listen for survivors, and then this moment right here, a toddler pulled out alive. we have just learned that president biden has talked with turkey s president erdogan and the u.s. and dozens of other countries are pledging immediate help tonight. abc s marcus moore leading us off in istanbul, and we warn you, the images are very difficult. reporter: tonight, the most powerful earthquake to hit turkey in 10 0 years striking in the middle of night. videos showing the moment that 7.8 mall any tuesday quake hit. can you hear the shaking. and see power flashes. this town plunged into darkness. the danger persisting through the day. clouds of debris billowing into the street. this building collapses. the region rocked by at least 75 aftershocks. first responders on the scene of this collapsed building when the one next to it comes crashing down, too. this reporter covering the
from the ground in the middle of the wreckage there, emergency responders saying they were swamped with 911 calls for building collapses and other things, rosa flores is live on the ground in texas this morning. wow, this is crazy, rosa. reporter: it is. no question a path of destruction where the tornados and storms hit. you can see it behind me, there s downed power lines and the mangled mess you see behind the power lines, that used to be a gym. the owner telling our affiliate they hid in the bathroom at the time to save their lives and they say the action saved their lives. so this morning people here in the houston area counting their blessings because no fatalities have been reported. couldn t see anything. just went white, everything went white, explosions were happening. reporter: the devastating