rescue crews on both sides of the border continue the frantic search for survivors. also, tensions rising between the united states and china after the biden administration shot down that chinese spy balloon saturday afternoon and criticism from top republicans for the president s decision not to shoot it down sooner. all this as the president puts the final touches on his state of the union address when he s expected to tout his accomplishments including a better than predicted campaign and a preview of his election campaign. good day. as a tragedy of epic proportions is unfolding in turkey and syria, a massive 7.2 earthquake taking nearly 2,000 lives already and devastating commercial and residential areas of both countries. there are also nearly 10,000 people injured and possibly hundreds more still trapped under the rubble from decimated buildings as the aftershocks rip through the region and hinder rescue efforts. those are live pictures in southern turkey of a rescue
from dublin. hi, peter. dana, we have been told today on the record by a white house official here in dublin the president biden is having the time of his life. that is not something you usually hear about the work trip. and a few minutes ago president biden down played the significance of these document getting leaked. president biden: there is a full blown investigation going on with the intelligence community and justice department and they are getting close. how concerned are you about this leak? i m not concerned about the leak i m not concerned that it happened but nothing contemporaneous that i m aware of that is of consequence. the accused leaker is a man in his 20s who works on a military base and uses the moniker o.g. online according to the washington post , which talked to an unnamed member of a chatroom where classified materials were shared weeks before the pentagon realized it was out there. a chatroom that counts as members some foreign nationals
rogue, we ll explain how it may complicate things for the d.a. what a nightmare. come on. literally. wow. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following his momentous, three-day trip to eastern europe. before he left, the president took time once again to reassure allies that america will not tolerate russian aggression into nato territory. we ll also play for you president biden s comments on vladimir putin s decision to pull out of a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., and we ll show you how former president trump turned his trip to east palestine, ohio, into a branding operative. well he didn t throw paper towels, did he? not paper towels. he brought trump-branded water bottles. did he throw it? i don t know. pallets of trump-branded water. it s just tap water, guys. so fascinating week. i ve got to say, historic. people are going to remember, an american president going into a war zone, risking his life to show support for t
that is the message from ukraine s president. as a new war crimes investigation is launched. the incredibly disturbing video now being shared these stories and more on cnn news, central. happening now . the air over richmond, indiana , is being called toxic as a recycling plant. fire continues to smolder. officials say it could be days before the flames are completely out roughly 2000 people in order to evacuate their homes with the thick black smoke billowing schools in the area are closed and a shelter in place order is in effect. sarah spoke to the epa administrator just moments ago. our goal is to ensure that this community stays safe. and so we ve been on site since the beginning, and we re going to stay there until we can assure that this community is not seeing any threats from the air quality implications here. cnn s omar jimenez is live on the scene, omar, we can see you worry a mask. i heard you at a news conference a short time ago . what are they telling you about
norah: political showdown. the manhattan district attorney sues a member of congress to keep republicans from interfering in the donald trump case. a cbs news investigation, how china built its own boeing 737. do you feel like they stole an airliner? i don t feel that way. i think that is a fact. norah: our tax series, how you can maximize your refund in a year where many americans will get less cash back. so used to getting something back all of the time, and all of a sudden to have to write a check is, it s a rude awakening. norah: and meet an air force family flying into the history books. carrying hopefully the next generation bomber pilot, while flying supersonic, was quite the memory. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. we do want to begin with breaking news from louisville, kentucky, where police just released chilling and disturbing body camera video showing officer