first time from a security officer who witnessed the attack. on october 27th, it broadcast a report on benghazi, using a so-called eyewitness, suggesting the u.s. government could have sent backup to the besieged u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, during the attack that killed four americans last year. one guy saw me. he just shouted. i couldn t believe that he had seen me because it was so dark. he started walking towards me. and as he was coming closer? as i got closer, just hit him with the butt of the rifle in the face. and no one saw you do it? no. or heard it? no, there was too much noise. but the security contractor who was the star eyewitness had already told the fbi he was not there on the night of the attack, and that differing account for 60 minutes to finally admit its error. nobody likes to admit that they made a mistake, but if you do, you have to stand up and take responsibility and you have to say that you were wrong. of course, we all re
almost a decade. tonight, you ll hear for the first time from a security officer who witnessed the attack. on october 27th, it broadcast a report on benghazi, using a so-called eyewitness, suggesting the u.s. government could have sent backup to the besieged u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, during the attack that killed four americans last year. one guy saw me. he just shouted. i couldn t believe that he had seen me because it was so dark. he started walking towards me. and as he was coming closer? as i got closer, just hit him with the butt of the rifle in the face. and no one saw you do it? no. or heard it? no, there was too much noise. but the security contractor who was the star eyewitness had already told the fbi he was not there on the night of the attack, and that differing account for 60 minutes to finally admit its error. nobody likes to admit that they made a mistake, but if you do, you have to stand up and take responsibility and you have to
good morning, i m mara schiavocampo. we beginning in the philippines where it s going from bad to worse days after that devastating typhoon. this morning nearly 1,200 people are confirmed dead. officials warn that number could climb to more than 10,000. it s now a race against time to help survivors. the uss george washington is on its way on board dozens of sailors and 80 aircraft. we have the latest from manila. reporter: good morning, mara. this morning the presidential palace here says they are doing everything they can to get aid to the affected areas. a spokesman said no filipino will be forgotten and he said communications are being restored. he said 30% of communications has been restored to tacloban city. this comes in the face of growing criticism from those areas that they simply are not getting any aid, desperately needed food, water, shelter, medicine, isn t getting through. to be fair logistics are a nightmare. many of the roads down there remain blocked and
this is the cbs morning news for monday, november 11th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. well, this morning the situation for millions of people in the philippines is desperate. three days after typhoon haiyan made landfall, stunned survivors are pleading for food, shelter, and medicine. this morning haiyan made landfall in northern vietnam near the chinese border and has weakened to a tropical storm. in the philippines authorities say about 2 million people are affected. tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed. and two provincial officials say the death toll could reach 10,000. cbs producer barnaby lo is on the phone from the island. barnaby, good morning. how are you? good morning, anne-marie. i m okay. but the city is a whole different story. the first batch of aid from the u.s. has arrived in the philippines and it is on its way now to the central philippines, the region hardest hit by typhoon haiyan. it s carrying two trucks and
good morning. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. in the philippines this morning, a massive relief effort is slowly taking shape, survivors of typhoon haiyan say shortages of food, water and medicine and shelter. unu.s. military officer described the scene as overwhelming. authorities say the death toll could top 10,000. philippines president benigno akein fo haquino has declared a state of national calamity. today, back in the philippines, under stormy skies, thousands of survivors stormed the airport in hard-hit tacloban, desperate to get out. it s pretty hard here. everything s gone. our houses. everything. there s nothing to eat, nothing to drink. reporter: four days after the storm hit the magnitude of the destruction, it s still unfolding. the city of tacloban with a population of 220,000 was hit with the full force of the storm and all but wiped off the map. every building here is either significantly damaged or destroyed. reporter: hospitals and pharma