welcome to the programme. the updates from turkey and syria are relentlessly grim. the deathtoll has now passed 20,000 but only a fraction of the devastated areas have been searched, with hope fading for those still trapped. though there are still miracles. these pictures have recently come in from diyarbakir and they show a little boy, six year old basir yildiz, being rescued. crews had been digging for him for 80 hours. but even for the lucky ones like basir, there are challenges ahead. the world health organization has talked about a new disaster, with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. and in the last hour, the director general of the who, dr tedros ghebreyesus, has said he is on his way to syria. for the latest, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in southern turkey. it s hard here in southern turkey really hard here, but it s
tonight with the context, ron christie former adviser to george w bush and ayesha hazarika journalist and former labour adviser. welcome to the programme. it s the first day of the new us congress and it s already one full of drama. the new us congress and it s after the swearing in of the new members, the new house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle, choosing a new speaker of the house. we ve already had rounds of votes. the latest kevin mccarthy received. short of the 218 majority. this is the scene live in the house now another round of voting is under way. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected, so this could go on for hours or perhaps even days until someone is chosen. we ll go live to our correspondent will grant on capitol hill for us in a moment. but first, let s rewind back to the days and weeks before the midterm elections. all the polls pointed to a resounding republican victory in the house, a red wave that would have meant today w
hello, i m geeta guru murthy. you re watching the context on bbc news. the subcommittee on the weaponisation of federal government holds its first hearing. the new republican lead group takes aim at the fbi and the department ofjustice. it s super bowl week in america, but parents are hoping their kids will choose a less physical version of the sport flag football. and a changing of the guard in the tech world? microsoft s chatgpt has captured the headlines, so despite a slightly rocky start for google s bard, will it catch up? tonight with the context, jim murphy, former labour cabinet minister, and jennifer carroll, who served as a republican lieutenant governor of florida.
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hello, i m geeta guru murthy. you re watching the context on bbc news. the deathtoll in turkey and syria now passes 20,000. after more than 80 hours of searching so far, hopes fade for the many still trapped under the rubble. fears now of a secondary disaster, the world helath organisation warns of the challenge of keeping survivors alive. president zelensky addresses the european parliament continuing his calls for the west to send ukraine fighterjets. tonight with the context jim murphy, former labour cabinet minister, and jennifer carroll, who served as a republican lieutenant governor of florida.