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We are following closely every development out of chile. what i can tell you right now is one of the main challenges is that many of the hospitals in the capital of santiago were badly damaged by the earthquake. so the need now is to get patients out of the hospitals and transfer them to safe buildings. as you can imagine, this is going to be very challenging when a lot of the streets in and around the capital of santiago are in bad shape. and then you also have thoroughfares like highway number 5, the most important one in the country, also in bad shape. bridges that have collapsed, and all k...

Going to turn it around to check on it for you. >> the concern is the tsunamis spawned from the 8.8 magnitude quake that hit the epicenter just a few miles from concepcion. the concern is the asian coast, australian coast and new zealand and hawaii could be in the bull's eye of the tsunami on the way. that's why the 11:00 eastern hour there were tsunami warnings and sirens going off in hawaii because of the 4:00 eastern hour, the expectation is a tsunami would be hitting that area, but we'll talk about the origin of this earthquake in chile. in santiago, many people were awakened by the quake....

Look, the most important thing we can do for you is find out exactly what's going on on the ground right there right now. this thing happened at 3:00 in the morning in santiago area. these are some of the pictures we have been getting from there. so, obviously, there's a lot of devastation. there are reports that there are still people that they have not been able to free. but let me tell you something else that i think is extremely important to know at this point, because right now the last frame of mind that we have for what an earthquake is is the story we brought you out of port-au-prince ...

Now, let me show you a video straight from the capital of chile from santiago that will give you a good idea of the kind of devastation we are talking about. this is a bridge that was made to withstand an earthquake. and look at what happened to it. it is destroyed. cars were traveling on top of it when the earthquake happened, and the drivers were trapped. you can see the cars right there, some of the cars turned over and there were some injuries. now, let me show you one other video that we received here at the international desk straight from chile. this next video is going to talk about, i...

Saying in a statement that, quote, we are closely monitoring the situation, including the potential for a tsunami. our thoughts and prayers are with the people of chile, and we stand ready to help in this hour of need. and then this from the state department's spokeswoman megan matteson, she released in a statement saying, quote, we are committed to helping the people of chile as well as looking after the welfare of the many americans who live in and visit chile each year. we have reached out to and stand ready to assist the government of chile as rapidly and effectively as we can. so you can ...