pledged $250 million in u.s. aid to support the country s future as a democracy. i cannot believe i have to tell you about another winter storm hitting the northern plains and moving east. could blan et the nation s capital with a foot of snow. the actual amount depends on the trajectory it takes. strong winds could trigger coastal flooding and storm surge. do take care if you re in that area. for many veterans wrestling with the demons of war, the journey to healing and happiness could begin on a bicycle. this is ride 2 recovery, a series of bike tours, each one stretching hundreds of miles. many of the wounded vets say it transforms them. they sleep better. they find new friends. they reawaken a hopefulness that had grown pretty dim. john warden is the founder of ride 2 recovery and joins us from gulfport, mississippi. thanks so much for the work you re doing and secondly, i
reporter: it hit just after lunchtime. the walls shook. thousand panicking rushed into the streets. many couldn t get out in time. at the epicenter rescue crews picked through the piles of rubble several stories high. they pulled survivors from the twisted debris with their bare hands. we went to all the hospitals but haven t been able to find our friend. i pray to god our friends have survived, he said. reporter: anguish was visible across a region stretching hundreds of miles. this reporter was at the epicenter. reporter: it was such a telescoped mess. peering through the cracks in the debris, the cracks between the slabs of the five-story buildings. reporter: in ercis, the town hardest hit, 55 miles north of the epicenter, at least 80 buildings have collapsed. turkish officials fear the death toll could climb far higher as reports come in from remote villages across the iranian border.
reporter: local law enforcement, fire and emergency crews had recently just trained in an active shooter drill at the rail yard. the sheriff said her deputies tell her they re training immediately kicked in and this she s positive they saved lives. there is a vigil tonight and some of the victim families will be there to grieve. norah. o donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. well, tonight, after 14 months of lockdown, americans are ready to get out and hit the road. one in four say they wl travel this weekend as covid restrictions are lifted across the country. we get more on the holiday rush from cbs errol barnett. reporter: tonight signs the tremendously busy travel weekend has already begun. security lines at washington reagan airport stretching hundreds of yards. similar scenes in atlanta. very, very busy these days. reporter: and los angeles. americans flooding out of their homes after over a year of