brett will be back monday. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. help arrives in haiti but the relief is not yet being widely distributed to the people. and the government of haiti issues a stunning report on the number of dead. i m shepard smith shepar. tonight, the horror in haiti. schools collapsed. kids screaming for help. my little brother is dead. shepard: now, more than three days after the quake hit the situation on the ground grows worse by the hour. people going to be running out of food, out of water. and bodies still piled up everywhere in the street. tonight, even with the smell of death hanging heavy in the air, help is starting to arrive in force. the world is with us. and we are seeing glimpses of human serrat spirit bursting through the darkness. ordinary haitians using their bear hands to try to pull people out of the rubble. shepard: millions more lives may hang in the balance and everything will depend on what happens now. 40,
nice! (announcer) dr. scholl s custom fit orthotic center. for locations, see drscholls.com. i i m dan harris reporting from haiti. tonight on world news time is running out as search teams dig into those crushed buildings to try to rescue the dying before they become the dead. race against time. the desperate struggle to rescue survivors and move aid into the disaster zone. incredibly today, several people were found alive but the looting and the violence is starting to increase. joining forces. three presidents launch a historic fund-raising drive for haiti. plastic scare. the fda is warning of possible risks from chemicals used in baby bottles and other plastic contain containers. and happy homecoming an earthquake survivor missing for days tearfully reunites with his family. good good evening from port-au-prince, where four days after the earthquake the latest numbers are truly horrific. today, the government announced that 20,000 bodies have been col
beautiful dresser seems strangely out of place. this single pot of soup must be stretched to feed more than a dozen members of this family. this is running out, yes? that s the last one right here. couric: and then what? nothing. couric: frustration is reaching the boiling point. i remember during hurricane katrina when it happened, this right here is worse. couric: there are more masks, real and improvised, because of the stench of bodies on the streets. they ve run out of body bags and, in this case, metal sheeting had to suffice. but one thing not in short supply the injured. yesterday these tents were set up by doctors without borders and many people are now inside in desperate need of medical attention and yet everyday they wonder when will the doctors come? this woman s stepdaughter and her was reason both badly hurt. (speaking creole) the house just came down on top of her. couric: and you ve been waiting to get her medical help? they re waiting fo
with internal security threats. like major knenadil malik hasan the suspected shooter. and a race for the late ted kennedy s seat, a toss-up, martha coakley going from a lead to a statistical dead heat, from her republican challenger scott brown and if you watch politics you know that is a biggie. at this hour, new concerns relief workers in haiti may need more security. united nations peacekeepers in port-au-prince are warning that anger amongst the haitian people is rising. because the aid is not being distributed quickly enough and there are major obstacles, destroyed roads, and that means workers are unable to reform the areas and the threat of violence is keeping them from other spots and also destruction of the main prison in port-au-prince and the red cross is reporting that a majority of the 4,000 inmates there are now roaming the streets. there are reports of some of them being armed and the efforts to get supplies to the victims is getting a big push from the u.s.