Jan 19 U.S. Military Presence Continues to Build in Haiti By Jason Breslow U.S. Black Hawk helicopters touched down on the grounds of Haiti's wrecked presidential palace Tuesday to deploy troops and supplies as the international aid efforts continue to gain momentum. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, tasked with helping speed… Continue reading
Jan 19 Tuesday’s Headlines: Security Concerns Hamper Aid Distribution in Haiti Updated 1:20pm ET Aid to Haiti continues to be slow-moving one week after its capital, Port-au-Prince, was heavily damaged by a 7.0 earthquake. The Washington Post is reporting that security has become the primary concern there, and has… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch U.S Military Plays High-Profile Role in Haiti Relief Effort Some 800 U.S. Marines arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, in addition to members of the Army's 82nd Airborne division. As the U.S. troop presence builds there, Jim Lehrer speaks with a pair of experts about the military's mission in the… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch As Haiti Waits on Aid, Survivors Wonder Who’s in Charge At one hospital just across from the Port-au-Prince airport, medical workers can see aid entering Haiti but still do not have access to it. Jonathan Rugman of ITN examines how confusion over who is leading the relief effort is slowing… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Lessons Emerge from Quake Relief Effort in Haiti One week after the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti, Gwen Ifill speaks with Jon Andrus of the Pan American Health Organization about which aspects of the international response have worked and which have failed. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Security Challenges Plague Aid Effort’s Growth in Haiti More much-needed aid arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, but aid organizations reported security has increasingly become a serious obstacle to distribution. ITN's Jon Snow reports. Continue watching
Jan 18 Salvation Army Disaster Chief: ‘Not One More Day Without Food’ By Hari Sreenivasan For an update on earthquake relief distribution and the security situation in Haiti, we checked back this afternoon with Bob Poff, an emergency relief coordinator with the Salvation Army in Port-au-Prince. "There's definitely a sense of anxiousness as there's unrest… Continue reading
Jan 18 Security Fears Prompt Some to Flee Haitian Capital By Jason Breslow The flow of aid workers, troops and medical personnel into Haiti increased Monday, as thousands of quake victims continue to clamor for relief amid the devastation of last week's temblor. Just as extra relief was arriving in Haiti,… Continue reading
Jan 18 Donations to Haiti Relief Effort Top $150 Million By Carolyn O'Hara Charitable and relief organizations have been inundated with donations since last week's devastating earthquake struck Haiti, and a report by the Chronicle of Philanthropy on Saturday suggests that the money raised thus far vastly exceeds what was raised immediately… Continue reading
Jan 18 Monday’s Headlines: Haiti Quake Victims Compete for Aid Six days after the massive earthquake in Haiti, a chaotic aid situation is continuing to plague quake victims in their search for basic needs. On Monday, thousands of troops, doctors and aid workers arrived to distribute much-needed relief for the… Continue reading