they were made promises by the red cross and the red cross failed to honor. >> the red cross lawnched their move in assistance program. the red cross workers were told how to interpret the program criteria. each case had multibel multiplef approval. >> why were there people in the pipe line and all o all of a sun were not processed. >> the eli elicel will we showed him a red cross document which was used by case workers with now disqualified victims. we are committed to being good stewards of donated dollars and regularly evaluate our work. >> and to ensure that open cases are following program guidelines. >> is that an accurate statement? >> it's a nice statement and i do believe in general they do try to be a good stewards of the donor dollar. there were clientness that cli t werdeemed donors. >>> the red cross insists the criteria was applied from february onward. that is not what red cross workers told us. >> we spoke to two former and one red cross worker. they stay afte say after may 6te was so much confusion they were offeredded tordered not to speah client. the case workers we

but that's not what red cross workers tell pups we spoke to two former and one red cross worker. from may 6th there whereas so much confusion they were ordered not to speak to their clients. >> case work effectively stopped for a week, almost two weeks. case workers and case managers were told not to speak with clients. >> we're told not to speak with clients at all. they didn't know how to communicate the changes. they weren't sure of the affect of the changes some red cross workers were so upset about having to eventually tell hundreds of clients they were no longer eligible for assistance that they quit their jobs. one former worker described the changes as, quote, arbitrary. at the same time the red cross was disqualifying hundreds of families who believed they were eligible for help, the red cross publicized this story. a 95-year-old woman able to return to her storm-damaged home in part because of red cross money. under the changed criteria she and many others who had already been given assistance would have been deemed ineligible and denied funding. >> i had never seen thi

works with the red cross. and i should reveal, that i had a house fire in april of 2000, and my family was displaced for a short time, and the american red cross and hsa and the fire department were wonderful to work with. and i had resources though, to relocate, and i think that there are some low income family and seniors that do not have the same sources. after hotel vouchers run out and so the hsa works with the dis when it runs out, many residents face the challenge, and very limited and no resource and what happened to them, and in most cases this proves to be an impossible task in san francisco and the fire victims are forced to relocate outside of the city and further trauma for the people who are facing the loss of their possessions or injury to themselves or loved ones? the purpose of the hearing is to really see what we can make and how we can make our current system work more responsibly and how we can be bringing or repaired units back on-line. i am looking at how it responds to the victims who ar

>> we're with the red cross. >> what is that? i don't know what that is. >> i think your government allowed us to be here, so... >> no, they didn't. we don't know anything about you. what are you guys doing? >> what did you learn from this? >> that it's really difficult to even work in the red cross, because when you visit different places, there's always danger and a sense of unfamiliarity, and you're not always treated like you should. >> so, here's a question. you come across two soldiers from opposing armies. both are wounded. who do you help first? we'll find out the answer when we return. >> there's been a battle! many people are injured! come! come! >> we're at a special program run by the american red cross. it's called raid cross. we're learning that there are rules that must be followed in warfare, and for this exercise, we have to hurry to help the injured. >> we call this our "wounded soldier" simulation, and the idea behind this is that we want to teach the students about the priorities of those who are wounded, and

>> that is "7 on your side" offices with red cross volunteers here and we have red cross volunteers in the next office over and nine or ten of them are ready to take your donations which is the best way to give. they have plenty of these sheets to take credit, debit or checks. let's come over and tell you the phone number is 415-954-7621. i will talk right now with woody from the american red cross. tell us, what are we doing in the bay area? >> most importantly, we are raising money and that money we sending to the broad cross in the philippines where they can effectively use it to buy determine and other aid. they have quite a strong red cross there, 500,000 volunteer, and a through paid staff so they very well equipped but they needs the funds to buy material. >> when people here first think of sending, water, clothes on things. >> it is commendable sentiment but the problem is getting things like that, bulky and heavy and shipping them to the region is time consuming and expensive. the other advantage to sending money over there and having them procure things locally it rebuilding

and so, the red cross is always there, and reach out to whatever appropriate city agency. or non-profit group would be able to assist us for that particular event. they have the right for refusal and so when it is ready to be reoccupied those folks can get back in those units and it is especially important for tenants that are coming out of rent controlled units that have been there for many years, and they are paying very low rents and they are not able to compete in this current market. and the good samaritan law has been helpful for us to refer clients to. and one of the challenges that we see, is that the population, that i most concerned about, coming out of the rent controlled units after many years and they are not able to kind of get great matches and this is the land lords that are coming forward because the rents are so low. we last january had a large fire in supervisor campos's district cap street and we were able to place the tenants that are coming out of a studio after 32 years, paying, $406 a month in rent, using the good samaritan, but, i had to do a subsi

how is the red cross managing that situation? >> we are facing the same challenges as everybody else. we have, for example, international committee of the red cross, my organization, we have sent truckloads of food and other necessary supplies, medical supplies, and essential household items by truck overland to where we have an office in the eastern region. at thecks are waiting city port because they are not because the coast guard has closed all traffic because it is a dangerous situation. they are positioned and the supplies are waiting, and hopefully they will be able to be sent to the areas we are aiming for. meanwhile however, our colleagues there in the red cross, they have response teams ready, including workers search .nd rescue responders they are sending out for rapid deployment. and they have all of their stocks all ready in warehouse there. we hope that we can respond as soon as possible, depending of course, on the weather and the infrastructure in general there. >> thank you very much. that was from the internatio

and so, when there is a fire, and i am notified in the red cross is responding, i always make sure that we are tracking, what the tenant population language needs are, because i have emergency translaters that i can call to get folks out in the field, sooner than later. and in fact, these numbers only represent the tenants that come forward voluntarily, if you do not want to work with myself, or the red cross, or you have resources to take care of your own needs, and then you are free to do that. >> how many people were displaced in the mission fire? >> well, i would say that 45, approximately. >> that is always a third of the 128 that are on this list. >> right. >> and last year was a particular difficult year for us, and because right before that, we had a large fire on broad street. >> the two projects melded together, if you will. >> and i know that there were a number of china town north beach fires in that year too that were multiple unit buildings, too. yes. >> and so we don't, at hsa, we don't have budget or staff allocated for this. this is sort of a program that i have inherit

this money goes to the red cross. all of it goes to the relief fund that we have created that will go to the filipino people in the islands right now hurting so badly after this major league typhoon. paul, we are talking about this on the air the other day, some of the incredible wind speeds and just the phenomenon of this typhoon. >> it's crazy to think of a wall of water, ken, some 20 to 25 feet high. these islands for the most part were lower islands. they were not high in elevation. some had mountains but many didn't. many people lived along the water. you're talking about the water rising temporarily. 25 feet. so if you are in a one story building, there's nowhere to go. and when that water comes in and then it takes off, there's nothing left. in some of those islands, there is literally nothing left but the people who are left behind. so we're talking about this isn't just a small need. this is a significant need to keep these people alive until the infrastructure can be rebuild. >> they need food, supplies, med

and the american red cross is working with other global red cross organizations and the philippine red cross to supply desperately needed relief items, repair and rebuild shelters, set up sanitation and water systems again get those things running. >> reporter: and the money goes to the victims? >> it is -- the money goes to distribute those items and and supply the expertise that the philippines red cross that they need. >> reporter: they need basic supplies. we have been reporting, water and food, those are just the essentials to survive. >> those are the basics that we're trying to make sure that they have as well as the other needs people injured by the storm need healthcare and sanitation. they need places to sleep. so we are trying to provide shelter for them, as well. >> reporter: so you heard it, bay area. they need your help so keep the calls coming in. kathleen, thank you so much. right now, we are going to talk to daly city councilman actually very busy but not on the phone right now. that is great. thanks so much for joining us this morning. mike gingona. tell me about the

we have red cross volunteers. l here in the 7 on your side phone bank and they have been taking calls since 11:00 a.m. today. they will be here until 11:35 tonight. all of this money is going to go directly to the philippines to help with the clean up and recovery effort there. look at this. all the phones ringing now. give us a call we'll find somebody to answer give us a call. joining me now for the red cross kathleen mclay. incredible effort tonight. >> it's fan takes ticket really heart warming. thanks so much to your viewers. >> where is the money going to go? you have told me that we have got plenty of people on the ground. this is the actual supply is what that money is going to. >> the the need is immense. we are following the directions and cues philippine red cross. largest humanitarian organization in that country rae lying on them to tell us what they need. supplying basic things like food water blankets. mosquitos netting, hay jean kits. >> so if you call right now the money will go directly to the re

yil yip peen red cross about a thousand paid staff. so they're all mobilized and have been since before the storm hit. now, they're setting up shelters and getting into areas as soon as infrom a structure allows it. >> and money coming in here tonight are buying that food, water, and shelter materials. and everything else, so here is the number again. 415-954-7621. >> michael, thank you very much. you don't have to be too big, or too small to donate a group of students pitched in to help. 8-year-old miles lou called on his classmates at alta vista to help him sell baked goods miles saw what happened in the philippines and decided to take action. >> i felt bad and i wanted to help typhoon victims i just typed on signs and sent e mails and stuff. i had brownies. i had cookies i had cup takes. >> such an assortment paid off the sale raised $1800 thanks to miles parents who matched the money made in the bake sale. what about miles a bright young kid. >> great idea coming up at 4:00 a star fish hotel let's you sleep with fishes. where it is

philippines. >> thank you. >> this is woody baker cohn from the red cross. woody, what you going to do with this money? >> along with the other contributions that people have been so generously sending in we'll be sending this on to the philippine red cross as our other national societies. so they will use that to procure shelter, supplies, food, water and all the things so desperately needed this. >> there are some other things wells fargo is doing as well? >> we are. two other things. you can send money to the philippines through our remittance account free through november 30th. and if you visit a wells fargo atm and you're a wells fargo customer you can donate through our atms. really easy. i did it myself this morning. >> excellent. every penny counts. thank you so much for your good work. thank you for the donation. again $125,000 from wells fargo for the nationwide campaign. ken? >> all right. let's go again to give that you phone number. 1-888-5-helps-u. our total right now $168,500,000. we have more than 1500 donors who have come forward here in the

the american red cross, the philippine red cross, unicef and many other organizations are all lining up to accept your donations to help the typhoon's victims. the u.s. agency for international development today announced it's sending $20 million in humanitarian assistance. >>> tonight votes are still being counted in fairfax county in that razor thin virginia attorney general race. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox at the fairfax county government center where elections officials are working late tonight trying to decide whether to accept provisional ballots. >> they said i had been removed because they received notification from florida that i was a registered voter in florida. >> reporter: richard bensinger of herndon said he did not register to vote in florida and never moved there. he may have been one of the more than 50,000 names purged from the voter data system in virginia. >> i think before anyone cancels anything they ought to notify you and that didn't happen. >> reporter: another change, the state board of elections told fairfax that it can no longer allow attorneys to speak fo

we have a red cross warehouse there. if you want to donate, redcross.org/ph is a good way to do so. >> we'll check in with you throughout the coming days. when we come back we're going to talk to the mayor of tacloban to find out the situation on the ground as it right now as this new storm approaches. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] at humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. [ passenger ] airport, please. what airline? united. [ indian accent ] which airline, sir? [ passenger ] united. whoa taxi! [ british accent ] what airline, then? [ passenger ] united. all right. [ spanish ] what airline? [ p

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 ensure that the humanitarian services and goods are deliv

the red cross says this is the first hiv infection through blood transfusions since it improves blood safety past nine years ago. at that time there was a series of hiv infections through transfusions. i eye. a piano tuner from western japan is creating new life into some old instruments he spends his days restoring antique piano from europe and the united states. connor at that. a disc and it was made to st about two hundred years to come. it was important issue it has been pared to produce goods. neil associated cullen is to sixty one year old piano tuner. he looks purple candles and put conditioner in the internet. imports in from western countries. what a great japanese piano maker for starting as a can of tuna time she became impressed with the superb quality manufacturing techniques of your pinky and the screen. he was around forty npt and repairing antique instruments he deals with piano suite at the upper class in the early twentieth century. they use materials. they produce good sounds. after the meet notice about six thousand clerics around the keyboard alone. if you sent it

where is the red cross in the philippines. where are they getting that number? is anyone else saying the same thing? >> well, up until recently the government was only confirming 138, but the red cross with people on the ground and literally have been counting the bodies in the streets. our correspondent said that she was stepping over bodies as she went to get help once the floodwaters had revealed seeded. they're saying a thousand people in the capital of the island, and 200 in sema, aisland just nearby. but the governor of lati said that he thought the number could eventually reach many thousands, up to 20,000 people. >> i suppose it's difficult to know that number because it's difficult to get to these areas. to that effect tell us how search and rescue is actually going. >> well, that's right. if you want to look at the strength of this storm you just need to look at the aerials that show complete and utter devastation across 44 provinces, some 1 million people have been displaced by the storm. they're still trying to get into many of these areas, and now t

they are working also with the red cross. the congressman joins us now on the telephone, and congressman, i know it's a busy day for you. thanks for taking a few moments. what areas were hit hardest? >> greg, it's good to be with you. i'm literally standing in washington, illinois, which is the community that's been hit hardest by tornadoes this morning and early afternoon. the city has put out an all-call for physicians and nurses in the surrounding communities to come to the fire station. they're needing additional medical help here. literally neighborhoods are completely wiped out. and, obviously, the entire town of washington is devastated. but driving through, you know, very -- you know, large home neighborhoods, homes that are half-million-dollar brick homes that are completely gone, and nothing but the sign of the entrance to the neighborhood. i'm looking at subdivisions of 20 to 30 homes, and there is not a home there. and, you know, many of these people thankfully took shelter in their basements, but some of them did

>> red cross is very busy. in the philippines. that is the american red cross setting up shelters in three states, supplying basic needs of the people hurt there. >> you can go online and donate if you want to donate to the victims here in this country. again, let me give you the number here for philippines. reporting live, i'm michael finney. >> thank you, michael. and again, we'll be here all night. until 11:35 p.m . do us a favor and make a call help people in need. >> and there is more still to come here on abc7 news at 6:00. a call from this florida neighborhood. another run in with the law for a man who killed trayv nochlt martin. >> how destructive a tornado can be. >>> a south bay man tells >>> george zimmerman is under arrest again tonight in florida. here is the mug shot a cording to deputies he threat yned his girlfriend with a shotgun, shoved her out of her house and barricaded the door. zimmerman taken into custody after a 911 call he claims he never pulled a gun and the girlfriend smashed the table. zimmerman has bee

so that's going to be it the main focus for the philippines red cross base on this island today. this week the philippine red cross has been directing emergency aid items and also giving advice to people to prepare for the storm, obviously because we have known for a few days that it was coming and that it would be serious, so people have been given emergency kids and emergency shelter. but they are still extremely vulnerable because you are talking about thousands of people who were already living in makeshift shelters because their homes had been destroyed in the earthquake. >>> u.s. pr*es barack obama says significant relief from sanctions is on the table if iran cuts back its nuclear program. his comments come as the secretary of state john kerry holds three-way talks in geneva with both the iranian and u.e. foreign ministers. his decision to change his plans has raised hones that i deal can be done. >> we can provide them some very modest relief, but keeping the sanctions arc tuck tru architecn place, the core sanctions in place so that if it turned out during the course of

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and red cross as well as the afghan government. we laid out what had happen in this isolated valley. even though these allegations emerged last winter and continued into the spring and were quite controversial, led a local demonstrations, no one really knew who this mysterious unit was. or speciale cia forces team. the military had categorically denied any responsibility up until this time. so we laid out a timeline of what happened and discovered who this unit was. we established conclusively these men who disappeared were picked up by american forces them often in these mass roundups in broad daylight. he was not a question if they were picked up, but what happened afterwards. in the end, we are able to identify the unit and even get into see this translator. the meccafore military launched its investigation, this had become a major issue in afghanistan with president karzai actually demanding the u.s. troops on that base be removed. could you talk about that and when did that happen? instances started in november, but they reach

kpix 5 is partnering with the red cross to raise money for typhoon victims. go to kpix.com/donate to help. >>> a coast guard is searching the waters 750 miles northeast of hilo on hawaii's big island. princess cruise says witnesses and security video confirm an american woman jumped off the ship. the cruise liner said she was 54. >>> a grand princess ship was three days into a roundtrip cruise to hawaii from san francisco. >>> wall street will closely watch tesla stocks this morning after an accident at the company's electric car factory in fremont. it comes after a series of highly publicized fires involving tesla cars. since the first model s sedan caught fire the value of tesla shares has dropped by 28%. >>> three workers are being treated for burns after yesterday's accident caused by an aluminum casting press that malfunctioned. there was no fire but workers were scalded by hot metal. all three were brought to valley medical center in san jose with second-degree burns. tesla's ceo elon musk visited the workers at the burn unit yesterday evening then spok

cross is there, american red cross and other organizations working with the philippines' red cross to get out people relief supplies, shelter, food, emergency medical treatment and santation, clean water. >>reporter: and some of those supplies you were talking about are the basics, right, food and water? >> just basics. that's what they need now and we're trying to get it to them as fast as possible. >>reporter: kathleen, we're going to try to get people ringing the phone, 888-5-helps- u so far. so far we've raised $5,000. keep those calls coming. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, we just got abupdate from chp regarding this overturned big rig, 11:30. so it's going to take you longer than expected to ride it and to clear up. there's a diesel fuel spill in the area, so it is taking a long time. the accident was first reported before 4:00 this morning. again, 11:30, westbound 80 to noah valley road, traffic is jammed through the cartenas bridge. another problem spot is the san mateo bridge. they just cleared a crash on the high rise west 92. still got residual delays from the toll

what do we know about where the red cross is getting their information? has anyone else corroborated this information? >> well, the red cross has people in the areas that were worst hate on the east coast where the storm first made landfall. they're saying that their people have counted the bodies, a thousand in the capitol of lete and 200 in sema. our correspondent said that she was walking amongst bodies on the ground when that storm surge started to recede. the official government number is 138, but the governor on the island says it could get up to 20,000. >> 20,000? craig, are these people that drowned in flooding? do we know yet? >> reporter: well, there have been reports that this storm surge affected many people, including those who sought shelter in gymnasiums and buildings that otherwise seemed quite safe. that there were people who drowned in one particular gymnasium. the storm surge came in up to 15 feet. some locals say it was as high as the coconut trees. many cars were left on the roofs of houses that were lucky enough to be left standing.

>> red cross is very busy. in the philippines. that is the american red cross setting up shelters in three states, supplying basic needs of the people hurt there. >> you can go online and donate if you want to donate to the victims here in this country. again, let me give you the number here for philippines. reporting live, i'm michael finney. >> thank you, michael. and again, we'll be here all night. until 11:35 p.m . do us a favor and make a call help people in need. >> and there is more still to come here on abc7 news at 6:00. a call from this florida neighborhood. another run in with the law for a man who killed trayv nochlt martin. >> how destructive a tornado can be. >>> a south bay man tells i team how his dad turnedaa@a@##h@ [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a froz

i'm joined by the emergency communication delegate by the international red cross in the philippines. what is the theme like where you are. >> well, in bohol we had the typhoon pass through about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. it didn't make landfall on this island, but we experienced high winds and torren shall rain for 24 hours. and the implications of that here are particularly serious because this island was the most badly devastated by the earth quake three weeks ago. we had localized flooding and landslides in some areas. also on this island we are talking about a few hundred thousands people living in tar paulins because their homes were destroyed weeks ago. >> what recovering efforts are under way? >> the philippines red cross had already put emergency response teams in place in the areas they expected to be worst effected. people were on the scene before it happened yesterday. in the coming days we have emergency supplies to distribute to those areas. that will include things like tar paulins, walker, carriers, hi gen kits, sleeping mats for the relief. that's reply cade in o

cross in the philippinei can also help.n philippine red cross has a website for families that ed cro families can reach out to a directly. or friends to try to help locate filipino citizens.s. >> we know this is going to be g long-term project, of course, dealing with the immediate the m individuals that are still in i' harm's way and then looking at how the united states properly w can assist in dealing with the long-term needs.it we appreciate you keeping this committee informed as to the status and how you see the needs and the role that the united states should consider playing. senator rubio?bio? >> thank you. i heard from a lot of people inr florida who are desperate to ha hear from loved ones as well aso provide a helping hand during the relief and recovery operations. for example, a resident of jacksonville last spoke to her o parents five minutes before ther were evacuating and she hasn't a heard since.acuati she hasn't slept for five days.e what advice do we have for ays. people in this circumstance tryg trying to reach loved ones in the philippines?ines? i imagine it's sti

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to the philippine red cross at red cross.org.ph. catholic services is donating at emergencies.crs.org and world vision has food and hydrogen and emergency shelters and it's world site.org. the jewish distribution committee is collecting donations at jdc.org. three major problems are converging to cause a crisis in southern italy. the mafia toxic waste and cancer and we report on this deadly dilemma. >> reporter: this is the land where grass barely grows. in the country side around naples they have been polluting the soil for decades and they say the waste is not only killing the environment, it's also killing them. >> translator: first my husband was diagnosed with cancer, then me. my neighbor and six of my colleagues all got cancer too, that is when i started suspecting it had something to do with the nearby landfill. >> reporter: they are among hundreds of residents who say the mountains of toxic waste dumped for decades led to a dramatic rise in cancer rates in the area. back in 1997 a former mafia boss advertising mitted organiz

we know earlier the red cross said 1,000. the president of the philippines has said we can expect that death toll to climb significantly. what do you say about those numbers? >> well, the numbers are estimates mainly coming from the ground from all kinds of people. they are so shocked. the secretary general did not make a specific statement that that was an actual count. in the red cross, we do not count until we see the bodies ourselves. because we have to identify the bodies and do tracing for restoring family links so that there can be proper closure and respect for the dead. but those numbers indeed are going to go up. remember, this is only one province. we haven't even reached one town. one town with 17,000 people, which was the first hit. it's called giwan. this is the area where general macarthur landed and many other places, which are beaches. there were storm surges. and we haven't been able to get to those places yet. in one town, they have about 40 dead and 140 injured. we'll see more deaths along the coastal area

cross and the international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies. we are working in samra because we have been operational there for years working in areas also affected by armed conflict, including to our mandate. we have two teams on the ground they're working around and they have seen massive destruction .ainly on the south coast these are the most affected areas. thenwent further up and back overnight. destruction there as well. >> i am afraid we will have to leave it there, but many thanks for joining us here on the program. you have been watching "gmt" here on bbc world news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank, >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in

and red cross investigations that corroborate the allegations that suggested that the special forces and their translators were indeed responsible for these men's feet. the sanctions day say i should say america provos the state of emergency in its relations with iran and some won't even tougher restrictions despite attempts to seal a number of agreement. have been agreed to seduce him for at least thirty years in this country. that will meet a man who was targeted by a controversial british government campaign to weed out illegal immigrants. international news live from moscow this is r.t. with me hello and welcome to the program. a probe into the killings of civilians in afghanistan has been dropped after the u.s. refused to cooperate american special forces are suspected of the murders but investigators have been refused access to them seventeen men were detained during u.s. raids in afghanistan's wardak province between october two thousand and twelve and february twenty third teen disappeared ten bodies were later discovered just several hundred meters from an american military

philippine red cross has a website for families that families can reach out to directly. or friends to try to help locate filipino citizens. >> we know this is going to be a long term project dealing with the immediate individuals still in harm's way and looking at how the united states properly can assist in dealing with the long-term needs. we appreciate you keeping this committee informed as to the status and how you see the needs and the role that the united states should consider playing. senator rubio? >> thank you. i heard from a lot of people in florida who are desperate to hear from loved ones as well as provide a helping hand during the relief and recovery operations. for example, a resident of jacksonville last spoke to her parents five minutes before they were evacuating and she hasn't heard since. she hasn't slept for five days. what advice do we have for people in this circumstance trying to reach loved ones in the philippines? i imagine it's still logistically difficult. do we have any advice would you say i should be giving people in regard to that? >> sen

i think that it is going to take an effort under the red cross and the community organizations and individuals in the neighborhood, and making a lot of noise, and bringing attention as we see it, but it really is going to take everybody's effort to make sure that people displaced by the fires can actually go back home. and that is, i say that, in every since of the word, i think that we are seeing so much change in the neighborhood and at least one, you know, one thing that i looked at on my way here, and talked about how, the ellis act and basement and maybe not at the level that they were several years ago but maybe 100 or something or so in a period of a year and i automatically compare that to the number that benjamin aims just mentioned and so you have to think about the number of people being displaced by fires and also the number of people displaced by the ellis act evictions and it really will take a coordinated effort to bring all of that together. and so, that is all that i have to say for now, but are there any, and i say that again, the people from just cause, council that i spoke

at blood banks like this one that the red cross runs in oakland, blood gets separated into products, red blood cells, plasma and platelets. >> we get the most out of each donation that way. >> reporter: the red cross's bay area spokesman jared schultzman says it's an expensive process. >> for us to collect, test and process the blood and distribute it, we incur great fees. >> reporter: the cost has to be passed on and that's why blood is big business. >> it is one very valuable commodity. >> reporter: arthur kaplan is one of the country's leading experts on blood. >> think of it as oil. it has to be refined and moved and shipped. >> reporter: he says the fda regulates the safety of the blood supply. but what about prices? >> i have seen it happen when there are shortages of particular blood products that people just gouge. >> reporter: the red cross and an umbrella group of blood banks called blood systems controls the u.s. blood supply. hospitals are their main customers. >> our physicians need it every day really for emergency care as well as for routine medical and surgical care.

richard borden is the head of the philippine red cross joining us now by phone from manilla. thank you so much for being with us. we understand that an assessment team is in tacloban, a red cross assessment team, but aid workers and equipment had not been able to get there as of what we had heard. is there any update on access to these areas, richard? >> reporter: yes. tonight, moving out from here will be our rescue truck, that they can provide 25,000 liters per load. we're coming out also with food, coming out in ambulances, there's three ambulances. 5,000 liters of fuel. power lines, generators, 6 x 6 trucks, anything. we're going to take the route and we'll be there by midnight tomorrow, if we leave at midnight, hopefully we'll be there by midnight tomorrow. we're finally able to open the road leading to tacloban, so we'll be able to get there along with our food items. on the other side of the island, the icrc and the red cross have brought in a lot of food and a lot of items. unfortunately, they still haven't got the report on that, but, i hope that they weren't hijacke

since he -- cynthia shaw is with the red cross and earlier saying money is the key there. correct? >> right. they have volunteers to those affected. >> this means money. right? >> correct. it's better for local economy. because when this happens in a country it can devastate the areas not destroyed. but then, now, economically can't go forward by giving money, they can buy supplies food, water and hiking kits everybody needed in the country and economy. >> people think gathering up blankets or canned goods heeshg it's a fortune to get it there right? >> if you take a bottle of water it can cost 16ss today 18ss today get it shipped sorted and distributed to someone in country. to take 18s sxdz use it in the country, we can buy palettes of water. >> how are the people doing on the ground? are the volunteers get owing to where devastation is? >> first days were hard. roads were impassible but things are getting better. airports have resumed. more roads getting more passable people can get into the affected areas. >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> that is how you can help. call. we'r

aide organizations like the -- aid organizes like the red cross are again -- organizations like the red cross are beginning to arrive. and more u.s. military help is coming. >> we're going to go as fast as we possibly can and get there as soon as we can to help people in need. >> reporter: the george washington strike group is on its way from hong kong. and at tacloban's airport, c 130 cargo planes are flying in supplies. with the city in runes many are still waiting for help. tina krause, cbs news. >> the storm that size hit the west coast, this is what it would look like. stretching from seattle down to san diego for 1200 miles long. one cbs reporter gives us a look at now what it was like to be middle of that -- in the middle of that raging stole. >> for about 40 minutes now. we actually transferred from another hotel room but that room is completely ripped off and so we're here at this hotel room hoping nothing bad will happen to us. >> that group had to move again after the ceiling of the room caved in. they rode out the storm for about three hours before seeing the complete devast