it's called typhoon hyiyan. from or bit looks terrifying. it cut directly across the middle of the island nation. the islands taking severe hits. look at that monster storm. we got a correspondent in the city tacloban. we haven't heard from him since the storm hit. we've been reportedly trying to get in contact with him and can't. news organizations, aid organizations, families trying to reach loved ones, none it seems can establish contact. so there is much we do not yet know at this hour, especially about how many were killed or hurt in the typhoon, the confirmed number right now is small but looking at pictures of the storm coming ashore, it's hard to imagine that number won't rise. >> oh my god, wow, wow, oh, no. >> this is a look inside perhaps one of the strongest storms in recorded history. >> oh my god. >> super typhoon haiyan made a direct hit. >> it slammed at 4:30 in the morning with winds at 195 miles per hour and guests at 235 an hour. that's higher than the winds of hurricane sandy and katrina combined. the powerful storm plowe