it s seven in the morning in singapore, and two o clock in the morning in turkey where officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors have come to an end two weeks on from the earthquake that devastated the south of turkey and north west of syria. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 47 thousand people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks across both countries. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, surveyed the damage in hard hit hatay province as he toured the region by helicopter. he s expected to hold talks with his turkish counterpart, before meeting some of the people affected by the quake, including white helmet rescue workers from rebel held parts of syria. with clean up efforts getting underway in turkey anger is building in some of the worst affected areas. as bulldozers clear debris in the devastated southeastern city of antakya, many people are sti
contentious hearing inside tennessee s capitol building is underway right now as republican state lawmakers into expel three democrats over their protest for gun control. inside the chamber and expulsion vote is set to happen very soon. also right now , violence is erupting in the middle east. dozens of rockets fired into israel from lebanon. lebanon claims israel is firing back but israel denying that relies in jerusalem and in paris , scenes of outrage cars getting smashed bottle of paintballs flying protesters clashed with police, these breaking stories and more all coming in right now to cnn news senate. these are live pictures from inch by the chamber there in tennessee of lawmakers prepare for a big vote right now. potentially historic legislative session has begun in the statehouse as lawmakers prepare to vote on a resolution to expel three democratic state representatives. all three are accused of breaking house rules while calling for stricter gun control measures al
after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small