mountainous areas that rescue crews are struggling to get to. we re told multiple buildings have collapsed and several historic landmarks are damaged . they include rubbishes historic walls, they date back to the early 12th century, locals are being urged to remain calm and exercise caution do the risk of aftershocks. united nations says it is standing by to help and ready for the moroccan government if need be, and according to the u. s geological survey, this is the strongest earthquake to strike the north african country in more than 120 years again. if you re just now joining us, the death toll continues to rise in morocco that follows a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it struck overnight just south of marrakech, and more than 630. people are now confirmed dead. nearly 350 of other people are hurt. those numbers have more than doubled since the earthquake first hit and they could rise even higher. we will, of course, continue to follow the latest on this breaking news
to be a winning formula once again for all democrats and for president biden and vice president harris. laura: a winning formula? is that what he said? we will see. i have this crazy idea that americans don t want to go into debt to buy stuff like gas, groceries, or make car payments. in newsweek, writer lee habib noted that the combination of run away costs and high interest rates has been catastrophic for ordinary americans as the average car payment surged to nearly $730 a month with the length of those loans extended to a record setting 68 months. as for gasoline, well, biden s insane squeeze on pipelines and exploration is killing the family budget. in july 2020, gas was a mere 2.27 a gallon. in july of 2023 the average was 3.71. a whopping 63% increase and even gone up since then. so, all americans feel the pain of biden s radical green agenda because everything that travels by car, by plane, or truck is now more expensive. and it s all on the democrats. the economy