they approveed the contract. the board is supposed to vote on thursday. united states transportation secretary will celebrate the completion of the caldecott tunnel fourth bore. this is a picture of a final the new bore means this will be four lanes in both directions on highway 24. >> the pace of the relief effort in the philippine is ramping up in a rush to feed the victims and rescue them. the uss george washington aircraft carrier is delivering water, medical supplies and hygiene supplies to the hardest hit areas. a civil defense official says the death toll has risen to 3,621 an increase of 1,200 over yesterday. officials say the new figure includes all provinces hit. >> highly trained medical help from the bay area is on the way to the philippines to care for victims of typhoon haiyan. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> nurses are on a plane headed to manila, a long flight, almost a day long, and life saving work awaits them you could not miss them last night with a dozen registered nurses gathering in red the first team from the registered nurse