Aide workers in the U.S. speak on relief efforts underway in Haiti.
Getting a clear picture of the devastation from the Haitian earthquake remains a challenge.
In the aftermath of the earthquake's devastation, residents in Port-Au-Prince had to scramble to help their injured neighbors. Without the help of international aid, they had to make do with basic first aid tools, like alcohol and gauze.
The Red Cross says as many as three million people are affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
Here's a list of relief organizations, if you want to help.
An aid worker in Port-Au-Prince reunites with his girlfriend in Michigan on our air. They share some updates about family members, some of it a relief, some of it devastating.
Twitter proves invaluable in times of trouble. Aide workers and journalists caught in the chaos offered the first glimpses into the event with "tweets" that said more than news anchors could say in an hour of recaps. John Hockenberry reviews the updates.
On Tuesday night, New York Haitians gathered to exchange news, share information and watch TV together as they tried anxiously to get more news from home. Femi Oke spoke with Haitians in New York City.
A powerful earthquake tore through Haiti Tuesday night, leaving devastation in its wake. The dead and injured lay in the streets even as strong aftershocks continued in what was the biggest quake to hit Haiti in more than 200 years.
Alex here, on the evening shift. We're monitoring the after effects of the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, the strongest ever to hit the island nation. Right now phone communication with Port au Prince is still limited, but on the show tomorrow we're planning on checking in with reporters monitoring the story from Miami, and, as soon as we get communications, with reporters and aid workers in Haiti.
A makeshift sailboat carrying close to 200 people capsized off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. At least fifteen are dead. The boat was carrying Haitians aiming to make the U.S. coastline in Miami and had been at sea for three day before hitting a reef. Lieutenant Commander Matt Morlag, spokesman for the U.S. Coastguard in Miami, joins us with an update on the continuing search.
"It's dangerous from the minute they leave the shore until the minute they are safely on board our vessels. It happens all-too-often. And as in this case, many times we see death involved in it."
—Lieutenant Commander Matt Morlag on the rescue of Haitian immigrants
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