and new columnist at the times, and for the first half of our programme, professor peter hotez is with us, expert in molecular virology and microbiology at the baylor college of medicine. what we ve known for some time about the uk s response to the covid pandemic is that the protective ring the government claimed to have thrown around care homes wasn t very protective at all. between march 2020 and april 2021, some 39,000 people died in care homes from covid. the public inquiry, which is still to begin, will examine whether more could have been done. in the interim, some of the evidence the panel will consider is now being tested in the court of public opinion. the reporter isabelle 0akshott, who co authored a book with matt hancock, has now shared with the telegraph 100,000 whatsapp messages which the former health secretary had shared with government officials. the goal of 100,000 tests per day by the end of this month. in one message, from april 14th 2020, mr hancock te
lapping now, gut-wrenching images of homes and lives destroyed near the earthquake epner. cnn is on the scene as the death toll in turkey and syria soars above 12,000. also tonight, president biden is doubling down on a line of attack against republicans that prompted gop jeers during his state of the union address. he is taking the top themes on the road in key presidential battlegrounds. and ukrainian president volodymr zelenskyy is now in ha included a stop in london, a visit with. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situati situation this hour a race against time in the earthquake zone as the window for finding survivors narrows and the death toll grows more catastrophic. cnn s nick paton walsh is in turkey right now. nick, tell us what you have been seeing and experiencing. reporter: yeah, it is sadly, wolf, around this time that it seems the race against time for survivors is slowly being lo
sandra: house lawmakers signing off on china, recently uncovered spy program, targeting u.s. military bases as well as beijing alleged cover-up of the origins of the covid pandemic. john: is congress finally taking seriously the national security and economic threat that china poses to the united states? nikki haley and ashley hinson are here to weigh in coming up. sandra: potentially historic day at the supreme court as justices hear arguments in a pair of challenges to president biden s student loan handout. great to be with you, john. john: good to be with you as well, sandra, especially, rather, on this busy tuesday. john roberts in washington. this is america reports. the court s looming decisions on the two legal challenges to the president s plan will test the limits of presidential power. also have widespread implications for the tens of millions of americans who could see their loans reduced or completely wiped away. sandra: critics of the handout say the
yesterday, and he was looking a little more like a child dressing up for halloween than a cabinet secretary there to bring hope and help to scared residents. here is how mayor pete did eventually respond to his 20-day delay. what i tried to do is balance to cothings: my desire to be involved and engaged on the ground, which is how i m wired to act, and my desire to follow the norm of transportation secretaries. i have to think about whether i got that balance right. sean: no thinking needed, pothole pete. he didn t strike the right balance. joining me now is james comer. congressman, good to see you. i want to get your take on this, because we reached out to mayor pete for a comment and we were actually referred to this tweet that says, i am along to learn, but the chair of the house oversight committee thinks that ntsb is part of our department. ntsb is independent, and with good reason. we will review and respond properly. congressman, how do you respond to mayor
a week. he finally did make the trip yesterday. he was looking a little more like a child dressing up for halloween than a cabinet secretary there to bring hope and help to scared residents. here s how repeat did eventually respond to his 20 day delay. when i tried to do is balance two things. my desire to be involved and engaged and on the ground, which is how i am generally wired to act and my desire to follow the norm of transportation secretaries, others, and thinking about whether i got that balance right. no thinking needed a pothole. pete, you absolutely did not strike the right balance, right? joining me now is the man launching an investigation, house oversight committee chair james comer, congressman, good to see you. listen, i want to give you i want to get your take on this ,because we reached out to mary pete for a comment and we were actually referred to this tweet that says, i m alarmed to learn that the chair of the house oversight committee thinks that th