after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, after it struck friday night. its epicenter, located in the high atlas mountains, just southwest of marakesh, the quake was the strongest to hit the historic tourist area in over a century. and rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas, after roads of course were damaged. one witness said they re hoping for miracles from the rubble. more than 700 people were injured in the quake and are in critical condition. intense aftershocks have hit the area. experts expect the death toll to rise. i heard people screaming. everyone went out of their houses, the street is full of people, and women screaming, that s what happened. and even now, people can t go back home, because they re still afraid. i want to bring in now cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more on this. ben, the destruction is devastating. i mean what are emergency crews up against, especially when you have an earthquake of this mag tuld,
magnitude earthquake, the strong oft to hit the north african nation in more than a century. the quake struck late last night, centered in the high mountains around the tourist destination of marrakech. the quake brought down buildings and homes and people ran into the streets. look at this video, two men run when they begin to feel the shaking. moments later you see panicked people running by and then rubble falling where those men were just moments before. look at that. there you go. there s the rubble falling. nearly 700 people were reportedly injured in the quake. and now there is a race to reach the victims in the most affected area. but officials say rescue teams are struggling to get to some of these places. cnn s ben wedeman is joining us now, he s following this story, ben, we know that this large earthquake hit around 11:00 p.m. local time so a lot of people must have been sleeping. what are the latest on the rescue efforts and tell us about the concerns that mo
you ve live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. former president donald trump is campaigning in the key battleground state of iowa, and he s back to pushing his lies about the 2020 election. the former president told supporters he hopes judges will let the 2020 election be prosecuted in court. the gop front-runners encouraged his supporters to go into vote-counting facilities in 2024, saying they need to watch the votes. let s go live to kristen holmes in cedar rapids, iowa. kristen, you re there with the former president. looks like he ll be talking there shortly. what can you tell us? reporter: yeah, jim, i mean, as you noted, right now, we are just about six weeks away from the iowa caucus in 2024, and donald trump is still talking about the 2020 election. now, earlier today at another event in iowa, he asked his voters, encouraged them, actually, to go into big cities, democratic strongholds, and watch the vote. take a listen. the most important part
thanksgiving. welcome to a special edition of outnumbered. joining me today is lauren simonetti, tammy bruce, fox news contributor and professor of medicine at nyu medical center marc siegel. we begin with dire outlook for president biden and vice president kamala harris heading into 2024. the biden white house is facing several crisis ahead of next year s election, broken southern border, weakness on the world stage and concern about the president s ability to lead. a recent survey from abc news found staggering 76% of americans believe our country is heading in the wrong direction. another recent poll shows president biden trailing former president trump in five of six key battleground states, states biden carried in 2020. and 59% disapproval rating. just 40% approve of the president s performance rating and record high among key voting groups, including men, voters under 45, hispanic and black voters and those with a college degree. it appears democrats are growing anxio
vowing just hours ago to intensify its activity inside gaza s borders. moments ago hamas released new videos of three of the hostages. also ahead, an emotional night in maine, hundreds gathering to remember those lost in a shooting spree as we learn more about the gunman behind the attack. a big legal week ahead for former president donald trump, a week that could see three members of the trump family testifying in a new york court. brand new nbc news polling on the 2024 republican presidential race with iowa voters weighing in on trump s lead and a new name surging into second place. thanks for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera. israel vowing to continue and intenify ground operations in gaza. this video put out just hours ago of what shows idf troop movement within the gaza strip, this as israeli jets and drones are continuing to strike gaza by air hitting hundreds of targets on the ground over the weekend they say. inside gaza the death toll is climbing a