debris of that shot down balloon off of the south carolina coast. and now, residents are forced to evacuate from that train derailment that is a massive inferno. that is what we are watching this hour. i m kristen fisher in for kate bolduan, and we are beginning with the story overseas. a power 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed more than 2,300 people in turkey and syria, and the death toll is expected to rise significantly possibly into the tense of of thousands. and this is rescue crews frantically searching to survivors, but the efforts are hampered by big aftershocks. we begin with jomana karadsheh in istanbul, turkey, and bring us up to date with the frantic search for survivors. it is an absolutely devastating situation, kristen, and across the border as well, and we have seen the death toll continue to steadily rise over the past few hours where more than 2,300 people confirmed kill and more than 1,500 of them here in turkey and hundreds killed in syria, both in r
embassy and capably led by ambassador fleck, and coordinating the military response with security and food, but in syria, it is not that. it is almost ungoverned space, and there is not a national government presence, and if there is one, it is not capable. the communications, and there is no international correspondents there to start with for communication, and so just finding out is hard. there is a limited international ngo presence there, and it is episodic and whereas on the turkish border international aid organizations have been working in support of the refugees with cross border help, so i worry for the people of northern syria, they have what international presence there is, it is very limited u.s. military presence, and there is a limited turkish military presence, and maybe they can help, and i don t
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