the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
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earthquake tax. anytime you are hiking taxes, you know, to help people overcome it, to make it more palatable, sages for a good cause, may be part of the appeal and why the government hasn t been clear, but that is one thing. i would like to add, though, but that doesn t absolve the government under the responsibility is it does have and that has been enforcing building codes, especially for buildings that have gone up in the last 20 years. as your reporters are saying on the ground, many of the buildings that have toppled, some of them are old. some of them have been built in the last five or ten years so there is clearly a failure at some point if these buildings have been built much more recently that were approved, that got zoning permission, that collapsed in this week s horrible earthquake. just collapsed in this week s horrible earthquake- collapsed in this week s horrible earthquake. just a final thought. you mentioned earthquake. just a final thought. you mentioned the ea