oft ill- equippedo deal with the >> while the earthquake was shaking sumatra, people on samoa and tonga were already hitting the --as already looking a what had hit them. 24 died on american samoa. at least six a reported dead on tonga. >> one gre waves have struck already a another is fast approaching. relentless and overwhming. this is american samoa. his is a few from the radi station. the dj is praying forhose in dang. they were watching a disaster on fold, the tsunami striki fasterhan anyone could have expected. >> we wanted people to get t the mountains. we reize we could not get out any more. we're hoping thathe building s high enoug the water was about 16-20 fe high. >> the damage is massive, thousands of homes destred and a death toll that keeps rising. >> you can igine the sheer force. this is most stressing to me. i'm ying to come to termsith thevent. >> so people heardthe wrning and reach gher ground but ere are many storieof those who did not. we went to the mountain o th side of the land. the oldest lost their lives. >> scitists say the earthquake that caused the tunami jo

seven are dead in tonga. many are missing and feared dead. three separate tsunami waves hit after a powerful earthquake yesterday. people on the island said an entire village had been flattened or cut off in the disaster. >>> a terrorism suspect accused of planning an attack in new york city has pleaded not guilty. najibullah zazi was arraigned yesterday. investigators say he plotted to make explosives from household chemicals and possibly blow them up on the 9/11 anniversary a few weeks ago. >>> president obama is putting $5 billion towards health and science research projects. he is expected to make the announcement this morning at the national institutes of health. the money comes from recovery act funds and should support tens of thousands of jobs. >>> former democratic fund-raiser will spend more than 20 24 years in prison for fraud. prosecutors say norman shu swindled people out of at least $20 million and told some investors their money would be in jeopardy if they didn't donate to candidates he supported. president obama and hillary c

the tsunami also struck tonga, where government officials say at least six people were killed and four more are missing. >> the earthquake struck in the early morning. the tremors are said to have lasted for several minutes. a series of tsunamis followed. scores of people are reported to have been killed. in american samoa, the initial relief efforts were seriously hampers. >> when the tsunami struck, and major connecting bridge was destroyed. the efforts to get people from one side of the bay to the other was compromised because of that. >>. -- >> these photographs were taken a couple of hours after the salamis. several villages are said to have been badly hit. dozens of people are reported to be missing. local radio stations have been trying to provide vital information. >> most of the people living in the low-lying area are moving to the high grounds. it is very crowded here at the national hospital. the military are providing a lot of treatment and help for the people. >> experts in hawaii said it is struck at a depth of 20 miles. >> even though it is miles deep, all of that water

a tsunami, though, has killed at least 111 people in american samoa, samoa and tonga. many others are missing right now and feared dead. three separate tsunami waves hit after a powerful earthquake yesterday. people on the island say that entire villages have been flattened or cut off in the disaster. >>> a terrorism suspect accused of planning an attack in new york city has pleaded not guilty. najibullah zazi was arraigned yesterday. investigators say that he plotted to make explosives from household chemicals and possibly blow them up you on the 9/11 anniversary a few weeks ago. >>> a former democratic fundraiser will spend more than 24 years in prison for fraud. prosecutors say hsu swindled some out of millions. both president obama and hillary clinton either returned hsu's campaign donations or gave them to charity. >>> those are the headlines we're following for you you this morning. welcome back. i'm in for robin meade. she's on assignment. hope your morning is going well. >>> we've been telling you about the deadly tsunami that hit the samoa islands and tonga. n

the earthquake that hit samoa, american samoa and tonga unleashed a devastating tsunami. president obama declared american samoa a major disaster area. entire villages have been wiped out. one survivor said i thought it was the end of the world. the magnitude was 8.0. the u.s. military has dispatched emergency aid, food and water to the island. 65,000 people live there. new zealand is helping by sending tents and stretchers. >>> right now federal agents and nashville police are searching for this missing newborn baby. yaie anthony carillo. he was reportedly ripped from his mother's arms. maria garolla says a woman showed up posing as an immigration agent and demanded her baby and stabbed her repeatedly when she refused to hand him over. she is hospitalized and recovering from stab wounds. she held a press conference. a person of interest was located in new york state. police do not think she is involved. the baby remains missing. >>> good news in another developing story out of tennessee. a missing pregnant 12-year-old and her 11-year-old sister from mooresville, north ca

struck yesterday on the shores of the samoan islands, resulting from an earthquake centered in the tonga trench of the pacific ocean. the epicenter of this earthquake is estimated to be about 120 miles south of the islands of independent or western samoa and american samoa, which is represented in this body by our distinguished colleague, mr. faleomavaega. the strength of the earthquake was measured by the united states geological survey at 8.0 magnitude on the richter scale. eyewitnesses, mechanic, indicate that the tsunami triggered by this earth quage brought four back-to-back series of waves, ranging from 15 to 20 feet in height to the shores of american samoa and that these powerful what waves penetrated up to a mile inland upon impact. given the gravity of the situation at hand, mr. speaker, i convey on behalf of my constituents, the people of guam, our deepest condolences and sympathies to the governor and the first lady of american samoa and to our colleague, mr. faleomavaega. and their entire community on this tragedy. our hearts and prayers are with the families who have lost l

the death toll has reached at least 119, and samoa, ameri samoa, and tonga. a british toddler swept out to sea was among the victims. a massive international rescue and aid missis

that quake comes just one day after a tsunami hit samoa and tonga killing more than 100 people. american samoa is in american territory in the south pacific. a powerful quake yesterday around 1:00 in the afternoon triggered three separate tsunami waves and flattened entire villages and left them under water. president obama sending c ining condolences. >> i'm hurt, you know. i'm hurt for them because they are my people. especially for the older folks. those, you know, and the children. they're helpless. >> this morning, the coast guard set out to take fema members to american samoa. the team includes debris and housing experts and disaster relief specialists. we'll watch both of those developing stories this morning for you here on hln. now to other news for you. >>> chicago police are looking for three more suspects in the beating death of a 16-year-old boy and $6,000 in reward money is on the table at the moment. investigators asked the secret service to enhance this amateur video you see here of the fight that killed darien albert. they may charge people who participated in t

the death toll higher if you considered samoa and tonga.p to 20 feet high and swept people and their cars out to sea. entire villages were flattened. president obama has made a disaster declaration for the island of america samoa. >>> president obama reconvening afghan war council and top-to-bottom review of strategy and troop levels in afghanistan. chuck todd is the political director for nbc news. other than increasing troop levels, chuck, are there any specifics what alternative strategies might be looked at? >> actually, i think you're going to see the conversation about true levels in many ways might be tabled at this discussion. look. it's a who's who. anybody who has a piece of afghanistan or pakistan portfolio for the u.s. government is going to be there from intelligence folks to military folks, to folks from the state department and key players inside the white house. one thing that some might say by looking at the entire group that is going to be there, you're like, well, they're going to need three hours because that's a lot of

tonga should pass legislation requiring loan modification offers the qualified homeowners were such modifications are more profitable to investors than foreclosure. it also should consider further reforms to the service industry. loss mitigation in general should be preferred over foreclosure. and as the chairman noted, that is needed for homeowners with loans they never could afford and for those facing job loss. h.r. 3451 recently introduced but chairwoman waters reflect these basic goals of prioritizing loss mitigation saving homes through loan modifications and reforming how servicers do business. congress also should adopt a court supervised mortgage loan modification which would size that many of the structural berries and the servicing industry that today are preventing mass loan modifications from occurring. congress also should support mediation through funding and the establishment of standards. congress soon should recognize that voluntary measures on their own by entities that profit from homeowner defaults on even with incentives, will not lead us out of this crisis. thank you for th