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Felt silly for possibly thinking we should leave. we have a 1-year-old, as a mother, like, you want to get your child out of harms way. we waited. we waited. by the time we thought maybe this was the best route, it was just too expensive to leave. and there werent a flight out. when youre on a island like st. thomas, you cant just drive away. if the flights are goecne, theye gone and youre stuck. we spent the whole day, 12 hours in our basement with another family with a 1-year-old. so four adul...

To have. i have a the lot of diapers. im hoping we have enough formula. im hoping she doesnt get ill. we dont have access -- our hospital is gone. even if it wasnt gone, it would probably be a good half days hike up a mountain from where we live. we just hope no one gets ill or sick or injured in our house because we have no access. >> laura, we wish you the best. laura strictling in st. thomas. she rode the storm out. jose is coming right behind. thank you very much for joining us. when we co...

Importantly, ferry service has been restored win wi ed which w first responders and relief supplies to get to the places theyre most needed. >> admiral brown, youre responsible for operations in puerto rico, u.s. virgin islands. cnn is learning four people have died in the u.s. virgin islands. youve begun damage assessment. what are you seeing there? >> certainly st. john and st. thomas, the northernmost of the u.s. virgin islands were the hardest hit and there is significant structural and prop...

Low-lying lands. we need people to get out of there because the water is truly a life-threatening part of this storm. >> all right. thank you, admiral brown, i appreciate it. well talk to you soon. i want to turn to laura, a resident of st. thomas who rode out hurricane irma, is bracing for hurricane jose. laura joins us by phone. thank you so much. how are you doing? >> weve been better. >> yeah, youve been in st. thomas and you have seen what irma did firsthand. so explain to us what it was li...

The maritime transportation system, that is the economic arteries of the islands that move critical commodities and people back and forth. >> admiral, in terms of damage, is the bigger concern the winds or the storm surge? what are you concerned about? >> well, theres a saying that you run from the water and you hide from the wind. so, ultimately, the water can -- the force of the water can produce much more damage than wind force can, although spectacularly strong winds can produce damage like ...