cell coverage away from wi-fi coverage, he felt strongly that he had something to say. ive known him for a very long time, since fifth grade as it happens. he is not a partisan, he is a patriot. he is someone who in fact has i think sought out to the clinton years but he was also sought out by the trump administration during the transition. he had any num...

Services and longer plan. so you mentioned the communication numbers, thats probably closer to 64% of the island with cell coverage. not a great number. it can get better. but the carriers are surging cap bills like cell on wheels and trucks, in fact over the weekend you may have seen google is using technology to increase that. thats a way to increase some services that will help the puerto ricans get back up and running. longer term, 300 cell towers off line. so you have to rebuild. so, again,...

That 20% of the residents in st. thomas and st. john have power. 8% of residents in st. croix have power. 31% of cell coverage is operating territory wide. theres a boil water advisory in effect. there was a piece in "the new york times" that talked about the fact that the virgin islands are ignored by politicians. theyre not really on the radar. when she would try to get members of congress to take note of issues in the virgin islands, she would be met with incredulity, theyd say, were here to ...

Have power, 8% of residents in st. croix have power, 31% of cell coverage is operating territory wide. theres a boil water order in effect. the virgin islands are often ignored by politicians. this is the quote. theyre not really on the radar, sally jewel said. when she would try to get members of congress to make note of issues in the virgin islands, she would be met with incred incredulity. >> everyone in the united states was talking about chip and support. there was language in there for pue...