Good evening. We find ourselves tonight in that period between landfall of a monster storm and then learning how bad it was when communications are back up. There is reason to believe, though, that entire portions of the philippines are cut off tonight and under water after a storm made landfall thats being described as the most powerful on earth ever to hit land. Wind gusts at the core were predicted at over 200 miles an hour. At that speed, nothing can remain attached to the earth. Waves were reported at 50 feet and higher. And after passing through the philippines, the storm that has emerged on the other side is still more powerful than katrina was. This powerful explosion of nature is where we begin tonight. Our report from correspondent angus walker in manila. Reporter winds topping 230 miles an hour. Houses were torn apart. Huge waves crashed ashore. A tidal surge flooded coastal areas. Crew members on this barge had to abandon ship and struggle to get to shore. 12 Million People
The lengths we have to go to to get cnn coverage these days. I think theyre still searching for their table. So right after that joke, i looked over at one of the tables where fox news staffers were sitting. I could just tell fox news was next. Speaking of conservative heroes, the coke brothers bought a table here tonight, but as usual they used a shadowy right Wing Organization as a front. Hello, fox news. [ applause ] im just kidding. Lets face it, fox, youll miss me when im gone. So that got lots of laughs, of course. The tension between the president and fox news is palpable, it has been for years. And it was at the heart of this weeks biggest media story benghazi. So enough about the dinner. It was fascinating to be there, it was fun to celebrate the press corps. There is a lot to celebrate but also a lot to scrutinize, so lets get to it. Benghazi is a class case of red news, blue news. The president handled the tragedy as a scandal while msnbc pretty much dismisses it. One story
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