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What has been the obstacles your organization has been facing so far and what are your relief workers reporting back to you about the situation there on the ground? >> good morning. youre absolutely right. this is a very difficult operating situation. our focus is on health. were delivering medicine. as rescue efforts are happening, theres no time for people to grab their belongings. maybe theyll bring some medicines but disasters like this, they dont realize how long theyll be away for. our shi...

What do you doing to make sure that all the people that are key in helping out are staying healthy and strong? >> this is the situation that we train for and prepare for 365 days a year. while we know we hope it doesnt happen we have volunteers who train and ready to respond. luckily because the red cross has a large net work of trained relief workers across the nation, we have folks ready to deploy in and on the way now to support the local work force. we had a huge out pouring of local communi...

Report, he had a gun. the lapd, which issued the warrant, says the hbo series had nothing to do with his arrest. the fbi believes when he was arrested he may have been trying to flee to cuba. his attorney denies that. he is expected to be brought back to los angeles to stand trial. t.j. and reena? u.s.-led air strikes have hit suspected isis targets near the iraqi city of mosul. video here shows equipment being targeted. iraqis are getting more help from iran. this mornings "new york times" re...

Lets zoom through some of the top stories. relief workers have finally managed to reach the islands following cyclone pam. the storm left behind widespread devastation in the pacific island nation. aid organizers have struggled to deliver supplies. the u.n. puts the death toll at 11, but officials fear it could go higher as they start to search the islands. here in the u.s. next hour well be watching the secret service director go before lawmakers. hes there to testify about the budget. but he...

Response. we need a rotation of relief goods for those needed. i was speaking to a woman yesterday and asked about the situation. she lives in a community that was primarily made from corrugated iron and tin roofing. all of these houses have been destroyed. she was nine month pregnant. she was due on the 9th of this month. a few days overdue. and she quite literally said, i had no water, no power, no food, and no shelter. the hospital is having problems operating. so in this situation, there are...

Love. >> its 54 degrees. thats what i want to do. >> sounds great. we just told you about the 20-year-old ferguson suspect arrested for shooting two police officers. he says police were not his target. so who was he aiming at and did anyone help him? were digging deeper on that. it could be one of the worst disasters. relief workers describing complete devtation in the wake of sigh loan pham? well have a report for you ahead. and move as quietly as possible. no sudden movements. google search:...

Police hunt down those responsible for shooting two officers and the mayor says hes not going anywhere. >> good morning. im victor blackwell. >> im christi paul. glad to have you with us. 10:00 in the east 7:00 in the west. youre in the "cnn newsroom".." the south pacific island chain of vanuatu is declaring a state of emergency in the wake of the powerful and deadly cyclone. >> relief workers say the destruction from tropical cyclone pam is so massive it looks like a bomb went off in vanuatus...

Would have resurrected his poll numbers. >> i dont think so at least from a pr perspective. >> he would have toned it but would have owned it on the negative. i do agree with you that he should have gone down there. i dont think it would have done him a lot of good in the polls issue knows its his fault. absolutely his fault. border to stop it he didnt do it. he was told by governor perry six months ago it was happening. he did absolutely nothing. but, as john mccain said here last night, carvil...

Would have resurrected his poll numbers. >> i dont think so at least from a pr perspective. >> he would have toned it but would have owned it on the negative. i do agree with you that he should have gone down there. i dont think it would have done him a lot of good in the polls issue knows its his fault. absolutely his fault. border to stop it he didnt do it. he was told by governor perry six months ago it was happening. he did absolutely nothing. but, as john mccain said here last night, carvil...

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