Security concerns for days. Most of the wreckage is believes to be sitting in 47 feet of water at this hour. Lets go now to oren at the pentagon. Do we think we might have get an update this evening as to whether or not they have been able to secure that wreckage and retrieve it . Theyll put a perimeter around it with navy and coast guard assets that were in the area. Whether they can retrieve it tonight or tomorrow, thats a different question. 47 feet of water according to a Senior Defense official, so not that deep, but still its a question of whats left, whats down there and what shape is it in and how do you bring it up without damaging it further. Salvage vessel is on the way. It might not be there in time to do it tonight, but it will get there as quickly as possible to begin. Why is that so important . Because the pentagon has said repeatedly this was a chinese Surveillance Balloon that had the ability to maneuver, loiter. And because of that, theres information they want to gle
hello, and everyone, welcome to cnn newsroom. right now there is a desperate search and rescue operation under way across turkey and syria after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake ripped through the two countries before dawn. the death toll now tops 2,700 and will like will keep rising as crews dig through the rubble. more than 120 aftershocks hit after the earthquake, including one almost as powerful as the earthquake itself. buildings crumbled to the ground. people feared trapped inside. others having to run for their lives. rescuers having to reach those who are stuck under piles of concrete and debris, like this boy in northern syria. you can just make him out buried under the wreckage. thankfully he was pulled the safety. rescuers also pulling this little girl from the debris in another syrian city. the u.s. and other countries are offering whatever help they can. and president biden said he has directed his team to provide any and all assistance immediately. cnn s juman
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing the sad news day with us. a massive earthquake shakes turkey and syria leaving thousands dead, buildings toppled. fear now that more will die waiting for rescues that won t happen in time. plus, super power spy games, right now american investigators are searching for the records of that chinese balloon, the weekend shoot down off the carolina coast, punctuating a tense moment between washington and beijing. and president biden enters tomorrow s state of the union with plan to spotlight his accomplishments but does so with americans, in a sour mood about his leadership, his management of the economy and his plan to wrangle inflation. up first tragic deaths and devastation, an enormous earthquake changing the landscape in syria and turkey be neath the feet of millions. the number of dead stands at 2300. it is sadly rising every hour. now, pulling people out is a constant, critica
climate spending. the president found time to relax with 207 vacation days logged and just 22 press conferences since being sworn in. alexandria hoff has the latest. alexandria: this is likely a kickoff point for the 2024 election season. this will not fly under republican-controlled house, biden will be working to win over his own party. according to abc washington news poll, democrats want someone else to run, just 31% support the president. buttigieg was presented with numbers and offered this. the poll, large number of democrats say they don t want him to run again. he is an absolutely historically successful president and i want to see that continue. alexandria: take a look back. this is important. we ll go over fiscal year 2023 alone, 718,000 migrant encounters, 207 days of vacation. tim scott doesn t expect to hear about any of that tomorrow night. i think you will hear a lot of glossing over the real issues that the american people are suffering through. if we
attorney s alleged financial crimes, a major win for prosecutors who argued murdaugh killed his wife and son as part of a cover-up for stealing millions. gillian: despite the victory for the state, they have yet to present any direct evidence that murdaugh committed the murders. will you will the judge s ruling impact the direction this case takes? we have criminal defense attorney jonna spilbor to break it down coming up. john: fox news alert to start off this monday, the fbi arresting two people, a man and a woman, accused of trying to attack the power grid in the state of maryland. hello, welcome back to a new week of america reports. i m john roberts, hello monday to you. gillian: happy, happy monday to you, gillian turner in for sandra smith. sarah beth clendaniel of maryland and brandon clint russell of florida, they have extremist views and pose a real threat. they are to appear in federal court in the hour. john: david spunt is at the justice department foll