good morning, everyone. we start with really serious news this morning. there is devastation happening. the staggering death toll keeps rising in turkey and syria after a catastrophic earthquake. 1300 people are now reported dead and a powerful after shock. it just hit just moments ago. we ll go live to istanbul for the latest on this frantic search. and new fallout from the downing of a chinese spy balloon. president biden is preparing to deliver his second state of the union address. a train loaded with hazardous materials derailing in ohio. thousands of people ordered to evacuate. now a battle is under way to keep that toxic wreckage from exploding. we re going to begin with this. devastating earthquake in turkey and syria. it struck before dawn and collapsed buildings while people were asleep in their beds. just moments ago, just got word of a powerful 7.5 magnitude after shock. there you can see people digging through the rubble. more than 1300 people now reported
to mandatory evacuations. the president was paralyzed for an entire week by a balloon. the president made a very clear and decisive decision. domestic, political, and international blowback as china s spy balloon has upended president biden s state of the union address this week. and the u.s. is on alert for possible retaliation from beijing. another close call on the runway as a fedex cargo plane nearly collides with a southwest flight in texas. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time! queen bey is now queen of the grammys. beyonce making history, taking home more grammys than any other artist ever. cnn this morning starts right now. and you can see, there s a lot going on this morning. and we have to begin with a dramatic new video of a reporter running for his life on live tv, while he was reporting on the devastating earthquake in turkey. take a look. [ speaking non-english ] [ screaming ] the catastrophic quake has now killed more than
we begin with the recovery efforts under way off the south carolina coastline following that dramatic takedown of a suspected chinese spy balloon yesterday. the u.s. military blasting the balloon out of the sky after it drifted over the atlantic near myrtle beach. president biden saying he ordered the military to take it down on wednesday. now, efforts are under way to recover the debris and analyze it to find out what it may have been doing as it drifted across the u.s. over the last few days. chinese is accusing the u.s. of overreacting. we re covering this from all angles from the nation s capital to the coast where the balloon was shot down. let s start with diane gallagher in surfside beach, south carolina, where the recovery operation is under way, even though the conditions right now are allwful. what are you hearing about the search and recovery efforts of the debris? reporter: the weather not exactly clear as it was yesterday when everybody here in the myrtle beach
addressing the series of crisis piling up for his administration. president shrugging off the chinese spy flight, low polls, investigations, classified document scandal. sandra: all of that as the nation waits to hear whether or not he will run for office again. how is all of this playing in new hampshire where a presidential challenger could soon emerge. we will be speaking to new hampshire governor about his possible 2024 white house run coming up. john: begin america reports waiting for a briefing from john kirby from the white house, and the pentagon, they have found the payload of the chinese spycraft shot down off the coast of south carolina. new department after state department officials revealed more about the scope and capabilities of the spycraft. i m john roberts in washington. let me say it again, sandra. happy friday. sandra: happy to make it to friday with you, john, details, the american public are going to want to hear. according to the state departme