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Destruction and rescue efforts underway . It is a frenzied effort. Theyre trying to, just as they did when i was back, here where im still in turkey, back in february. They are trying to uncover what could be thousands of people buried underneath that rubble. Thousands of survivors. Thats why its such a desperate effort. One of the differences here is that some of the architecture in morocco, and especially in the rural areas, in the atlas mountains, and in the high atlas mountains, its really r...

we begin this slit with breaking news out of iraq. we have to take an updated death toll from last earthquake. more than 2000 people now confirmed dead. another 2000 are hurt after the quake rocked the countrys atlas mountains. officials are reporting extensive damage in cities across the region, including marrakech, a popular tourist destination and unesco world heritage site. nbcs priscilla thompson is following the story for us. what is the latest? >> alicia, it is that death toll w...

hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. destruction everywhere, thats how one survivor describes the aftermath of a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck morocco friday, killing more than 1,000 people. it was the strongest to hit the area in over a century. rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas after roads were damaged and were seeing images of patients waiting outside hospitals, residents have been sleeping on the ...

Destruction and rescue efforts underway . It is a frenzied effort. Theyre trying to, just as they did when i was back, here where im still in turkey, back in february. They are trying to uncover what could be thousands of people buried underneath that rubble. Thousands of survivors. Thats why its such a desperate effort. One of the differences here is that some of the architecture in morocco, and especially in the rural areas, in the atlas mountains, and in the high atlas mountains, its really r...

people were killed and more than 300 others injured. they cite the interior ministry, the u.s. geological survey says the 6.8 magnitude quake was the strongest in the region in more than 120 years. rescues are under way in the country at this hour. the tremors brought down buildings throughout the region. officials say there is an urgent need for blood donations for the victims. and take a look at this. this is video that shows the moment that the quake shook a mosque in marrakech late...

is expected to climb even higher as night continues to grind on there in morocco. sam kiley joins us from morocco. i think perhaps you saw the ceiling above you giving way just a touch. how are things where youre at? >> reporter: well, jim, you put your finger on what everybody here is most afraid of here in the medina in the old city of marrakech. an environment that certainly not in living memory and for many people, not even in the history books has any recollection of being worried...

coming up this hour, a powerful earthquake rocks morocco in the middle of the night, killing hundreds. well bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. plus, president biden arrives at the g20 summit in new delhi, live to india for what we can expect from the meetings. possibly bad news for donald trump, a judge has rejected a bid by his former chief of staff mark meadows to move the case he faces in georgia to federal court. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this i...

Following in the footsteps of his father who was a new York City Police department officer, and he died 22 years ago today, along with his brother who was a firefighter. This young man says service is in his dna. His mother is also was a police officer. It almost seems like it never crossed his mind not to follow in their footsteps. I said to him, considering what happened to your dad and uncle, dont you realize how dangerous this job is. He said, i do, but i also know i have to do this because ...

Destruction and rescue efforts underway . It is a frenzied effort. Theyre trying to, just as they did when i was back, here where im still in turkey, back in february. They are trying to uncover what could be thousands of people buried underneath that rubble. Thousands of survivors. Thats why its such a desperate effort. One of the differences here is that some of the architecture in morocco, and especially in the rural areas, in the atlas mountains, and in the high atlas mountains, its really r...

And our bags and we raced out. Lauren, one of the other people from the tour came running screaming to tell us, intrepid people. All of our group and we came out here. Just hung around with the locals. President biden on the global stage in india right now for the g20 summit with some big issues on the agenda. Also, big developments in the Georgia Election interference case. A newly released report revealing the former president couldve had many more codefendants, including some prominent suppor...