moment. that is it for us this afternoon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the state of our union is the lead is starting right now. president big tonit s address before a died congress and country to tout his accomplishments. and perhaps lay out his case for another term. but how might his message land with the american people who according to polls disapprove of the job he s doing. rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble alive. a small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake in turkey and syria. the death toll now soaring to more than 7,200 people. then, if you ve flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly. cancel takeoff clearance. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. an i-team meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses, now lawmakers want answers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper on capitol hill
quote, it felt like armageddon. the lead starts right now. a new baby, one of the thousands of innocent people killed earlier today in that catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked turkey and syria. the scramble to reach the people buried alive beneath crumbles buildings. then, we re learning more about china s suspected spy balloon shot down over the united states, including the concern that it may have had explosives onboard. plus, arrests in a neo-nazi plot to completely destroy an american city by targeting electrical substations. the details coming up on the wild conspiracy. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead. the frantic search for survivors after the devastating earthquake that so far has killed more than 3,400 people. a number that tragically continues to grow, seemingly every hour. the earthquake striking turkey and syria earlier this morning. powerful aftershocks complicating the rescue efforts, making things
technology coming into the national air space. reporter: aviation experts say the two near collisions on the runway are freak accidents on their own but could hint the aviation system now is fragile, especially with so many new workers joining the industry. today s hearing officially kicks off the process of congress setting the faa s budget, a practice the latest headlines made more interesting than ever. jake? i ll bet. pete muntean. appreciate it. george santos has unexpected guests at tonight s state of the union address. who are they? we ll tell you ahead. stay with us. [ tires squealal, crash ] when owning a small business gets realal, progressive gegets you right bk to living the dream. now, where werere we? [ cheering ] hi, susan. honey. yeah. i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honeyou love, plus the powerful cough lief you need.
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