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Baltimore is a terrible idea? >> look, people are not in prison for possession. they are in prison for distribution. and so small amounts of marijuana possession is a false bowingy. distribution is the target. the reason is just the same reason it's a federal crime. the reason is it's addictive it leads to other drugs as elijah cummings from baltimore recently said i think last year end of last year. it is a gateway drug. it leads to higher potency use and that's what the harvard studies also indicated as neuroreceptors change people move over to opioids. in your blood system for 30 days. ulti...

>> reporter: it has been two months since puerto rico was ravaged by hurricane maria. about half the island remains without power. those with no refrigeration have had to adapt. >> stuff like milk and meat and eggs, buy less quantity and more stuff that is canned. >> reporter: supermarkets have also been forced to adapt, just take a look at this frozen goods section in this san juan supermarket. shelves are empty most of the time. so the problem is not that the suppliers are not being able to deliver, it is that the people are not buying these things? >> people aren't buying these things. >> r...

Stuff that is canned. >> reporter: supermarkets have also been forced to adapt, just take a look at this frozen goods section in this san juan supermarket. shelves are empty most of the time. so the problem is not that the suppliers are in the being able to deliver, the problem is that people are not buying these things? >> people aren't buying these things. >> reporter: how does this compare to what you had before? >> 2%. >> reporter: there is a distribution problem. a shortage of canned goods means this store has to ration. >> used to have ten brands. we only have four brands of corned beef....

Hurricane irma struck puerto rico. 15% of the island has power. governor of puerto rico says the goal is 95% by mid december. water is still a very big concern. epa testing wells across the island to make sure wells are safe to drink at. president trump asked while speaking in the rose garden yesterday. defended the federal response and distribution problem on local issues. we have little distributing the food. >> new cnn poll finds the approval rating for response to recent hurricanes has hit 44% in the wake of hurricane irma. down 20 points from last month. last night in philadelphia, sena...

Getting the supplies that we're in line for and people received them were grateful. that didn't get a lot of coverage. the larger picture about puerto rico though is the following. i think general kelly got it right when he ratified the president's remarks. we aren't going to be there forever. that's what the president said. >> but do you say that in the middle of people suffering? >> well are we have enough supplies there. we are doing -- there is a distribution problem and logistical problem in puerto rico. the president visited there, the vice president, the resources are there. >> i realiz...