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Depend on coming from the mainland. thats going to take a long time to fix in terms of water pressure. and we came in our boats as we went ashore and the dingy, snarls of power lines mixed up with lobster traps. so power is going to take a long time to restore and then theres the sea life. this is the thing, these people, they rely on the health of these waters. and we saw drifts of the most delicate coral, the kind of stuff you only find in deepwater, way out, so the coral reef that sustains th...

Something that he simply couldnt defend. so we know that one purpose of his meeting here today at the white house with the president today is that he wants the president to understand what its like to someone whos experienced racism for first hand and the agony of that. thats the message hell be trying to get across to the president today. well have more details of that meeting thats taking place right now here at the white house. but it really highlights the presidents overall struggle with his...

Western canon. we all stand on that foundation. >> congressman, and the resolution itself is very clear. it was a joint resolution by the senate and the house, joint resolution of congress going to the presidents desk. but theres a reason. you wouldnt need a resolution if maybe it wasnt so clear where the president stood. if he does nothing, just go with me on this, if he does nothing with this symbolic resolution, it would still go into effect in ten days. if he does nothing, what had that say?...

Director to help us with that. we need food, we need water, we need propane for generators. we need, you know, tons of resources and medical supplies. theres women with broken hips being turned away from the clinic because theyre not a life-or-death situation right now. and the hospital in st. thomas was, from what i understand, pretty much completely destroyed. there were patients that didnt make it during the storm being transferred from icu, i was told. so theres just [ inaudible ] and its ju...

Of explanation on my part. this hotel is 250 rooms. its unclear that its ever going to be able to rebuilt. this was the dining area. anybody who was in this building was in danger. all the windows, martin, lets pan over here, if you can. if yuou were in this building, all those windows were blown out. so that was dangerous. just remind you of the death toll. four people died from hurricane irma on this side of the, of st. martin island. 38 total across the caribbean. there is some good news that...

Destroyed in the keys. when do you think, commissioner, that youll have a clear sense of the damage throughout the county? >> well, we have staff thats starting right now going -- theyre going to be going door-to-door and investigating the structural integritity of all the homes that were impacted. you know, most of the city of key west, where, you know, we have the greatest concentration of population, most of the city of key west is structurally in tact. so we know as a percentage of the keys,...

Point on it, ann, but st. john is a u.s. territory. the united states is -- and weve heard from a lot of folks who are concerned that the islands are just getting forgotten in how much devastation it is. do you feel forgotten? do you feel safe? is help getting there? >> i -- i mean, im not down in town at the docks where the ports are now officially open and running short, limited, you know, ferries and stuffs like that. but im not seeing fema anywhere. i dont really see a strong presence. ive b...