layla santiago joinings us, you had a very emotional meeting today. tell us about that. >> you know, i flew over several areas, but flew into my hometown. it's west, up in the mountains, what i call home. it's have family is. and what i saw there, anderson, it was ugly. >> let's take a look. >> reporter: this is relief. seeing my family for the first time hearing them tell me they're okay. that's the relief i found, far from the relief needed on this island. at the shelter, in corocal, at the school we find more than 120 people living in classrooms, the generator went out six days ago, no power, no water and the staff tells us they have people here with kids who have hiv, diabetes, children with asthma, like 3-year-old joanne. she walks every day, about 15 minutes to get therapy for her daughter who has asthma, she is three and a half years old. and needs medical attention that she is not getting here. . we then find francisca, who has not had access for her parkinson's disease medication. people are waiting in line to get water from mountain streams.

say good morning to layla. >> hello, layla. >> five years old.ncing. >> all right. >> the way to do it. >> yes. >> happy layla. >> yes. layla, get this, layla is five, remember this, and she already wants to be a doctor grows up. >> she's already done it. >> she's already seep herself as a doctor. >> she's well on her way. >> she's there. i love it. i cannot wait. let me see, let me see, yup, i could still be treated by her when she grows up. come on layla. >> all of us probably will be treated by her when she gross up. >> exactly. >> she tunes into fox5 every morning with her familiar particularly she heads off to school. >> all right. hope you have the best day ever. >> yes, please do. keep on watching fox5 here. all right. guys to send us your child's picture fox5 d.c. leave your picture under layla'. >> how is layla's walk to school going to be today. >> little chill physical i'm being honest. looks like she's got long sleeves there. >> little uniform on. >> long sleeves required this morning in in my opinion to get off to school. it will get

lily's older sister layla, her mother and stepfather. >> lily is going to live in this bathroom?no, i'm telling you that they are letting lily know that they just purchased a brand new home. >> oh, cool. >> what does it say? is that us? >> yes, that's us. >> their family has gone through a lot, because the last two years have been kind of rough for them and a lot has gone on to the point where layla wasn't living with them for a while. during that time her mom met alvin and he happens to be her soul mate so now they were able to purchase a home and live under the same roof again so that means the world to lily. >> so she really does get that bathroom. >> i hope it is hers because the way they set this up and put it youtube she's got the evidence. she's like, mine. >> yay! >>> because men, you all will come up with some really complicated solutions for a very simple task, if a nerf gun is involved. >> that is like a rube goldberg switch. >> he needed to turn off the lights but he does not want to get out of the bed. he shows you exactly how he does it. >> you have a lot of time an

this is where you give at ton of credit to layla. it's tough to visualize until we see pictures. we are listening about it, but not seeing how terrible it is. you can see everything in houston and see everything going on in the keys. you can tell this morning senator mitch mcconnell is on the floor. speaker ryan meeting with puerto rico. democratic leader chuck schumer. people are starting to get their heads around the magnitude of this and that is extremely important because the needs are large and going to be at the forefront of how this place recovers for the next month. >> you have so many americans with family and friends including myself that they have not even heard from. it's very scary. >> i'm told the secretary with us momentarily watch this picture again. i said it many times. this is for all the people out there who don't like the news media, this is amazing reporting. other members of the team are there. this is why it's important to get to the places and tell the stories and whether these are americans are not. these are people in need. they happen to be our fellow

layla is "outfront" in san juan. layla, very different respect there from the president and the mayor, you're on the ground there. tell what you say you're seeing. . >> you know, we have been to some of the most remote areas of this island, places where when we land, we are the first people that are in the area. fema hasn't been there. the government hasn't been there. i had a chance to fly over the place i call home. and i saw the devastation from an ariel point of view. today, i had a chance to go on the ground. talk to the people. it's about 45 minutes west of here in san juan and what i saw, jim, not easy. this is relief. seeing my family for the first time, hearing them tell me they're okay. it's the relief i found far from the relief needed on this island. at the shelter, a school, we find more than 120 people living in classrooms, the generator went out six days ago. no power, no water, and the staff tells us they have people here with cancer, hiv, diabetes, children with asthma. like this 3-year-old. she walk

>> layla santiago in puerto rico. let's head to the cnn weather center, meteorologist chad myers has the latest. chad, we have seen a lot of storms evover the years and i he never heard of one over 185 miles an hour. the only one i can remember is h yrhy hyann, and we had anderson cooper over there covering that event. we haven't heard from that island now in six hours. it is truly over the british virgin islands, there is an island right now, virgin gorda. i don't understand this, but sir richard branson is on that island right there in a wine cellar, i think when we gets out of there he will tell us what an unwise decision that was to ride this 185-mile-per-hour wind out, everything will be demolished on those islands there in the bbi. and probably not faring much better will be the u.s. virgin islands. this will be a devastating impact. we know about parts of bermuda, as the storm went over, it ripped all the vegetation out of the ground. where does it go next? it goes to the turks and kcaico. then maybe taking a t

so -- >> cnn's layla santiago. the mayor is sounding very desperate and said a recovery plan is in place, but they had to take it one day at a time. what's the priority? it has to be the power because it's so widespread there on the island. >> right. the power is only part of it. the officials said that will take months to restore. resources coming in with fema on planes and on ships. and the priority will be distribution. i want to walk you around the kind of places that we are seeing right now. you can see how this home ended or a part of a home ended. this is a roof. you can see all of this by the way comes from that blue building. how do i know that? i talked to the item who lives there who said yes, this is part of my roof here. you can see doors on the ground. people's personal lives on full display after hurricane maria. when you hear the mayor of san juan getting so emotional, it is representative of what we are hearing and seeing on the streets. the government really dealing with the logistical nightmare.

layla? >> we have thousands of people in the line.t the end of the line, it wraps around the block for the general public. this line is for those who already have reservations. those who are showing up are begging to get on that cruise ship that can take thousands of people will not make it on. the number one question is can they get on. number two, is there cold water? let me see if i can get this. sonia is hoping to head to fort lauderdale. son sonia, can you me how long you have been in this line and what it's like to wait here not knowing what's next. >> in the line about two hours. something like that. with the heat it's pretty bad. >> why is it so important for to you get on the ship? >> the situation here without power and without running water in the houses very uncomfortable and the it gets to a point where you want to just cry start running and get out of here. >> you are from where? what can you me about your area? >> it's a disaster. almost all the trees are down. every house that had metal in the roof is gone. a lot of ho

want to says she worries most about charm rings wife jill and his five year old daughter layla. so like well what about like you or how are you doing. and spying. i don't really know what to say. today is the anniversary of gillian chemerinsky first day it's the only time in thirteen years that they've been a polish on this day i should have taken them a picture or a shot of like his card by his son me just as happy anniversary and how he. was she has hair and. seems happy playing with her cousin but mom to says her niece is suffering. you know the teachers have mentioned that she just has random bursts you know where she's just crying and wanting her dad and. and they don't know what to do. the only chamar is being held in a prison three hours from some pulled minnesota with his family lives it's a long drive past fields and farms in america's corn belt. with just arrived at the county jail with chum ruin is currently being held were not allowed. take our cameras inside so we're waiting for him to call us on the far . oh. yes hi i in the past year has been moved from jail to ja

let's go to layla santiago, who is in florida for us, what are the conditions there? >> reporter: anderson, we are still starting to feel the winds, feeling them for several hours now as irma is near the northern coast of where we are right now of puerto rico. the shelters right now have more than 2,000 people in them at last check. rain is coming down, and within the last hour after checking with emergency management officials they tell me that this evening they have only had one rescue that they have had to carry out. and that they haven't had any major injuries as a result of irma. but you can tell this wind is coming in strong. and this was the fear for many, you know, today as we talked to one woman who was locking up her business, closing down before going home to stay there for this very moment. very interesting how she locked the door and looked at us and said it is now in god's hands. there has certainly been a lot of fear leading to what we are seeing right now given that this is one of the strongest storms that has come this way. the governor saying that th

because people are watching you have this conversation and have their own thoughts to add this is layla she says i expected the lady to have compassion considering she was in exile for years this is likely a comment on suu kyi although she was at house arrest for years not necessarily exile this is another comment from a small on twitter international community need to do more to pressure the mean more government to stop the killing of innocent people because of their belief and i want to pivot just a little bit though to some of our reporting from show shafi he's super tall or for al-jazeera online but has and you mentioned a little bit earlier and it's this headline here that really caught all of our eyes he says they look at us with hope but we can only document their despair and he writes in details what it's like to be a photo journalist capturing these moments of people and what that feels like because at the end of the day the reporters go home here's what he told the stream . hi i'm shocked at your feet i have been coding i can get a few questions from last when you can now the

officials at justice rescue say that gracie and layla are doing a lot better now.were signs that the dogs were involved in dogfighting. right now the award is up to $7,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. >>> in mercer county, a big win for the town of robinville in its push to have its own zip code. they will see ifç neighbors ar interested in getting their own zip code. the town has suffered long enough with inconsistent mail delivery. >>> a popular restaurant is back from the ashes after it burned down more than three months ago. barnaby's in havertown is back in business. back in may, the restaurant caught on fire and most of it was damaged. a lit cigarette started that fire. >>> let's head down the shore. miss america 2018 kara mund began her reign by dipping her toes in atlantic city. >> she was the second runner up in last night's competition. >> miss north dakota! >> she graduated with honors from brown university and plans to -- and attended high school wi with ean eagle's quarterback. >>> and the memorials going on across our area

here's our layla. it being looks like a long way. all the way over here.ow let me zoom out and show you how far she got. that's it. she went from there to there and couldn't go any further. you can imagine what the rest of this island is going through. if you can't get that far in a day, think about how long it will take to clean up all of this or get there for that matter. >> a long time just to get a good assessment and a longer road to recovery. appreciate it. we will stay in touch. the search for survivors after the devastating earthquake in mexico city. patriotism as emergency workers pause to sing the national engt em. president pena nieto said there could be more survivors. the hope fades. the mexican navy apologizes over confusion that a 12-year-old girl was still alive and trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school. let's bring in miguel marquez. they fear it might collapse again. miguel? >> we are here where a building maybe has dozens of people who are possibly alive. you have signatures here as the mexican navy is apologizing as you say. they

it follows the fortunes of layla, a successful lawyer and a secular muslim, he loves to smoke, drinkan, a palestinian christian, who dreams of being a dj. she rejects all the suitors her conservative parents present to her and we discover that she is gay. the third is a devout muslim, a studious, computer science undergraduate heading for a respectable marriage. shejoins the other two in tel aviv, from her home in northern israel. according to the director, it was a mayor who first declared her film forbidden. each woman faces her own particular trauma, one extremely shocking. each is borne out the restrictions of traditional palestinian society. act hands, the actress called all three characters act cannes, the actress called all three characters heroines of our time. today, the israeli film critics circle judged this to be the film of the year. well, maysaloun hamoud, the director of ‘in between', joins me now. it is a very strong film. it is in yourface in many ways. you have said that you wanted it to be a political film. did you know when you made it would cause such upset? firs

let's bring in layla from santiago. what are they telling you to prepare for. >> they are saying the same thing you just heard. get ready. this could be big. this could be catastrophic and the rain has been coming and going. the ocean, this is the ocean we are on the northern part of the island. this is typical for right now. this is an area that is known for food and night life. as a matter of fact the buildings are empty. there is not much of a line here. where you see the line here is for ice. all of these people are in line for ice right now. they are limiting the amount of ice that people can take back home. this is what they need to keep their food in the refrigerators. this woman has been in line for a long time. she has been in line for two hours. [speaking foreign language] she has power at home, but many of the residents actually don't have power. that is one of the biggest concerns given that puerto rico's power system is lacking maintenance. [speaking foreign language] she will take two bags of ice. [speakin

layla santiago joins us from san juan. what's the latest you're seeing there now? >> reporter: we have spent the day out in areas that are devastated. about 10 miles this way, you will find people trying to get across the road and really, it's not even a road. it's a river from the air, can you see how roofs have been ripped off of homes. you kind of can look into someone's home and see their lives on display, that is the power of hurricane maria. we watch as people walked across, not roads, but more like rivers with a few bags in their hands. th they just grabbed a few snacks, pillows. in many cases they were carrying pets. as we talked about last night, still one of the big issues is power. 100% of the island not having power right now, only those that can get to generators, also, the first thing people still ask me is, do you have signal. people desperate to find out the condition of loved ones who they can't get to because of flooding many because of debris? and loved ones who can't get out, because of that same reason. the government has announced that fema ha

around the island, people have been stocking up on water, food and emergency supplies, let's go to layla santiago, what are the conditions like right now, what kind of preparations are in place? >> reporter: well, wolf, we're certainly feeling those heavy rain bands that alilison was talking about. this is the northern coast of puerto rico, this is where we will see the strong impacts of hurricane irma, as she arrive a as she approaches puerto rico. we're not only seei ining aggree waters off this coast, but we have been feeling the wind, the rain has been coming down for several hours now, many people already going to shelters, there are 460 of them that are on this island, and the governor is saying time is running out. i can also hear roofing being impacted by this approaching cat go gat category 5 storm. just as she was closing up chop, and locked the door to her business, looked over at us and said now this is in god's hands and that has certainly set the tone of what people are feeling, certainly a lot of fear in hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. >> it may be weeks i

now from -- layla's on her feet. now from san juan. leyla what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're still saying rain and gusts of winds coming down every now and then. really, it's dark, not because it's nighttime but because there is no power on this island. power is a major issue. the other big issue right now, anderson, is communication. as i've been talking to people on the street those are sort of the big questions, do you have power, do you have generator then it's do you have a signal. a lot of people still trying to gethold of loved ones. there was a 6:00 p.m., curfew put in place by the governor and yet i still see people walking back and forth and they are either trying to get to their homes, trying to get to loved ones or just in awe, in disbelief of the damage that maria has left behind. it was powerful when everyone sort of felt safe enough and come out and see things like what is directly behind me. this roof that came down on the street that's blocking the street. what we're seeing on a lot of roads, either flooding or things like this. i talked to

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i want to turn to layla santiago. thank you for joining us this evening. you're from puerto rico. your family is still there. how are they doing tonight? were you able to see them? >> so don, i'm happy to report they're okay. today was the first time i was able to go into where my family is from. it's about 45 minutes west of here in san juan. it's up in the mountains. and it's in the interior. and i'm one of the lucky ones that has been able to reach her family. i mean, i was able to hear my -- excuse me, not my mom, my aunt, my uncle, my cousins for the first time to hear them say, we're okay. we survived. and they're saying we're okay despite the fact that they don't have power. they don't have water. there is no aid coming into that little town up in the mountains in puerto rico, but just to know that they're okay. that's what so many families in the mainland usa are just trying to hear from their own families to hear them say they're okay because there's no communication. cell phones not working in a good chunk of this island. so for me, relief, to know that my family's okay,

i want to get to cnn's layla santiago. she is live for news san juan right now. leyla, hello to you. you're in san juan for us. what are you experiencing since we spoke last hour? >> things just continue to calm down here on the northern coast of puerto rico, don. and so a lot of people here feeling lucky. i actually spoke to a gentleman from fema who was saying, yeah, we sort of dodged it on this one. but still some problems that will come as a result. is a lot of fallen trees will need to be taken care of. power outages that will be out. and that will be a big one, don, because it's not just for a few days. we're talking about possibly weeks or months. and that's according to authorities for some people to get that power back. and then, of course, there could be the flooding that comes as a result of this. already on the eastern part of the island, they are talking about the damage that this has caused, and rescue crews that had to go in to get dozens of people to save them, really, from flooding in homes as well as cars. and then there is something ellsworth m

i want to turn to layla santiago. thank you for joining us this evening. you're from puerto rico.our family is still there. how are they doing tonight? were you able to see them? >> so don, i'm happy to report they're okay. today was the first time i was able to go into where my family is from. it's about 45 minutes west of here in san juan. it's up in the mountains. and it's in the interior. and i'm one of the lucky ones that has been able to reach her family. i mean, i was able to hear my -- excuse me, not my mom, my aunt, my uncle, my cousins for the first time to hear them say, we're okay. we survived. and they're saying we're okay despite the fact that they don't have power. they don't have water. there is no aid coming into that little town up in the mountains in puerto rico, but just to know that they're okay. that's what so many families in the mainland usa are just trying to hear from their own families to hear them say they're okay because there's no communication. cell phones not working in a good chunk of this island. so for me, relief, to know that my family's okay, b

i want to turn to layla santiago. thank you for joining us this evening. you're from puerto rico.till there. how are they doing tonight? were you able to see them? >> so don, i'm happy to report they're okay. today was the first time i was able to go into where my family is from. it's about 45 minutes west of

. >> this is layla, our family cat. and found her in my bedroom on top of the bed. thankfully we have got your cat. you know, this is going to be one tough road ahead. at least in the immediate future if you are just are processing, what's going through your mind? >> just one at the present state. it's very daunting and ominous, you know, road ahead. you just take it one day at a time. [meow] >> one day at a time, indeed. sheriff there doing everything can he for the people of fort bend county. a mile north of the brazos river in a neighborhood kingdom heights just behind me is essentially trapped. they were in mandatory evacuation they are trapped because of the brazos river cresting. the record was 10 1 beyond. the sheriff will be down here doing rescues as well. guys? brian: i know you will be there with them. griff. thanks. ainsley: at who of people left their houses thinking we will go back tomorrow. they didn't realize it was going to be so bad. they left their pets behind and come back a week or six days later. brian: 11 minutes before the top of the hour. a