Death toll RISES in Nepal as DOZENS of Americans remain missing

AMERICANS. >> Brian: BRING IN STATE. DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON TOMMY. PICKET, GREAT TO SEE YOU, WE. HAVE 90 AMERICANS MISSING. WHAT IS OUR ROLE HERE? THE WORLD DEPENDS ON US AND OUR. EMERGENCY OPERATION SAYS. WHAT HAVE WE DONE GENERICALLY. AND SPECIFICALLY? >> 9 AMERICANS ARE UNACCOUNTED. FOR. FIVE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN SAFELY. EVACUATED, UP FROM YESTERDAY.

NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY U.S. CITIZEN. DEATHS. WE ACTED IMMEDIATELY TO PROVIDE. ASSISTANCE, WE ARE IN CLOSE. COORDINATION AND ACTIVATED. 500,000 IN INITIAL FINANCIAL. ASSISTANCE. FIRST ASSISTANCE TRUCKS ARE ON. THEIR WAY, LIFE-SAVING FOOD TO. GET PEOPLE MATERIAL THEY NEED. WE ARE IN CLOSE COORDINATION. EMBASSIES IN KATHMANDU.

WE ARE WORKING TO HELP AMERICANS. MISSING. >> Ainsley: HOW DID YOU GET THE. LIST OF 90 AMERICANS, WAS IT. FAMILIES CALLING IN? WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE TOURISTS? >> THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE. TRYING TO DETERMINE, TRACKING. COMPANIES, THIS IS A LARGE. TOURIST AREA. WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH. TRACKING COMPANIES THAT HAVE. LISTS OF CLIENTS AND DETERMINING. WHAT THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE, 90.

IS CURRENT BEST ESTIMATE, THIS. IS DYNAMIC NUMBER AND WILL. LIKELY CHANGE, FLUCTUATE. OVERTIME AS WE CONTINUE TO. IDENTIFY AMERICANS. WE ARE SEEING FAMILY MEMBERS. REACH OUT, AS WELL. WE REACH OUT OR PROACTIVELY. REACH OUT TO GOVERNMENTS ASKING. TO SEE IF GOVERNMENTS KNOW WHERE. THESE AMERICANS ARE. OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS SAFETY. AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN. PEOPLE. >> Lawrence: WILL WE SEND. MANPOWER?

IS DEPARTMENT OF WAR WORKING TO. GET THEM HELICOPTERS THEY NEED. AND MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE. EXPERTISE WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE. OPERATIONS? >> WE STAND READY TO OFFER. WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENTS MAY. REQUEST AS THE PRESIDENT SAID. YESTERDAY. WE HAVE SEEN DEPLOYMENT OF. DISASTER ADVISOR HELPING TO. COORDINATE ASSISTANCE GOING IN. WE ARE SEEING FIRST U.S. ASSISTANCE ON ITS WAY ALREADY. AFTER IMMEDIATE ACTIVATION OF. THE INITIAL 500,000.

WE ARE OFFERING ANYTHING THEY. MIGHT NEED AND WILL COORDINATE. WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. >> Brian: WHAT ROLE DOES CHINA. HAVE? THEY PROBABLY HAVE MORE CITIZENS. THAN WE DO, ARE WE COORDINATING. WITH EMTHIS AT ALL? >> WE ARE IN CLOSE COORDINATION. WITH CHINA REGARDING AMERICANS. AND TRYING TO LOCATE AMERICANS. WE BELIEVE ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR. REGARDING CHINA SIDE OF THE.

BORDER. CLOSE COORDINATION DRIVEN TO. LOCATE AMERICANS AND HELP. AMERICANS WHO NEED TO BE SAFELY. EVACUATED OR MAY B.