we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week s earthquakes has now surpassed 41 thousand. millions are still left without shelter in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult the political situation is unstable after years of war and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. until today aid has been routed through a single crossing point at bab al hawa. our correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report. every day in antakya, relatives huddle around piles of rubble that were once family homes, waiting for news. but rescue efforts have slowly become recovery missions, and now, as workers comb through bricks and dust, the hope is of finding a body to say a final farewell. 30 people are entombed in what is left of this building. layers of concrete are pulled apart to reve
origin. is china spying on the us with balloons? first of all, let s be honest. us with balloons? first of all, let s be honest. all us with balloons? first of all, let s be honest. all major - let s be honest. all major countries spy on each other and i would not be surprised if every inch of land and water in china and the united states has been fully mapped and checked by the other side. that been fully mapped and checked by the other side. by the other side. that sounds like an admission. by the other side. that sounds like an admission. it by the other side. that sounds like an admission. it sounds i like an admission. it sounds like an admission. it sounds like you are admitting and acknowledging that the balloon of chinese origin was being used to spy on the us. absolutely not. i balloon is for everyone to see it is not used in espionage. i balloon is mostly used in whether observation as the united states acknowledged that the shooting of the three objects after the fi
i think the united states needs to disclose what happened between china and the united states about the specific nature of this balloon. now, for the united states to go such a lens to shoot on the chinese balloon and shoot down with the most sophisticated fighter plane and miss those three of its own balloons for whether observation it is a farce. let us call a spade a spade. i balloon is a balloon and is not used in sophisticated espionage. both china and the united states have sophisticated satellites which can map every inch of each other s land. mr which can map every inch of each other s land. which can map every inch of each other s land. mr gao at the investigations each other s land. mr gao at the investigations are - each other s land. mr gao at i the investigations are ongoing from the us side and they are going through the wreckage and debris of what was found without balloon. i want to get your thought. without balloon. i want to get yourthought. is without balloon. i w
interest of observation. yes, in the interest of fairness - observation. yes, in the interest of fairness mr l observation. yes, in the . interest of fairness mr gao. washington never said those three objects weren t of chinese origin they were investigating. i take your point that the investigations are continuing. i wonder, if indeed, what china says are true that this was a weather balloon then why not tell the us or latin america, where another balloon were found, in the interest of partnership that we have these balloons that we have these balloons that are traveling through to collect information. why not do that i had of time question mark lets us focus on the balloon. mark lets us focus on the balloon- mark lets us focus on the balloon. ., ., . ~ ., , balloon. china acknowledges ownership balloon. china acknowledges ownership of. balloon. china acknowledges ownership of. china - balloon. china acknowledges ownership of. china told - balloon. china acknowledges ownership
and talk about how to control the situation and prevent escalation and prevent escalation and prevent escalation of this as this balloon did. escalation of this as this balloon did. . ., ., balloon did. victor gao there. thank you balloon did. victor gao there. thank you for balloon did. victor gao there. thank you forjoining - balloon did. victor gao there. thank you forjoining us - balloon did. victor gao there. thank you forjoining us on i balloon did. victor gao there. | thank you forjoining us on the programme. thank you for “oining us on the programme. programme. thank you for “oininu programme. thank you for joining thank programme. thank you for joining thank you - programme. thank you for joining thank you for - programme. thank you for | joining thank you for having me. in other news out of the us, nikki haley, the former governor of south carolina, has announced she s running to become the next president. she was appointed by former president donald trump as us am