More than 2,000 people were killed and close to 2,000 injured in the 6. 8 magnitude original quake. Its the countrys deadliest earthquake in decades. Those numbers are expected to rise. Relief efforts are slow to arrive at some of the most remote areas. You can see Drone Footage here showing the scope of the damage. Entire villages have been flattened, reduced to piles of rubble in the aftermath of this earthquake. Earlier a person was pulled from under a collapsed building and then carried away to safety. It was a rare moment of celebration. And for a second Night Thousands of people slept in the streets of marrakesh. Many have no home to return to or facing the threat of aftershocks, they are afraid to sleep in the damaged buildings. Sam kiley has more. Reporter this is the scene here in the medina in marrakesh. As you can see, a whole side of this building has collapsed into one of these very narrow streets. They have evacuated most of the tourists from this area. If there are any m
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 marrake
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will not be the final witness in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. we ll go through the last-minute reversal from the former president. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. it comes as we are learning more about some of the hostages still held by the terrorist group. plus, a controversial ruling in the state of texas. that state supreme court is blocking an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 11th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin here. former president trump will not, after all, testify in his own defense at his$250 million fraud trial. he was scheduled to take the stand today, but in a last-minute reversal, it was announced late yesterday he would not testify i his defense at all. he was previously called to t