equipment, food, shelter. >> once again, our thanks to richard gordon. this morning, typhoon haiyan reached north vietnam as a tropical storm. but winds are still gusting at nearly 100 miles an hour. >> about 6,000 people were evacuated ahead of the storm. some cities are bracing for widespread flooding. at least six people have died there so far. all schools in hanoi are closed. the army has been mobilized. be sure to stay with abc news for the latest on the recovery in the philippines. we'll have a live report coming up on "good morning america." >>> tough negotiations on iran's nuclear program. they've come to an end for now without a deal. that opens the way for possibly new sanctions to be approved by congress. tahman bradley is in washington with all the details. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana. secretary of state john kerry attended talks on the iranian nuclear program this weekend. in switzerland. this week, mr. kerry will be on capitol hill to update lawmakers on the whole situation. he's expected to say the talks have not

richard gordon, welcome, and thank you for joining us. you are now in manila, but we're hearing reports about chaos breaking out in the hardest hit regions of the philippines. is the desire for relief now turpg into desperation? >> well, yes, a certain amount of desperation is going on because of the slowness of the relief effort, especially because of the difficulties in access, the fallen debris, trees. and then we have security issues. there has been a breakdown of peace and order, and stores are being looted. and there are difficult issues. you know, communications are down up to now. so there's great difficulty. people are getting very anxious because, you know, you see your homes totally demolished, and your children are hungry or dead, certainly people turn to desperation. >> ifill: how has the government response been. >> unfortunately, the language element came in, and there wasn't very much explained to the public that there were going to be storm surges, and storm surges have been unknown. they might have been better if they de

i want to bring in richard gordon, chairman and ceo through red cross. richard, the difficulties of getting aid to people in tacloban right now, what is the hardest part for you? >> the heavy lifting of goods that are needed like a lot of food. water, filtration plants, trucks, this heavy, heavy going -- it is hard going. and we're almost there, but hopefully we'll make it by today. we started two nights ago. hopefully we'll be there. we came by land from manila. and another group is out in the other province on its way there. it will carry 25,000 food parcels to our people. >> reporter: i understand that one of your trucks with aid actually had to turn around because of security concerns. what happened? >> that is correct. they were stopped on the bridge. the moment you stop right now people are going to mill around. any helicopter, any truck that stops or lands are going to be surrounded by people who are in need. and that is why we have to have strong measures by the authorities to ensure that the humanitarian services and goods are delivered to the a

i want to bring in richard gordon, ceo of the philippines red cross. i talked to him earlier today about the efforts going on. he is chairman of the red cross. let's listen in. richard, in terms of the difficulties of getting aid to people right now in tacloban, what is the hardest part for you? >> the heavy lifting of goods that are needed, like a lot of food. water, filtration plants. trucks, this heavy, heavy going -- it is hard going. and we're almost there, but hopefully we'll make it by today. we started two nights ago. hopefully we'll be there. we came by land from manila. and another group is out in the other province on its way there. it will carry 25,000 food parcels to our people. >> reporter: i understand that one of your trucks with aid actually had to turn around because of security concerns. what happened? >> that is correct. they were stopped on the bridge. the moment you stop right now people are going to mill around. any helicopter, any truck that stops or lands are going to be surrounded by people who are in need. and that is why we

i want to bring in richard gordon, ceo. i talked to him earlier today about the efforts going on. he is chairman of the red cross. let's listen in. >> richard, in terms of the difficulties of getting aid to people right now in tacloban, what is the hardest part for you? >> the heavy lifting of goods that are needed, like a lot of food. water, filtration plants. trucks, this heavy, heavy going -- it is hard going. and we're almost there, but hopefully we'll make it by today. we started two nights ago. hopefully we'll be there. we came by land from manila. and another group is out in the other province on its way there. it will carry 25,000 food parcels to our people. >> reporter: i understand that one of your trucks with aid actually had to turn around because of security concerns. what happened? >> that is correct. they were stopped on the bridge. the moment you stop right now people are going to mill around. any helicopter, any truck that stops or lands are going to be surrounded by people who are in need. and that is why we have to have strong measures by the authorities to ensu

. >>> joining us now from manila is richard gordon, chairman of the european red cross. good morning, sir. >> good morning. good morning. >> you and all the people in the philippines affected by this tragedy certainly in our hearts and prayers this morning. it is now monday, it is afternoon where you are. the initial assessment's very grim. up to 10,000 people maybe will perish when the body count is totaled. is there any hope that the numbers will get better now that you've had extra time? what is the latest? >> now we're able to get into the area that has been heavily affected. and because of that, we can now provide medicine, food, a little bit of temporary shelters, and of course water. food items for 25,000 people, that's almost 10,000 tins of ready-to-eat meals. slowly but surely, we're getting in. we're also clearing the path, clearing the area of debris so that our people can go in. the government is also there. we're doing everything we can to get to the victims very, very fast. >> richard, obviously this is a humanitarian crisis. do you need international help

joining me the head of the red cross in the philippines, richard gordon. describe for us what this storm feels like as someone going through it. >> well, you know, there were storm surges at the heights of it when it hit landfall. it was running 15 kilometers per hour. a lot of tidal waves came in that swamped the people of tacloban and the island where macarthur's forces landed in world war ii to reclaim the file means. this had a wide swathe, by sected the philippines. passing through the middle of the philippines. maybe about 29 provinces. in the meantime, what is happening right now is we're trying to take care of about 600,000 people in the evacuation centers who are preemptively evacuated and, of course, there would be requirements for food and when they get back to their homes, assuming the homes are still standing, there would be demands for all kinds of things from land food items such as blankets, sleeping mats and the like. there will always be dislocation of their economic livelihood, their agricultural crops damaged and a lot of rallying back

richard gordon is the chairman of the philippine red cross. he joins me now on the telephone. richard, what are you seeing on the ground right now? >> terrible devastation. it is catastrophic. many, many people dead on the ground, very hard to go there. access is a big problem because it's an island. and there's a lot of debris on the ground. a lot of dead bodies on the ground. and definitely there's a lot of -- hunger is beginning to set in because there's not enough food. and there are shortages of water and fuel. that's what the red cross is trying to bring in right now. we're trying to bring in water tanker trucks, trying to bring in water filtration trucks, machines and water bladders, as well as food, non-food items, tents, medicines, fuel, fuel tanks. you name it, we need to bring it. and it's hard to bring it. access is so difficult. the airport is not functioning. you have to bring it by land which is a two or three-day trip because of all the debris or bring it by sea, which is going to take a while, maybe two or three hours. right now, i'm in the office. we have a p

. >>> i want to bring in richard gordon who is the president of the philippine's red cross. i talked to him earlier today about the relief efforts going on. here's chairman of the red cross. let's listen in. in terms of the difficulties of getting aid to people in tacloban right now, what is the hardest part for you? >> the heavy lifting of goods that are needed like a lot of food, water, filtration plants, trucks. this heavy, heavy going. it's hard going. and we're almost there. but hopefully we'll make it by today. we started two nights ago. hoping we would be there. we came by land from manila. and another group is on its way there. and we can carry 25,000 food parcels to our people. >> i understand that one of your trucks with aid actually had to turn around because of security concerns. what happened? >> that's correct. they were stopped on the bridge. the moment you stop right now people are going to mill around. any helicopter or truck that stops or lands will be surrounded by people who are in need. that's why we have to have strong measures by the authorities to ens

. >> all right, well, richard gordon, head of the philippines red cross, thank you so much for all of your efforts. thank you for updating us on what's happening there. best of luck to you. we'll continue to, you know, hopefully talk with you and get updates as things progress there. but thank you. stay safe to all there. and for you, i know, you're sitting at home wondering, gosh, is there anything i could do? if you want like to hope victims of the typhoon, visit our website, cnn.com/impact. cnn has found multiple ways you can make a donation. and we're keeping track of all the charities assisting with this rescue effort. and thank you for checking that out. >> all right, christi, i know our viewers will certainly support. >>> a lot of people love the motor city, they love detroit. can detroit rising again? next on "new day," a new wave of politicians and start-ups who are trying to steer the motor city back on the right track. huh...fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know the ancient pyramids were actual

gordon, president and c.e.o. of the red cross in the philippines. we're approaching nighttime where you are. what's the situation on the ground right now? >> well, the situation is not as exciting as you want it to be in terms of being effective in providing relief. relieve is coming in in trickles, finally reaching the outskirts of tacloban. it takes 18 hours, and now we are trying to try to bring in more goods into the area from the south and from the north and we have recommended and we are going to provide ships to evacuate those who want to leave the area and go to their relatives in the next province. we're going to make sure that those who are sick are brought to the next province and those who want to be evacuated to a camp site, that's what we're planning for right now with international help. >> do you have a number of those who are sick and those who want to evacuate? >> no, we don't, but we have two ships at the moment that are ready, and we're preparing the infrastructure so we can get them out. we a

>> many thanks to richard quest. i'm now joined by gordon smart, who is the editor of the "scottish sun" newspaper, also an eyewitness to this. gordon, what did you see last night? >> i was about to drive home for the evening. it was about 10:15 in the evening. i work late. i was on the sixth floor, the open top level of a multistory car park, and i could make out the noise of a gargling engine, like a misfire engine, like a car running out of petrol, but incredibly loud. so, i could hear this noise above me, but i couldn't see what it was. then i looked around, and in front of me, about 1,000 feet, between 500 feet and 1,000 feet in the air, i could see a helicopter in distress, and then suddenly, it just completely lost power and fell from the sky like a stone and just dropped, tumbled over -- >> were you able to see it sort of autorotating as it came down, trying to slow its descent? that's sometimes what happens with helicopters. >> no, it didn't slow. it was increasingly speeding as it fell from the sky. it was