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Officials say there could still be bodies in this rubble. some here digging, trying to help. others digging for scrap metal and air conditioners. >> what you don't see here are haitian authorities. there is no police presence. there's no firefighters, no search and rescue crews here. just people from the community, and this lone excavator that is not currently in operation. it's very indicative of what we're seeing as we drive through this area near the epicenter. aid simply isn't arriving quickly. part of the reason -- blocked roads like this one impassable for some convoys. >> the response e...

Response effort in haiti serving as the head of the us agency for international development. powers tweeted earlier "a magnitude seven.2 earthquake struck katie this morning. potus and vp have been briefed asking usaid to court us response our experts are already on the ground assessing damage we are moving urgently to respond. right now we have senior research scientist with from the observatory at boston college with life-saving meetings measures were the most immediate needs on the ground with haiti? >> most immediate obviously are getting people into the area to search for people who are c...

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>> step up to the microphone, please. >> presently the coast guard has full efforts in a response posture right now. we are currently still in the response phase. >> what does that mean? >> are there divers in the water looking in the wreckage? >> i don't have any additional information regarding that at this time. >> what does response effort mean? >> search and rescue activities, yes, ma'am. >> so what can they be doing at this point? >> right now they're conducting shoreline searches for any available survivors. >> what is the distance from where the boat was to the shoreline? >> it's appro...