front and center. representatives said it shouldn t have taken a tragedy like this for the world to remember syria. a warm welcome to our the international community had viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. largely forgotten syria. i m bianca nobilo. but it seems that the assistance that is being provided right now and i m max foster. is hitting there damascus into just ahead on cnn newsroom the most catastrophic scenarios playing out in syria right now. there are 12 families and no one managed to get out. but the syrian representative said that the scale of response a disaster hit area ever more is not enough, the w.h.o. also vulnerable by this earthquake. warned that fuel will be an president biden s first state of the union with enormous problem when it comes republicans in control of the to providing assistance to house. an announcement to seek re-election in 2024. syria. overall every second counts, this was used for spy craft,
hello. i m abby philip in washington. a desperate search is under way for survivors after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck turkey and syria. the death toll is now more than 2500 and aid from across the world is pouring in. the aftermath of this is catastrophic. this was the strongest earthquake to hit that area in more than 100 years, and it struck while nearly everyone was asleep. hundreds of people this hour are still believed to be trapped. massive high rises reduced to rubble, as more than 50 aftershocks some as strong as 7.5 magnitude, make matters even worse for rescue crews. one survivor capturing this horrific moment that the building collapsed. floor after floor falling as people run from a massive debris cloud. nearby, another collapse. look at this. and video of dramatic rescues are also coming in. this child pulled from the wreckage. crews are now hoping to uncover more miracles in the rubble. cnn s scott mcclain will lead us off here. scott, a massive r
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
now, santos was completely denying the allegations. he also was making a reference to the fact that this prospective staffer who is a former reporter made some audiotapes, recorded conversations with santos and then leaked them. but this is just the latest serious allegation in a long string of allegations against the embattled congressman. a long string that keeps on getting longer. melanie, thank you. it is the top of the hour. just a short time ago the pentagon defended the president s choice to delay shooting town a suspected spy balloon from china. a fight jet brought it down saturday. after the balloon crossed the continental united states, multiple republicans have criticized it calling it a weak response. but commander at norad says the intelligence gathered will be of value. there was a potential opportunity for us to collect intel where we had gaps on prior balloons. this gave us the opportunity to assess what they were actually doing, what kind of capabilit