Now to the chaos happening in Haiti.
Gangs launching a violent assault on the presidential palace overnight.
The Caribbean nations capital city Port-au-Prince paralyzed by gang violence,
leaving Americans stranded, desperate to flee.
And we want to warn you,
some of these images are disturbing.
Here's AB CS Inez de la Katara.
Tonight, Haiti paralyzed by an explosion of violence.
This elderly woman caught in the crossfire during a shootout
between police and gangs in downtown Port-au-Prince.
She survived.
The fierce fighting forcing thousands of residents to flee their
homes.
Natasha now in a shelter with her three children saying.
I've become a nomad, the government extending a state of
emergency armed gangs launching a massive coordinated assault against multiple
government buildings,
including the presidential palace. After attacking prisons,
freeing close to 5000 prisoners over the last week,
gang kingpin Jimmy BBQ Charizier says the goal is to
force acting Prime Minister Ariel Enrique to step down,
but warning of civil war and genocide if he does
not.
This as the State Department urges Americans to leave.
But with both international airports closed,
foreigners now stranded.
Canadian citizen Richard Phillips could hear gunshots ringing out from
his hotel.
The country just deteriorated really,
really quickly. The real fear is that if the police
force collapses in Haiti,
you become very vulnerable as a hostage,
quite frankly. The acting Prime Minister was in Kenya when
the violence first broke out and is now stuck in
Puerto Rico.
the US says it has encouraged him to reach a
compromise to end the ongoing political stalemate.
Which truly alarming developments in Haiti and as thank you.