paycon, u.s. pacific command is working with usaid to send in logistical support and u.s. aid and paycon, worked together and they did their job and there was no political interference. sometimes people in washington they get so impatient they start immobilizing domestic agencies to get involved in the u.s. that really have no experience in disaster response. my urge for policy makers are let u.s. aid and u.s. military get their work done. they're the ones in the field who know what's going on. they should be making the decisions at the field level. >> woodruff: who is in charge in a situation like this, the philippine government is there but as you pointed out they've been tested by one disaster after another in the last few weeks. >> but they have a command structure that's in place to make decisions. ultimately it's the philippine government in charge. in terms of the u.s. effort it puts the usaid administrator for five years, i was the cored -- coordinator for u.s. disaster abroad and it's reports to ais in terms of responses and what needs to happen. >> woodruff: what