Saturday, September 27, 2008

Help for Haiti

We have had so much coverage of the damage done to the American Gulf Coast by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, but the country of Haiti has been ravaged by four hurricanes. The devastation there is just incredible. People have been without food for days, clean water is practically non-existent, and getting help to the desperate population is very, very difficult.

Last weekend, Don Lemon interviewed Wyclef Jean and Matt Damon, who have recently returned from a trip there with an organization delivering aid. The interview was presented in two parts.

Part 1:

Part 2:

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Tuesday, Dan Rivers did a follow-up regarding the Marriott bombing in Islamabad:


Wednesday, Kiran Chetry interviewed Lance Armstrong about his planned return to the Tour de France:


Last Saturday, Miles O'Brien called in to discuss the unusual preparations for the next shuttle launch. For the first time in many years, a second shuttle is also on the launch pad; but for the first time, the reason is that it may be needed for a rescue mission should anything go wrong:


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Where in the World...?

SATURDAY: Miles O'Brien was in New York and reported on the upcoming shuttle launch; Suzanne Malveaux was in Jacksonville, Florida with the Obama campaign; Nic Robertson was in Jalalabad, Pakistan, where he reported on the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.

SUNDAY: Ed Lavendera was in Galveston, Texas as evacuated residents began to return; Suzanne was in Charlotte, North Carolina with the Obama campaign; Dan Rivers was in Islamabad, Pakistan to report about the Marriott bombing.

MONDAY: 
Jeffrey Toobin was in Greensboro, North Carolina; Dana Bash was in Washington in the morning but in Media, Pennsylvania with the McCain campaign in the afternoon; Zain Verjee was in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting; Wolf Blitzer and Larry King also did their programs from New York.

TUESDAY: Christiane Amanpour reported from the UN; Candy Crowley was in Tampa and Clearwater, Florida with the Obama campaign; Dana was in Middleburg Heights, Ohio with the McCain campaign; John King was in Aurora, Colorado to focus on that Battleground State.

WEDNESDAY: Suzanne was in Miami with the Obama campaign; Candy was in Clearwater, Florida with the Obama campaign; Dana was in New York; John King was in Helena, Montana to focus on that Battleground State.

THURSDAY: Suzanne was in Oxford, Mississippi in preparation for the presidential debate; Dana was in New York in the morning and Washington in the afternoon to cover the financial bailout meeting on Capitol Hill; John King was in Marysville, Montana (above); John Roberts hosted Election Center.

FRIDAY: Candy and Dana were in Oxford, Mississippi for the debate; Soledad O'Brien was in Columbus, Ohio with a panel of debate-viewers grading the debate; John King, Michael Ware, and Christiane Amanpour were part of the panel discussing the debate in New York.


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