MSNBC: U.S. to Set Up Charter Flight for Americans in Haiti

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT Breaking ░░░░░░░░ to Haiti and the ░░░░░░░░ news there The U ░░░░░░░░ pledging an additional 25 ░░░░░░░░ to address the ongoing ░░░░░░░░ crisis It comes as ░░░░░░░░ there escalates with armed ░░░░░░░░ controlling much of the ░░░░░░░░ Me now is NBC ░░░░░░░░ Priscilla Thompson Welcome what ░░░░░░░░ you tell us about ░░░░░░░░ chaos Thompson Armed gangs ░░░░░░░░ been in control of ░░░░░░░░ capital city since the ░░░░░░░░ of February Since then ░░░░░░░░ have seen a report ░░░░░░░░ widespread murders kidnappings and ░░░░░░░░ violence the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ have been displaced Aid ░░░░░░░░ say there are millions ░░░░░░░░ people in need of ░░░░░░░░ 1 4 million people ░░░░░░░░ the verge of famine ░░░░░░░░ to the aid groups ░░░░░░░░ this additional money 5 ░░░░░░░░ those in aid will ░░░░░░░░ important if they are ░░░░░░░░ to get to the ░░░░░░░░ Things like food relief ░░░░░░░░ medical care and all ░░░░░░░░ that The question is ░░░░░░░░ do you get that ░░░░░░░░ and make it most ░░░░░░░░ when the government there ░░░░░░░░ effectively shut down There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ are just desperate to ░░░░░░░░ out That includes at ░░░░░░░░ 200 Americans who have ░░░░░░░░ with the U S ░░░░░░░░ Department saying they are ░░░░░░░░ in the country We ░░░░░░░░ learned a short while ░░░░░░░░ that the State Department ░░░░░░░░ chartering one flight to ░░░░░░░░ some of the Americans ░░░░░░░░ But that flight will ░░░░░░░░ departing from 5 1 ░░░░░░░░ hours away from the ░░░░░░░░ city of port au ░░░░░░░░ The State Department is ░░░░░░░░ people will travel at ░░░░░░░░ own risk to try ░░░░░░░░ get on the charter ░░░░░░░░ to get out They ░░░░░░░░ fill out a form ░░░░░░░░ order to do that ░░░░░░░░ course getting there is ░░░░░░░░ real challenge with the ░░░░░░░░ in control of the ░░░░░░░░ airports the ports and ░░░░░░░░ course all across the ░░░░░░░░ throughout the capital city.”