with internal security threats. like major knenadil malik hasan the suspected shooter. >> and a race for the late ted kennedy's seat, a toss-up, martha coakley going from a lead to a statistical dead heat, from her republican challenger scott brown and if you watch politics you know that is a biggie. at this hour, new concerns relief workers in haiti may need more security. united nations peacekeepers in port-au-prince are warning that anger amongst the haitian people is rising. because the aid is not being distributed quickly enough and there are major obstacles, destroyed roads, and that means workers are unable to reform the areas and the threat of violence is keeping them from other spots and also destruction of the main prison in port-au-prince and the red cross is reporting that a majority of the 4,000 inmates there are now roaming the streets. there are reports of some of them being armed and the efforts to get supplies to the victims is getting a big push from the u.s. military and members of the 82nd airborne arrived today on the aircraft carrier u.s.s. carl vinsen and we'll get to bill hemmer for an update, as i'm talking with you we are learning the chairman of the joint chiefs says they expect to have 9,000 to 10,000 american troops in haiti and off the shore by monday to distributed the aid and also to help with the security concerns? >> reporter: we're going to need them, i'll tell you, jane, good morning from port-au-prince. they copy get here a day too soon, 9,000 will go to work then and there's a lot to don't haiti. as you talked about that, we are getting word about the americans living and working here, 45,000 in total and about a few hundred contracted the embassy. thus far, wanting access to get out of the country, a low number based on what the ambassador to haiti described for us a few minutes ago, however the airport is a major staging area and on the other side of the wall, this terminal, late last night, several hundred haitians came to the location looking for a way out of the country and today you have several hundred more, not just haitian, haitian-americans and american citizens working and living here, and the u.s. air force is now tasked with the u.s. air force now, this is, they said they sent several guys outside the terminal to talk with 70 people, who claim citizenship, and they are going through the paperwork trying to verify passports and this is how the process works because, there are no communications or computers or telephone lines and everything has to be done face-to-face and if it doesn't happen face-to-face it doesn't get done and that's part of the process now, and saw several hundred fly out of here the last couple of days, and that is part of story today. the other big part of the story we noticed, the presence of the u.s. military already, air force is here in force, helping to run the operations of the airport. remember, nothing gets in unless the airport functions and runs well and that is a major part of the task they've tried to tackle today, and they've done a remarkable job and the airport is heavy with activity, a little strip of a runway on the western end of the island, and they are doing a heck of a job in all honesty when we watch these -- air force come here and direct the traffic. on the streets of haiti, the destruction is i norms and we've documented that quite well, over the nighttime you see thousands, if not tens of thousands of people sleeping on the pavement, beneath the stars, in parks, because their homes are damaged, the apartment buildings are destroyed or they don't trust the structure that has been left behind, we had aftershocks last night, three at 11:00. three more this morning 5:00 a.m. and shaky -- they'll shake you out of your bed in the morning and we went to a location we saw last night, bright spotlights on a building where there was an active search and rescue spacious under way and this is what we found. >> we found the police van parked outside of what was a massive supermarket. at least 4 or five stories tall and look over to my right and this is the structure that collapsed, it was port-au-prince's largest supermarket and we can see boxes up there, that are marked toys and dolls and we can see shopping carts, buried beneath these concrete slabs and you can imagine, at 5:00 p.m. how crowded a supermarket like this would be. we came by this area, last night and they had the giant spotlights on the structure and gave us an indication they were still working for the possibility of people being buried or possibly still alive and don't know if they pulled anybody out alive but found a body taken from beneath the rubble and it is devastating. you can see this shopping carts and cans of tuna and fans that had been operating inside and it was a vibrant place, but no more. so much of the capital city of port-au-prince is literally a city in ruins. and the evidence is right here. things like those are repeated far too often and the people walking the streets, you wonder where they are going, checking on family members? checking on friends? because there is no work in haiti, to business happening here and the only business, the small transaction of street vendors on the sidewalks and we looked for haitian police earlier today and saw 12 in one location and the main arteries, there is no one, districting these people and that will fall to the responsibility in all likelihood of the organizations that came in here, the united nations or the international peace-keeping force now arriving and ultimately perhaps the u.s. military and soldiers and marines on their way, throughout the location here in port-au-prince. and much more throughout the day including stories of hope and survival. and four americans, four americans pulled out alive, of the hotel last night and we believe are trying to pull two more out of the building today. we're en route this afternoon and hopefully when we get there we'll have good news. back to you. >> we'll see you then, thank you. >> there are those stories of hope that bill mentioned, an amazing story of a toddler rescued from the devastating wreckage in port-au-prince, we're getting the pictures and you can see here the two-year-old boy named regisan claude rescued by a team of spanish and belgian rescue workers, the teary-eyed little guy broke into a smile, when reunited with his parent, trapped under the rubble for two days and an american woman trapped under the rubble of the haitian earthquake is back in the united states today, cora lee suffered head and spinal cord injuries and people who saw the building fall dug her out an she was on a stretcher when she arrived at fort lauderdale airport in a sandy to the search for an american physical therapist missing in the quake, the family of 22-year-old molly hightower says her body was pulled from the rubble this morning. the washington state native was in haiti, volunteering with the group friends of the or fans, a second american volunteer also killed in that statement building, a mass is scheduled today at the high school, high tower graduated from, in 2005. the united states is taking the lead in the rescue and relief efforts on the ground in haiti and it is not an easy task with so much of that country so devastated. just minutes ago, the state department held a briefing updating us on the situation. on the ground and what is being done to get americans out of the country. mike emmanuel is in washington and what is the state department saying about the challenges that americans are finding there, mike? >> john, the state department is saying they estimate that southern command officials estimate a maximum of 90 flights were day, can be hand by the airport there in port-au-prince and that includes take offs and landings. so the emphasis right now, is prioritizing those flights to get the most vital flights into and out of countrieses. regarding the port, there has been a lot of discussion of whether it is usable or not and state department officials at this point say the determination by the experts is, the port there is not usable. they have logistics experts looking at it to see what can be done. but at this point, the port is not usable and that is one of the challenges they are dealing with in terms of getting aid and manpower into haiti, jon. >> what is the latest on airlifting americans out of the country? >> reporter: they say 846 american citizens have already been flown out and 160 or so are waiting at the embassy, to go out, at some point today they'll cross the 1,000 mark. in terms of serious american injuries, four u.s. government, 19 private citizens, have been air-lifted out, they have gotten out of haiti and presumably are receiving the best medical treatment possible. so the airlift operation is getting americans out of there, are active and ongoing and expected to pass the 1,000 mark today, and more to come. >> we note you are at the state department and reported already there was the death confirmed of one american state department employee. in haiti. what about others? are there other numbers coming out? more confirmed deaths? >> reporter: pj crowley, the state department spokesman off camera said there are five more confirmed american fatalities, private citizens and didn't release their names. he says he does expect that number to go up. throughout the course of the day. and the days to come. so, the total at this point they are confirmed is 6 american fatalities but the number is expected to increase, as the hours and days go by, jon. >> a sad story. mike emmanuel at the state department, thank you. >> as you were speaking we got the statement from the white house the president, has spoken with the president of haiti, president rene preval for 30 minutes this morning and pledged the support of the american people in terms of personnel and supplies, money, thoughts, prayers, and this is the quote the white house released from the president of haiti. he said from bottom of my heart and on behalf of the haitian people, thank you, thank you, thank you. our coverage will continue. democrats are saying they are this close to a final deal on health care, after staying up past midnight weather the president to work out details and house and senate leaders giving the unions a five year exemption from the proposed tax on those expenses' health plans and steny hoyer saying all the remaining differences can be ironed out potentially before the end of the long holiday weekend, brian wilson is on it for us this morning and brian, update us, if you will. particularly on the exemptions. >> reporter: they were burning the midnight oil at the white house and democrats meeting with democrats and no republicans in the room, putting the finishing touches on the effort to reform health care and white house officials say solid progress was made. the meeting we are told started at 9:15 last night and continued to about 1:25 in the morning and we are told the mt. was in the room most of that time. this morning house democrats are meeting in caucus to get details of the expected legislation moved through the house first and onto the senate where they will have one of those 60 votes and the democrats have to pass a bill and the president told democrats yesterday he'll travel around the country to sell the bill when and if it is passed. >> what do we know about details? >> as the bill takes shape, it is clear there are deals being cuts as you said, to favor unions when it comes to the bill, proposed tax on so-called cadillac health insurance plans and democrats have had a warm relationship with unions and could not expect to sell the plan to the american people without union support. the deal apparently calls for family insurance plans worth $24,000 a year, to be taxed but union members would be exempt from the tax until 2018. . and the g.o.p. is painting that as a sweetheart deal forth unions. >> brian wilson in d.c., thank you. >> get thing the necessities of life, good, water, medical supplies, to the people of haiti, what is being done right now? we'll go live to the man heading up one of the biggest relief groups for an update. it'sed it'sed. >> relief groups from around the globe are going all out to bring help to the people in hate and challenges of delivering aid to those folks are enormous. these pictures show supplies being unloaded at the airport, but, the sheer number of arriving flights is forming a bottleneck at the airport. and the first international disaster teams are in haiti but they haven't really made it to port-au-prince yet. the man in charge on the ground for the salvation army in haiti joins us live, from port-au-prince. bob, i know you live there, and have been there since before the earthquake. describe what the situation is. >> reporter: to be honest with you the situation is reaching critical mass. we have absolutely got to find a way to get water, and food and medical supplies to the people that -- and communities where we serve, frankly we are desperate. >> are you talking about communities outside of port-au-prince? or talking about the capital city? >> reporter: i'm talking about the capital city, i'm talking about -- we are within minutes of the palace, i'm talking about an area that has been devastated, there are a few thousand people within our compound, who stay every night, look for something to eat every day and are looking for water. and they come with their horrible medical issues, and, we are at this point pretty much helpless to do anything except pray with them and give them a little hope. >> from everything i have heard, rescue teams are getting just about as many planes in and out of the airport as they can and you can't physically move that many planes in and out in a hurry. the port, seaport is a wreck, how are they supposed to get more aid in? >> well, no, i understand, don't misunderstand me. i know that people are doing everything they can to get the aid here. and, if i had one request it would be to make sure the people on the ground here in haiti are doing everything they can to get it cleared, and into the hands of the people. that seems to be the challenge at the moment. >> where were you when the quake hit. >> reporter: i was driving a truck down the mountain to port-au-prince and i was -- thought the truck was going to be thrown off the side of the mountain. >> you a felt it that strongly even inside the vehicle. >> reporter: oh, i -- the vehicle rocked to the side, and back and forth, so violently i had no idea what was happening until i looked out the window as the rocking stopped, and i saw the buildings pancaking down, one after the other after the other and, the debris that began to fall out from that, and the people that began streaming out of those buildings, bloodied and battered, and bringing their children and their family members and loved ones, it was a horrific site. >> and what do you say to americans, obviously, we are a generous people and i know i have been personally asked by dozens of people, what can they do, what do you tell them, bob? >> reporter: yep, the first thing i would say is to please pray. pray that we'll have everything that we need. but, also i know the american people are generous as well and we thank you for all that you are doing and all that you have done. i encourage you to find an organization, that best suits your needs and give them your support. whether you can volunteer or donate, whatever is requested, i just would plead on behalf of haiti, for everyone to do the very best they can. >> i guess as so often happens in these situations -- situations like these, it is not a situation where collecting clothing or shoes is going to be real helpful now, the best thing people can do is donate cash? >> reporter: well, at the moment, yes, it is. in the longer temp there may be other opportunities for -- term there may be opportunities for material kinds of donationses but at the moment what we need is the cash to obtain the resources here and perhaps obtain them abroad to get them into the hands of the people. >> bob, who runs the salvation army in haiti, thank you. we wish you well. >> we'll get back to haiti in a bit and we are watching other news, waiting for the release of the report on the fort hood shootings, the defense secretary robert gates moments ago, said this report raises serious questions about the military's ability to cope with security threats from within its ranks. some army officials may be disciplined should they be? 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>> it is days until the polls open, both sides are trying to rally the base, putting in the heavy hitters. what is happening today? >> reporter: rudy giuliani is in town campaigning with scott brown and scott brown has run a retell politicking campaign and spent a lot of time crisscrossing the state and shaking hands with voters and he'll be in this italian section with rudy giuliani and there are two rallies for martha coakley, in the second largest city, to appeal to last minute voters and is about rallying the base and a state where democrats out number republicans registered voter wise 3-1 and both sides are trying to get the voters out to the polls in time for tuesday. >> an interesting one to would say and we know you'll watch it, molly line in boston, thank you. >> the pentagon's review of the fort hood shootings is now in the hands of the defense secretary rob gates. he spoke a short time ago and he said the u.s. military is not sufficiently prepared to prevent similar attacks in the future. there are reports as many as 8 army officers could face discipline in all of this and defense secretary says vital changes need to be made, throughout this military, take a listen: >> one of the core functions of leadership is assessing the performance and fitness of people honestly and openly. failure to do so, or kicking the problem to the next unit or installation, may lead to damaging if not devastating consequences. >> lieutenant colonel tony schaeffer with the center for advanced defense studies, colonel, tough words, a tough conclusion in that report, and tough words from the defense secretary. some of the stuff is stunning they found. what