jets to ukraine. we start with the devastating earthquakes which have rocked southern turkey and northern syria and are now known to have killed more than 11,700 people. turkey s president erdogan has been defending his government s response to the disaster on a visit to some of the worst affected areas. we ll have more on that shortly. but first, with the search operations ongoing in the rubble of collapsed buildings, dramatic pictures continue to emerge of rescues in both countries. cheering. this was the moment that rescuers hauled a boy onto a stretcher moments after he was rescued from the rubble two days after the earthquake. there were also cheers ofjubilation at being able to save his life. there have been other glimmers of hope in an otherwise grim landscape of devastation and death. our correspondent, anna foster, has been in the village of karamanmaras. i was watching them take bodies out of here last night and again this morning. it is pulling aside all of this
the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. meanwhile here in washington president joe biden will deliver the state of the union address tonight. we ll go through what we will and won t hear from the president. and we ll have the latest from ukraine where more signs are pointing to a major offensive campaign coming from the russian army. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, february 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the death toll following that powerful earthquake in syria and turkey has now passed 5,000 people, and it continues to climb. a 7.8 magnitude tremor hit the region early yesterday along with multiple after shocks including a 7.5 magnitude quake that struck just hours later. tens of thousands have been injured, and search and rescue efforts are under way to find people who may still be trapped under the rubble. more than 6,000 buildings collapsed in turkey. some of that footage was caught by bystanders
address, days after russia s invasion of ukraine. tonight, his speech is going to be heavily focused on reminding americans what his administration has accomplished over the past two years. it comes as ukraine is now preparing for a major russian offensive. we ll have more on the mobilization of troops in putin s army. meanwhile, we are learning more about the chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down, and other incidents that went undetected by u.s. force. also ahead, the latest from turkey and syria where the death toll is rising following a massive earthquake, and rescuers continue to hold out hope of finding survivors. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, february 7th. the death toll from the earthquake in turkey and syria passed 5,000 and continues to climb. a 7.8 magnitude quake hit the region early yesterday along with multiple aftershocks, including a 7.5 magnitude one that struck just hours later. tens of thousands have been injured.
new reporting on the biggest political speech of the year just hours now away from president biden s state of the union address. six to be exact. set to take place on the building on your screen, just a couple of blocks from where i m sitting. sources telling the president he will focus on his accomplishments and to finish the job. a job that will require bipartisan ship with the republicans. we ve got our team standing by live at the white house and on capitol hill. also standing by across the country asking voters what they think about our state of the union just months before 2024 campaigning gets into full swing. also this hour, you have u.s. aid workers now on their way overseas as the dual crisis in turkey and syria are going from bad to worse. more than 7,000 people now confirmed dead from those powerful earthquakes. our team is there live on the ground as the rescue efforts continue. i m hallie jackson with you in washington where we ll with the rest of the evening. w
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