happening now, mass destruction in more than 3,400 people dead after a powerful earthquake, and dozens of after o armageddon. stand by for new reporting on the catastrophes in turkey and syria as rescuers search for survivors and the death toll keeps rising and rising. also tonight, u.s. officials reveal new information on the size, cape abilities and the vae of the downed balloon. amid rising u.s./china tensions, and as president biden faces new international emergencies, he s also engaged in last-minute preparations for his state of the union address. we ll tell you what the president just said about his prime time speech to congress and the nation a little over 24 hours from now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states, and around the world, i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. let s get right to the unfolding earthquake disasters in turkey and syria and its truly devastating toll. cnn s jomana karadsheh is in istanbul. one of the most powerful quakes t
Nuclear power plant. more than 100 reports of suspicious activity, vandalism, sabotage, and physical attacks on power facilities were respected in the u.s. in 2022. of these, experts warned an increasing number are attempts by domestic violent extremists. why target places like this? what does it do for their ideology? white supremacists have targeted the energy sector, because it s so vital to all critical infrastructure systems in order to cause the downfall of society as we know it and eventually build it back up in a more neonazi, fascist society. as one white white supremacist manifesto puts it, when the lights don t come on, hell breaks loose, making conditions desirable for our race to take back what is ours. they are intents on destroying critical infrastructure, specifically energy infrastructure across the united states. they are talking kind of behind the scenes within these dark web