. >>> victims of typhoon hiyan. struggle to get the numbers they need. >>> the numbers are lower for the glitch ridden government healthcare website. >>> and the largest airline merger could soon cost you more for a ticket. >>> misery is add being to dispair in the central philippines. people struggling to subur survn the weak of one storm crews are removing bodies from one area and the crews are dealing with the stench of corpses right now. take a look at the desperation as people attempt to put the pieces of their lives back together after the storm. the president of the philippines expects the death toll to be between 2000 and 2500. 7 million people were affected and 578,000 people have been displaced. it's been a big task for aid workers. >> it's a major d da da lambty. the country has seen many crisis but this one is the most deadly and destructive. it's too early to tell the full scale of the destruction it's clear that the need are huge. hundreds of thousands of pounds of food and aid have arrived but relief

around this breaking news right now concerning that typhoon, typhoon hiyan, is substantially weaker than when it hit the philippines. the national committee of the red cross says it is very realistic to believe that 10,000 people have been killed by super typhoon hiyan. bodies are littering the streets. there's very little food or water. and then medical supplies are simply running out. the president toured some of the hardest hit areas today, including the coastal city. he's facing growing out rage over the government's slow response to the disaster. the town's mayor says he hant spoengen to one person who hasn't lost a love ds one in the store. people prayed as the wind howled outside. listen. they used mattresses to push people to safety in waist-high water. >>> just a desperate situation there. do officials believe that the death toll will be about that 10,000 mark? >> indeed. in fact, there's that new line of reporting saying that it believes it's quite possible the total death toll across the storm soenl will reechd 1ach 10. it is 5:00 a.m. in the morning here at the philippines. n

first major population center to be struck by super-typhoon hiyan. amid the ruins of the airport here, desperate people waiting for food and clean water. some hoping for a flight. >> we'll just have to watch. as with any situation like this. it's catastrophic. >> in this catastrophe, some residents say they're terrified of lawlessness and looting. >> it seems last night we have results, you know. we were all awake the whole night. if someone attempts an hour, you know, we have our five hours, we will show it, you know, within our property. >> you're afraid of being robbed. >> yeah, we're afraid of being robbed. from the misery and fear, we fly west. we have the philippine aviation authority. like other government agencies, they're trying to assess damage to other islands in the philippine. >> i was 37 years in the air force. i've flown all over the country. and i have experienced the storms before, but not to the ens tent this one put us into. >> in the towns we saw, fortunately, these communities did not suffer the far more deadly surge of ocean wat

whatever money you donate today goes to the vis of typhoon hiyan. >>> why, so i know it's only a coupleconds left in the show. i want to introduce randy and mike muni mechanics who gathered how much? >> 325. > $325. i don't care if it's $5, $10, a dollar to. the muni mechanics come through. >> muni mechanics coming through and so are viewers. wells fargo our new number $301,812. that's what we have done in the course of these last few minutes. the number to call, 1-888-5- helps-u. thank you so much. allen and liz, back to you. >> that's just fantastic. what an effort. and we still have 90 minutes to go. >> amazing. >> very generous people. thanks, guys. >> thanks. thanks so much. all right on the the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> and remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, the president takes >> we fumbled the roll out on this health care law. >> pelley: mr. obama expresses regret and rolls back part of obamacare. >> you say you're back to zero. how do you

tie feign hiyan is turning westward across the pacific with winds as high as 160 miles per hour. that's strong enough to damage buildings and uproot trees. it could reach the philippines by friday. authorities fear that the sea surge could be several feet higher than low lying islands. nicole mitchell is here to explain ha that means. we've seen one of these already this season? >> the western pacific is the most active region for tropical weather in the entire world, so not uncommon that we would see some of these storms out there. first, we have to remember that in the united states anything in the atlantic is called a hurricane. in other parts of the world, the western pacific included, it's called a typhoon or cyclone if it hits india. there's different names. don't get confused by that. this one is a super typhoon. in the united states we know stronger hurricanes, cat gear 3, 4, 5, those are called major hurricanes. here a super typhoon would be our equivalent of the strong category 4 or category 5 storm. really, the strongest of these storms. this one is very well-defined w