women com welcome to our vi the united states and around the world. we begin with the race to find survivors in turkey and syria more than 24 hours after an earthquake that has killed more than 5,000 in the two countries. the 7.8 magnitude quake and its powerful aftershocks collapsing more than 5,000 buildings. aftershocks are still creating treacherous conditions for rescuers who are trying to reach victims trapped. a massive international rescue effort now under way. and salma abdelaziz is live for us in istanbul. unfortunately the death toll is expected to rise. reporter: it is expected to ric rise. and you have rolling pictures right few on turkish television 24 hours of the search and rescue operations as families listing member after member that is missing. it is those families that turkish authorities are desperate to bring answers to. this is the critical window right now, this is the 24 to 48 hours after the earthquake where there is still a glimmer of hope that th
quote, it felt like armageddon. the lead starts right now. a new baby, one of the thousands of innocent people killed earlier today in that catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked turkey and syria. the scramble to reach the people buried alive beneath crumbles buildings. then, we re learning more about china s suspected spy balloon shot down over the united states, including the concern that it may have had explosives onboard. plus, arrests in a neo-nazi plot to completely destroy an american city by targeting electrical substations. the details coming up on the wild conspiracy. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead. the frantic search for survivors after the devastating earthquake that so far has killed more than 3,400 people. a number that tragically continues to grow, seemingly every hour. the earthquake striking turkey and syria earlier this morning. powerful aftershocks complicating the rescue efforts, making things
over the atlantic ocean. norad commander now saying the full payload was about the size of a regional jet and the attached balloon was some 200 feet tall. as day breaks, we begin to see something on the horizon. the first glimpse of a multivessel mission. a law enforcement source tells cnn the first pieces of sensitive spy balloon wreckage are already arriving at the fbi headquarters in quantico for analysis. but recovery continues. cnn captured this exclusive video of additional navy salvage teams arriving in north myrtle beach and setting out on two more boats towards the search area. with restricted air space above, the debris field at sea remains heavily protected. the coast guard warning our captain as we re getting too close. copy that, we ll turn around. reporter: followed by a
nn captured this exclusive video of a navy sallage team coming on shore today and setting out on two more boats towards the search area. with restricted air space above, the debris field at sea remans heavily protected. the coast guard warning our captain as we re getting too close. copy that. we ll go ahead and turn around. reporter: followed by a second call an hour later to confirm we were leaving. this is the linda ann, go ahead. coast guard. just wanted to confirm your intentions. i ve got a news crew onboard and they were just trying to get some video of the cutter and just trying to stay out of y all s way. reporter: the coast guard cutter following us to make sure they stayed clear of the work zone. as for how long this stretch of ocean would remain restricted, a source said it would not be only months or weeks.