. >> we wanted, you know, to get the sunni community on our side in anbar province, iraq.t's impossible. but when i came home to savannah and started seeing that same rhetoric here, get the community on your side, we need the african-american community, we need the hispanic community on our side -- i could understand quickly, that doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: skinner was outspoken in what he was seeing as a beat cop, quickly gaining public attention in his community and around the country, speaking out in articles and on social media about community policing and the importance of being a neighbor. in his department, he began introducing ideas like the importance of how officers use language. including the term "civilians." >> when you start dividing it in a language, very structured, civilians versus cops, then it does an us versus them. even subconsciously it's going to happen. >> reporter: he preaches rolling down the windows while driving around, something he learned to do in the cia. >> i waved at everybody. it tells you, he's engaged. i'm looking for the brief

the impact is not just situated to that island specifically there was a wider impact in the province of anbar some of our contacts in that region who you would normally speak to to get updates have also lost communications lost power as well so we're trying to bring you up with the latest information but we've heard from the governor of this province is that at least 55 people within the province are dead 42 are missing and they are trying to get the essential heavy machinery to the affected villages so they can start to clear some of the roadblocks but they are experiencing difficulties this is a remote village a remote villages and the island itself can only be accessed by sea at this stage but there are difficulties because of the weather conditions we know that there is a tropical low within this affected area and that is complicating rescue efforts because there is heavy rain strong winds and his strong waves as well waves up to 6 meters high that is making it difficult for rescuers to get to these affected villages they do say that they are trying to assess whether it's possible to floo