among them the pacific island nation of kiribati, east of australia. if water levels rise at the pace forecast, this spectacular island country will be one of the first to get submerged and disappear from the face of the earth. as the international community struggles to find consensus on how to deal with global warming, the islanders are taking steps to reach awareness on the issue of climate change at home. >> a new day dons as we approach the international date line over the pacific. we see a crescent-shaped sliver of an island in the vast ocean. we are headed for the island nation of kiribati. tarawa, the main atoll. but this south sea paradise is now under threat from climate change. >> it is very thin. it is low-lying. you can see that sea around the land. if the sea level rise happens, kiribati might disappear in the near future. >> the situation could get critical after 2050. this is koin etuati. her job in the regional governmental association is to manage climate projects on her native islands. while some experts claim the islands are still gr

on the island nation was felt immediately as it took the lives and left a trail of destruction team in galle as pork. heidi and eight category five super typhoon slammed into the central philippines on friday with the wind gusts reaching up to two and two cents five kilometers per hour. that not only makes it the strongest storm of the year but perhaps the strongest storming the court in history powerlines and trees were downed and widespread flooding was reported to rob the central and eastern parts of the aisle in the shed both tories and the philippines say at least four people would know which had been killed. two were electrocuted by fall in coal mines won by a falling tree and another after being struck by lightning. several others have been injured while millions of people were forced to back to heat their homes before high and made landfall on authorities warned that more than twelve million people were at risk including residents of said though one of the nation's largest cities and areas still dealing with the after effects of a deadly storm in two thousand and eleven

typhoon haiyan wreaked havoc on the island nation friday displacing an estimated 660,000 people. nbc's ian williams joins me now with the latest from manila. ian, i know it's a slow process getting aid but what is the latest? >> reporter: hello, andrea. that's right. aid or offers of aid throughout the world are pouring into the philippines but the aid itself is trickling in painfully slowly. there have been a lot of desperate people in those areas saying the things they need most, the water, shelter, medical aid simply isn't arriving. that was recognized today by the presidential palace where a spokesman said he blamed the sheer scale of the devastation for the slow pace which the aid is -- he said airports and roads were gradually being cleared which will help that effort. one aid agency we spoke to said aid is getting into places like tacloban to the airport. but the problem they then face is getting it from the airport into town because there are no vehicles. they are having to distribute it largely by foot. now, the u.s., of course, is at the forefront of the international e

your colleagues are of what's changing in the planet, and what climate change might mean to an island nation like the philippines? >> we are aware. we had a survey in the start of the year. and they all admitted that they had been impacted by changes in climate. maybe they're not aware of the technicalities in terms of what cause this is thing, but nonetheless the national level and the national government, the main culprit of what scientist versus been pointing is the main culprit of global warning, and so that moving towards we can contribute in a little way that we can, even if the rest of the developed countries are unable to do so. >> it's hard to imagine what this will all end up costing your country. not only the sheer destruction and the rebuilding that will have to take place, but moving 800,000 people out of the path of the storm, bringing in emergency aid, can a country like the philippines, a developing economy, bear these costs by itself? >> not by ourselves, definitely. as we mourn our dead we have to take care of the living. sometimes it's really more expensive. we have seen o

in some areas of the island nation, there was literally nothing left after huge waves and sustained 200-mile-an-hour winds tore through entire towns and cities. as many as 10,000 are feared dead. we'll have a live report from the ground where massive relief operation is finally getting under way and urgent effort to reach survivors. >> every building is either significantly damaged or destroyed. the streets are all closed. you can see -- it's a 15 to 25-foot wave came across entire villages. so everything is wiped out. >> and salute to the veterans on this veterans day. the u.s. military is already mobilizing in the philippines. it's doing what it does, beginning to unload desperately needed emergency supplies, airlifting survivors to safer ground. join us today giving special thanks, a tribute to them and all men and women who serve our country by honoring their sacrifice today and every day. >> there's a risk that the devoted service of our veterans could fade from the forefront of our minds, that we might turn to other things. but part of the reason we're here today is to pledge that

supertyphoon haiyan left more than 1,000 people dead in the island nation. winds up to 300 kilometers per hower ripped east of the island's archipelago, ripping off roofs and uprooting trees. tens of thousands of people lost their homes and their livelihoods. >> i never thought the wind would be so strong that it would destroy my house. i don't know what i should do now. >> thousands of soldiers and emergency relief teams are trying to help survivors. the philippines are hit by around 20 typhoons a year but experts say haiyan was one of the most powerful ever recorded in the world. aid workers in several countries in the middle east have won a massive polio vaccination campaign. last month the world health organization confirmed the first outbreak of polio for many years. the campaign aimed to immunize around 20 million children throughout the region. in lebanon, for example, all children under 5 will receive the vaccine. it's one of the largest polio vaccination drives ever. that concludes our v [traditional music] ♪ (gyatso) everywhere, we are talking. we

i know that island nations as a kind of coalition have been very powerful, prophetic voices in the nationalternational debate about how to address carbon pollution. is there a domestic political awareness in the philippines of the threat it poses to what is the 13th most populous country in the world? >> we're not only the 13th most populous country in the world, but we're also the 3rd most vulnerable country by study of the u.n. to be impacted by climate change. we're impacted by these typhoons on an average of 20 a year. this is the 24th one that has hit us. and so, this is a normal occurrence. when i was working in the philippines senate, i was lobbying for the climate change law and the renewal energy law that was built in the philippines. the philippines is a country with 40% renewable energy, and yet, we're only contributing very little to the greenhouse gases. as you know, it's only -- i think it's around 2%. and the u.s. and china are contributing around 50% of the global warming, and yet, we're really impacted the most, and we don't have the climate finance to adapt to all this cat

the island nation remains in a state of crisis. in the hardest-hit areas, survivors are starting to find food and water and other supplies, and they're starting to bury the bodies. that it storm hassle killed 3,057 people and 3800 are injured. and 7700, listed as had missing, and another problem seems to be security. margaret has more from tack la ban. >> all he wants to do is sleep. but he hasn't been able to do that in six days. his home was destroyed friday morning when typhoon haiyan slammed into the island. he survived the storm but he still fears for his life. >> how many of us are left? now this. something else. people coming into our houses, and in you fight back, they will kill you. what about allies? so few of us left as it is. are they going to finish us all off? >> reporter: his be neighbors share his concern. they said it's bad enough that haiyan turned their lives upside down, without the confusion now overrer security. security. one of the system structures it damaged by haiyan was the prison behind me. and they are

quickly, it may have limited the mud slides and severe flooding but since we are talking about an island nation storm surge was the number one concern. winds whipping around a storm of this size and strength literally shove ocean water toward the ocean line. the water level rise was 23 feet. for example if the ferry building was in the philippines when the storm passed by the whole main structure would be completely under water and waves would crash over the clock tower. this typhoon is a last thing the philippines needed. last month a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the same area. some people are still living in shelters. we saw damage in mississippi and louisiana from hurricane katrina, a weaker storm. and building codes in the u.s. are better and more strict than the philippines we will see more and more damage as we get to the people that are dealing with this storm. there are millions in the path of the storm still to come. >> thank you. >>> one bay area woman tells us she is terrified for her family members in the philippines but at the terrapinned to help. she -- determined to help. she is

>> we can only provide emergency servic >> reporter: it' an enormous challenge in thisast island nation. in ordero see a doctor, you have to take a boat across? >> correct. it's about a four-hour boat journey across. >> rorter: could you d this without thu.s. military? >> aolutely not. they've been more than helpful and very critical in their operations. >> repter: relief is comin late t many of theseremote communities, but the people re remain strong and resilient. ey have to be. dr. nancysnyderman, nbc news, homanham, the philippines. >>> this country, officials a princeton universi have approv an emergency vaccine for a potentially deadly outbreakf meningitis on campus. sevecases have been confirmed. therare fears it cld spread in closed i environment. there is noaccine in this country for this tbreak. a version that haseen proven safe ovseas will be available campu startg next month. >>> now to the public fight among o daughrs in a prominent american family th is ming waves from d.c. all the y west. the subject of sa-sex marriage is at the heart of t conflict in the cheney family. o

you come to our country, you flee your island nation and your snag our models. >> i did. and you know what? >> he came, he met a beautiful girl in the midwest. now he's married in england with a brood of children. >> and a labrador. >> that's actually the name -- >> he took her from here back to england? >> yes, he kidnapped her. >> did he burn the village on his way out? >> i saw this movie in the theaters, it was on a date, like 2001, 2002. i was in l.a. -- no, 2004. this fact is unimportant to you people. 2003, i was watching it in a theater. when the orchestra starts playing in the church, that is the worst scene of any movie. >> it's brilliant. >> why? >> how do you hide the tuba and trombone? >> love. the same way you do everything, greg. how sad for you that you are dead inside, you despicable little freak of a man. >> i like love stories. ever see "a boy and his dog? " >> homaphobe! >> ever seen "a boy and his dog?" he has to choose between his dog and this woman, who wants him to get rid of the dog. she wants to eat the dog, right? and i'm not going to tell you t

tonight the world is responding to a disaster in an island nation as were still learning just howad the situation is in a the philippines ough it is now clear it's worse than we first knew. the tellite imagery shows what is now categorized as per typhoon haiyan aits peak intensity ast slammed into and th moved across the philippine islands sending waves of sea water on land. it is now official. is typhoon was the mt powerful ever toake landfall. now to the numbe. and these are sureo change cause some places arstill cut off. the numbers of those feared dead begins at 10,000. the u.n. estimates 600,000 people have been displad by this disaer. e cost of all this damage could bes high as $14 billion. e storm surge completely washed away some vlages and towns. and it left a thriving cit tacloban in utter ruins. that'shere we begin tonight with nbc's harry smithho witnessed the destruction on the ground. >> reporter: it is an aching familiar sit. the aftmath of this typhoon looks ke the remnants of other sur disasters. in what we learnedrom the tsunami inapan and the tsunami in the indn ocean

if the requested gets the green light the truce will be deployed to the island nation as early as mid december. back in the nation starting today korean saw their electricity prices go up by an average of over five percent the government says the price hike was necessary to curb korea's increasing reliance on cheap electricity but what might this mean for household and industrial sector the two men killed too small the chinese korean households will pay an average of one dollars and twenty four cents more each month on their electric bills. in all elections is essential the price hike me be your friend to some house. in the listed electricity rates by an average of five point four percent on thursday in an attempt to curtail the nation's heavy electricity use. the price hike is the first in ten months after the government leased space it's by an average of four percent in january the latter's hostile interests and those around forty five us dollars. this derives a little over one dollar twenty cents in between the nation's industrial sector which will see rates rise by six point four

that's 5% of the island nation's economic output. by comparison, superstorm sandy caused losses of about 1% of gdp here in the u-s. back in the u.s. budget talks resume on capitol hill. this week lawmakers will make an attempt to find common ground on the farm bill. also, on wednesday-- the house budget committee and the senate budget committee will hold their second congressional conference. it's becoming clearer that the a so-called grand bargin on taxes and spending cuts is not likely to come out of the talks. it could be a win-win for both amazon and the beleagured united states postal service -- sunday deliveries. the world's biggest online store has long wanted to be able to deliver its goods on sunday and now just in time for the holiday rush, it will. according to the associated press, financial terms were not disclosed for the deal but it is expected to give a boost to the usps which lost $16 billion last year. the new service is free to amazon customers. johnson & johnson is said to be pulling certain products from amazon.c

. >> reporter: kiribati is a small island nation in the pacific ocean. by midcentury, rising ocean levels could leave 80% of the main island under water. many homes are already vulnerable to high tides. experts also point out a possible link between global warming and severe weather. a recent example was typhoon haiyan which devastated part of the philippines, leaving nearly 4,000 people dead and 1,600 more missing. a report from the international panel on climate change says that if countries fail to act, average temperatures on the planet could rise by up to 4.8 degrees by the end of the century. the international community has agreed to try to keep this temperature rise within two degrees. but officials at the u.n. environment program say the pace of current measures is too slow. in an emotional intervention, a negotiator from the philippines urged his counterparts from around the world to act quickly. >> we can fix this. we can stop this madness right now, right here in the middle of this football field and stop moving the goalposts. >> reporter: the

he read copy is a small island nation in the pacific ocean. i'd meet them. rising ocean levels of the eighty percent of the main island under water many also already vulnerable to high tides the experts also point out a possible link between global warming and to be awake. the temple was packed with heidi on which devastated part of the fear that he be the new beat four thousand people dead and sixteen hundred more are missing a report to the international panel on climate change says that it can beat the rico act average temperatures on the planet could rise by up to four point eight degrees by the end of this entry the international community has agreed to try to keep this temperature rise within two degrees. but officials at the un environment program say that piece of ribbon and it is too slow. in an emotional and contention negotiators at the pelicans which his counterparts around the will to act quickly excuse. we can stop the slide news right now right here in the middle of this football field and stopped moving the goalposts the uh the uh the team th

. >> reporter: aid is slowly trickling to the hardest hit and most remote parts of the island nation.elicopters from the u.s. navy aircraft carrier george washington have been dropping supplies to isolated communities in and around tacloban, the city most damaged by the super typhoon. it's a mounting humanitarian crisis. millions are living in tent cities, and the government is beginning to face criticism for slow response. >> search waiting to help us, to help get our people situated in a better situation as quickly as possible. >> reporter: the united nations estimate 13 million people are affected by the typhoon. 4 million have been displaced. when the storm hit the u.n. asked $3.1 million in aid to the philippines. as of the weekend only $72 million of that has been given. the u.s. just announced an additional $10 million in relief aid brings the american government commitment to $37 million. nearly 9,000 u.s. troops are supporting operations in the philippines where the united states was the colonial power for half a century. the navy has delivered 626,000 pounds of relief suppli

the strongest typhoon ever recorded has made landfall on the island nation causing catastrophic damage there. wind gusts up to 170 miles per hour. this sun believable typhoon. haiyan has killed at least four people, completely knocking out power and cutting off communications in the country's central region. it's also set off major land slides. this is a major problem for so many people. about a million people currently now in shelter areas in more than 20 provinces. >> you can see from the video people trying to get away. communication is lacking as well. >> electricity cut off. >> exactly. it's hard to see a powerful storm p move through that area. i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she's tracking the typhoon. what can you tell us? >> well, right now it's still creating really devastating impacts. let me show you the storm system. give you an idea of how massive it is. look at the size of that storm. strongest to ever make landfall and one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet so this is a dangerous system. it was packing winds, you talk about a category

. >> haiyan has devastated the island nation and the need for money to rebuild the infrastructure is just as great as the immediate need for batteries, food and medicine. >> it is a typhoon. we need help now. >> reporter: and fortunately this man was able to reach his family in the philippines on the phone. >> i thank god. but there is so much to do. >> reporter: so this west bay dropoff site is also taking cash donations, and of course, you can go on the web site and use pay pal, and they would also like to you walk in the door if you can and drop off some goods, everything from first aid kits, to baby food, and they're taking it all. live in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix5. >> more information how to help with the relief efforts visit our web site at cbs-sf.com. >>> a fire that led to a shelter in place warning in redwood city is finally out. the fire at the management recycling center triggered problems in the local counties. the center crushes cars and appliances and sends much of the scrap metal to china. most of the smoke was from burning metals and plastic. it started sunday

with the ongoing aftermath in the philippines from typhoon high and while the president of the island nation has declared a state of national calamity relief efforts continue with korea extending a helping hand a foreign affairs correspondent comes home he has to detox kirby and is rushing to help with recovery efforts and the philippines and has decided to spend five million us dollars humanitarian aid to assist the height and torn country. we do with them to join one of the victorian government will work closely with the philippine government to provide full support for rescue efforts in the philippines is not alone we help those people will be able to overcome depression was so fun the decision follows a joint meeting between the government and private sector the vitals foreign ministry on tuesday yes it's been fun having the form of catch and release dates including a flat packed and packed which will be shipped to the region upon the philippine government approval. the ministry has also dispatched an emergency response team composed of government officials and rescue workers hit the har

has already pledged twenty million dollars of the island nation which is great because turns out america might be partly responsible for some of these casualties is the logging and commercial mining was first introduced in the philippines by the us and logging was greatly expanded in the country by western backed dictator for dad marcos especially in the islands in the center of the typhoon the forestation makes these islands extremely vulnerable to typhoons and hurricanes because of the massive piles of wood that are carried in the towns and cities by strong water surges and this debris acts as a fatal weapon so today instead of spending five dollars at starbucks pledge the money toward the people of the philippines there are dozens of worthy organizations already on the ground such as red cross doctors without borders and mercy corps but aside from donating the most important thing we can all.

but since we are talking about an island nation, storm surge was the number one concern. winds whipping around the storm of this size and strength, literally shove ocean water toward the shore line. the storm surge or water level rise was 23 feet. for example if the ferry building was in the philippines when the storm passed by t whole main structure -- the whole main structure would be under water and waves would crash over the clock tower. this typhoon is the last thing the philippines needed. just last month a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the same area. some people are still living in shelters after the quake destroyed their homes. >> this number will very likely rise we simply don't know how bad things are there yet. more than 100 people confirmed dead, hundreds of thousands more displaced. >>> when we started asking around about the story she kept getting called a narc. >> reporter: lights and sports center are on an the beta theta pi house at cal but it isn't a home any longer. as of wednesday the charter was pulled. the omega chapter who didn't want to talk to kpix

caused by typhoon high on in the philippines is slowly leaking some of the most remote areas the island nation while the latest estimates show that some four million people lost their homes in a typhoon but despite those great hardships people have started picking up the pieces of the alliance in fact the bounds of my visit that i'd be most defiantly to the city's shops and streets. thousands of people have been killed and many more displaced. but the message here is one of pride. not that bad don't mind but not by might but not me. emergency relief in the united nations continues to pour in. and it's daunting to reach base you need it last night. we haven't really been that hot. that may not know anything about it. the plight of the night that they made. that includes tools said that people can get to where they can receive three fourths of all medical supplies. long lines formed outside this gas station. he was also damaged in the july st. but slowly the city's infrastructure is beginning to pick itself up again. was painted as your correspondent bass and heartache he is on the line from sev

has already pledged twenty million dollars of the island nation which is great because turns out america might be partly responsible for some of these casualties is the logging and commercial mining was first introduced in the philippines by the us and logging was greatly expanded in the country by western backed dictator for a dad marcos especially on the islands in the center of the typhoon the.

authority taken a hit as open authorities continued to discourage citizens from traveling to the island nation that can defer to low hong kong suspense a piece of the arrangement between both sides. hong kong's tourism industry however we also feel the pinch. hong kong is a popular destination for filipino tourists. but knowing the illegals popular overseas filipino workers iphone comix couldn't stress is likely one of the sessions will be a freeze on hiring filipino domestic workers in over a hundred thousand brady working there. this is either tops. the philippines' department of foreign affairs says it is working quietly with one sorties to achieve both mutually satisfactory result. huhu a miracle so distraught that he sent a representative offer a national apology from the city. but until the apology comes from aquino until those responsible are held accountable. iceberg justice continues. nice depicted. i learned the most cctv in manila. it's a straight arrow bully in south china's own home province who was confirmed to have contracted the aged seven and nine beds in the snow in stable co

has already pledged twenty million dollars on the island nation which is great because turns out america might be partly responsible for some these casualties is the logging and commercial mining was first introduced in the philippines by the us and logging was greatly expanded in the country by western backed dictator for a dad marcos especially on the islands in the center of the typhoon the forestation makes these islands.

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here and work but in terms of free movement the european citizens we say that is wrong we are an island nation we haven't got the infrastructure to support that so as far as we're concerned we would like to say no to the ukraine and no to turkey who i'm sure david cameron and mr gross i would love to say next in line is a member of the european union just briefly the european commission president is blamed moscow for sinking this deal and it's all about politics as it rather economics this whole situation and indeed the idea that the e.u. has ambitions to expand eastwards what's the matter with. you know how dare he actually impugn anything against russia in my opinion we have heard david cameron state that he would like to see european union stretching all the way to the urals we have heard barroso compared the european union to an empire the only empire that is now in the globe this is an expansionist organization we should be very wary of the propaganda very spouses and i would say to the people of ukraine keep your sovereign say keep your borders and let the people go over to be the people

has already pledged twenty million dollars of the island nation which is great because turns out america might be partly responsible for some of these casualties is the logging and commercial mining was first introduced in the philippines by the us and logging was greatly expanded in the country by western backed dictator for dad marcos especially on the islands in the center of the typhoon the forestation makes these islands extremely vulnerable to typhoons and hurricanes because of the massive piles of wood that are carried in the towns and cities by strong water surges and this debris acts as a fatal weapon so today instead of spending the five dollars at starbucks pledge the money toward the people of the philippines there are dozens of worthy organizations already on the ground such as red cross doctors without borders and mercy corps but aside from donating the most important thing we can all do is reject city when it comes to climate change the philippines government has already concluded that this record breaking typhoon is directly connected to the global phenomenon so while eve

eighty five miles an hour the storm tore a path of destruction right through the heart of that island nation by some accounts typhoon haiyan was the most powerful storm in recorded human history and it's well on its way toward becoming one of the. over a thousand deaths have been confirmed but filipino officials say the toll could be as high as ten thousand and perhaps much higher than that the center of the country is now in ruins and the once prosperous city of tacloban is almost entirely destroyed a region that experienced a seven point two magnitude earthquake just a few weeks ago is now trying to pick up the pieces after the storm of a lifetime this should give all of us pause although it's impossible to say whether or not global warming led directly to this particular superstorm the reality is that if the earth continues to warm at its current rate deadly storms like this typhoon will become a lot more common they'll become a yearly event not a once in a decade or story in fact they've already become more common the german insurance company munich re recently examined all recorded disa

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 plowed through the island leaving homes and buildings destroyed. government officials say man

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the typhoon had winds gusting to 235 miles-per-hour before it hit the island nation. you are looking at pic pictures. there are some 2 million people that are in the danger zone in the fill pension. philippines. we'll keep you posted through the in and out. >> the food and drug administration is trying to remove transfats from the food supply. it's the first time the fda have acknowledged that transfats are unsafe. >> president bal obama apologizo people that are losing healthcare plans that he said they could keep. >> i am sorry that they have continuefind themselves in this situation based on information from me. >> it comes on the heels of the healthcare.gov website. >>> those are the headlines. america tonight with joie chen is next. >> "america tonight" the membershihelpthat never came. our investigation looks at the american red cross and the failures that left comowchbilitiecommunitieshigh a. >> an "america tonight" exclusive. >> what did you think when you got that call saying that you weren't going to get the money. >> i thought it was wrong. the native ameri

eighty five miles an hour the storm tore a path of destruction right through the heart of that island nation by some accounts typhoon haiyan was the most powerful storm in recorded human history and it's well on its way toward becoming one of the deadliest right now over a thousand deaths have been confirmed filipino officials say the toll could be as high as ten thousand and perhaps much higher than that the center of the country is now in ruins and the once prosperous city of tacloban is almost entirely destroyed a region that experienced a seven point two magnitude earthquake just a few weeks ago is now trying to pick up the pieces after the storm of a lifetime that should give all of us pause although it's impossible to say whether or not global warming led directly to this particular superstorm the reality is that if the earth continues to warm at its current rate deadly storms like this typhoon will become a lot more common they'll become a yearly event not a once in a decade or story in fact they've already become more common the german insurance company munich re recently examined al

philippines, a television news crew rescued people trapped in a hotel as the typhoon slammed into the island nation. >> i can feel electricity in the water, guys, my legs are tingling. >> the crew was able to get all of those out the hotel safely, but across the country are manages of mass destruction and reports of many dead. in the chaos following the storm there are no firm numbers on just how many were killed. the government estimated several hundred people died while police fear as many as 10,000 people may have perished. tonight ian woods shows us the power of the dead lay storm as it hit land. >> reporter: this is what one of world's most powerful storms looks like while all-around you buildings are being ripped apart. this is what it looks like after it has passed through. nothing has been left undamaged. and it's only the chaos of the aftermath which is preventing accurate figures of the dead and injured from being known. the bodies of some of those who died have been recovered, others still lie where they were found. >> we have so many dead people, we don't have bags. bags for the dead. >

especially the manner part of the island nation which has been devastated by the super typhoon one ofst records storms in history. the death toll is topping 10,000 i hate to think of what it will be when we find out how bad it really is in the outlying areas. we are on the ground in manila and hard hit areas. on veteran's day, honoring the heroes who give us our freedoms. and we have a pop star here to help bring in a wonderful surprise for a soldier and a loved ones. i offer my thoughts and prayers for my colleague and dear friend, one of my very boast friends, amy and you will understand when you watch the show. she appreciates all the kind words and ... it will be good. coming up next, right here. >> thanks, josh. >> just so you know what josh was talking about, amy has breast cancer diagnosis caught very early and it will be treated and she will be okay. we send our prayers and thoughts. >> we have the top stories including breaking overnight the woman who drive her car into trees in the north bay a near miss that can have made this crash worse. >> in redwood city a smoldering fir