cnn this morning starts right now. this is the aftermath of what we reported yesterday, our breaking news. good morning. there are countless people still trapped under those piles of rubble and screaming out for help across turkey and syria. the staggering death toll topping 5,000 after the catastrophic earthquake. we ll take you live to the disaster zone and the massive rescue operation under way. and live on capitol hill this morning where tonight president biden is going to deliver his first state of the union address since republicans took control of the house. it s a major moment and he will use it to make his sales pitch for the re-election campaign he s expected to launch soon. we ll have a full preview of what to expect in tonight s state of the union. cnn has new and exclusive reporting a chinese spy balloon flew across florida when donald trump was president, but did his administration know? and we ll take you live to ohio for a closer look at the tense an
translator: we are alive but nobody comes. we heard them. they are calling out asking for help. how can we rescue them? a oh, my gosh. the anguish. search and rescue teams race to save lives across turkey and syria. the death toll topping 5,000. countless people still trapped in the rubble and fighting to stay alive. also this morning we are live on capitol hill where president biden is going to make his case for a re-election, an announcement that s expected tonight. a recent poll shows most americans don t think he has achieved much. can president biden cut through the noise? we re going to speak to the white house communications director to get her view in a few moments. also, the faa will be in the hot seat on capitol hill after a series of travel meldowns after near collisions. we begin with the search and rescue operation in turkey and syria. more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead after yesterday s catastrophic earthquake. there are thousands upon thousands o
the un launches an appeal for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week s catastrophic earthquakes. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post brexit trade deal that could revive the devolved government in belfast. and an array of celebrities attend a memorial service for, dame vivienne westwood in london. the era defining, fashion designer died aged 81, in december. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that ukraine s president zelensky has been speaking to our world affairs editorjohn simpson reflecting on what s happened and what may happen ahead. president zelensky claimed his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter offensive. and crucially he ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. a warning that there are flashing images in this report. a year on, president zelensky may be s
for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week s catastrophic earthquakes. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post brexit, trade deal. there is this possibility of a deal being agreed early next week. the prime minister is here and is going to want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say he s suffering from a type of dementia. he announced his retirement last year. and an array of celebrities attend a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood in london. the era defining fashion designer died aged 81 in december. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that, ukraine s president zelensky has been speaking to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, reflecting on what s happened and what may happen ahead. president zelensky said his troops
his health s deteriorated. he s now suffering from a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial s held in london for dame vivienne westwood who died in december aged 81. two leaders on opposing sides of the war in ukraine have spoken to the bbc in the run up to the one year anniversary of russia s invasion. ukraine s president zelensky tells us he won t concede territory to russia in any future peace deal to end the war. he insists doing so would leave ukraine weaker as a state, and give vladimir putin cause to want to keep coming back . meanwhile, one of the russian leader s staunchest allies, alexander lukashenko of belarus, has told the bbc he d be willing to allow russia to launch a fresh ground assault from his country. we ll hear from steve rosenberg in the belarusian capital minsk in a moment. but first, here s our world affairs editor, john simpson, in kyiv. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there s a