in. it s operating 24 hours a day. and there are signs that the philippine government operation, which had seemed to be just gridlocked, is finally itself starting to get up to speed. some real hope. the security situation, which isn t great and will of course have to take into account of that when the u.s. brings aid in, is starting to stabilize, according to the philippine government, with more police and army getting in there. for the first time there, is some hope, but this aid operation, a massive operation, is starting to step up. that will be very good news for the tens of thousands of people in such desperate need, ari. all right. ian williams, stay safe. thank you for your reporting. two life terms and five years. that is the sentence for reputed boston mob boss whitey bulger. testifi he was implicated in 11 killings and a string of other charges. the 84-year-old called his trial a sham and declined to testify here or at his sentencing. the judge today called bulger s