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
in just the last two months nine whales, nine, have washed up on beaches in new york and new jersey. now new jersey republican state and federal lawmakers say they have a hunch as to why so many whales are showing up dead on the beach, pointing to a biden-backed wind farm project. scientists say they re concerned, too, about the whale deaths, but they do not agree with the wind farm theory citing a few other possibilities, migrating food sources due to warming oceans and more whales in busy boating areas. let s bring in marine biologist michael moore. an official from the national ocean an nick and atmospheric association says there are no known connections between any offshore wind activities and