we begin this slit with breaking news out of iraq. we have to take an updated death toll from last earthquake. more than 2000 people now confirmed dead. another 2000 are hurt after the quake rocked the country s atlas mountains. officials are reporting extensive damage in cities across the region, including marrakech, a popular tourist destination and unesco world heritage site. nbc s priscilla thompson is following the story for us. what is the latest? alicia, it is that death toll which has risen by a built 1000 people over the course of today. and we know there are rescue crews on the ground. they are working to get into some of those mountainous areas in the atlas mountains, trying to get to folks to rescue folks who may still be trapped in the rubble. we know it is situations like this, time is of the essence. and getting to those folks in time is going to be a challenge because of the amount of destruction and devastation. a lot of the buildings and structures there,