hello, and everyone, welcome to cnn newsroom. right now there is a desperate search and rescue operation under way across turkey and syria after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake ripped through the two countries before dawn. the death toll now tops 2,700 and will like will keep rising as crews dig through the rubble. more than 120 aftershocks hit after the earthquake, including one almost as powerful as the earthquake itself. buildings crumbled to the ground. people feared trapped inside. others having to run for their lives. rescuers having to reach those who are stuck under piles of concrete and debris, like this boy in northern syria. you can just make him out buried under the wreckage. thankfully he was pulled the safety. rescuers also pulling this little girl from the debris in another syrian city. the u.s. and other countries are offering whatever help they can. and president biden said he has directed his team to provide any and all assistance immediately. cnn s juman
what he finally conceded on the stand today. and the family s attorney dropping a surprise bombshell. news tonight about the alleged gunman charged in the deadly mass shooting in highland park, illinois, answering to 117 felony counts in court today. and a new image of one of the youngest victims to survive the attack. the alarming report from the u.n. s nuclear chief. europe s largest nuclear plant is, quote, completely out of control. his urgent plea to ukraine and russia to help avoid a nuclear disaster. house speaker nancy pelosi s defiant message to china following her whirlwind trip to taiwan. and meeting with leaders and dissidents. china s now launching military drills around taiwan following her visit. late word tonight about a u.s. congresswoman killed in a horrific car crash. members of her staff among the victims. the death defying fall, thousands of feet in the air. the paraglider tangled in his parachute, plunging towards the ground. how he saved himse
what he conceded on the stand today. and the family s attorney dropping a surprise bomb shell. news tonight about the alleged gunman charged in the shooting in highland park, illinois, answering to 117 felony counts in court today. and a new image of one of the youngest victims to survive the attack. the alarming report from the u.n. s nuclear chief. europe s largest nuclear plant is, quote, completely out of control. his urgent plea to ukraine and russia to help avoid a nuclear disaster. house speaker nancy pelosi s defiant message to china following her while wirl wind to taiwan. late word tonight about a u.s. congresswoman killed in a horrific car crash. members of her staff among the victims. the death defying fall, thousands of feet in the air. the paraglider tangled in his parachute. how he saved himself at the last possible second. and the voice of america s pastime. the gold standard. swung on and missed. a perfect game! tributes to dodgers announcer v
fully and take a look at what is brandon russell. he is former head of a dedicated n neo-nazi group operating in the shadows in the united states for some time. but he just got out of jail from his last guilty plea for storing explosives in his home in tampa where he had his framed photograph of timothy mcveigh, the oklahoma city bomber, his own military uniform, weapons and so on. so one question is, what is he doing out of jail. we ll get to that. but second question, how was it supposed to work. we have seen much more this year, repeated calls to take down the power grid among neo-nazi and white supremacist groups and their plans involve what we ve seen already. sniper attacks on key nodes within the substations. but this one also involved sending things into the plants carried by mylar balloons that were meant to cause these
growing worse by the day and immediate action needs to be taken to avert a nuclear disaster. abc s senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is in ukraine. reporter: tonight, the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog warning the zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine is completely out of control. rafael grossi, the director general of the international atomic energy agency, telling the associated press what s at stake is the nuclear safety and security of the biggest nuclear power plant in the european continent. reporter: ukraine accusing russia of storing explosives, weapons, and heavily-armored vehicles inside the plant, using it for cover to fire rockets at a nearby town. the facility in southeastern ukraine is the largest in europe and was the scene of fierce fighting in march when russian forces took control. russia has accused ukraine of attacking their positions. a recent ukrainian military drone video showing an attack on russian forces based at the plant. but secretary of sta