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Answers. her house destroyed. she salvaged what she could and watched as workers started demolishing it. its being torn down the same way it was built, by unlicensed workers. no codes to follow on tearing down or michelle says to build. >> no. >> reporter: none in. >> none. >> reporter: no code? no regulation? >> no. >> reporter: haitians say thats the way its done. licenses not required. codes, where they even exist, not enforced. its part of the reason so much was destroyed in the earthquake a...

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>> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: how just a bottle of water -- >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: -- can make a big difference in a sorry place. as we left landing zone six, we couldnt help but wonder for how long will this be a capital city of tents and hardship? john irvine, itv news, port-au-prince, haiti. doctors in haiti have been using vodka to sterilize instruments because they dont have the appropriate medical alcohol. our dr. sanjay gupta has seen the short...

Answers. her house destroyed, she salvaged what she could and watched as workers started demolishing it. it is being torn down the same way it was built, by unlicensed workers, no codes to follow on tearing down or michelle says, to build. >> no. >> reporter: none? >> no, no. >> reporter: no code? >> no. >> reporter: no regulation? >> no. >> reporter: haitians say thats the way it is done. license is not required. codes, where they even exist, not enforced. it is part of the reason so much was d...

Start over from scratch. >> reporter: exactly. we spent part of our day with engineers yesterday. this effort is going to take time, its going to take money. and its going to take discipline. discipline to adopt uniform building codes when they decide to rebuild. port-au-prince is about to face many questions about its future. how does the city rebuild when theres still so much destruction? should damaged structures still standing be torn down? ava michelle isnt waiting for answers, her house de...

Standing be born down? asia michelle is not waiting, she salvaged what she could as they were demolishing it. its being torn down the same way it was built, unlicensed workers. no codes to tear down or build. >> reporter: no code? >> no. >> reporter: no regulation? >> no. >> reporter: they say thats how it is done. codes, even if they exist, not enforced. thats why structural engineers from california are here now. this is motos first day on the ground. they are quickly investigating the structu...

People who many would say have nothing to sing about, breaking out in song. our anderson coopers camera crew caught that yesterday, just one of the many moments of life in haiti now. even though the quake lasted only a few seconds, it left behind destruction that will take years to rebuild and repair. our jason carroll is in port-au-prince with the uphill battle to rebuild haiti. >> reporter: port-au-prince is about to face many questions about its future. how does the city rebuild when theres s...

Of cleveland tomorrow. we are also, you know, looking at the next week as a very, very busy week for the president. the upset in massachusetts where martha coakley was upset by scott brown, a republican, could spell trouble for the health care reform program that the president has got. we will cover that next week. next wednesday, the president has, as dana told us, the state of the union address a year after he has taken office. our prime time here on cnn begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> another...

There is still so much destruction? should damaged structures still standing be torn down? ava michelle is not waiting for answers. her house destroyed. she salvaged what she could and watched as workers started to demolish it. it is being torn down the same way it was build, by unlicensed workers, and no codes to follow on tearing down or michelle says to build. >> no. none. >> reporter: none? >> no. >> reporter: no code? >> none. >> reporter: no regulations? >> no. >> reporter: that is the way...

Hand. >> reporter: tony signals for the police officer to fire in the air. it seems to work for a few seconds, but not much more than that. the policeman tries to use a piece of wood to control the crowd. haitian police officer -- this police officer is trying to insist they return the candles theyve been stealing and that they come down, but theyre not listening. the looters are just sitting on top of the building waiting for this police officer to leave. it doesnt take long. the block is now i...