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lord, what a shocking moment there from turkey. good morning to you this monday, i'm jim sciutto. >> and i'm erica hill. the death toll continues to rise after this catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck near the border of turkey and syria. more than 1,800 people are now reported dead, but there are concerns that that number could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands. at this hour desperate rescue operations underway. crews searching for survivors who may be trapped under piles of rubble. here you see this is the moment that a child you see in the arms there of tha...

country. >> translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. >> of course these comments come against the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. the war on ukraine dominating those conversations. president biden is set to speak in a few hours from now. ukraine's president zelenskyy set to address world leaders remotely later today. all of t...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainian soldiers on Tank Forces Day, which is celebrated for the first time this year on September 14.

A year of bombs in the borderland.

Again, it's training. you need to coordinate your infantry troops with your tank troops. this is getting -- the one behind me just over my shoulder it getting fueled up, that leopard 2 getting fueled up there. you have to have everything in place in the battlefield coordinated to be able to crack through those enemy lines. that's the take away here and this is going to be the challenge going forward for the ukrainian forces. but today for the first time they're getting their hands on these tanks, getting to train in them. that's a big step. >> yeah, an important first step. nic robertson, grea...