
9:00 p.m. -- The Dominican Republic was the first country give aid to Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday's devastating earthquake.8:57 p.m. -- "The
aion powerlevel hospitals themselves, the destination of those patients who might survive, they're nonexistent or have a terrible infrastructure," Gupta said.8:54 p.m. -- "Simply getting through the streets to collect the dead bodies is seemingly an impossible task," CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from the capital, where shooting could be heard in the background. "There's hardly any heavy machinery to try and dig through the rubble -- people are doing it by hand."
powerleveling aion8:53 p.m. -- CNN's Sanjay Gupta reports hearing gunfire in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as people stay on the streets, fearing aftershocks.8:40 p.m. -- Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, said he is organizing a congressional delegation visit to Haiti. Members will be leaving "as soon as we can," he said, adding that he expects "a large cross-section of members, even Republicans." 8:37 p.m. -- Air space is not open to charitable organizations. 8:36 p.m. -- A unit of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces left Hurlburt Field in Florida, with the unit including airmen, search-and-rescue experts and equipment to set up temporary air traffic control systems.
power leveling aion8:32 p.m -- 16 members of the Brazilian-led peacekeeping force deployed in Haiti are confirmed dead, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.8:31 p.m. -- As many as 150 members of the U.N. mission in Haiti remained unaccounted for, U.N. officials say. 8:29 p.m. -- One of two U.S. miltary planes carrying a 30-man assessment team arrived at Port-au-Prince airport about 5:30 pm ET. The team will assess what Haiti needs to cope with the immediate aftermath of this disaster.