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injured haitians continue to flood hospitals near the epicenter. more than 2,000 people are dead. many more thousands are injured or homeless. and the ongoing wait for humanitarian aid to reach them is adding to the desperation. cnn s matt rivers is in haiti witnessing firsthand what rescuers are up against. reporter: our chopper takes off with no clear destination in mind, flying with charity group world central kitchen or wck. we want to find remote villages in haiti that still need help. a week after this earthquake, just finding out where the needs are remains a challenge. a tip led us to an island off haiti s coast. on the ground, we re told the damage is actually a bit further west. which it is, seen from above. dozens of structures were damaged and the contact in town told us no one has come to help them yet, but we can t either. so there was damage in that
help. injured haitians from remote parts of the country continue to flood hospitals and some places are not seeing any aid more than a week after the quake. my next guest is hoping his music will bring hope to haiti. take a listen. that is the latest song from a haitian rapper, christopher laroche, that goes by the name freedom. singing in the chorus, mother nature is calling you, she needs you. freedom now joins us from davey, florida. hi, freedom. thank you for joining us. how are you doing today? let s talk about that song we just played, freedom.
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injured haitians. tonight, with so many children left orphaned by the earthquake how does the u.s. help? we search for answers on a special edition of ac 360 at 10:30 eastern. other stories new this morning. the white house is saying that no decision has been made whether to move the trial of five 9/11 suspects including khalid shaikh mohammed from new york city. many state and city and federal officials that are pushing for the change of venue. in fact the mayor of newbering says that his town is actually the perfect place to hold this trial. his county executive, however, says no. both of them will be joining us at the bottom of the hour. toyota is scheduling a plan to fix the pedal that led to the recall of millions of cars and trucks and our correspondents are standing by to break it all down for you. try to calm toyota worries.