the nearest city to where the epicenter of the earthquake was is a haitian city called la kai and there was extensive building damage there. a huge hotel collapsed, rubble all over the street, bodies in the street, and the prime minister has just declared a state of emergency that s going to be lasting for a month. he has called on the international community for solidarity at this traumatic time for haitians. all right, ed, thank you so much. joining us now gary pierre pierre of the haitian times on the ground for us as well. gary, tell us about the area where this quake hit and how populated it is. reporter: well, thank you for having me, richard. the area is fairly populated. right now we are looking at about 2.1 million people who are being affected in this earthquake. this is, as your reporter just