identify who they are. reporter: they might be starving literally. exactly. reporter: this is one of the food distribution sites. he s leading us into it now. we met several women waiting in line including this single mom of four kids. can you tell me what life is like here? translator: this is not a great place. reporter: do you conon that left or leaving haiti? . translator: yes, there are a lot of people leaving. reporter: hunk erhunger isn only life threatening situation. it is like a war zone. you don t go there. reporter: it s a war zone? it s a war zone. reporter: we flew to port-au-prince on a chopper used to avoid violence in addition to delivering aid. on the city s streets you understand why. much of the city is controlled by violent gangs. we re heading to a clinic run by doctors without borders and they re seeing an uptick in violence. half of the patients who arrive here have life threatening gunshot wounds often from high