here in this earthquake-ravaged country, bare hands are being used to rescue those that are still trapped under the rubble, as the scope of the disaster is still difficult to grasp. overnight, the american aid effort began. and countries as far away as china sent search and rescue teams to help. as tens of thousands are feared dead. and i m george stephanopoulos in new york. here at home, america rushes to help. rescue workers, doctors, soldiers and sailors, scramble to reach the 3 million people in need of relief. how will this country recover and rebuild? this morning, we are there as america responds. good morning. on this thursday, january 14th. the eyes of the world are on the tiny nation of haiti. here s what we know right now. relief aid is starting to trickle in. but it may be coming too late for many victims. one haitian lawmaker estimating the dead at 500,000. up to 45,000 americans are trapped in haiti. and unfortunately natural disaster is not new to this countr