Mourners and desperate loved ones gather there at this coal mine in turkey, about a seven hour drive southwest northwest of istanbul. The death toll at this hour, 245. 129 miners may still be alive and all eyes are on what rescuers bring up over ground. There have been moments of jubilation as well. [ applause ] at least 88 miners have made it out. Some walking out of this mine on their own. Its really a miracle. A transformer blew and ig nighted a fire tuesday that has been slowing down the rescue today. Lets take you to this mine site to cnns ivan watson. There are more lifeless bodies being pulled out of this mine than survivorsment when is the last time there were cheers at that mine . Reporter you know, i have been here probably 12 hours and havent heard any real cheers at all. The mood is quite grim down near the mouth of the coal mine. He said it was his duty to stand there and receive other friends that would be coming out. He told me he has no hope of seeing any of them come o
Killed 39. New arrests overnight. But the gunman is still at large. One american wounded telling his dramatic story to nbc. I was probably the luckiest person in the whole thing. I was with seven people. Russians have now left the country as donald trump says he may reveal information only he knows about the hack. I also know things that other people do not know. So they cannot be sure of the situation. Showdown, president obama back in washington today. New details on his final address with three weeks left to shore up his legacy, while team trump vows to reverse much of it. Repeal a lot of the regulations and actions that have been taken by this administration over the last eight years. And mariahs meltdown. The disastrous performance everyone is talking about. Im trying to be a good sport here. Now the blame game. Did the shows producer sabotage the singer . We begin, though, with breaking news from turkey. Isis is claiming responsibility for the new years day attack at a nightclub
Law. Well, good morning, everybody. It is monday, january 2nd. Happy new year to you. Im betty nguyen. We want to begin with the latest out of turkey where theres an intense manhunt for the gunman who opened fire at one of the countrys most popular nightclubs. It happened when people were celebrating the new year and what offials are calling a terror attack. The gunfire started at 1 30 local time when according to the provinces governor the assailant armed with a longbarrel weapon shot and killed an officer outside the club. Then he stormed inside and opened fire on the 600 party goers. Around 120 bullets were fired. At least 39 people are dead. Officials say at least 28 of them are foreign nationals. 69 more are injured including an american. In two newlyleased surveillance videos, you can see bullets ricocheting off cars as the gunman runs down the sidewalk. And the other video released in slow motion, you can see people hide for cover and a dog run away as the gunman opens fire outs
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