. this is cnn breaking news. welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world i m rosemary church, we continue tracking breaking news out of the middle east this hour where major earthquake killed hundreds of people in syria and turkey and the death toll is rising. syrian state media report at least 237 people have died in syria and more than 600 injured an unknown number could be trapped under rubble. we got this video earlier of a rescuer carrying an injured child away from the rubble of a damaged building. the white helmets rescue group known as the syrian self-defense declared the north western part of syria a disaster area, dozens of buildings collapsed that both country, turkey s vice president said at least 284 died in southern turkey and more than 23 hon injured, emergency workers asking for silence to hear possible cries for help from people trapped under the rubble. the governor of istanbul said nearly 1,000 search and rescue
the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
since taking office 51 days ago. and cnn just learning the president will direct all states to open vaccine eligibility to all adults by may first and that he would like to see some signs of normalcy like small gatherings by july 4th. this comes just hours after biden signed a landmark piece of legislation, a $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. i believe this is and most people i think do as well, this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who built the country a fighting chance. biden is seizing the moment. according to cnn s new poll, 77% of americans now believe the worst is behind us. that is up nearly 30% over just the past two months. there is an undeniable sense of hope across this country after a year that the cdc says was almost certainly the deadliest year on record for the u.s.. the deadliest year on record. and tonight does mark one year to the day that th
mentioned there with scott early morning, in some deepest sleep at that point of the morning, and they had three hours you use science don t you as a way to sort of estimate what you re dealing with here, how tragic this could be, how do you work that. i have some latest models from the usgs. the united states urological survey, the depth of the earthquake, vulnerability, number of people. gaziantep, as scott said is some of the highest population numbers so that s likely where you ll find a number basis where you ll find so many fatalities but i we re as you get outside of that more rural areas with a lot of terrain to the northeast, we saw the strike slip fault went for a couple of hundred kilometers to the northeast. what does that mean? means epicenters aren t just a point on map even though we look at them and it s a star or red circle. they can go on for many kilometers or you know, 100
changed dramatically, was not enhanced. it was degraded. since 2018, there have been nearly 500 bombings in sweden. two of them just went off the other day. it s completely out of control. and swedish voters, whatever their politics, don t like it. so they selected a right wing government. will that solve the problem? well, even before dinner, brook is a legal philosopher from europe. she joins us tonight from the united states . even thanks so much for joining us . so sweden obviously made a terrible mistake. it turns out the people who moved to sweden didn t act at all like swedes. well, this new government do something to fix it. well, i wouldn t be too sure. i honestly, tucker, i was even a little surprised when you asked me to come on about these two new bombings. you know, when i heard the news about it, i thought, well, that s just another day in sweden because, you know, this is something that happens almost on a daily basis. now in sweden over the past four years, i ve h