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It's still too early to really assess the damage on lives and on buildings and infrastructure and this island of 3.5 million people. john, poppy. >> leyla, stand by once again. we did just get still images around san juan. you can see roofs of various kinds blown off, and the structures you can see clearly damaged. this around san juan. this is, again, the very first chance we are getting to see some of the damage. leyla is outside and these still photos coming in right now. i want to bring in chad meyers from the weather center. san juan is not going to be as bad as other areas. san juan has ...

Storm pummeling the island. the governor there calls it the most devastating storm that island has ever seen. our leyla santiago finally able to get outside and take a look at the damage that has been done. leyla, i'm hoping you and your crew are the only ones you are seeing outside right now. there's no one back out on the streets, is there? >> reporter: you know, we have actually seen police officers standing watch and even police officers are saying it's still not safe enough to get out to help people that are right now in need. they are having issues with communications. radio communicatio...

Upon impact with the eyewall. i believe somewhere right here is the eye. we watch it there, watch it there, watch it there, and now the wind is coming in this direction so likely blocked by many of the buildings there in san juan. i think when we get out into the areas that aren't concrete, the damage is going to be unbelievable. you are going to look at the buildings and say was that a house? the structures that were just made of wood are not going to stand up to 145 miles per hour. and leyla didn't get 145 there in san juan, but if you get toward the el conquistador where nick payton walsh w...

Given that maria is having a direct impact on some of the power plants that are so vulnerable right now, poppy. >> leyla, stand by if you can. we will let you get a quick break and dry off for a moment. we are going to take a quick break, but a category 4 storm is hitti hitting puerto rico. as soon as we can get their communications up, we are hoping for a look of damage outside the cities right now. we are warned, it could be horrific. stay with us. your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient origi...

If they are made of wood. what we are seeing in san juan is a microcauseam of what the rest of puerto rico looks like. the rest of puerto rico is not like going back in time but going back to where there are some strong structures but people just put up what they need. why would i put up a concrete building i will only use it as a farmhouse or barn, so when we get to the wooden structures where the eyewall went over, that's where things will completely be gone. i am concerned if you only put less than 20,000 of 3 million people in shelters that we are going to have some casualties out there. i...