earthquake hit near the iran/iraq border late sunday. ard coulding to iran's official news agency. u.s. geological survey mez urlts say the devastating quake was centered 19 miles outside of the earn city. >> cell phone footage shows panicked iraqis evacuating malls in two cities in iraq where iraqi officials are still trying to reach the dead and injured. kurdish tv channel was live on the air when the quake hit. you can see the visible shaking in the studio there as the anchor interviews another man. in baghdad, hundreds of miles from the epicenter of the earth quake, ceiling fans and lights swayed and part of a mountain close to a dam in northeastern iraq collapsed. >> hundreds crowded outside the hospital entrances as the injured were taken in for treatment. state television in iran said some 2000 injuries have been counted so far and that the death toll of over 200 is expected to rise. the state-run iranian news agency also said rescue work would continue overnight. >> now to president trump who is in the philippines this morning winding down his 12-day trip through asia. he attended the opening ceremonies of the association for southeast asian nations conference participating in a photo op, and joining hands with philippine president rodrigo duterte and other world leaders for the summit's traditional cross-body shake. the president has just finished up a highly anticipated meeting with president duterte who has overseen a bloody drug war and the big question, did he raise the issue of human rights? nbc's chris giannising has more now from manila. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it depends on who you talk with whether human rights came up. according to the white house it did. according to the philippine palace, it did not arise. this of course all in response to what has been, as you said, a bloody drug war here. duterte very proudly going after what he says are the people behind the drug scourge in this country, killing thousands, much criticized by human rights activists because these have happened without benefit of judge or jury. here's what the philippine spokesman for duterte had to say. i'm quoting here. that trump appeared sympathetic, in fact, when duterte discussed the drug menace and did not have any official position on the matter and was merely nodding his head, indicating that he understood the domestic problem that we have faced on drugs. now, publicly at joint statements we just heard, the two men talked about the economy. the president largely praising what's going on back home. take a listen. >> i want to thank you for your incredible hospitality and the show last night, the talent at that show. i assume mostly from the philippines, was fantastic. thank you. and you were fantastic also. very much from the philippines. >> reporter: president trump was referring to a song that president duterte sang. among the lyrics, you are the light in my world. of course, a lot of criticism of what people see as a too-close relationship the president has with some strong leaders. protests here today, thousands of people came out, riot police shot water canons at them. a handful of arrests were made, but they have largely ended now. frances? >> all right, chris giannising for us in manila, philippines. chris, thank you. >> the president's visit to the philippines comes just weeks after government forces backed by the united states drove isis out of a city in the southern island of menandao. bill neely has more on the battle and the continuing threat. >> reporter: president trump ending his asia tour in the philippines, long a u.s. ally. but relations now strained by its controversial president. >> we can survive without american money. >> reporter: rodrigo duterte is the tough-talking leader, and a man who's just fought isis. donald trump wants closer ties on his first visit to any country where isis has taken territory, and terrorism tops their agenda. because of this, it's what's left of it. isis captured the philippine city holding it for five months before losing it just weeks ago. more than half a million people fled this battle, and you can see why. the destruction here is just astonishing. they look like a war-torn streets of iraq or syria, but this was the new front line for isis in asia. it took the city with a few hundred men and held it despite daily airstrikes. and a ferocious assault from troops backed by u.s. special forces. the army retook the city, but only by destroying it. isis lost more than 900 fighters in the battles in these streets, yet it's claiming victory because it held this city for so long. the battle here may be over. the threat from isis is not. they're still hunting for militants in the ruins. the u.s. and the philippines determined to stop isis spreading further across asia. presidents trump and duterte who seem to admire each other's record now united in fighting a common enemy. bill neely, nbc news, the philippines. >> alabama senate candidate roy moore said sunday he plans to sue the washington post after an explosive report last wreak. the details allegations he pursued inappropriate sexual encounters including fondling a 14-year-old girl. speaking in huntsville, the former judge slammed the report as a desperate attempt to stop his political campaign and said, they will be sued. he offered no details about what type of suit he planned to file or when. as the gop candidate faces mounting pressure from members of his own party to drop out of the alabama senate race, one attendee at the event asked which senators he most aligns with. moore said rand paul and ted cruz. both senators have not pulled their endorsements. meanwhile, fox's news's shaebt is facing backlash with moore on his radio show. he appeared to suggest the sexual conduct with the 14 kwloeld was consensual. hannity apologized thursday saying he misspoke after his remarks touched off a fire storm on twitter with users demanding advertisers cut ties with the host. at least five companies announced over the weekend they will discontinue showing their ads during hannity's tv show. >> themed gossip columnist liz smith has died. known as the dame of dish, smith spent decades chron consolidating the highs and lows of new york society. writing about it for the new york daily news and the post among other papers. smith spent more than a decade on wnbc here in new york winning an emmy award for her work in 1958 and she became a champion for those who couldn't read, raising $37 million for the cause of adult literacy. liz smith was 94 years old. >> there is a new feline queen ruling the internet. the two-faced cat from argentina has two different colorings on her face and over 42,000 followers. that is not confirmed whether she is a true camera, the condition she's named after which an organism is composed of different zygotes before birth, or a calico cat having two different colors. the fans are happy the owner is there to capture the cuteness. so cool to see that image there. you can see how she has so many followers. >> that is the cool est cat i've ever seen. my goodness. time for our first check of the weather with bill karins. >> freaky, the blue eye is beautiful. the other -- >> one side. little crazy. >> all right. the big weather story of the day is the pacific northwest. the winds are howling this evening and the heavy rain at the high elevations. this will be the big weather story all day today. winds could cause damage. high wind warnings, 50 to 80 mile per hour winds could knock down trees, minor damage to homes is also a possibility. inland areas, we have the wind advisory. as far as rainfall totals, the highest totals will be on the coastal areas in the olympics. that's where we could pickup 1 to 3 inches of rain. a little light rain this mornin east. temperatures should be nice today, highs in the 60s and 70s. and check out the scene on the eastern shore of virginia, this is early sunday morning. as a 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