of the bullying saga. first look begins right now. good morning. devastation in the philippines. right now, there is a humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions, with thousands feared dead. nbc s ian williams joins us live from manila with the latest. good morning. reporter: we re still trying to get together the precise information about what happened down there. we do know that the devastation has been widespread. but rescue workers are still trying to get to some of the more isolated communities, where communication is still down. where roads are blocked. they have reached a major city on the coast that was battered when the typhoon came ashore. the local authorities estimate that perhaps 10,000 people died. it s hard to say for sure. the official death toll is just over 250. but that s certain to rise, as officials and rescue workers reach some of the outlying areas. the destruction has been massive. cutting aswath across the philippines. a large area of the coast h
devastation in the philippines. right now, there is a humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions, with thousands feared dead. nbc s ian williams joins us live from manila with the latest. good morning. reporter: we re still trying to get together the precise information about what happened down there. we do know that the devastation has been widespread. but rescue workers are still trying to get to some of the more isolated communities, where communication is still down. where roads are blocked. they have reached a major city on the coast that was battered when the typhoon came ashore. the local authorities estimate that perhaps 10,000 people died. it s hard to say for sure. the official death toll is just over 250. but that s certain to rise, as officials and rescue workers reach some of the outlying areas. the destruction has been massive. cutting aswath across the philippines. a large area of the coast has almost been wiped clean. supplies are beginning to arrive. hundr