Leyla Sant News Today

Welcome back. destruction and devastation in puerto rico internationally the u.s. territory is facing a long difficult road of recovery after hurricane maria ravaged the island. a new normal. no power and running water and could last up to six months. images coming from puerto rico shows homes, streets, highways completely flooded. and with more rain expected today that could release mud slides. now joining me now from leyla from puerto rico. they issued a dire warning to a dam in the western pa...

Toughest part was. i want you to listen to our exchange. >> translator: she needs a roof. thats what shes saying. and a bed thats not filled with water. >> reporter: and you know shes asking for basic things. another thing that people here are asking for is just basic communication. many people still at this hour unable to reach their loved ones, jake. >> more than 3 million americans in puerto rico. leyla sant thank you so much. and of course not just puerto rico. hurricane maria nan annihilate...

Now after first making landfall. snapping trees in half. rifg trees out of the ground. at times hurricane force winds covering the entire island. east coast the cnn crew watched it rip a roof off the hotel. on u.s. virgin islands communication is sporadic and spotty. some there are relying upon facebook to ask about others who are missing. lets begin with cnn leyla sant in the capital of san juan. earlier you were being battered by high winds tough to stand. what are conditions like there now?...

Its all of the debris. and i have to tell you one of the things thats caught my attention, you can see there are people walking around in the area. they are many coling out sort of to assess the damage. people peering outside their windows. and they have this sort of look of disbelief. its like they are phased and in shock when they see all of this debris. the damage done to the buildings, these buildings, all of these buildings, i can hear generators right now. these buildings are without power...