David Beigno of CBS was in Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria hit on September 20th.

Then he reported for two weeks straight, posting videos on Twitter and dispatches to the network

tracking the logjam of aid stuck in ports, the snaking lines for water, the other chaos

at the San Juan airport. In response,

Puerto Ricans of the diaspora have been nominating him for honorary status as one of their own.

After a short break, he's back on the island, still reporting. David, welcome to the show.

Thank you, Bob. We're speaking on Tuesday.

What's the situation today? Just as dire as when I left. I just got off the phone with a police

officer in Ponzi on the southern part of the island who says that there are elderly people who are

walking for more than an hour to find food and water and standing in line to wait for it.

And what they're getting isn't enough to keep an adult satisfied with enough nutrient for more than a day or two.

This is not three days after, Maria.

It is three weeks.

Is there any sign of progress on infrastructure, moving aid back and forth, electric power, and so on?

Well, let's start with this. A majority of the island, roughly 90% doesn't have power.

The U.S. government, with the help of FEMA, was working to restore as much of the power grid as they could as quickly as possible.

A thunderstorm rolled through about 72 hours ago and wiped out the progress that was made.

That's how delicate and dilapidated this infrastructure is.

I would tell you there's a feeling that things are somewhat more desperate today than when we left

five days ago.

Okay?

You're talking about a governor who has told congressional leaders

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