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>> we turn to the increasingly desperate situation in the philippines in the hard hit city of tacloban. they are pleading for help, asking, begging for food and water and medicine. all of those things scarce today. the u.s. military's mobilizing to help deploying the aircraft carrier u sss washington which expected to arrive thursday. the general in charge of the u.s. relief operation says of course time is of the essence. >> i need the rest of the world, international donor community to get mobilized to help the philippinos in their hour of need. a week from now will be too late. >> ian willi...

Crucially, along with the winds and heavy rain, there was an unexpectedly massive storm surge of up to 20 feet, and that's not a wave that is 20 feet, that is a wall of water 20 feet higher than the sea usually is. in the end, it was that flooding resulting from the risen sea which took filipino authorities by surprise and which did the most damage. the "l.a. times" reporting that between 2 and 3 million people may have lost their homes. the official death toll stood at 1,774 people as of earlier tonight, but officials and relief workers are expressing near certainty that thousands more people...

Typhoon in the philippines still struggling of course to find food and water as relief workers fight to reach them due to all of the damage blocking the way. plus -- >> i am here today because i want you to know that my story can be your story. >> first lady michelle obama taking on white house officials say is a broader policy role, focusing on getting kids on track to go to college. and 12 years after best man, the sequel is set to hit theaters, morris chestnut and malcolm d. lee will join me and talk about the battle for more diversity in hollywood. you can find me at tamron hall and my...

Attack yesterday. number two, another story crossing our news desk. three people were killed, four others hurt in a shooting outside of an elk's lodge in michigan. witnesses say the gunfire started just after 2:00 a.m. at the hall in muskegon, about 40 miles west of grand rapids, according to our affiliates. police aren't sure how many shooters were involved and have not identified any suspects. and a huge storm is bearing down on china's coast today. at least 50,000 relief workers are standing by as typhoon usagi gets ready to make landfall. the storm has been downgraded from a super typh...

About the ongoing stalemate here. this is the russians saying, look, we've brought syria to the table. they've given up unilaterally their chemical weapons, and it hasn't physically started yet as a protest. but the russians say american, britain, france, still want there to be somewhere in the wording of all of this, a suggestion that force could be on the table if they don't move fast enough. a real stalemate, potentially, and it's now going to have to play out. during all the showmanship of the united nations general assembly, which starts tomorrow, fredricka. >> thanks so much, nick paton ...