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
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.