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thank you >> haiti, last spring captain mendoza from the u.s. navy and i co-authored a piece saying the national weather service was forecasting 16 major storm events would hit the caribbean with reasonable odds at least one of them would slam haiti didn't we need to immediately as a matter of urgency for the survival of the people of port-au-prince build some structures that would withstand storm and flood conditions to which people living in tents could flee. build an early warning and radar system which they didn't have for distinct weather detection. build an emergency alarm system with warning and training of the populace so they knew where to one and now hurricane tomas has hit haiti and none of that are in place and people are literally holding pieces of plastic in their heads while the wind and rain are pouring down upon them and we saw similarly with cholera, it's axiomatic as we go into a far more globalized -- which is good news, humanitarian and peacekeeping response in the world. that the humanitarian responders and peacekeepers the
thank you >> haiti, last spring captain mendoza from the u.s. navy and i co-authored a piece saying the national weather service was forecasting 16 major storm events would hit the caribbean with reasonable odds at least one of them would slam haiti didn't we need to immediately as a matter of urgency for the survival of the people of port-au-prince build some structures that would withstand storm and flood conditions to which people living in tents could flee. build an early warning and...
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thank you. >> haiti, last spring, captain mendsa from the u.s. navy and i co authored a piece saying the national weather service was forecasting 16 major tropical storm events would hit the caribbean with a reasonable odds that at least one would slam haiti. didn't we need to immediately as a matter of urgency for the survival of the people of port ah prince build some structures that could withstand storm and flood conditions to which the people living in tents could flee? build an early warning and radar system which they didn't have for distinct local weather detection, build an emergency alarm system with warning and training of the populous so they knew where to run? and now, hurricanes come and hit haiti and none of that is in place. and people are literally holding little pieces of plastic over their heads while the wind and rain are pouring down over them. and we saw similarly with cholera. it's axe yo matic as we go into a far more globalized -- which is good news. humanitarian and peace-keeping response, that the humanitarian responder
thank you. >> haiti, last spring, captain mendsa from the u.s. navy and i co authored a piece saying the national weather service was forecasting 16 major tropical storm events would hit the caribbean with a reasonable odds that at least one would slam haiti. didn't we need to immediately as a matter of urgency for the survival of the people of port ah prince build some structures that could withstand storm and flood conditions to which the people living in tents could flee? build an...
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and concern of epidemic may breach haiti's borders. they are sent to dominican republic for possible cases. >> stay with us as we look at countries around the world. here in britain, prince harry has opened up the first field of remembrance dedicated to those who lost their lives in afghanistan. our correspondent with more. >> row upon row upon row. everyone of these wooden crosses dedicated to a life lost. this is now a field of remembrance. and here to pay his own tribute, a young prince who served in afghanistan. prince harry chose to remember one particular mate from the household calvary, killed on foot patrol. the family was moved by the prince's choice. >> very moving, very gratifying. and i wouldn't have missed it. >> by the end of this month, there will be ten's of thousands of these individual crosses. and they have chosen this site because of the link in the conflict of afghanistan. >> the field is close to wooden basset, the town where many have shown their respect. after thanking local people, prince harry met the military
and concern of epidemic may breach haiti's borders. they are sent to dominican republic for possible cases. >> stay with us as we look at countries around the world. here in britain, prince harry has opened up the first field of remembrance dedicated to those who lost their lives in afghanistan. our correspondent with more. >> row upon row upon row. everyone of these wooden crosses dedicated to a life lost. this is now a field of remembrance. and here to pay his own tribute, a young...
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haiti has all of the worst conditions that allow caller to spread. very little clean running water, almost no sewage treatment plants, and chronic poverty. 1.5 million people were made homeless by the devastating earthquake in january and a still living in flimsy shelters on what ground. campaigning for the election is taking place against this grim backdrop. for some, the election rallies are welcome distraction from the reality. there is congenial chaos here put a serious message. some say the lessons from afghanistan and iraq make it clear that what the country requires post-disaster is a transparent elected government. in the shadow of the broken presidential palace, questions have been asked about why one of the most popular political figures here has been barred from standing. the powers that be insist that his exclusion was for technical reasons. his party did not allow the papers correctly. >> how can you dispute the biggest and strongest party? if you make an exception for the biggest party -- >> there are other popular candidates. there wil
haiti has all of the worst conditions that allow caller to spread. very little clean running water, almost no sewage treatment plants, and chronic poverty. 1.5 million people were made homeless by the devastating earthquake in january and a still living in flimsy shelters on what ground. campaigning for the election is taking place against this grim backdrop. for some, the election rallies are welcome distraction from the reality. there is congenial chaos here put a serious message. some say...
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they said the disease has so far killed about 800 people. >> haiti's latest torment. children with cholera on the streets over the capital. in the past three days there has been an explosion in the number of cases. the epidemic intensified. the overstretched hospitals are overflowing with patients and exhausted doctors are overwhelmed. >> increasing patients here. because of constraints, we have to make sure that people can be sent to another place where we can provide better care. >> officially more than 12,000 people are being treated for cholera and 796 have died. the u.n. predicts up to 200,000 haitians could contract the disease. more than double the cases in zimbabwe two years ago. funds are sorely needed. >> the situation is getting more and more worse. every day we hear about increasing numbers of deaths. >> in the sprawling port-au-prince area, few have toilets or clean running water. in the crowded earthquake survivors camps, too, there are confirmed cases. they are told hand washing and basic hygiene could stop the outbreak. >> we're very scared of cholera.
they said the disease has so far killed about 800 people. >> haiti's latest torment. children with cholera on the streets over the capital. in the past three days there has been an explosion in the number of cases. the epidemic intensified. the overstretched hospitals are overflowing with patients and exhausted doctors are overwhelmed. >> increasing patients here. because of constraints, we have to make sure that people can be sent to another place where we can provide better care....
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tell us about your project in haiti? >> prior to earthquake, i described haiti as the worst poverty i had ever seen and we're working in some of the slums in port-au-prince and we're just doing mainly what we do all around the world, which is simply feeding children in schools so that we're doing two things, meeting the immediate need of the hungry child, but at the same time, we're tackling the underlying causes of poverty by throwing them into the classroom. that was the work we were doing in haiti prior to earthquake. since then because the schools were destroyed and whole communities were devastated, we've been involved in some emergency relief work as well. >> best of luck to you and we look forward to seeing more of your work and having you on cnn again, okay? >> thank you very much. >> tell our audience, to meet the heroes and vote, go to cnnheroes.com. all ten will be honored at cnn heroes, an all-star tribute. it's on thanksgiving night hosted by our own anderson cooper. >>> the world's largest emerald is now in
tell us about your project in haiti? >> prior to earthquake, i described haiti as the worst poverty i had ever seen and we're working in some of the slums in port-au-prince and we're just doing mainly what we do all around the world, which is simply feeding children in schools so that we're doing two things, meeting the immediate need of the hungry child, but at the same time, we're tackling the underlying causes of poverty by throwing them into the classroom. that was the work we were...
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of four more ees.tanamo bay to jeanniedetain un peacekeepers are blamed for the cholera epidemic in haiti. an author is imprisoned for insulting the judiciary. coming up later, at least 50 killed after a four story building collapses in the indian capital. turning taliban fighters into farmers. is a peace deal edging closer? the british government is reported to have reached a summit with a group of former detainees at the american guantanamo bay detention center who claim that british security services work implicit in their torture. the men are being paid compensation which could stall several million pounds. the aim is to avoid a lengthy court case that would put the british secret intelligence services under the spotlight. >> the most well-known of the men was detained in pakistan in 2002. she was then flown by the americans to morocco where he claims he was brutally tortured and asked questions submitted to the americans by british intelligence officers. he is one of six former detainees to a bin at suing the government for colluding in their mistreatment while they were being held o
of four more ees.tanamo bay to jeanniedetain un peacekeepers are blamed for the cholera epidemic in haiti. an author is imprisoned for insulting the judiciary. coming up later, at least 50 killed after a four story building collapses in the indian capital. turning taliban fighters into farmers. is a peace deal edging closer? the british government is reported to have reached a summit with a group of former detainees at the american guantanamo bay detention center who claim that british security...
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says haiti needs have been built. and nobody is more upset at that than haiti's prime minister, who says it all boils down to money. and a lot of it hasn't arrived yet. simple terms-- of the $5 billion-plus that's been pledged to haiti, how much have you received so far, percentage- wise? >> bellerive: i'd say 15%, 20%. >> pitts: 15%, 20%. so, how much of a factor is the lack of funding? >> bellerive: a big factor. right now, we don't have the budget or the financing to remove the rubble that has to be removed. >> pitts: you don't have enough money? >> bellerive: no, clearly not. clearly not. >> pitts: you lose sleep over this? >> clinton: well, i... i worry about it a lot, because i don't want anybody to die because of the floods. but i just want the people who are watching this program to understand that it's not like anybody's really been asleep at the switch down there. >> pitts: there is widespread perception that the recovery is going so slow. why is that? why... why is it taking just so long? >> clinton: this w
says haiti needs have been built. and nobody is more upset at that than haiti's prime minister, who says it all boils down to money. and a lot of it hasn't arrived yet. simple terms-- of the $5 billion-plus that's been pledged to haiti, how much have you received so far, percentage- wise? >> bellerive: i'd say 15%, 20%. >> pitts: 15%, 20%. so, how much of a factor is the lack of funding? >> bellerive: a big factor. right now, we don't have the budget or the financing to remove...
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in haiti the numbers coming out are very, very alarming. ten times the number of people who should be dying from cholera are dying from it. that's a good sign that people are not getting treated quickly enough, that the solutions are not getting to people in time to save those lives. >> and in terms of the billions of dollars that have been pledged to haiti, not all of them have got there, but can actually something happen to improve this situation without a real infrastructure improvement, without development? >> well, you know, the long-term solution is infrastructure. it is providing water treatment plants. it's repairing those plants that were broken, but if you look at haiti before the earthquake, the numbers there were really not good at all. only 12% of the population had piped water into their house that was clean. only 17% of the population used adequate sanitation. so this earthquake did not hit a situation where you had a country with viable public health infrastructure that needed to be repaired. it hit a country that was really
in haiti the numbers coming out are very, very alarming. ten times the number of people who should be dying from cholera are dying from it. that's a good sign that people are not getting treated quickly enough, that the solutions are not getting to people in time to save those lives. >> and in terms of the billions of dollars that have been pledged to haiti, not all of them have got there, but can actually something happen to improve this situation without a real infrastructure...
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>> you know, haiti is a chaotic country. every day haiti is fairly chaotic. the polling places reflected that. yes, they started late but they only started an hour late. that's not terrible. people here say haitian time. i wasn't really amazed to see the polls, the voting got going an hour late. yes, there were problems with people not being able to find where they were supposed to vote or not being on the rolls. but overall many people were coming in, voting without problems. i didn't see any violence in the ones that i visited, you know, about half a dozen polling places around the capital. i've seen pictures of some of the other ones that were trashed but the international community, observers are saying that that was a very small number of the actual polling places that were open on election day. overall for haiti at this moment in time, things went relatively well. >> suarez: npr's jason beaubien in port-au-prince, thanks for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> ifill: >> ifill: after his arrest in portland, oregon, friday night, another young home-grown te
>> you know, haiti is a chaotic country. every day haiti is fairly chaotic. the polling places reflected that. yes, they started late but they only started an hour late. that's not terrible. people here say haitian time. i wasn't really amazed to see the polls, the voting got going an hour late. yes, there were problems with people not being able to find where they were supposed to vote or not being on the rolls. but overall many people were coming in, voting without problems. i didn't...
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as haiti reels from a cholera outbre outbreak. we ask what happened to the global pledge to rebuild the nation? >>> and gm's new start. was the bailout good for america after all? analysis on our roundtable with george will, democratic strategist donna brazile, ed luce of "financial times" and former clinton labor secretary robert reich. plus, "the sunday funnies." >> the capitol hill christmas tree arrives this week and as soon as it gets to washington it will die in committee. did you know that? >>> hello again and with reports of a new nuclear facility in north korea and new deadline with the war we have admiral mike mullen. president obama returned late last night from the nato summit in lisbon where the united states and its allies are now talking about another deadline, the end of 2014 to hand over combat operations to afghan forces. to make that happen, american and nato forces are escalating the war right now so we start with a powerful report from miami boettcher in afghanistan. >> reporter: when this lieutenant courage s
as haiti reels from a cholera outbre outbreak. we ask what happened to the global pledge to rebuild the nation? >>> and gm's new start. was the bailout good for america after all? analysis on our roundtable with george will, democratic strategist donna brazile, ed luce of "financial times" and former clinton labor secretary robert reich. plus, "the sunday funnies." >> the capitol hill christmas tree arrives this week and as soon as it gets to washington it...
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all their bodies in haiti you know that i mean. i watched the whole program in just ten minutes here on r.t. for the ad the yuliya will bring you the latest from the world of business. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program three russian oil and gas projects being developed under a production sharing agreements may bring russia almost three hundred twenty billion dollars in the next forty years the second in one project led by exxon mobil is the most profitable the states with production may reach one hundred and eight to six billion dollars including taxes so one into that gas from may bring about one hundred twenty eight billion dollars to the budget revenues from. the project made total twelve billion dollars russia's budget received about one and a half billion dollars from the sweet projects last year. one of russia's leading travel companies interest around europe second largest tour operator thomas cook have announced a new joint venture r t correspondent but you know about has the details of the deal. thomas
all their bodies in haiti you know that i mean. i watched the whole program in just ten minutes here on r.t. for the ad the yuliya will bring you the latest from the world of business. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program three russian oil and gas projects being developed under a production sharing agreements may bring russia almost three hundred twenty billion dollars in the next forty years the second in one project led by exxon mobil is the most profitable the states with...
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the fear was it could devastate the nation of haiti where more than a million people, as you know, are still living in tents since the massive earthquake. as it turned out, and we've been watching it all day, haiti's capital city faired better than expected, but other places were not as fortunate. our own mark potter reports tonight from one of the towns that is suffering all over again. >> reporter: once again, haiti has fallen victim. last january, it was at the epicenter of the earthquake, when 90% of the town was destroyed. now flood waters from hurricane tomas fill the streets, as residents struggle and worry about how high the water will go. this water is from all the rain that began falling at 8:00 last night. it collected throughout the area, and is now racing through the center of town. rushing water surrounded a makeshift camp here, for homeless earthquake victims. adults and children now threatened inside their temperatures. >> it's just really heartbreaking. >> reporter: in a local hospital, doctors had 20 minutes to move patients to safety on the second floor before flood
the fear was it could devastate the nation of haiti where more than a million people, as you know, are still living in tents since the massive earthquake. as it turned out, and we've been watching it all day, haiti's capital city faired better than expected, but other places were not as fortunate. our own mark potter reports tonight from one of the towns that is suffering all over again. >> reporter: once again, haiti has fallen victim. last january, it was at the epicenter of the...
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and, it first appeared in haiti shortly after the nepalese soldiers arrived. still, u.n. officials have denounced the allegations. they insist the riots are actually a ploy by opposition political groups to disrupt haiti's elections later this month. i spoke earlier today with jacqueline charles of the "miami herald," who is on the ground in port-au-prince. jacqueline, tell me what you've seen today. >> well, essentially i've been out today, and i was in a community that is outside of the capital, where they are dealing with the cholera epidemic. so as a result of this, you've had stone throwing, as people have gone in to try and remove bodies of individuals who died as a result of this disease. so we're starting to see how communities are starting to react, there's a lot of fear, a lot of apprehension about cholera. people aren't sure, they're afraid they're going to get infected. >> ifill: how did the cholera outbreak lead to rioting, what's the connection? >> they're still trying to determine whether or not there is a connection. i think we have to look at this in two
and, it first appeared in haiti shortly after the nepalese soldiers arrived. still, u.n. officials have denounced the allegations. they insist the riots are actually a ploy by opposition political groups to disrupt haiti's elections later this month. i spoke earlier today with jacqueline charles of the "miami herald," who is on the ground in port-au-prince. jacqueline, tell me what you've seen today. >> well, essentially i've been out today, and i was in a community that is...
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bbc news, kabul. >> there have been violent protests and haiti's second city against u.n. peacekeepers. some blame them for the local cholera epidemic that has killed at least 900, even now tests have cleared the troops are being carriers. we have this from new york. >> with the cholera epidemic sweeping the country, anger and fear turn to violence. it is directed at this northern city and another based elsewhere. it is believed that u.n. peacekeepers are carriers of the disease. the u.n. says there is no evidence that that, but it admitted the situation is deteriorating. >> the government accepts, and we accept it is the health or sanitation matter. it is an issue of environmental concern. it is an issue of national security, where we have demonstrations. >> this is the first cholera outbreak in haiti, and it has caused great anxiety and confusion. people are afraid that fish is unsafe to eat because the disease is caused by dirty water. and is spreading. exacerbated by poor sanitation and poverty. hospitals are once again overwhelmed. there are cases in every province ac
bbc news, kabul. >> there have been violent protests and haiti's second city against u.n. peacekeepers. some blame them for the local cholera epidemic that has killed at least 900, even now tests have cleared the troops are being carriers. we have this from new york. >> with the cholera epidemic sweeping the country, anger and fear turn to violence. it is directed at this northern city and another based elsewhere. it is believed that u.n. peacekeepers are carriers of the disease....
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troops as the peacekeepers from nepal bringing the epidemic into haiti something denied by the un. unusually heavy smorgon said the chinese capital with the reduced visibility causing widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of beijing two major highways linking the city to the north have been closed health officials have asked people with respect to problems to stay at home until the smartest dispersed by a cold front expected on saturday. when up next martin andrews dives into some spicy indian culture that's right here in the russian capital moscow are coming your way in just a few moments stay with us. hello and welcome to at moscow hours on the six program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital i want to start at one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite hungry the sign says something a little spicy. and with winter frost approaching heating a large plate of wholesome indian food is certainly one way to warm up recently
troops as the peacekeepers from nepal bringing the epidemic into haiti something denied by the un. unusually heavy smorgon said the chinese capital with the reduced visibility causing widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of beijing two major highways linking the city to the north have been closed health officials have asked people with respect to problems to stay at home until the smartest dispersed by a cold...
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. >> also coming up in this program -- cholera reaches crisis in haiti. attacks on relief workers are hindering the aid effort. pressure on the islands to except the bailout to restore market confidence in the euro zone. we report live from the summit in brussels. >> it is early morning in washington, midday in london, 4:30 in the afternoon in helmund province. in a rare interview, a spokesperson for one of the insurgent leaders has told the bbc that the group could offer a ceasefire if foreign forces withdrew to their base if it is a credible offer. it was made from pakistan, where the group fighters retreated after the coalition meeting. support for islamic militancy across the board in pakistan will be a crucial part of the solution to the crisis. >> we followed a route into the street. this is the gateway to afghanistan invading armies have come this way for centuries. today there is chaos and conflict on both sides of the border. the people here blame one thing. there will be no peace there or here. the fates of these nations are intertwined. for man
. >> also coming up in this program -- cholera reaches crisis in haiti. attacks on relief workers are hindering the aid effort. pressure on the islands to except the bailout to restore market confidence in the euro zone. we report live from the summit in brussels. >> it is early morning in washington, midday in london, 4:30 in the afternoon in helmund province. in a rare interview, a spokesperson for one of the insurgent leaders has told the bbc that the group could offer a...
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and in part this is because haiti is a very young country. the majority of the people are young here. and people are really trying to pull them in. the former first lady is very much the sort of serious candidate saying that he is 70 years old, the dean of a university. and saying that she would be the responsible one, the one who can guideç haiti throughç this incredibly tough period that is going to be coming as they really try to getgoing on the recovery from this earthquake with all the problems and now particularly the cholera situation, i know there have been some talk or some calls for delaying this election. but i ger officials there including the international community decided it was better to go ahead? >> yes, there have been calls by some of the presidential candidates themselves have called for this election to be postponed. but the international community has said no, they're saying that this is the time to do it. that postponing it would open it up to people thinking that maybe that is a politically motivated move, that the
and in part this is because haiti is a very young country. the majority of the people are young here. and people are really trying to pull them in. the former first lady is very much the sort of serious candidate saying that he is 70 years old, the dean of a university. and saying that she would be the responsible one, the one who can guideç haiti throughç this incredibly tough period that is going to be coming as they really try to getgoing on the recovery from this earthquake with all the...
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i was in haiti last week to take a look at the power situation. let me begin by expressing a lot of confidence in the efforts that the government of haiti has undertaken in treating the disease from what we have seen so far. i was impressed by the professionalism that i saw when i was there last week among their medical professionals. i think you know the numbers. the cases reported are going up, over 18,000 now, and unfortunately the death toll is also going up, over 1100 now. o. fda has provided about $9 million, committed about $9 million so far. that number is going up every day and you will hear why. our strategy right now is to focus very much on prevention. cholera is not very hard to prevent or treat if you get it early, but we have got to provide the tools to treat it and make sure the people know how to use those tools and take better care of themselves. if we are successful, the number of severe cases will decline. we wants, they won't overtax the government's treatment facilities and the death rate will drop. we have got an aggressive
i was in haiti last week to take a look at the power situation. let me begin by expressing a lot of confidence in the efforts that the government of haiti has undertaken in treating the disease from what we have seen so far. i was impressed by the professionalism that i saw when i was there last week among their medical professionals. i think you know the numbers. the cases reported are going up, over 18,000 now, and unfortunately the death toll is also going up, over 1100 now. o. fda has...
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>> so, by the way michelle brown sent oprah an e mail about a doctor who saved lives in haiti. you know oprah. she thinks of everything, picking up taxes and shipping and handling as well. and oprah videotapes two shows per day. both audiences got gifts. on monday, you'll see another very happy group of people. nñaaaaaaaaaaaaa8 >>> at 6:00 good times are back in silicon valley. hundreds of new jobs and war being waged to keep the best here. also, it's the end of anera. why the big game will never look and feel the same again at cal after tomorrow. and from the san francisco car show, a sneak peek at the electric cars about to make their debut in showrooms around the country. it's coming up for you tonight at 6:00. now, back to dan and shairld. >> thank you. >> and world news with diane sawyer is coming up next. >> from all of us here, we appreciate you watching and hope to see you again in a half hour at 6:00.
>> so, by the way michelle brown sent oprah an e mail about a doctor who saved lives in haiti. you know oprah. she thinks of everything, picking up taxes and shipping and handling as well. and oprah videotapes two shows per day. both audiences got gifts. on monday, you'll see another very happy group of people. nñaaaaaaaaaaaaa8 >>> at 6:00 good times are back in silicon valley. hundreds of new jobs and war being waged to keep the best here. also, it's the end of anera. why the...
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farmer in god bless haiti. i was stunned at first listening to officials from our government explain what is going on in haiti. then, i heard from reverend graham, saying that they are really underestimating what is going on over there. i was also stunned by some of the statements of preval lately. after everything we have done, in order to try to help them. i have heard that he is hoardine i.v.'s that you need, at least eight eggs per person. he is hoarding oral rents. i have never seen reverend graham as close to tears as i saw, and i am stunned. we haven't started some sort of a military airlift. what is going on, and why is preval still bear? >> thank you. dr. farmer? >> let me just say, i will take those orders, those questions in reverse order. actually, i think the united states actually have done something similar to a military military -- in a way in this happened after the earthquake as well. i'm sorry i didn't catch her name. i know you are from redmond, oregon. but after the earthquake, the united s
farmer in god bless haiti. i was stunned at first listening to officials from our government explain what is going on in haiti. then, i heard from reverend graham, saying that they are really underestimating what is going on over there. i was also stunned by some of the statements of preval lately. after everything we have done, in order to try to help them. i have heard that he is hoardine i.v.'s that you need, at least eight eggs per person. he is hoarding oral rents. i have never seen...
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protesters have come to believe cholera was brought to haiti by u.n. troops on earthquake relief duty. at a field hospital today, our own kerry sanders tells us he saw two young brothers who were barely holding on, their parents and two other siblings, with cholera, died on route to the hospital. >>> former vice president dick cheney made rare public appearance today and there was an audible reaction from the audience when he appeared on stage the ground breaking for the george w. bush presidential library in texas. mr. cheney as you know has been struggling with heart problems today, looking frailnd rather gaunt, walking with a cane, but energetic engh that he nonetheless, used the opportunity to critici the obama administration. >>> when "nightly news" continues in just a moment, an honor for a young man who, as the president of the united states put it today, represents what america is all about! >>> and later, remembering another royal wedding. the whole world was watching then, too. about what comes next. man: we worked together to create a plan t
protesters have come to believe cholera was brought to haiti by u.n. troops on earthquake relief duty. at a field hospital today, our own kerry sanders tells us he saw two young brothers who were barely holding on, their parents and two other siblings, with cholera, died on route to the hospital. >>> former vice president dick cheney made rare public appearance today and there was an audible reaction from the audience when he appeared on stage the ground breaking for the george w. bush...
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when i was in haiti, i was in port-au-prince on friday. we saw people gathering and filling water containers from public pipes. and we tested that water on the spot. good news. it was chlorinated. but we've got to ensure that there is plenty of chlorine coming into the country over the next couple of months so that they don't run out, and we will do that. and then for the rural areas where they do not have access to the public source of water, a government source of water, we are providing millions of aqua tabs that families can use to clean the water themselves. second, or a rehydration therapy. cholera causes, as you know, severe diarrhea, and dehydration. and this is what kills. it's easily treated with oral rehydration therapy which is a simple mixture of sugar and salt and, very important, clean water. u.s. aid is pretty proud of fact that about 50 years ago we developed this therapy in south asia. and all of us in the foreign service know it very well. from our service overseas. we'll keep a couple of sachets in our desks at work. it
when i was in haiti, i was in port-au-prince on friday. we saw people gathering and filling water containers from public pipes. and we tested that water on the spot. good news. it was chlorinated. but we've got to ensure that there is plenty of chlorine coming into the country over the next couple of months so that they don't run out, and we will do that. and then for the rural areas where they do not have access to the public source of water, a government source of water, we are providing...
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powerful tropical storm is headed towards haiti with the still recovering quake a recent outbreak of cholera the country has issued warnings amid concerns that more than a million people have any plastic tents and shelter the storm has already caused at least fourteen deaths instant. and it just the poles were blown down roofs ripped off homes heavy rains remain a potentially deadly threat for haiti and jamaica. now russian cars would be a long way to of the world's best bought a group of engineers are trying to perform the mother of all new turns by restoring the country's water making image rescue battered old bag is and turned them into souped up a soviet super cars bottom ports from the restaurant. when you think of russian cars what do you think of. this side of the. but don't be too hasty a team of russian car engine has managed to convert two old russian what courses into racecourses. but from what we bought this car for five thousand dollars back in two thousand and three now after all our work it's worth three hundred thousand dollars. the first is this old larger it was res
powerful tropical storm is headed towards haiti with the still recovering quake a recent outbreak of cholera the country has issued warnings amid concerns that more than a million people have any plastic tents and shelter the storm has already caused at least fourteen deaths instant. and it just the poles were blown down roofs ripped off homes heavy rains remain a potentially deadly threat for haiti and jamaica. now russian cars would be a long way to of the world's best bought a group of...
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i mentioned haiti. when the infrastructure was a largely down, but most of the devices were still working. we galvanize efforts with all the news organizations, used social media to map where the reconstruction was and where it aid was desperately needed. next, it was a distribution tool. i may have the statistic wrong because i have not checked this in a month or duroc, but months back, we were the most retweeted independent news source. but that may sound like gobbledygook. what that means is, you like that, you to read it to all of your followers, and they tweak it to all of their followers, and you have an exponential following. it is at the core of public media. the public in public media is the audience. so, we are able to have dialogue. the comments stream that follows is absolutely delightful and intelligent and informed, most of the time. and we are in it with them. our reporters and editors are in the mix, talking to people i think we have just begun to scratch the surface about how social med
i mentioned haiti. when the infrastructure was a largely down, but most of the devices were still working. we galvanize efforts with all the news organizations, used social media to map where the reconstruction was and where it aid was desperately needed. next, it was a distribution tool. i may have the statistic wrong because i have not checked this in a month or duroc, but months back, we were the most retweeted independent news source. but that may sound like gobbledygook. what that means...
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found themselves in need of help to get out of haiti. sean and zaire hessler were -- sean and sarah hessler were greeted at the airport by sean's family. as haitians started rioting this week the two doctors used the fear of cholera to fear that country. >> being doctors ourselves we had plenty of medical supplies. we put masks on and scrubs on and pretended we were patients. we told everyone we have a patient with cholera you don't want to come near us. >> some of the haitians believe u.n. troops that were there brought in the cholera with them. more than a thousand haitians have died from that disease. >>> in flight emergency the problem that forced a plane to make an unexpected stop. >>> not everyone is happy billion oakland's plan to save the a's. we'll hear from one angry man in oakland. >>> plus run away movers. the warning from a bay area man all of his belongings disappeared. >>> san mateo bridge traffic looks pretty good. we'll tell you about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. this is the
found themselves in need of help to get out of haiti. sean and zaire hessler were -- sean and sarah hessler were greeted at the airport by sean's family. as haitians started rioting this week the two doctors used the fear of cholera to fear that country. >> being doctors ourselves we had plenty of medical supplies. we put masks on and scrubs on and pretended we were patients. we told everyone we have a patient with cholera you don't want to come near us. >> some of the haitians...
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. >>> in haiti violent street protests over the cholera epidemic have subsided but the spread of the disease has not 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. 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 paralyze everything. >> you have nearly 2 million displaced people, ad hoc camps unfull, 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. >> repo
. >>> in haiti violent street protests over the cholera epidemic have subsided but the spread of the disease has not 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. sean penn spent most of...
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in haiti as a clash with the un peacekeepers on the east. port au prince and anger at the cholera outbreak a country cries for cocktails and rocks while soldiers responded by using tear gas peacekeepers from nepal are being blamed for bringing the deadly epidemic into haiti something that the u.n. strongly denies more than a thousand people are being confirmed dead from the outbreak so far. china usually heavy small does hit the capital there beijing with the reduced visibility causing widespread disruption the air pollution has come from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking the city to the north are being closed health officials have asked people with spiritual problems to stay at home until the small is dispersed by a cold front to saturday. while the u.s. is stretching its finances to from two costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also going towards extending its global influence in more subtle ways it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use
in haiti as a clash with the un peacekeepers on the east. port au prince and anger at the cholera outbreak a country cries for cocktails and rocks while soldiers responded by using tear gas peacekeepers from nepal are being blamed for bringing the deadly epidemic into haiti something that the u.n. strongly denies more than a thousand people are being confirmed dead from the outbreak so far. china usually heavy small does hit the capital there beijing with the reduced visibility causing...
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ivan watson is in the north coast of haiti. we keep reporting this death toll and it continues to rise. >> reporter: that's right. this epidemic according to the united nations is predicting that up to 200,000 people could be infected by the time it reaches its peak. this is the first month really of the outbreak. the first in 15 years to be discovered here in haiti. and it has definitely frightened significant portions of the population. we're reporting to you from the northern city and there have been three straight days of riots here, angry demonstrators attacking and in large part, many of them accused the united nations and the peace keepers of being the origin of this cholera outbreak in haiti. that is a claim that is completely denied by the united nations itself. >> i can see the u.n. vehicles rolling in, people are running. i notice video of you driving through some of the smoke and burning tires. explain what i'm seeing here. >> reporter: well, what's been taking place here is that for three days now demonstrators hav
ivan watson is in the north coast of haiti. we keep reporting this death toll and it continues to rise. >> reporter: that's right. this epidemic according to the united nations is predicting that up to 200,000 people could be infected by the time it reaches its peak. this is the first month really of the outbreak. the first in 15 years to be discovered here in haiti. and it has definitely frightened significant portions of the population. we're reporting to you from the northern city and...