still to come this half hour as usaid official, samantha power, and refugees into dung. bodies with the hands tied to found in a river that runs between the 2 countries and poll, asking mexicans if the former president should be put on trial as failed ah. for thunderstorm waters has been a wonderful time in the alps. the tit all as well as some a thunderstorms rumble around, but this bit of a difference. the further ne, you get these lows wrapped around the baltic. statements of southern scandinavia indicate weather is particularly wet weather. there is tail and sherry stuff, which is the thunderstorms going through. barrows, however, this is really not particularly summary termed as even down as far sciences. northern germany are in the low twenty's there. british charles has not been much sunshine seen for days. not much better. i have to say on tuesday, it's all incomplete contrast. what's happening further south starts a warm, though not hot and longer. in spain. it's hotter the further east you go, particularly in the tip of italy and in greece. temperatures, for example, in athens

u-s-a-i-d director samantha power is putting pressure on the ethiopian government and its nobel peace prize winning prime minister to alleviate a humanitarian crisis in the country's tee-gry' region. but as nick schifrin reports, the ethiopian government seems determined to target tigray. >> in addis ababa, the army's newest recruits wrap themselves in the ethiopian flag. they plee to give their blood -- literally -- in a war the government calls existential. >> our recruits shall bury the enemy and make sure ethiopia's sovereignty is respected. >> that enemy is in tigray in northern ethiopia, led by the local government tigrayan people's liberation front, or tplf. today ethiopia's federal government is waging war against tigray not with arms, but food. five million tigrayans don't have the means to eat and rely on aid. bumany world food program trucks are blocked by the ethiopian government. the last convoy allowed into tigray was 3 weeks ago a fraction of at's needed, to stop starvation. -- needed to stop starvation. >> this is a really large humanitarian disaster. >> marilia mercad

-aid director samantha power. say the pressure needs to increase. >> really need to turn up the pressure to say this is not only very dangerous and but it's also putting millions of lives at risk. >> schifrin: and without a political solution, that risk to lives and the country, will become more dire. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: an 'alternative perspective' is what artist mel kendrick has offered for 40 years. special correspondent jared bowen of gbh boston takes us to the addison gallery of american art in andover, massachusetts to see why kendrick's art has such staying power. it's part of our arts and culture series, canvas. >> the only way i could do this was cutting it into many small pieces and then removing the core. then i, you know, gutted it, emptied out and reassembled it exactly the way it grew in the tree. >> reporter: for most of his career, kendrick has always gone out on a limb. dismantling them actually, along with trees and logs-so that they can be reassembled. >> on all

. >> reporter: the biden administration has just placed usaid's administrator samantha power in charge of coordinating the u.s. response here in haiti. today she deployed a search and rescue team with specialized tools to help aid the search for survivors. peter? >> gabe gutierrez in port-au-prince, haiti tonight, thank you >>> we're moment with the intensifying protests against new vaccine mandates plus thousands evacuated as a utah fire explodes in size. >>> we're back now with the accelerating covid crisis here at home tonight the country's fight against the surging delta variant is overwhelming hospitals. it comes as major u.s. cities gear up to require proof of vaccination for some indoor activities. kathy park has the latest >> reporter: tonight the covid crisis overwhelming hospitals out west in utah, the state's largest health care system is struggling to keep up, stretched thin, treating mostly unvaccinated patients. >> we're full. completely full. >> reporter: and nationwide, pediatric cases are growing at an alarming rate, too. nearly 94,000 new infections in a week, roughly

. >> reporter: the biden administration has just placed usaid administrator samantha powers in charge of coordinating the u.s. response. she's deployed a 65-member search and rescue team with specialized equipment to help with the search for survivors. >> let's turn now to meteorologist janessa webb, who is dealing with a triple threat on a monday morning. good morning >> hi, good morning. you know, i want to get right into this, because we have one tropical storm in the gulf, one tropical depression in the caribbean, and one that has just formed tropical depression eight across bermuda this is tropical storm fred, southwest louisiana, dealing with the bulk of this moisture there's that's trajectory, it's going to head more north for landfall this evening. right now, we do have it 165 miles south-southwest of florida. 50-mile-per-hour winds right now going to continue to pick up across panama city with tropical storm warnings that are going to be in place. the problem with fred is that it's going to be prolonged moisture across the southeast and then start to make its way into the mid

we see, in reaction, the american usaid chief, samantha power, saying, "dehumanising rhetoric hardenss and can historically "accompany ethnically—motivated atrocities." do you understand why the international community is increasingly concerned by what they see and hear coming from your government? the tplf has legitimately been designated as a terrorist organisation by our parliament. anyone who supports, provides material assistance or sponsors this kind of organisation would have to be held accountable. the tplf happens to be an organisation organised along ethnic lines, so most of its supporters, most of its operatives or financiers happen to be, not all of them, but most of them happen to be from one ethnic group, so sometimes some outsiders might not understand this context, this situation and the challenge we face. so i understand where they are coming from, but they also have to understand the environment within which we are operating. what do you think are the prospects for the continued unity of your country? the leader of the tplf said not long ago, mr gebremichael, he said

response, naming samantha powers, he the u.s.ministrator, to court made the efforts, and now haiti is facing another threat as a tropical storm heads toward the island. an earthquake shattered the country 11 years ago, killing more than 200,000. faith abubey, abc news, washington. dion: that country has been through so much. i spoke with a woman who felt the earthquake. keep in mind, the city of port-au-prince is about 100 miles away from the epicenter and was not hit quite as hard as other parts of the country, but the powerful quick sent people running into the street. >> i feel that something happened, but i did not know, because for the first earthquake, we did not know what was it, so after these years, i was quick to go outside, and on so people outside and start yelling, like they usually do. dion: at least 1300 people have been injured in that earthquake. as information comes in about the quake, we are sending out instant push notifications. you, too, can be among the first to know via downloading the abc 7 bay area app a

president joe biden has authorized an immediate response tapping administrator samantha power to lead magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people, so people here in this community reaching out to their loved ones. hankfully, all the people i've spoken with, they say they're loved ones are accounted for, but they still don't know what the devastation look like. jacqui: alex hogan, thank you so much. griff? >> even a country that has personally known generations of conflict, afghanistan is in the throes of yet another chaotic and desperate chapter, an incredible tragedy for its long-suffering people. afghanistan is spinning out of control. griff: the u.n. secretary-general painting a grim picture of the scene unfolding in afghanistan as the taliban claims control over 60% of the country. we're joined now by a lawmaker who served on the ground in afghanistan, tennessee republican congressman and member of the house armed services committee mark green. congressman, thank you for joining us on this saturday. a lot of news coming out of afghanistan. things dwindling there at

s aid administrator samantha power who is leading the white house's response, says the u. s. is sending a 65 persons search and rescue team with specialized equipment. a lot of medicine is needed. assistance from the authorities help from the international community from the ngos, families who lost their homes, salvage what they could and set up tents at a nearby soccer field. haiti is still recovering from an earthquake that devastated the island in 2010, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving cow endless others homeless. the countries also in the midst of political turmoil after its president was assassinated just one month ago and after being hit by one natural disaster, haiti is already bracing for another tropical storm. grace is projected to pass over the island on monday in new york. alex hogan fox news. expect congresswoman barbara lee today released a statement on us aid to haiti. it reads in part quote while we're waiting for concrete information. the scale of this earthquake likely means haiti will need significant support from the us and the international commu

samantha power has accused the government in addis ababa of obstructing aid convoys to the area, wherelowing aid into the area, but it must stop weapons from reaching the rebels. china has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children. the plan is to reverse falling birth rates. china abandoned its one—child perfamily policy five years ago. these new measures will include scrapping financial penalties for parents who have more than two children, and offering families more support at work and with childcare. there's growing concern in afghanistan about religious and media freedoms under the new taliban regime. the human rights group, amnesty international, has accused the taliban of killing nine men last month in ghazni, all from the country's hazara minority. eyewitnesses said three were tortured. akram gizabi is chair of the world hazara council. it is a human rights organisation which works for the welfare of the hazaras in afghanistan and around the globe. he's in washington. thank you for having me. how worried are — thank you for having me. how worried ar

the usa administrator samantha power was him her to him yesterday. and mess with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation. of those refugees as well as to talk about human parent access, integrate where conflict has been region since november. israel's supreme court, her agend and appeal from for palestinian families against their forced expulsion from the shakera neighbourhood in ocoee bodies, jerusalem, the family, his last legal chance to stop them being forced out of homes they lived in for decades. dozens of people that are under threat of eviction, but not all of them. a part of this case, the court hearing for decades of similar cases in 195630 palestinian foundries, settled in the neighbourhood. they are among the 750000 people expelled from palestinian towns in the 1948 war in what's often referred to as the next bar or catastrophe. but a decade later, the families agreed to deal with jordan's government. that would make them illegal tenants of their homes, but that was cut short when jordan lost control of

us aid administrator samantha power who is leading the white house's response, says the u. s. is sending a 65 persons search and rescue team with specialized equipment. a lot of medicine is needed assistance from the authorities help from the internet. national community from the ngos, families who lost their homes, salvage what they could and set up tents at a nearby soccer field. haiti is still recovering from an earthquake that devastated the island in 2010, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving countless others homeless. the countries also in the midst of political turmoil after its president was assassinated just one month ago and after being hit by one natural disaster, haiti is already bracing for another tropical storm. grace is projected to pass over the island. on monday in new york. alex hogan fox news. east bay. congresswoman barbara leave today released this statement on us aid to haiti. it reads in part while we are waiting for concrete information. the scale of this quake likely means that haiti will need significant support from the us and the international

samantha power has accused the government in addis ababa of obstructing aid convoys to the area, where insists it's allowing aid into the area, but it must stop weapons from reaching the rebels. china has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children. the plan is to reverse falling birth rates. china abandoned its one—child perfamily policy five years ago. these new measures will include scrapping financial penalties for parents who have more than two children, and offering families more support at work and with childcare. india's taj mahal will re—open for night viewings on saturday for the first time in more than a year. the vast white marble mausoleum in the city of agra is a huge tourist attraction, and viewing it by moonlight is a particular draw. but viewings after dark were cancled in march of last year. from broadway to the west end, and many places in between, theatre productions are gearing back up. but it's been a long year—and—a—half for performers. many of them had to find a way to fill their time, and pay their bills. david sillito,has been speak

samantha power cues, the c o. p and government of deliberately obstructing humanitarian aid to millions of people in the war tone. region. power says food supplies will run out within a week or india has approved. what it says is the world's 1st dna vaccine against corona virus for emergency. use a study by the vaccine make could deal a health care claims. the job has 67 percent efficacy to prevent coven 19 symptoms . it will be administered in 3 doses without the needle for people over 12 years old. previous dna vaccines have worked well in animals, but not in humans. a new code 19 cases of least an old time high in the u. s. state of mississippi. how fishes their patients are overwhelming hospitals, temporary beds are being set up in parking garages and 20000 children. and now in quarantine, a week after schools reopen heidi joe castro has moved the singing river hospital in gulfport, mississippi is bursting at the seams. the waiting room is full. well yeah, patients are being treated in hallways and hospital adm

saying that a work is in the tig why region a close to running out of food to distribute us ha, samantha power accused ethiopian government of deliberately, obstructing humanitarian aid to millions of people in this war to region. he says, food supplies will run out within a week. this is a nice our life from london to live for you on the program for steam beaches on the threat of development. why locals? angry but charity own government is saying the have to go ahead look at the current of ours miscalculation that led to a computer ship chip shortage and caught in call production and in sport. well, number one actually thought the powers in the semi finals in cincinnati will have more on that trunk. ah hello there. it's still a story of hot and dry weather for southern parts of europe in the days to come. but in the north it is looking wet and windy if we look to the northwest for the british isles and got some heavy rain to come in the coming days, particularly across those central areas of the u. k. and as we go into sunday, that will push across into belgian, the netherlands, and germany r

and that's like the samantha powers and the hillary clinton's into large extent, joe biden, although he's been better on i've got a stand throughout his career. but backing all of this is a professional glass of the tanker analysts policy makers awaiting the wings and advise professionally the dc policymakers. and of course that's all funded along. ready with the politicians, by what eisenhower warned about in his farewell address, which is the war industry, a sprawling military industrial complex that profits from war that profits no one else. not the american soldiers under my commander, died for $30000.00 a year. and not the people living on $2.00 a day we, you know, drop our bombs upon. so i think that's really the cruel nexus that has proven a formula for forever war major danny session or something more of the true history, the united states. after this break, the welcome back. still here with retired us army officer major dining session was the true history of the united states. i mean, some said that in the a bit your ease of donald rumsfeld, they were far too kind to him. i

the usa administrator samantha power was in to him yesterday and met with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation. of those refugees, as well as to talk about humanitarian access into gray, where conflict has been region since november a referendum and mexico on whether to make former presidents liable to prosecution for corruption has fallen short of the necessary turn out. the public consultation was backed by the covent president, under my law has a little dog. it could have led to corruption charges being brought against 5 former leaders to home ins, following developments from mexico city. what was the president trying to achieve with this? john present? tried to touch the a difficult question to answer exactly what he wanted out of this as a result. but what was to build as possibly groundbreaking de mexico, this huge referendum, possibly 5, ex presidents that could be investigated and then prosecuted. it turned out to be a bit of a dam. squid 7 percent of the electorate turned out about 90 percent or more of them did for yes, they would like to see

samantha power has accused the government in addis ababa of obstructing aid convoys to the area, wherewing aid into the area, but it must stop weapons from reaching the rebels. 0n the one—year anniversary of the poisoning of russian 0pposition leader alexei navalny, western nations and russia are taking actions against one other. the us and britain have imposed further santions on russian individuals, both for the attack and russia's chemical weapons programme. for their part, russian authorities have now raided more than five hundred navalny supporters whose names were leaked online. the united states has imposed sanctions on three more cuban officials. washington said the sanctions were in response to supposed violations of human rights during large anti—government protests last month. hundreds of demonstrators are still detained, following what activists say were summary trials. from havana, will grant reports: the 11th ofjuly was a day unlike any other in modern cuba. furious over shortages of food and medicine, blackouts, inflation in the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of protest

the usaid administrators, samantha power, was him hard to him yesterday and met with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation. of those refugees, as well as to talk about human parent access, integrate where conflict has been region since november candidates for nicaragua was presidential election of registering for november's poll. but it's in the midst of a crack down against the opposition. rights groups accused president ortega presiding over the rest of dozens of people, including 7 presidential hopefuls. the main oppositions named a former beauty queen and a former gorilla fighter is candidates a referendum in mexico and whether to prosecute former presidents for corruption hasn't got the number of votes it needed. the public consultation was backed by the current president under manuel office, open the door. it could have led to corruption charges being brought against 5 former leaders 40 percent of eligible voters needed to take part to make the referendum valid. but provisional results show the turn out was less than 8 percent . john home has

as us 8 officials, samantha power visits, if you can refugees into john holidays with their hands tied a found in the river that runs between the 2 countries. from puerto rico who went from a little bit heartbreak to gold medal winner story coming up later. and ah, continues to advance on major cities. i've got phones president ash, ross county has bring the deteriorating security crisis on the rapid withdrew by us troops. he told parliament his government has a plan to things under control within 6 months, but didn't give any details. now deborah had to james bay's reports from cobble as fighting has intensified and moved into 3 of afghanistan's main cities. the president, ash raf ghani, has again been addressing his people. he spoke to members of parliament. the 3rd speech gun is made in a week. each time he's talked about the grave security situation, but there's been no fresh action announced no details of his plan to reverse the taliban advance where we need a moment that we are aware of current problems and dangers, god willing security and defense forces will be getting stronger

aid workers in ethiopia to grow regional close to running out of food to distribute usa chief, samantha power has accused the ethiopian government of deliberately obstructing humanitarian aid to millions of people in the water region. illegal fishing is threatening a number of rest species in mexico's gulf of california. the government has introduced tougher restrictions, but conservationists argue they don't go far enough. manuel republic, as mona, from san philippe in mexico fishing his hard business in sun phillipe it. aside from the punishing heat, tougher fishing restrictions have force many here to tighten their belts load in. so garcia of the local fisheries association says fishermen are being collectively punished for criminal activity in the protected waters of the upper gulf of california. that's exactly, i must go to fill up with killer. we know there is illegal fishing, but we've been fighting for 30 years to keep our fishing permits and maintain our cooperative. it isn't fair that we're being lumped in with those who do not respect the 0 tolerance policy. the no fishing boundari

the usa administrator samantha power was the hard to him yesterday and met with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation. of those refugees, as well as to talk about human parent access, integrate where conflict has been region since november candidates for nicaragua, presidential election or registering for november's poll. but it's a mid a crackdown against the opposition rights groups of accused presidents. i'll take of presiding over the arrest of dozens of people, including 7 presidential hopefuls. the main opposition has been a form of beauty queen out a form of guerrilla fighters is candidates. osco silverado was part of us back to rebel group at fault. the government led by president ortega in the 1980 our latin america editor to see him, newman is joining the lifetime from santiago, so monday is day when those names have to be submitted. what are we expecting to be seeing today? well, we are expecting for president data and his wife for sale movie to arrive at the electoral administration building at some point in the next few hours to confi

samantha power has accused the government in addis ababa of obstructing aid convoys to the area, wheres allowing aid into the area, but it must stop weapons from reaching the rebels. from broadway to the west end and many places in between, theatre productions are gearing back up. but it's been a long year—and—a—half for performers. many of them had to find a way to fill their time, and pay their bills. david sillito has been speaking to one group of people who found themselves facing an unexpected career change, the cast of the west end musical, mamma mia. it always begins with an over chore. it always begins with an overture. a little musical welcome from the 93—year—old david dennis, to his carer, stephen beckett. i saw a sign, a care agency was looking for staff. i wanted to contribute, i wanted to do something. i can'tjust sit around. # here i go again. people at the care agency, they gave me five minutes. it is a bit of a change from what he was doing just over a year and a half ago, performing in london's west end as one of the three dads in mamma mia. and his co—stars? richard

the usa administrator samantha power was a hard to him yesterday and met with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation of the refugees as well as to talk about human parent access, integrate where conflict has been region since november. still ahead on allison 0, a bell origin sprinter is given a humanitarian visa by the foolish embassy and toko, after seeking political asylum during the olympics. i'm come on high for straw, where to polio vaccination campaign it underway or did it, nor did you do dog. and i just brought rid 3, a hello will start with an update on that southwest monsoon, looking at our satellite right now. and the storm clouds just ringing out its moisture over northern areas of india. and you know, this is the scene in new delhi waterlogged roads. we have sheets of rain falling, just continuous, non stop rain. and also what is not helping matters here is we do have a low pressure system spinning around, so that's going to bolster rainfall amounts and that rain will accumulate quickly over the next few days. could see a couple 100 mill

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the usaid administrative samantha power was a hard to him yesterday and met with the prime minister in the handbook to talk about the humanitarian situation. of those refugees, as well as to talk about humanitarian access, integrate where conflict has been region since november. okay, have a morgan. thank you. that update from cartoon. philip had no idea papers, no access to the internet. i know sheltered some of the major obstacles preventing refugees from getting their phone with 1900. john beller. russian sprinter is given humanitarian visa by the polish embassy until after speaking political asylum during the olympics. the athlete who fell over with a laugh to go, but still found a way to win. we have all the action from the to kill them. coming up with joe and ah, the native names, as it breaks, the governor says how the population will be affected. that's millions of people who rely on the river for there was a supply with detailed coverage. not only were residents completely taken by surprise by the club, they also overwhelmed government services from around the world. the natio

a lot of the so called humanitarians in the bud administration are actually closet hawks like samantha power, who has never seen the humanitarian war. she didn't like. but you know, there is some possibility that washington was very, very happily. take up the slack, but there might be a temporary, tactical inconvenience for saudi and it's ongoing war against them. and, but i think the global arms trade is so profitable that certainly someone would step in to fill the gap well and that forgive me on this. it's like, you know, why did 1st, why do we not know more about this going into and if one step out does that actually mean they're not going to find the resources somewhere else? at least this one. we have to identify, granted by an embassy international group looking into it. but this also makes me wonder, is i'm looking at the numbers that it looks like canada, do you think they're looking to increase their weapons exports, you know, last year despite coded everything happening. the amount of permits increased by 5 percent. that didn't seem like much, but couple 100, despite it, sale of s

and what we understand is that he has authorised immediate response to that earthquake, naming samantha powerof the effort. we are not sure in terms of the aid, what will be given to haiti, butjust to give you an idea, backin haiti, butjust to give you an idea, back in 2010,13.34 billion haiti, butjust to give you an idea, back in 2010, 13.34 billion was allocated back in 2010,13.34 billion was allocated to the island of haiti to help with that recovery. let us get the latest on the ground in haiti. i'm joined now by raouljunior lorfils, an award winning haitian journalist and editor of loop haiti, who's in port—au—prince. thank you very much for speaking to us. here at bbc news. what is the latest situation please? we have video on the screen right now for viewers, but what can you tell us snow viewers, but what can you tell us sno �* . . , viewers, but what can you tell us sno ~ . ., , , ., viewers, but what can you tell us sno a ., , ., viewers, but what can you tell us sno a ., ., snow actually you are right, we have been... snow actually you are right, we have been- -- of— snow actually

arthel: as mentioned earlier the white house taps samantha power to coordinate the us response effort in haiti serving as the head of the us agency for international development. powers tweeted earlier "a magnitude seven.2 earthquake struck katie this morning. potus and vp have been briefed asking usaid to court us response our experts are already on the ground assessing damage we are moving urgently to respond. right now we have senior research scientist with from the observatory at boston college with life-saving meetings measures were the most immediate needs on the ground with haiti? >> most immediate obviously are getting people into the area to search for people who are caught in rubble who need to have been gotten out to survive there is a need for shelter for those who have lost their homes. what i'm worried about is because this is a hilly area west of port-au-prince you have relatively few roads there could be some landslides if you bring in the tropical storm that can saturate the soil with further landslides to block roads. transportation may be an issue in the foreseeable

this one believed to be even bigger, president buying and appointing us aid administrator samantha power to lead the white house's response. she tweeted saturday. our experts are already on the ground, assessing damage and needs removing urgently to respond. the most immediate needs obviously are getting people, uh, into the area to search for people who are caught in rubble. need to be gotten out so that they can they can survive. there's a need for shelter for those who have lost their homes. the haitian prime minister has declared a state of emergency. the island is also just days away from possibly being hit by a tropical storm in new york. alex hogan fox news. now the bay area is home to many haitian immigrants and haitian american families. many of them have been unable to reach their loved ones living in the country. with all this devastation ktvu emma gazans live in oakland. where these families are praying for their relatives back home, emma andre here in oakland as well as in nevada and more in the bay area's haitian community is strong and tonight the nonprofits in the bay are

president biden naming samantha power to coordinthere are conced be facing the same level of devastating distraction scene after an earthquake shattered the country 11 years ago, killing more than 200,000. >> this earthquake is larger than that earthquake in 2010. the impact on human life and infrastructure are likely devastating. christine: now haiti is facing the threat of another natural disaster as tropical storm grace heads toward the island. liz: abc 7 news spoke with a woman in haiti's capital who felt the earthquake. the city is about 100 miles from the epicenter and was not hit quite as hard as other parts of the country. the powerful quake sent people running into the streets. here is what that resident told abc 7 news. >> i felt something for the first earthquake, we didn't know what it was. after this experience, i immediately knew it was an earthquake and i moved outside. lots of people outside started yelling. liz: at least 1800 people havst1 been injured in the earthquake. more developing news in afghanistan. the u.s. state department has started moving embassy personnel i

. >> samantha power to oversee the u.s.'s coordinated response. she spoke last night to the prime minister of haiti and that the u.s. will deploy a disaster response team. >> how much more can >> good sunday morning. 62 degrees right now in san jose. expect another warm day with high humidity and through the interior valleys you wake up fo through the bay bridge. a closer look at your daytime highs this afternoon in san jose, 86 degrees. morgan hill 95. some of the warmer spots will be in through the interior valleys, concord 98, antioch 99, 80s around the coastline. >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week incluing the breathtaking views in iowa. where they played amid the corn stocks in "the field of dreams. >>> and theed toer will that became an internet icon who decided he wanted to be a player in a professional soccer game. >> and the covid spikes in many places and the battle over masking kids are why local officials are defying the governor's of their states. >> i don't want to fight with the governor in front of my kids but if it

president biden also naming usaid administrator samantha power to coordinate the effort. there are concerns haiti could face the same level of devastating destruction seen after an earthquake shattered the country 11 years ago, killing more than 200,000. >> the earthquake is larger than the earthquake in 2010, about two times more energetic. the impacts on human life and infrastructure will likely be devastating. >> now haiti faces the threat of another natural disaster as tropical storm grace heads toward the island. liz: abc 7 news spoke with a woman in haiti's capital who felt the earthquake. that city is about hundred miles from the epicenter and was not hit as hard as other parts of the country. the quake sent people running into the street. here is what that resident told abc 7 news. >> i feel that something happened. for the first earthquake, we did not know what was it. after this experience, i quickly know that is an earthquake and go straight to the store -- to the store and go outside and i saw people outside yelling like they usually do. at least 1800 people h

agency for international development director samantha powers said they're on the ground assessing thetuation, but so far i haven't seen anybody on the location yet from the u.s. government. so we're hoping they can get there as soon as possible because thousands of people are trapped under the rubbles. and if they don't get them out as soon as possible we may have really another repeat of 2010 and that was really bad. >> we do not want that. more than 200,000 people die after that 2010 earthquake. i was there on the ground. i saw just the aftermath and how devastating it was, all the heart break. but also i saw the incredible resilience of the haitian people. given what you just laid out, the hardship after hardship, how do they keep going in the face of all this? >> well, you know, you just have to live and believe and trust that, hey, something -- one day you're going to catch a break and hopefully that's ahead of us. but above all i think it really important, part of that bad luck is also planning on the part of the administrators and leaders of the country. for instance, we knew -

president biden tapping samantha power to lead the white house's response and the effort is underway, power updating after talks with haiti's prime minister, writing i received his assessment of developments on the ground and how the u.s. can best support haiti. on top of all of this, a fast-moving tropical storm is expected to hit the island tomorrow or the day after. arthel. arthel: alex hogan, thank you very much. we want to tell you there is breaking news concerning the u.s. embassy in afghanistan, very important information for you, a short break. we're back with that breaking news after this break. as someone who resembles someone else... i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. [ nautical horn blows ] i mean just because you look like someone else doesn't mean you eat off the floor, or yell at the vacuum, or need flea medication. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because e

he's put samantha power, who is the administrator for the u.s.ncy for international aid in charge of it. i think that indicates that the u.s. realizes that there is going to be a very major reconstruction effort required here. that said, at least for the time being, haitians are fending for themselves. >> jon: ryan chilcote, ryan, thank you. haitian american communities are awaiting anxiously for news of the earthquake hoping their family members are safe, after reports of widespread damage there. alex hogan live in brooklyn, new york, with an update. alex? >> hi, jon. it's that lack of information that just can be devastating and painful for some of these people who are continuing to wait to hear from their loved ones. i spoke with many people in this area today that has a large haitian population. many of them saying what they did immediately after hearing the news, many of them calling their family as quickly as possible. i spoke to one couple in a haitian church here who say they believe that all of their family are all right, but they have y

been following closely, we've been deeply engaged with and involved with under the leadership of samantha power, who is the director of usaid. are you looking for specific assistance and specific what we're getting -- let me get you updated numbers that we have provided as of today. i think the last information i have is about a day old. but it's an ongoing process. go ahead. >> i'm just wondering -- a preview of the president's upcoming meeting with the israeli prime minister and if we can expect any announcements on -- and the consular. and if not what's the status of those projects? >> sure. i know we did a briefing call to provide a preview of that last night or i believe yesterday at some point in time. i will say that the president's looking forward to welcoming the prime minister who's already in town having a variety of meetings today. i would expect, we expect their conversation to be wide-ranging to cover a range of topics of mutual interest. everything from covid-19 and our efforts to address the global pandemic to regional security issues which could include a range of topics includ

minutes ago, samantha power announced the deployment of a disaster assistance response team for dart. response in haiti. at at least two cities reported severe damage and people trapped in the rubble. officials put the current death toll at more than 300 people, more than 1,800 are wounded. haiti is still recovering from a discuss but less powerful quake in 2010 and that tumbler killed hundreds of thousands of people. joining us now to discuss is gary pierre-pierre, the founder and publisher of the haitian times. mr. pierre-pierre, good evening. >> good evening. thanks for having me. >> who can you tell us about the area where this either quake was centered particularly in relationship to port-au-prince? >> it's in the southern part of the country. it's about 4-and-a-half/5 hours from pour au prince. like most of haiti, it's beautiful. the beach has the coast. it's a very nice place. lots of americans, missionaries and workers. it's not as densely populated as port-au-prince, it was more powerful tan the one from 2010. we expect the damage to be less than what we have a quarter of a

usaid administrator samantha power is in charge of the white house's response, she says the u.s.65-person search team to help with rescues there and also bringing specialized equipment. again, arthel, so many people are still missing at this time. arthel: so devastating and heartbreaking to see. alex hogan, thank you very much. eric? eric: arthel, haitian-americans are reacting to the latest updates on the mass casualties, the deaths and the damage from that earthquake. it struck just weeks after haughty's president was assassinated in -- haiti's president was a assassinated and still struggling to recover from that 2010 earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people. phil keating live in miami's little haiti the neighborhood with more from there. hi, phil. >> reporter: hi, eric. in the words of locals, haiti just can't seem to get a break. as you mentioned, the president assassinated a month ago, there are food and medicine shortages on the island, gangs control access to roadways for a toll or else, and also there's just massive political instability, kidnappings are up for ra

samantha power, the usaid administrator here under the biden administration, confirming in the last houraid has been tapped by the administration to oversee the coordination of the response. at this time she said that there are already teams that are on the ground here from the united states that are evaluating the exact situation and what potential recourse the u.s. could take in helping throughout this recovery process. in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake several thousand, more than 7,000 u.s. military personnel were on the ground in the months after that earthquake there. at this point there is no word about any similar response at this time. again, there's still so much that is still unknown about exactly what the current situation is on the southwestern peninsula. >> von hilliard in the little haiti district of miami and ed augustin, thank you both so much. you run a clinic with the nonprofit friends of the children of haiti. your clinic is located about 90 miles from the epicenter. first of all, tell us the scene around you. what did you feel when the earthquake hit and what ha

incredibly capable women right now in the white house from the gender policy council to administrator samantha powerse incredible women leaders what they need to get these women out. they have the relationships and the know how, and we need to put more resources against this as a priority. >> i only have 30 seconds left. how concerned are you about the prospect of after august 31st our window into this country might close for you even to be able to see what is going on there. >> i think because of social media, you know, unless all social media is shut down, the power of social media is that women activists around the world are able to make these violations and these issues public. but we then need to protect and partner with these women. but i think right now we need to look at august 31st as a critical deadline and not assume we have more time. >> a major difference from when the taliban was last in control in 2001. meighan stone, thank you for the work you're doing. >>> that will do it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on twitter. you can follow me @garrett

i am a samantha power on this, we have a duty to protect and make life better for women, but it was crazy and doomed to failure from almost the moment we went in and i did support george w. bush going into afghanistan because the taliban was harboring people that murdered 3,000 americans. after that, it went downhill and we expected and believed a lot of things being said that weren't true and i think we abused the military and expected them to do things that were impossible for them to do, and in doing that, got in bed with corrupt leadership in afghanistan as we did in iraq when we chose the prime minister who had not been elected, choice malaki, and as we did in latin america. our foreign policy has been upside down and we're not a weak nation and shouldn't be a weak nation, i'm not against trying to build democracies in places but the way we have gone about it is completely crazy. we build democracy alying ourselves with people that don't believe in democracy and what do you expect other than this. >> a weak nation doesn't lead by military force. or does lead by military force, forgiv