I THINK THE ALEXA IDEA,
TAKEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T DO THAT.
THANKS VINCE.
RESIDENTS IN PUERTO RICO
ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND FOOD AND
WATER AFTER HURRICANE MARIA
DESTROYED PARTS OF THAT ISLAND.
MANY STILL CANT MAKE PHONE
CALLS TO REACH LOVED ONES
BECAUSE POWER IS SCARCE, NOW A
TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS IS TAKING
THEIR SKILLS TO PUERTO RICO TO
HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
HERE IS CBS 2'S SANDRA TORRES.
HERE IS SOME OF THE
MEDICATIONS THAT WE ARE TAKING,
BRINGING TO PUERTO RICO.
RIGHT NOW MEDICAL SUPPLIES
LIKE THESE ARE IN HIGH DEMAND
IN PUERTO RICO.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE HEART
DISEASE, SOME PEOPLE NEED
OXYGEN VERY LIFE THREATENING.
MORE SO THE NEED FOR
DOCTORS IS URGENT.
PEOPLE DYING IN A HOSPITAL.
THAT'S WHY DOCTOR ERIC FROM
OMNI HEALTH CARE IS GOING TO
THE ISLAND WITH 12 MEMBERS OF
THE CLINIC.
TO GO PHYSICALLY, TO BRING
OUR ABILITIES AND SKILLS TO THE
PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO THAT ARE
SUFFERING SO MUCH.
ALSO WHY CHICAGOAN ERIC
JAMES IS PLANNING A TRIP TO SAN
JUAN.
RESPONSE TO DISASTERS
WORLDWIDE.
CALLS FIELD READY INCLUDES A
TEAM WITH UNIQUE SKILLS HELPFUL
DURING DISASTER RELIEF.
A TEAM MADE UP OF THREE
PEOPLE ENGINEER AND DESIGN.
THEY TRAVEL WITH 3D PRINT
MACHINES LIKE THESE TO CREATE
HELPFUL TOOLS ONCE IN THE FIELD.
IF A PIPE IS BROKEN OR
LEAKING WE CAN FIX IT OR PUT IT
IN PLACE.
THEY HAVE UNIQUE SKILLS THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS TO FIND A
WAY TO GET TO PUERTO RICO AS
FLIGHTS TO THE ISLAND ARE
RESTRICTED AND THE EARLIEST
FLIGHT THEY CAN GET IN IS
OCTOBER 9th.
ROB AND IRIKA A LOT OF TIME WE
CAN GET THERE BUT THEIR SKILLS
ARE NEEDED.
THAT'S REALLY THE PROBLEM,
WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE SAY WE
NEED TO GET THAT STUFF THERE
YOU SAID OCTOBER 9th THAT
PARTICULAR GROUP IS THAT ABOUT
THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR SOME OF
THESE OTHER GROUPS TOO MAYBE?
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING
TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS PRIVATE
PILOTS WILLING TO TAKE SOME OF
THESE SUPPLIES WILLING TO TAKE
SOME OF THESE VOLUNTEERS THEY
JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE
AIRPORTS TO OPEN UP.
