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We're more than 12 hours after the earthquake, and the number right now is at 300. and i think the main reason that the impression we're getting is that this hasn't been so cataclysmic as the terrible earthquake 11 years ago is port prince. it's densely populated. this happened further to the southwest in a rural area. a did benefit of the doubt evidence suggests it the hasn't been so deadly, is that throughout the day over 50 doctors from the general hospital in port prince, which is the biggest hospital in haiti have traveled to the south of the area to help. we'll get a divisive answer in t...

About. ed, we'll seen you soon. joining me, william heck of the u.s. geological survey. we talked about the quake being bigger than in 2010. does that necessarily mean more destruction? >> reporter: that's a really good question. we detected it as an earthquake larger in magnitude than we saw in 2010. it's about 100 kilometers away from the 2010 earthquake. what we worry about is not just the size of the earthquake but how shallow it is because that controls how much shaking occurred and how close it is to people as well as the quality of the buildings in the area. this event is likely very de...

In the following days, we can only hope that it's not as terrible as what happened 11 years ago. but we'll be reporting on this today, following it throughout the day and keeping you up to date. >> what else are you hearing from your friend, ed? has your friend been able to look around and survey the damage? and how is your friend doing? >> reporter: he was okay. he's a cameraman, and being a freelancer cameraman in haiti, you've got to be pretty tough. he even told me, i was surprised to hear, he wasn't particularly scared when the earthquake happened. but he did say in port-au-prince, as far...

Good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to "alex witt reports." here is what is happening at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific. we will start with breaking news. at least 29 people were killed and multiple hurt in that 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of haiti this morning. just last hour the prime minister declaring a state of emergency, the quake happening about eight miles offshore, about 100 miles southwest of the capital port-au-prince. let's go straight to nbc's ed augustine who is following the breaking news for us right now. ed, what are we hearing, what a...

Protesters and activists vo fd in the sweeping demonstrations that happened only ten days ago. marco rubio joined my colleague andrea mitchell just before sanctions were announced. here is a part of his reaction. >> this will be welcome. i think it's additional pressure especially if it begins to filter down to sort of the mid levels of the security forces. at the end of the day the key here is to go after the loyalty and the confidence of those in the security apparatus in cuba. is it enough? no. there other things that need to be done including a diplomatic surge. joining me is ed augustin...