worried, i am right here puerto rico have been devastated by back-to-back hurricanes how do you bounce back from twelve catastrophes. >> wrth the prof"the profit of " >> the american paradise is crippled by the storm. >> maria, the worst hurricane that struck the island in more than 80 years. i am marcus lamonts. i have to see it myself and i have friends here, i want to help them get out.

it was kay youchaos. crowds of people just waiting to help i met the governor, we surfacve the damage it was staggering. a third of the island still is without power. >> you guys know you guys are american citizens, right >> yes >> do you feel like it >> yes, but we have been abandoned by the government of the united states and as well as the government of puerto rico. a bridge washed out and the community. >> it is hard, there is no way in or out. >> for you, it is the end of the world right here doctorssaving the injured. >> from the hurricane. >> yes >> they don't have food or water and jobs >> this would never happen in the mainland you would see trucks everywhere and military deployment.

>> i feel like ill se am sellin or running away from this. i also solve opticals. >> is there hope >> there is always hope. >> for the 3.5 million people, american citizens, this is nothing less than a humanitarian crisis >> ♪ six weeks after the hurricane, i was sure things would have been approved i see the coverage lets go. >> when i found along the way, stunned. look at the fact that there is no power here, still none on the right side of the highway, there is plenty and on the left side there is literally

no power i was headed for old san juan. the most popular tourist destination, the island. restaurants are closed and stores are closed and bars are closed this is not what old saint juan is supposed to look like a beautiful caribbean with nobody here and a handful of puerto ricans. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> where are you from? >> georgia >> they're among the few to be here, wandering around in the dark and looking for lights. >> how did you guys get power? >> we have the generator >> how much was that >> 20 something thousand dollars. >> it is our first day since maria. >> what is it normally like? >> super crowded >> but not tonight old san juan is on life support,

hemorrhaged money and look at the impact on a single block a typical shop had been doing $2,000 a day and multiple that by 40 closed businesses, that's $80,000 a day. almost $2.5 million a month lost all in one this thing goes this way and that way and all these other crossed streets tlchlt could be a thousand >> i came by a place called casablanca hotel >> people like peter schiff. >> nice to meet you. your restaurant is across the street >> are you a native? >> no. >> peter told me he's been in

puerto rico for 13 years >> the debro blocked ais locked drainage 40 feet into my restaurant can we look inside the restaurant. >> we resurfaced the whole building >> we repainted it >> oh man, this place is beautiful. >> peter said, he put $2.5 million into the restaurant >> you can see the damage from the molded area. they're gone >> if i need it, i can get access to more money and we'll put our home in the market or sell more cars >> it matters more to you than your home? >> yeah. >> okay.

>> how come? >> my home does not define me, my friends visit me at my restaurant, i built this i put this in with my hand and a lot of blood in here i hope peter can recover of the 31,000 people that live here cannot afford business to close. >> it is nice meeting you. >> should be proud of yourselves you really should. not a lot of business owners stick with it like you are >> there was an eerieness of tonight's in san juan. i wanted to get a sense of damage and daylight so i headed out. puerto rico is small, about a hundred miles wide and 35 miles. maria was so vast, it swallowed around the hole. headed west to the mouptntains

towards the town called utuado >> people collecting water along the road >> where is that water coming from >> spring water? >> how many gallons is this? >> 295 >> how many times a day do you do this? >> two or three times a day. >> it is six weeks after the hurricanes and hundred of thousands of puerto ricans still don't have water >> yeah. >> where is it from? >> what amazes me is the resource fullness that people have trying to find things >> this water keeps on flowing is it clean water? do we know >> it comes out of the mountains that you are assuming it is clean. did anybody tested it? >> and these people are the

lucky ones what if you could not leave our house? i heard about a stranded community, it is just down the road i am going to see if i can find it you want to see the real strength of hurricane maria. just take a look at this >> you live on that side >> yeah, i live in the house with the yellow thing, on top of the mountains. >> across the river is the neighborhood of rio. the storm destroyed the bridge and withit of the only in and out. >> it is their live ones this goes back and forth >> yeah, back and forth.

>> you just have to pull this and push it. >> you are ready >> if only it was that easy for me i am trying to avoid the water i heard it is contaminated >> jesus and then there is this coming up, the steps people take to survive

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. think for a second what it means to be truly stranded >> no power and no water and no communications stuck. >> it is been weeks since hurricane maria and the people of rio bajo are feeling left behind there is only one way in it is not easy >> you knew how much i hated heights. >> maryland has lived here for 25 years and now she's trapped here too scared to make it down the

ladder >>. >> it is horrible because this is our entrance and exit there is nowhere in and out. >> when hurricane maria hit, a 40 foot surge, wiped off the bridge >> it took weeks forest ces foro arrive >> they say for july, i will get on >> that's seven months from now. >> it is seven months from now so imagine how we are going to keep living. >> the storm may have taken her bridge but it gave maryland a new purpose. she volunteered to manage all the relief supplies for r her neighbors. >> how many people who live in the area we have 125 people >> and you are responsible for

them >> are you the mayor now >> that's whey they are saying but i am not the mayor >> maybe tot the mayor but to families here, she's at least the saint. remember the shopping carts? >> how does it get here? >> nobody asked maryland to do this she just stepped up. >> well, my sister and mom, they said that i was a hero and i told my mom i am not a hero. >> this is how the real world is done boy people like maryland. >> oh. all right. >> i don't think -- >> is that your advise do you want to come with me? >> i will give you a hug and say

bye. >> they're working around the clock and bringing help to some of the hardest hit regions for people out here, getting to a chronic hospital is not just difficult, it is merely impossible so doctors must come to them a psychologist, and a nurse and sharon gonzales is a doctor. they are volunteers who travel with the national guards, treating patients who have not seen help with the storm >> what are you seeing >> are you seeing hydration issues >> respiratory, diabetes and cancer and ptsd. >> stress disorder >> yeah. >> they don't have food and water and they don't have jobs >> they started with strangers and now they call themselves the

three usketeers. today they are joined by a local doctor, lewis cortez and me. >> are you ready to go >> yeah. >> lets go >> we are headed to a remote village in the mountains man, this is one seriously off road the storm ripped through the center of the island, swallowing roads, causing mud slides. i did not see a single power line standing. >> how far from the mountains are we >> not even close. you are comfortable, right >> we lost one of the bridges so we need to go another way. it is going to take us one hour. >> a few miles in, we have to leave the big trucks behind. they won't make it up the narrow, muddy road

>> at the oechend of the day, y see people caring for one person at the top of the mountains. one of the guys tellingme yesterday, they travel three hours to take care of one person >> right now mother nature is kicking our ass. >> it looked like an f-4 tornado just went through part co. it is completely out of whack. >> after two hours we finally reached our first patient. >> this is gladdyst. she's been waiting on the porch since 4:00 a.m >> they check her pulse, some vital signs are hard to measure.

>> a few words of encouragement goes a long way. >> as the days without power or water wear on. some people are losing hope. depression and anxiety and suicides are on the rise gl gladys cannot walk she suffers from arthritis and on top of all that, she smokes >> as you guys see some one like gladys that can be our grandmother or neighbor, honestly, how do you do it >> breathe in and suck it up and do the work. this people node eed me more.

the scope of the disaster is hard to grasp. the official death toll stands at 64. the actual number is in dispute and maybe far higher almost half the people here have limited access to medical care and there is a critical shortage of doctors rapid mosquitos and raw sewage and you have all the making of a health crisis. >> how many families need help, all of them? >> back on the streets, we hear shouting from across the river >> where are they asking for help do you see them? how do you get to them the bridge to their neighborhood washed away the storm and leaving everyone on the other side completely caught up. >> you have to find the spot if you go this way, it is going to get steeper the question is, is it difficult? but, how >> not down here but over here we are the strongest nation in

the world. we are trying to figure out how to cross a river to bring people diapers and water, 42 days after the hurricane. >> right here guys did somebody need help the national guard is not there. they had to cross with supplies. >> now, it is our turn >> be careful here >> i still want to get a hold young mother and at the top were sick baby girls. she's got a fever and this 87 degrees heat is not helping.

they recommend -- if her fever does not come down soon, doctor dpl gonzales says she needs to go to a hospital the closest one is two hours away >> back down we go >> give them the change. is there hope? >> there is always hope. >> we need more. what is important is to show really this is the other side and reality. a huge reality, okay >> many people of seen the station and few people have seen that we are really working after 14 hours, they saw just five patients, there is no way to know how many are still

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puerto rico is running on fumes. there are generators everywhere and 6,000 miles of down cables the electrical grid is cripple jose sanchez is leading the effort to restore. >> what percentage of the island is still without power >> 63% of the original is not restored yet

it is a pivotal task but it is a powerful storm >> how many trucks did you have working on this effort >> we have over 300 trucks in puerto rico. >> that's it >> we have 40 that just arrived today and we got 200 next week and 200 the week after >> this would never happen on the main lands >> you and i both know it and i cannot say it. >> you see trucks everywhere and you see military this is essentially a war. this is after a war. a bomb head. >> it is a war zone. >> it is >> no water and food and medical. it is a war zone >> the department of fans have deployed in thousands of people here and you just saw here it needs to be more. we are working on it >> it needs to be more >> the black out is now the largest in america history

patients ran out long ago. many decided to leave puerto rico for good. to really understand the exodus, i went on the biggest moving company on the island. >> the stampede have already begun. >> what's up guys? >> is this all leaving >> orlando >> what about that truck >> massachusetts and connecticut and orlando. essentially what's happening is people are trying to get out of here it is kind of ironic that one of the busiest businesses in all of the island is a company that's helping the people leaving the island

>> you can see it is leaving >> let me point something out, mercedes, ford, another mercedes, and a camero these are not cheap cars if 47% of the island is under the poverty level, these are the 53%. these are wagers and taxpayers this type of capital is leaving the island >> hi there. >> upstairs the place is packed. i can tell right away that this was business as usual. >> how many customers did you see a day? >> 30 or 40. >> how many are leaving the island where are you going? >> jacksonville. >> mississippi, biloxi >> orlando >> tampa orlando. >> new york.

>> kentucky. >> all right >> south dakota. how did you pick south dakota? >> i have business there >> oh, you have business there do all of you have family there or friends or jobs >> family. >> you are going to move in with them >> partly. >> the moving company, she's optimistic despite the heart acetylcholi ach aches. she lives here her entire life that's the one thing of puerto rican people of tight knit family, stick together not only whether you are related or not, is that a cultural thing? >> yes, it is. >> after 23 years, she and her husband adrian torres have made a wrenching decision, they're levering >> six weeks without water and power and her phones have worn them down. they are heading north to

chicago. >> why did you pick chicago? >> i am from chicago we were born and raised in chicago. >> is it hard for you to leave >> yes >> is it scared? i am not scared. i am scared to start zero. it is my home. >> their home. the town was ground zero for a mass exodus even before hurricane maria. >> in the last decade or so, some 650,000 people left the island one study says as many as 200,000 people will leave. today there are far more puerto ricans on the mainland than

there are on the island itself >> there is no power here. >> no. >> this is my mom and dad's hometown when i first got here, i can really feel something missing. just by walking around the center of town >> they were all -- oh, there is one empty billing and all the stores are full. >> how long have they been empty? >> this was recently because they were there not too long ago. >> what's that place >> it is the ice cream place they are exotic and different ice creams where you need to taste one. the oldest ice cream shot of puerto rico. >> they're telling me you have crazy flavors. >> carrots and pumpkins and sweet potatoes >> and as neighboring businesses melt away, alberto's

>> is this a family business >> it used to be my brother's. >> a lot of people and there is bill clinton up there. >> that was before puerto rico fell in the crushing debts recently, there is fewer customers. >> that road is business street. it is all the businesses now, it is full of empty businesses and closed businesses >> are you at the tail end of people leaving or at the beginning? >> at the beginning. >> yeah. >> they're selling most of thei belongings and taking little to chicago. >> a bedroom set, we are close

>> our kids were small every one of them had their own root here. they grew up in this house and we had a lot of family times here and holidays. that's what kills me more. they are not here anymore, we feel lonely here >> choosing to go is her own choice >> lily already have a survivor's kit >> sometimes i feel like a coward for leaving but i feel like -- like we are abandoning puerto rico. >> i have a lot of mixed emotions on that leaving everyone behind and knowing that af granddaughter, i am going to leave her behind without power and i am going to be in chicago with water and all necessities and everyone else needs help here and we are running away from it >> coming up, they survived the

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what about this daylight went back for another look >> 45 and 46 days after the hurricane. >> along the way, a gift shop. are you open now >> did you want to come in >> when did you open >> three days after the hurricane. >> on a typical saturday, how many customers would you see or how many foot traffic? >> 20 people a day >> hundreds? >> 300 or 400. >> how many have you seen today? >> 30. >> sure does not feel like a resort island. finally, i came back to marmalade. >> okay, i have one question you know i came back specifically to find out if your generator is hooked up >> it is on the roof >> any progress since i saw you? >> what's on that list

>> you got stuff today and and we are doing dry work and a little bit of work in the bathroom >> i came back two weeks from now. would you be opened? >> i will come have dinner here? i will bring some people here? >> we'll be open >> two weeks you think they'll be open? >> no matter what. >> peter have been punched in the gut. i had a hard time grasping how much puerto rico is recovering but then i get with the governor, ricciardo, it began to be clear >> what kind of moment is this for you? >> i am glad this was going to happen >> it is the most challenging time for this island

we have fiscal crisis and economic melt down and fiscal side door. >> a real financial disaster that came before or naturally. he gave me the full picture. >> i want to give you a positive when we say the hurricane comes over this way, the width of the hurricane was 35 miles puerto rico is 30 miles. once it is touching over here, it is touching over here as well >> 100% of the island got hit by sustained category four, the mountain of puerto ricos had vulnerable housing >> housing that was built a long time ago it is concrete >> sticks and stones >> that's right. >> vulnerable does not begin to cover the next place i visit the town of tojabaja

>> when is this garbage being picked up? >> folks here are without power? >> regular lights? >> i am marcus >> julio >> nice to meet you. >> you have beautiful children >> i love them, man, that's what keeps me moving. >> julio and his wife barely survived the storm with the three kids >> how high were the water >> the water was above your wife's head. >> they lost everything. >> it is still not over. >> are you worried of living conditions here? >> mostly because of the garbage. they are concerned that their neighborhoods will make the kids sick >> this fella got a fever here and luckily it went away >> we got medicine and it never

got worst and it is fine >> my question is, where is the government it is 45 days since maria and i am surprised that julio is not angry. >> are you taking care of the people that you can. >> i know people had it worst. in the meantime, we give it what we got >> when we come back, surprises in the night >> it is only going to get darker >> oh yeah, definitely >> that's when the rats start coming >> what? >> the rats. >> the who jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors.

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>> what is that noise? >> it is like a little prawn it only lives in puerto rico >> it is loud. >> every night >> yes everywhere you go in puerto rico, you will hear it >> sounds are intensifying unfortunately, smells are, too >> the garbage is unbelievable >> yeah. >> it took ten hours to go back to the time before for starters, it dui moemolishe town's only bridge >> the bridge is higher all the way up there >> half of it. >> there goes the other on the top. >> while the water is

employeeing over it. >> where you see the sandbags, they put it to hold back the water so they can do it. >> the entire passage was locals, aggregating country. so that passage that you see is not something that i was there you know i keep on reading things like oh, the puerto ricans people need the work. okay, they did it. >> they should not have to >> then there is the problem of two little ones. >> you can have no power but if you have power, people can survive. >> lights, we can be without lights >> water, that's everything. >> you cook and wash yourself and clean the house and everything the water is life. >> the only clean source is a well on a private horse farm where maria's husband is caretaker. you are responsible for

administrating water to everybody? >> how many people >> it is like 300 families >> are their homes destroyed here >> yes >> i mean really destroyed to an extreme. >> when i went to el sato? where is it? >> up in the mountains >> in the peaks. >> yes. >> take me across. >> sure. >> when it rains a lot, this is really like an ocean >> we are literally discovering over the river >> yeah, look. >> it looks crazy, don't you think in. >> yes, i try every night because i want to go back to what i have. >> see at this deep mountains. >> this place is so beautiful. >> it is >> look at the river >> mountains

salto, is home to trinidad rivera and her extended family we trekked up to her house >> you have to cross zigzag or what's left of it. >> it used to be a wall here >> yes >> and a a roof. >> the roof is right there >> this was four family's room >> yeah. >> the furniture >> trinidad has videos from the day of the storm as their river rose, she took shelter >> translator: she was dealing with three kids. >> right here. >> the roof came off and she started screaming help me, help me >> she has not gotten much of that she's still hoping that fema

will be able to fix the house. >> and now i am at this moment in time where i don't know what to think no roof and electricity and no walls and american flag is flying this is the united states. this is what it is supposed to look like? >> with nightfalling, we made our way back mar maria's neighbor julio rivera have been living at her porch >> where are you sleeping now? >> they are sleeping outside >> with no lights, no power. no comfort >> who'll find solis ace at

churches sometimes it is still too much until then, people are facing third world conditions here with real grateful and a little humor. >> it is only going to get darker >> oh yeah, definitely that's when the rats start coming >> what? >> the rats. >> the who >> the rats because of the garbage. >> they're going to start coming out now? >> yeah, in the dark >> do you see my face, do i look scared >> do you see my face? i am scared. >> the most porimportant discov that i made during my time these birds once affected by oil

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friday night on the street of san juan. you can almost forget that puerto rico was rocked by maria. the recovery that's been painful and slow and almost three months after the storm, i came back for one business to see change my first stop was marmalade. >> that's time i saw the restaurant along with the owner, peterson >> i spent 13 years in my life here my friends don't visit me at my house. they visit me at my restaurant >> how is tonight? >> oh, the lights are back on. >> look at this place. >> hey man

>> oh my god >> the team did a great job, too. >> 31 people strong. >> i got to hand it to him the place looks amazing. >> it is prime season and the real challenge is holding onto the tourists coming back >> if we cannot get tourists to do it, maybe we'll go some where else in other city but we'll go out and building things our own way. >> the next day we head back to the mountains, remember maryland luciano? >> her community had been cut-off in the bridge collapse today just around the bench, they made a temporary fix. >> hi. >> is this your new bridge >> well, this is my new bridge >> so happy to see you >> all right >> when did they put this in

>> it is been like 15 days already. >> first day we got out here was thanksgiving >> you did >> yes, that was amazing >> was that your first time out? >> it was my first time out. after seeing maryland, i drove five miles down the road, back to the road. >> the springs see it >> this time, i gathered a sample and brought it to a certified lab. the results, it was positive for e. coli, a type of harmful bacteria that could lead to sickness with that strand and even deaths just another drop added to a flood of miseryimiseries we don't have communications here before i left, i pay one more visit. i saw you 60 days ago, what changed since then >> this is a significant

catastrophe. everything is heading towards to normalcy, a place in the points and some of the place in the southeast of the island and still away from here >> without basic living functions, how long can you hold on >> people are losing their jobs and schools. millions of lives have been turned upside down i did not understand it which will i started putting faces on the tragedy. >> it is like a nightmare that you cannot wake up from. you try to wake up from it, you cannot >> i am convinced this is an american crisis. i am not sure if america's paying attention >> i am marcus lemonis ♪ (male announcer) right now, it's all new.

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