earthquake has rocked the county. the death toll has jumped to 1,300. this is the moment the earthquake struck. the initial panic has given way to new fears. strong aftershocks are expected threatening damaged buildings and adding to the number of injured. cnn s sam kiley joins us from marrakesh. i understand it s about 9:00 p.m. there. how are the recovery efforts going? reporter: jim, i m in the medina of marrakesh here in the old city, that is. this is a very, very ancient city. and you can see the remains, glorious remains of its past, and now here is much of its present. this devastating earthquake killed 13 people here in marrakesh. mostly here in the medina because the city is ancient, and it is very tightly packed. there are buildings here that if there s another quake that are riddled already by cracks, it could come down. elsewhere in the country things have been even worse, jim, with 13 people, as i say, killed near marrakesh. 1,300 as you reported there across t
happening now, breaking news. we re just hours away with a truce between israel and hamas, the end of hostilities set to end at 3:00 a.m. eastern time followed by the return of 50 captives. the israeli government says the hostage release won t occur now before friday. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in tel aviv, israel. and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re following the breaking news right here in the middle east. the agonizing wait for the first major release of hostages from gaza. let s get straight to cnn s jerry diamond, joining us from not far from the gaza border. we just learned from the israel security council that no hostages will be released before friday. what else are you learning? reporter: yeah, that s right, wolf. israel s national security adviser saying the release of the hostages, which was expected to take place tomorrow, will now be delayed until friday. he says in a s
i would like to keep that friendship. the massive ethics scandal unfolding at the supreme court as clarence thomas copps to the luxury chips he took with his billionaire buddy. tonight, the amendments to his financial disclosures, the reporting that led to it, and the ongoing issues with justice thomas. it really is good to be me, it really is. that is his former chief of staff gets arraigned on charges of trying to steal the election. trump takes his vengeance towards dr. phil. well, revenge does take time, i will say that. and sometimes revenge can be justified, but i have to be honest, sometimes it can t. plus, new data on just where americans are getting misinformed about immigration. and another huge day for the biden jobs market. 272,000, everybody, the estimate was 185,000. and, by the way, that blows even the top of the range from economists going on. all in starts right now. it evening from new york, i am chris hayes. we are currently in the midst
it may feel like the summertime is emerging from a dark winter into a bright spring but experts urge americans to avoid travel, wear masks and stay vigilant. one in five americans have now received at least one vaccine dose and now one in ten are fully vaccinated, perhaps adding to a sense of relief, americans are receiving stimulus checks in their bank accounts. president biden said now is not the time to let down your guard. coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning the nation s governors if there was any time to put on a mask, this is it. i would just appeal to the leaders who have people s lives in your handled, do the rights thing. health officials are also deeply concerned americans are letting their guard down by getting on planes in record numbers since the outbreak began and by clustering up. you would say hey, baby, i m going to disappear overnight. it is amazing. you go outside, th
You still have the joe biden frenzy outpacing donald trump in job creation. on the point of cost, it seems to me that part of the issue is housing cost, which is our huge issue for false, is not being driven by the president policy, they are driven by the local policy and the fed. people feel that, maybe they think biden is responsible but it is not coming from him. exactly. this is part of the reason the president has been focusing a lot on junk fees, thinking how are we going to help renters, how are we going to help people buy and accumulate wealth? the fees for renters act which works on banning junk fees. the jumpy is something your landlord has to provide for you that they are charging extra for you. i just moved into a place recently. you are having a hard time recently. you are having a hard time finding a place to rent. credit scores, which my bill also works at. how are your credit scores? not good. during the campaign i was running up credit card debt, having a har