to find survivors trapped in the rubble. we will take you to the turkey. back here in the u.s., president biden is hitting the road this morning to deliver his post state of the union pitch in wisconsin. in his speech, biden defended his accomplishments, took on republicans and pled for unity as he laid out his plans for the future. fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict gets us nowhere. we will speak to congresswoman nn anette barragan and get her message. president zelenskyy is in the uk right now for the first time since the war broke out. what he just told the british parliament. and lebron james making history, breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. we begin this hour with a rising death toll in turkey and syria after those two massive earthquakes and the race against time for rescuers. more than 11,000 people have been confirmed dead, tens of thousands injured, untold numbers still trapped. many
world headquarters in new york. a busy hour ahead. right now, president biden is on his way to wisconsin on an unofficial post state of the union tour after his rousing address before the joint session of congress last night. imploring lawmakers to finish the job, the president defended his record and called for more bipartisanship. but did manage to tangle with republicans at times. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not saying it is a majority. anybody who doubts it, contact my office, i ll give you a copy. i ve give you a copy of the proposal. coming up, we ll talk about how president biden may use those gop outbursts to his advantage. plus, the drama on the floor before the president even walked out. what senator mitt romney is saying about this moment, the moment when he called out george santos to his face on the house floor, with cameras rolling. he shouldn t have been there. he shouldn t be in the look, he s a sick puppy. also t
rocked two countries. more than 2,200 are dead in turkey and syria. thousands more injured. we ve got the latest details. a new republican criticism this morning of how the biden administration handled the suspected chinese spy balloon drifting for days over the u.s. before the military shot it down over the weekend. all this as president biden red december to address the nation tomorrow. a huge night for a star-packed grammy awards. that s bad bunny. we ll tell you who made history. we begin with that breaking news, a deadly catastrophe unfolding right now in tour key and syria. two powerful and devastating earthquakes striking jurs hours apart. 7.92 earth kwair quake near the city of gaziantep in turkey. that number only expected to rise as the tremors toppled buildings across the region. take a look at this moment. look at this. this whole building just comes down in the city just outside the epicenter collapsing in a matter of seconds. bystanders fleeing the scene
survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from
democratic officials. republicans are demanding more answers from president biden over his handling of classified material, but the white house says those answers do not exist. we ll explain. in ukraine, hope of finding survivors is fading after a reportedly russian missile sliced an apartment building in half on saturday. we re live with the latest. on capitol hill, a battle is brewing over the debt limit. the deadline to raise is two day was. congress isn t in session, so what happens on thursday? and a new policy goes into effect today for miliary veterans in crisis. how it could help millions. we begin this morning with the arrest of a failed republican candidate accused of being a master mind behind a series of shootings at the homes of democrat you can lawmakers. police took him into custody yesterday calling the shootings politically motivated. back in november, he lost his race for state representative and complained the election was rigged. police say he confro