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the unrest in haiti. widespread anger before a powerful storm. >>> with the midterm elections behind us, the question is, now what? for many the answer is, let's go shopping. >>> and, thunderbird thrill. >> you will love it. you will absolutely love it. >> our amazing flight. a tribute to the shuttle's final voyage. it's friday, november 5th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning and thanks for being with us on this busy friday morning. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm mike marusarz in for rob nelson this morning. >>> one of the most desperate places on earth is preparing for another devastating blow. tomas is battering haiti with heavy rain and wind this morning. >> more than 1 million earthquake victims are living in makeshift tent cities. now they are being pushed to abandon them. matt gutman is there and has the reaction. >> reporter: it was anger born out of fear. with tomas likely to trigger landslides and massive flooding, aid workers tried to evacuate thousands here in one of haiti's
the unrest in haiti. widespread anger before a powerful storm. >>> with the midterm elections behind us, the question is, now what? for many the answer is, let's go shopping. >>> and, thunderbird thrill. >> you will love it. you will absolutely love it. >> our amazing flight. a tribute to the shuttle's final voyage. it's friday, november 5th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning and thanks for being with us on this busy...
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we get more from matt gutman in port-au-prince. >> reporter: in haiti, this is progress. >> the street we're walking on was double overhead in rubble. >> two stories of rubble? >> two stories of rubble. >> reporter: sean penn has spent most of the year here working on the recovery, turning down millions of dollars in movie teals. with cholera gripping haiti and thousands expected to die here, his organization is pushing rubble removal. 95% of the ruins from the earthquake remain, paralyzing everything. >> you have nearly 2 million displaced people. you have ad hoc camps that are full, unsanitary, horrible places to live. you try to manage those, make them as liveable, 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, 500 of them. >> reporter: 150,000 are needed. in the meantime, the squalor and cholera surge. the u.n. tells abc news, hundreds of thousands of cases are expected. the morgue is full. the two-time oscar win
we get more from matt gutman in port-au-prince. >> reporter: in haiti, this is progress. >> the street we're walking on was double overhead in rubble. >> two stories of rubble? >> two stories of rubble. >> reporter: sean penn has spent most of the year here working on the recovery, turning down millions of dollars in movie teals. with cholera gripping haiti and thousands expected to die here, his organization is pushing rubble removal. 95% of the ruins from the...
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he expects much more work to come as this epidemic sweeps through haiti. thousands of dead are expected. matt gutman, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> drivers in the twin cities had to cope with a deadly combination of freezing rain and falling temperatures over the weekend. ice-covered roads are being blamed for nearly 400 accidents. two people were killed and the streets were so slick even the snowplows were being plunged into the ditches. the minneapolis/st. paul airport was shut down for several hours. sunday morning, in the midst of holiday travel, not what people want to here. >>> minnesota and wisconsin wintry again with snow expected. more heavy snow out west. up to 2 feet in the cascades. 1 to 3 inches of snow from seattle to portland and in the rocky mountains. showers around chicago, st. louis, and oklahoma city. >> it will be near 60 in new york and baltimore. 69 in atlanta. 63 in detroit. 53 in kansas city. 28 in minneapolis. a cold 3 degrees in billings. 32 in seattle. >>> as everyone delves into the uproar over those airport pat-downs and body sca
he expects much more work to come as this epidemic sweeps through haiti. thousands of dead are expected. matt gutman, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> drivers in the twin cities had to cope with a deadly combination of freezing rain and falling temperatures over the weekend. ice-covered roads are being blamed for nearly 400 accidents. two people were killed and the streets were so slick even the snowplows were being plunged into the ditches. the minneapolis/st. paul airport was shut down for...
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the deaths and desperation in haiti. the epidemic that is now getting out of control. >>> and, mixed media. what's different about tomorrow's television sets? >> the tv now has really become a smart tv. >> it's friday, november 19th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good morning,er, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. we'll have those stories for you in just a moment. we do have breaking news this morning. >> there has been a mine explosion in western new zealand and as many as 30 workers are believed to be trapped. families have started gathering at that mine, waiting for any news of what's going on. that blast happened thousands of feet underground. >> what we do know is two of the miners have now emerged. they were treated for moderate injuries. of course this is a continuing story and we will continue to follow developments as we learn more about these coal miners. as many as 30 trapped in a new zealand main. a fairly new one as well. >> started operating this year. no confirmed fatalities in this s
the deaths and desperation in haiti. the epidemic that is now getting out of control. >>> and, mixed media. what's different about tomorrow's television sets? >> the tv now has really become a smart tv. >> it's friday, november 19th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good morning,er, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. we'll have those stories for you in just a moment. we do have breaking news this morning. >> there has...
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is out with some stunning numbers about the current cholera crisis in haiti. it says up to 200,000 haitians could contract cholera before the situation in that country improves. the most recent estimate is more than 900 people have already died in the outbreak, and more than 14,000 have been hospitalized because of the illness. >>> we are getting a new and fascinating look at the impact of recession on american children this morning. the largest to date study on recession shows 15 million children were living in poverty in the u.s. last year. compared to 13 million in 2007. the research just released from the university of pittsburgh shows one in five american kids is living in poverty. >>> sports news now, the cowboys/giants game went a little longer than usual because of two brief power outages in the third quarter. maybe the giants' fans were responsible, though, because their team was getting crushed. the cowboys got a first win for interim head coach jason garrett. qb jon kitna threw three touchdown passes in the 33-20 win. if only our buddy willis was he
is out with some stunning numbers about the current cholera crisis in haiti. it says up to 200,000 haitians could contract cholera before the situation in that country improves. the most recent estimate is more than 900 people have already died in the outbreak, and more than 14,000 have been hospitalized because of the illness. >>> we are getting a new and fascinating look at the impact of recession on american children this morning. the largest to date study on recession shows 15...
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matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> parts of the uk are getting slammed by unseasonably cold weather and the most november snow in two decades. temperatures dipped to just below zero in wales over the weekend. while northeast england is buried under more than a foot of the white stuff. drivers are being urged to avoid all unnecessary travel and all that snow is also causing some major delays at airports. >>> with that, here is your forecast on this side of the pond. some drenching rain, 80-mile-an-hour winds and a chance of tornados from east texas to tennessee. rain around st. louis, des moines, madison and the twin cities. snow in the dakotas, rockies and cascades. rain from seattle to portland. >> 50s in phoenix and sacramento. 25 in billings. 48 in chicago. 55 in kansas city. 40s along most of the east coast and new orleans 78. dallas 68. >>> since the real santa claus is busy at the north pole, he sent helpers to berlin this weekend for a little santa boot camp. >> they learned the proper way to ring bells, sing christmas carols, and most importantly, deliver all th
matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> parts of the uk are getting slammed by unseasonably cold weather and the most november snow in two decades. temperatures dipped to just below zero in wales over the weekend. while northeast england is buried under more than a foot of the white stuff. drivers are being urged to avoid all unnecessary travel and all that snow is also causing some major delays at airports. >>> with that, here is your forecast on this side of the...
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in 1962, narcise went to an american hospital in haiti with a fever, but it got worse and he was declared dead, even buried. so imagine his sister's surprise when 18 years later, she spotted him walking through the town marketplace. narcise said he had been given a potion by a voodoo priest, dug up, beaten and enslaved on a sugar plantation for years. but what kind of potion could fake death? >> when i went down to haiti, i was looking for a drug that made someone appear to be dead, so profoundly that it could fool a physician. >> reporter: davis discovered voodoo potions containing a toxin from the puffer fish, a japanese delicacy, a toxin that can slow your heart, make your muscles limp, make you appear deceased. >> if you succumb to the fish you're laid out by your grave for several days to make sure you are dead. >> reporter: the ugly fish, the cause of zombies? maybe it doesn't quite match the story behind the gory flesh eaters of your favorite halloween film but perhaps there is now finally a scientific explanation for the living dead. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >>> interes
in 1962, narcise went to an american hospital in haiti with a fever, but it got worse and he was declared dead, even buried. so imagine his sister's surprise when 18 years later, she spotted him walking through the town marketplace. narcise said he had been given a potion by a voodoo priest, dug up, beaten and enslaved on a sugar plantation for years. but what kind of potion could fake death? >> when i went down to haiti, i was looking for a drug that made someone appear to be dead, so...
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. >>> a river in haiti thought to be the source of a vicious cholera outbreak is expected to overflow today. >> that is causing more concerns since the epidemic has already killed about 500 people and hospitalized thousands more. matt gutman is there with the latest. >> reporter: if the cholera outbreak in the country had been contained, it's not the case. it is spreading across the country. first moving to the north. now down to the south. medical officials tell us it was moving from city to city to city, getting closer and closer to port-au-prince. now they hear it is inside port-au-prince in one of the dirtiest slums, places where there is no sanitation, no latrines, people drink and wash themselves and use the bathroom in the same body of water. abc news learned cholera is sweeping from the countryside to the capital's biggest slum. with thousands of new cases popping up, u.n. helicopters are dropping off cholera kits. the disease kills by causing rapid dehydration. it is easily treated if caught early. but in this ravaged country with roads and hospitals damaged by the earthquake
. >>> a river in haiti thought to be the source of a vicious cholera outbreak is expected to overflow today. >> that is causing more concerns since the epidemic has already killed about 500 people and hospitalized thousands more. matt gutman is there with the latest. >> reporter: if the cholera outbreak in the country had been contained, it's not the case. it is spreading across the country. first moving to the north. now down to the south. medical officials tell us it was...
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international aid organizations are telling us cholera is now endemic in haiti. that means it's in the drinking water and could kill thousands of people. it could take decades to eradicate. matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> critics are blasting the early conclusions from the president's commission looking into the bp oil spill. investigators said yesterday bp did not cut safety corners in order to save money. instead, they said it was a series of small questionable decisions which led to that disastrous spill. family members and experts say this amounts to a free pass for bp and the other companies involved. >>> michael jackson's children are speaking out about their late father, saying he was "a normal dad." paris, prince and blanket spoke to oprah winfrey in a rare tv interview. they recalled their favorite memories. 13-year-old prince said his is walking with jackson on the beach, eating snicker bars. 12-year-old paris was the most talkative and what oprah asked what she missed most about jackson, paris said, "everything." here's more. >> i kin
international aid organizations are telling us cholera is now endemic in haiti. that means it's in the drinking water and could kill thousands of people. it could take decades to eradicate. matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> critics are blasting the early conclusions from the president's commission looking into the bp oil spill. investigators said yesterday bp did not cut safety corners in order to save money. instead, they said it was a series of small questionable...
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. >>> haiti is bracing for tropical storm tomas. aid workers there are helping people in temporary villages that were set up after january's devastating earthquake. >>> and wall street investors will have an eye on the federal reserve today. discussions begin on interest rates and policies to help stimulate the still struggling economy. >>> finally when you think of the beach, you probably think of swimming unless, of course, you are some of the french. >> well, if the snooty french get their way, the tradition of swimming in the channel between france and england could go, well, belly up. why? here's bbc's graham satchel. >> three, two, one. >> come on, jane. >> reporter: dawn over dover and a relay team, the leybourne lovelies, are getting ready to swim the channel. >> one, two, three, four. >> reporter: on the shoreline, more and more swimmers are practicing. >> this year we have had as many as 300 swimmers register with us. it has just grown beyond belief. >> reporter: organizers put the rise in channel swimmers down to david wy
. >>> haiti is bracing for tropical storm tomas. aid workers there are helping people in temporary villages that were set up after january's devastating earthquake. >>> and wall street investors will have an eye on the federal reserve today. discussions begin on interest rates and policies to help stimulate the still struggling economy. >>> finally when you think of the beach, you probably think of swimming unless, of course, you are some of the french. >> well,...
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. >>> international observers say sunday's elections in haiti are all set to go, despite the cholera crisis that is still showing no signs of ending. more than 1,000 people have already died from the disease and officials fear the final number will be far higher. >> reporter: the dead are piling up in this earthquake-battered country. these buses called tap-taps have been converted into giant hearses. the morgues in this country are brimming. with thousands more dead expected, authorities and the u.n. are scrambling to find places to bury them. >> we've had long discussions with counterparts, where can we bury people who have died from cholera? mayors are reluctant to have them in their communities. people protest. >> reporter: cholera may kill its host but the bacteria lives on in the corpse. those who die are disinfected and put in these white body bags. there are still people who don't want -- >> people fear if we are doing it. >> reporter: the dead are being trucked to the countryside, dumped in mass graves. we set out to find one. enlisting these men as guides we bumped through
. >>> international observers say sunday's elections in haiti are all set to go, despite the cholera crisis that is still showing no signs of ending. more than 1,000 people have already died from the disease and officials fear the final number will be far higher. >> reporter: the dead are piling up in this earthquake-battered country. these buses called tap-taps have been converted into giant hearses. the morgues in this country are brimming. with thousands more dead expected,...
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many in haiti blame the u.n. troops from nepal for the outbreak break. one protester was killed and six peacekeepers were injured. more than 900 people have so far died from that outbreak. >>> a new breakthrough drug could soon offer an alternative for the 2 million americans who have to take a blood thinner. for decades most of them used a drug called coumadin to reduce the risk of blood clots that lead to strokes. but a study says another drug may work just as well. >> reporter: dr. gerald pollander treats his patients with the blood thinner coumadin to prevent stroke but it's not easy. >> they can become very cumbersome, the level is too low it can be dangerous, if it's too high it can be dangerous. >> reporter: now for the millions of americans like rabbi herbert bonzer, a new medicine called zorelto could change that. coumadin has been the standard for the last six decades. originally developed as a rot poison, it can be a tremendous burden. patients must undergo frequent blood tests and maintain a strict diet because the drug can interact poorly wi
many in haiti blame the u.n. troops from nepal for the outbreak break. one protester was killed and six peacekeepers were injured. more than 900 people have so far died from that outbreak. >>> a new breakthrough drug could soon offer an alternative for the 2 million americans who have to take a blood thinner. for decades most of them used a drug called coumadin to reduce the risk of blood clots that lead to strokes. but a study says another drug may work just as well. >>...
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. >>> the cholera epidemic plaguing haiti has now claimed more than 1,200 lives and that number is quickly going up. even as aid pours in the rush is on to dig mass graves to handle the new influx of victims. matt gutman is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: the infection rate of cholera in this country is exploding. and as it does, so does the death toll in this country, already at 1,200. some epidemiologists are telling us that number is underestimated by 400%. so as the death toll mounts, we're hearing that morgues are full. there are buses now being converted into makeshift hearses. and there is a scramble to find a place to bury these bodies. the united nations and local authorities here are saying that they can't find a place to bury many of these cholera victims. many of the mayors and municipalities say they don't want the cholera victims in their land. they say they could contaminate it, even if they're in body bags. so many of the cholera victims are being transferred to mass graves well outside of the city. we drove to one. on the way there, on a dirt track, we found surgical masks
. >>> the cholera epidemic plaguing haiti has now claimed more than 1,200 lives and that number is quickly going up. even as aid pours in the rush is on to dig mass graves to handle the new influx of victims. matt gutman is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: the infection rate of cholera in this country is exploding. and as it does, so does the death toll in this country, already at 1,200. some epidemiologists are telling us that number is underestimated by 400%. so as the death...
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matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> qantas airlines is set to return some of those massive a-380 jumbo jets to the air. the six a-380s in qantas' fleet have been grounded since a mid-air engine blowout three weeks ago. qantas now says it is completely comfortable with the aircraft and the two of them will start flying again on sunday. >>> a snow storm and icy conditions are being blamed for at least one death in the seattle area. the wintry blast caused some long commutes home last night and the morning rush is expected to be more of the same. mid winter-like temperatures even forced the city to open several shelters for the homeless. >>> in northern illinois, tens of thousands of people are without power after a tornado rolled through. a school bus was even blown over, leaving the driver and several children with minor injuries. the half mile wide storm also caused significant damage to homes and businesses. >> wow. >>> now here is a look at your tuesday forecast. showers in the northeast. thunderstorms in the carolinas, georgia and the gulf coast. showers from seattle to
matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> qantas airlines is set to return some of those massive a-380 jumbo jets to the air. the six a-380s in qantas' fleet have been grounded since a mid-air engine blowout three weeks ago. qantas now says it is completely comfortable with the aircraft and the two of them will start flying again on sunday. >>> a snow storm and icy conditions are being blamed for at least one death in the seattle area. the wintry blast caused some long...
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. >>> the cholera epidemic in haiti has now killed 800 people. public health experts say the situation in port-au-prince is getting worse every day. hospitals are now overrun with patients and doctors are forced to choose which people to treat. the haitian government may declare a medical emergency. and the neighboring dominican republic is now on alert to prevent that disease from spreading any further. >>> the u.s. coast guard is joining panama to investigate the fire that left a carnival cruise ship adrift in the pacific. more than 4,000 passengers and crew members arrived in san diego yesterday. they had plenty of stories to share about their lack of power, toilets and food. despite media reports, carnival is making it clear that no spam was served to passengers. good to hear. >>> for years u.s. officials have been touting the idea of a so-called virtual fence to cut illegal immigration along the mexican border. $850 million have been spent on it so far. now the plan has gone bust. john quinones reports from tucson. >> reporter: in 2006, this
. >>> the cholera epidemic in haiti has now killed 800 people. public health experts say the situation in port-au-prince is getting worse every day. hospitals are now overrun with patients and doctors are forced to choose which people to treat. the haitian government may declare a medical emergency. and the neighboring dominican republic is now on alert to prevent that disease from spreading any further. >>> the u.s. coast guard is joining panama to investigate the fire that...
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. >>> a florida woman who visited haiti is now the first american known to have died from the impoverished country's crisis with cholera. meanwhile, haitian protesters took to the streets for a third day of anti-u.n. demonstration. they blame u.n. peacekeepers for spreading the disease. more than 1,000 haitians have died in the cholera outbreak. >>> things got rough at protests against tuition hikes for university of california students. the clashes on a san francisco campus took place after students tried to get into a university board of regents meeting. all of their anger stems from a plan to increase student fees by $822. 13 people, most of them students, were taken into custody. >> an officer started hitting me more, then an officer came over, took a pepper spray canister and sprayed us all. >> i understand there's real passion and emotion. but you know, all we can hope for is that they -- you know, that everybody behaves. >> four officers were injured. one of them had to be treated at a hospital. >>> very interesting story here. surprising findings this morning from a new survey on m
. >>> a florida woman who visited haiti is now the first american known to have died from the impoverished country's crisis with cholera. meanwhile, haitian protesters took to the streets for a third day of anti-u.n. demonstration. they blame u.n. peacekeepers for spreading the disease. more than 1,000 haitians have died in the cholera outbreak. >>> things got rough at protests against tuition hikes for university of california students. the clashes on a san francisco campus...