Jan 15 Haiti’s Crushing Quake By Larisa Epatko Haiti's earthquake was "a catastrophe of monumental proportions," said Nick Birnback, spokesman for the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The Caribbean nation was still mending from a series of major storms in 2008 and deep-seated political problems when the quake… Continue reading
Jan 15 Clinton: Haiti’s ‘Ironic’ Twist of Fate Embodied in Monday NewsHour Report By Maureen Hoch During a press briefing late Friday afternoon, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took questions on the relief effort in Haiti and announced plans to travel to the beleaguered country on Saturday. She also referenced a segment the NewsHour aired Monday… Continue reading
Jan 15 Journalist: Anger, But No Violence Seen in Haiti By Hari Sreenivasan We caught up again Friday with freelance journalist Ansel Herz, a radio reporter who has been living in Haiti for the last four months. He addressed various reports of violence increasing in the streets of Haiti. "I've seen no weapons… Continue reading
Jan 15 Friday’s Headlines: In Haiti, Despair Giving Way to Anger Despair has begun to give way to anger in Haiti, as countless victims of Tuesday's devastating earthquake awoke Friday still waiting on humanitarian aid that continues to be slowed by a broad array of complications. Even as the… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch Brazil Spearheading U.N. Peacekeeping Efforts in Haiti U.N. Undersecretary-General Alain Le Roy discusses the 9,000-person U.N. force in Haiti, which is being led by Brazilian soldiers. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch U.S., World Assembling Help for Haiti Kwame Holman reports on how the United States is responding to help Haiti, and then Jeffrey Brown talks to a Los Angeles Times reporter about international efforts on the ground. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Many Americans Among Dead, Missing in Haiti Quake Up to 50,000 Americans live in Haiti, and six are now confirmed dead with many more missing. Bill Neely of ITN has more on how U.S. citizens have been affected. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch In Haiti, the Sights and Sounds of a Sudden Disaster A look at some of the sights and sounds of the massive earthquake that pummeled Haiti Tuesday and victims' desperate efforts to survive. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Shields and Brooks Examine Mass. Senate Race, U.S. Quake Aid Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including the tight Senate race in Massachusetts and the American response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Staggering Death Toll Continues to Climb in Haiti The scene in Port-au-Prince worsened with casualty estimates climbing and survivors begging for relief. Independent Television News reports on the staggering human toll of the earthquake. Continue watching