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Juan now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight already lashing the caribbean island of martinique, hurricane maria a powerful category 4 storm is now barrelling towards puerto rico. >> we are very, very, very worried. >> reporter: today in san juan, a frantic scramble for supplies. again, just days after irma, maria has rapidly intensified. the government now declaring a state of emergency rationing basic provisions like water and baby formula. >> there's no water anywhere. i can't find water. i can't find ice. >> reporter: while irma decimated islands like barbuda, it only grazed puerto rico....

The boat moves together. >> reporter: as a 26-year breast cancer survivor, shepatin was r oking for a new challenge, and took up the sport on a lark. >> that's me. >> reporter: during one of her first races, she didn't believe the cockswain, the man steering the boat. they were actually in the lead. >> and the cockswain is saying, "guys, keep it up. you're in first place!" none of us believed him. we thought, "okay, dave, you're just saying that." >> reporter: because the cockswain's job is to motivate you. >> right, right. >> reporter: turns out they won that race, and many others. she has a ...

Become emotional and tied to that brand. >> but adventures on the gorge means nothing to them? >> adventures on the gorge means nothing to them. that's the tricky part. >> it's not just the customers. while some departments were easy to merge, others were not. >> river men are very passionate. class 6 was very passionate. adventure mountain river tours was very passionate. there was a fair amount of culture clash. >> many employees who lived through the merger are quite loyal to the individual brands. >> i found a lot of the back room operations, housekeeping, accounting, maintenance, even res...

>> anthony: the bay of all saints, a vast, natural harbor, allowed salvador to prosper. tucked along its shore if you look hard enough, you'll find a small grouping of shacks, roofed and corrugated tin. this is where a local fisherman's association brings their catch to sell to wholesalers, and then relax after a long day on the water. catch of the day, the prized big red snapper. rub with sea salt, lemon, olive oil. grill over charcoal. enjoy view. so everybody here is fisherman? >> anthony: meet maloca. a very special guy.

♪ >> anthony: the bay of all saints, a vast, natural harbor, allowed salvador to prosper. tucked along its shore if you look hard enough, you'll find a small grouping of shacks, roofed and corrugated tin. this is where a local fisherman's association brings their catch to sell to wholesalers and then relax after a long day on the water. catch of the day, the prized big red snapper. rub with sea salt, lemon, olive oil.