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The solar panels are they really good for the environment? and how much money are people going to save from this? you put a lot of money upfront. do you know the answer to that? >> listen, i'm all for the free market and one of the sponsors of our radio show is a solar panel company. i'm all for it if you want to do it and that's the great thing about a free country. if you want to put solar panels on your house free to do it. some houses it's not a good idea. the angle of the roof maybe there is trees nearby or doesn't add up for everybody. so to mandate it, that's never a good idea from the ...

The president has put forward. 1.5 trillion dollars, 10-year public-private investment. congressional located $21 billion, just over 1%. and there's various inputs from different people in how much it would impact the economy. i grew up in a rural area like the one that you represent. and i'm curious when it comes to infrastructure who do you think for your district are the most important types of projects you would like to see funded? . well, certainly the president is quite correct in making infrastructure a central issue. we all know if you can't move people you can't move the economy. so w...

At immediate danger by drinking this water. we are considering it a long-term risk. >> reporter: what e.p.a. officials are saying they believe it would require long-term exposure drinking the water to suffer serious side effects and health problems associated with drinking the water over a long period of time. we have spoken with a number of independent experts on water issues and they say it is alarming and disturbing that perhaps these wells weren't shut off or turned off given the possible implications of what it could mean long term. so that work continues here this week. even after epa te...

And it underscores enormous problem that's not just today or tomorrow, this is going to go on for weeks and months. mia? >> weeks and months. fuel slohortages, that means people will have problems with generators. and folks i talked to that do have generators maybe only last two or three hours. hospitals are running out of fuel for theirs as well. food shortages as well. water issues. so you heard mayor of san juan say the sos needs to be heard. president can talk about his good glowing reviews in terms of fema response and his response, but i think if you talk to the people on the ground, as ...

Issues, water issues. it's actually harder to get supplies in to the virgin islands. >> it's a harder situation where you have access to the keys via a road. you don't have access to these islands. we're talking about runways that were destroyed, docks that were destroyed. that's why i really do want to stress, the u.s. military is going to take this situation over, and they already have. the u.ss e-- u.s.s.iwojima. they're dropping food and people have to walk through roads where you have power lines down, and that's dangerous. fresh water is a big issue here, because you can't rebuild anythi...