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Welcome back. destruction and devastation in puerto rico internationally the u.s. territory is facing a long difficult road of recovery after hurricane maria ravaged the island. a new normal. no power and running water and could last up to six months. images coming from puerto rico shows homes, streets, highways completely flooded. and with more rain expected today that could release mud slides. now joining me now from leyla from puerto rico. they issued a dire warning to a dam in the western part of puerto rico. >> reporter: right, jake, we actually watched the helicopter, which i suspect is ...

Toughest part was. i want you to listen to our exchange. >> translator: she needs a roof. that's what she's saying. and a bed that's not filled with water. >> reporter: and you know she's asking for basic things. another thing that people here are asking for is just basic communication. many people still at this hour unable to reach their loved ones, jake. >> more than 3 million americans in puerto rico. leyla sant thank you so much. and of course not just puerto rico. hurricane maria nan annihilated on st. croix. >> reporter: this is in the west of saint krou u.s. territory. obviously behind ...

Now after first making landfall. snapping trees in half. rifg trees out of the ground. at times hurricane force winds covering the entire island. east coast the cnn crew watched it rip a roof off the hotel. on u.s. virgin islands communication is sporadic and spotty. some there are relying upon facebook to ask about others who are missing. let's begin with cnn leyla sant in the capital of san juan. earlier you were being battered by high winds tough to stand. what are conditions like there now? >> reporter: you know still rain coming down, jake. so a little windy but not anything near what w...

It's all of the debris. and i have to tell you one of the things that's caught my attention, you can see there are people walking around in the area. they are many coling out sort of to assess the damage. people peering outside their windows. and they have this sort of look of disbelief. it's like they are phased and in shock when they see all of this debris. the damage done to the buildings, these buildings, all of these buildings, i can hear generators right now. these buildings are without power. 100% of the island right now, according to the governor, is without power. jake? >> all right, ...