watching for in tonight s big speech. right now in turkey, and syria, more than 5,000 people are dead, entire communities have been destroyed after two powerful earthquakes rocked the entire region. we ll take you live to turkey where international rescue cruise and aid are now arriving. also this hour, an inside look at the u.s. coast guard s efforts to address the rise in migrants arriving to the u.s. by sea, and the dangers those desperate people face in search of a better life. and we begin this morning with the horrific destruction in turkey and syria after two powerful earthquakes devastated the region. this morning, the death toll stands at over 5,000 people. it is expected to climb even higher. right now tens of thousands of emergency crews are working around the clock to rescue and recover those trapped under the rubble. in some areas, rescuers are facing snow and freezing temperatures as they search for survivors. turkish president erdogan declaring a week of
contrast. right now my mind is on selma, alabama, our residents are preparing to commemorate one of the most pivotal advance of the black freedom struggle. tomorrow i will be joining you live from selma, we re all be taking part in the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday. in my capacity at the head of the national action network. president biden will make his third visit to selma as commander-in-chief. and will call for new action to the voting rights activists who risked their lives for, back on march seven, 1965. but as democrats prepare to mark that sovereign memorial. and grace, and have have grayson affection and reflection. republicans will close out this year s conservative political action conference. with more of the car to conservatives. that have been on display for the last four days. with tonight s keynote speech coming from none other than donald trump. scheduled to take the stage within the hour. the contrast is stark. and the emblematic of the divide betwe
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their pain. today, big questions about the delayed police response. why didn t the school guard fire a shot? why was the school s door unlocked? why did it take an hour for a tactical team to break in? this new video shows parents outside the school while the gunman was still barricaded with the children and their teachers inside. the associated press reporting one parent who lost his daughter said authorities were unprepared and not moving quickly enough. law enforcement officials say they did engage immediately and that two of their officers were wounded. the investigation into the shooter s private facebook messages revealing he did plan to attack that elementary school. there s still no information on the motive. the nra convention in houston is scheduled to begin tomorrow. senator ted cruz is still attending and still defending his political stance in the wake of the tragedy. mr. cruz, why is america the only country that faces this kind of you know what? you can
figure was that one of them dies every four days on average, so for them getting conver5ation every four days on average, so for them getting conversation is of course an important matter. i think the government will come under pressure to be precise about a timeframe. rishi sunak wa5 pressure to be precise about a timeframe. rishi sunak was asked yesterday by diana johnson, labour mp yesterday by diana john5on, labour mp who s been campaigning on it was a boy year5, mp who s been campaigning on it was a boy years, she asked the prime minister whether he can guarantee the victims would get compensation by the end of the year. he didn t do that but i guess google find out if it is because he can t guarantee it will happen or simply because the government want to leave all questions of timeframe for this statement from john glenn today. reminders what happened yesterday with the releasing of this report into a seven year inquiry and the prime minister calling it a day of shame