good morning. time it running out to find survivors in the rubble of the deadly quake, the one that s taken nearly 5,000 lives so far in turkey and syria. cnn is there. madam speaker, the president of the united states. [ applause ] we re live on capitol hill where tonight president biden will deliver his state of the union address. what he ll focus on and who will be in attendance. the spy balloon from china, new cnn reporting reveals why the trump administration apparently didn t notice spy balloons over the united states during their term. new this morning, ukraine hints at the ability to strike russian territory. another significant escalation in the nearly year-old war. also here on capitol hill today, a hearing into the nationwide travel issues, including the near miss between a fedex plane and southwest flight that came within 100 feet of disaster. cnn this morning starts right now. we are going to begin in turkey and syria where countless people are st
barr s statement that the department found no fraud sufficient to overturn the election. how did that affect your perspective about the election when attorney general barr made that statement? it affected my perspective. i respect attorney general barr. so i accepted what he said, was saying. but the committee is making it clear this is not just about what happened on january 6th, or in the days leading up to it. it s about a clear and present danger to our democracy and what could happen in the next election. we ve got a lot to talk in the coming hours here on cnn. here with me, so glad you could join. first manu and ryan in washington on capitol hill with the latest on this. gentlemen, good evening. ryan, you first. stunning first night here. shocking new video. emotional live testimony. taped testimony from people close to the former president and the january 6th committee making the case that the former president, donald trump, was at the center. tell us more about
and foreign aggression, the advisory stating individuals who advocate both for and against abortion have encouraged violence. primary nights in multiple states, keeping a close eye on races in california including the recall effort to oust san francisco district attorney jessica den, and what that effort could mean for other progressive prosecutors in cities all across the country including los angeles and new york, and matthew mcconaughey sat down with our own bret baier on special repors visit to washington and find common ground on gun and school safety reform following the deadly shooting in his hometown of uvalde, texas. we will pilot you don t want to miss from that conversation, but we begin with just what we are getting in a few hours, new opinions from the u.s. supreme court. could they include the big one we are waiting on that has the department of homeland security on alert tonight? house correspondent kevin corke has all the details. warning of a height and e
That hunger and motivation, as in, i still have a lot more to win. You can hear more of that interview in the unstoppable sharapova . which is on the bbc news channel, this friday at 9. 30pm. And we finish with some breathtaking pictures from mauritius of the strapless kite surfing championships. The sport is very different from traditional kite surfing in that the board is not strapped to your feet, so you have to rely on your balance to remain upright. With the stunning backdrop of le morne peninsula off mauirtius, italian Airton Cozzolino won the mens competition, and moona whyte claimed the world title in the womens event, while the rest of us all watched slack jawed in amazement. Thats all from sportsday. Everton against atalanta in the Europa League is just about at half time. Follow that on our website. 30 3 0 down at half time. Therell be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening i , but from us, its goodbye for now. Youre watching bbc news. Lets turn to one of todays