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the philippines air force tell me they only have three, three of these planes over my shoulder. these c-130 transport planes to carry this assistance in. they're starting to mobilize navy ships that can carry far more pay loads of urgent assistance, but this is a adjust a drop in the proverbial bucket. >> ivan, a couple of quick points. you know, we've cut a lot of slack of course, because the logistical difficulties as you have been reporting are enormous to get aid in there. at some point, are questions being asked about this is becoming a bit of a screwup? nearly five days in, people are not getting water. when you look at a place like tacloban, what's left for people to stay there anyway? >> reporter: absolutely. i mean, anybody with any sanity having seen that place would want to just get out. that's why there are hoards of people at the shattered airport, some of them desperate to try to get out. the roads we're hearing from aid workers what should be a one-hour trip by car to that city more like 1 hours and involves a great deal of walking. the biggest defense for the phi

the philippine air force is doing a lot of food drops.he social and welfare development secretary has been saying that the effort has been too slow, and they still have to do much more. he is seen complaints that many people have received no aid at all nine days after the storm hit. >> that was chris johnson speaking to us earlier from cebu city. a passenger plane has crashed in the city of kazan, killing all 50 people on board. the boeing 737 belonging to tatarstan airlines was making and a second attempt to land and exploded when he hit the runway. the plane left moscow earlier in the day. there were 44 passengers and six crew members on the board. due to close in less than two hours in chile. the socialist candidate is expected to win. does, it would be her second time in the job. this time, she is vowing to help narrow the gap between rich and poor. her main policy priority is educational reform. she is helping to finance that with an increase in corporate taxes. cheered as if she had already won the election. >> she enjoys widespread

there have been a couple of helicopters going over from the philippines air forces and from the u.s.ir george washington carrier group, which are coming in large numbers to ramp up this assistance after the storm. >> reporting from tacloban, the public information officer for the united nations' office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. thank you for your time. so it seems that over the last few days from what we're hearing from various humanitarian agency that is the relief efforts are slowly picking up. it's clear from veronica's report that there are areas that are still not getting aid. what is being done about that? >> there have been fundamental issues, and the government has been table overcome them with ac macassess. to them. every day we're reaching more communities that have been affected, and we're becoming more aware of areas whose needs are really quite significant. we're happying more is getting out there, and we're aware that for every community that we reach there are more that are in desperate need as your reporter just highlighted. >> is it an overstateme

cebu - philippines air force base was extremely busy with international aid organizations coming in c130 aircrafts, finally arriving, organising relief efforts, and sending most aid to tacloban, where it's needed, because that was the epicentre of the disaster. it seems that the cogs have begun to turn as far as the international effort is concerned. in remote places such as here, remote islands, there's no sign of international help, or even national hep, and, in fact, most of the aid coming here is from private organizations or local governments. the shipment we came with is with a group called the rapid response unit, a civil volunteer unit working with the local municipal government to bring aid here, because they are off the radar as far as it goes with international aid. they haven't heard in the philippine government. local government and people are helping out in remote areas where they can, so that people are able to eat, and to build shelters so that they have somewhere to sleep during the evening. >> that is what my next question would be to you. what about shelter, electricit

in a cross from all of the wellness standing at the airport ready to help the philippine air force. i returned to type them down with the relief workers. this warehouse is one of many distribution points in the region . it was just twenty five miles into the package is everyday. a meal cooked in from the department of social welfare said he'll start is cooking to react to foster a gift and then he picked it up to its authors. two hundred and seventy five fouls on positive thinking in the city he thinks i look cool cool to reach. all are considered a topic to talk. but that won't be won. in the socceroo be in top gear to thank for that. each wp and i didn't feel the need to speed here and who but for many that have expected this to the kingdom. i just promised to support the massive task of reconstruction. then maybe we'll go live i love the people with its maze of houses near the beach. so it takes time we've been through the colder months even years we've been at the pool and hit the floor of the people who sent it on the government has also promised to around two hundred and thirt

the philippine air force dropped supplies to villagers who have been cut off since the storm. the death toll now stands at over 3,600. >> and the pace of international aid has picked up, as well. abc's gloria riviera is in manila today. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. the relief effort here on the ground is taking a turn in right direction. in terms of u.s. aid alone, helicopters have been able to get to a town outside of tacloban. they're able to load up and ferry supplies to some of the most remote regions where people may not have had any help for a week. and there's been an area of the dome in tacloban that people have been able to get to for a shelter. but the filth and grime accumulating there is extreme. for so many here who need so much, the wait goes on. there is a bit of good news, however. lots of internat organizations, able to get to the region, get on the ground. that means they can get to work. john? diana? >> all right. gloria, thank you. >>> the u.s. has pledged $20 million in cash and supplies. other nations are matching that. >> but it's china tha

islands of late and some are still locked me in part to reach survivors and remote areas the philippine air force moved about one hundred survivors from the devastated city of hope on the capital manila. but that's only if the action of the total number of people want to be hundreds more are living in evacuation centers in your priced into the house has become a hotbed for relief activities whilst under welcomed a group of student riots here is a play games into pictures with children the am and after that had caused in trondheim for many of us. at first they get tired. volunteers appeared to lift their spirits this dvd will help them cope up with those depressed and they had the means they will forget those things that god made them then the emotions the press. it's the first in afghanistan are gathering for traditional that's only the voyager class when deciding whether us forces and will let me count kits will be on two thousand and fourteen the outcome will have a profound impact on the future stability of the war torn country the world's scientists reports. some two thousand five hundred tal

she was fortunately able to get out with the philippines air force. she's going omeet up with other family in manila. it is a heart wrenching choice, i have to leave behind other older relatives but i have my girl. >> the george washington and its helicopters and sailors are making a big difference. don't forget to join al jazeera, sun night, at 9:00, for a special report, philippines in crisis, chord by joie chen. >>> the house voted 261 to 167 and passed a bill that allows insurance companies to renew those policies that had gotten cancellation notices. it also louse them to sell similar policies that don't meet affordable care act standards. shortly before the vote michigan congressman fretted from upton, the bill's -- fred upton explained why it was important. >> if millions of americans want the choice to keep the insurance they currently have, why not? it is only an attempt to help the people harmed by this law. but if we can provide some relief to people from this disaster, why not? >> to some democrats the upton bill was the latest attempt to

the philippines air force has been trying to fly people out. more than 3,000 have fought.a few hundred made it. >>> new tonight it is a sad reality but our schools now need to prepare for the possibility of someone showing up with a gun with the intent to quill. a bay area company unveiled that says can help a school or mall or any public building has an active shooter. visited the company to get the demonstration. he's here now with more. >> shot spotter is that technology where cities like oakland have implemented a system. they'll put out sensors through out the city and if a gun is shot they'll hear is and dispatch police so the company behind shot spotter has released a new system called site secure an they are taking an idea of out doors an moving it inside buildings so they can tell where a shot took population inside a building like a school or mall and send police that way. here's acolouser look at how it works. >> just like our out door system is able to detective or locate gun tire our indoor site security does the same thing. if an active shooter starts to fire

there are three philippine air force c130 working on a rotational basis, while they can, while there's date hours. there's no tower in tacloban, they can't light the airport there. they're being in the as i could, survivors traveling straight to the military hospital on the base there. they are filling the circulars with rice, sanitation devices, a with body bag. also, a group of people, most survivors from tacloban trying to get back on those c130's to go back. this is courageous, because may not have been traumatized but what they've seen and witnessed. they are saying that their families are without food and water and becoming so desperate that the only way for them to survive is if they had back here, gather their own supplies and take them back in. that's a remarkable situation, given we're hearing so much about how much relieve is actually supposedly going on goethites terrible to see these pictures and hear the stories. the filipino president said the death toll officially is 2,000. hages it will rise. have rescue workers and doctors made much headway into getting into the worst

the philippines air force began air dropping some food packs to those remote areas. people had been swarming the helicopters, and pilots began to land on outskirts of villages before taking off again. and now tacloban one of the worst-hit areas. some still trying to leave, some cueing for days for a flight out. others say they're not able to get help, and others say they don't feel safe in the city. aid is being organized in tacloban, but it's not getting to everyone. some people say they're missing out, not because aid can't reach them but because local officials are playing favorites. >> reporter: work has been nonstop for days at this national government warehouse. typhoon victims pack relief goods in exchange for food. these bags are meant to last a family of five for three days. national officials say they have serviced half of the families affected by typhoon haiyan. >> these sacks of rice are being transported by the military from a national government warehouse to a local government unit. these are the individual villages affected by typhoon haiyan. the offic

now the philippine air force has begun air dropping food packs to some of those areas. people have been swarming the aircraft so pilots have gun landing on the outskirts of villages before taking off again. in tacloban one of the worst-hit areas, aid is being distributed but it's not getting to everyone. thousands of people are still trying to leave with, many say they're missing out not because aid hasn't reached them but because local officials have playing favorites. >> reporter: work has been non-stop for days at this national government warehouse. victims pack relief goods in exchange for food. these bags are meant to last a family of five for three days. national officials say they now have serviced nearly half of the families affected by typhoon haiyan, about 15,000 people. these bags of rice are being transported by the military from a warehouse to a local government unit. these are the individual village it's affected by typhoon haiyan. the officials are then the ones tasked as distributing it to the residents. but there is no guarantee even under a state of na

they were rescued by the philippine air force earlier today. and they spoke of many people dead and also of most houses being swept away by a massive storm surge. the death toll has now gone up to over 1,000. it's risen very quickly today as more and more aid teams get in and discover what is a growing tragedy. the u.s. military is standing by ready to give assistance. i spoke to a colonel in the u.s. marines today. he'd been up with the air force, surveying the worst-affected areas. the government of the philippines has now accepted the u.n. offer of international assistance. so now the picture is emerging of a much bigger humanitarian disaster than perhaps was first thought. and certainly the damage is far worse than many people feared. back to you. >> we'll ekeep our eye on what' happening there. >>> and dramatic developments from geneva at this hour as talks continue with iran over that country's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry is in geneva for the negotiations but warned this morning that there are still many hurdles to over

people just kind of come here to the airport hoping maybe to get on a philippine air force c-130 that will take them somewhere else. or they just come here because they have nowhere else to go. there's at least a roof over their heads. but the facilities here, it's overrun. it is a very chaotic situation here. if the airport can get under control that, could be a good base of operations to move forward. when we come back i'll show you what i saw when we went out into the neighborhoods just a few hours ago. we'll be right back. >>> and welcome back. i'm anderson cooper live here in tacloban, probably the hardest-hit area that we know about. there are still a lot of areas we don't know about in the southern philippines. this is the airport where people just are flocking to. people just hundreds of people, thousands of people, come here, have been coming here, streaming here for days now. they spend all day here, often all night here. i was here at 2:00 a.m. walking through. there were no lights, and people are just sitting. they have no place to sleep. but they have nowhere to go. they

in tacloban, some 3,000 people gathered at the airport hoping to be flown out on one of two philippine air force trans ports. only a few hundred refugees, mostly babies, the sick and injured and elderly were allowed to leave on the planes. for the latest, we go to manilla, the capitol of the philippines and gloria steal for the u.s. agency for international development, usaid. gloria, thank you for joining us. i know you were in tacloban on tuesday. there are reports that the situation there has has gotten close to anarchy. >> well, no, i was in tacloban and, in fact, a lot of the situation has improved. with food beginning to enter there, it was in fact because of the desperate need for food and water, but yesterday has calmed down a lot. >> we are seeing u.s. planes. >> we expect that -- we expect it to continue that way. >> we are seeing u.s. planes going into there 24 hours a day. they are going in at night. they are bringing in a lot of supplies, but there are reports that even government officials and rescue workers have very little to eat and very little to drink. >> that's right. that wa

people are all just waiting, people just come here to the airport hoping maybe to get on a philippine air force c 130 that will take them somewhere else or come here because they have nowhere else to go. there is at least a roof over their head but the facilities here, it's over run. it's really -- it is a very chaotic situation here. if the airport can get under control, that could be a good base of operations to move forward. when we come back, i'll show you what we saw when we went out into the neighborhoods a few hours ago. we'll be right back. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. in the nation, what's precious to you is precious to us. ♪ love is strange so when coverage really counts, count on nationwide insurance. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> and welcome back. i'm anderson cooper. we're live here in tacloban, probably the

that sound you hear is a philippine air force c-130 that sounded and supplies are being taken out a numberilippine citizens, many of whom have been camped out for days and overnight and eager to get on that flight because of the security situation and lack of food. we are seeing a more organized effort to recover bodies, the dead and get them off the streets. first i want to go to wolf blitzer in washington with the latest domestic news. >> thank you. we'll get back to you shortly there is breaking news. this was the moment critics of the affordable care act were waiting for. now releasing enrollment numbers for the first month of the operation. 79,000 people enrolled for the state exchanges and 26,000 through the government's when we call a mess of a website, healthcare.gov, still a mess. that's far lower than the half million the obama administration was expecting. difficulties with the site and controversy with the pledge americans could keep existing policies came to a head today. key democratic lawmakers signed up to alter the law. others had what's being described as a turbulent meet

that sound you hear is a philippine air force c-130. that's landed. lies are being off-loaded and they are going to be able to take out a number of philippine citizens, many camped out here for days in some cases but overnight and are very eager to get on that flight because of the security situation, the lack of food and water. there's a lot more to tell you about here. we are seeing pockets of hope and improvement. there are more organized effort to recover bodies, to recover the dead and get them off the streets. but first i want to go to wolf blitzer in washington with the latest domestic news. wolf? >> anderson, thanks very much. we'll get back to you shortly. there is breaking news we're following here. this was the moment critics of the affordable care act had been predicting, supporters of it had been dreading. the obama administration now releasing enrollment numbers for the first month of the operation. about 79,000 people enrolled through the state exchanges and about 26,000 through the government's -- what we call a mess of a web site, heal

the philippine air force don't have enough to write in aid and assistance. the u.s. to help too. until we see convoys, the industrial scale of assistance, people will be counting the hours here to see exactly what the decay and destruction is doing to health and the possible of more loss of life. >> thank you very much. and of course to anna who is nearby as we said in one of the first hit cities in cebu. >>> still to come, a man spend a decade in a maximum security prison. a month ago on this program he said he was innocent. tonight he is free and he is about to speak and you'll herat live. plus, a controversial new rule why millions of americans who are not on anti-cholesterol drugs could be soon. tens of millions of americans. are those drugs really the panacea they're cracked up to be? ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. mayo? corn dogs? y

they really responded, especially with air lift capacity as well as with the philippine air force getting supplies at least to the airport. now we know trucking capacity and the fuel to get those supplies into the community. the u.s. military has brought out now about half a million pounds of food and has evacuated about the equivalent of 300 c 130 flights moving people here into the more secure areas. back to you. >> that is good news. william la jeunesse in the philippines. william, thank you. helping those affected by the typhoon is a click away. we have compiled a list of aid groups that are taking the lead in the recovery and rebuilding effort just head over to foxnews.com. and you will find it. >>> fire from a chevron gas pipeline explosion keeping residents from returning home. a drilling crew punctured the pipeline located south of dallas on thursday. they have been working to extinguish the flames since then as evacuation orders have remained in place for more than 700 residents. a chevron pipeline manager apologized on behalf of the company. lots of action coming for the miami d

of course, the philippine air force is making use of whatever helicopters that we have, but they're notcorporations are also providing their own aircraft that can be used. but, again, it's not enough. considering the huge need for, for food, water and shelter. >> ambassador, thank you so much for joining us. and good luck to all the people in the philippines. >> well, thank you very much, too, wolf, for giving me this opportunity. >>> just ahead, a race against time to save survivors. the most vulnerable among them may have only days to live. i'll speak with our own dr. sanjay gupta. >>> and is global warming to blame for this super typhoon? >>> a c-130 has just landed with badly needed supplies at the cebu airfield. they are on the ground. they're trying to get these supplies to badly needed folks out there. this is a desperate situation that's unfolding. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, glo

government and what the ospreys can do is supplement what the existing rotary wing that the philippine air forcelready possesses. jamie: grn gene bernardo from ma fill la. dean, do they have enough folks on the ground, rescue operations in order to find survivors? and for how many days will they be able to look? >> reporter: good afternoon, to you, jamie. now the still uncertain because there are a lot of areas that have not been explored by the local police and the military. now the, there are certain areas that are still inaccessible and roads need to be cleared up by the, by both the military and thingfully, the -- thankfully the relief is little easier thanks to the presence of the choppers courtesy of the u.s. marines which arrived today. trying to reach these areas will be a little bit dicey because they're still uncertain of the status of some of those towns, coastal towns or even those up in the mountains or interior villages. >> where you are, how sophisticated were the hospitals to begin with and are they still up and running? >> well, let's say, for example the case of tacloba. that i

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philippines. >> i was 37 years in the air force i have phone call over the country and have experiences storms before. but not to the extent of this one. it put us into. >> in the other towns that we saw. the typhoon shattered windows and ripped off roofs. the communities did not suffer the ocean water is swept through here. and now the long, hard, work of rebuilding has started. all this damage was done in a matter of hours and nobody here knows how long it will take to truly recover. >> they said no water and most badly we have no flags, no boat coming here so we have no food. >> it has shocked a nation not accustomed to fi foun. everyone has said they have never seen a storm this howerful before. some have said they have never seen a storm surge before and fear that this is part of changing weather patterns bringing stronger more powerful storms they are afraid that this may be part of the new normal for the pihilippines and have t start preparing for the greater environmental risks in the future. >> ordinary citizens are working around the clock trying to help as many storm victims as possible. t

philippines. william, what is the latest? >> reporter: the key to feeding those people starts here. this is the air force base in manila where the u.s. and philippine military are moving supplies in and taking victims out of the hardest hit areas and that area is tocobo. it is where the typhoon hit. they believed that thousands died there. you have basically a huge surge that detried the trees and most of the homes and businesses the bodies are there in the water and buried in mud and debreechlt the airport there is a symbol for some, a portrait of despair as people look for food and water. for others it is an island of hope as in this video. 500 lucky ones flew out compliments of u.s. military. and others paint a bleak picture of the life they left behin. >> honestly now, there is just death and destruction everywhere. bodies in the road, and the smell is horrible. >> it is very, very bad. you have debris and decaying bodies and stench is horrendous and people, not a lot of food and water available. >> there are three priorities right now. one is communication that is down. and they are bring nothing mo

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 water that swept through. the typhoon swept stlu days ago. >> nobody knows how long it will take to truly recover. >> we have no lights. no food coming in here. >> hiyan has shocked an island nation long-accustomed to typhoons. everyone here tells us they've never seen a storm this powerful before. ivan watson, cnn, in the philippines. >> i want to bring in paula hand do handcocks. pau paula, what does this day have in store for the survivors? >> this the third someday for that terrible storm. a hundred people showed up knowing that they may be able to get out of this area. it is fast-becoming a large-scale humanitarian air lift, this disaster. people simply can't deal with being here. they toent have a home, many of them. they don't have food or water or medication. that's only just in the past

philippines. >> international aid continuing to stream in here in cebu at the air force base. the australian medical team just arrested. they a collection of doctors and nurses provided by the australian government are going down to tacloban to set up field hospitals and help provide relief on the medical front, much needed there at the moment. they arrived in this c130 just a short time ago. the philippine government today saying that the situation is still extreme. they don't expect the number of dead to be as high as they originally thought, however, which is the first good news that we've had, but there is still looting, and they currently have about 600 soldiers that have been deployed to the area to try and control what they say is still a very dangerous situation. >> that is craig leeson reporting from cebu. countries are bringing aid workers and supplies, like food, water and shelter. this as countless thousands are trying to get out of tacloban. they're waiting in these long lines to get on planes that will take them to safety. the wounded are taken out first, then th

philippines. >> i was 37 years in the air force. i have flown all over the country. and i have experienced storms before, but not to the extent of this one. >> in the other towns we saw, the typhoon shattered windows and ripped off roofs. but fortunately, these communities did not suffer the far more deadly surge of ocean water that swept through tacloban. the typhoon swept through here days ago and now the long hard work of rebuilding has just begun. all of this damage was done in just a matter of hours and nobody here really knows how long it will take to truly recover. >> no water. and we have no flights. no boat coming here. so we have no food. >> haiyan shocked an island nation long accustomed to typhoons. everyone here tells us they've never seen a storm this powerful before. ivan watson, cnn, tacloban in the philippines. >> cnn members saw the typhoon. they thought they would be sheltered from the storm but were not. listen. >> winds under so powerful, you can see they stripped door frames out of wall. in fact, tim schwartz and andrew stevens with storm chaser

philippines. >> reporter: international aid continuing to stream in here in at the air force base.lian medical team just arrived. they, a collection of doctors and nurses provided by the australian government. they are going down to the island to tacloban to set up field hospitals and help provide relief on the medical front. much needed right there at the moment. they arrived on this c130 just a short time ago. philippine government today saying that the situation is still extreme. they don't expect the number of dead to be as high as they originally thought, however, which is the first good news that we have had, but there is still losing. and they currently have about 60600 soldiers that have did ben deployed to the area to try to control what they say is a very dangerous situation. >> and that is craig leeson reporting. extra police and soldiers have been deployed to some of the areas hard hit by the typhoon, trying to stop desperate people from raiding shops and even digging up water pipes. some survivors panicking because of food and water shortages. there are impending healt

philippines this week. with the obama administration sending two amphibious warships. the air force carrier "uss george washington" should arrive on thursday. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> how can you help? we put plenty of resources on our website, abcnews.com. >>> and now, to this breaking overnight. an american airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on its way from miami to boston. the 757 had to land in orlando because of a cracked windshield. 159 passengers were onboard. no injuries have been reported. once that windshield was fixed, the flight continued on its way. >>> former president clinton joining other leading democrats and calling for changes to obama care. mr. clinton said president obama should honor his word and allow people to keep their health insurance if they're happy with it. >> i personally believe, even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they've got. >> as for the health care website, the administration is convinced that the pro

. >> they lumbered into the cebu air force base delivering precious cargo from the nightmare that is one of philippine'sorst natural disasters. those that couldn't walk were carried - the sick, the old and those that wanted to the escape the disaster. >> bodies are on the road. nobody is picking them up. >> the injured and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many here, the horror of losing their families outweighed the pain of injuries. this woman was struck by her roof as it collapsed in the storm. she managed to crawl out with her daughters, as it passed. they were a lucky one. >> the doctors are working around the clock, overwhelmed by the volume of injured, but every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a spine fracture, body fracture. mostly trauma, injury. we have protect nant women coming in -- pregnant women. we delivered two babies. >> after discouraging the human cargo, the c130s were loded with supplies. >> the u.s. government is helping us, and various other international governments are helping us being an aid. we'll continue to do the support. >> the relief supplies are not

philippines is coming from all over the world, but some countries are contributing more than others. u.s. soldiers are helping on the ground and 50 aircraft and naval vessels are involved. australia also contributes air forcelanes full of supplies. and humans of taiwanese flew in to the philippines to set up makeshift clinics. but one country has come under fire for its lack of donation as we have reports now from beijing. >> reporter: one is a country with the second biggest economy on the other. the other is a furniture store but over the last leak the two have been compared, and its eyee who has come out on top. and said to be more generous to the philippines than china. japan donated $10 million of aid and had soldiers and doctors on the ground to help within days. the united states sent $20 million of aid and an aircraft carrier to help. private companies have donated fast. and ikea gave $2.7 million. and china gave $100,000. the criticism came fast after a state run newspaper called it for a snub. china now has offered search and rescue team and $2 million but that's a comparatively low figure. but none of that is a snub say government supporters. >> the philippines reached out to its traditional all

philippines. thousands of people are forced to sleep in the open air. the recovery effort is made even more difficult by the dead bodies on the side of the road. >> survivors in hard-hit cities plead for food and water and wait for help. the typhoon destroyed the area, leaving 600,000 people homeless. >> it's so hard to be alone. >> josh went to the philippines to document one of earth's biggest storms. >> we were in a solid, concrete hotel and it was trembling and shaking. >> we understand why ancient people, they thought a god was angry. >> because it feels like it's about to get you. >> between 40 and 50,000 americans have been able to successfully enroll in private insurance through the healthcare.gov website from the state's operating their own exchanges shows another 50,000 enrollee. >> it's getting close to the extremely worry? about what happens if people can't and aren't enrolling. >> a subdued alec baldwin arrived in criminal court and can face the woman accused of stalking him. 41-year-old, jen genaveve. >> these boxes can track you through y

. >> reporter: they lumbered into the air force base with precision and delivering cargo for the philippines. for those who couldn't walk, they were carried, the sick, the old, and those who wanted to escape the disaster. the injured and sick were taken to a hospital. the horror of losing a family far outweigh the the storm. this woman managed to cruel ought of from the storm after it passed. they were among the lucky ones. the doctors are working around the clock overwhelmed by the sheer volume of injured, and every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a spine fracture, so mostly trauma injuries. we have pregnant women coming in. >> reporter: after the c 130s are loaded with relief with supplies for those who have endured the hardship yet another day. >> international governments are helping with aid. >> reporter: relief supplies are not always getting to those who need it most. the government say they're sen sending in more troops to control the looting, and two brave survivors willing to go back into the area. in cebu many who were there during the storm they're waiting here for a

air force base. >> they lum better into the sabu air force base with military precision, delivering their precious cargo from the nightmare that is one of the philippines worst natural disasters. those who couldn't walk, were carried. the sick, the old, andfully those who want to escape the natural disaster. >> bodies are on the roads and nobody's picking them up. >> the injured and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many here the horror of losing their families far outweighed the pain of their injuries. this woman was struck by her roof as it collapsed in the storm. she managedto crawl out with her daughters after it passed. they were among the lucky ones. >> we survived. >> the doctors are working around the clock, with overwhelmed by the sheer number of injured but every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a fracture, mostly trauma injuries, we have pregnant women coming in. ready to deliver their babies. >> after disgorging their human cargo the c-130 is loaded with relief supplies intended for those still facing the hardship.yet another day without food or water. >> the u.s. government is holding us and various other internationa

air force base with military precision. delivering their precious cargo, from the nightmare that is one of the philippines worst natural disastersthose who couldn't walk were carried. the sick, the old, and those that simply quantitied to escape the disaster. >> bodies are on the road, and nobody is picking them up. >> the injuried and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many year, the horror of losing their family outweighed the pain. this woman was struck by her roof. she managed to crawl out with her daughters they were among the lucky ones. >> every now and then a ray of hope. >> today we have a spine fracture, so mostly trauma injuries. we have pregnant women coming in. so we are ready to deliver the babies yet. >> after the c 130s are loaded with relief supplies intended for those still facing the hardship of yet another day. without food or water. the u.s. government is helping us, and various other international governments are helping us. and we with continue to bring the support the people effected by the super typhoon. >> but the relief supplies are not always getting to those that need it most. alts a few bra

philippines the destruction stretches from leyte to tacloban and palay. craig leeson is in cebu with the latest. >> reporter: they lumbered into the cebu air force base with precision - delivering precious cargo from the nightmare that is one of the worst natural disasters. those that could not walk were carried - the sick, the old and those that wanted to escape the disaster. >> bodies are on the road. nobody is picking them up. >> the injured and sick were taken to a military hospital. for many the horror of losing their families outweighed the pain of their injuries. this woman was struck by her roof as it collapsed in the storm. she called out with her doctors after it passed. they were among the lucky ones. . >> we survived. >> the doctors are working around the clock. overwhelmed by the injured. every now and then a ray of hope mu . we had a spine fracture, pregnant women coming in. we already delivered two babies yesterday. >> after discouraging human cargo the c130s are loaded with supplies intended for those facing the hardship of yet another day without food and water. >> the u.s. government is helping us and various other international governme

philippines this morning. >> the "uss george washington" has arrived. this image posted to its facebook page just a moments ago. the air force carrier is off the coast of the typhoon-ravaged region. abc's gloria riviera is live in manila with the very latest. good morning, gloria. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. i can tell you those aircraft carriers are a very welcome arrival in this part of the world. here in the philippines, president aquino has gotten some criticism because he's still unable to give a specific time or date for when those relief supplies will reach those who need it the most. he's also blaming local regional authorities saying it is really a, quote, local problem. by contrast, the u.n. humanitarian chief says their priority is getting food to people as soon as possible. we're reaching a grim stage of the humanitarian crisis. it's very worrisome now. people are unsure where to go to get help. we met a mother who has five children. most of the children are sick with a fever. normally, that's a treatable situation. but in this case, she doesn't know where to take them for just standard medical ass

philippines? >> well, there's a lot of activity at the cebu airport field. a number of planes are coming in from all over the world. we had air force planes leaving for one of the worst hit areas in tacloban. it has taken them seven days to speed up the operation. a lot of questions are asked why did it take a long time. it seems the government in the philippines as underestimated the scope of the disaster. and have been struggling to reach the hard-hit areas. i could clearly see that the magnitude of this disaster is similar to what i have seen after the indian ocean tsunamis. the scope of the disaster then in indonesia, sri lanka is similar to the philippines, and the difference is that a very fast, rapid response reaction was needed. there was a lot of international aid groups, military from the u.s. so many in a few days. here we see this happening now, a week later. the question is why? is it an underestimation? >> and, steph, we know that president benigno aquino has taken control of the relief operation. has that made a difference in the speeding up of getting relief, getting aid to people? >> i think the government initiall