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In turkey and syria. now topping 12,000 in the worst earthquake the region has experienced in modern memory. authorities in both countries said the number injured is approaching 60,000. with thousands of buildings down, people are hungry and in the cold. in a moment, my conversation with chef jose andrés who's world central kitchen. cnn's nick paton walsh joining us from one turkey's hardest hit cities. racing right, now what have you seen throughout the day today? >> yes anderson, people here as though they haven't been hit with enough. today was what remains of hope here slowly disappeared....

People here. more shipments of aid and 80 ton shipment of aid from germany, for example, landed here in turkey today. aid is finally reaching some in that war torn part of northwestern syria as well, the area controlled by rebel groups, not the government. the united nations says that aid not clear how much aid was rom getting in. but the u.n. envoy to syria said they urgently need almost everything. lindsey? >> kelly cobiella, thank you so much. let's go to gabe gutierrez live from southeast turkey. it has been converted into a tent city for survivors. we have horrific images of the devasta...

To save lives. we want to start with kelly cobiella who's on the ground in one of the hardest hit cities near the epicenter. this has become a huge operation, not just the rescue part of it, which is first and foremost, but also providing for the people who did survive making sure they are okay and will be okay. tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: when you're talking about the rescue, hallie, you're talking about 100,000 rescue personnel, the professionals, the teams in the states and other countries around the world, and here in turkey, and volunteers. not just here in turkey but also in...

Things have changed at the border and you're not sure he's aware of the politics inside his own party about this. >> i don't like to describe this as a photo op because what has been going on in cities like el paso has been very real, and it's been bleeding into other parts of the country. look at this headline from politico. we have been ignored, democratic led it cities in places like new york and colorado are begging biden for help with migrants. there's a real situation happening at the border that as president sometimes you do have to see it to understand it. >> their messaging throughout...

Hardest hit cities. how well prepared are people there, omar? >> reporter: yeah, victor. one, they're looking at the forecasts. they're looking at what's coming ahead and they're trying to plan around it. most of the passengers are -- not most. i should say some, a good portion of the passengers we talked to today were folks who showed up days earlier than they initially were going to to try and get home or to visit family for the holidays this weekend, including one we spoke to who she was just trying to get her entire family together last minute because she didn't want to take any chances wi...