larry jacobs has the very latest. >> reporter: a team of 90 u.s. marines in the philippines providing search and rescue assistance ant bringing supplies to a country that desperately needs so much of everything. the ferocious winds and tidal surge of typhoon haiyan destroyed bridges and roads across the philippines. phone lines are down. power is out. hundreds of thousands are thronging relief centers. for life's necessary sis. >> we need shelter. food. light. >> little stuff. we don't have everything. we don't have houses. >> reporter: aircraft are bringing in supplies. soldiers are carrying injured residents to planes and the elderly being evacuated from what looks like a war zone. but it's not enough. the suffering is on massive scale. the supertyphoon turning life into misery for 4 million people. some have the grim job of recovering the bodies. of countless victims. the death toll is expected to be in the many thousands. but amidst all the chaos, a ray of hope. this 21-year-old went into labor in the airport tower. she's fortunate. a doctor is

here is larry jacobs. >> it was a switch in the campaigning mode. it defended the signature health care reform on monday that's when he will appear at a summit to push uninsured americans in health care th they will run into even more problems. the site will be down for maintenance so troubleshooters could work out the bugs that presented so many americans from signing up for health care on-line. the white house admits that problem has kept people from enrolling. >> the enrollment numbers are we what we want them to be. >> this is a mess. you have seen not only the problems with the website, but it is much deeper than the website including so many americans that are getting cancellation notices right no president's >> the president's former opponent created a health care exchange and chiming in. >> whether you like the model or not, the fact is the president sold it on a basis that was not true and has undermind the foundation of his second term. >> the attacks could prompt more white house action. >> the president needs to be talking about fundamen

here is larry jacobs. >> it was a switch in the campaigning mode. it defended the signature health care reform on monday that's when he will appear at a summit to push uninsured americans in health care plans. they will run into even more problems. the site will be down for maintenance so troubleshooters could work out the bugs that presented so many americans from signing up for health care on-line. the white house admits that problem has kept people from enrolling. >> the enrollment numbers are released and they will not be what we want them to be. >> this is a mess. you have seen not only the problems with the website, but it is much deeper than the website including so many americans that are getting cancellation notices right now. >> the president's former opponent created a health care exchange and chiming in. >> whether you like the model or not, the fact is the president sold it on a basis that was not true and has undermind the foundation of his second term. >> the attacks could prompt more white house action. >> the president needs to be t

larry jacobs is following the story. >> reporter: search helicopters were scrambled over biscayne bay after this bizarre distress call. >> may day, may day, may day i have a door ajar and i'm heading to tamm miami. >> i have a door ajar and a passenger that fell down. >> the pilot was eight miles southeast of tammiami sglarpt the passenger fell out of the plane. >> he opened the door and fall. >> they questioned the pilot. the federal aviation administration says the plane was flying at 2,000 feet at the time. the coast guard and local fire rescue crews were also searching the area. >> coast guard was notified by the faa that the pilot of a small plane reported a person falling out of the plane. we are working with miami-dade response units and conducting a search of the area. >> reporter: police doifrs went in the same water. only the pilot and passenger were on the aircraft. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >>> follow up to the terrifying flight for southwest airlines passengers. they say the pilot handled the incident safely. and they regret any uneasy feelings. each passenger get

abc news reporter larry jacobs has the latest. >> a team of 90 u.s. marines is on the ground in the philippines providing search and rescue assistance and bringing supplies to a country that needs so much of everything. the fer ferocious winds had surges that destroyed roads, bridges and homes across a wide swath of the central philippines. phone lines are down and power is out. hundreds of thousands are thronging the relief center. >> we need shelter, food, lights. >> aircraft are bringing in supplies. soldiers are carrying injured residents to planes along with the elderly, evacuating them from what looks like a war zone. but it is not enough. the suffering is on a massive scale. the super typhoon turning life into misery for four million people. >> the grim job of recovering the bodies of countless victims. the death toll is expected to be in the many thousands, but admits a tide of human suffering a ray of home. 21-year-old emily ortega went into labor in the damaged tower. she is fortunate. a doctor is there to help placing the newborn baby on th

abc news reporter larry jacobs has the latest. >> a team of 90 u.s. marines is on the ground in the philippines providing search and rescue assistance and bringing supplies to a country that needs so much of everything. the fer ferocious winds hadsurgs surges that destroyed roads, bridges and homes across a wide swath of the central philippines. phone lines are down and power is out. hundreds of thousands are thronging the relief center. >> we need shelter, food, lights. >> aircraft are bringing in supplies. soldiers are carrying injured residents to planes along with the elderly, evacuating them from what looks like a war zone. but it is not enough. the suffering is on a massive scale. the super typhoon turning life into misery for four million people. >> the grim job of recovering the bodies of countless victims. the death toll is expected to be in the many thousands, but admits a tide of human suffering a ray of home. 21-year-old emily ortega went into labor in the damaged tower. she is fortunate. a doctor is there to help placing the newborn baby

larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> so scary. with catastrophic wind gusts and up to a foot of rain, this typhoon could definitely go to our history books. >> our coverage continues with accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >>> good morning. the super typhoon continues to track, but the good news is the storm has likely reached the peak intensity. earlier on, wind gusts, 160, 170 miles an hour. that's about as bad as you can see from one of the systems here. still likely gusts to 125 mile an hour range. causing widespread destruction. the rain continues to pour down as well. many spots, 8 to 12 inches of rain nosing into manila. john, diana, back to you. >> thank you the, jim. we will monitor damage reports all morning long as we track this typhoon. we will have extensive updates later this morning on good morning and "america this morning." >>> now let's check our national forecast. over than some lingering rain and snow, we're going to have in the northwest, we have some lake-effect snow around the great la

founded in 1980 by larry jacobs, the farm, along with the industry of growing fresh herbs, has seen tremendous growth in recent years. >> we started with one row of tarragon for a company in a san francisco market, greenleaf produce. >> and the market has just gone through the roof. >> jacobs farm has grown to become the largest organic herb grower in the country and has a complete line of herbs from the most popular--rosemary, thyme, and sage, to the most unusual. ever heard of cinnamon basil, pineapple sage, or lemon balm? >> crunch up the leaves, you want to break the tissue to get some of the oils moving. >> oh, ok. >> and then you can smell it or taste it, whatever... >> ok, this is peppermint. >> got it. >> yes. >> but not all herb farms are as big as jacobs. take this one, for example, in the bay area. it's not only providing the menu for one local restaurant, but it's also preserving the heritage of its famous owner. you may not know his name, but you surely would recognize the popular restaurant chain he created, il fornaio. and after a lifetime of success around the world, sausalito

larry jacobs has more. >> reporter: federal agents had a halloween trick in store for a mexican drug cartel. under a san diego warehouse, they busted this drug tunnel, zigzagging a third of a mile, 35 feet under ground. a mexican connection at the other end opening in the tijuana airport. inside, they seized a treasure of contraband drugs. more than eight tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine. the government boasts it got the jump on the smugglers saying -- >> succeeded in taking down the drug tunnel before it was operational and exploited. >> reporter: like other drug tunnels discovered under the mexican border, this was built to a high standard with electric rail lines, lighting and ventilation. >> built by engineers and architects. they are sophisticated and high-tech. >> reporter: that's tens of millions of dollars, say authorities, down the drain. >> we are determined to make this a big waste of your dirty money. >> reporter: federal officials say the unearth drug tunnels as fast as the drug cartels build them. >> we are, by no means, finished here. and don't say we didn't

larry jacobs is following the story. >> reporter: search helicopters were scrambled over biscayne bay after this bizarre distress call. >> mayday, mayday, mayday! i have a door ajar and i'm heading to tamiami. >> you have a door open, is that what you're saying? >> i have a door ajar and a passenger that fell down. >> reporter: the pilot was eight miles southeast of tamiami airport. >> the passenger fell out of the plane? >> that's correct, sir. he opened the back door, and he just fall down. >> reporter: the miami-dade homicide unit was sent to the airport to question the pilot. the federal aviation administration saying the plane was flying at 2,000 feet at the time. the coast guard and local fire rescue crews were also searching the area. >> coast guard was notified by the faa that the pilot of a small plane reported a person falling out of the plane. we are working with miami-dade response units and conducting a search of the area. >> reporter: police divers went into the same waters. law enforcement says only the pilot and passenger were on the aircraft. larry jacobs, abc news, n

abc's larry jacobs has the story. >> reporter: there will be no jail time for a 12-year-old and her 14-year-old friend accused of tormenting a classmate so relentlessly it drove her to suicide. the florida state attorney saying on wednesday all charges have been dropped. the two have been accused of cyberbullying rebecca sedwick so cruelly, urging her to drink bleach and die and she should kill herself. on september 9th the she climbed a silo tower and jumped to her death. the case drew attention after polk county sheriff showed mug shots of the juveniles says they showed no remorse for sedwick's death. >> we could have gone to court with it but would that have been in the best interest of the children? as a result we see the children are going to get the services they need. >> reporter: younger girls' attorney defended his client. >> i don't think that rebecca's death had anything to do with the conduct of my client. >> reporter: but says the girl, in fact, was a victim herself. >> we plan to get her extensive counselling because she had issues of her own. she had been bullied on her

larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> so scary. with catastrophic wind gusts and up to a foot of rain this typhoon could definitely go to our history books. >> our coverage continues with accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. >> the good news is the storm has likely reached the peak intensity. earlier on, wind gusts, 160, 170 miles an hour that's about as bad as you can see from one of the systems here. still likely gusts to 125 mile an hour range. causing widespread destruction. the rain continues to pour down as well. many spots eight to 12 inches of rain nosing in to manila. john, diana, back to you. >> thank you the, jim. we will monitor damage reports all morning long as we track this typhoon. we will have extensive updates later this morning on good morning and "america this morning." >>> now let's check our national forecast. over than some lingering rain and snow, we're going to have in the northwest, we have some lake effect snow around the great lakes, as well. most of the nation can plan on mild and dry days. however, i

larry jacobs, abc news. >> a muched weakened haiyan hits china today, but powerful winds are making an impact before it was set to make landfall. it pushed two ships closer to the shores off of southern china. they weigh 300 tons. each lost control of their anchors as the waves surged. rescuers managed to secure the ships and evacuate the 12 crew members. haiyan came on shore this morning in vietnam as a tropical storm, but winds were gust ing at 100 miles an hour. about 600,000 people were evacuated ahead of the storm and some cities are bracing for widespread flooding. six people have died so far. all schools in hanoi are closed an the army has been mobilized. >>> among the american rescue efforts is a group in el segundo where members of the team rubicon have the tools needed to help people in haiyan. final preparations are underway where a team of volunteers is ready to fly to the philippines. members of the team have special skills needed to help victims of typhoon haiyan. the team is largely made up of former military veterans and first responders. stay with abc news as we cover

the managing director larry jacobs said on end times radio. yes, that is an actual radio station. >> russians might be christian saviors to the world. really at the u.n. they are the ones standing up for these traditional values. >> then there are the cheneys. after liz cheney doubled down on opposition to gay marriage her sister responded, liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree, you're just wrong and on the wrong side of history. kathleen you were talking about the speaker giving conference space to the world conference of families, which certainly doesn't involve many families in the united states. the speaker's office returned our e-mails kindly and said the request for a variety of groups opposed to discrimination of any kind in the workplace and any place else. my thought is that is cool. i appreciate that. could you not just have said no to this group because it raises what seems to be a legitimate issue within the republican party, which is where they stand on marriage equality. >> i wasn't familiar with some of those statem

here's abc's larry jacobs. >> you broke my glass table, my sunglasses and put your gun in my freaking face. >> reporter: police called to george zimmerman's home where he lives with her current girlfriend. she claims he pointed a long-barrelled shotgun to her in a fight. >> he's in my house breaking all my [ bleep ] because i asked him to leaf. >> he pushed her out of the front of the residence and then barricaded the door with furniture. >> reporter: police were there in minutes. zimmerman taken into custody, held without bond. his latest brush with the law is hardly zimmerman's first. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: in july he was acquitted of all charges in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. the unarmed 17-year-old that zimmerman said attacked him. the case sparking accusations of racial profiling and raising questions over stand your ground laws. >> put your hands up. >> reporter: then there was this, outside of his wife's home in september, smack in the middle of their messy divorce but she never pressed charges. >> he continually has his hand on

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larry drake and joan jacob. the international union of painters and allied trade. the national air traffic controllers association. the national association of letter carriers. damien o doherty. the united food and commercial workers and waste management. let's give them all a big round of applause. [applause] bernie ben and victoria cogan. harold and elizabeth janeway. the laborers' international union. andrea white. let's give them all a big round of applause. [applause] our sponsors, the american postal workers union. shannon shanley. alice chamberlain. max karen. andrew hosmer. molly kelly. joan lombardi. senator sylvia larsen. senator peggy gilmour. helen lowenstein. liberty mutual. jason line. national education association of new hampshire. ryan o doherty. mark fuentes. donna siouxsie. lc van buren. our table sponsors. charles kuntz. nixon fogelman. and the rest of the phone book. thank you all for sponsoring and our auction donators, owners of the notch a win in. bernie, ben, and vivian cogan. let's give them all a big round of applause. [applause] you know

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