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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 ....
city year. in other news president biden will give his state of the union address tonight to a divided congress and flanked by a republican speaker of the house. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the devastated region of southern turkey and northern syria, where the search for survivors from monday s huge earthquake has entered a second night. the death toll continues to escalate rapidly. more than 7 thousand people are known to have lost their lives and officials are warning that number could rise significantly in the days to come. thousands are thought to be trapped under collapsed buildings and the rescue efforts are being hampered by power supply disruptions, damaged roads and freezing temperatures. there s particular concern for those in syria, a country where the infrastructure has already devastated by years of conflict. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earthquake i ....
For petrol of the president biden has to be careful about trying to paint too rosy a picture. because the numbers right now show that two thirds of americans don t think he has accomplished and off during his presidency. in four 10 don t like the way the country is headed. democrats were in control haven t really translated to high approval numbers. that s the challenge president biden is going to face tonight. for more on this i am joined now by ravi agrawal, editor in chief of foreign policy magazine. thank you forjoining us on newsday. a lot of domestic issues for him to be talking about. what grade would you give to president biden for his foreign policy achievements? i think it s a mixed picture. i think it s a mixed picture. i think on some issues such as america s robust support of ukraine, the fact that biden has rejuvenated alliances, especially in comparison with his predecessor, donald trump. the fact he has provided such a ....
Has accomplished and off during his presidency. in four intent don t like the way the country is headed. four and ten. democrats were in control haven t really translated to high approval numbers. that s the challenge president biden is going to face tonight. challenge president biden is going to face tonight. thank you so much for that update. let s get more on what we re expecting to hear shortly from the us president. joining us now is the us political scientist and director of the center for politics at the university of virginia, larry sabato. thank you forjoining us. as nada said, a lot of domestic issues to discuss but his speech comes after the alleged chinese spy balloon incident, and of course the war in ukraine. with the 2024 presidential campaigns set to get started soon, how crucial a moment is this for president biden? it s the largest audience that he will have all year in all ....
To try and map out potential targets. one thing we know for a fact, they will be hiring and hiring a lot of lawyers. what they come up with, still an open question, dana. sure is, phil. hope you find a friend up there. thank you so much. appreciate it. back around the table. nina, you always give important perspective from the real world. from your home state of ohio. as a democrat, hearing that democrats are getting ready to investigate a whole bunch of things that, you know, republicans, as they have been in control haven t necessarily done when it comes to their oversight responsibility, do you have any cautionary advice for how far they should go, knowing what you know about how people in the midwest and elsewhere view washington and view the democrats? glad you asked me that question. i went to 40 states over the last year. so it s not just my great state of ohio. while the democrats are investigating, certainly the republicans did abdicate their responsibility to be a check ....