The Philippine Government reports 255 deaths so far but final toll could reach as high as 10,000. Abc News Reporter Marcy Gonzales has a look at the situation. Reporter communities, decimated. Heavy winds, flooding and storm surges leaving nearly half a Million People homeless. Victims living now among debris and remains of some of the presumed thousands of people who were killed. Dead bodies all over the place. Reporter help is on the way. For many, not fast enough. Donations are being collected across the u. S. , and in the philippines, the un, red cross and u. S. Marines are among those working to get necessities to victims in need of food, water and shelter. Hungry, im thirsty. If you have water or food there, maybe you can give us. Reporter victims gathering at the battered airport. A hub for aid and rescue efforts. Where, despite a shortage of supplies, doctors are operating a makeshift hospital, trying to save injured, the survivors whose hope is too quickly fading. He needs dia
That afghanistan can never again, ever be used again to launch an attack against our country. All right. We have just learned that the president just departed the country of afghanistan and now on his way back home to the u. S. Of a. Bring in Barbara Starr at the pentagon and michelle kaczynski at the white house. Lets talk about why the president decided to do this now and how significant. Michelle, we begin with you. Reporter hi. Hes already in the air. But this was a time for him as his advisers framed it to meet with the troops face to face before making those key decisions about what exactly americas role in afghanistan will be moving forward. So first, he met with some of the commanders and the ambassador there to get a briefing of the security situation on the ground. Then he met with soldiers to give a speech and meet with some in fact hospital and award some medals, were told, also. But as you heard him say in that part of the speech that we played, hes looking for a bilateral