duthiers. captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, september 20th, 2017. ie mngs. a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed more than 200 people in mexico, and the death toll continues to rise. rescue crews are digging through the rubble to find people trapped in crumb bling buildings. hurricane maria bears down thorm pking powerful punch that officials fear will knock out power and communications for days. and president trump delivers his first speech to the united nations and issues a threat.

>> the united states has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. 57ewsrat cews heartersere in ne. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning recovery efforts are under way in mexico where an unknown number of people are believed to be trapped in buildings that collapsed during the earthquake. e president is urging people to remain calm, but the death toll is climbing. at least 248 people were killed by the 7.2 magnitude q 44 buildings collapsed in mexico city alone. nikki ba.ttkeiste reports. >> reporter: rescuers are inroth and against the clock in mexico

city searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck yesterday an. at this elementary school crews used buckets and wheelbarrow to family members rushed to the gs. scene looking for loved ones. searchers wrote "silence" on the school building with spray paino hechd coularse e is man is looking for his ushiinng.hey have told us is to go to the hospital to verify if our family has gone there. but our family have gone there and we don't have news on our family members. the earthquake was hefelt 77 mis from mexico city. mexico city's mayor said in the capital alone at least 44 buildings came crashing to the ground. mexico's president enrique peno

nieto addressed the country last night. he said this earthquake is a hard test and painful one for our country. many businesses and schools were going through earthquake drills. an earthquake struck years ago onsakk ver t.ismete d fy cbs nw york. and cbs news radio correspondent adrienne bard is in mexico city. adrienne, you were there when it hit. tell us what it was like. >> reporter: well, anne-marie, it was absolutely terrifying. i was here in the 1985 quake, and honestly this one felt stronger. my home as it started shaking, it was just getting stronger. i could hear things falling from shelves. ouwe idcoe,ultsfeel the ground rolli and vibrating.

>> that sounds absterrifying. i know the sun has not come up y ut at all, at least thus far. what are authorities telling people to do? are people still searching through the rubble even through the night? >> reporter: there have been rescue efforts ongoing all haveulled people out alive, and in some cases unfortunately they're pulling people who have lost their lives, crushed un tsdellthrn t aremendous rubble. everyone to stay put if they can, don't nder the rescue workers. the ambulances need to get through. but obviously those whose sleeping od in been damaged are dereets still.s n anthe lk >> wwaell, adrienne, i apprecia hearing from you and glad you're okay. now to the dangerous hurricane maria that's expected to run over puerto rico later this morning.

its outer bands are already being lt.fe officials are warning it could hit with a force not seen in generations. earlier this morning maria hit hoe virgin islands with s a65es aisustd ne maria is potentially a catastrophic storm. david begnaud reports from san juan. thady for maria's impact. accommodate about some 150,000 people. >> we're going to them. hope cnc . fuanwell c >> reporter: puerto rico's governor went door to door in a asood-prone area where as much what have you told the people of puerto rico as to how serious this going to be. >> this is the most serious storm in puerto rico. >> reporter: myra sanchez and her family have hunkered down. >> most of the structures in puerto rico are of comment and

we're pretty sheltered here. >> reporter: they're expected to lose 100% of electricity which could leave them without power for days and even weeks. >> reporter: some residents caught the last futtsli o florida. this is her homeland. >> everybody's scared. people are fighting for water. dthon'tave ter. has warned people to be prepared just in case. >> have your food, have your plan. >> reporter: governor scott also reminded t storm-weary.hem ofhe there are 2 1/2 months left to hurricane season. chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on what's next for hurricane maria. >> yesterday we saw devastation. now it is puerto rico in the path. so we're taking a look at a tight core of the storm, but that core passing right over puerto rico as we head through the morning, so the strongest

winds crossing the islands. hopefully everyone here in a safe shelter. this is going to be a very high impact storm, perhaps the worst the hit the island since 1928. that's the only time a category 5 has made landfall on record. after that, those winds will also be strong on the northern coast of the dominican republic and then a track that takes it especially the turks and caicose week. you can see the packet throughout the hurricane season through the islands. harvey took a hit to the south, ir ma, a northerly track and ma. up on the list, two of the strongest storms ever passing through the atlantic. along the eastern seaboard this weekend we'll be watching carefully as it may approach the east coast as we head toward the middle of next week. i'm meteorologist eric fisher

for cbs news. well, ahead on "cbs this morning," the latest on hurricane maria, including a live report from san juan, puerto rico. depending on your perspective, president trump's address to the united nations general assembly was either bold or outrageous. american policy, taking aim at the regime in north korea. >> the scourge of our planet today is those which violates every principle of which unites >> reporter: president trump warned north korea and iran must be stopped and said the u.s. is not afraid to use military force if necessary. >> the united states has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally orter: the presidenont thea.n re used his newly coined nickname

for north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> rocket man is on a suicide orssion for himself and fme. >> reporter: the president accused iran for terrorism and extremism. >> we will stop radical islamic terrorism because we will not allow it to tear up our nation and indeed tear up the entire world. nuclear deal. a decision is due next month. >> frankly that deal is an embarrassment to the united states and i don't think you've heard the last of it, believe me. >> reporter: closer to home mr. trump cuba and venezuela failed socialist states. he said vends has descended into chaos after illegitimate

elections. >> ware preparedo take further action if the government of venezuela persists on its path to impose authoritarian rule on the venezuelan people. >> major garrett, cbs news. test replican effort to he repeal the affordable care act. several republican governors say they are oppose because their states would suffer billions in funding cuts. the bill's supporters say they're confident but acknowledge they're not sure they have the votes to pass the measure. it would replace obamacare with blocgrantso states and allow states to do away with insurance safeguards such as forbidding insurers to charge higher premiums based on health status. in baton rouge, louisiana, the white man accused of shooting two black men last week says his client vehemently denies guilt.

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our top stories this morning. the death toll from yesterday'a ast 8.s weuick po qrful at least 22 of those were killed when a school collapsed in mexico city. dozens of buildings were destroyed. the mexican government declared a state of disaster. mexico's president urged people not to panic. and a powerful hurricane maria is expected to slam into puerto rico this morning with 165-mile-per-hour winds. overnight maria hit the u.s. virgin islands. puerto rico's governor warns residents maria could hit with a force and violence not seen in generations. the island is expected to lose power and communications. well, long before the

special council began investigating the russian meddling election, paul manafort was the target of an fbi investigation. as jeff glor reports it included electronic surveillance of the former trump campaign chairman. >> reporter: cbs news learns the aicueillance on paul manafort urrredocas d according to the former u.s. officials, it included intercepts about the campaign. it included conversations between man fort and mr. trump. the recordings are now part of robert mueller's special on atstin wig >> i answered questions, and i've been dismissed. >> reporter: just last week manafort spokesman jason maloni appeared before a grand jury. jy rtedicki theks to gein whi hs asle

in >> how would you characterize it? >> very aggressive. >> reporter: peter seidenberg is a former federal prosecuting attorney. he says investigators may be pressuring manafort to give up information in exchange for leniency. >> what do prosecutors do to pressure someone to cooperate? >> doing exactly what they're doing now. >> search warrants. >> search warrants, interviewing everyone around him and advise him he's about to be indicted. >> reporter: in a statement for mr. manafort, they called on the department of justice to release any intercepts involving him and any n-americansg,im c in manafort has been under legal pressure before. in 1989 he was accused of being part of a scheme to steer millions of dollars to well connected republican operatives through a new jersey housing project. during a congressional hearing the well connected lobbyist was pressed to describe what his job entailed. .luen iceuld characterize this s

>> thank you. >> senate intelligence committe meeting between michael cohen and investigators, scolding co infon the committee later invited cohen to appear at a public hearing next month. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. on "cbs this morning" we will talk with the u.n. ambassador nicky hailey about what's next following the president's bold statement and the iran nuclear deal. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i'm kenny choi. up as we take a live look at the bay bridge this morning. it is looking spectacular. good morning, it is wednesday, september 20. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. and let's say good morning to

roberta because you have been gone -- we missed you. >> really? >> three weeks? >> 2.5 weeks? >> it was like 12 workdays but when you combine the weekends -- i was having hot chocolate at my gas station this morning. they said you have been gone since labor day! tioume ons vanicao . gladhome y to the bay area. what a great place to call home, as well. >>in your forecast today. taking a look right there, partly cloudy skies. hailvel rn windy later today. numbers stacking up in the 50s now, we have a beach hazard statement in effect as the y. ver turn your back on what, michelle? >> an angry ocean! >> right. so be mindful of that through thursday with sneaker waves and