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Recovery effort is far from over. now some big names from the tech world are stepping in. tesla founder elon musk saying he wants to use solar technology to help rebuild the power grid here. facebook also sending a connectivity team to the island and also working with the red cross to have to create population maps. using a high altitude balloon for service. but the big problem for now is the power grid. many are trying to communicate with others on the island as well as relatives on the u.s. mainland. the governor is asking for an additional $4 billion from congressional leaders to help with ...

The connect remote regions to the outside world. but it is not just communications that are dark, three weeks after maria, 85% of puerto rico is still powerless. that's almost 3 million americans. >> the thing is, we don't have communication. because we have no electricity. >> the future is bright for utilities. >> reporter: facebook founder elon musk is wanting to rebuild the power grid using solar tech not. how realistic is it that tesla will rebuild the power grid? >> i think it is realistic and we need to give ourselves a shot. >> reporter: partnership started last week on twitter. >> we c...