." >> the red cross launches its first-ever appeal for money to help deal with spain .haire hundreds of thousands have been pushed into poverty by spain's economic crisis. hello and welcome. i am gaenor howells. -- i am george alagiah with a rolled of news and opinion. one member of punk band pussy riot has been freed, but another must remain in prison, in russia. in pakistan, a 13-year-old has been shot in the head by the taliban. >> we are in a global race today. that means an hour of reckoning for countries like ours to sink or swim, do or decline. >> it's midday in london, 4:00 in the afternoon iis, bad. 1:00 in the afternoon in madrid. the spanish red cross has launched its first campaign to help those living within property within its own borders. in the past its helped poor people around the world. last year the charity helped 2 million people in spain. but the harshest economic crisis has pushed another of 300,000 into poverty. tom is in madrid. >> the spanish red cross is one of the best known charities here, known for helping international causes, disaster- stricken or prop

for victims of the storm since saturday, tuesday night more than 9,000 people in 100 someone to red cross shelters across 13 states, joining us now, senior vice president of disaster trading for red voss -- red cross, charlie, give us an estimate to how many people remain homeless and evacuated. how many are in setters? your best estimate. >> we know that 9,000 people spent last night in american red cross shelters, 13,000 in shelters all over states red cross and independent shelters, but how many people are out displaced, that number is in tens of probably hundreds of thousands, many stay with families or are staying in hotels, probably a quarter million, really big numbers in terms of displaced. you already mentioned in terms offed size of this event. lou: hardest hit region has to be south shore of new jersey where the storm hurricane force made landfall, correct? >> certainly new jersey, new york, hardest hit in terms of number of people. but as you mentioned we're working across 16 states because we're not just dealing with storm surge but damage from wind, from rain, and flooding,

just an hour ago he traveled to the headquarters of the red cross pledging for support for what's expectedo be a lengthy recovery. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration because the recovery process obviously in a place like new jersey is going to take a significant amount of time. >> indeed. the president will travel to hard-hit new jersey tomorrow, and just a week from election day the president's challenger was hardly content to sit on the sidelines. for his part, mitt romney tried to turn an ohio campaign rally into a relief rally. collecting donations for storm victims with a viewing of his campaign video before hand and a few remarks. >> a lot of people hurting this morning. they were hurting last night and the storm goes on. i have had the chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas and they've talked about a lot of people having a hard time. you can't always solve all the problems yourself, but you can make the difference in the life

area red cross. what should people do right now? >> if there is a hurricane, you have warning, you can go to the store and get 3-day supply of food and water in case the power goes out. make sure you have extra things like medications that you might need, get those filled now. just all the everyday stuff that you take for granted, have an ex are the supply of that. also for a lot of people, too, is that they need to not only do the preparations but in the event of the worse case scenario, the red cross will be there. >> with the last hurricane that came through, irene, the red cross sheltered 2000 people, right here in baltimore. we are ready to do that. also, call folks from out of the area if you need to stay at a friends house or relatives, have that in place first. >> one thing, too, is that there is always the need for blood as well, too. if there are blood drives, tomorrow, maybe not on sunday or anything, or tuesday or mondays, but if you want to give blood, tomorrow might be a good time to do

if you do want to help send upon to the american red cross. call 1-800-red cross or go t

look at the red cross website.n, i would like to donate clothes cars or other items to charity, does the red cross accept them? >> rough, due to constraints the red cross does not accept or solicit donations of or collections of items such as collected food, shoes must be cleaned and repackaged which impedes moneying time and personnel. financial contributions allow them to purchase exactly what needed for a disaster relief operation. people have an inassistant to gather up blankets and canned goods and warm clothes and things they think are of direct help. a laudable instinct. every once in a while there is a direct need for a specific physical thing to be donated in which case relief organizations ask for that but otherwise canned goods and other random supplies mostly just give these organizations a whole new extra job they don't want to be doing right now sorting through and storing random stuff they didn't ask for. it's a positive instinct that makes us want to give stuff like canned food and groceries and als

or text the word red cross to 9999.will be immediately put to work to help the people of hurricane sandy because we're expecting this to be a long and costly situation. everything the red cross provides is a gift from the american people. know your gift to the red cross is going to be a gift to the people affected. >> in terms of what the red cross is dealing with here, have you dealt with anything like this before in new york? >> we deal with a magnitude -- a number of disasters on a yearly basis. the american red cross responds to 70,000 disasters just here in the united states, large and small. one of the ways we prepare is we are training our volunteers on a year-round basis so they know how to handle different situations. one thing we pride ourselves on is our flexibility in different situations as well. we really try our best to work with local authorities, work with local and national governments to make sure we're providing services based on what is needed in the moment. >> from what you're seeing, do you feel t

earlier today he dropped by the red cross headquarters in northwest d.c. to thank everyone. >> the reason we're here is because the red cross knows what it's doing when it comes to emergency response. so people all across the country who have not been affected, now is the time to show the kind of generosity that makes america the greatest nation on earth. >> gop presidential candidate mitt romney also canceled his campaign events today. he spent a chunk of time in the key battleground state of ohio. romney and his team of volunteers checked food and other donations at a storm relief center in kettering. >> we won't be able to solve all the problems with our effort this morning, though a lot of people will still be looking for goods even though we've gathered these things as you know, but i know that one of the things i've learned in life is that you make the difference you can. >> romney will return to the campaign trail tomorrow. he will make appearances in florida. >>> sandy brought an unwanted october surprise to the presidential race. fox 5 political a

to donate you can visit www.redcross.org, or visit 1-800-red cross or text the words red cross to 90999ppreciate your time. >> as we mentioned. hurricane sandy could be making an impact all the way from north carolina all the way up to maine and let's check in with what's taking place, kind of being conveyed there in massachusetts right now, governor duvall patrick momentarily will be taking to the microphone. let's listen in. >> we will be prepared to support requests for evacuation assistance and search an rescue assistance should the need arise. but again, we are urging communities to consider evacuations of people that are at rirveg so that we do not have to mount large scale search and rescue operations. and the final note, we are working closely with the red cross tonight at 8:00 p.m., shelters, regional shelters will open, both on the south and in the east to support people that need to move out of their homes and into shelters. people who are looking for shelters can call mass 211 to find the location for shelters and owl of the community plans that are also tied into that plan.

and that delivers a $10 donation to the red cross or you can donate blood. just call 1800-red-cross again the drive here, the blood donation drive here will begin at 11:30 a.m. and go until 6:00 hp in san -- 6:00 p.m. in san jose. >> that is good information, pam. >> yes, definitely. sal has more information on your commutes how are we looking? some of the bart stations are beginning to fill up now and one viewer said the area is half full by now which doesn't happen usually so if you are going, take a bus to the station because parking will be at a premium there as well. it is a little more crowded than usual if you are just a regular computer and just trying to get across the bay bridge going to work. there will be more and more people in and out of the city today and unfortunately for you it will impact your day and you will not be able to cross market street after 9:30 a.m. traffic here looks good and in the east bay, we are not looking that unusual and we have eastbound on harrison street, that is being cleaned up and there is also an overturned vehicle

stay with us >>> sandy continues to pummel the northeast, red cross stepped in to help. >> volunteers are already on the ground back east but red krogs also needs your help. >> as a giant wave crash add shore in delaware red cross volunteer virginia heart snaps these photos.. >> winds were very, very, almost to the point they would knock you over. >> heart left her home to go volunteer spoke to us via skip skip -- skype. she shot this video of a fellowville lun tear trying to talk over the storm heart says it was the only refuge around. >> last night there wasn't a single restaurant that opened in the town i'm in. this shelter was serving dinner. services we've provided are necessary and people are grateful. and often become friends at some point. >> volunteers made friends with these two girls, two out of 11,000 people that spent the night in red cross shelters. >> it's going to take a vast amount of resources to respond to that we can use help we can get. >> there are others helping the red cross answering a call for blood don yaigs that stem from the storm. >> red cross cancelled 3

what do they need to get so the responsibility is not so much on the red cross? >> you know, at this point, make sure that you have got a food water and in your house of course but make sure to have a battery of powered radio and take in consideration some of the things that might not be sobvious like a extra supply of prescription medications and think about the folks in your house that have special needs if you have elderly folks, in your family, make sure they have got the supplies they need or children as well. and then you know extend that to your neighbors as well and make sure your neighbors who have special needs are doing okay and have a plan. >> always a good idea to check on this. quickly before we go, you guys have an app isn't that right. >> yeah we do. the red cross hurricane tracker app is just as important as everything else in your disaster preparedness kit. it's a great way to keep an eye on the storm and there's a function on there to let people know you are safe and okay if you your phone is powered down. and then, of course, the most importan

again, for more information from the red cross, 1-800-red-cross. them out also at redcross.org. a whole bunch of apps on your ipad that will help you to find shelters and get information and find the go bags and what to pack in your go bag. i want to just direct your attention to live pictures right now. the international space station just happens to be, as we speak, flying over hurricane sandy. so the picture that is you're seeing are the actual live shots of what this storm looks like from space. it's remarkable that we just had this timing. but we seized on the opportunity to jump onto their live cameras from the international space station. thank you to nasa tv for this as well because you can just see that wall of clouds. it's hard to get perspective when you're looking at the globe from that angle. but you can certainly see what everyone's been talking about. and that this is a monster storm. we've got a lot more very valuable information for you coming up. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tyle

the red cross will be the first but the red cross will be the first to say canned goods are not useful in a situation like this one. >> a lot of goods here. and i know there's more coming in and we'll box these things up in just a minute and put them on some trucks and then we'll send them into -- i think it's new jersey as a site that we've identified that can take these goods and distribute them to people who need them but also if you can write a check to american red cross, that's welcome, as well. >> governor romney loaded some alongside with senator rob portman of ohio. again, questions of fema dogged the candidate. >> governor, are you going to eliminate fema? >> are you guys ready for the light stuff? >> let's turn to sam stein, political reporter for "the huffington post and joan walsh, the author of "what's wrong with white people." what mitt romney wants to do with fema. this puts the candidate in a pretty tight spot, doesn't it? >> well, yes, of course it does, ed. i mean this moment really reminds me of that moment in 2008 when john mccain had his crazy reaction to the econ

why don't you give to the red cross. he just had a chance to be in a position of leadership and couldn't do it. >> go help. stop talking. take only action. >> that is "the ed show." i'm ed shultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts now. >> thank you for staying with us. take a look at this map. this is a time lapse map put together by "the new york times." it starts at 4:00 a.m. yesterday morning. it's more than half the entire east coast of the u.s. from virginia all the way up to maine. the yellow dots represent people without power. you see a little yellow dot here and there. this is at 4:00 a.m. yesterday morning. this is what happened next. over the course of 24 hours, look at that. as sandy battered the eastern sea board 6 million customers were left in pitch black. the swath of the eastern united states totally blacked out over the course of one day. and at this hour, more than 6 million electricity customers remain without power in the east. when they say this is the largest storm to have ever hit the east coast of

the public health department will do further tests. >>> minutes ago president obama spoke from the red cross headquarters. promising staff delivery to victims of super storm sandy. the message to his administration, no red tape. >> we will do everything we can to get resourceses to you and make sure that any unmet need is identified. we are responding to it as quickly as possible. i told the mayors and governors ring if they are getting no somewhere in the federal government, they can call me personally. >> the nation's capitol remains shut down. winds an rain have subsided. and ktvu scott mcfarland hags been tracking the storm's path much joins us live from washington, d.c. >> this city is emerging. slowly emerging. on d street, across the street from the u.s. capitol. the white truck that's about to drive by. >> traffic is light. all of that said, the u.s. government is poised to reopen tomorrow. >>> picking up lint and debris. cameras were found down the washington monument. 36 hours after the first raindrops fell, the major roads are passible again. and some flights have resumed in washi

the red cross has hint them as part of the relief effort. they delivered food and snacks to the people -- and supplies to the people dealing with the. >> affects of the storms. >> you can text the word red cross to 90999 and that delivers a $10 donation. if you would like to deliver blood, you can call to schedule a donation. now all blood types are needed especially o negative and b negative. it had open at 11:30 a.m. and will go on all day until 6:30 p.m. jeanine della vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> you can get the latest any time on how you can help. >>> new this morning, city planners in red wood city gave the green light to make up pete's harbor but that means displacing millions. the planning commission approved a development project which includes 400 apartment units in pete's harbor. they have been paying less than $700 a month to live on their boats and now they have to find new homes. >> you can't beat the rent. we did this for a few months and it has been seven years. >> they knew the property was for sale. construction is n

let me bring in anna kate twitty at the american red cross. understand you are on long island now. what can you tell us? >> yes, i'm currently on long island right now. the american red cross has launched a multistate large response effort for this storm which is now no longer a hurricane, it's a superstorm. but we have deployed in 1300 volunteers but our number one priority now is the safety and shelter of those folks that are evacuated. we have over 100 red cross operated or supported shelters across the east coast, in fact, i actually just spent the entire day at one of our shelters in nassau county community college and a wonderful thing to see how happy people are in the shelters that they did leave their homes. there was a little fear they're not sure what they'll return to but just the safety, the fact they have their lives and their loved ones and in knowing that they have the red cross to be there for emotional support for a hug, for a warm meal, for a warm blanket. so right now our number one priority is sheltering those clients. our

the american red cross operates across the first state.el mar station is special needs facility, offering not only a lively kennel, but emotional counselors, nurses, medical technician about full-time physician who treated refugees from hurricane sandy suffering from diabetes, lung disease and dramatic brain injury. >> many people in the shelter for the last couple of days would never have been table stay here had we not been here. >> on sandy's first night, 250 red cross shelters spread across 16 states welcomed 11,000 displaced persons. the nation's premier relief agency served 25,000 meals and snacks. and 1700 red cross workers and volunteers mobilized to help from as far away as utah. the storm has caused the cancellation of 300 red cross blood drives in 14 states. producing a shortfall of more than 9,000 units of blood and plaitlet donation. >> this was an enormous storm and required enormous effort on the red cross. we have done that. we now rely on the american public to help us continue to do that. >> and probably the simplest way

red cross of the bay area will be heading there to help. and it says it will stay as long as it is needed. emergency officials say cleanup in the cities hardest hi by sandy will take months, and help is needed as communities in more than a dozen states rebuild. >> with so many people displaced and power outages, very concerned making sure everyone has a safe place and a meal and are comfortable and safe. >> reporter: the bay area chapters of the red cross have already sent seven people in to help, and there are plans to send even more volunteers once flights get back on track. >> so we're very concerned about the blood supplies. >> reporter: the red cross is asking for donations. about 300 blood drives in the northeast were canceled because of the storm, resulting in a shortfall of nearly 9,000 donations of blood and platelets. meantime, the lights are still out in the city that never sleeps, and pge is sending more than 150 workers to help restore power. >> within two days we'll have boots on the ground in manhattan and westchester county.

coming up, a spokesman for the american red cross will join us for important safety tips and advice on how to get ready. >> jamie: massive hurricane sandy could impact the upcoming presidential election, but isn't slowing last-minute efforts to get votes in swing states. there will be several rallies in ohio. and the president travels to florida. we go live to washington with the roundup. hey, molly. >> reporter: yes, the president will leave tonight, fly to florida, do a campaign event in florida tomorrow and fly back to d.c. to monitor the storm. because of sandy, the president has cancelled a stop in virginia tomorrow and one in colorado for tuesday. the white house says president obama is getting regular updates on the storm and said the federal emergency management agency, fema, has already deployed teams and pre-staged resources to potentially affected states and fema is in close contact with states up and down the east coast, to make sure there are no unmet needs. one concern for both campaigns is that the storm could hinder early voting in ohio, north carolina and virginia. one

>>thank you for all the american red cross does?billion weather disasters in the country never has there been a year with greater pride that we are able to help our friends at the red cross. >>back to you. i guess we come back with more news. hi to all our friends at the red cross. >>time for today's trivia. which of the following countries has not been an italian colony? a. ethiopia b. somalia uuele i love how clean and healthy my mouth is right now. i wish i could keep it this way. [ male announcer ] now you can. with the crest pro-health clinical line. used together, they help keep your teeth 97% as clean as a dental cleaning. the toothpaste actually reduces plaque. and the rinse reaches all areas and is clinically proven to help prevent plaque regrowth. crest pro-health clinical line. together, they help keep your teeth 97% as clean as a dental cleaning. crest. life opens up when you do. the company that owns redbox video kiosks wants to get into the coffee business. rubi box are automated coffee kiosks that will brew beans from

generosity and the spirit behind trying to have these canned goods organized, these solicitations for the red cross, but he's not the president. and he's trying in some ways to become the president by calling governors and red states and organizing these events, but it doesn't fit you. >> if politics stops at the water's edge, why doesn't mitt romney just go see the devastation? if he wants to represent these americans and he wants to be the president of the united states and the largest storm on record that's hit landfall in a country, why wouldn't he go to the people and look them in the eye and say if i'm president, i'm going to be here for you. i understand what you're going through right now. if i'm going to lead this country, i have to see this devastation. what's the political downside of that? >> because it could be one that they don't want him there because it distracts resources away from the setting. on the other hand, it's just what i said before. if he were to do stuff that a president would do, it would come off as overly political. i don't think that behooves him in this election. he

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪

that can really help and donate at red cross .org and we thank you for your generosity. it was just two years ago that we captured the championship since moving to san francisco and i think we're happy we didn't have to wait until 52 years. [cheers and applause] we've got another trophy in this great city by the bay. [cheers and applause] so today giants fans once again you are all world champions and together we are giants, so we have a wonderful program planned for you today and i know you're anxious to get this started started and bring the guys out and celebrate your 2012 san francisco giants so let's get started. first of all we are joined by a number of special dignitaries who have helped to make san francisco one of the best baseball towns -- no, the best baseball town in america. [cheers and applause] let us now welcome and please show your love and enthusiasm the mayor of city and county of san francisco the honorable edwin lee. former mayor and current lieutenant governor the honorable gavin newsom. the city chief of protocol charlotte schultz, and her husband

you can do this by downloading the red cross hurricane app or visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross safe place in your house. if you don't seek shelter, but we have shelters available across the state. >> let me ask you a question about how many people you are preparing to be able to house in some of these shelters. >> absolutely. it sdpentd on each location but we expect we'll come shelter thousands of people. we have trained disaster relief volunteers across the country to make sure we have a safe place, a warm meal and emotional sment to folks that have come and residing in our shelter. >> folks can go online to track down where these shelters are if they had to? >> absolutely. >> they have-k visit redcross.org, call 1-80-red-cross or a free red cross app for android and iphone users with preloaded emergency content, shelter locations and real time weather alert. we encourage people to go through those three means. and continue listening to your local news. >> anna kate twitty, knauss saw county red cross. thank you. the southeast coast of the united states was the very first to

you can text red cross to 90 999 to give ten dollars.can visit their web site at redcross.org. >>> sandy of course has brought us cooler temperatures. tucker will stop by, tell us how long the temperatures will stick around. >> plus, shoppers serious with major retailers hoping to cash in on sandy. who was targeted ahead. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertis

look at the red cross website.e to donate clothes, cars or other items to charity. does the american red cross accept donated goods? answer, unfortunately due to constraints the red cross does not accept or solicit individual items, collected food, used items or clothes must be repackaged, transports which impedes the valuable resources of money, time, and personnel. financial contributions allow the red cross to purchase exactly what's needed for a disaster relief operation. people have an instinct to gather up blankets, canned goods that may be of direct help. it's an understandable and laudable instinct. there's a direct need for a specific physical need to be donated in which case relief organizations ask for that thing. otherwise canned goods and other random supplies however well meaning give these organizations a whole new extra job they don't want to be doing, sorting through and storing random stuff they didn't ask for. it's a positive instinct that makes us want to give canned food and groceries and true

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thank you, red cross. >> that's president obama addressing the red cross thanking first responders just moments ago, and that's where we begin with the breaking news on sandy right now. >> like a bomb hit the town. there's nothing left. >> what were you thinking last night? >> i was actually thinking sooner or later, if the water didn't stop, our houses would be floating away. >> floods, fires, even several feet of snow. sandy has left her stamp on the east coast and spreading the misery to our friends further west. good afternoon ichlt s.e. cupp. this hour, the hardest hit spot beginning with the cleanup of the areas still bracing for more. it's a special edition of "the cycle," and here's the latest on what's happening right now. the president just wrap pd up a visit to red cross headquarters in washington where he praised early recovery efforts. we have new video from the national guard looking down to seaside heights, new jersey. clean could take weeks. >> we're talking months it to recover from this. >> the damage is clearly extennive and will not be repaired overnight. >> this is

you can text one word red cross to 90999. that will dlfer a $10 donation. or you can call 1-800-red cross or visit the agency's web site at red cross.org. -- that will deliver a $10 donation. >>> up next, a dangerous scene involving in downed power wires on fire. >> we'll show that you video coming up next. we'll have an update. >> the storm may have moved on but its effects like this are going to be felt for some time. i'm jennifer davis in new jersey. the latest on sandy's devastation coming up. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. >>> taking a live look outside. a good, chilly day. i don't know if that is good, but it is ni

he's making remarks to use the red cross as a setting. that's encouraging folks to make donations to the red cross. the red cross is looking for donations and specific areas of help. they've been to the point of contact for everybody. both campaigns, the romney and obama campaign, have been directing people to the red cross website to help. i want to give you also a readout on the call that the president had about two hours ago with governors and mayors in the affected areas. a couple things came out of it. in the official read from the white house they don't say which states were offering help to the states that needed it the most, but i can tell you new york and new jersey are the ones that are feeling overwhelmed. they are looking for more help and assistance. all of the other governors in all of the other states surrounding connecticut, massachusetts, maryland, virginia, pennsylvania, you name it all on the call were offering assistance and help to new york and new jersey. it sort of narrows it down. i know there's questions how hard

we were asking the red cross about that. this one in silver spring is open for people and their pets. the white oak shelter will only be accepting -- is the only one accepting pets. there are two others for people only. they are at the activities center at bora -- bohrer park at 506 frederick avenue in gaithersburg. and the mid-country recreation center at 2004 queensguard road in silver spring. you're watching 9news now covering hurricane sandy. we'll be right back.

the american red cross. and thanks for making this happen.t to invite everyone to go to 20th in church or -- and church. and we will meet up. we may skirt the law and serve something before 6:00 a.m. the bookmobile, where are they? >> i have my cheat sheet here which i cannot find. the library has been here after great disasters. there has -- is a special book that won an award this year. here is the book. i downloaded it on my kindle. it can check out copies of the book mobile. nex>> thanks for being here. start walking slowly. welcome to san francisco, everyone. ♪ >> good morning, good morning, i am charlette shults and behalf of mayor lee, we welcome you to this occasion that we have been waiting for for six years because the mayor of paris, this occasion, we're excited that mayor delaware is here from paris, he was here six years ago and we have been meeting every air france flight since then waiting for you. so, the occasion has now come and we are looking forward to the mayor looking around san francisco and seeing the changes that have