take their vehicles out of here but when he went to start the vehicle, the battery was dead. it s been there for three weeks. we ve gotten information from nine charitable organizations all very upset, and today about two hours ago, we got a very interesting e-mail. it was after we did the interview with the customs director, and the e-mail came from the communication s director from one of relief organizations that tells us now everything is fine, everything is good. now, if you take that at face value, you may be the kind of person who wants to buy oceanfront property in kansas city. i will tell you it s most likely evidence of what we re seeing in this story, the organizations that do business here in organization don t want to anger the government from haiti because it may affect their business in the future. and one more point i want to say to you, the director does tell us he s welcoming all the ngos into his office. they can sit there and discuss a way to make the system better.
going to respond to those charges. they don t make any sense. the government does not own rental shops. reporter: the customs director also says he doesn t make the laws, he enforces them. and when i tell him many of the charities, the so-called ngos don t want us to use their names, he s not impressed. translator: if the ngos don t want their names used they ve got something to hide. we not blocking anything. they re blocking themselves. reporter: and the director stresses haiti has to look out for illegal businesses, posing as charities. translator: you can t just arrive with a container and be waved through. imagine if we just said, go through with your drugs and your arms. a good point, but hard to square that with ambulances and earth movers and humanitarian aid that s been here for weeks. a red cross red crescent worker arrived and said he s hopeful they might soon be allowed to
before we leave the port, a red cross red crescent worker arrived and told us he was hopeful they may soon be allowed to take their vehicles out of here. but when he went to start the vehicle, the battery was dead. it s been there for three weeks. we ve gotten information from nine charitable organizations all very upset, and today about two hours ago, we got a very interesting e-mail. it was after we did the interview with the customs director, and the e-mail came from the communication s director from one of relief organizations that tells us now everything is fine, everything is good. now, if you take that at face value, you may be the kind of person who wants to buy oceanfront property in kansas city. i will tell you it s most likely evidence of what we re seeing in this story, the organizations that do business here in haiti don t want to anger the government of haiti, because they think it could affect their business in the future. and one more point i want to say to you, the dir
needy. a bunch of things shipped in to us to help us to repair houses, to tents to give away to people that need homes, and right now we can t get our things out of customs. reporter: the government says relief organizations should turn their relief supplies over to the haitian government, to be certified as donations. the government promises to give them back once they confirm the organizations are eligible for tax exemptions. we asked a customs director why the materials can t just be donated? the response we got, no response at all. i just want to understand why people when they come to get their things, have to pay so much money? why a tax? it seems if you re donating things like tents and food, they should be just donated. he cannot answer that question. there s not one person in this building who can answer the question, why tents can be