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Both have been devastated, and i mean absolutely devastated, by hurricane maria and we're doing everything in our power to then hard hit people of both places. puerto rico and the virgin islands. a massive effort is underway and we have been rae treated very, very nicely by the governor and by everybody else. they know how hard we're working and what a good job we're working. fema, our great first responders, including the military are being marshalled to save lives of the protect families and begin a long and very, very difficult restoration process. i have directed all response agencies to a...

It's the federal government's own red tape, own regulations that might be slowing down relief efforts. president trump laying the grounds to visit storm-ravaged puerto rico early next week. >> everybody has said it's amazing the job we've done in puerto rico. we are very proud of it. i'm going there on tuesday. >> reporter: he hastily scheduled trip coming amid criticism the federal government's efforts are falling short if providing aid to the u.s. territory that's home to 3.4 million people and entirely without power. >> as we speak, fema, our great first responders and all available fal fed...

Hurricane maria. massive effort is underway and we have been really treated very nicely by the governor and by everybody else. they know how hard we are working and what a good job we are doing. as we speak fema, our great first responders and all available federal resources including the military are being marshaled to save lives, protect families and begin a long and very, very difficult restoration process. i have directed all relevant departments and agencies to assist in the response and recovery effort. as governor just told me this morning, the entire federal workforce is doing great wo...

Distribute food and water and we'll be going into neighborhoods, frankly, checking on people and working hard. most of the state is without power. so this is a major -- this is going to be a major statewide crisis. we did secure assets on the front end. we had people staged to begin the restoration process. we're going to work aggressively and do everything that we can to take care of our people, get them back up and running. and what you -- you know, what you've learned in these events, something we should know, pay attention to every day -- unfortunately sometimes it takes events like this -...

Enough water to sustain you and your families five to seven days. you should bring that with you. i urge people to listen to the authorities and not rush back in until they say it's safe. you're going to have downed power lines. you're going to have life safety issues. and i think patience is something people need to exhibit here. after a few days, the authorities will get in, the pifrt responders will be in here. the infrastructure will start the process. getting back on line. once the electrical wires are cut off and re-established, electricity is on, you will see restoration crews appearing...