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Overnight, it is still exactly as it was. if anything, the structures have become more permanent as people have settled in for the long haul. its incredibly depressing. theres a lack of organization and leadership by the haitian government. a lack of unity among aid groups and a lack of coordination among the aid groups. the rubble, the idea that it might take 20 years, thats a worst case scenario. at this point theres no large-scale effort with heavy machinery that is funded by international ai...

Tracking of the airport for emergency supplies, from building supplies, a small example. and we have heard from relief agencies who say the items they bring in, which are being used to help people here, get held up in customs and they get charged thousands of thousands of dollars in taxes on the items or storage fees while the items are held at the airport. we brought in $5,000 worth of supplies for one organization, which we did bring stuff in with us, but it is held up in the airport. they are...

You went around for hours trying to get aid groups to help. what was the problem? >> in our very few automobiles, we were taking this boy from hospital to hospital, and we had had in each hospital he was re-diagnosed with diphtheria, which would have been the first confirmed case. we also were simultaneously searching for the medication that would have saved his life. that took 11 hours. we spoke to the american red cross, the general whose job is -- major general of the u.s. forces here, spent ...

Medical terms emergency versus chronic condition. no one knows this bert than actor sean penn calling for accountability some time. hes with the j.p. haitian relief organization and joins me from haiti for the "360" interview. sean, you heard those numbers here, holding aid groups on the ground and local government accountable. thats something you and i have talked about quite a bit. what do you think about it? you heard the red cross talk about how it works, emergency aid is critical but have t...

Than abilitier and director sean penn, hes been demanding action and accountability for some time. hes with the j.p. haitian relief organization and joins me from haiti for the "360" interview. sean, you heard those numbers there. holding aid groups on the ground and the local government accountable, thats something you and i have talked about quite a bit. what do you think about it? you heard the red cross talk about how it works, emergency aid is critical but have to save money for long term p...

Rescuers and dogs are sifting for any survivors. they suffer altitude sickness because of the thin mountain air. wednesdays earthquake killed more than 600 people and injured at least 9,000. aid groups say supplies are running low but so far china has not asked for outside assistance. and not so fast. a group of senators is taking aim at a new and controversial airline fee. spirit airlines recently announced plans to charge passengers up to $45 to bring bags onboard but now six lawmakers want ...

And president michelle bachelet. we are standing by to give them anything we can unconditionally. we are poor, but we have a great heart. we have solidarity, and our chilean brothers know they can count on us for whatever they need. >> aid groups are already mobilizing supplies for chile and emergency funding to the area as well. so far the eu has offered $4 million to help the country recover and world vision is sending supplies and blankets and collapsible water containers. meantime, teams fro...

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Rain, something which then maybe be strong enough to house people during the hurricane season. it doesnt really seem to be a coherent plan at the moment. what theyre trying to get is get tarps to the people, maybe some tents. that represents a whole lot of other problems. once you get people into these tent cities, what aid workers will tell you is thats a hindrance to long-term reconstruction because they essentially become like shanty towns and that stops economic development, that stops peopl...

Of marja in southern afghanistan. the united states and european union today calling on iran to end, quote, abuses against its own people. this as the islamic republic prepares to celebrate its founding later this week. some worry that celebration could give rise to more violence. cnn has now learned toyota will announce a global recall tomorrow of its 2010 prius hybrid vehicles. just last week that company admitted a problem with software that controls the anti-lock braking system in the 20...