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Earthquake. it released about 500 times more energy. but the most important difference is that chile was better prepared with better building codes. earthquakes don't kill people -- buildings do. there was much more shaking, much more vibration through chile but their buildings were better able to with stand it. >> and the tsunami that was caused by this earthquake, it did cause pretty severe damage in some locations, but it wasn't anything like the tsunami that we saw in indonesia in 2004. what determines the energy of that tsunami? >> well, even though 8.8 seems huge, it's definitely smaller...

The earthquake may have helped circumstances. what can you tell us about the infrastructure. is this country prepared for this time of disaster. >> definite that will make a difference in the terms of death toll and damage. chile is a seize mick country and all buildings are made to with stand earthquakes as much as possible . so chile is used to this . there is a lot of public education on what to do inicates of - in case of an earthquake . haiti was not the same situation there. although the scale of the earthquake was stronger, the buildings and infrastructure is better to with stand it. pe...

>> it is, but we have been seeing this for a very long time. this doesn't look any different than the polls we saw in the 2009 off-season election. when democrats had some hope going in and then lost everything. this has been the case for a very long time and nothing that the administration passes can point to a couple of achievements, they can point to health care, they can point to financial reform, none of that's changing this picture. they still have basically lost the country on the economy. >> let me play for you what republican mike pence of indiana said a little earlier today. >> they'...

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