they will take your donations right now to help the victims of typhoon haiyan. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> bay area, this is your chance to help the victims of typhoon haiyan. volunteers it standing by to take your donations at 1-888-5- helps-u. coming up, we are going to talk to a volunteer here who has relatives in the philippines. >> reporter: a suspected drunk driver hits a power pole knocking out power to thousands. we are live in a dark neighborhood this morning. >> chp arrive on the scene of a new crash this is in hayward southbound 880 by "a" street causing delays. we'll have the also on your morning drive coming up. >> and we are looking at a thick fog settling in around the bay area. delays at sfo right now and, of course, a little dangerous on the roads. more coming up. right now, it wasn't too long ago when our super typhoon one of the strongest in history made landfall in the philippines. now we're trying to do something to make a difference. we want to talk to michelle about that right now. >> reporter: lawrence, the great thing

today, kpix is hosting a telethon to raise money to help yphoon haiyan. >>> the people in the philippines are in desperate need of help and today kpix is hosting a telethon to raise money to help the victims of typhoon haiyan. right now desperately needed aid is starting to reach some of the hundreds and thousands of people, all displaced by last weeks deadly typhoon in the philippines, more than 2000 are confirmed dead so far, 600,000 people are homeless, and those numbers are expected to rise as information begins to come in from other areas of that disaster zone. getting the relief there has also been a big obsticle with rows that are in as diagnose saysable and covered in debris. we are joined live from our phone bank where we are raising money to help the victims of the typhoon in the philippines. how's it going guys? hope the phones are ringing. >> frank so far its been great. we're hearing chatter behind us. >> this front row is really busy all the time and the phones rollover to the second row, we have a couple people on the phones back there. we want the top tier working, don't w

we have seen the destruction from super typhoon haiyan. cate cauguiran says relief from the bay area is on the way. >> thank you, now, watching the video is very difficult. i can tell you that we're getting a new look at the after math of taclaban, one of the hardest cities hit. and authorities say at least 9.7 million people have been asked -- abouted by this -- affected by this storm in the local community. >> reporter: when disaster like typhoon haiyan hit, a community comes together, and people like burt step up. he and his wife brought canned food to the west bay filipino service center in san francisco. watching the typhoons devastation, brings an emotional silence. >> it's sad. powell and market near powell and mark, volunteers for the national alliance for filipino conces asked for money. nafcon has already raised 50-thousand dollars on es flexibity for w i don't know. >> he still hasn't heard from his siblings who live 100 miles from the storms epicenter. >> i'm worried but i'm hopeful that they are okay. >> reporter: he thinks th

you can see a before picture of one of the regions hit by typhoon haiyan. this is the after picture nearly every building flattened. kpix 5 cate cauguiran is here with how a bay area group is providing relief to those who need it most. >> reporter: michelle, it's absolutely heartbreaking. we're getting new video of the after math and one of the hardest hit cities by super typhoon haiyan, and authorities say at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces have been affected by the storm. and the local filipino community in the bay area is racing against time to provide relief. when disaster like typhoon haiyan hit, a community comes together. and people like burt step up. he and his wife brought canned food to the west bay filipino service center in san francisco. watching the typhoons devastation brings an emotional silence. >> it's sad. i don't know. >> reporter: he still hasn't heard from his siblings who live a hundred miles from the storm's epicenter. >> i'm hopeful that they're okay. >> reporter: alfredo thinks the storm's destruction is the worst he's eve

three days after the destruction struck, we're understanding the devastation of haiyan. it appears the entire city has been knocked out. looting has broken out. i met a family at airport that ran away because their store was getting ransacked and they were threatened. seven people have been killed at one of the biggest malls in the city by looters. there's a lack of aid in the city. thesele volunteers have been packing relief goods around the clock. u.s. marines are here in the philippines with the first plane load of goods coming from the u.s. government. the challenge is to get aids to the survivors given the many road blocks that are not cleared. for "cbs this morning"ing, philippines. >> and pictures from space show haiyan still covers a massive area. it's now a tropical storm moving over central china after hitting vietnam this morning. we were in the area friday when it hit. he spoke to us on skype. >> i went out past the village to the sea wall. it's not a sea wall just a raised area off the water. i went and filmed down the length of it. the waves beginning to co

this man kept his doors open all night collecting supplies for victims of typhoon haiyan. the donations are still modest. a few boxes of canned goods and a table of dried food. but there are high hopes here generosity will come knocking. >> our goal is to fill this whole room up to the rafters. >> haiyan has devastated the island nation and the need for money to rebuild the infrastructure is just as great as the immediate need for batteries, food and medicine. >> it is a typhoon. we need help now. >> reporter: and fortunately this man was able to reach his family in the philippines on the phone. >> i thank god. but there is so much to do. >> reporter: so this west bay dropoff site is also taking cash donations, and of course, you can go on the web site and use pay pal, and they would also like to you walk in the door if you can and drop off some goods, everything from first aid kits, to baby food, and they're taking it all. live in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix5. >> more information how to help with the relief efforts visit our web site at cbs-sf.com. >>> a fire that led

. >> reporter: typhoon haiyan unleashed 20-foot high waves and 200 mile-per-hour-plus winds. it forced more than a million people across the philippines out of their home. forecasters say the massive typhoon, also known as a hurricane in the western hemisphere, measures some 300 miles wide and may be the most powerful storm to ever hit land. philippine officials are blaming haiyan for many deaths and say the storm has put some 12 million people at risk. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: this man says i saw those big waves and i immediately told my neighbors to flee. we thought it was a tsunami. the supertyphoon's roaring winds and downpours knocked out power and telephone service, flooding and landslides burying villages. rescue workers carried children to safety and distributed supplies in the central philippines, including tourist resorts home to world famous beaches. haiyan is on a path to hit china in vietnam next, where emergency preparations are under way. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >> four deaths have been reported in the philippines, but the number is expected to ri

officials say typhoon haiyan destroyed tens of thousands of homes and buildings and killed more than 2200 people. many bodies pulled from the rubble lay uncollected on the side of the road. airports are re-opening. survivors in tacloban city are lining up for miles waiting for a flight out. >> the goal of our family, to leave the city so that we can start a new life. >> reporter: a massive international relief effort is under way. communication is difficult so teams of experts like this one from the united states are traveling to devastated areas to assess the situation. >> we provide medical aid, search-and-rescue and assessments in communities that we can better inform the government and military what's needed. >> reporter: while some supplies are arriving, there's still much more that is needed. the security situation is also getting worse. eight people were crushed to death when looters stormed a rice warehouse looking for food. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> the people of tacloban had feared their mayor may have been killed in the storm. but he and his family survived by hiding in th

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back to you. >> this is what typhoon haiyan looks like from space. you can see the storm is gigantic. it is expected to hit northern vietnam tomorrow morning. people there are getting ready. schools and markets are closed. 170,000 military troops are moving nearly a million people to safe zones. and the bay area is doing what it can to help in the relief effort. the aid may be coming in, it could be awhile until it gets to those who need it the most. [singing] >> reporter: this pastor, on guitar, the ministries is led in song and prayer for victims of the typhoon. >> we lift up the troops that are deployed out in the philippines right now. >> reporter: even without natural disasters they provide shipments to their loved ones. >> they have members from san francisco around the peninsula that have rallied so quickly. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: help comes not just from church folks or filipinos. >> collect contributions and support and donations, nonperishable items and survival victims for the victims and their families. >> reporter: proj

haiyan could be the most powerful typhoon to ever make landfall any in the world. it's a category 5 with just incredible winds. kpix 5 meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking haiyan as it moves through the philippines and heads west. >> at its peak it has sustained winds of 195 miles per hour gusting to 235 miles per hour. that's when it came on landfall and so it's been devastating. we are not sure of all the damage that's caused. it's hard to get in there. right now it's a category 5 but weakened a little bit. sustained winds still 165 miles per hour gusts to 200 miles per hour but moving out of the west at 25 miles per hour. is he it is moving rapidly now. it's going to head back out over open waters probably going to be a category 4 when it makes landfall again near da nang in vietnam, a very dangerous deadly storm moving onshore. then should quickly weaken to a category 2 as we head in toward the weekend. all right. for more on this storm, let's go to cate caugiran in the newsroom. >> reporter: so far the storm has swallowed hundreds of homes, killed 4 and w

. >>> and this google earth map, you can see a before picture of one of the regions hit by typhoon haiyan, and here is the after picture, nearly every building gone. joe vazquez with the latest pictures of devastation in the philippine. >> reporter: families shattered, entire communities are no more. >> every building is significantly damaged or destroyed. >> it was 15 to 20-foot waves came across entire villages, everything is wiped out. >> reporter: even in a region, the midsection of the philippines that has been hammered by natural disaster in recent years, this storm went above and beyond expectations. >> we just need your help. >> reporter: loaded corpses lined the streets and sidewalks, the stench of death is everywhere. in the town of toclovan, 20- foot waves, boats tossed ashore. some survivors are at risk of disease. >> we don't have enough water. even though we are not sure that it is clean and safe, we drink it because we need to survive. >> reporter: thousands are still missing. some areas are inaccessible four days after the storm hit. here in the bay area, donations are slo

windows were no match for the fury of typhoon haiyan. strong winds roared through the emmy streets and villageers took cover. the cat. 5 is probably the most powerful to make landfall anywhere in the globe. >> this was the image at its peak intensity with winds sustained at 195 miles per hour. >> reporter: waves crashed on to land washing away pieces of people's lives. tin sheets ripped from buildings, roofs also scattered throughout the roads. adults are doing what they can to protect their children. >> the winds and rain were very strong. that's why we decided to leave our house. >> reporter: meanwhile, back here in the bay area, local filipino communities are preparing to help. the filipino community center in san francisco is gathering as much as they can bracing for the worst. >> we have done medical supplies, clothes, food. right now the big push is for money because we want to give directly to the organizations on the ground that are helping for emergency relief. >> reporter: officials worry the death toll will climb as recovery e

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 a forklift. this equipment will definitely be helpful in clearing the roads, which is impaerative so relief can hit the hardest hit areas. right now hundreds of thousands of survives especially in the city of tacloban are running out of water. because of this, there's looting. i spoke with a family who to told me they

>> haiyan may be the worst natural disaster in filipino history. the country's president has declared a state of national calamity. barnaby lo is in the city of seb bu where help is starting to arrive. >> reporter: good morning. here is where resources are being flown in from around the world. that russian aircraft behind me landed this morning. millions are without food or shelter. and the devastation left behind by this deadly storm has made it very difficult for aid workers to reach those in need. but the international humanitarian response is under way. the "uss george washington" aircraft carrier is expected to alive in the next day or so and the u.s. state department will be providing emergency shipment of materials. u.s. troops have already landed in the philippines and there's an immediate $100,000 of relief effort. the yags has released $25 million from the emergency relief fund. the united states is donating roughly $16 million in assistance. australia is contributin $9.4 million. and dozens of other countries and organizations are collec

officials say typhoon haiyan destroyed tens of thousands of homes and buildings and killed more than 2200 people. many bodies pulled from the rubble lay uncollected on the side of the road. airports are re-opening. survivors in tacloban city are lining up for miles waiting for a flight out. >> the goal our family to leave the city so that we can start a new life. >> reporter: a massive international relief effort is under way. communication is difficult so teams of experts like this one from the united states are traveling to devastated areas to assess the situation. >> we provide medical aid, search-and-rescue, and assessments in communities that we can better inform the government and military what's needed. >> reporter: while some supplies are arriving, there is still much more that is needed. marlie hall for cbs news. >>> the mayor of tacloban rode out the storm in a ceiling. this used to be the family's beach resort just a shell left now. storm surge crumpled the building's 6" concrete walls as waves hit the roof. when the water started rising, the mayor and his family climbed t

so please, call in and send your donations to help the victims of typhoon haiyan. we'll have more when we come back ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i just wanted to show our people over there that we are here for them, that we hurt just like them. >> today, kpix 5 is teaming up with the red cross to raise money for the victims of the typhoon in the philippines. there's a desperate need for food, water, medical supplies and so much more. the live phone banks start at 6 a.m. and go until 7 p.m. tonight. >> it seems like maybe we get an unusual amount of attention at tesla no matter what it is. >> three workers at the tesla plant at fremont got a visit from the big boss after they suffered burns during a workplace accident. >> i'm grateful for all the love and care and support that people have shown us. >> a community march happening this morning to show support for the teenaged boy who was lit on fire earlier this month apparently because he

as american forces head in to help tonight here's what haiyan looks like from space. you can see the enormous area the storm still covers even though its wind speeds are down significantly. we begin with seth doane in beijing. >> hundreds of thousands of filipinos are coming to grips with the devastating impact from haiyan, the storm's heavy winds turned entire neighborhoods into piles of rubble. but it was the wall of water, more than ten feet high that proved so deadly in the philippines. the community of tacloban eye witnesses described seeing similar to a tsunami. at this hotel a team of american storm chasers had to become rescuers. they used mattresses as floating devices to help elderly guests escape rising floodwaters.Ñi it was there that the local police chief said he feared as many as 10,000 may have perished, many from drowning or buildings collapsing on them. rescue workers carted away the dead. the national philippine red cross put the death toll closer to 1200 by aide workers caution it is just too early to know. cbs new reporter barnaby lo was not far

it is now been eight days since that monster typhoon haiyan struck the philippines. more than 3600 people have been confirmed dead, with nearly 1200 others still missing. then there's the half a million people who are homeless. all week, seth doane has been reporting from hard-hit tacloban, where at least 1,000 of the homeless are living in one single school. >> reporter: alejandro devaras was the facilities manager at this high school until the typhoon. now, he's running it as a camp for the dis?raised. >> this is the science laboratory room. >> reporter: this classroom now houses four families. laundry hangs near the chalk board. science tables have been turned into beds. you went to this classroom? >> yes, yes, yes. this is a science classroom. >> reporter: four years ago, marvin galvez was a student in this very room. how is it living here? >> it's very hard because it's-- we're sleeping in the floor, it's cold, especially in the morning. the smell of dead people. >> reporter: you smell dead people? >> yes. this is our rice. >> reporter: galvez waited in line for

. >>> we are getting a look at the results of haiyan. it could go down as the largest tropical storm to hit land anywhere in the world. it is bearing down on china and vietnam. there are tens of thousands of filipinos struggling in the wake. waiting on aid from other countries that is on the way. >> reporter: residents are picking through the rubel in coastal towns, looking for victims. there is fear it killed as many as 10,000 people in one city alone. thousands more have no place to live and nothing left but the clothes on their backs. [speaking in foreign language] >> reporter: this victim says we need help. we don't have anything to eat. haiyan barreled through the philippines on friday with winds up to 170 miles an hour and a massive storm surge. homes scattered across the eastern seaboard did not stand a chance. the president of the fill means toured a hard hit area. >> people are injuried and looking for food and water. >> reporter: aid from around the world is starting to make its way to victims. a plane, loaded with supplies, le

this is the reason it was battered by typhoon haiyan. the cargo plane has just arrived. the u.s. has sent a plane load of equipment but can't help clear the roads for aides to get to millions of people. in tacloban city, millions have lost their homes, they're sleeping under pouring rains, they do not have enough food and water so they've been looting the grocery stores. there is another that just made landfall in the southern philippines and it's bringing thunderstorms to the region as well. it's already hampered relief efforts. now stranded in ports here at the air base, soldiers continue to load relief goods on military aircraft, though it's unclear whether they can get to tacloban city. >> barnaby, i know you had a hotel close to the shore. tell us what you the experience was like when the typhoon came ashore. >> reporter: it was the most terrifying experience of my life. the winds were not just howling. usually, winds from typhoons are howling as they're coming in one direction. but this wind was coming from all -- when we were inside the building, the building was shaking l

government is among those mounting a major relief effort to help victims of typhoon haiyan in the central philippines. they fear the death toll could reach 10,000. towns are in ruins but it's difficult for relief workers to get in to the affected areas. u.s. navy is deploying ships and aircraft carriers to help. authorities are still trying to figure out the scope of the dam. -- damage. >> reporter: typhoon haiyan reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble. >> the devastation, it's horrific. a human tragedy. >> reporter: 150 mile per hour winds whipped through homes and snapped this tree like a twig. the storm surge reportedly up to 40 feet high in places sent nood waters into the streets -- flood waters into the streets. this woman says she's searching for her mother, father, and child who was ripped from her hand. cleanup and rescue efforts are difficult because there's no power or phones in most places. people are sorting through what's left of their homes during the day and then hundred dollar willing together at night in -- huddling together at night in structures still standing. this is

super typhoon haiyan made landfall and set off landslides, cut off power and communications. at least four deaths have been reported. millions have been forced to evacuate. cbs news weather consultant david bernard has more. >> this is truly a historic typhoon, category 5rks perhaps one of the most powerful storms on record ever to make landfall anywhere in the globe and if we take a look at haiyan today, this is the peak of winds sustained at 195 miles per hour. now, as we go over the next several hours we can see the typhoon this morning is moving across the philippines. the eye isn't quite as defined as it was before, so obviously from a storm that's about as strong as it can possibly get, it will gradually begin to weaken. it's still a category 5 but will begin to weaken as it crosses the philippines today, and over the next 24 to 36 hours, it could still be a major typhoon. in fact, the forecast is for another landfall perhaps in vietnam as a category 3 storm sometime during the day on saturday or saturday night. i'm david bernard, cbs news, miami. >>> well, progress is

haiyan barreled through with winds of 160 miles an hour. homes scattered across the seaboard did not stand a chance. the president of the philippines toured a hard hit area. >> [indiscernible] for those who are injured and looking for food and water. >> reporter: aid from around the world is starting to make its way to victims. a plane loaded with supplies left germany on sunday. in japan, u.s. marines loaded a c-130 with humanitarian aid before heading to the philippines. the officials there is a it impacted up to four million people and call it the deadliest natural disaster it in the nation's history. wendy gillette, cbs news. >> the bay area has one of the largest filipino communities in the u.s. a lot of people are sending aid back to their country. it could be awhile before it gets there. [singing] >> reporter: the pastor on guitar, leading the congregation through music and prayer. >> we send our prayers to the troops out in the philippines. >> reporter: now the need is beyond comprehension. >> the surrounding churches that have memb

more than a week after typhoon haiyan devastated the philippines, seth doane visits 1,000 people living in this school. he'll report on the challenges of helping the hardest hit. rapper jay-z says he will launch his clothing line at a store accused of racial profiling. terrell brown on jay-z tackling the problem head on. >> i want to thank the batkid for saving our city. >> axelrod: first he charmed a city, then a country, and now the world. carter evans on the power of batkid. the cape cod crusader just may spark a movement.

its 21 helicopters will deliver food and water after typhoon haiyan destroyed buildings and infrastructure there. thousands were killed. the exact number is not known. seth doane is in tacloban, the city hardest hit. >> reporter: utility workers in tacloban were back on the job today, but not restoring power. they were still cleaning up. it was the same all over town. almost a week after the typhoon tore through the philippines, very little has changed. how high was the water in here? >> almost 15. >> reporter: 15 feet high the water was? >> yes. >> reporter: ronald calipayan was sorting through the mess at home, but most of what was there wasn't even his. it had floated here from his neighbor's. you say you're back to zero. how do you start again gidon't know, because my little business, also wash out. >> reporter: his small electronics shop was ruined. now his family must scavenge for every meal. ronald's 14-year-old nephew, kenji, said he'd been forced to join the looters. did you feel bad about doing that? >> i feel bad a little. >> reporter: why did you do it? >> because if we don't h

newly released video shows the terrifying power of typhoon haiyan as it hit the philippines . the storm surge was captured on video by a community development worker who was sheltering on the second floor of a boardinghouse. the entire area flooded within just a matter of 30 seconds but the water receded soon afterwards. new government figures just released today show nearly 4,000 people confirmed dead about 1600 others listed as missing, more than 4 million have been displaced and need food, shelter and water. >>> since the typhoon hit the philippines people in the bay area have been pitching in to help. one of the biggest volunteer events was yesterday in san jose. don knapp was at the north side community center where people donated all kinds of items for typhoon haiyan survivors. >>> reporter: this may be one of the more high-powered events to generate aid for the philippines. mike honda came with shirts and others came to donate and volunteer. >> we had a lot of drives this week and last week but that needs to keep going. this one more drop-off donation for those looking

that is the story for the philippines tonight four days after typhoon haiyan. it was one of the worst storms ever observed on the earth. the u.s. navy estimates sustained winds were 195 miles an hour with gusts up to 235. that force pushed a surge of sea water estimated between 13 and 20 feet high over the land. this was tacloban, a thriving city of more than 200,000 residents before the storm. and this is after. nearly every building damaged or destroyed. families scoured the ruins for anything they could use. this boy found just a few coins. this evening, the official death toll has passed 1,700 but that is sure to go much higher. there is just no way to tell how many have died. a mother went for her son in a chapel that is now a morgue. seth doane in the philippines continues our coverage. >> reporter: a forest of flattened palm trees and waterlogged debris now litter this city of 220,000 after a massive wall of water crashed into tacloban. the ferocious winds and surging tides sent homes out to sea and ships on to land. this distraught mother said she fough

. >> the mayor of the town flattened by typhoon haiyan tells his people to get out. seth is there with the rush to save millions. >> plus a new scandal for the secret service. fbi insider john miller on the bullet, hotel room and high ranking supervisors in trouble. >> we begin with today's eye opener your world in 90 seconds. >> just another day in a series of mess ups. you can't even tell what's going on here. >> a reality check for obama care. >> after a full month of operations, 106,000 people made it through you the process. >> the overall number is 7 million by the end of march. >> if there weren't millions of people affected by this i'd feel sorry about this. >> two secret service officers removed from obama's detail for allegations of sexual misconduct. >> help is trickling in. >> the american aircraft carrier george washington arrive this is morning. >> it's survival of the fittest here. >> four marines are killed in southern california when artillery explode at camp pendleton. >> fellow passengers walk off the plane with them. >> 35 people did the right thi

. >> reporter: typhoon haiyan reduced entire neighborhoods in the philippines to bubble. >> the devastation -- i don't have the words for it. it's really horrific. it's a great human tragedy. >> 150 mile-per-hour winds ripped through homes and snapped this tree like a twig. the storm surge reportedly up to 40 feet high in places sent floodwaters into the streets. this woman says she is searching for her mother, father, and her child who was ripped from her hands. cleanup and rescue efforts are difficult because there is no power or phones in most places. people are sorting through what is left of their homes during the day and then huddling together at night in the structures that are still standing. this image from space shows just how massive the typhoon is, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. it's hitting vietnam, then it's forecast to head to china. on saturday at half million vietnamese people in high-risk areas were moved to higher ground. they are hoping to avoid a direct hit that was seen in the philippines. wendy gillette for cbs news. >> people in the bay area also step

the philippines for two weeks now providing much needed help after they were devastated by typhoon haiyan. >>> the moment of truth has come for the government's healthcare website. today is the president's self-imposed deadline to get the site running again for users. healthcare.gov went offline over night for 11 hours of maintenance. it launched back on october 1st but it's been plagued by problems. technicians are making software and hardware upgrades but even after the fixes it's uncertain how well it will work. >> if i had to place a bet i would say that i'm betting that they're going to get it done. there's no way for sure to know. >> the obama administration says the website should be able to handle 800,000 applicants every day starting sunday but the white house is hoping people do not flood the site right away. >>> president and mrs. obama said they developed a thicker skin about criticism. they gave an interview to barbara walters. >> the truth is we have a lot more cheers. this is an example of sort of a narrative. >> i'm popular and i've gotten boos. >> your numbers are better

san jose state university will be hosting another collection drive to benefit the victims of typhoon haiyan. this too an ongoing event on campus trying to collect clothes and other necessities for the people in tacloban city. here in the east bay, if you do want to donate, we know these students here will be here until 2:30 this afternoon. they say they will also be back again tomorrow morning. and they plan to send everything they have collected by the end of the week. reporting live in hayward, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> and kpix 5 is partnering with the red cross to raise money for the relief effort. we'll have a phone bank tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. details on how to help right now, you can go to our website, kpix.com/donate. >>> some breaking news now. former oakland raiders tight end todd christiansen has died. the two-time super bowl champion passed away at a utah hospital this morning. the byu graduate was drafted into the nfl by the cowboys but his career took off in 1982 when he joined the raiders. he had liver disease and other illnesses in recent years. he was

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haiyan. that hit the philippines. what's your name sir? >> devon. >> what do you know about typhoons? what's the most dangerous part of a typhoon? >> the eye wall. >> and why is the eye wall so dangerous? >> it has high wednesday speeds. -- wind speeds. >> what else? >> the tidal surge. >> that's right. and that's why it's our job to try and figure out exactly where that eye wall is going to hit. because that's usually where we're going to see the most damage. so we've been having a great time talking weather out here. of course we've had a lot of weather of our own today. actually finally getting some showers in the bay area today. our kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar showing you things beginning to settle down outside right now. the rain is coming to an end. we have some leftover cloud but i think a little bit of sunshine in-between. temperatures into the 60s and also some 70s outside. so even though we have the cold front pass through, really some very mild temperatures outside. that cold front likely to continue to move on through as it pus

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philippines as early as sunday with more than 1,000 palettes of food and medicine for the victims of typhoon haiyan. the commander is in charge of supplies. >> and how many people does it take to get them ready? >> literally hundreds of people, they're working through right now to prepare the ships to get underway in five days. >> they would help stock them last year for the humanitarian mission to southeast asia. they treated as many as 300 patients a day. and they could help some of the 12,000 injured in the philippines. the ship could hold a medical staff of about 1,200 people from vincent to surgeon. they need to determine what thebests -- they need to determine what the philippines really need before they send the best. 6700 other -- 600 other u.s. troops are also on the background providing aid. at least 1,000 more are on the way. >> the biggest obstacle is time. this is nothing short of an olympic sprint. >> if deployed, they could dock off the coast of the philippines and as early as mid- december. for cbs news, san diego. >> and now kpix 5 and our radio partners held a telethon. thanks to

>>> with relief supplies still slow to make it to the victims of typhoon haiyan, stories from the storm begin to emerge. >> picture the downtownery of the city inside a tornado for an hour. i mean that's wait was like. >>> the slow rollout of obama care act sends president obama's ratings to a new low, and bill clinton says the president's apologies to americans is not enough. >> the president should honor the commitment to the american people and let them keep what they got. >> ferguson freed. he was released one week after his conviction is overturned. >>> and a promised test. meet the 93-year-old man who put his physical challenges aside to fulfill his wife's dying wish. captioning funded by cbs "cbs morning news" for wednesday, november 13th, 2013. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, november 13th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. in the typhoon-devastated philippines, blocked roads and lack of communications are hampering relief efforts, but two more airports have been reopened and aid operations are picking up. here's the latest. the pre

in all, more than 700,000 people were evacuated from typhoon haiyan's path. we reached aaron aspi with the relief group world vision. >> howling winds came crashing here in the rooftop of our building where i'm staying at. there's just a blanket of rain covering the streets. >> reporter: on average, 20 typhoons slam into the philippines every year. "we're scared whenever november or december come around because we've already experienced strong typhoons before," this resident of palowan island said. a typhoon just last year killed more than 1,000 people and caused an estimated $1 billion in damage. now, this super typhoon is forecast to blow into the south china sea where it is expected to pick up strength again and could threaten vietnam later this weekend. jeff, norah? >> seth thank you. >>> and president obama faces a political firestorm this morning as he travels to the gulf coast for a speech on the economy. for the first time he is apologizing to americans who are losing their health insurance plans because of obama care. more than 3 million people have

relief supplies start to make their way to the more than half a million people displaced by typhoon haiyan, but the situation in the philippines remains desperate nearly one week after the storm. >>> sentencing day. whitey bulger learns his fate today after his victims' family members get a chance to face the convicted boston mobster in court. >> i think he was scared. i think he was afraid to turn around and see that mass of people. >>> i really f'd up, and that's it. >> a defiant rob ford tells city council members he won't step down as mayor of toronto, despite admitting he purchased illegal drugs while in office. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, november 14th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. now, six days after a devastating typhoon hit the philippines, the situation for hundreds of thousands of victims remains desperate. they have nothing to eat and no place to stay. aid has been slow to arrive. this morning the united nations said it distributed rice and water to 49,000 victims in hard-hi

help began arriving in some parts of the philippines today for the first time since typhoon haiyan. u.s. helicopters are now delivering supplies. the philippine government raised the death toll today to more than 3,600, but it will likely go higher. seth doane is in the city that was hardest hit, tacloban. >> reporter: tacloban has started to limp back to life. the sound of hammers filled the air as city workers start to rebuild their shattered towns. but finding food and water can be an all-day job and nothing is easy. this driveway was turned into a medical clinic. residents waited for hours before the doctor turned up. jess advicula had to walk 30 minutes to find water. >> we've been here for three hours. at least we have water to drink and it's safe. >> reporter: but she told us she's frightened of the looters and armed gangs roaming the streets after dark. are things starting to get better here in tacloban? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: really. >> yeah, because at nighttime this is a very different place. it's really scary at nighttime. >> reporter: barely a quarter of tacl

. >>> 7,000 miles away, super typhoon haiyan tore through the philippines. >> huge waves, tore through coastal villages, leaving debris. >> this is a storm dwarfing, hurricane katrina, this typhoon is still a super typhoon, a category 3 or stronger. let's talk about where it is going next. that nasa picture, look at that from space, perfect cemetry on all four quadrants of that storm. it is heading directly toward vietnam, will make land fall there tomorrow. still category 3 tonight. how about that storm surge where the ocean rises ahead of the storm moving through. we have seen storm surge from 10 to 25 feet. here is a look at the imagery of the storm making land fall in vietnam by early tomorrow afternoon by a major storm, typhoon or hurricane before moving toward china. devastating pictures coming out of the philippines here is the latest. >> reporter: winds of 150 miles an hour, and blinding rainfall batter coastal villages in central and southern philippines. flooding and downed trees meant no body could get in or out. this town on sabu island was reduced to scrap wood. rough seas

. >> typhoon haiyan released its full furry. winds up to 190 miles an hour blew the rooftops off. debris was flying in all directions. the ocean rose several feet in just a few minutes. huge waves crashes into our hotel. every rushed to the second floor. >> been holed up in this hotel room about 40 minutes now. we were in another hotel room, but that has been completely ripped off so we're here in this hotel room hoping nothing bad happens to us. >> the rain didn't stop for hours, then the ceiling in the room kaefed in, and we had to change rooms again. for three hours, we didn't know if we would survive, but nothing prepared us for what we saw when the storm finally moved on. the devastation was complete. >> here's the satellite view of the typhoon as it approached the philippines. if a storm of that size hit the west coast, this is what you would get. a storm stretching from seattle clear down to san dieg o. kpix 5 is partnering to raise money for typhoon vimsz, and we'll have a phone bank thursday until 7:00 p.m.. >>> our side couldn't be more different. we have no rain, no win

typhoon haiyan is 75 miles wide, that's smaller than hurricane katrina but with much stronger winds. seth doane has the latest. >> reporter: winds approaching 150 miles an hour and blinding rain battered coastal villages in central and southern philippines, flooding and downed trees made roads impassable. this town on cebu island was reduced to scrap wood. rough seas tossed a crew of 15 from a barge off the. coast. rescuers were unable to save one man thrown overboard. the typhoon was moving quickly, at about 25 miles per hour, so fast it may have limited the mudslides and severe flooding, a major cause of deaths. the full extent of the damage won't be known for days. fears about the storms high winds meant more than 700,000 were e evacuated ahead of the tie phone, that included those living in shelters after a 7.2 earthquake shook the area last month. joe curry is an aid worker with catholic relief services in the philippines. >> yesterday there were tremors, in the past few weeks there's been a lot of aftershocks, people are afraid to go back to their houses. there isn't much choic

. >>> reporter: windows were no match for the fury of typhoon haiyan. strong winds roared through the empty streets as villagers in the philippines took cover from the historic storm. meteorologists say the category 5 storm is possibly the most powerful to make landfall anywhere in the globe. >> this was the image at its peak intensity with winds sustained at 195 miles per hour. >> reporter: waves crashed on land washing away pieces of people's lives. tin sheets ripped from building roofs also scattered throughout the roads. adults are doing what they can to protect their children. this woman said, the winds and rain were very strong. that's why we decided to leave our house. she was among the hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate and now the storm is headed for another target. >> over the next 24 to 36 hours, it could still be a major typhoon. in fact, the forecast is for another landfall perhaps in vietnam as a category 3 storm. >> reporter: officials worry the death toll will climb as recovery efforts get under way. jericka duncan, cbs n

new amateur video emerged today showing the power of typhoon haiyan as it hit the philippines, shot by an aid worker who had taken refuge by five people on the top floor of a boarding house. the area around the building was completely flooded inside 30 seconds. philippine president aquino visited the devastated city of tacloban today. facing harsh criticism that his government has been too slow responded. as seth doane reports, the flow of relief is still he ratting at best. of relief is still eratic at best. >> reporter: sunday mass went forward today in tacloban even without part of the church. the majority of filipinos are catholic and many here have leaned on their faith for support. >> if there is no god, who else is there. he's our only hope. >> reporter: at the tacloban airport today both u.s. and philippine troops worked to provide another kind of relief as aid was shipped tout remote regions, people tried to get out too. how long have you been waiting? >> three days. >> reporter: justine nitura came from manila to see if her extended family had survived the typhoon. >> i've se

more than 1800 people are confirmed dead from typhoon haiyan including two americans. >> four days after the typhoon flattened this port city, many bodies still lay uncollected on the side of the road, wrapped in cloth. >> homes have just been torn apart. you can see through the homes that remain standing as -- as windows were just cracked and people are just sleeping out in the open. last night we slept on boxes of kwiments. >> well, a massive international relief effort is underway. there is little evidence of it on the ground. airport is open but badly damaged. no power means the planes ant land at night and aid workers are struggling to get supplies in. that didn't stop hundreds of survivors who rushed to the ruaned airport looking for food. others lined up hoping to be evacuated. by afternoon, the line stretched 3 miles long. bodies pulled from the rubble were lined up neatly. mor chairs are already overflowing. the situation grew more desperate by the hour. this mother in the nearby town wept over her dead child. her home is gone. >> we want to go back home, she said, but we can't,

the philippines, but just a trickle of food and water and medicine has reached the victims of typhoon haiyan. today, president obama phoned the philippine president begnino aquino, promising additional help. about 100 u.s. marines are already on the ground, as many as 2,000 more are expected. the aircraft carrier "george washington" should arrive on thursday. aquino said today the death toll may reach 2,500-- not the 10,000 some had predicted. but a reliable number is days away. we do know at least two americans are among the dead. in tacloban, the city hit hardest, thousands have swarmed the airport, desperate to get out. for now, it's women and children first. those who remain can only try to ward off the smell of death. this was tacloban, a city of 220,000 before the storm. that's the convention center there on the shore. after the typhoon, the convention center was just about the only building still standing. seth doane is in tacloban. >> reporter: four days after the typhoon flattened this port city, many bodies still lay uncollected on the side of the road wrapped in cloth. increasingl