he's on the ground in the capital, port vila. tom, the president was saying that the buildings in the capital, even in the capital, are very much devastated. what have you been seeing? >> yeah that's absolutely correct. basically, that's all we can see. you reported earlier, there's a blackout of information from elsewhere, other people live in dwellings here. it's not completely developed. settlements made out of tin, tin roofs and all of that has been flattened by this. we're looking at probably 10,000, maybe more people just in the capital alone without houses right now. and people living in evacuation centers. we've been supporting 28 evacuation centers, even today. we've been getting out to places we've delivered basic emergency supplies to 2,000 people, just today. >> just today. my goodness. and in terms of access to water, i know one of the aid agencies that we were speaking to earlier said that actually the cyclone did manage to fill up water tanks. but what are the conditions in terms of food and access to drinking wate

areas of port vila it is absolute catastrophic. i was at a village about 20 minutes out of port vila. and people were showing me their homes. and what's left of them. often the wind has just blown straight through and gutted them completely. it's ripped the roofs off. most of the walls are down. these people evacuated to a nearby church. and near that church was a school. two girls, mimi and suzy showed me what was a classroom. and today it was a pile of rubble. >> you say you've gone to some of the outer islands. if you go to the outer islands of the archipelago, that's fear that those people in the outer islands have not had the protection. >> caller: port vila yesterday, we weren't able to get around port vila itself. we were able to get more around the island. but we have not had any communication with outer islands. so world vision has many staff that are based in these communities that we have not heard from yet, and communications go down. so right now it's about 7:00. i'm in port vila and i am doing this interview in total

of port vila it is just an absolute catastrophic sight out there. so this afternoon, i was out at a village about 20 minutes out. and people were showing me through their homes, and often the wind has just blown straight through and gutted them completely. it's ripped the roofs off. most of the walls are down. these people evacuated to a nearby church. and today two girls near that church is a school or i should say was a school. two girls, mimi and suzy, showed me a classroom. and today it was just a pile of rubble. >> and to clarify. you say you've gone to some of the outer islands. did you go to the outer islands of the archipelago. the real fear is that those people in the outer islands have not had the protection that probably the ones most in danger. >> caller: no not the outer islands, the outer area of port vila. and yesterday we were not able to get really that far out of port vila the city itself. but today we were able to get more around the island. but in terms of the outer islands, we still have not had any communication with islands ou

it's a scene repeated over and over across the tal port vila.he roof of this home has been torn off completely. from this hill position the scale of the devastation becomes clear. jehlen stanley owned what was a waterfront shop. everything has been destroyed. >> the winds come in. everything, the glass windows smashed. >> thousands are now homeless focused on trying to survive. one aid agency beliefs up to 90% of homes in port vila have been damaged, but the worst damage, it's thought, will be on the outer islands. risky workers warn the death toll is likely to rise. >> it's absolutely critical. we need contact as soon as possible so we can really get an idea of the extent of the devastation and what we have seen in port vila and how it is affected is a good benchmark and we can only assume complete, complete devastation. >> now that the winds are dying down, healthlp is starting to arrive. with 65 islands to assess the task ahead is daunting. >> it's going to be a quick recon answer is flight over the runway there to have a look at how badly th

. >> reporter: this was a study traditionally built house in port vila. this is all that's left it haul two previous cyclones after cyclone pam, this family is homeless. it's a siege repeated over and over across the capital port vila from this hill position the scale of the devastation becomes clear. jehlen's family owned what was a water front shop. everything has been destroyed. thousands are homeless focus the on trying to survive. >> reporter: one aid agency beliefs up to 90% of homes in port villa have been damaged. the worst damage, it's thought, will be on the outer islands. rescue workers warned the death toll is likely to rise i didn't need to make contact so we can get a sentence of the devastation. what we have seen in port vila and how it is affected gives us a bench park and we can only assume complete devastation. >> now that the winds are dying down, help is starting to arrive with 65 islands to assess the task ahead is daunting. >> a quick recon answer is flight to have a look at how badly the small island has been hit and on bound to por

help is arriving at port vila. a lot of help will be needed here and many outlying islands haven't been heard from since the storm. and thomas al jazeera. port vila vanauatu. >> we spoke to the charity world vision as she told us about what she had witnessed. >> during cyclone pam, we had winds whiring like the ocean and really strong rain and i have been able to see the damage that this caused. sudden buildings, they have desnated villages. they have blown and washed away by cyclone pam. the immediate concern to get people access to clean drinking water, access to food and shelter. it's been arriving on these aircraft coming in from all over the world. but then beyond immediate priorities. we have seen people move absolutely everything. they haven't just lost their lives. they lost their livelihoods. children have lost places to learn. this will be part of a much longer and much bigger asset than just the immediate response. >> iran's foreign minister has been meeting european ministers in brucels after four hours

aid agencies 90% of the buildings on the mine island of port vila have been damaged or destroyed.t least eight people have been declared dead in the pacific island nation. >> very emotional. very emotional. i as head of the nation my heart is for the people. everyone has that same feeling because we don't know what happened to our family. there is a breakdown of communications that we cannot reach our families and we do not know whether our families are safe or not, and as a nation my whole heart is for the whole people of the nation. >> andrew thomas has more from vanuatu's capitol, port vila. >> our team was on the first non-military flight to be able to land in port vila since this monster cyclone and first impressions of the capital city port vila is that it is a town that has been badly damaged but not quite devastated. the vast majority of buildings have sustained damage whether it's a tree falling on top of them like this one mind me or whether they have been totally flattened. there was a major repair operation already going on underway from the bottom up, it must be said

it is moving away from port vila. improving conditions for that area so they can fully assess the destruction left behind. at the moment it's about 300 kilometers east-southeast of new caledonia and continues to move 20 to 30 kilometers per hour in a southerly direction. when it made landfall near port vila this was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall since 2013 when we had super typhoon haiyan wreak destruction in the philippines. this is what we saw in port vila 12:45 in the morning local time. wind gusts of 325 kilometers per hour. that is equivalent to a category 5 atlantic hurricane. leaving scenes like this making it virtually impossible to drive on the roadways. you can imagine what this means to get some of the emergency personnel to certain locations and, of course people having to pick up after their lives, some of their houses destroyed completely. a lot of rain throughout this region. flooding is still a possibility. 230 mill meet ear reported in port vila. >> derek, thanks very much. keep us p

. >> this wall is a sturdy, traditionally built house in port vila and this is all that's left. it had with stood two previous cyclones, but after cyclone pam this family is homeless. it's a scene repeated over and over across the capitol, port vila, the roof of this home has been torn off completely. from the hill position, the scale of the devastation becomes clear. this family owned what was once a waterfront shop. everything has been destroyed. >> the winds started to come in and everything, the glass windows smashed. >> thousands are homeless now focused on trying to survive. >> one aid agency believes up to 90% of homes in port vila had been damaged but the worst damage is thought to be on the outer islands. rescue workers warn the death toll is likely to rise. >> absolutely critical that we make contact as soon as possible so we can really get an idea of the sense of the devastation that these outer island communities have faced. what we've seen in fort villa and how it is affected gives us a good benchmark and we can only assume yeah, complete devastation. >> now that th

>> yes i'm based in the capitol of port vila, and it is devastation. i have been able to see the damage that they've caused. they have decimated villages, villages have been blown and washed away by cyclone pam which came through and picked up up the corrugated iron or that much, and they did not stand a chance during cyclone pam. and then the trees littering the roads and power lines hanging. >> is there a plan in place for getting help in? how far has that got? >> yes to get people access to drinking water and access to shelter. then beyond immediate priorities priorities people have not lost their lives but they've lost their livelihood. >> and we know some of the outlying islands were difficult to reach. have you managed to get ahold of people there? >> we've managed to fly in to an island south and. >> and tell me, we're looking at pictures, and sometimes from these situations there is a lot of demand, and people want to help. what would you say priorities are at the moment. >> obviously there are immediate priorities. we'll make sure that mr. are

you can see the last part of the rain bands moving away from port vila. this is roughly 400 kilometers southeast of caldonia. it is going to weaken. and we will see it become more disorganized as it encountered colder water. as we'll date later on in the show we will look for this to bring rough weather to the north island of new zealand. >> i'm guessing it will take a couple of days before it can assess the damage. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> i'll turn your attention to the front lines of the fight against isis. forces in iraq pushing to take bake tikrit. at least one witness described the fighting as intense and reinforcements had to be sent in. officials believe attacking ramadi friday was a retaliation for the operation in tikrit. isis blew up an iraqi army base killing more than 40 soldiers. >>> u.s. and coalition forces launched 11 new air strikes againstize in iraq syria thursday into friday. air strikes hit multiple isis targets near cubonny in syria. in iraq coalitions forces hit four cities including mosul. >>> a new release video app

and how port vila gives us a good benchmark.e can assume complete devastation know that the winds are dying down help is starting to arrive with 65 islands to assess, the task ahead more made homeless are expected to arrive. this tink island nation is coming to grips with what's called one of the worst disasters in the passific. he script's president marked the final day of an economic conference which has drawn millions dollars of investment. $11,000,000,000 worth of pledges were made for infrastructure projects. gulf arab nations awe announced 12 and a half billion dollar aid package. sisi fixed on restoring the economy. >> egypt needs $300,000,000,000 in order to rebuild to give a hope to the 90 million people of egypt to live and work. still, we are waiting for more. >> that's why i encourage to participate. >> israel holds elections toon tuesday. security normally dominates the choices a report. >> yoni schoe put together gift packs. the carefully chosen sweets are more expensive this year. >> everything costs so much now.

so in port vila where i'm based the capital city in vanuatu, those shelters were like churches and schools that were more concrete structures and more sturdy but out on the island in the most remote communities, you know there aren't a lot of strong structures. vanuatu is about 83 islands and 65 have people living on them. on friday night, cyclone pam tore from the north to the south. she left no island untouched. and the devastate that will be on the smaller remote islands, i can't imagine it particularly around port vila today and when i consider the structures we have in the capital city here are so much stronger than what would have been out on those islands, this morning, most of port vila didn't have running water. some have it now. out on the outlying communities, many communities before cyclone pam struggled to access clean water, share access to shelter is an immediate priority as well. this is a mammoth ka stas strofy here in vanuatu and a national disaster so we'll fill our need priorities that need to be met and this will be part of a longer term response to this disaster. >> l

communication, as you mention, is poor other than in port vila. what sort of aid is coming in right now? >> i came in yesterday on one of the australian air force's military flights. and flight of stocked with food water, medical supplies. that's the essentials at this point. food water, and also shelter. shelter obviously a critical need. and there are now the emergency shelters popping up around town, around town in port vila. they will soon be spreading around the country to support people who obviously have been hit incredibly hard by this. >> a desperate situation on the island. if you would like to help or get involveded to help the victims of cyclone pam, go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find a list of approveded agencies on the ground or organizing to help people who desperately need it. again, cnn.com/impact. >>> woee move on to ferguson, missouri. a man in custody, charged with the shooting two of police officers during a protest in front of the plod last week. we are -- police department last week. we're hearing the public helped a great de

she was in the capital of vanuatu, port vila. of course, we'll continue to monitor the rescue operations there and the aid that is coming into that pacific island nation. >>> now let's bring you up to date with some of the day's other news. it is the final day of o campaigning ahead of tuesday's elections in israel opinion polls show that benjamin netanyahu's party is trailing. mr. netanyahu has warned his supporters of what he calls the danger of a left wing victory. kevin conley reports. >> reporter: it's been a long campaign, but israel's oemgs opposition is starting to believe its push for power is peaking at just the right moment. no one ever wins an overall majority here. the key is about getting a coalition of parties to mary s toies to march in step on issues like education and housing. in the crush of a hectic campaign trail, the opposition leader told me he's doing just that. >> we're a vibrant community. it's whether we will continue change. >> reporter: winning means beating this man. benjamin netanyahu is a veteran o

there is talk of expanding the airport here in the capital of port vila. bigger planes bringing more tourists to nicer hotels. the chinese are building a gigantic new convention center. but the other 82 islands of vanuatu are very different. some like this, some like that. some tribes that embrace change, others that want to keep it simple. let somebody else put on pants and go punch a clock. so this is a country at a crossroads, a land of low islands vulnerable to rising seas, a wonderland vulnerable to developers and profit motive. the modern world is closing in fast, and while some tribes can't wait to join, others are fighting that change. and it's a fight that pits island against island, neighbor against neighbor. and the tug of war between tradition and progress is especially stark on the island of tanna, thanks to that, a very live, very active volcano. are you ever afraid of a big chunk of lava coming through the roof. >> it's a good way of dying. phillip will be my guide and perched in phillip's truck is the man who inspired this journey, an inter

she like many others just north of port vila will now be force the to find a melter or set up camp with others. they are lucky to be alive. >> you just don't know whether you'll face another day because you're sitting and hearing the noise outside the wind and the whistle of the wind, it's just very frightening. you don't know what to do. >> the force of cyclone pam can be seen across the capitol. the more traditional bamboo huts stood no chance. >> when we come down here, we look down here like we are sorry about everything. some of us were crying about the homes. >> it's thought 90% of buildings on the main island are either damaged or destroyed but it's the outlying islands to the south where ate workers expect to find the worst damage. >> wither literally cut off from them so as we start to learn what is happening on those islands, i think we're going to be in for a huge job ahead of us. >> much-needed emergency supplies are being sent to venuatu. it could take days to get to the badly hit island. >> i term it it's a monster it's a monster that has pit the population of venuatu. >>

red cross officials say at least eight people died in the capital port vila. but some areas remain cut off and aid workers say the death toll could rise. nhk world is on the scene and has this report. >> reporter: cyclone pam struck on friday packing powerful winds and torrential rains. by saturday, it had left a path of destruction across vanuatu. the storm tore roofs off concrete buildings andled trees onto roads. many supermarkets and other stores are closed due to blackouts. those that are managed to reopen are packed with people trying to get food and other supplies. personnel flew in on military aircraft on sunday from australia and new zealand. they began distributing aid, including water and medicine. officials with the united nations children's fund for unicef have set up makeshift laboratories. many residents have found shelters in schools, churches, and other locations. vanuatu's territory extends to about 80 remote islands. many of them remain out of contact. government officials are conducting an aerial survey with help from australia. they hope t

here is port vila, fuji is on the edge of the screen here. inhabited. many locations are thatch roofs. it will take weeks to find out the damage and get the death toll which no doubt is going to rise. because it was so strong. it is diving to the south. it's getting into cooler water now. they're watching on the north island of new zealand. as we keep our eye on that our thoughts are with them. they have to clear the runway. >> there is no getting in there, period. debris is everywhere. >> horrible. >> tom, thank you so much. that was a comprehensive great report. appreciate it. >>> right now police in ferguson missouri are desperately trying to find the suspect who shot two officers during a protest at a ferguson police department. police are chasing leads, canvassing the streets and talking to citizens. police were fired on at the end of the wednesday night protest and one officer was shot in the face. another in the shoulder. let's bring in stefanie in ferguson. how are the officers who were shot? how are they doing? and where is the invest

we are joined on the line from port vila. we are joined from world vision. how bad are things? >> the scene is absolute devastation. i thought i had seen the worst of it on saturday when i went down toward the capital, but yesterday i made it out to some of the villages about 20-30 minutes drive away and what i saw was absolutely catastrophic. shanti type villages, iron shapes, they didn't stand a chance in a category five. whole homes have been gutted. two young girls in the classroom that is now a pile of rubble -- it is a scene of devastation. >> this devastation is feared only to get worse. eight are confirmed dead by as we reach out to the outlying islands, it could get worse. what is your feeling on how deeply impacted those outlier islands could be? >> some of those islands could be absolutely flattened. these islands were more vulnerable to the cyclone. port vila is a city with some homes that are constructed quite strongly and a lot of those lost their roofs. thinking how small and isolated these are, they could be total devastation. right now we are getting on a plane

cnn's international correspondent ivan watson has more from the capital port vila. >>>. >> reporter: there's thousands whose homes have been destroyed or seriously damaged around the capital here of port vila. i'm overlooking a valley where a great majority of the trees have been snapped or at the least denude. and by the record winds that rip through friday night. i'm next to a church that more than 100 supreme used as a temporary shelter since their homes were damaged on friday night. what i'm hearing from some of the residents here is that they are subsistence farmers, that they make a living basically supply what they grow they survive on what they grow. some say the meager farm have been destroyed by the storm. that mean they've lost their main -- that means they've lost their main source of food. vanuatu is one of the poorest countries in the pacific. and it is still reeling from this terrible storm that has not only destroyed the homes of many people we don't know how many yet, but it's also threatened the livelihoods of many, as well. >> when you look at the image there, it's

i live in port vila and experienced it myself. people do not have any point of reference for the power of cyclone pam. i have been speak with people who lived their whole lives here who said we know cyclones. we get cyclones every year but what we have seen now we have never seen before. people's desires houses have disappeared. we just this morning saw a house where all that was standing was the surrounding toilet. everything else was gone. in groups of clusters of houses of four or five sometimes, only one house has survived. this is so of houses made of metal sheeting or more traditional structures. >> what can you do? i understand there is no water. the electricity that there is has been applied by generators of fuel is low. what ask your list of priorities? >> at the moment our priority is to actually do a solid and rapid assessment of the context of the entire island. there is almost zero ability with the many islands. it's made up of over 80 islands. at this point, we haven't had any communication from the islands other tha

in port vila up to 90% of homes may be seriously damaged or destroyed. >> all the houses were blown out. everybody have lost all their properties. >> reporter: more than 100,000 people about half the country, in need of shelter. hospitals and schools without roofs. key roads washed away. this is what cyclone pam, a category 5 storm, felt like when it hit late friday night. 165-mile-an-hour winds shaking the chandeliers at this shelter. storm surge swamped the coast, flash floods wiped out an entire neighborhood. >> finally destroyed. >> reporter: the woman behind the camera unicef's alice clements. >> i'm just holding on for dear life here. >> reporter: she rode out the storm and is now showing the world what's left. >> windows are broken. >> everything's broken. >> and if we look down at our feet this is like amazing liquid mud, huh? >> reporter: the first of the aid shipments arrive today. australia, new zealand, britain and the european union pledging help. >> we're talking, you know months to maybe a year maybe even longer to be able to get this country -- to help this country recov

. >> reporter: residents tried to solvage what they could in the capital city of port vila. many rode out the storm in emergency shelters. cyclone pam hit this chain of islands in the south pacific with nearly 170-mile-per-hour wind. early reports suggest entire villages may have been destroyed. alice clements with unicef described the ferocious storm. >> it felt like the world was coming to an end. the winds were incredibly strong uplifting roofs, destroying community infrastructure like hospitals and schools. obviously, affecting housing and casualties as well. >> reporter: vanuatu's population of 267,000 is spread over 65 islands. it was the location of cbs' "survivor" in 2004. communication is down, so many of the islands are cut off making damage estimates and death tolls hard to determine. but the u.n. says 90% of homes in the capital may have been damaged. vanuatu's president was at a u.n. disaster planning conference in japan. >> i'm speaking with you today with a heart that is so heavy. i stand to appeal on behalf of the government and people of vanuatu to the globa

port vila a direct hit, capital city 50,000.ther 100,000 to the south of them and we can't get any information. storm surge, 26 feet. that's incredible. winds over 200 miles per hour. it's going to take days the if not weeks to find the death toll which will most likely rise exponentially in the days ahead. we know flights with aid are coming in from australia and new zealand. it will be a long go without power, water, and a big need as far as medical supplies. >> no question about it. thanks tom. we appreciate you put aing it in perspective for us. if you want to help the people of vanuatu, go to cnn dolt come/impact. you can donate there. >>> up next the future king and queen of britain in an exclusive interview with our own max foster. (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (an

the group visited a hospital on wednesday in the capital port vila.y spoke with local people about their needs and they'll be joined on thursday by a medical team from japan. >>> japanese leaders are mapping out a law that would give them power to send their self-defense forces further afield. they say the new security legislation will ensure japan can make a greater contribution to international peace. >> translator: we've reached the consensus on what it would look like and members of the coalition share that view. >> deputy leaders from the ruling liberal democratic party and its partner komeito have been fine-tuning the details. they've drafted an outline that spells out when japan can exercise the right to collective self-defense. they've said the self-defense forces would offer logistical support to foreign troops if it helps secure stability for japan. lawmakers say the rules would remove geographical limits on overseas deployments. currently self-defense forces can only help foreign troops when there are emergencies close to home. the people w

electricity is out in about 80% of the capital port vila. phone communication with other islands is still difficult. u.n. officials say 19,000 households are in need of food assistance, and that the storm damaged bananas and other crops. >> no food. no lights. all destroyed by the wind. >> authorities in new zealand and australia have sent military aircraft to deliver water and medicine. members of a japanese aid team are expected to arrive on tuesday. >>> the head of unicef says tens of thousands of children affected by cyclone pam need help. anthony lake has called for worldwide support for the relief effort. >> it's an estimate that about 60,000 children probably, are affected. but we're still collecting the data. >> lake said unicef is shipping supplies to vanuatu as quickly as possible. he said equipment needed to reopen schools is particularly important. he said that if children can continue schooling, they will feel safer and less stressed. lake said children are the most vulnerable in a disaster. he said regular preparedness educatio

at present, roughly what is happening in port vila, the capital.he momentidea at and we are concerned about the well-being of people outside of port vila. what is the, situation medically speaking? what is really needed there, most desperately? tim nelson: medical supplies. and treating the injured area falling debris and houses falling on people. paramedics search-and-rescue. primary health care. that will be needed here, especially as the provinces are opening up and we see the kind of damages and injuries he sustained. peopleestimated 150,000 may well have been displaced or loss of their homes or have a significant impact on their allies. with the half of the population is in desperate need of help. tim, power is power -- help his power mount. organizations, are they teaming up together and getting a cohesive response? fortunately, in the last couple of years, they had been proactive in coordination and organize and structure. we are hoping it will last. education, shelter, water, health, education are being looked at. more coordinated efforts t

. >> reporter: when the storm hit three days ago, she was with her husband in the capital port vila. her 2-year-old son, her mother and grandmother were here which took a direct hit from the storm. she doesn't know if they're still alive. heading to her remote village, we sent up a drone for a better look. this road was unpassable until now. friends along the way speak of neighbors who didn't survive. but they have no word about her family. after a hard 45-minute ride -- >> there's my house there. >> reporter: we mount go the rest of the way on foot. she finds her grandmother in the very spot she saw her last. but where was her son? for three awful days she had waited for this moment. >> this is my son. i found my son alive. >> reporter: moments later she's reunited with her mother. in the midst of so much devastation, this family has found what matters most, each other. miguel almaguer nbc news vanuatu. >>> a lot of news still ahead here tonight, including a major study raising new questions about breast cancer biopsies. how reliable are they? how many women are bring your vision fo

like i said these were some of the most secure solid structures in port vila and during that time i wasructure last night, it would have been a very very tough time. >> all right. thank you so much for the aide workers working hard and giving us a good sense of what is happening there. >>> we have some new videos of the teens that ran away to join isis. why there's fear growing that they could be with terrorist in syria right now. >>> is the secret service covering up for it's own agents? the chief has some big important questions to answer. let's take a look at your credit. >>i know i have a 786 fico score, thanks to all the tools and help on experian.com. so how are we going to sweeten this deal? floor mats... clear coats... >>you're getting warmer... leather seats... >>and this... my wife bought me that. get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doi

this weekend's storm damaged 90% of homes in the capitol city of port vila.ix people have been confirmed dead but the death toll will likely climb. there is still uncertainty about just how wide spread that damage is. >> there is a break down of communications. we cannot reach our families and we do not know if our families are safe or not. and as a leader of a nation, my whole heart is for the whole people of the nation. >> the red cross says thousands are still in need of shelter, food, and water. they have a population of 267,000 people spread over 60 islands. >>> silicon valley companies including google and intel are taking action to increase diversity but for more african americans the job market is bleak. unemployment rate remains 1.3% higher than before the recession hit. african american workers have also taken the biggest hit in pay. medium hourly wages are down 3.6% twice as much as white workers. now washington who lives in san jose used to work as an administrative assistant for ray that hi. but since she was layed off in 2007, she has struggled

that is here in port vila the capital, where i'm located right now. there has been progress here. spots of electricity. a lot of roads have been cleared. the airport is working here. the air force cargo planes from new zealand and australia flying in. the first commercial flights come in. if somebody is hurt on the far flung islands, they need either a boat or a plane to bring them in here and not all of these islands have been reached yet. an enormous challenge and really dramatic to see a place that was a tropical paradise reeling from the worst storm in decades. we are talking to people who are used to tropical cyclones. >> ivan watson for us. reached vanuatu. ivan we are lucky to have you there. trying to fend off humanitarian disaster. >>> selection sunday has come and gone. march madness in full swing. andy scholes has the latest coming up next in the bleacher report. complete the job with lis ®. kill up to 99 percent of germs. and prevent plaque, early gum disease and bad breath. sfx: ahhh listerine®. power to your mouth™! everyone loves the way dark clothes make them feel.

having come from the capital city today of port vila i can see it looks like the damage is far, far more expansive with massive banyan trees broken in half far more houses look like they've been destroyed by those 155-mile-per-hour wins that ripped through here. i'm outside the only hospital really on this island. you can see some of the damage behind me here. half of the hospital basically, made inoperable by the rain that broke in through windows. there is only one doctor here. he says he has not been able to communicate with the capital, with the outside world for four days now. and has just been writing up a note on paper that i gave him to try to send back to his colleagues to try to talk about the need for equipment to test blood that has been damaged in the storm. the need to evacuate a 9-year-old girl suffering from serious head trauma as a result of a roof that fell on her. and they simply don't have the logistics, the equipment here to take care of that girl. i saw a 1-day-old baby boy who's in a hospital ward that was flooded by water from the rain. now the chief of the commun

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like i said these were some of the most secure solid structures in port vila.ll i could think is if you were not in a solid structure last night night, it would have been a very very tough time. >> the worst has passed but people still dealing with very strong winds. >>> now to the u.s. state of utah. dramatic video that shows moment by moment of the rescue of a baby from a car partially submerged in a freezing river. rescuers estimate she'll been hanging upside down in her car seat for more than half a day. our affiliate ksl brings us the emotional rescue recorded on a police officer's body camera. [ siren ] >> reporter: as one of the first spanish fork officers responding to the call of a car in the river, this officer runs down into the water without hesitation. joining other first responders. a fisherman had called police to report the car was in the river and calling back 90 second later when he could see someone trapped inside. >> what have you got? what have you got? >> reporter: three police officers two firefighters and the fisherman all jump into acti

. >> a quick reconnaissance flight, they have looked at how the small island is hit and on to port vila. >> thousands spent the night in an emergency shelter but more homeless are expected to arrive. this tiny island nation is coming to grips with what's being called one of the worst disasters in the pacific. >> after that devastating cyclone, let's get a check on the weather with a check of the other world weather. >> what we've got at the area, it's making its way away. we are not talking a direct hit for new zealand thankfully, but are talking pretty bad weather the next few days. the storm will actually pass to the north and east of the north island, but you can see the sort of size of the storm so we're looking at really, really lively winds pushing through. 120 kilometers per hour, the possibility into the ranges, as well. lots of range in some parts could well see as much as 200-milliliters of rain over the next 24 hours or so. lots of showers coming through winds going to be a keen easily there. possibly six or seven meters will pass through new zealand so moving quickly. 57 kil

having come from the capital city today, port vila, i can say ank doecdotall anecdotally, far more houseseen destroyed by those 155-mile-an-hour winds that ripped through here. i'm outside the only hospital really on this island. you can see some of the damage behind me here. half of the hospital basically made inoperable by the rain that broke in through windows. there is only one doctor here. he says he has not been able to communicate with the capital, with the outside world for four days now. and has just been writing up a note on paper that i gave him to try to send back to his colleagues to try to talk about the need for equipment to test blood that has been damaged in the storm. the need to evacuate a 9-year-old girl suffering from serious head trauma as a result of a roof that fell on her. and they simply don't have the logistics, the equipment here to take care of that girl. i saw a 1-day-old baby boy who's in a hospital ward that was flooded by water from the rain. now, the chief of the community here tells me that one of the big concerns in the weeks to come will be simply food

. >> reporter: when the storm hit three days ago, she was with her husband in the capital port vila. her 2-year-old son, her mother and grandmother were here on tanna, which took a direct hit from the storm. she doesn't know if they're still alive. heading to her remote village, we sent up a drone for a better look. this road wasn't passable until now. friends along the way speak of neighbors who didn't survive. but they have no word about her family. after a hard 45-minute ride -- >> that's my house there. >> reporter: still standing. she must go the rest of the way on foot. she finds her grandmother in the very spot she saw her last. but where was her son? for three awful days, she had waited for this moment. >> that's my son. i've got my son alive! >> reporter: moments later, she's reunited with her mother. in the midst of so much devastation, this family has found what matters most, each other. >>> coming up what made this u.s. air force veteran allegedly try to pledge allegiance to isis? we've helped guide our clients through good times and bad. our experienced investment profes

we've been trying to survey the extent of the damage here in the capital port vila.s a view like this to give you a sense of the sheer power of cyclone pam. she damaged nearly every building in this area. some houses were flattened. fortunately residents tell me nobody in this neighborhood was hurt in this terrible storm and that's due in large part to training and preparation. where was everybody on the night of the storm? >> everybody was inside the evacuation center. this church building. >> reporter: that was part of the plan? >> that was part of the plan which we have trained in and it's like our main evacuation center from cyclones. >> reporter: the church is serving as a temporary shelter for dozens of people from this community. there is still no electricity three days after the storm. there's still no running water and i'm told thousands and thousands of people made homeless. a bigger problem is nobody really knows the extent of the damage or the potential loss of life on dozens of other islands of vanuatu, one of the poorest countries in the pacific. what i

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are trying to distribute aid and restore basic needs like food and water throughout the capital of port vila. homes, schools, and hospitals are damaged. thousands are home will. aid groups are still trying to ay is the devastation across the -- trying to assess the devastation across the country. >>> one of those areas an island about 200 kilometers south of the capital. senior correspondent ivan watson has a look at the dire situation inside the only hospital. >> reporter: this is where people who were wounded in the storm are being taken care of. the only real hospital on tanna island now. we've been listening to this girl whimper had pain. she's 9 years old and suffered a severe head wound when the roof collapse. also killed her mother and brother four days ago. we've spoken to the head doctor. the extensive damage the extensive damage in this hospital and they haven't been able to commune indicate at all with -- communicate at all with the out world because the radios are down the telephones are down to tell the capital city and the outside world the damage here and the help that they ne

pam killed six people and destroyed and damaged nearly 90 percent of the homes in the capital of port vila independence and a disaster conference he says his experience of communicating back home in the aftermath of this category five hurricane the main airport has reopened relief aid is headed to the island nation. >>mark: 3 brith teenagers are facing terrorism charges are not out on bail that deported 317 your boys and 90 your man and it ties into cereal they're trying to join isis their stock in turkey by intelligence that were working at the airport analysis center they mosser risky flights and run checks of suspicious passengers try to into turkey after questioning there was sent back to london surely after midnight saturday were they were arrested. line >>james: and other headlines the millionaire who was a subject of a spill documentary has been arrested and killed his murder meantime roberts first expedition hearing from l.a. is set for this morning due to a close look of the story. >>reporter: he was arrested saturday night in new orleans' loss at this place is accused of a close

ivan watson joins us live from the city of port vila. ivan what's it look like there? >> reporter: you know john vanuatu is sometimes considered home to some of the happiest people on earth. the beautiful waters. the tropical climate. it's hard to try to figure out why, what these people did to deserve getting hit, they describe as the worst storm they've seen in generations. a cyclone the government here predicts may have left 70% of the population homeless. the tiny south pacific island of vanuatu, devastates after monster cyclone pam tore through the remote chain of the islands for a 24-hour period between friday and saturday t. unrelenting storm leaving a trail of utter destruction in its path. homes flattened, buildings reduced to rubble. the government declaring a state of mortgages as the death toll continues to rise with more than 30 injured, thousands in need of shelter, food and water, including some 60,000 children. a near total communications blackout across the other province making it nearly impossible for officials to determine the scale of injuries and