Americans evacuate Haiti on U.S.-chartered helicopters

Americans evacuate Haiti on U.S.-chartered helicopters

More neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince are falling to gang violence. On Thursday, a U.S. government-chartered helicopter braved the dangerous conditions to fly American citizens to the neighboring Dominican Republic. Nearly 1,600 U.S. passport holders have registered for help, but only about 30 a day can be rescued this way. Manuel Bojorquez reports from the Dominican Republic.

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