to avoid a wider conflict in the region. we will take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our interests and our people. and we will respond when we choose, where we choose, and how we choose. earlier i asked our north america correspondent would any us attack may take place? we don t know us attack may take place? - don t know exactly when this military action will be lost, it apparently depends on the weather and on intelligence, but we understand that these strikes will take place over a number of days and today will include a range of targets. they include iranian personnel and facilities in iraq and syria. now, it is those two countries from where these militant groups, the iran backed militant groups have been operating and it is those groups that washington has accused of being responsible for the deadly drone attack on the us base injordan on sunday. that was when as you said, three us service members were killed, dozens more were injured and ever sinc
eagles in america s biggest sporting event, the super bowl. hello and welcome to the programme. it s a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn t be further apart. we ve just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers
after fighter jets shoot down a fourth unidentified object over north america now beijing claims the us has been flying balloons over china. cyclone gabrielle batters new zealand with a state of emergency declared in some areas. darvel! come on, darvel, let s do it. and will we marvel at darvel once again? the part time footballers hoping for more giant killing in the scottish cup and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s party time in phoenix as the kansas city chiefs beat the philadelphia eagles to win their second superbowl in four years. hello, good afternoon. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 35,000 and there are fears that number could rise considerably, and even double. seven days on, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble this morning a little girl was rescued in turkey after 178 hours. but the united nations says the rescue phase is now coming to a close . 0ur correspondent, caroline
following the death of 16 year old brianna jie in warrington. and a big revealfrom rihanna during last night s super bowl half time show confirming that she s expecting her second child. more on all the super bowl action from sport at half past. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un s relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now coming to a close . and he s warned that people in parts of rebel held north west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from gaziantep in southern turkey, not far from the epicentre of the first quake that hit a week ago. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish ci
ourselves because it was almost 250 years before a woman could stand at this desk not just to give a prayer. but to get the gavel. pennsylvania s new house speaker, joanna mcclinton, just one of a rapidly growing number of powerful women in this country, but ironically women now have less bodily ought omthan we had in 50 years. also new developments in jack smith s investigation into why the lawyers who did donald trump s bidding have reason to be very nervous. and if he doesn t win a grammy, it s rigged. tonight, you ll hear donald trump s new song recorded with a choir of prison inmates. no, i m not joking. and we begin tonight with the vital role of women in american history. something especially celebrated during women s history month which started this week. it is pretty remarkable when you think about it, the gains women have made since the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920, when women, but really white women, secured the right to vote. of course, women of col