typhoon haiyan hit the island of samar with winds of more than 300 k/hr. it travelled lo the islands of leyte and cebu. it's moving now to vietnam. >> let's speak to our correspondent marga ortigas, who is monitoring the situation from manila. we were listening to our correspondent there, and you have to wonder if the authorities could cope with this. >> with a disaster this size there's no way they could have prepared for it, no matter how hard they tried. they did try. the government wanted to be proactive sent rescuers relief operators and relief goods to the areas directly in the path of the eye of the storm. still, that clearly will not be much help in a situation like this, where the roads are impassable, communication happens been impossible, many people already wounded and, indeed, fallen ill because of the rain and the windows and destruction wrought on their homes and villages. the problem has been how to get the communication lines up first off, because they need to understand exactly what is needed, and where. but that is going to take another

in samar where they are setting up an hub as well, i know that is going to be an issue.out it and said they will get some forklifts in there, even in tacloban, that is an issue. appreciate that incredible story. you have been flying in a tac-plane. so getting these things to the people is very important. we've got to do it as quick as we can. >> getting them clean water and good sanitation and protection. and we have to consider education also. schools have been wiped out and getting kids into child friendly spaces where they can feel protected and where they will have a chance to play and a sense of normalcy after going through a devastating experience is very important. >> unicef is flying a plane that is going to tacloban. we are providing a water treatment plant to go with that mobile hospital. getting these things to the people is very important. we have to do it as quick as we can. there has been difficulties in accessing many of these communities. but that log jam is breaking up now and we are getting things to people but the needs are really great. in some commun

also very hard hit, samar province where 3,000 are missing. officials in the philippines are warning that the death toll may climb even higher once emergency crews reach areas still cut off by flooding. >> there is almost nothing left of tacloban. the capital of letee province has been reduced to rubble. the red cross estimates that 80% f the city has been destroyed. giants container ships were washed into the city, just one indication of the sheer force of typhoon haiyan. there are countless dead and in some places bodies still lie in the street. no one knows so far exactly how igh the death toll is. >> we have i think more or less 10,000 for the whole province. >> in the aftermath, almost uninterrupted heavy rains. survivors are struggling to find any protection from the downpours. provision of foodstuffs and medicines is poor because so much infrastructure was destroyed. >> i can't think. i don't know what to do. right now all we can do is get through each day but i don't know what will happen tomorrow or the day after that or if we an cont

some of them including the priest come from the hard-hit islands of leyte and samar. communication with friends and family there has been difficult. so they are finding solace in prayer. >> translator: for those of us who are still alive, our mission is to help and give support to those who are grieving and those who are suffering. >> reporter: this woman grew up on leyte. she and others shared their feelings with the priest. >> reporter: she came to japan 23 years ago from the town of almok. she married a japanese man. she have three children. raising a family made it hard for her to visit her hometown often. she has fond memories of her family there, even though life there wasn't easy. >> the house is there. it's not good, not nice. it's made of bamboo and wood with cement floor. that's why it's easy to wash out and i really miss that place. i've missed that place since i was a child. >> reporter: the typhoon ravaged ormoc. it cut communication lines. but the day after the storm, she received a text message from her younger brother. she learned her two brothers and

this week in tacloban, samar and cebu amidst the hunger and thirst, the chaos and confusion, we've seen the best in the filipino people. their strength, their courage. i can't get it out of my mind. imagine the strength it takes for a mother to search alone for her missing kids. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the strength to sleep on the street near the body of your child. >> where will you sleep tonight? >> here in the street. >> we've seen people with every reason to despair, every right to be angry. instead find ways to laugh and to love, to stand up, to move forward. a storm breaks wood and bone, brings hurt and heart break. in the end the wind, the water, the horror it brings is not the end of the story. with aid and assistance, compassion and care, this place, these people, they will make it through. they've already survived the worst. they're bowed perhaps, tired and traumatized, but they are not broken. mabuhi, philippines. maraming salamat for showing us all how to live. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] at humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us

he stopped in samar, the first child where typhoon haiyan made landfall. he's been sitting with local government officials to get an update of what the situation is on the ground. he asked for the number of people they've been able to find in their villages and what they need to begin rehabilitation in those areas. he's asked them what the problems have been in terms of distributing relief goods in those areas as well. there have been problems in the distribution of relief goods. it isn't that there is a lack of supply, because there has been a tonne of relief coming into the philippines, not just from manila, but all over the world, there has been an outpuring of sim pathy and help, but the colour of politics seems to get involved. residents say they haven't received relief goods because the local mayor or chief consistent give them the goods because they are giving them to the people that voted for them in the last election. there is a bit of that going on, most anger directed to government officials, understanding hands are tied, because they rely on th

the storm hit the country's eastern island of samar around 4:30 friday local time and. at least three people have been killed but the death toll is expected to rise as relief workers reach isolated communities. it's called typhoon yolanda in the philippines. meteorologists are debating how intense wind speeds have been measured. sustained winds were 195 miles an hour with gusts up to 235 miles per hour. the bay area has a robust filipino community. we spoke with people still trying to reach those family members. >> it's really a big devastation. it's really, really bad from what i see on tv. it's really bad. >> the only way to reach them is through took. >> reporter: as we mentioned power was shut off in some communities before the storm hit. that was a preemptive measure to avoid any issues with electrocution. many people were evacuated as the storm hit. many people trying connect with loved ones. the filipino community is talking about relief efforts. we're looking to find out what the efforts will be so we can share them for -- with you. we have calls into the americ

typhoon haiyan it had the central island of samar on friday, with windows of more than 300 k/hr.t travelled west through leyte, and cebu, and landed on panay and is moving to vietnam. we are joined by marga ortigas, who is in manila. has the scale of the damage - now it emerges now that the storm has passed - there must be an enormous rescue effort that needs to be undertaken. are they coping, the rescuers on the ground? >> they tried to be as proactive and prepared as they could be before the storm hit. nothing could prepare them for the extent of damages that are coming to light. there's a lot of international aid that is pouring in, pledges coming in, government neighbours - from neighbouring countries volunteered to send in aid when the government should request or allow it to hit the worst affected areas. the problem has not been the lack of preparedness. many of the islands had first responders in place before the storm hit. but the problem is nobody has been able to reach the people as well. coordination has been difficult, and it's been difficult to try to transport medic

reporter: the bus company doesn't charge people taking aid to disaster-hit areas such as leyte and samar. there are now about 100 buses shuttling back and forth along the route. >> every day we are increasing our number. before we had eight daily trips. now we have been 16, up to 20 buses a day just to meet the demands of the devastated provinces. i think the private sector has to lend hand to speed up the recovery process. >> reporter: we met a typhoon survivor who came all the way to manila to look for supplies. he was about to make the return journey to his devastated home city in leyte. he says very little official assistance has made it that far. >> translator: relief wasn't reaching us. it was taking too long, and so i hitched a ride on a large truck and came all the way to manila. i'm taking back medicine and food for my family in leyte. >> reporter: these passengers are heading into the unknown. they have little idea what challenges they will face when they arrive in the disaster zone. but with government relief efforts so lacking, ordinary people are stepping up and doing whatev

nearby samar island suffered 411 deaths. most of the dead have yet to be identified. the storm caused widespread damage, severed roads and bridges are making it difficult to get food, water and other supplies to the survivors more than ten days after the typhoon struck. many of those injured are believed to be without adequate medical services. the philippine government has been stepping up its relief efforts, sending in helicopters and ships. the united states, japan, china and other countries are assisting. china says it will send a hospital ship to the philippines to treat injured survivors. the two countries are locked in a territorial despite over islands in the south china sea. but observers say china wants to have a more visible presence in the international aid effort to help the philippines. >>> the international team reviewing ways to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile are looking at all the options for carrying out their work. the head of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says the chemical agents could be destroyed on a ship i

hardest hit were laite, site of general macarthur's return to the philippines, samar, and a series of other islands. the typhoon's winds, major storm surge, killed an estimated 4,000 people, left hundreds of thousands of others homeless, and devastated cities, towns, and villages. even before the storm hit, the u.s. government agencies began preparing to respond. u.s. aid prepositioned a team in manila, our embassy in manila issued a message warning american citizens of the storm and urging that they seek shelter, and many of us in washington began to communicate and coordinate to prepare for the storm. then once the storm hit, the state department, u.s. aid's office of foreign disaster assistance, pentagon, pacific command, all working closely with manila began intensive communication and coordination to ensure a swift, effective, and transparent response. so u.s. aid and pay-com disaster assessment teams went almost immediately to tacloban to coordinate our response, working closely with philippine authorities, who as you said, mr. chairman, have the lead on this. there was an immed

some parts of lake the island on monday night but in other areas as well as on the nearby island of samar relief efforts are still limited. japanese experts studying satellite data of typhoon high and say it created a wall of water about five meters high and the tidal surge smashed into the coastline of late the island and other parts of the central philippines officials at japan's meter logical agency sent the title data to the philippine government. it shows a dramatic change in water levels over a period of a few hours. the approaching typhoon first sock to wander away from the coastline and cars that i'd marked in purple to fall. at this point it was more than one meter lower than usual. two hours later the typhoon and passed in the wind began to change direction. the tide shifted from a category yellow to red meteorologists believe it was about five meters high as it swept back in. over the coast. the cancellation show that the tide reached the height of up to one point seven meters in northern sibu island and three point two meters in northern maine island. seventy eight the typhoon

the nearby island of samar has also suffered badly. 300 people are reported dead there with another 2,000 missing. hundreds of thousands of people are surviving in the open now in the wake of the storm. the philippines' military is leading the operations to bring food and medical supplies to them, but they're faces difficulties coping with enormity of the disaster. there has been reports of looting as people struggle to find food. philippine interior secretary who viewed the disaster area by helicopter says the scale of the relief operation now needed is overwhelming. an international effort is now gearing up to help the philippines. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel says they have made available helicopters, aircraft and search equipment to help the relief effort. typhoon haiyan is now bearing down on vietnam. a massive operation to evacuate the coast there is under way. it's now believed to have changed direction slightly and may make landfall north of the capital, hanoi. but it is weakening now, and hopefully won't cause so much devastation in vietnam. but, greg, there are reports, no

the disasters down a week after she first visited sheet with communities on the island of leyte and samar she said the money for operation is being scaled up substantially. she says this in mind it's still need more help. the one being who he is beaten up quickly and effectively out of the pool a miss and relief workers estimate the account be more than one million people. she said two and a half million others require food assistance. officials in the cafe's had made an appeal for three hundred million dollars to help those in need japanese expats studying satellite data of the time when high and instead create a wall of water about five meters high. the titles are smashed into the coastline of late an island in other parts of the central philippines the dishes and japan to be logically agency sent to the title data to the philippine government juz a dramatic change in water levels of that period are a few hours the approaching tapped in for some water away from because my name cause the tide mark and purple to fall. at this point it was more than one meter lower than usual. two hours la

i can fake samar island on friday morning with gale force winds up to find it and send to find kilometers per hour. electricity and communication have been packing many of the affected areas. the super typhoon has flooded village is triggered landslides and forth over a million people to seek shelter. the filipino government has boarded school was a long time friends pastor be closed. hundreds of flights to moscow been suspended. the typhoon is coming moving to the northwest over twelve million lives could be at risk and that includes the two point five mil and that thousands of cebu the second largest city in the country he allowed ty has a shiny yellow warning for tyson heidi on the thirty s and strongest typhoon to hit china this year. the center of the times winner with seven hundred and thirty km southeast of seven time this hypothesis morning. kuyt and is expected to be moving northwest with gale force winds up to thirty five kilometers per hour. it's expected to hit a seven time now. on saturday evening cleaning store names and torrential rain which may lead to nine meters in some

high and the timeshare and threw two weeks ago flattening neighborhoods on the island of leyte and samar organizes of the international aid effort set up a distribution hub on the neighboring island of cebu. we put this struggled in the days after this jaunt to get through those long by all the good three to five is frustrated by the pace of the response had made their way to sibu. you don't on the light of oman. i poured milk for my nephew. it's difficult back then. supplies are running low in an elite list of what we taking things to my mom's only ten people that aren't receiving much help it. ten hundred. some shops on the elite in have real content managers out of the shell banks and a teen's to the island's main city type robot that led to long lines when they opened. yet what day is still close to most others in the beach and back up and running the philippine government estimates the cost of the damage to buildings those and other distractions who acted more than forty million dollars. afghanistan's election panel says eleven candidates have qualified to run in the presidential po

the storm first made landfall ie the area of guiuan which is in the far east of samar island, and then continued along througn the central philippines, going almost directly over top of tacloban city, and onwards across the northern tip of the island of cebu, and then some of the islands further west. it had weakened by that time. so the worst damage that we've t seen really is in that about a 40-mile -- a 40-mile strip north and south of the central path of the typhoon. and the worst affected really are in those coastial areas from guiuan in the east over to tacloban and the other side of leyte island. but after that it's bad but we didn't see the ferocious storm surge. the u.s. military working in partnership with usaid has been delivering aid shipments all dei over that, all over those coastal areas. there is a great map.those i don't have it with me, but wer can make sure you get it, that y the marine units did showing it, where they did all those air drops, sorry, all those drop deliveries, excuse me. and that it just -- there are dots all over that coast. the ca all over those co

the samar governor says fallen trees, toppled electric posts blocking roads across this region. you can see the damage heft left behind with a storm system that is literally off the charts when it comes to the amount of winds and strength it packs across this region. 25 million people do live in the path of the storm that is felt by tropical storm-force winds. some 200 local flights and international flights suspended across the area. and we know some 1 million people, natalie, are keeping in shelters here from churches to schools, any sturdy location they can get into. and that number right there could be the biggest gain here in town as far as saving lives, because we've seen it in the past. evacuations save lives. and some people take it seriously. some don't. in this case we hope every single person in the philippines is taking it seriously. >> absolutely. there have been so many people displaced by the earthquake that they just had. and they're living in tents with nowhere to go to take shelter. really worried about those people. pedram, you said something in the last hour

. >> pam: these pictures are from the island of samar, where typhoon haiyan came ashore last weekend. on nearby leyte, eight people were crushed when looters broke into a food warehouse. catherine heenan has more on the increasingly desperate situation. >> pam: tonight in san jose. >> catherine: people are gathering to >> catherine: food supplies are arriving in the larger towns but ruled areas are still cut off. and bringing and food and supplies in airlifting survivors to safety. some of the younger victims are in able to leave behind scenes from a nightmare. it remember the victims of it made me feel scared. typhoon haiyan. it smelled like dead rats. vigil to honor those who >> pam: lost their lives. and the survivors who are still in desperate need of help. >> reporter: to remember those who lost their lives through due to typhoon high man. haiyan >> reporter: those participating in its visual still has family back in the philippines. >> there was an earthquake and tornado and before the typhoon hit. so everyone is trying to get back on their feet break now. right now, >> we are s

irwin baros, brother and parents took a flight from here, seeking medicine, a tarp and a chance to samar. >> what did you tell them? >> that we were okay, but our ancestral house was damaged. most important to tell them that we are okay. that's why we called. >> they must have been relieved. relieved. >> the scene at home is getting out of hand. crazy. >> what does that mean? >> they are scared of losing food starving to death. they are telling themselves - they survived the storm, they don't know if they can survive the hunger. >> less than 24 hours later, with no tarps available, and only a pack of crispy kremes to cheer up his girlfriend they are headed back. now? >> our grandfather is there. what can we do there. we can find work here, so many people are around. there are so many unemployed. it's like if we are there, at least we can get relief or something like that, and we can that. >> but it's your really. yes, it's our home. >> t. >> tito is a community leader. he picked up medicine and called family. he says he needs to go back. >> my family is there. i'm a political leader. i w

so when aid agencies and the relief aircraft move into an area say eastern samar they are able to bring in planes. we haven't been to all of these locations but we understand that some of the bigger ones is people queued up lined up to get on board some of these aircraft coming out. i was talk some time ago to an air force officer who said i've got a list of some of these people who want to go back into these areas to see if they can find friends and families and help out. a steady flow of people wanting to go back in. the lady we talked to a short time ago with her daughter, they know the imr chance of having supplies and food, she said even if i had the money right now, and i don't have very much, there just isn't fluff to buy. i have a six-year-old girl. i decided the best thing for her was to go and wait in line. 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 ar

is in samar and lata and israeli relief teams will take the northern tip of saboo. american military presence in afghanistan is in jeopardy and are refusing to budge on one point that american troops retain the right to enter afghan homes. al jazeera's jane ferguson is live from kabul in afghanistan, jane, good morning to you. so what are some of the other contentious issues surrounding this agreement? >> good morning stephanie. this agreement has been contentious from day one, over a year of negotiations between washington and kabul have not yet come to a final signing of this agreement. now the news broke late last night, early this morning that afghan president hamid karzai as you said has come out and said that the american troops, if they stay, will not be allowed to tirade afghan villages or homes in themselves and should provide the intelligence to the afghan security forces and they would do the job. this is of course an issue of sovereignty and issue of cultural sensitivities and an issue that has always been sensitive to the afghan president himself, hamid

devastation was not so much in the more remote areas, the western ekz of eastern visa yas but centered in samaryte province. the problem is not getting to the areas because of the remoteness, it's because of the logistical challenge. for example, right now it's the middle of the night here. no aid can be delivered on the ground to the tacloban city airport because there is no power to light up the runways. no power means no aid can arrive at this time at night. roads are impassable because of debris and fallen trees. that is all amounting to a desperate situation because the survivors of this typhoon are waiting for help to arrive. it's now four days on. they're getting increasingly angry and frustrated and have told cnn what they are experiencing is worse than hell. wolf, back to you. >> cristie lu stout, thank you. people are desperate for fuel. the government isset is standing limits on how much people can buy. some have been lining up at a gas station for more than a day just to get a gallon of gasoline. our affiliate abscbn has more. >> this is one of the smaller streets. even here, you ca

as we fly over the township of guyan in samar province, all we can see is utter devastation this.as the first to be hit by supertyphoon haiyan. since then there has been no communication. well, the plan is to conduct a search and rescue mission, these men know all too well they're likely facing a recovery operation. the police and military on this flight have e nommous job ahead. we have just landed at the air field. and as you can see, all around us tees enormous palm trees have been snapped like twigs. everything has been flattened. you can see the local people over here standing under a shelter that is -- its roof has been completely ripped off. they have been without supplies now for days. this typhoon hit this point first. this was the first town really that was devastated. and these soldiers, they have no idea what they're about to face. as the troops unload bags of rice and boxes of bottled water, the locals desperately watch on. >> food to eat. there's a shortage of food, tents, everything. everything's gone. so we need help. >> reporter: of the 50,000 people in this town,

today, we are flying to an island called samar. from the air, the damage to its main city is clear.ys fly like planes but can also hover like helicopters. before landing the crew makes sure the runway is safe. most of the passengers on board today are philippine navy personnel. captain troy trinidad is trying to assess the needs of the island's people. >> is there food enough? >> no. >> reporter: 45,000 people live here. 87 died in the storm. hundreds are sick or injured, and some need urgent care. the lady here needs medical attention that she clearly cannot get on this small island. so colonel trinidad has been asked if u.s. military will take her someplace else. they're going to try to bring her on the osprey back to tacloban, and from there get her either to manila or to sabu. dozens of people are waiting and watching, hopeful more relief is on the way. >> what's it like for you to see this? you have seen a lot of disasters, a lot of typhoons in your country. >> i've been through typhoons, this is the worst. devastation is so wide, so severe. tacloban badly hit? this is worse. >

the typhoon killed at least four people after making landfall on the island of samar in the central philippines and 750,000 people in the storm's path evacuated. perhaps the only silver lining is that damage was limited because the typhoon blew through the philippines so quickly. but some parts of the country remain cut off from communication. it's believed that the death toll will rise as reports come in from those hard-hit areas. while haiyan is no longer classified as a super typhoon, the system is still generated winds of about 145 miles per hour. that's equivalent to a category 4 hurricane. typhoon haiyan is now on a path to denong, a major resort destination an vietnam's coast. the storm expected to make landfall there on sunday morning u.s. time. >> more pain ahead. >> could be. >> seema mody, thank you very much. >>> up next on "kudlow," president obama hitting the road to sell his so-called economic plan. i reckon he wants to change the subject from obama care to rising jobs. we'll be right back to debate the whole proposition. in a world that's changing faster than ever, we believe ou

a city in eastern samar island, 100% of buildings have major damage. with more than 9 million people affected by the storm and 600,000 forced from their hopes, the focus is on treating the survivors and fighting off disease. joining me from manila, nbc's ian williams. thanks for joining us. my first question is what is the latest in terms of the on the ground situation and can you give us updates as far as disease and disease prevention. >> well, rescue teams are still trying to reach some of the more remote areas, some of the worst affected areas which are still cut off. without electricity, without communications, still many, many roads are blocked by debris, falling trees, overturned cars. what we do know is that tacloban and other areas were hard hit. that city with the provincial capital suffered particularly badly with most of the buildings being destroyed along the coastline. the officials in the town estimating possibly up to 10,000 people have died. it's very difficult to verify that figure. there are all sorts of figures, the military today s

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today we're flying to samar. the damage to its main city is clear. can also hover like helicopters. before landing the crew makes sure the runway is safe. most of the passengers on board today are phillipine navy personnel. captain troy trinidad is trying to assess the needs of the island's people. >> is there food enough? >> no. >> 45,000 people live here. 87 died in the storm. hundreds are sick or injured, and some need urgent care. >> the lady here needs medical attention that she cannot get on this small island. so colonel trinidad has been asked if u.s. military will take her someplace else. they're going to try to bring her on the osprey back to tacloban, and from there get her either to manila or to sabu. dozens of people are waiting and watching, hopeful more relief is on the way. >> what's it like for you to see this? you have seen a lot of disasters, a lot of typhoons in your country. >> i've been through typhoons, this is the worst. devastation is so wide, so severe. tacloban badly hit? this is worse. >> this is worse? >> this is worse. >>

meanwhile, aid by the truckload is starting to arrive in remote areas like eastern samar province. >> slowly, slowly we are reaching the different affected population in the different areas. >> ifill: the aid comes from the united states, thailand, japan, and australia as well as france and britain. china announced today it's sending an emergency medical team and naval hospital ship. the chinese had been criticized for doing little until now. foreign governments have now pledged about $320 billion in aid. but the sheer scope of the devastation remains a huge obstacle. >> we are identifying areas of need on a daily basis. >> ifill: in manila yesterday the head of the u.n.'s world food program outlined the problems confronting the relief effort. >> the challenges of the philippines are primarily geographical challenges, this being an island nation and the logistics challenges of reaching out to different pockets of small communities here make this >> ifill: so far, the u-n says it has reached 1.9 million people out of the estimated 2.5 million still in need of food. nancy lindborg, the

we went to a nearby island about a 30-minute flight from here called samar. it's devastation, it's up with island after another all along the south that's just destroyed. we landed with a member of a captain from the philippines' special forces from the navy, and, you know, he was talking to the people, he was trying to get an assessment of the damage and the bottom line, the message is more supplies, we need food, we need water, and in these small communities there's only about according to this captain about 15 or 20% of these communities that have actually been assessed. there's still a lot we don't know about what's going on in the outlying places. >> anderson cooper in tacloban, stay safe, my friend. >> coming up next on "ed lead" one of the leading voices in the push to get the numbers behind the obama care enrollment. what does eric cantor think now? he'll join me next. the mayor of toronto admits he smoked crack in a drunken stupor but believe it or not he was apparently sober when he told his political opponents he's a, quote, positive role model for

as we fly over the township of guyan in samar province, all we can see is utter devastation this. community was the first to be hit by supertyphoon haiyan. since then there has been no communication. well, the plan is to conduct a search and rescue mission, these men know all too well they're likely facing a recovery operation. the police and military on this flight have e nommous job ahead. we have just landed at the air field. and as you can see, all around us tees enormous palm trees have been snapped like twigs. everything has been flattened. you can see the local people over here standing under a shelter that is -- its roof has been completely ripped off. they have been without supplies now for days. this typhoon hit this point first. this was the first town really that was devastated. and these soldiers, they have no idea what they're about to face. as the troops unload bags of rice and boxes of bottled water, the locals desperately watch on. >> food to eat. there's a shortage of food, tents, everything. everything's gone. so we need help. >> reporter: of the 50,000 people i

not to let philippine government officials and politicians such the relief goods that will arrive in samar. supposed to arrive carrying goods from the u.mn. n. does this ring any bells? is this a totally false account? >> on the first question, when we talk about working in partnership with military, we have very strict guidelines for doing so. these have been worked out. in essence, in essence we do not in ato be engaged humanitarian response within anybody who is a party to conflict. and that is what we endeavor to then work through. so on this one, we are responding to a natural disaster, and not in a conflict, not in a conflict zone, and again, we have strict guidelines that have been agreed between us and military partners about inspecting humanitarian principles and so on. are not just for us in terms of guidelines, but also for our military partners, and they have been agreed. so they are called oslo principles, ok? you will find them on the world wide web. on the second question, i do not know what the specific details of that report are, but what i will say is that again, you know

the people of tacloban and samar and cebu and all these places where so many have died, they're strongthey are strong to have survived the aftermath of this storm. they have survived for a week now, often with very little food, with very little water, with very little medical attention. can you imagine the strength it takes to be living in a shack? to be living, sleeping on the streets next to the body of your dead children? can you imagine that strength? i can't. and i have seen that strength day in and day out here in the philippines. and we honor them with every broadcast that we do. >> and anderson's reporting has been inspiring and heart breaking from the philippines. tonight, his show shows you the emotional reunions in the philippines. a family separated by the typhoon comes together again. ac 360 airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> coming up, right here at home, a woman is saved just moments before her car sinks into the water. you'll see the dramatic rescue. >> plus, are staffers inside the white house afraid to tell their boss bad news? how could the pres

haiyan first roars into samar in the central philippines with winds clocked at 195 miles per hour.d of night. the waves from just what may be the strongest storm ever left some of these poor oceanside communities under ten feet of water. because of its speed, the initial impact was over quickly. but the morning light shed light on just how destructive this storm was. and what people inland still have to fear. this video is from cebu, which is more than 100 miles away from where the typhoon made landfall, proving it's still packing a punch and leaving misery behind. >> all i could hear is wind, i mean, i have never experienced wind like this in my entire existence. i have lived in this country for 13 years and i have been through a few earthquakes. i have been through plenty of these storms. we get hit quite regularly with storms, as you probably already known. this was something else. the rain, when i looked out the window, the rain wasn't falling. it rain was being pushed almost at, you know, a 100-degree angle. right in front of our house. pretty incredible. >> tens of thousands

hardest hit were leyte, site of general macarthur's return to the philippines in 1944, samar, and a series of other islands. the typhoon's incredible winds, plus a major storm surge, killed an estimated 4000 people, left hundreds of thousands of others homeless, and devastated cities, towns, villages, and the region's infrastructure. even before the storm hit, u.s. government agencies began preparing to respond. usaid prepositioned a team in manila, our embassy in manila issued a message warning american citizens of the storm, and many of us in washington began to communicate and coordinate in preparation for a potential disaster. once the storm hit, the state department, usaid's office of foreign disaster assistance, the pentagon, and the pacific command, working closely with the u.s. embassy in manila, began a period of intensive communication and coordination to ensure a swift and effective and transparent response. usaid and pacom disaster assistance teams headed to pok lovin -- there was an immediate agreement throughout the administration at all levels on the need for a rapid, effect

roads impassable and, indeed, lots of villages, particularly an leyte and samar island have been lefts nothing more than rubble. it's difficult to cord nat efforts on the ground. they have sent in the military choppers and relief on military planes to bring them to the remotest of areas. to get to these areas or begin to identify them, once again the president made the metrologists sit with government secretaries to plot the path of the storm, to retrace where it passed and make sure they send the relief goods to the area. medicine foremost, as well as food. they have been without food or clean water for over 24 hours. millions of people were affected. on leyte alone the local government estimates some 20-30,000 lives could have been lost because of typhoon haiyan. >> as we mentioned the u.s. says it's ready to help. has the philippines reached out to the international community is this. >> in a way, really, that's almost a given. the philippines very used to natural disasters as it is. they put what efforts they can on the ground immediately into operations. but international aid age

wrecked and also we are hearing now that perhaps as many as 2,000 people are missing on the island of samar very much. >>> the rest of today's headline, we'll head to heather nauert. good morning. >> good morning. great to see you and hope everyone is off to a good day. this morning we're learning more about the organ animal sanctuary worker killed bay wildcat she was caring for. we know 36-year-old renee chapman may have been alone with one of the cougars at the time of the attack and that would be a violation of the safety rules. this protocol that two workers be inside the cages at all times, chapman had been head keeper for the past eight years. a board member says she had a good rapport with the animals. >>> police in italy arresting four divers after they were spotted looting the ship wrecked costa concordia. cops say they were employees of the money that raised the ship off its side. they were caught red handed on surveillance video at 1:30 in the morning. they were carrying a sack with the ship's emblem on it and the suspects reportedly told the officers they were just looking for a