. a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead on cnn newsroom we are sadly now into the window where so many of the ambulances will likely be taking people who perished. i hate to disappoint you, but the biden economic plan is working. this is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild america. responsible nation would have put out some kind of statement saying head s up, this is heading your way. just want to let you know. it is thursday, february 9. in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 16,000. rescue crews are getting desperate to find survivors. in northern syria, there are mountains of rubble. officials in damascus say close to 300,000 people have been forced from their homes. this video shows a crew working to clear debris despite limited resources. and white helmets are digging mass graves for the victims. the syrian government wants international sanctions lifted so
this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning here in singapore and ”pm in london, where the uk has recorded temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius for the first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption on the railway network, and there have been a large number of fires in parks and grasslands. a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor, sadiq khan, said fire crews were struggling to cope. this comes as the un s climate chief has warned that heatwaves such as the one currently gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. with today s searing heat came fires, and lots of them. huge plumes of smoke rose above london as grass fires engulfed homes. on the outskirts of the capital. the fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls we have been dealing with today hav
it s seven in the morning here in singapore and midnight in london, where the uk has recorded temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius for the first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption on the railway network, and there have been a large number of fires in parks and grasslands. a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor, sadiq khan, said fire crews were struggling to cope. the un s climate chief has warned that heatwaves such as the one currently gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. with today s searing heat came fires, and lots of them. huge plumes of smoke rose above london as grassfires engulfed homes on the outskirts of the capital. the london fire brigade declared a major incident. a number of the calls that we ve been dealing with today have been wildfires or grassfires, where the ground has been tinder box dry result of the weather over the last week, but i
Sam warburton is ruled out for six weeks, but the man favourite to be Lions Captain is expected to be fit for this summers tour to new zealand. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The american Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, has arrived in russia ahead of tomorrows talks as tensions between the two countries continue to grow. Hes urging President Putin to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the wake of last weeks Chemical Attack on a rebel town in syria. He flew out from italy, where g7 Foreign Ministers had been meeting. They rejected a british call for new sanctions to be imposed on syria and russia. Meanwhile, President Putin has claimed that enemies of the syrian president Are Planning Future Chemical Weapons attacks to discredit the Syrian Government. This report from our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins contains some distressing images. Americas top diplomat, arriving in moscow, doesnt accept this is mission impossible. Rex tillerson still hopes he