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Places. it's very fragmented. you have to figure it out. they're not getting necessarily to the people who need them and not getting there inadequate numbers. the thing i was surprised by, maybe even shocked by there was a lot of self-congratulatory discussion when the president was here but not as much talk about the stark assessment what is happening. how many people have electricity? less than 10%. how many people still getting medication, a small percentage. you have hospitals considered up and running but still don't have a reliable source of power. how do you continue to take care of pat...

Positive spin on relief efforts coming from the white house, official numbers reveal still a long way to go. 7% of the island's electricity is restored. and only 40% of the telecommunications. obtaining running water is still a challenge. and there are still long wait times at lines in grocery stores and gas stations. >> the job that's been done here is it really nothing short of a miracle. it's been incredible. >> reporter: wolf, the recovery here in puerto rico is certainly uneven. while san juan gets back on its feet, further south in a city that i visited recently we met up with a couple k...

Notion, the authorities have to learn as much as possible about this man, and certainly everyone else has to learn to see what -- certainly no 100% perfect way of dealing with this, but the gunman, as you know, he was able to bring in some high powered weaponry to that hotel suite, store it there in ten suitcases without anyone apparently noticing. is that a problem? >> wolf, no, no, no. this is las vegas. this is a place of entertainers as well as those being entertained. these are people who come in with instruments. suitcases full of clothing changes so that somebody would come in with five...

>> there is no way, wolf, there is no way, wolf, you can take every single human being in this country, we have over 350 million people that live here, and be able to analyze and go around the world of this country and know that every single person doesn't have this or that disorder or isn't full of anger and hate. there was no record, to my understanding, and as it changes, maybe the sheriff and fbi will corroborate that. we know about his father. i know what we've heard from his brother in florida. but there is no way. and we do everything here. i mean, this is a hospitality community. a pla...

Do. and, also, wolf, it's worth pointing out, too early to tell for some of those people that remain here at the hospital how much recovery they will be able to do and how much they'll be able to return to the kind of lifestyle and normalcy they had beforehand. just too early to tell right now. >> stephanie, how are the doctors, nurses, hospital workers dealing with all of this? i know you've spoken with them. >> reporter: i have, actually got to tour the trauma center earlier today with the chief of the surgery department here, dr. john files. and it's amazing to see the faces behind the emer...