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Gusts over 35, but basically we can be out here working in anything as long as we're doing it safely. >> all right. i'll let you get back to work. thank you very much for your help. >> reporter: frances, you heard him, they can't get out until the winds die down. that is what has slowed down a lot of the debris clearing. and i don't know how far you can see. creeks are turning into rivers and rivers are turning into lakes. and that water is coming up. that is why the governor is still urging caution, that is why you hear officials still telling people if you are in your homes, stay in your hom...

Quickly as possible. the big problem has not been capacity to get goods and services there. it's to get them from the port cities out to the areas of the country that have been so hard hit. they say debris clogs the roadways. often only one way in and one way out. the president as his helicopter is arriving here keeps saying they're doing a good job and getting good reviews. the president tweeting governor rosella said every time we have spoken, they have delivered. the fact is that puerto rico has been destroyed by two hurricanes. big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of rebuildin...

Mayor buckhorn, how prepared are you? >> we are prepared, harris. we trained for this all year long. we been training for decades. we knew our number would come up at some point. you are absolutely right. we haven't been hit with a direct hit in over 90 years but that doesn't stop us from acknowledging that we live in a fragile place and one of these days, one of the storms will hit us and it looks like tomorrow will be that hit. i never thought i would quote mike tyson in saying everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face. were about to be punched in the face tomorrow so we'll see h...

Experienced. but we will also have the resources available to be able to begin clearing at some point in time in the future. og and e is working hard to restore power we have had 38,000 residents at this point in time that are without power. 20,000 in moore and oklahoma city. and so we're working to get that power back up. one of the other challenges we have faced throughout this time period has been the problems with communications. with cell service. and with telephone lines that have been down. and at&t and verizon have set up mobile units to allow better communication for us. the departmen...

Some point in time in the the future. ogne is working very hard to restore power. we have had 38,000 residents at this point in time that are without power. 20,000 in moore and oklahoma city. and so we're working to get that power back up. one of the other challenges that we have faced throughout this time period has been problems with communications with south service -- cell service and telephone lines. at&t and verizon have set up mobile units to allow better communication for us. the department of agriculture and for rest industry has also brought in heavy equipment to help when the time c...