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Relief groups say they are handing out three tons of food and thousands of blanket and sleeping bags. three 6-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship. it killed two people. the abnormal waves broke several windows of the ship. and captain sully s sullenberger is retiring. he made the emergency landing in new york's hudson river. sully, who is 59 years old, says he will continue to be an advocate for aviation safety. and president obama is signalling democrats to move ahead without republicans if necessary. and joining me is doctor mccleanen.

Relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there and until now, relief supplies flowing into the country have not been taxed. but now, government officials in haiti are trying to change that could they be trying to profit off the aid? soledad o'brien joins me now with more on this new development. soledad, this is surprising. >> reporter: yeah it is really surprising. in effect, jessica if could you pick a country that does not need another obstacle to getting aid in this would be the country, haiti, of course. now the relief ...

Recover in this home now. so obviously, a good ending for her, but i can anticipate your question, jessica, and a lot of other people's questions. obviously, hundreds of thousands more people like jessica still in port-au-prince, still around haiti tonight, jessica. >> sanjay, thanks so much. >> thank you. and tonight, there are reports of a new obstacle still facing relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti. it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there, and until now, relief supplies flowing into the country have not been taxed. but now, government officials in...

So obviously, a good ending for her, but i can anticipate your question, jessica, and a lot of other people's questions. obviously, hundreds of thousands more people like jessica still in port-au-prince, still around haiti tonight, jessica. >> sanjay, thanks so much. >> thank you. and tonight, there are reports of a new obstacle still facing relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti. it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there, and until now, relief supplies flowing into the country have not been taxed. but now, government officials in haiti are trying to chang...

Coordination, transportation, and distribution. you can assure us every dollar raised for haiti will go to haiti. >> 91 cents of every dollar that we raise. we have a bit of overhead. 91 cents of every dollar we raise will go to haiti. >> that nine cents is for what? >> general operations, overhead, pays salaries, keeps the lights on, et cetera. >> reporter: that efficiency measure does rank with top relief groups. to get there, the red cross is cutting expenses. the government has imposed a salary freeze, and employees no longer get a 401(k) match from the red cross. no matter how efficient t...