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hurricane tomas hit the southwestern part of haiti yesterday. this morning, however, it is the remnants, the rain and the storm surge, that are causing the biggest problems. our matt gutman is in port-au-prince this morning with the latest. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. tomas is weakened. but it's still dangerous. overnight, we saw more rain here in port-au-prince than we've seen in the past couple of days. and it still threatens refugee camps, like the one behind me. flooding and mudslides remain a serious concern here. this morning, haiti is reeling. tomas slashed the western reaches of the country. leogane, one of the towns hardest-hit by january's earthquake. rivers surged. hospitals flooded. streets turned into steams, as the earthquake survivors salvaged what they could. anti-government protests erupted in leogane. but that anger is everywhere. what does the government help you now? before the storm? >> nothing. they didn't do nothing. >> reporter: haiti has suffered biblical misery the last year. first, the ea
hurricane tomas hit the southwestern part of haiti yesterday. this morning, however, it is the remnants, the rain and the storm surge, that are causing the biggest problems. our matt gutman is in port-au-prince this morning with the latest. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. tomas is weakened. but it's still dangerous. overnight, we saw more rain here in port-au-prince than we've seen in the past couple of days. and it still threatens refugee camps, like the one...
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could become a hurricane and head toward haiti. so we have to talk about that. >> and still more than a million in haiti without shelter. sam, thank you. >>> coming up, charlie sheen back on tv, as he files for divorce. we'll have the latest on that situation, coming up. >>> also, randy and evi quaid are due back in a california court today. will they show up? you saw the revealing interview with them here on "gma" yesterday. we'll have much more of that ahead. no one knows what they're going to do. >>> meanwhile, voting continues all across the country. vote 2010 is under way. [ answering machine beeps ] [ son ] hi, mom. sorry i missed your call. [ coughs ] call me. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ female announcer ] kleenex brand tissues are america's softest. [ sneezes ] [ female announcer ] no wonder people go out of their way to share them. [ sneezes ] ♪ [ female announcer ] now it's even easier to share. [ coughs ] [ female announcer ] send a kleenex brand share package for free today at kleenex.com. softness worth sharing. ♪ softness w
could become a hurricane and head toward haiti. so we have to talk about that. >> and still more than a million in haiti without shelter. sam, thank you. >>> coming up, charlie sheen back on tv, as he files for divorce. we'll have the latest on that situation, coming up. >>> also, randy and evi quaid are due back in a california court today. will they show up? you saw the revealing interview with them here on "gma" yesterday. we'll have much more of that ahead....
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we'll go live to haiti in a moment. first, jim sciutto is in havana with the latest on the plane crash overnight, killing all 68 aboard. jim? >> reporter: good morning, from havana. we're hearing that the plane made an emergency call an hour before the crash, reporting an engine problem, before losing touch with the control tower. and witnesses saying they saw it burst into flames as it hit the ground. this morning, emergency crews are still searching the wreckage for survivors. doctors in the area have been mobilized. but few expect to find any. there were 40 cubans onboard and 28 foreigners from 10 different countries. it's a twice-weekly flight that originates in port-au-prince, haiti. it would make one of the last flights out of haiti ahead of tropical storm tomas. here in cuba, the airlines are known, sadly, to have a very poor safety record. george and robin? >> all right, jim. thank you. >>> just next door, matt gutman is in the haitian capital this morning where tomas has just become a category 1 hurricane, thre
we'll go live to haiti in a moment. first, jim sciutto is in havana with the latest on the plane crash overnight, killing all 68 aboard. jim? >> reporter: good morning, from havana. we're hearing that the plane made an emergency call an hour before the crash, reporting an engine problem, before losing touch with the control tower. and witnesses saying they saw it burst into flames as it hit the ground. this morning, emergency crews are still searching the wreckage for survivors. doctors...
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and haiti is still reeling from the devastating earthquake almost a year ago. but one celebrity activist is there, in fact, has been there for months trying to help. more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: in haiti, this is progress. >> the street we're walking on was double overhead in rubble. >> reporter: two stories of rubble. >> two stories of rubble. >> reporter: sean penn spent most of the year here turning down millions of dollars in movie deals. with cholera gripping haiti and thousands expected to die here his organization is now pushing rubble removal. 95% of the ruins from the earthquake remain, paralyzing everything. >> you have nearly 2 million displaced people, ad hoc camps that are full, unsanitary, horrible places to live. so, you try to manage those and make those as livable and as safe as possible while you're developing communities. >> reporter: without those communities disease and violence fester. but they are slow in coming. how many of these transitional shelters have you built? >> so far, we have built 500 of them. >> reporter: 150,000
and haiti is still reeling from the devastating earthquake almost a year ago. but one celebrity activist is there, in fact, has been there for months trying to help. more from abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: in haiti, this is progress. >> the street we're walking on was double overhead in rubble. >> reporter: two stories of rubble. >> two stories of rubble. >> reporter: sean penn spent most of the year here turning down millions of dollars in movie deals. with...
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and it does seem that haiti was spared the worst of hurricane tomas. six to eight inches of rain did cause significant flooding. and we're hearing that some of that may have exacerbated the cholera outbreak in the north of the country. 550 new cases there. and the standing water is still a major threat. this morning, haitians are still bailing out. leogane is a city submerged. it was twice pummeled this year. look at this. the city after january's earthquake. and the city today. rain from the remnants of hurricane tomas damaged thousands of homes. and turned streets into rivers for residents. haitians continue to rely on international aid organizations. and residents here besieged this u.n. vehicle. the soldiers were handing out their own rations. we climbed aboard with the u.n. troops who were shocked by the scope of the flooding. we saw tents swallowed by the flood and children fighting the current. >> there's going to be a risk of spread of disease. sanitation conditions are very poor. >> reporter: the vast majority of this country's 1.3 million ear
and it does seem that haiti was spared the worst of hurricane tomas. six to eight inches of rain did cause significant flooding. and we're hearing that some of that may have exacerbated the cholera outbreak in the north of the country. 550 new cases there. and the standing water is still a major threat. this morning, haitians are still bailing out. leogane is a city submerged. it was twice pummeled this year. look at this. the city after january's earthquake. and the city today. rain from the...
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haiti has risen sharply. as many as 800 people have now died. at least 11,000 are infected. hospitals are overwhelmed. doctors fear patients will soon be lying in the streets waiting for treatment. meanwhile, u.s. funding to help haiti rebuild from january's earthquake is now on its way, months after it was first promised. >>> we're also following breaking news in afghanistan this morning. a suicide car bomb has struck a convoy of american vehicles near camp julian. no word on casualties or how bad the damage may be. a similar attack there last summer killed four americans and canadian military officers. we'll keep you posted as we learn more. >>> "the wall street journal" says the obama administration wants to create a government watchdog to protect consumers' personal information online. currently, there are no u.s. laws protecting online privacy. recent crackdowns on facebook and google were carried out by prosecutors overseas and in canada. >>> a media marriage making news this morning. the venerable, nea
haiti has risen sharply. as many as 800 people have now died. at least 11,000 are infected. hospitals are overwhelmed. doctors fear patients will soon be lying in the streets waiting for treatment. meanwhile, u.s. funding to help haiti rebuild from january's earthquake is now on its way, months after it was first promised. >>> we're also following breaking news in afghanistan this morning. a suicide car bomb has struck a convoy of american vehicles near camp julian. no word on...
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. >>> and the cholera outbreak in haiti is spreading. frustration, meanwhile, boiled over in the streets, as medical facilities are having trouble coping with the large number of people in need of treatment. the epidemic has now killed more than 1,000 people in haiti. >>> and sarah palin's publisher is suing a website for publishing unauthorized excerpts of her book. harper collins filed a lawsuit against the gawker website for leaking pages from palin's book before its release, next tuesday. the lawsuit asks that gawker be banned from posting anymore portions of that book. >>> finally, adopt a pet for the holidays. at macy's in san francisco, california, santa claus unveiled the new window displays, to the delight of children. all of the dogs and cats are up for adoption. i thought santa was at the north pole. he's in san francisco. there you go. how about that? >>> now, for a quick look at the weather. fog shrouds cities from indianapolis, to memphis, to new orleans, louisiana. meanwhile, gusty winds in the northeast, but milder temper
. >>> and the cholera outbreak in haiti is spreading. frustration, meanwhile, boiled over in the streets, as medical facilities are having trouble coping with the large number of people in need of treatment. the epidemic has now killed more than 1,000 people in haiti. >>> and sarah palin's publisher is suing a website for publishing unauthorized excerpts of her book. harper collins filed a lawsuit against the gawker website for leaking pages from palin's book before its...
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. >>> and the cholera outbreak in haiti is spreading. frustration boiled over, as medical facilities are having trouble treating the people. the epidemic has killed over 1,000 people in haiti. >>> and sarah palin is suing a website for publishing unauthorized excerpts of her book. harper collins is suing the gawker website. the lawsuit asks that gawker be banned from posting anymore window displays to the delight of children. all of the dogs and cats are up for adoption. i thought santa was at the north pole. he's in san francisco. >>> now, for a quick look at the weather. fog shrouds cities from indianapolis, to memphis, to new orleans and louisiana. gusty winds in the northeast, but milder temperatures. warm temperatures in much of the south. and the stormi forecaster david zahren here. this weekend before thanksgiving starting out chilly. 43 in annapolis. 39 in laurel with very light winds out there. the big picture high pressure on the storm scan over the washington area. that bodes well. plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow. our fo
. >>> and the cholera outbreak in haiti is spreading. frustration boiled over, as medical facilities are having trouble treating the people. the epidemic has killed over 1,000 people in haiti. >>> and sarah palin is suing a website for publishing unauthorized excerpts of her book. harper collins is suing the gawker website. the lawsuit asks that gawker be banned from posting anymore window displays to the delight of children. all of the dogs and cats are up for adoption. i...
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that are suffering in haiti, as well. she is clearly, clearly very much like a journalist, like her father. >> he would be very proud. no question. use said before, it's hard to believe it's been more than five years. i have such a crisp memory of the day he died, speaking to you, because our offices were right next to each other. and i think you'll agree, peter jennings is still with us at abc news. >> absolutely is. >> bob woodruff, thank you. and you can read a special remembrance of peter, by his son, christopher, on our website, abcnews.com/gma. >>> and coming up next, thanksgiving >>> well, we've really been enjoying the recipes own our countdown to thanksgiving. but to show our commitment to holiday food, we'll keep the advice coming right through the leftovers. emeril is here to show you to turn your turkey dinner into something else. this is the creative side, right? >> a lot of the ingredients we have, generally leftover, bacon, at least in my house, blue cheese. i always have honey vinegar. so, i thought over t
that are suffering in haiti, as well. she is clearly, clearly very much like a journalist, like her father. >> he would be very proud. no question. use said before, it's hard to believe it's been more than five years. i have such a crisp memory of the day he died, speaking to you, because our offices were right next to each other. and i think you'll agree, peter jennings is still with us at abc news. >> absolutely is. >> bob woodruff, thank you. and you can read a special...
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we're going to turn to the people in haiti, who are bracing for yet another crisis. tropical storm tomas is expected to slam ashore tomorrow. more than 1 million homeless earthquake survivors, facing a cholera epidemic, are scrambling for shelter. matt gutman is there. matt, good morning to you. what are they doing to prepare? >> reporter: good morning, juju. they're trying to do everything they can. but it's not nearly enough. the major concern is not the wind, but the rain. up to 12 inches could send the tent cities sliding off the mountains. and flooding could turn the 1300 tent encampments in the city into sliding cesspools. but people have nowhere to go. aid agencies have been stockpiling good and medicine for a couple of months now, in anticipation of a major storm. the question will be, how will they get it to the people who need it most? roads continue to be impassable because of debris from the earthquake. and we're hearing of some aid agencies using donkeys to get medicine and supplies to the people who need it most. juju? >> matt gutman, thanks for that up
we're going to turn to the people in haiti, who are bracing for yet another crisis. tropical storm tomas is expected to slam ashore tomorrow. more than 1 million homeless earthquake survivors, facing a cholera epidemic, are scrambling for shelter. matt gutman is there. matt, good morning to you. what are they doing to prepare? >> reporter: good morning, juju. they're trying to do everything they can. but it's not nearly enough. the major concern is not the wind, but the rain. up to 12...
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more than 1,000 people have died in haiti. and violence aimed at u.s. troops is hurting relief efforts. some aid flights have been canceled. >>> now, have you seen the new, former vice president? an obviously thinner dick cheney was all the talk after his first public appearance with george bush since leaving office. it was at the ground-breaking for the bush presidential library. cheney dropped the weight after heart surgery over the summer. and he says, he is planning to keep it off. that's a quick look at the news headlines. it's 7:39. >> we were staring at the video. >> he shrunk. >> good for him, though. it will really help him, with his health concerns. thanks, juju. here we go. there he is, again. >>> you know who looks equally as dapper and looking very fit these days? sam champion. >> good morning, robin, george, juju. let's get to the pictures. we had a big line of storms that move up the northeast corridor. we have pictures -- do we have them? yeah. the trees down in new jersey. this is scotch plains, new jersey. everybody from baltimore, a p
more than 1,000 people have died in haiti. and violence aimed at u.s. troops is hurting relief efforts. some aid flights have been canceled. >>> now, have you seen the new, former vice president? an obviously thinner dick cheney was all the talk after his first public appearance with george bush since leaving office. it was at the ground-breaking for the bush presidential library. cheney dropped the weight after heart surgery over the summer. and he says, he is planning to keep it off....
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when everybody else was going to haiti, we couldn't do that. so, we put this telethon together that was 90 minutes. and raised $9 million. that is one of my happiest moments. >> it was put together so quickly. >> we didn't really know what we were doing. we knew how to do a telethon. but was able to help a little bit. >> that's fantastic. that's great. what is next for you? >> well, we're doing four specials a year for cnn. wendy's going to exec produce them. and i'll be doing some other things. i can't stay away. of course not. >> is it true, you're going to do some standup? >> i have done standup a long time. when i speak at conventions, i tell funny stories. i think i would be a standup comic. >> he's very funny. did you know that? >> i know. >> my nephew, scott zieger is a broadway producer. i would like to take time off and do that. there is nothing like standing on stage and making people laugh. >> you can learn all about behind the scenes. >> this is a terrific book. >> the book is called "producer." wendy walker wrote it, all about her
when everybody else was going to haiti, we couldn't do that. so, we put this telethon together that was 90 minutes. and raised $9 million. that is one of my happiest moments. >> it was put together so quickly. >> we didn't really know what we were doing. we knew how to do a telethon. but was able to help a little bit. >> that's fantastic. that's great. what is next for you? >> well, we're doing four specials a year for cnn. wendy's going to exec produce them. and i'll be...
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we'll turn now to haiti were the political crisis continuing brews overnight after the presidential election ended in turmoil. protesters filled the streets of port-au-prince saying they were turned away from polling places. most the candidates accused the government of fraud and said the vote should be voided. >>> in tehran, a prominent nuclear scientist was killed and another wounded in two separate car bomb blasts. iran yang officials are blaming the taxis on the u.s. and israel. >>> chicago police are looking into a fatal fall at soldieriers field during the bears/eagles game. witnesses say they saw a man run to an upper tier and jump over it. he fell 50 feet to a neighboring rooftop. >>> now, whipped cream with a kick coming to a college campus near you. whipped lightning isment for cocktails and desserts but it contains 18% alcohol. three times as much in beers. >>> and that's the news at 7:37. >> huh? >> huh? >> give me a break. >> i know. it comes in nine different flavors like caramel pecan. it's all the rage. >> you know, guys how they spray it in their mouth like that. >> three ti
we'll turn now to haiti were the political crisis continuing brews overnight after the presidential election ended in turmoil. protesters filled the streets of port-au-prince saying they were turned away from polling places. most the candidates accused the government of fraud and said the vote should be voided. >>> in tehran, a prominent nuclear scientist was killed and another wounded in two separate car bomb blasts. iran yang officials are blaming the taxis on the u.s. and israel....
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. >>> haiti's cholera epidemic has spread to the capital port-au-prince. its suspected cases will mean up to 3 million people are at risk for the waterborne disease. >>> now, we're learning about the player behind this football fake in texas. everybody's been talking about it. it starts with the quarterback for driscol middle school. looking a little confused. then he casually takes the ball from the center and strolls across the line of scrimmage and is off and running to the end zone. turns out, he faked it all. and told everyone, by telling the referee, they got five extra penalty yards. more than 2 million people have watched it on youtube since sunday. >> but it was a bummer, they missed the point after. >> tied for the championship. >> off to the races! way to go. oh, my goodness. that was something else. >> run, baby, run. >> that's something else. juju, thanks so much. >>> you liked that, didn't you, sam? >> that's worst a look. good morning, everybody. let's starts with the departing nor'easter. because the weather gets so much nicer behind it. th
. >>> haiti's cholera epidemic has spread to the capital port-au-prince. its suspected cases will mean up to 3 million people are at risk for the waterborne disease. >>> now, we're learning about the player behind this football fake in texas. everybody's been talking about it. it starts with the quarterback for driscol middle school. looking a little confused. then he casually takes the ball from the center and strolls across the line of scrimmage and is off and running to the...
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is appealing for help in haiti. it says another 1,000 doctors and nurses are needed to treat victims of cholera. the outbreak has killed as many as 2,000 people in just the last five weeks. >>> finally you'd think this time of year any turkey enjoying their freedom would keep a low profile but dozens are running wild in new york descending on the lawns and causing major traffic headaches on statten island. one was so aggressive it jumped onto a windshield trapping a woman inside her car. that woman, a 23-year-old dental assistant said it was straight out of "cujo." you got to love they don't worry about rats but if there is a turkey there they'll call 911. >> that turkey was daring that woman to take him home. >> do not call attention to your. sam champion has the weather in philadelphia. you're hosting this morning, good morning, sam. >> good morning, everyone. sharyn is there, as well. i just heard her. what's a parade without balloons? we've got band, everything going on here in philadelphia and by the way we hav
is appealing for help in haiti. it says another 1,000 doctors and nurses are needed to treat victims of cholera. the outbreak has killed as many as 2,000 people in just the last five weeks. >>> finally you'd think this time of year any turkey enjoying their freedom would keep a low profile but dozens are running wild in new york descending on the lawns and causing major traffic headaches on statten island. one was so aggressive it jumped onto a windshield trapping a woman inside her...
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." >>> cholera of haiti is sparking violence in the street. protesters blamed peacekeepers for causing the cholera epidemic, which has tilled nearly 1,000 people so far. >>> the california supreme court has ruled illegal immigrants are entitled to in-state tuition discounts at public universities. a lower court ruling had classified illegal immigrants as nonresidence. the case is headed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> there was a wild scene at a bullfight in mexico. a bull jumped into the stands. watch that jump again. the bull got back into the ring. and the fight went on, as planned. unbelievable. that's the news at 7:39. >> question is, why? why did the fight go on? >> that's it. juju, thank you. >>> let's get over to sam and the weather again. >> good morning, everyone. let's deal with the big snow situation that was going on in the west yesterday. bad enough, a 34-car pileup on 25 just south of denver. it was a little touch slippery on the roads and people couldn't control it. it's the time of year to be thinking about that. and there's mo
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a lot of discussion about it in haiti. it slowed down a little bit now, meaning the path will be more west than it was. we're looking at a very strong category 1 here. we're looking at winds in the 70-mile-per-hour to 80-mile-per-hour category here. 10 to 15 inches of rain in the mountains there. and we have an awful lot of people who were in tent cities, still after that earthquake. this is going to be a real problem for those folks to overcome. into the southwest, we have big heat today. that's more than a day of it. phoenix is 91 degrees, by th all that weather was brought to you by allied bank. robin? >> okay, sam, thank you. >>> portia de rossi. you may know her from shows like "ally mcbeal" or "arrested development." or you may know her as portia degeneres, wife of funny woman, ellen degeneres. she did take her name. but she suffered with anorexia and bulimia. her memoir, "unbearable lightness," talks about the turmoil she went through. portia, it's great to see you. >> thank you, robin. >> i'm a little winded gettin
a lot of discussion about it in haiti. it slowed down a little bit now, meaning the path will be more west than it was. we're looking at a very strong category 1 here. we're looking at winds in the 70-mile-per-hour to 80-mile-per-hour category here. 10 to 15 inches of rain in the mountains there. and we have an awful lot of people who were in tent cities, still after that earthquake. this is going to be a real problem for those folks to overcome. into the southwest, we have big heat today....
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. >>> this morning, health officials in haiti are bracing for a potentially drastic new outbreak of cholera. the epidemic has already claimed at least 500 lives, and and matt gutman joins us from port-au-prince with new information on just how serious this could get. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, juju. we're hearing of an explosion of cholera in this country. it's marching down the countryside towards the capital. over the past couple of days we've heard of thousands of new cases. clinics are simply overwhelmed. there's not enough medical equipment there to treat all of them. people are spilling out into the hallways. scariest yet, we're hearing that this illness is getting into the city itself, into the slums where there's no sanitation. people are very susceptible to this virus. we don't have exact numbers on it, but we hear that there's an estimated 20,000 cases nationwide. we do know, juju, that cholera is now endemic in this country and will be here for years to come. >> and a waterborne risk. thanks for that update from port-au-prince. >>> defense secretary robert gat
. >>> this morning, health officials in haiti are bracing for a potentially drastic new outbreak of cholera. the epidemic has already claimed at least 500 lives, and and matt gutman joins us from port-au-prince with new information on just how serious this could get. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, juju. we're hearing of an explosion of cholera in this country. it's marching down the countryside towards the capital. over the past couple of days we've heard of...