Have been hit the hardest. This is the first earthquake of such magnitude to hit the area in more than 100 years. Lets go right to nbc news Foreign Correspondent matt bradley. What do we know about the efforts that are underway . Yes so far we are seeing local authorities and the military trying to bring people out of the wreckage. As you, said the death toll is now at 8000. It was only a couple hours ago the death toll is at 800. A couple hours before it was at 600. As you know from the earthquake that happened in turkey back in february, they have a way of climbing very high after Rescue Workers are able to get in and extracting dead bodies. Thats when we start to see these numbers going up and up. As you mentioned this is a 6. 8 magnitude earthquake according to the geological survey. That is the strongest earthquake to strike this country and 123 years. As you mentioned, this was in the high atlas mountains. About 50 miles away from the historic city america. There was some damage
how conservatives and liberals think this country should raise and spend its money is a very, very valid discussion to have. sadly, that s not the one we re having. thanks to both of you, and solar and political economy in the american enterprise institute. he s the author of a dream is not dead, but populism could kill it. jennifer reuben is an opinion writer at the washington post, and msnbc political analyst host of the new podcast, jen reuben s green room. all right, straight ahead, we ll continue our breaking news coverage of the debt ceiling negotiations, which are ongoing right now. i ll be joined by congressman lloyd doggett, democrat of texas, and a member of the budget committee, as well as congressman adam smith, democrat of washington, and ranking member of the armed services committee. another hour of velshi begins right now. of velshi begin right now. and good morning to you, it is saturday may the 27th, i m ali velshi, the full faith and credit of the united states is
legal scholars are lifting the debt ceiling without the authority from congress. it is not at all clear the if they do there will likely be vague legal challenges. that is the debt that the united states needs to be paid. jeff, thank you so much. we appreciate. if jeff rosen is the president and ceo of the national constitution center. straight ahead, i will be joined by democratic member of the financing budget committee. another hour of velshi begins right now. velshi begin right now. a president biden is back to the united states cutting his g7 trip short in order to restart the critical debt limit discussions the breakdown of the talks are so much surprising considering that just five days ago both biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy left a meeting sounding optimistic about how
governor washington jean legions we discuss the gop s called personality the future the democratic party. the fight for reproductive rights and much more another hour of velshi begin right now. good morning, it is sunda for the 20 third week in this hour with the 2024 presidential primary. beginning to take shape and th shape of the country s shifting the very mating o being freed america s imagin differently by our two parties hopefuls picks themselves to the faith and freedom coalitio in iowa. according the evangelical vote for a lot. by donald trump was a headline who appeared virtually telling the audience a multitude of lies from possibilities of gende affirming care to falsely abortion rights. components to supporting the execution of babies afte birth. to claiming that he will nee to obliterate the deep state
for the ukrainians to fight bu we ve not given them enough to win. that is not a strategy we re gonna have to step thi up along with europe and figur out what it is going to take it is not hard to figure wha it takes but were enough to do and give ukraine what it takes to be successful good to see you, thank yo for coming this way. when it was an early start for you to get here, but thank you we always appreciate it anything for, you. ali howard buffett is the chairman and ceo of the howard jean buffett foundation. still ahead on velshi, the supreme court turned back th clock nearly 50 years when i overturned roe v. wade but it could get worse we pull the curtain back on th efforts to revive a law from 1870, which could be used to rollback access to abortio pills and birth control.