balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. these pictures are only a few hours old you can see a turkish woman being taken out from debris of a collapsed building in kahramanmaras which was near the epicentre of both quakes. this lady was rescued almost 90 hours after the quake hit. the world health organisation has talked about a new disaster with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. the uk
good evening, everyone. thanks for tuning in i m alison camerota. welcome to cnn tonight. let s start with the culture wars. in the past 24 hours the battlefield has been noisy. more battles about books in the classroom, drama over drag shows, and gaslighting about gas stoves. here is florida governor ron desantis this morning surrounded by and taking urgent action to protect gas stoves. they are trying to take away your gas stove. they are coming for any little thing in your life that they can do, and i think what they want to be able to do is they ultimately want to control the amount of energy you consume. well, it turns 92% of floridians use electric stoves, but let s not let that get in the way. what is this really about? well, governor sarah huckabee sanders spelled it out. we are under attack in a left wing culture war we didn t start and never wanted to fight. sure seems like some people do want this fight. but what s the truth about culture war rhetoric? we
hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states, and all around the, world i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, the window for miracles is closing in turkey and syria s quake zone, as search and rescue efforts will soon become a recovery mission. plus, this is a blue collar to rebuild america. after the state of the union address, president biden takes this economic message on the road, and later, a massive military parade in north korea that highlighted numerous ballistic missiles thought to be capable of hitting the united states. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. it is 10 am across turkey and syria where the death toll from the worst earthquake in a century has climbed to nearly 16,000. in northern syria, there are huge mountains of rubble where residential buildings once stood. damascus as close to 300,000 people have been forced from their homes, and that is only in the parts of syria under government co
in othe news president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress flanked by a republican speaker of the house. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the natinal museum of the netherlands. the use of light and colour and sharpness and blurred things which makes this painting sort of an experience of reeling. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south of the country. more than seven thousand people are now known to have died. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earth
row, the debris mixed together, it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big city here. in other news, president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress, flanked by a republican speaker of the house. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show at the national museum of the netherlands. his use of lighting colour sharpness, which makes his paintings and gives the experience of viewing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south