or hurt haiti that's recovering from political turmoil, an earthquake, cholera outbreak, and poverty? >> reporter: well, certainly mr. duvalier himself says he's there to help the haitian people. that seems a little disingenuous given the brutal regime he oversaw and his father did as well. nonetheless, he may seek to play some role as a king maker. there is no clearly popular figure to take to who could look forward to winning the election, the runoff election, which has been tentatively scheduled for february. that would probably be the most positive role he could play, to seek to bring some kind of support to one of those figures. so that one clearly popular figure emerges. zain? >> cnn's lonzo cook reporting. thanks a lot. a landscape submerged under water and plastered with mud. dangerous conditions in brazil