neighborhoods in oklahoma and kansas in ruins today after tornadoes reportedly ripped through that region. and another astonishing twist at the double murder trial of alec murdaugh, the jury is going on a field trip just days before they re expected to start deliberations. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. we want to start with catie beck outside the courthouse in waltersboro, south carolina, as she has been throughout. first of all, some graphic testimony today, but also that block buster decision by the judge. they re going to take the jury to the scene of the crime. reporter: yeah, chris, that was a bit of a surprise. this jay way more often than not sides with the prosecution, and today he granted that defense motion to take the entire jury to moselle, to this hunting property, to the crime scene to get a spatial understanding of exactly how these murders happened. at least that s what the defense said they were hoping. separa
welcome to bbc news. more now on the news that a massive earthquake has killed more than 500 people in turkey and syria, and i canjoin my colleague for more. welcome to all of you watching on pbs and around the globe. we are bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour. a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern syria and also south eastern turkey. official figures say officialfigures say more official figures say more than 650 people have been killed, that figure will rise. the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8 struckjust before dawn. the epicentre was in the turkish province of gaziantep. buildings collapsed, hundreds of miles away. there were also reports of many of the casualties in northern syria, across the border. the tremor was also felt in lebanon, gaza, jordan, cyprus and iraq. turkey has declared a state of emergency. syria s government, meanwhile, has also held an emergency meeting in order to decide how they will respond. witnesses from
a coordinated international rescue effort is now under way. also on the programme. hospital bosses urge ministers to re open pay talks with staff, as unions prepare for their biggest round of strikes. the head of a top english public school is found dead, along with her husband and daughter, in a property on school grounds. we look at how the spiralling demand for digital data storage, is delaying the construction, of new homes. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time. and a musical renaissance for beyonce, winning a record breaking 32nd grammy award. and coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester city has been accused of more than 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the premier league following a long running investigation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. more than 1,700 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that s hit southern turkey and syria. it happened in the early hours of this morning, and had a magnitude of 7.
on top of this pile of rubble. rescuers are using their bare hands, and you can see them throwing down blocks and trying to search desperately for survivors. that s our correspondent anna foster who s in turkey and heading towards the epicentre of the quake. also on the programme: the headteacher of a leading private school epsom college is found dead alongside her husband and young daughter in the school grounds. tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers go out on strike in england on the same day for the first time we report on the impact on patients for the first time breaking for the first time the record for the most grammy breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sort on grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sport on the grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sport on the bbc grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sport on the bbc news grammy wins of
many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. our other main story this hour ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process through the pay review body. it s an independent process and we re keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure that the nhs has been under in the wider context in terms of inflation. the head teacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon. rescue efforts continue after powerful earthquakes struck southern turkey and syria