the wobble, i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you just ahead on cnn newsroom. a major earthquake has killed hundreds of people in syria and turkey. the strongest earthquake in 100 years or more of record keeping.h and rescue operations, of course, very, very difficult. how and when president joe biden was informed about the suspected chinese spy balloon. china s now accusing the u.s. of overreacting. in fact, it s not just the balloon. it s the message to send the world that we can do whatever we want and america can t stop us. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. this monday, february 6th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 12:00 p.m. in turkey, search and rescue crews are working desperately to find people trapped in a major earthquake that struck in the early hoursch this morning. turkey s vice president said as least 280 people have died. 2200 are injured. and thousands of rescue engineers are headed to the region.
hello, everyone. at this hour departure boards bringing post-christmas misery to travelers everywhere. one major u.s. carrier is the big source of a nationwide headache. plus, incoming congressman george santos says he should get a pass for lying about virtually every single detail of his resume because not telling the truth is not a crime. and new cnn exclusive reporting about why you ll pay less at the pump now, but should be preparing for more pain in the spring. this is what we re watching at this hour. we begin this hour with the blame game playing out at southwest airlines. thousands of stranded travelers just want to get where they are going but bad weather, bad planning and bad systems mean more than 25 hundred southwest flights grounded today so far. that s around 90% of all flights canceled in the u.s. southwest passengers can t get through to customer service and its employees are struggling to speak to the people in charge. it s just it s frustrating for pil
ambulance. this whole thing playing out live on national television. and before clearly shell shocked players, and staff and fans. you see the team there together in prayer as the ambulance was leaving the field. let s go to vince right now. adrienne broaddus is standing by at the hospital where hamlin is being treated. what is the very latest? reporter: kate, at this hour, he is on a ventilator. fans are used to him fighting on the field to help lead his team to victory. but right now that 24-year-old is fighting for his life. the first monday night football game of 2023 between the buffalo bills and cincinnati bengals ended abruptly in tragedy after damar hamlin s tackle on bengal s wide receiver tee higgins. you see hamlin standing briefly and then collapsing on the field. now another bills player is down. when i saw that young man fall to the ground the way he did, it it felt like my soul had left my body. reporter: within minutes after hamlin s collapse, medica
because it changes in the moment on the floor. absolutely. okay, guys, stick with me. we re going to we re going to keep a very close eye on this to see how this is playing out. manu is there on the hill. we re going to turn back to our top story which is the disturbing and horrifying moment on the field of the collapse of buffalo bills player during the nfl game last night. we ll get back to talking about the latest on his condition and what the league is going to do next. stay with us. shortening brand! highly recommend it! zifans love zicam s unique zinc formula. it shohortens colds! zicam. zinc that cold! i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. hhh. here, i ll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure maxrotein, with 30 grams of protein, one gramf sugar and nutrients for immune health.