A dramatic rescue operation is underway in the Caribbean, where more than a hundred Haitian migrants have been rescued after their boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands. The U.S. Coast Guard is helping the local authorities with the rescue. To get the very latest, The Takeaway talks to Matt Morlag, of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami.
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