they can escape their history and build a better future if we do our part. host: yesterday, we heard from two former u.s. president to help the people of haiti. today, the washington post about this and ask the question, for how long? this is sunday, january 17 and would begin with the u.s. efforts in haiti. we heard from secretary of state hillary clinton who was there yesterday. u.s. troops tried to prevent chaos in haiti s capital city. lutie louis coates flares were order breaks down. this question will there be a long-term u.s. commitment? the numbers are on your screen. the president will commemorate the birth of martin luther king and will campaign today for martha coakley for the senate seat given up by the death of ted kennedy. we ll talk about that later in the air but first, this piece this morning from the washington post. clinton believes that the country can come back stronger in the future. bearing so, bottled water and other supplies, secretary clinton