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Could be up to six months to get power back on. puerto rico not hit by storm this big since 1932. the island has lots of wood frame homes, especially inland in center of the country vulnerable to storm this fast and big. maria hit with 155-mile-an-hour winds and lucky we know that. the winds were so strong, they broke two national weather service radar arrays. they brought down cell phone towers on puerto rico. the winds were so strong, first responders themself couldnt get out. people who calle...

Officials making dire estimates, could be up to six months to get power back on. puerto rico not hit by storm this big since 1932. lots of wood frame homes, especially inland in center of the country vulnerable to storm this fast and big. hit with 155-mile-an-hour winds and lucky we know that. they broke two national weather service radar arrays. brought down cell phone towers on puerto ricos. first responders themself couldnt get out. people who called for help told they had to wait for wind to...

A little bit of english. she didnt like that message, some people are agreeing with her. imagine the outrage, the double standard is alive and well. i agree that was in poor taste. the politics, the person who created the sign said she didnt mean any harm. i could see it as a compliment. another sign going viral online, this is pretty funny, this womans motto is if you got it, flaunt it. this woman from florida decided to get creative how she would get her power back, she created this pink sign ...

I can to prevent that. >> you are saying as of now there are not 50 votes to pass all this. you also talk about giving the states power back. a number of governors say they dont want this bill and are urging their senators not to say yes to it. ten governors, four republicans, say this is not the right idea. thats the number of states that say they should not have the power that the graham/cassidy bill is putting forward? >> each governor decides what they think is best. i would ask them to unde...

Damaged. pretty much every structure has some sort of damage. the power situation, utilities, on this stretch of the lower keys, there are eight power line down in a row. this will be the last one to get power back, especially here in the keys. 300 total power lines toppled during the storm in the entirety of the keys and some of the worst damage to both also have been down here that area. flipped upside down, apparently right in place like a somersault. other both lifted up onto land, some ende...

The red cross and the national guard have been making their way to the hardest hit areas of florida. that includes the florida keys which was devastated by hurricane irma and the storm surge that happened there. as you know, 3 million people do not have power in the state of florida. thats actually a low number considering that they restored power to 8 million people so far. were told by florida power and light, the main electrical company here in the state of florida out of those 3 million peop...

Latest, people here on the west coast will get their power back by next friday, september 22nd. that is far too long for many people. there is an oppressive, sweltering heat. it is expected to go up to around 90 degrees today. im getting text messages and calls from residents weve met over the past few weeks saying they are suffering very badly without any air conditioning. so the big hope here is that these power companies can work quickly to get the power restored. the president is due to spen...

Rain, wind. we are working hard to get power back on. were down to about 25% of our homes and we all want our power back. we have high expectations to get our power back. once we get fuel back and her estate, weve got lines at the gas stations. weve got law enforcement escorts for tankers. we just want to make sure we have fuel. everybody is working hard. weve got national guard members making sure we are keeping people comfortable.

Overnight almost 2 million customers have gotten their power back on. we need to make a different repbtion between people and customers. florida power and light, theres some 5.5 million customers in florida that still dont have power. to give you a sense of how hard they are working back there, those are sleeping trailers that can sleep 1,800 people. there are people working around the clock to get this power back on. over here, this is an empty parking lot. moments ago, it was full of trucks an...

Than 1.5 million customers in alabama, the carolinas and in georgia have also lost their power. it is a huge task to get everyones power back on. alisyn? >> absolutely, alex. keep an eye on all of that for us as the progress is slowly being made. meanwhile the u.s. military is coming in, of course, to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the florida keys. a live report on what theyre doing, next. i know when i hand them the keys to their first car its gonna be scary. but i also know that wer...