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Could be 5,000 more americans still trapped on that island. there is food issue. there's a water issue. there's a power issue. there are reports of armed gangs and lawlessness. how bad is the situation? >> reporter: there was one gentleman who i spoke to, he's originally from boston but he was vacationing there in st. martin. he was hunkered down in a hotel and at one point there were these individuals that were going door to door breaking doors down trying to get their hands on anything they can particularly food so some of the hotel staff essentially recruit willing some of these abled body ...

We're so sorry, there's been a misunderstanding. they load us back up on the bus. they drive three quarters of a mile, seems about that far down the road where all of a sudden someone in the back, there's a car chasing us and waving us down and they -- everybody was in tears and they had us turn back around and as fast as you could blink, they said hold your passport next to your face and we were walking on the back of a military airplane. we had the best airline service i ever had in my entire life. i believe it was the military rescue that got us autoa cross. they came down to help a lady wi...