our report from correspondent angus walker in manila. >> reporter: winds topping 230 miles an hour. houses were torn apart. huge waves crashed ashore. a tidal surge flooded coastal areas. crew members on this barge had to abandon ship and struggle to get to shore. 12 million people live in the path of the storm. hundreds of thousands were forced to evacuate. that almost certainly saved many lives. but with power out and communications cut, an accurate death toll and the true scope of the devastation may not be known for days. do you think there are villages along the coast which have been completely destroyed? >> yes, i think so. hopefully nobody died there. >> reporter: the philippines is no stranger to big storms. it has seen two dozen this year. but nothing like this. the images have been spectacular. a composite photograph of the view from space. the sharply defined eye of the storm at its peak. the gigantic pin wheel hurtling across the philippines towards southeast asia. a storm big enough to cover much of the united states. are giant storms like this one the shape of things t

>> angus walker, thanks. it's not over yet. e typhoon has another land fall in its future and remains a significant threat. for more let's go weather channel teorologist kim cunningham. what's theatest? >> the latest is that it is weening but the nightmare is definitely not over yet for etnam and sout china the winds are at 105 miles per hour. that's aequivalent category two hurrice, by the way. moving west-northwt at 23. quickly moving into vietnam tomorrow afternoon. devaating rains -- 8 to 16 inches possible. windst 80 miles an hour will do a lot of damage along the coast, including surge and moving into south chin not od news but better ns that it is weakeng. over to you. >> thank you. >>> in utah today the end a sensional trial. itook a jury only hours to convict a doctor who was once prominent rmon church official of murdering h wife so he could carry on an affair with his mistress. details tonight from mike taibbi. >> reporter: the 2007 death of -year-old former beauty queen miche mack 23450e8 was -- macneill was never r

reporter angus walker is in one of the hardest hit areas. he has more on the damage and the struggle to get help to those who desperately need it. >> reporter: feared dead are now 10,000. that means the death toll has gone up ten times in less than 24 hours. rescue teams are now starting to see the true horror of super typhoon haiyan. >> the devastation is -- is -- i don't have the words for it. >> reporter: the loss of life is staggering. >> we have an estimated casualty of 10,000. >> reporter: that's in the hardest hit province. as the number of dead continue to climb 48 hours later, officials still can't be sure of the severity of the damage. >> it's a great human tragedy. there's no power. >> reporter: but what is becoming clear is that the worst of it is in the central islands of the philippines. the eye of the giant typhoon slammed straight into tacloban, a city of more than 200,000 people. survivors mourn the loss of life as they begin the grim but essential task of clearing the dead. many have nowhere to go. the winds and the storm s

. >> correspondent angus walker is in the philippinesn the rd-hit area withmore. angu good morning. >> r lester, t number of people feared dead now tens of thousand that mns that the death toll has ge u ten times in less than 24 hours. scue teams are now starting to e the true horror of super typhoon hayian. >> the devastation i -- it's -- ion't have the wordsor it. >> reporter: the loss of life is staggering. >> we have an estimated more or less 10,000. >> reporter: that' in the haest hit provin. and ashe numbers ofead continue to climb, 48 hours later, officials still can't be sure of the severity of the damage. >> it'sreat human tragy. there's no power, no lights. >> repter: what is becoming clear is thathe worst of it i in the central islands of the philippines. the eye of the giant typhoon slammed straightnto tacloban, aity of more than 200,000 people. survivors mourn the loss of life as they begin the grimut essential task of clearing the dead. ny have nowhere to go. the winds and thetorm surge wiped away almost every home in the city. the airrt is strewn wit

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back to you. >> angus walker on the ground for us there. gordon is the chairman of the philippine red cross. he joins me now on the telephone. richard, what are you seeing on the ground right now? >> terrible devastation. it is catastrophic. many, many people dead on the ground, very hard to go there. access is a big problem because it's an island. and there's a lot of debris on the ground. a lot of dead bodies on the ground. and definitely there's a lot of -- hunger is beginning to set in because there's not enough food. and there are shortages of water and fuel. that's what the red cross is trying to bring in right now. we're trying to bring in water tanker trucks, trying to bring in water filtration trucks, machines and water bladders, as well as food, non-food items, tents, medicines, fuel, fuel tanks. you name it, we need to bring it. and it's hard to bring it. access is so difficult. the airport is not functioning. you have to bring it by land which is a two or three-day trip because of all the debris or bring it by sea, which is goin

and that's where nbc's angus walker is this morning. >> reporter: this is tacloban airport, which was completely destroyed by the supertyphoon. it's now a place where thousands of people have come, hoping to be rescued and the filipino air force is flying in, transport aircraft taking people away. the old, the young, the sick. they've waited for three days with no food, no matter, no power, and no way of telling their relatives that they're still alive. and all of them have harrowing tales to tell. the number of dead now feared to be 10,000, and that means that the death toll has risen ten times in under 24 hours. rescue teams are now discovering the true horror of supertyphoon haiyan. >> that was nbc's angus walker in the philippines. officials estimate that 4.5 million people have been affected by the typhoon, including 1.7 million children and nearly half a million people are now homeless. the rescue effort and the need for relief is massive. if you would like to help the red cross and world food program and the salvation army are just some of the organizations mobilizing relief ef

correspondent angus walker has the latest now from the philippines. >> they're beginning to survey the damage in the philippines after one of the strongest storms ever recorded swept across this island nation. the winds of typhoon hey yen came ashore clocked at 125 miles per hour with gusts over 230. equal to a category 5 hurricane. few buildings are built to withstand such an onslaught. power down, streets flooded, homes leveled. even 24 hours later, officials are still trying to get a handle on the extent of the destruction. >> do you think there are villages along the coast which have been completely destroyed? >> yes, i think so. hopefully nobody died there. >> people were warned of the coming storm and many made it to shelters. but some were caught at sea. the crew of this barge was pulled from the rolling waves. the scene from space will give you some idea of hey yen's size. the philippines have seen more than 20 typhoons this year, but it's hard for anyone to recall a storm anything like this. >> angus walker, thank you. now to geneva where iran and six world powers are locked i

we begin with a report from angus walker of independent television news, in tacloban. you may find some of the images disturbing. >> reporter: tacloban city. survivors call it ground zero. the old coast road, a route rubble for mile after mile. entire neighborhoods washed away. tens of thousands of families lived around busy marketplaces and back streets. now parents scavenge for food. there's no power, no phone signal, no internet, no other way to send a message. the local market place, one of the worst affected areas in tacloban, all these shops and houses made of wood, now a pile of tangled timber. nothing here stood a chance just 100 meters from sea. there were hundreds fishermens' huts here. now only the stilts they stood on are left, snapped off by wind and waves. the dead float in the sea which once gave them a living and offered a future. raya al massira, eight months pregnant, shows me the house, one of the few made of concrete that her father had sheltered in. >> we were not able to save our father. it's very sad. we were in the house because it's big. >> rep

we begin with a report narrated by angus walker of independent television news. >> reporter: with gusts of more than 230 miles an hour, super typhoon haiyan hit the philippines with massive force. houses torn apart, huge waves crashed into the coast. almost a million people forced to flee from one of the strongest storms ever recorded. there are reports of flash floods and landslides from many of the islands worst affected, but with power and communications severely disrupted, no one has an entirely confident assessment of the damage so far. at least seven ships have sunk in rough seas. crew members from a barge forced to abandon their vessel were luckily spotted and rescued. this is the main operations center of the philippines red cross here in manila, and they're working through the night trying to assess the extent of the damage, and one of the worst affected provinces is completely cut off. do you think there are villages along the coast which have been completely destroyed? >> yes. i think so. i think there are... there are coastal areas that... you know, it's just like opening...

we have two reports from independent television news, beginning with angus walker, who's in tacloban.reporter: in the ruins and the rain, survivors are now trying to rebuild their lives, but the misery goes on. "what's happening to my country? we have no food. help is not coming," she says. in the search for food and water, looting is often the only option. he peeks over the wall of a warehouse, wary of the guards. even the youngest are snatching what they can; others are able to take more. heavy downpours today, raising the risk of waterborne disease. >> my heart is broken, teared apart. >> reporter: in his makeshift shelter, 61-year-old edgaro belo is sick from drinking contaminated water and still traumatized. >> i have not seen people like that. children. i was surrounded by bugs. decaying bugs. i was surrounded by bodies. decaying bodies. i don't know how i have survived. >> reporter: it's called bliss, the name of a housing project built for people who'd lost their homes in past typhoons. this time, it was no safe haven. >> bliss is made up of a maze of narrow alleyways, and whe

we have a report from angus walker of independent television news. >> they're living with the dead. they found sanctuary in a cemetery. sleeping on top of tomb. these crypts are now homes for nine families, tess tate tells me she used to live in scotland, her british husband died 11 years ago. she returned to the philippines. now she's lost everything. she sees the bodies recovered from the typhoon being brought in for burial. >> nothing we can do. >> reporter: in two of the fresh graves, christian age 7 and jim philip, four years old. the boys had been told they'd be safer in this car before the typhoon hit. in all, eight children and two adults squeezed inside. only one child survived. their nine-year-old brother. their father tell its me believes it was god's will that he lost two of his three sons. a new life, a week old, her family living hand-to-mouth in the ruins of their house they now share with homeless neighbors. among them, imelda, a mother of seven, her husband was killed. >> really difficult. i miss him very much. >> reporter: in a city of death, signs of life return e

angus walker of "independent television news" reports from there. >> reporter: a scramble for sacks of supplies. hunger in their eyes, survival on their minds. in seconds, it's all gone-- too explitle one week on, arguably, too late. they try to keep desperation at bay. another load to deliver, and the sound of the chopper brings a swarming crowd. the crew, fearful of being mobbed again, just throw it to the ground. most are left empty-handed, an air drop in an ocean of need. but the aid operation is growing. the u.s. military deployment more visible by the day, here to do the heavy lifting. with boots on the ground and boxes piling up. it certainly appears to be taking far too long for aid to get from runwe to ruins. but the most senior u.s. officer on the ground thinks that's normal at this stage. >> this is my third one of these, and i think it's fairly typical that-- processes that you use after a week or 10 days into it don't necessarily exist on day one. >> reporter: living just two minute from the airport, and the tons of stored food and water, mar i didn't tellas chirchgo hasn'

correspondent angus walker is in manila and hashis update for us. angus, good rning. >> rorter: people here have seen many orms but super typhoon haiyan was much more than thebargained for. th are beginning to suey the ha than they bargain for. they are beginning to survey the damagen the philippines after onof the strongest storms ever recorded swept acrosthis island nation. the winds of tyson haiyan dro ashore with almost unimaginable force. clocked to 195 miles per hour th gusts over 230. equals a category five hurrican few buildingsre built to wi withstand such as onslaught. power down and homes flded and 24 hours late officials are still tryingo get a handle on the eent of the destruction. >> do youhink there are vilgs alo ville ooages havbeen completely deroyed? >> he. >> rorter: many made it shelters but some were court to sea the crew of this barge was pull away. the scene fm spaceill give yosome idea of haiyan's size. re than a thousand miles acro iwould cover a huge portion of the united states. the phippines have seen more than 20 typhoons

itv's angus walker has more. >> this a.m.a wall of water 20 feet high crashing into the area, leaving the city of 220,000 in ruins. storm chaser jim eds rode out the storm in a hotel. he captured the images in the hide of the deluge. >> the wind was coming at me and it was really eerie because it was picking up and gushing. it got so strong that you couldn't stand up. probably most people i saw got in trouble with the surge. the combination of wind and water was too much. >> the winds of 150 miles an hour, typhoon haiyan knocked out communications and destroyed eachbt to 80% and nearly all. food and water are in short fly. this pregnant woman, jenny de la cruz lot of 11 members of her family when the waters rose. she said right now all we can do is survive the day. i don't know what will happen tomorrow or the day after that. the president of the philippines toured the city. those who are injured and have a need for water. >> the airport was badly damaged by raging floodwaters. hundreds wait there, desperate to leave. the you

angus walker filed this report overnight from tacloban, philippines. >> reporter: this amateur videomoment of impact. a wall of water 20 feet high by some accounts crashing into tacloban, leaving the city of 220,000 in ruins. with winds of 150 miles an hour, typhoon haiyan knocked out communications and destroyed 70 to 80% of structures in leyte province and nearly all in tack the lo fw-- tacloban. food and water are in short supply. people cover their noses to avert the smell of bodies. this pregnant woman lost 11 members of her family when the waters rose. she says, right now, all we can do is survive the day. i don't know what will tomorrow or the day after that. tacloban's airport was badly damaged by raging flood waters. now, hundreds wait there, desperate to leave. the young and the frail allowed to go first. this woman is 63. she barely survived. her family didn't. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: she only has what she stands in. security now a concern with tv fo footage showing widespread looting. dls there is a call for marshall law. a massive relief effort is

that's angus walker for us this morning. thank you very much. >> let's bring in al for some perspective here. one of the strongest storms ever recorded? >> that's right. stronger than hurricane andrew or even camille that was one of the strongest ever and this system now is 232 miles south, southeast of manila. it's got -- even though it's not a super typhoon now, technically, 165 miles per hour winds, it's moving west at 25 miles per hour. this storm is about 300 miles wide. roughly the distance between boston and philadelphia. it made landfall as one of the most powerful typhoons. give you a sense of this. hurricane sandy had winds of 80 miles per hour at landfall. it's also on par with hurricane mitch and this same area was hit by an earthquake that killed over 225 miles per hour. to give you a perspective of 195 miles per hour winds, i was in hurricane wilma in 2005 with 185 miles per hour winds and that's what happened. imagine an entire area or country being buffeted by these. it is really rough and now this weekend it