prepayment customers go unused. i ll have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 7th february. more than 4,000 people have died after two major earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria. the rescue effort has continued throughout the night, although freezing temperatures, snow and rain have hampered the search for survivors. dozens of countries, including the uk, have promised to send help. azadeh moshiri reports. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defen
we have correspondents live on the ground across the zast zozo disaster zone. we re going to speak to turkish basketball star and chef jose andres helping feed people as a humanitarian crisis unfolds. plus this where s mike pence? the special counsel is investigating donald trump and january 6. now they want to talk to mike pence. cnn is learning what he is seeking from the former vice president. also the district attorney in memphis says he is doing a deep dive into past incidents involving the five police officers charged with murdering tyre nichols. sfw we begin with the catastrophe in turkey and syria. the scope of the destruction is staggering. the pictures, devastating. the death toll, just growing. 21,000 so far, 719 people now confirmed dead after the devastating earthquake. thousands more are still missing, possibly dead or dying beneath the rubble. hope is running out to find any more survivors. the this morning four days after the quake, search teams rescue
Practice yesterday. But tonight his colleagues, both republicans and democrats will go ahead with their annual game. Its a rare show of political unity. Less unified, President Trump hits back at reports he is under investigation for Obstruction Ofjustice. He calls it the biggest witch hunt in history. And the australian Prime Minister pokes fun at Donald Trumps winning ways. Well let you judge the impersonation. I am Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington. We still dont know how many people died in the Grenfell Tower blaze police say it will be more than the current death toll, which stands at 17. And such is the destruction inside the building it could take firefighters weeks to recover the remains. Today sniffer dogs, much lighter than people, and specially trained to locate bodies, have been sent into the building to help with the search. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are in critical care. Our Home Affairs Editor mark easton has this report. Slowly, inch by pains
creating a lot of misery this morning, and the governor has declared a state of emergency in one state. it was indeed a big night, but that was so yesterday. next stop, super tuesday. mitt romney may have had a sweep, but you know what, in one week it is the big show, the biggest night of primary season. and it was a close one in his home state. so what? michigan s a win, right? win s a win. but what s up next? and the accused teenage gunman in the ohio school ram pain facing a judge this morning. he could be tried as an adult. we are hearing also the desperate 911 calls from inside the school. we are going to share those with you this morning. and one cruise ship hits the ground and topples over. another cruise ship loses all power and is set adrift in pirate infested seas. is it a good idea to even embark on a cruise these days? washington may have some help and some answers for you. we ll let you know why that is. and we begin this morning with breaking news. the sea
member of the dog pound coming up next. but here s the top of the hour. what would you say if you had just 20 minutes to defend your life? that is the question of american student amanda knox and she will have to answer that question because tomorrow she s on. she takes the stand in her own defense with her freedom hanging in the balance. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance has been watching this appeal trial for us from perugia and matthew, i said there people here appeal and take the stand to defend yourself, this is not going to go like a normal case in the united states where someone takes the stand and they re going to be asked questions. no. they call it the pleas of innocence here. both amanda knox and her co-accused accused and convicted already of course of murdering meredith kercher in 2007 will get about 15 minutes each. it s not been confirmed that rafaela will make a speech but definitely amanda knox, tomorrow morning, is going to be sta