this view, my heart skips a this view, my heart skips a beat. it all started here in tenochtitlan, capital of the mighty aztec empire, until the spanish invaded 500 years ago and changed its name to mexico city. the amount of churches you can see from up here there s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. seven in one block. that s called the spanish conquest. [sizzling] over time, new spices and ingredients started to appear, carried across continents by traders and travelers from faraway lands. i don t know the secret to happiness. all i know is, every time i eat mexican food, i m happy. - yeah. - [laughs] i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas, with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. mexico city is going through a major makeover, shedding its old reputation to emerge as one of the world s greatest food destinations. - i love that mexican
i guess the implications of that incredible as well. will ripley, thank you so much. from taipei tonight. thanks to all of you for join us. see you back here at 9:00. ac 360 starts now. good evening. we begin with the most immediate humanitarian crisis in the world right now. it has been three days since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the region bordering turkey and syria. the number of dead continues to rise from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands. right now, at least 21,000 people are known to have been killed. another 78,000 injured. because there is far less access to northern syria, the concern is that the casualties there could be far, far worse. we are watching this play out right now from a distance. and from a distance, it looks one way. but up close is where the horror and the heroism is. this disaster is happening one person at a time. in this case, one little girl. we don t know her name. she is about 5 years old. she was rescued after being trapped
i m amara walker. happy new year. we hope your new year is off to a great start. just ahead, home prices spiked in 2022, pricing many people out of the market, so what can we see and expect to see this year? we ll take a look at that, coming up. plus, inflation hasn t stopped people from spending, but they re not necessarily spending it on clothes and shoes. the concerns that retail stores could see losses this year, and what people are spending their money on, instead. but first, let s get you caught up on this morning s news headlines with whitney wild. good morning and happy new year, boris and amara, and to all of you watching at home. we begin this morning in vatican city, where thousands have gathered for the first mass of 2023, just one day after the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict passed away saturday at the age of 95 at his home in a monastery on the grounds of the vatican. and beginning monday, his body will be moved to st. peter s basilica, wher
that is lighter winds in place and a chilly night to come for wales and parts of england. there could be a touch of frost, temperatures down to 2 degrees. the breeze picks up in the west and that is ahead of cloud and rain spilling its way in. temperatures in stornoway, glasgow, 10 degrees. a dry enough to start for early risers but rain spilling in. we may have heavy rain in cumbria and north wales late in the day. dry and sunny again for the south and east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. funerals are being held in thailand for the children and teachers killed in a massacre at a nursery school. police say seven people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. no
cheering and it s merry across the mersey as liverpool is picked to host next year s eurovision song contest. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia has been severely damaged by a fire, and the road bridge next to it has collapsed. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames. the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine twitted crimea, the bridge, the beginning the bridge across the kerch strait was opened by president putin four years after moscow illegally annexed crimea. these pictures show putin driving a truck, leading a convoy across the newly opened bridge in 2018. all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman, which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revealed a major blow for russia