Thursday, January 14 2010 2:30 PM EST2010-01-14 19:30:02 GMT
Desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving Thursday in quake-stunned Haiti.
Desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving Thursday in quake-stunned Haiti, while rescuers struggled frantically to save the trapped and injured, using pickup trucks as ambulances and doors as stretchers.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS 8) - There's a new hurdle for relief crews trying to send help to Haiti. The government there has stopped incoming flights because there's no room on the runways, and not enough jet fuel to get back. It could make things tough for relief teams trying to send help.
Right now the USS Carl Vinson has already arrived with medicine and supplies after being diverted from returning to San Diego. Joining them will be the San Diego-based USS Higgins, which will provide logistical services to help helicopters flying aid to those in need.
A locally-based relief agency called International Relief Teams is also helping the tens of thousands of people who survived, but lost everything. A second San Diego organization called Rescue Task Force already has money heading to mobile medical units in Haiti.
Unfortunately there is already a confirmed death that's hit close to home for one San Diegan, whose cousin was in the right place at the wrong time.
"They were at school, and the school collapsed. She is among the dead.," the victim's relative said.
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:27 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:27:19 GMT
Officers are rattled after finding a snake on their doorstep. A three foot long boa constrictor was dropped off at the police department's central station Wednesday morning.
Officers are rattled after finding a snake on their doorstep. A three foot long boa constrictor was dropped off at the police department's central station Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:43 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:43:36 GMT
High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:05 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:05:44 GMT
A federal lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Chula Vista mother who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent last year. Attorney Eugene Iredale, who is representing the
A federal lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Chula Vista mother who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent last year.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:14 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:14:58 GMT
Donations are pouring in for the Oklahoma tornado victims. And here in San Diego, a grassroots effort by a group of military wives, with connections to the tragedy, has grown throughout the day.
Donations are pouring in for the Oklahoma tornado victims. And here in San Diego, a grassroots effort by a group of military wives, with connections to the tragedy, has grown throughout the day.
