Get a full scope of the devastation. Look at these images. More than 10,000 people are feared dead. And about 620,000 others have lost their homes. And general overseeing the u. S. Response efforts described seeing bodies as he flew over this region. Every building is either significantly damaged or destroyed. The streets are all closed. You can see with 15 to 25 foot wave came across entire villages. Everything is wiped out. As the the Philippine Government and forces ask us for support, ive got airplanes and helicopters and airplanes that can look for people in areas that are stranded. And much of the countrys infrastructure was destroyed by huge waves and winds up to 235 miles per hour. Officials are largely now relying on helicopters to rescue those still stranded. Nbcs ian williams is on the ground in manila and joins us by phone. Lets talk about the effort. I heard other reports as we reported now, theres some areas that they simply have not been able to reach and here were looki
And about 620,000 others have lost their homes. And general overseeing the u. S. Response efforts described seeing bodies as he flew over this region. Every building is either significantly damaged or destroyed. The streets are all closed. You can see with 15 to 25 foot wave came across entire villages. Everything is wiped out. As the the Philippine Government and forces ask us for support, ive got airplanes and helicopters and airplanes that can look for people in areas that are stranded. And much of the countrys infrastructure was destroyed by huge waves and winds up to 235 miles per hour. Officials are largely now relying on helicopters to rescue those still stranded. Nbcs ian williams is on the ground in manila and joins us by phone. Lets talk about the effort. I heard other reports as we reported now, theres some areas that they simply have not been able to reach and here were looking at days now. Thats right, tamron. I mean three days after this typhoon struck, rescue workers sti
and my mother, his twin sister, veterans would never talk about what happened in the war. he was telling me this. and later as years went by, one of my colleagues, another physician in alabama, dr. lick ten field, started introducing me to herman and it just unfolded tremendously. i had the opportunity to meet herman langer and go there. i spoke at the ceremony and got to sit at the same table that the soldiers ate. i saw the ditch where their bodies were. it was very touching. one of the most emotional things and to be there in my uniform as a three star admiral was really significant as an african-american woman. absolutely. he passed away, but as i understand it, he was surprised by the how the story attracted worldwide attention.