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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. you're absolutely right. this is a very difficult operating situation. our focus is on health. we're delivering medicine. as rescue efforts are happening, there's no time for people to grab their belongings. maybe they'll bring some medicines but disasters like this, they don't realize how long they'll be away for. our shipments are providing medicine and medical supplies. >> and what is the situation on the ground...

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 doesn't 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 community members who wanted to volunteer to help in evacuation shelters and in fact just here in the cent...

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 morning's "new york times" reports that iran has deployed advanced rockets and missiles to help fight isis in tikrit. it's also ...

Let's 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 we'll be watching the secret service director go before lawmakers. he's there to testify about the budget. but he's sure to field kes about the scandal facing the secret service where two top ranking officials ...

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 incredible situations for pregnant mothers and newborn babies who must have literally been born in ...