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Torres and her husband. >> you get emotional about it? >> yeah. they're opening their houses to us. we're able to see the conditions that they're living in. it is is impacting for us. >> reporter: the hurricane ripped part of the roof off their home. they have received little, if any, relief. they're not strong enough to stand in lines for supplies. dr. guzman worries that across puerto rico there could be hundreds of storm victims not strong enough to survive. do you think the death toll as it stands now is an accurate number? >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we have been on the island ...

>> the hurricane ripped part of the roof off their home. they've received little, if any relief, and they're not strong enough to stand in lines for supplies. doctor guzman worries that across puerto rico there could be hundreds of storm victims not strong enough to survive. >> do you think the death toll as it stands now is an accurate number? >> i don't think so. i don't think so. we've been throughout the island the last 20 days and we've seen independent patients struggle. >> he leads a group called wings of hope and helps the medical volunteers with logistics and supplies. he says there a...

Relief and not strong enough to stand in lines for supplies. dr. guzman worries there are hundreds of storm victims not strong enough to survive. do you think the death toll now is accurate? >> i don't think so, we've been through the island. seen the trouble. >> reporter: leads a group called wings of hope and helps with logistics and supplies. dozen of communities haven't been reached by relief workers and 110 people listed as missing, fears death toll will rise. >> every day is survival mode for most people. remote areas, some of these people have nothing. crisis for them. >> reporter: and ...

Down, and he wants to just get -- bills passed. >> we need people who are going to step up. >> the problem is that's not the time that we find ourselves in now, because you can't keep your head down when there is a storm swirling around you 24 hours a day. and it's unfortunate for paul ryan, but talking points and policy papers are not what is required in 2017. phil, what are you looking at today? what are you going to be -- what stories are going to be following today? >> well, one thing i want to keep an eye on is what the president might say again about puerto rico. he had the striking twee...

With only 10,000 people on the ground between troops and relief workers. when we had 40,000 in florida with irma. 30,000 with texas in harvey and international solidarity, 20,000 troops in haiti which was great. this pales in comparison, there is benign neglect happening to the residents and the citizens of puerto rico. >> one more sound bite. rachel maddow had the mayor with the confusion in the federal response. let's take a listen. >> i was getting questions for fema of what are my priorities? it seems pretty simple. you save lives with food, water, and medical supplies. it just doesn't see...