. >> we'll talk to former american idol contestant elliott yamin.e was there. >>> and when novel contains the longest senator in literature? say with us. fox 5 morning news is back in just a minute. >>> we have more now on one of our big story this is morning. and that's the earthquake in chile. the death toll from the saturday quake is now more than 700 and this morning they asked the united nationed for help. >> and american idol finalist elliott yamin has been twittering about his experience there. and he's still there and joins us live on the phone. are you there? >> i'm here. good. hear you loud and clea so why were you there in the first place. >> i was inted to perform at a concert in vina del mar and i was in my hotel room before the earthquake hit. i had been here six days prior to the earthquake and it is literally a mile and a half off the coast. it's inland and that's where the festival is being held. it's a huge deal here in chilly. and since the quake hit, we have been bussed to santiago, the capital city, which is about -- vena del ma