captioned by closed captioning services, inc. sean: this is a fox news alert. three days after an earthquake in haiti the death toll is believed to be at 100,000. tensions in the haitian capital are rising as rescuers race against time to find those still alive beneath the rubble. the haitian government says as many as 40,000 may still be buried. a 60-year-old american man was pulled alive from beneath the remains of a hotel early this morning. those on the ground are desperate for food, water and relief efforts are focused on getting basic goods to the victims. the relief effort well underway. first wave of troops arriving last night. additional soldiers and marines joining them today. according to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mullen, between 9,000 and 10,000 american troops are expected to reach haiti by monday. the pentagon is ready to send more. secretary of state clinton will travel to haiti tomorrow with the add traitor of the u.s. agency for vl
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions lehrer: good evening. i m jim lehrer. a senior haitian official said today the death toll in haiti may be as high as 140,000. woodruff: and i m judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: three days after the devastating earthquake, delivery of much needed international aid remains difficult because of a severely damaged seaport and a congested airport. lehrer: we ll look at conditions on the ground, including a security assessment from the united nations undersecretary for peacekeeping operations. woodruff: plus, we ll hear from the haitian ambassador to the united states. woodruff: then, a look at the surprisingly hot campaign in massachusetts for ted kennedy s senate seat. lehrer: and, the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. lehrer: and we ll close with the voices and see the faces of the desperate people of haiti. that s all ahead on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is p