hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. destruction everywhere, that's 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 we're seeing images of patients waiting outside hospitals, residents have been sleeping on the streets, fearing for the intense aftershocks. i want to bring in cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more. these first few hours, you mentioned the first 72 hours are critical in trying to locate survivors. what are you learning about the kind of rescue efforts that actually can happen, given so many roads and thoroughfares are impassable? >> keep in mind that the epicenter of this earthquake which happened at 11:15 friday evening local time was 45 miles southwest of marrakech in the high atlas mountains. anybody who has been up there knows that these are very high mountains. the roads go through steep, deep ravines and crevices. it's a very hard area to navigate, certainly under the circumstances that follow an earthquake like this, 6.8 on the richter scale. we've seen video that shows many of these roads have been blocked by boulders, so the effort is very complicated, and also complicated by the fact that this is an area with scattered villages and towns in remote areas, hard to reach in the best of times, and keep in mind that morocco has limited manpower and equipment to deal with this kind of disaster. the worst earthquake in the last century was in agadir in 1960 and that left 12,000 people dead. so it's been a while since they've had to deal with earthquakes in that area. now, the death toll at this point, the last we heard, which was a few hours ago on state television, was 1,037. 1,200 wounded, of whom 721, according to state television, were in critical condition. so the hospitals are also under a lot of pressure dealing with this number of wounded. we have seen that people have been lining up to donate blood. but there have been a series of aftershocks. night is beginning to settle down on marrakech, the main city, a tourist attraction, which is in the earthquake zone. many people are sleeping outside again because of fear of more aftershocks. now, we have heard from the royal palace, they put out a statement saying that morocco will be observing three days of mourning, that flags will be flown at half-mast. we're waiting to find out whether morocco is going to accept all the offers of assistance that have been put out, for instance, the united arab emirates has said it's ready to establish an air bridge with relief supplies and equipment, if needed. israel has assembled medical teams, emergency teams as well. france, the united states, says it's willing to send teams to survey the damage and see what's needed. but at the moment, the real focus is on the relief effort, which is going on, of course, around the clock, fredricka. >> and very carefully. all right, ben wedeman, thank you. let's go to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. there are reports of strong aftershocks. that is to be expected. how bad is it? >> a lot of it comes from the original magnitude, which was a 6.8. keep in mind, too, the depth of this was 11 miles. to normal people that sounds like it would be really deep but in geological standards that's considered extremely shallow. from the time the earthquake happened, 19 minutes later they had an aftershock of 4.9. what you have to understand is after the initial quake, buildings, homes are now structurally compromised, so even something like a 4.9 can cause significant subsequent damage, even though it's not necessarily as strong as the initial quake. this was felt, the initial one, felt as far away as neighboring countries like algeria and portugal, and the rarity in terms of earthquakes, since 1900, they've only had a handful of quakes that are magnitude 5.0 or higher, so this is very rare for this area. we've had the one aftershock. keep in mind, some earthquakes you get aftershocks within the first few hours, others it can take days before you see the aftershocks tick up. every earthquake is different. but statistically speaking, you can see up to ten on average of magnitude 4.8 and higher over the next several days and even the next several weeks. one of the big factors here was the topography of where this quake hit, because not only is it hard to get to, but the terrain plays a factor as well. >> all right, allison chinchar, thank you so much. to india now, where president biden and other world leaders are gathering for the g20 summit today. they agreed on a joint statement laying out shared views on climate change and economic development, which showed divisions within the group by stopping short of condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. president biden also announced the launch of a new economic corridor that will connect india, the middle east and europe, a major challenge to beijing's own efforts at expanding global trade. noticeably absent from the summit are russian president vladimir putin and chinese president xi jinping. this is the first g20 summit that xi has chosen not to attend since he took power. cnn's ivan watson is live in new delhi. we're learning president biden commented on xi's absence. what's he saying? >> reporter: he sure did. and before the summit he said he was disappoint had xi jinping was pulling out and sending his premiere instead, and he was asked again about this today. this is what the u.s. president said in response. >> it would be nice to have him here. >> reporter: now, fredricka, there was a lot of concern going into this summit that the g20, the combined governments, would not be able to come to agreement on a statement. but, in fact, they did. and one of the key issues that was addressed in the beginning was the war in ukraine. however, the ukrainians who are not present at the summit are unhappy that the criticism of russia was watered down. in fact, russia was not specifically mentioned. instead, there was a statement that no country should be able to invade another country and an annex its territory and that the war in ukraine is having an effect, a negative effect on the global economy, particularly on poorer countries. some of the fact that this is watered down has to be understood because russia is one of the members of the g20, even though vladimir putin did not attend because he is wanted for alleged war crimes, so he doesn't leave russia very much these days. president biden was front and center, trying to follow up with the theme coming from the host government, india, which is trying to make itself a champion for the world's poorer countries. biden came to new delhi promising more investment into the world bank, to put more investment around the world, and promising this new economic corridor, an ambitious plan to link india to the middle east, saudi arabia, the uae, jordan and israel, all the way to europe, with pipelines carrying p hydrogen, with trains and shipping by sea, and telecommunications lines, part of an effort that he says is trying to show that the u.s. does care about the world's poorer countries. a final announcement that was made here is that the african union has been invited to join the g20, and technically that would make it the g21, though we have not heard a formal statement changing the name of this diplomatic club. >> potentially the next chapter. ivan watson, thank you. later today, american tennis star coco gauff plays her first grand slam final. they goes head-to-head against the number two player in the world. we'll preview all the excitement with another former tennis champ next. plus, that '70s show star, danny masterson being sentenced after being convicted of rape. masterson was being investigated by the lapd back in 2017. we're joined to discuss the case straight ahead. hi mom. that's the value of ownership. 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>> reporter: yes. hi, everyone. hi, fred. yes, sabalenka just left the court pretty much. she had a good warm-up. she was sweating. it's still very humid here today. just behind me is daniil medvedev, getting ready for tomorrow's final. has played such fine tennis and getting a little workout in. just a little sweat. we're expecting coco gauff very soon to hit the practice courts, to get ready for probably her biggest match in her career. >> absolutely. i mean, it's been hot. the playing has been hot, the weather has been hot. this is sizzling stuff. give me an idea, what have you been most interested in seeing in terms of the kinds of adjustments that perhaps sabalenka or even, you know, coco gauff might make in their play against one another? because they're both incredible power hitters, we've seen that with the volleys. but they are in different leagues in terms of their styles of play. what kinds of adjustments do you think they're going to make as they meet up? >> reporter: well, first of all, i'm sure they've both talked to their teams, you know, how are they going to go into this match tactically. it's a big match for both of them, so i'm sure they're both going to be nervous. they're both aggressive players, sabalenka probably hitting the ball hotter compared to coco gauff. so i think that areyna sabalenk will try to target the forehand of coco gauff. we know in the past that was falling apart. but on the other hand, coco gauff has variety, she can come to the net, she can throw in a drop shot slice. if she can manage the pace of sabalenka, she definitely has a shot. and you know what? this is played in new york, so she will have the crowd totally behind her, which will help. >> you know, that mental toughness, we've seen that on display in lots of different ways. but as it pertains to sabalenka, she just seems like a cool cucumber. she's got the experience on her side. but then coco gauff, we saw a few moments where emotionally she got flustered, and it showed in her game. and then you saw her mom at one point toward the coaches, like stop the yelling, stop the talking. even coco said there was a moment where she had to pull it together and it was better if no one was talking to her. so is it a matter of finding your rhythm, or establishing, i guess, that rhythm right off the bat, especially in the finals? >> reporter: yes, definitely. as i said before, for sure there's going to be nerves involved. and coco gauff, even though she showed a few emotions on the court and a couple of times lost the first set, she won those matches. and i still think she's mentally very tough, even though sometimes she might be vocal as well, telling brad gilbert, shut up, don't talk to me, and she found the way. and that's the most important thing. i think she has the confidence, i think she's learned a lot from the final she played against iga swiatek last year in the french open, which was a complete disaster for her. she has this experience now and she will use it. she's a quick learner, she's like a sponge, coco gauff. whatever she hears, she takes it in and experiences. on the other side, you have aryna sabalenka who has won a grand slam title already, she's been there, done that at the austrailian open and that match against madison keys, where she managed to turn it around. also with a little bit of -- you know, she was outgoing and showing some frustration. but that would have given her so much self confidence as well. so it will be tactics, it will be how stable they are mentally, how they will control their emotions. it's going to be a big battle, for sure. >> it's so exciting. >> reporter: you can't wait because you love your tennis. >> i can't wait. i wish i was there right alongside you. today is the women's day. >> reporter: why aren't you here? 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