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Bill weir in san juan. i don't know what you can hear down there because the communications are sparse, but we have been listening to fema officials telling us they are trying and getting the resources down there, but the big question that you have been asking and we have been asking that despite the administration says the operations are going well, why aren't the people on the ground especially outside san juan seeing or feeling this? >> reporter: yeah. that is the question. that's the question we get asked when we roll into the towns, either in the mountains or in the towns, and they will c...

Distribution is an entirely different matter, poppy. >> yeah, that's one of the big issues right now, just getting around the island. we did learn half the island has water now, and we also know the number of gas stations open -- boris sanchez at a gas station where cars have been lined up all night. boris, what are you seeing? >> reporter: hey, there, john. it's an impressive sight. this gas station has been open for about two hours now but folks here have been lined up since very late last night. i talked to the first guy in line early this morning. he told me he got here at about 9:00 p.m. ...

Death. the problem is how to get her there. >> i'm a doctor, we can take the patient. time is of essence. >> they already accepted the patient. >> reporter: we can do that. i can't believe what is happening. there's no power or water and is she's a diabetic and she has no insulin and no ambulance will take her to the hospital. that's what is happening here. it's okay. >> she wants to sit from this side. >> reporter: yeah, she has an ulceration here. move the wheelchair up, please.

>> reporter: this is a question for the general and it's a two-part question. we are now one week and two days since maria walloped the island. why do you think, general, now is when you are coming in with all of these resources? secondly, what was fema doing exactly after the storm when there were "washington post" reporters getting into towns when people had not seen anybody from the government? can you take us through what steps you took us after the storm to address the situation that was taking place? >> sure. i will start and hand it to you. i am john the acting administrator in fema reg...

You're a-year-old. the u.s. declared measels eradicated back in 2000 but worldwide the virus continues to rage with an estimated 20 million intech shuns each and every year. among the people who got sick in the united states, 20 people had to be hospitalized, five came down with pneumonia. thankfully there are no debts. still the centers for disease control is doubling down for the recommendation of everyone to get the measles vaccine. interesting to note, jenna, all of this comes, this new public health warning as we mark the 50th anniversary of the measels vaccine created back in 1963. jenna...