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Doing everything within our power and capabilities to first focus on the life-sustaining and life-saving measures as well as on the rebuilding process. we got over 12,000 federal staff on the ground, 64 hospitals out of 67 are partially or fully operational. 14 are now back on the electrical grid. 45% of customers in puerto rico have access to drinking water. a commercial airports are operational, 65% of gas stations are open, all of these things are things that we are continuing to push, continuing to move forward and will be part of that effort. >> sean: because that's only katrina can act a...

Those in affected areas and provide life-sustaining services as we work together to rebuild their lives and that will be the focus and not just in the conversations tomorrow, but certainly the focus that we've had since this began. so, yeah. >> who exactly wants everything done? you said they. i haven't talked to him specifically about a defined of who they might be. again, the federal government is doing everything within our powers and capabilities to first focus on the life-sustaining and life-saving measures as well as on the rebuilding process. we've got over 12,000 federal staff on the g...

Work together to rebuild their lives. that's going to be the focus, not just in the conversations tomorrow but certainly the focus we've had since this began. >> let me pick up on that. who exactly wants everything done? you said they. >> i haven't talked to him specifically about a defined who they might be. the federal government is doing everything they can within our powers and capabilities to first focus on life sustaining and life saving measures as well as on the rebuilding process. we've got over 12,000 federal staff on the ground, 64 hospitals out of 67 are partially or fully operatio...

As we work together to rebuild their lives. that will be the focus. not just in the conversations tomorrow, but the focus we've had since we began. >> who exactly wants everything done? who is that? >> i haven't talked to him specifically about a definition of who they might be. again, if federal government is doing everything within our powers and capabilities to first focus on the life sustaining and life saving measures as well as on the rebuilding process. we've got over 12,000 federal staff on the ground. 64 hospitals out of 67 are partially or fully operational. 14 are now back on the el...

>> the fact that we are american citizens, it's placed against us. and we cannot get direct help from others. >> as is the jones act. while it may not have stopped fuel from getting in, the long-term effect of the jones act is that everything you buy in the u.s. virgin islands which is not subject to the jones act is cheaper than anything -- >> the jones act has already been pushing puerto rico -- puerto rico, hawaii, and alaska -- if the jones act were lifted permanently, what would that do for puerto rico? >> for the rebuilding process it would be great. we could bring all the building mater...