From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield.

There is devastation everywhere.

It is like a curtain is slowly being lifted on this disaster,

revealing more and more of the suffering and the dire straits on this island.

NBC's Lester Holt arrived in Puerto Rico Monday to anchor coverage of the devastation

caused by Hurricane Maria's landfall five days earlier.

Better late than not at all because no other anchors have gone,

and because the previous day, the five major Sunday shows had spent less than one minute of airtime combined on that story, according to media matters.

Much of the actual heavy curtain lifting this week has been done by CBS's David Begnall, who's been tweeting out videos as he's reporting, asking why aid isn't

getting to those who need it.

I'm just saying we just left 15 minutes ago, and there are people who have not had a sip

of water in 36 hours.

I understand it, and that's why immediately taking action, and I will, as soon as we finish

the interview, make sure that they're on the way.

And I said to the governor earlier, I said, listen, show us.

I said, it's not that I don't believe you, but help me tell the people that are asking me where the heck it is.

There are more than 3,000 shipping containers here at the port, which are just sitting here.

It's got everything they need.

The governor of Puerto Rico says they're having trouble reaching the truck drivers.

Then as millions on the mainland strained to hear from loved ones in Puerto Rican's

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