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mitch albom, best-selling author of books like "tuesdays with morrie" airlifted along with wiz with hisand eight others out of port-au-prince. albom was visiting his orphanage, have faith haiti with a group of volunteers when the state of emergency was declared, trapping him and the others for ten days. the helicopter arrived in the middle of the night, a private mission spearheaded by u.s. rep cory mills and lisa mcclain. >> it landed as you see in movies. somebody jumps out and says go, go, go, and you run underneath the blades and you jump in. >> reporter: albom grateful to be back on u.s. ground, but can't shake the thoughts of what he left behind. >> you know, everybody inside started clapping. but my wife and i, it was a gut punch. because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. >> reporter: a team of marines have been deployed to provide additional security and prepare for evacuation of the u.s. embassy. this just a day after the nation's prime minister ariel henry announced his resignation. the transition to find his replacement is unlikely to be a smooth one. hai
mitch albom, best-selling author of books like "tuesdays with morrie" airlifted along with wiz with hisand eight others out of port-au-prince. albom was visiting his orphanage, have faith haiti with a group of volunteers when the state of emergency was declared, trapping him and the others for ten days. the helicopter arrived in the middle of the night, a private mission spearheaded by u.s. rep cory mills and lisa mcclain. >> it landed as you see in movies. somebody jumps out...
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that included best-selling author mitch albom who wrote "tuesdays with morrie." albom and his team saying good-bye to the children at the orphanage his charity runs. saying he's luckier than so many others still there amidst the violence. >> when we came over the haiti air space to the dominican republic and they said, we're clear of haiti air space, my wife and i were hit with a deep pang of sadness. because our kids are still there, and our staff is still there. >> reporter: but for the vast majority of americans there, like jill dolan, they can't escape, calling on the u.s. government to begin evacuations. >> every day, i wake up thinking, lord, please send us a chopper, please send us an airplane that's going to come and rescue us today. >> reporter: and david, port-au-prince calm for now, but that violence could spike at any moment, which would, of course, make any potential evacuations that much harder. david? >> david: matt rivers in the dominican republic for us. matt, thank you. >>> when we come back, the college quarterback arrested on spring break toni
that included best-selling author mitch albom who wrote "tuesdays with morrie." albom and his team saying good-bye to the children at the orphanage his charity runs. saying he's luckier than so many others still there amidst the violence. >> when we came over the haiti air space to the dominican republic and they said, we're clear of haiti air space, my wife and i were hit with a deep pang of sadness. because our kids are still there, and our staff is still there. >>...
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mitch albom, best-selling author of books like "tuesdays with morrie," airlifted to safety, along withd eight others out of haiti's violence-torn capital of port-au-prince. albom was visiting his orphanage, have faith haiti, with a group of volunteers, when the state of emergency was declared, trapping him and the others for ten days. the helicopter arrived in the middle of the night. a private mission spearheaded by u.s. rep cory mills and lisa mcclain. >> it landed right as you see in movies, somebody jumps out and says "go, go, go" and you run underneath the blades and you jump in. >> reporter: albom grateful to be back on u.s. ground but can't shake the thoughts of what he left behind. >> you know, everybody inside started clapping, but my wife and i, it was a gut punch, because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. >> reporter: a team of marines have been deployed to provide additional security and prepare for evacuation of the u.s. embassy. this just a day after the nation's prime minister ariel henry announced his resignation. the transition to find his replacem
mitch albom, best-selling author of books like "tuesdays with morrie," airlifted to safety, along withd eight others out of haiti's violence-torn capital of port-au-prince. albom was visiting his orphanage, have faith haiti, with a group of volunteers, when the state of emergency was declared, trapping him and the others for ten days. the helicopter arrived in the middle of the night. a private mission spearheaded by u.s. rep cory mills and lisa mcclain. >> it landed right as...
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it comes as a group of americans, including bestselling author mitch albom, was airlifted out of haiti in a private rescue mission spearheaded by two u.s. representatives. albom says that he was visiting the have faith haiti orphanage with his wife and eight others when they became trapped for ten days. >> everybody inside started clapping, but my wife and i -- it was a gut punch because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. >> meanwhile, a proposal to install new leadership in haiti appears to be in jeopardy after the prime minister said he would step down. some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council to manage the transition and selection -- and select an interim government. >>> and now to gaza where israel says it's planning to move a significant number of the 1.4 million palestinians sheltering in rafah ahead of its planned offensive in the southern city. the idf says it along with the international community will create humanitarian islands in other parts of the strip that would provide temporary housing, food, water, and other necessi
it comes as a group of americans, including bestselling author mitch albom, was airlifted out of haiti in a private rescue mission spearheaded by two u.s. representatives. albom says that he was visiting the have faith haiti orphanage with his wife and eight others when they became trapped for ten days. >> everybody inside started clapping, but my wife and i -- it was a gut punch because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. >> meanwhile, a proposal to install new...
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also suddenly trapped, best-selling author mitch albom visiting an orphanage his charity runs in haiti>> you can't go anywhere you know, you can't get out. that's how haitians live every single day. >> reporter: then a harrowing escape, a stealth private helicopter mission rescued albom and orphanage staffers. >> you know, the fear mission rescued him is that the gangs are going to shoot at helicopters, and they've done that. we were all on top of one another, just a big ball of humanity, and the door closed, and within 60 seconds, we were up in the air in the dark and flying. >> reporter: haiti's prime minister just said he'd step down as soon as a new interim government took over, but a notorious gang leader known as barbecue is calling for civil war. here in the neighboring dominican republic, the government is stopping desperate haitians from coming, and in florida, the governor is already deploying extra law enforcement and drones in anticipation of a possible migrant influx from haiti, lester. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> and back home now, it is official the biden/trump rem
also suddenly trapped, best-selling author mitch albom visiting an orphanage his charity runs in haiti>> you can't go anywhere you know, you can't get out. that's how haitians live every single day. >> reporter: then a harrowing escape, a stealth private helicopter mission rescued albom and orphanage staffers. >> you know, the fear mission rescued him is that the gangs are going to shoot at helicopters, and they've done that. we were all on top of one another, just a big ball...
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albom is going to join us in the next hour to discuss. and this just in.ters is reporting that while he was in office, former president donald trump authorized a covert cia operation against the chinese government aiming to try and turn public opinion in china against the ccp. at least three former intel officers say they had a small team of operatives who used false identities and they spread negative narratives about xi jinping's government online while leaking disparaging intel to overseas news outlets. we'll have more on that story. that is quite a story, brian. >> brian: yeah, it's great to see these intel operators are doing a great job keeping a secret. thanks so much, steve. 29 minutes after the hour. the u.s. house overwhelmingly passing a bill that forced tiktok's chinese owner bytedance to divest from the app. or face a nationwide ban. they got six months it. now heads to the senate where members like our next guest says it raises serious constitutional issues and even elm plates the authoritarian nation we are trying to protect ourselves from.
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among them mitch albom calked it harrowing, but mitch joins me now. it's been a while, mitch.ape, the dash to the helicopter. what was going through your mind? >> well, it was very important that we do it in the middle of the night. helicopters have been shot at in the daytime hours. we didn't want anybody filming it and drawing attention to the area where our orphanage is located. so it was important to do it. it's hard to get angel copters that can fly at night, from what i understand. i go there every month. it's not unusual for me to be there, but we had also brought with us, along with pie wife and i, eight guests, volunteers, and some had never been to haiti before. i thought it was my responsibility to make sure they got out safely. we had this thing arranged with cory mills and lisa mcclain from congress, though it wasn't a congressional effort. it was a private effort. we were to meet it at 3:00 in the morning. we got a message at about 2:00 that they were ten minutes away. so we had to scramble very quickly. then another message said, no bags, just passports. we had
among them mitch albom calked it harrowing, but mitch joins me now. it's been a while, mitch.ape, the dash to the helicopter. what was going through your mind? >> well, it was very important that we do it in the middle of the night. helicopters have been shot at in the daytime hours. we didn't want anybody filming it and drawing attention to the area where our orphanage is located. so it was important to do it. it's hard to get angel copters that can fly at night, from what i understand....
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up nexcap next best-selling autr mitch albom his harrowing escape from haiti growing concerned about left behind. including at the orphanage he operates there in haiti. ♪ ♪ shannon: chaos and violence has overrun haiti bringing the country to its knees. haitians and americans racing to escape the unrest have very few options. it was, in fact p a mission led by two members of congress that the successfully airlifted a group of volunteers from the island including best selling author mitch albom who joins us now to share his story. mitch, welcome. it's great to have you with us. i learned in interviewing you last year that you operate an orphanage a there. here is what the white house -- excuse me, the administration, the state department has said about americans being this in haiti. >> for years we have been telling americans, do not go to haiti. do not travel there. it's not safe to do so. and for those who are there, leave as soon as you can feasibly do so without putting yourself with at risk. shannon: why has it been so porn for you to be there? >> because it's the easy the say do
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citizens were airlifted to safety, including best selling author mitch albom, whose charity runs an orphanagehaiti. >> when we were in the helicopter, all crunched up on top of one another and one of the pilots said, you've now cleared haitian airspace. you're you're, you know, in the dominican republic airspace. there was like some applause by some of the people who were inside. but for my wife and i, it was kind of a gut punch because we realized that our our kids are still there. >> haiti's acting prime minister resigned this week, setting off a scramble to form a new government. >> 16 members of a southern california swat team have been injured after an explosion during a training exercise. the team was working with a bomb squad in orange county. most escaped with minor injuries. one officer, though, will need leg surgery. >> jury deliberations resumed today at the trial of james crumbley, the father of the michigan boy who shot and killed four students at his high school in 2021. the jury is deciding whether crumbley should face the same punishment as his wife for allegedly enabling thei
citizens were airlifted to safety, including best selling author mitch albom, whose charity runs an orphanagehaiti. >> when we were in the helicopter, all crunched up on top of one another and one of the pilots said, you've now cleared haitian airspace. you're you're, you know, in the dominican republic airspace. there was like some applause by some of the people who were inside. but for my wife and i, it was kind of a gut punch because we realized that our our kids are still there....
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organizing a private evacuation of ten americans out of haiti that included bestselling author mitch albomwho wrote tuesdays with morrie album, and his team saying goodbye to the children at the orphanage his charity runs, saying he's luckier than so many others still there amidst the violence. >> when we came over the haiti airspace to the dominican republic and they said, okay, we're clear of haiti airspace, my wife and i were kind of hit with a very deep pang of sadness because our kids are still there and our staff is still there. >> but for the vast majority of americans, they're like jill dolan. they can't escape calling on the u.s. government to begin evacuations. >> every day i wake up thinking, lord, please send us a chopper. >> please send us an airplane that's going to come and rescue us today. >> so far, a calm day in port au prince, but that could change at any moment. and there is real concern that this violence could pick back up again quite quickly, which would, of course, make any potential evacuations that much harder. matt rivers abc news in santo domingo, dominican repu
organizing a private evacuation of ten americans out of haiti that included bestselling author mitch albomwho wrote tuesdays with morrie album, and his team saying goodbye to the children at the orphanage his charity runs, saying he's luckier than so many others still there amidst the violence. >> when we came over the haiti airspace to the dominican republic and they said, okay, we're clear of haiti airspace, my wife and i were kind of hit with a very deep pang of sadness because our...
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evacuation is one of the only ways out american author mitch albom was visiting the orphanage he runs when he found himself stranded. >> the roads were closed the borders were closed. we had no way out. >> reporter: he was one of the lucky ones, evacuated by helicopter now calls to stabilize the country without escalating violence intensifying. kenya pausing plans to deploy 1,000 police officers to stifle the violence critics say it is time for outside nations to step back. >> we have never let them choose their leaders. the u.s. needs to give them space. just one time. >> reporter: but as medicine and flood supplies dwindle, a humanitarian crisis is growing. >> i'm ringing the alarm bell because you have this baseline level of hunger that's already very high and this is worsening things even more. >> reporter: without a clear path to peace or a time line for transition, humanitarian organizations fear time isn't on their side. >> if it takes that long, you are worried it will cost people lives. >> yes, this is going to cost more lives of the most vulnerable people. >> reporter: and w
evacuation is one of the only ways out american author mitch albom was visiting the orphanage he runs when he found himself stranded. >> the roads were closed the borders were closed. we had no way out. >> reporter: he was one of the lucky ones, evacuated by helicopter now calls to stabilize the country without escalating violence intensifying. kenya pausing plans to deploy 1,000 police officers to stifle the violence critics say it is time for outside nations to step back. >>...
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adviser john kirby, house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul and bestselling author mitch albom on his rescue from haiti. remember if you can't catch us live set your dvr 3:00 p.m. in the east and 6 p.m. on the west coast. that's it for this "special report" and for this week. fair, balanced and still unafraid. the ingraham an gram is now. "the ingraham angle" is now. >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle and thanks as always for being with us tonight. forcing fani's hand. that's the focus of tonight's angle. today fani willis lost her special prosecutor, her credibility and any hope for a political future. and democrats dream of drowning donald trump in a flood of legal cases is not working out like they had hoped. and now they are the ones caught in the undertow. >> the technical win for fulton county district attorney fani willis massive indictment on her behavior. >> it is a slap to the head to the prosecutor but not a fatal knockdown punch. >> it's highly unlikely this will start before the election. this really did help the trump
adviser john kirby, house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul and bestselling author mitch albom on his rescue from haiti. remember if you can't catch us live set your dvr 3:00 p.m. in the east and 6 p.m. on the west coast. that's it for this "special report" and for this week. fair, balanced and still unafraid. the ingraham an gram is now. "the ingraham angle" is now. >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle and...
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check out "the untold story" podcast from mitch albom just rescued from haiti. see you monday. >> neil: thanks. stunning breaking news from mike pence. nathan wade is stepping down from prosecuting donald trump. he's out. does the d.a., fani willis, still involved? let's get the latest from atlanta. jonathan serrie is there live. jonathan? >> hi, neil. the news came down mid afternoon, nathan wade tendering his resignation, stepping down from his role as special prosecutor in the georgia election interference case. in his letter to district attorney fani willis, wadery writes, even though the district attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest, i'm offering my resignation in the interest of democracy in dedication to the american public and move this case forward as quickly as possible. the da's office faced an unpleasant and difficult decision that if nathan wade stayed on, the judge's ordered would have required da willis and her entire office to step aside from the case. with wade's resignation, willis and the rest of the prosecution team can move forwa
check out "the untold story" podcast from mitch albom just rescued from haiti. see you monday. >> neil: thanks. stunning breaking news from mike pence. nathan wade is stepping down from prosecuting donald trump. he's out. does the d.a., fani willis, still involved? let's get the latest from atlanta. jonathan serrie is there live. jonathan? >> hi, neil. the news came down mid afternoon, nathan wade tendering his resignation, stepping down from his role as special prosecutor...
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mitch albom, author of books like tuesdays with morrie, runs an orphanage in haiti and is one of theountry. >> things took a very bad turn in terms of the violence and the gangs. there were prison breaks, there were police station burnings and the airport was closed down by the gangs. the ports were taken over, the roads were blocked and there was literally no way out. >> secretary of state antony blinken told regional caribbean leaders he expects a transition council to come together soon. and according to the miami herald, haiti's most powerful gang leader who threatened to overthrow the prime minister, dismissed the transition council. sources say the biden administration is considering using guantanamo bay as a haitian migrant processing center. if there is a mass exodus, it would be separate from the military prison there, where notorious terror suspects are detained. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you. gloria. well, travel is back to normal at sfo this morning as we take a live look at the tarmac. everything is running smoothly at the
mitch albom, author of books like tuesdays with morrie, runs an orphanage in haiti and is one of theountry. >> things took a very bad turn in terms of the violence and the gangs. there were prison breaks, there were police station burnings and the airport was closed down by the gangs. the ports were taken over, the roads were blocked and there was literally no way out. >> secretary of state antony blinken told regional caribbean leaders he expects a transition council to come...
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. >> reporter: best-selling author mitch albom now safe in michigan after a stealth private helicopterim. the u.n. says a million haitians are now on the brink of famine, hospitals are struggling too, desperate for generator fuel. we spoke with a doctor who said armed men executed a patient inside an ambulance. >> we're also seeing, you know, patients who suffer from gunshot wounds, the previous day, who are only able to make it to our facility 12 hours later, when they feel safe. >> reporter: this missionary and her family are trapped at a makeshift motel near the airport. she's frantically trying to get back to florida in time for her daughter's wedding. with the airport still shut down, she's instead ducking for cover. >> we did hear gunfire, like, right outside at the gate. and it was very scary. we hid in our room until it went away. >> reporter: now, ana, back live now here to the dominican republic, again this is the line of haitians now trying to get back into haiti, because as i said, this is a no-man's-land, there is an open air market open here, just today, where they're abl
. >> reporter: best-selling author mitch albom now safe in michigan after a stealth private helicopterim. the u.n. says a million haitians are now on the brink of famine, hospitals are struggling too, desperate for generator fuel. we spoke with a doctor who said armed men executed a patient inside an ambulance. >> we're also seeing, you know, patients who suffer from gunshot wounds, the previous day, who are only able to make it to our facility 12 hours later, when they feel safe....
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mitch albom, author of books such as tuesdays with morrie, runs an orphanage in haiti and is one of themake it out of the country. >> things took a very bad turn in terms of the violence and the gangs. there were prison breaks, there were police station burnings, and the airport was closed down by the gangs. the ports were taken over, the roads were blocked and there was literally no way out, secretary of state antony blinken told regional caribbean leaders that he expects a transition council will come together soon, according to the miami herald, haiti's most powerful gang leader who threatened to overthrow the prime minister, dismissed the transition council and sources say the biden administration is considering using guantanamo bay as a haitian migrant processing center. >> if there is a mass exodus, it would be separate from the military prison there, which notorious terrorist suspects are detained? kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. travel is back to normal at sfo this morning. we're taking a live look at the tarmac right now. everything is running smoothly at the airport. after a dif
mitch albom, author of books such as tuesdays with morrie, runs an orphanage in haiti and is one of themake it out of the country. >> things took a very bad turn in terms of the violence and the gangs. there were prison breaks, there were police station burnings, and the airport was closed down by the gangs. the ports were taken over, the roads were blocked and there was literally no way out, secretary of state antony blinken told regional caribbean leaders that he expects a transition...