lord, what a shocking moment there from turkey. good morning to you this monday, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. the death toll continues to rise after this catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck near the border of turkey and syria. more than 1,800 people are now reported dead, but there are concerns that that number could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands. at this hour desperate rescue operations underway. crews searching for survivors who may be trapped under piles of rubble. here you see this is the moment that a child you see in the arms there of that rescue worker, a child was pulled from debris this was in northwest syria, a region which of course already heavily impacted after years of a bloody civil war. in each city, in each village, across northwest sudan there are people under rubble. the number of trapped people under the rubble, it s countless up to now. we don t have exact number. countless. multiple powerful after shocks have al
possible explosives to deflate the balloon. gillian: in a moment, karine jean-pierre will be asked questions why the president waited nearly a week to shoot it down. john: we will bring you the white house briefing when it begins. john roberts in washington, good to kick the week off with you. gillian: you, too, john. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. the president said ordered the military to take out the balloon after it had been drifting for days. they say the military should have listened. he projected weakness at this moment. i think the administration lacks urgency. became a situation of argument and everybody wondering what is the administration doing. this is a wake-up call for the country. gillian: john kirby pushed back, said it gave the u.s. time to study the balloon, as well as chinese s motives. john: seems clear china s motive is to replace the united states as the leading superpower. a list of how china has provoked and escalated tension
us from the united states and all around the world and leila rock, the u. s. supreme court delivers a win for abortion rights supporters and protects access to a widely used abortion pill. and fighting mars the latest ceasefire in sudan as countries way options to evacuate their citizens. and it s earth day will look at one man s quest to tackle what he calls the godzilla of climate change. man made carbon gasses. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila horak. in a striking victory for the biden administration and abortion rights supporters across the united states supreme court has moved to protect access to a commonly used drug for abortion and miscarriage. well at least for now. cnn s emily schmidt has details on what the court ruling means. all friday. all eyes were on the u. s supreme court each minute a minute closer to a decision about an abortion drug , which has been safely used for more than two decades. the decision when it came was to protect access to a
white men. donald trump and parker carlson. one quick thing, i know you re about to start your show, i have to say, to be fair to tucker, wouldn t you to pummel ted cruz when you saw him unable to defend his wife after donald trump called her ugly? i mean ted cruz, it is not hard for him to kind of debase and self. i agree with you, great to see you as always my friend, great show. best of luck with your new book. we are going to talk about that next week. i m looking forward to it, mehdi. thanks. take care my friend. coming up on ayman, fighting back house republicans unfounded conspiracies and even forced biden to resign over yes, the surveillance balloon. congressman john garamendi is here to outline democratic plans to combat those efforts, plus new allegations against george santos. and the gloves are off for the prospective gop presidential field is already hitting each other left and right. joe biden is just sitting back and taking it all in. i am ayman mohyeldin
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