and one of the biggest creatures ever to walk the earth. a patagotitan dinosaur is about to go on show at the natural history museum in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. i m joined now by the bbc s davide ghiglione in rome. what is the very latest on the pope was my condition first of all? i am was my condition first of all? i am here at the was my condition first of all? i am here at the hospital, was my condition first of all? i am here at the hospital, just - was my condition first of all? i h here at the hospital, just outside the hospital, where the pope has spent the night. as you said, a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. his condition remained stable at the moment and the vatica
we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting that loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region are happening. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine dame melinda simmons has tweeted: apparently, confirming those reports we are hearing about explosions. and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, show apartment buildings ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet verified these pictures but they are being widely shared. we are of course working to verify those images and get more information about what is happening overnight and in kyiv and central ukraine, where those reports of explosions have happened and we are getting our correspondence set to confirm some of those det
at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
to find survivors trapped in the rubble. we will take you to the turkey. back here in the u.s., president biden is hitting the road this morning to deliver his post state of the union pitch in wisconsin. in his speech, biden defended his accomplishments, took on republicans and pled for unity as he laid out his plans for the future. fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict gets us nowhere. we will speak to congresswoman nn anette barragan and get her message. president zelenskyy is in the uk right now for the first time since the war broke out. what he just told the british parliament. and lebron james making history, breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. we begin this hour with a rising death toll in turkey and syria after those two massive earthquakes and the race against time for rescuers. more than 11,000 people have been confirmed dead, tens of thousands injured, untold numbers still trapped. many
died suddenly aged 67. king charles has arrived in germany for his first overseas state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he and his wife camilla, the queen consort, were greeted with a ceremonial gun salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate. where there was an official welcome hosted by president frank walter steinmeier. the landmark was once associated with the country s division during the cold war, and is a symbolic site in its subsequent reunification. it s the first ceremonial welcome ever held there for a visiting head of state. the visit is being seen as part of a move by the uk to improve relationships with its european neighbours. it includes a visit to the german president s residence, bellevue palace, where the king and queen consort signed the guest book and will enjoy a state banquet in their honour. president steinmeier says he is looking forward to working with britain on future