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Me she has been looking for her all week. we think its over, but, no. they load another quake survivor in our flatbed. they both need to go to a better hospital. the first one cant take them. so, we drive another 40 minutes and its dark by the time we get to this french hospital where the paramedics finally get her inside. the doctors say that she was severely dehydrated and may have a few fractures but shes okay, shes going to live. the paramedic says her legs were bent back in such a way that ...

And this is real. despite their best hopes, they hear no sound of life. they break the news. the search is over, they tell them. theres no one left alive. she asks for one more dog search, her wish is granted. it doesnt take long. >> thanks, jas. thanks, caddie. >> basically saying theres no hope. at this location, theres no one. [ speaking french ] >> after four days of waiting, crying and hoping, trying to get anyone to come to her aid, she refuses to believe her daughter and her classmates ar...

[ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: we think it is over, but no, they load another quake survivor in our flat bed, and both need to go to a better hospital. the first one cant take them. so, we drive another 40 minutes, and it is dark by the time we get to this french hospital with the paramedics finally getting her inside. and the paramedics told us that basically her legs were bent back over herself in such a way that it actually cushioned the blow from the chest and allowed her to brea...

There in port-au-prince, who was there to meet you? who was there initially to guide you to the first operations? >> well, when we arrived in country, we had an international search and rescue group that coordinates our response. they usually arrive in country. made contact with the local authorities, and get guidance from them. once we arrive and receive that guidance, they get us out the door. we met with our colleagues. >> got you. when you make a rescue, as you did several times since this q...

But, my goodness. rescuers are focusing first on buildings that held a lot of people. those buildings include hotel like this one, the montana. well show you in just a second. as well as the hotel that served as headquarters for the u.n. mission to haiti. think of the challenges here for a second. mountains of pancake concrete debris blocking roads. bulldozer, cranes or excavators are few. with the fairfax county, virginia, urban search and rescue team in haiti, one of the real hero organization...

Coming up and this incredible effort that the military is putting on here. all kinds of planes of all sizes. were out here at the tarmac for the past several days and these flights that have been coming in 24 hours a day. as we just heard, close to about 90 flights a day are coming in packed with all kinds of relief supplies. lets talk about the recovery efforts that are still taking place. we still have close to 40 teams from all around the world, each with about 50 to 70 members. theyre going ...

Like 15 hours now, trying to rescue as many as five people they believe are trapped alive, if you can believe it. up in those stories of this collapsed building, it was four stories and the trapped people were in a grocery store, they have food and water because of that and thats what kept them alive so far. up to now, the teams have already brought out two people, including a seven-year-old girl, theyre hoping to bring out more in the next few hours. and here is the third survivor from this sit...

Theyve been working literally 24 hours, not just miami dades search and rescue but all the search and rescue teams that have come in from around the globe and theyre still finding people alive. very well known hotel owner here by so many locals that they thought had died, she was pulled last night also still living and in pretty good condition. so theres a lot of hope here that they can still find more people as the search continues. but as you guys talked about really today is the deadline for ...

Earthquake and no one was helping. they stopped, they got out our interpreter worked with the l.a. county fire department to call out to anyone inside the rubble. they thought they heard a little bit of moaning. they werent sure. there is so much ambient noise, it is hard to know. they heard they heard tapping, but it is so noisy on the street it difficult to know. they sent in the dogs, the dogs didnt pick up a scent. the firefighters going on their gut continued to work and here we are at 6:00...

Well time is of the essence right now in haiti. experts and ordinary folks struggling to reach survivors under mounds of rubble. >> cnns ivan watson got a firsthand look at some rescues. take a look. >> sarah, can you hear me! >> reporter: rescue workers call out to a woman trapped under rubble. >> well tell you exactly what room number is and youll know exactly where youre at. >> reporter: this is all thats left of what was once the posh five-storey montana hotel. a place frequented by foreigne...