As Haiti crisis deepens, U.S. sends new contingent of Marines

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The Marines were sent to protect the U.S. embassy as chaos and violence increases in the Haitian capital. This comes as Americans make harrowing escapes, including a best-selling author. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the neighboring Dominican Republic.

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