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Lights. without power they dont have water. >> the mayor says the problem, constant bureaucratic delays. for months they had power workers here but not enough materials to carry out the work. >> the mayor calls this a start. he says they need more generator, power pulls, cables. the u.s. army corps of engineers says its part of the reason it took so long to get power back to people. >> she doesnt have to wash clothes by hand anymore. >> back in town, he will spend tonight overjoyed. but for the ...

Little hope, maria ruined more than the furniture but her life. right now paint is all she can afford to fix any of it. she has no idea when she will get power back. without power, cheryl and her children lost more than the lights. without power, they dont have water. the mayor says the problem, constant bureaucratic delays. for a month they had power workers here but not enough materials to carry out the work. the mayor calls this a start. he says they need more generators, power poles, cable, ...

Season begins. miles away from town, high up in the mountains where the power lines are harder to fix, this woman has little hope her home will be back to normal soon. maria rushed in through the windows and doors and it ruined more than furniture. it ruined her life. for now new paint is all she can afford to fix any of it. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> reporter: she has no idea when shell get power back. im asking her if she thinks it will be soon. >> no. >> reporter: without power cheryl and he...

She says the problem, constant bureaucratic delays. for a month, they had power workers here, but not enough materials to actually carry out their work. he calls this a start. he says they need more generators, power pulls, cables. the u.s. army korms of corps ofs admits a shortage of simply is part of the reason it took so long to get power back to people like ida. back in town, ida will spend tonight in a home overjoyed. power the is the best christmas gift they could ask for, but for the fami...

Has little hope her home will be back soon. maria rushed in through the windows and doors and it ruined more than furniture. it ruined her life. for now new paint is all she can afford to fix any of it. >> she has no idea when shell get power back. im asking her if she thinks it will be soon? >> reporter: without power, cheryl and her children lost more than the lights. >> without power they dont have water. >> reporter: the mayor says the problem, constant bureaucratic delays. for a month they ...

It rushed in and ruined more than furniture, it ruined her life. for now new paint is all she can afford to fix any of it. >> translator: she has no idea when she will get power back. im asking her if she thinks it will be soon. >> reporter: without power, cheryl and her children lost more than the lights. >> translator: without power, they dont have water. >> reporter: the mayor says the problem constant bureaucratic delays. for a month they had power workers here, but not enough materials to a...

This area, the mountainous area, it could be summer before they see it, which take note, summer is when the hurricane season begins. >> miles away from town, high up in the mountains where the power lines are, she has little hope her home will be back to normal soon. maria ruined more than furniture. it ruined her life. for now, new paint is all she can afford to fix any of it. >> she has no idea when shell get power back. im asking her if she thinks it will be soon. >> without power, sheryl and...

1,500 power workers from all across the u.s. to come help. cnn leyla san antonio tee atiag the hardest hit areas. >> reporter: its more than a flip, finally what the hint of life was like before hurricane maria. after more than three months without tower, ida is one of the lucky few that just got power. >> translator: hot water. shes able to take a hot shower. thats what shes excited about, a hot shower. >> reporter: in south eastern puerto rico now has a massive generator to power substation. e...

>> translator: she has no idea when she will get power back. im asking her if she thinks it will be soon. >> reporter: without power, cheryl and her children lost more than the lights. >> translator: without power, they dont have water. >> reporter: the mayor says the problem constant bureaucratic delays. for a month they had power workers here, but not enough materials to actually carry out the work. mayor calls this a start. he says they need more generators, power polls, cables. u.s. army cor...

A tiny utility company, it only had two employees at the time. landed a $300 million contract to rebuild puerto ricos electrical grid. a company that just got into a twitter spat with the mayor of san juan, puerto rico. the beef started when mayor carmen cruz called for the deal involving light fish energy to be cancelled because she doubted the small company from montana could do what needs to be done on the island. on twitter, white fish called comments misplaced and threatened to pull its lin...