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Are without power in the galveston area. so, the energy teams are getting through, they've deployed extra team to get some of the downed power lines up and running and they're asking for people's patience. all kinds are workers are moving in, first responders, rescue groups and the like and that includes some 700 national guard troops that have been deployed all through this region to assist. in fact, air assets have been brought in in case they need help with any high water rescues, things of that nature. and then this is interesting, that most people don't think about, galveston here, well, ...

Brokered with turkey and russia collapsed. aleppo now largely in ruins. estimated 50,000 people still trapped inside without food, water, medicine. cnn's jomana karadsheh tracking the latest for us. she joins us live. jomana, are people getting out? are they being shot at? >> reporter: a few hours ago, john, it looked like evacuations were finally about to begin. then we had this dangerous development. setback as it is described. the first convoy carrying wounded people and families as it was trying to move, according to activists and a doctor on the ground and also the rescue groups. white he...

With us. i know this is a really tough time for you and your residents there. really hard hit community with more than a dozen people still missing. give us an update on recovery efforts. >> we're still in the process of our search and our rescue efforts. as you mentioned, we're looking at about 13 people that are still unaccounted for. we have rescue groups that are searching and using every methodology available to work towards finding those missing people. >> what are they doing? what are the methods they're using to try to find these folks? >> everything from helicopters, we have different...

Ridiculous. >> appreciate your time tonight. if three can't figure it out, nobody can. let me bring in connie shults. how are these 2.2 million americans going to get through this when the signal is very clear that congress isn't going to do anything about this? the republicans in congress aren't going to do anything about this. >> as you know, i like to talk about the actual stories of these people and this is despair by a thousand cuts. because first, they have to dip into their savings if they're lucky to have had any. then pick which bills they're going to pay each month. you talk to these...

What else is going on and what are you trying to do around the country? >> this week we're in san bernardino at the city shelter. we signed a pardon with the shelter for ar week where we bring in, you know, the media, we bring the citizens, we bring the police. we bring a lot of rescue groups and ask them to work together for these guys. if everybody pitches in, everybody goes home. you know, it's really important because that's -- you know, that's what this whole thing is about. >> it's about communities pulling everyone together and raising awareness that there are so many wonderful animals ...