hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. destruction everywhere, that s how one survivor describes the aftermath of a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck morocco friday, killing more than 1,000 people. it was the strongest to hit the area in over a century. rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas after roads were damaged and we re seeing images of patients waiting outside hospitals, residents have been sleeping on the streets, fearing for the intense aftershocks. i want to bring in cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more. these first few hours, you mentioned the first 72 hours are critical in trying to locate survivors. what are you learning about the kind of rescue efforts that actually can happen, given so many roads and thoroughfares are impassable? keep in mind that the epicenter of this earthquake which happened at 11:15 friday evening local time was 45 miles southwest of marrake
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White house was informed of the Deputy Attorney generals decision to appoint the special prosecutor after the order had been signed, mueller served under president s bush and obama, takes reins of the investigation after firing of fbi director james comey. Comey it should be noted previously served as deputy to mueller at fbi, his appointment as special council comes as congressional committees demand the fbi produce memos authored by james comey that perso purportedly claim that President Trump suggested highend the investigation. It should be noted if the claims are true, noted constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley said that comeys comments are not sufficient for charges of obstruction of justice writing, the criminal code demands more than what comey reportedly describes in his memo. Speaker paul ryan, also standing up for president today in face of heightened attacks saying he has full confidence to the president. We need the facts. It is obvious there are some people who want to
White house was informed of the Deputy Attorney generals decision to appoint the special prosecutor after the order had been signed, mueller served under president s bush and obama, takes reins of the investigation after firing of fbi director james comey. Comey it should be noted previously served as deputy to mueller at fbi, his appointment as special council comes as congressional committees demand the fbi produce memos authored by james comey that perso purportedly claim that President Trump suggested highend the investigation. It should be noted if the claims are true, noted constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley said that comeys comments are not sufficient for charges of obstruction of justice writing, the criminal code demands more than what comey reportedly describes in his memo. Speaker paul ryan, also standing up for president today in face of heightened attacks saying he has full confidence to the president. We need the facts. It is obvious there are some people who want to