welcome to bbc news, i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories... one week on — the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey and syria reaches 37,000 —and that number is expected to double. everything we had was here. even my children are crying now, they are saying, "mum, everything is gone." "0ur childhood is gone." we'll report from a hospital in southern turkey where staff are overwhelmed by the scale of the tragedy. the us defends its decision to shoot down unidentified flying objects. washington and beijing accuse each other of aerial espionage. and the czech starjakubjankto becomes the first international player in men's football to come out as gay.

seven days after the devastating earthquakes hit, turkish rescue workers say some survivors are still being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings. but the number of confirmed deaths has now risen above 37,000 and it's feared the final total could be much higher. united nations officials say the relief effort is now being focused on caring for the homeless. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is close to the epicentre of the earthquake in southern turkey. 0nce just an ordinary street, until last monday. 4:17am, everything

shook, the strongest earthquake in a century. smashing life as they knew it... ..into pieces. almost nothing left. almost. here, waiting on garden chairs in front row seats, a street turned into a cemetery. their loved ones buried somewhere in this rubble. the scenes are absolutely breathtaking, but it's also what we can't convey. it's the dust and the stench, the stench of death, so many bodies buried under the rubble. translation: right now, |

they are pulling a body out. it might be my brother, or it might be someone else. they are pulling the body out and we will identify it. fouad waits for the bodies of everyone in his family who lived here, a0 people in all. did you ever fear that you'd see a day like this? one week on, the body bags keep coming out, each time killing a family's prayer their loved one was still alive. the un's top aid official praised this rescue effort. more than 100 countries sent to help. but there is concern over what's yet to come. the greatest fear now is when that awful day comes

when we learn how many people really died. the speculation, as you know, is frightening. and just to think that under those mountains of rubble there could be these many, many people who are now dead. so many are asking, "did so many have to die?" turkey's president erdogan says they couldn't prepare for a calamity like this. but this woman insists her sister could have been saved. translation: only one politician came here - and showed his face. where are the rest? i've been here since the first day. i dug people out with my bare hands. builders are being blamed too. some structures collapsed and others didn't. translation: our faith says this life is a test. _ we believe there are lessons here for everyone. god willing, we will be

stronger after this. one week on, the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded. and yet so many we meet not just hope, they believe their loved ones are still alive somewhere under this rubble. present erdogan is promising everyone a new home within a year. that's optimistic. it is the memory of everyone and everything that was here that will live on in those who survived. now is a time to grieve. but as this rescue turns to relief, there will also be a reckoning for this wrecking of so many lives. lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras. over the border in syria, the country's president, bashar al—assad, has agreed to two new corridors to allow aid from the united nations into his country from turkey.

the move follows an emergency meeting between the un and the syrian government to discuss ways to boost aid to the country already devastated by years of civil war. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from antakya close to the syrian border. there is a moment of disbelief at seeing light. and then comes the smile. the joy of knowing he is free after 50 hours in crushing concrete. god is great, the crowd chants as they celebrate saving three—year—old karam in idlib last week. his father shielded him from the rubble but with so few rescuers on the ground in syria, both lay helpless as their mother and sister fell silent, and died next to them. translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. _ karam and i were still there.

i was in a kneeling—down position, i was kneeling over karam and the rubble was up to my legs. it was all taking too long. the focus is now on keeping the living alive. survivors have little choice but to find whatever shelter they can within the fallen buildings. translation: we now live on the streets. - we stay there and when we feel we are falling asleep, we get in the car that we covered. that's where we sleep. aid is being promised, but not fully delivered. after leaving turkey, the united nations aid chief martin griffiths toured aleppo in syria and said help is coming. but the un has to find new routes over the border if it is to meet the mounting needs of millions. this hospital in northern syria, filmed by bbc arabic, has had to carry out multiple amputations on children with very little equipment.

more than 3.5 million syrians came to turkey to escape the horrors of war. in antakya, their hopes this would be a safe home have been destroyed. and although this camp is getting some help from the uk charity, refugees, key supplies and although this camp is getting some help from the uk charity, refugees, key supplies are still short. after a decade of trying to lift themselves out of grinding poverty, these families are having to start again. "it is a daily struggle," she tells me. "if i'm working, we are eating. "if not, we're dependent on the charity of random people. "life has become expensive and the dignity of those "who have had to leave their homes has been affected. "our people have been decimated." as dusk brings freezing temperatures, these families can only hope that dawn will bring them the strength to build them their lives again. laura bicker, bbc news

on the turkey syria border. i'm joined now by dr karam shaar, a political economist and syria program manager at the observatory of political and economic networks. you thank you forjoining us on the programme. two new age fruits have been agreed to be open, how significant is that? —— two new aid routes. this arrived very late. unfortunately, like the events surrounding what happened with the delivery and syria suggest that the assad regime is trying to take political advantage of them, and the people who deserve the aid most will

probably not have all of it. so, if you think of north—west syria, the part that is most vulnerable, that was most vulnerable, that was most vulnerable before this earthquake, there were a5 million people besieged in there, bob midday and night by russia and the assad regime, 2.5 million of those who are already living in tents, the vast majority live in poverty, these people didn't receive virtually any aid, yet from individual states or from the united nations. while the assad regime which has an established welt record of stealing much of the aid had aeroplanes blocking into the country, airports from various corners of the world. it is a shame that this has to happen when we know that the united nations does not need a vote in the un security council to deliver aid north—west

syria. to deliver aid north-west s ria. , syria. so president assad has aareed syria. so president assad has agreed to _ syria. so president assad has agreed to allow— syria. so president assad has agreed to allow united - syria. so president assad has. agreed to allow united nations to be able to bring in some aid, we understand the scale of the challenges in syria but in your opinion, what would you say is the most significant being needed right now, in terms of what people need on the ground?— terms of what people need on the ground? well, i think needs have changed — the ground? well, i think needs have changed in _ the ground? well, i think needs have changed in the _ the ground? well, i think needs have changed in the first - the ground? well, i think needs have changed in the first five i have changed in the first five or six days, at most you could say search and rescue equipment, now, most people need shelter. the issue is this aid should be able to throw cash flow freely into north—west syria without the approval of the assad regime, it is not needed. this is according to the secretary deputy general, the former secretary general deputy, who argues that no vote is needed and the approval is not necessary. now what we are seeing is basically the assad regime blocking aid into other

parts of the country or allowing it to flow only if it legitimises his regime. thank ou ve legitimises his regime. thank you very much- _ legitimises his regime. thank| you very much. unfortunately, we have to leave it there but thank you for your insight. the united states has admitted it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of the three aerial objects it shot down in recent days. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra—terrestrial life being involved. national security spokesperson john kirby says that an earlier device — a balloon shot down off south carolina nine days ago — was part of a chinese high altitude programme for intelligence gathering. we were able to determine that china has a high altitude balloon programme for intelligence collection that is connected to the people's liberation army. it was operating during the previous administration

but they did not detect it. we detected it. we tracked it. and we have been carefully studying it to learn as much as we can. we know that these prc surveillance balloons have crossed over dozens of countries on multiple continents around the world, including some of our closest allies and partners. we can now speak to dean cheng who is a senior fellow at potomac institute for policy studies. dean is long time researcher of china's political and security affairs, he joins us from washington.. dean, thank you forjoining us. now, both sides are trading accusations of high altitude spying, accusations of high altitude spying, china's foreign minister says the us has flown balloons into its airspace more than ten times in the past year, what more is my —— own about that accusation, and how do you think that will impact

china us relations?- do you think that will impact china us relations? well, it is important _ china us relations? well, it is important to _ china us relations? well, it is important to remember- china us relations? well, it is important to remember that l important to remember that chinese airspace, that is the airspace over the people's republic of china is entirely under the control of the people's liberation army air force, that is to say the military has ultimate say over who flies over it. so if they had actually been ten balloon intrusions into chinese airspace, one, the pla air force would be aware of this, and two, it is highly unlikely the chinese would not have intercepted them and publicly protested. so, to suddenly have this charge emerge in the wake of the chinese balloon being shot down over south carolina frankly pushes some of the boundaries of credulity. now, we have just _ boundaries of credulity. now, we have just outlined - boundaries of credulity. now, we have just outlined what i boundaries of credulity. now, | we have just outlined what we know to be the latest about these objects that have been shutdown. but what more do you

know about these particular objects? know about these particular ob'ects? ., , . . , objects? not very much, except what is publicly _ objects? not very much, except what is publicly available. - what is publicly available. thus far, apparently, no wreckage has been recovered from any of these shoot downs, although there is apparently an effortful the one off of south carolina. it is striking that no specific country has been affiliated with the three smaller objects that have been shut down, and that they do seem to be behaving differently. so, ithink seem to be behaving differently. so, i think there is a great deal of curiosity on everyone's part about exactly what these objects are, what is the payload, and by now, all of a sudden, are they emerging and being intercepted? shin a sudden, are they emerging and being intercepted?— being intercepted? an official from nato — being intercepted? an official from nato has _ being intercepted? an official from nato has accused - being intercepted? an official| from nato has accused russia and china have increasing their surveillance, what kind of impact you think this will have on geopolitical relations? well, the larger balloon has already led to the delay of the

visit of the us secretary of state to china. 0bviously, nato russian relations are bad because of ukraine and that will only exacerbate the situation. both they are online in a fairly consistent anti—democratic coalition so i think we are seeing the rise of authoritarian balloon is, if you will. authoritarian balloon is, if you will-— authoritarian balloon is, if ouwill. ., ., you will. thank you for your time. you're watching bbc news. still to come on the programme. a quick fix or a potential hazard? the weight—loss jab about to be sold over the counter. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the reprecussions in the streets.

one wonders who is next. explosions. as the airlift got under way there was no let—up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent in the sea to the east of the island, away for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded the next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news — the latest headlines... one week on after the devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria — 37,000 are known to have been killed. the un warns the number is expected to double.

the us defends its decision to shoot down unidentified flying objects. washington and beijing each accuse the other of aerial espionage. let's bring you some breaking news — shots have been fired at michigan state university, and police say there have been "multiple reported injuries," urging students and faculty to "shelter in place,". local media are showing officers swarming the campus. a universtiy spokesperson has just confirmed one person has been killed. shots were apparently fired in two locations — near an academic building and at an athletic facility. we'll bring you more when we get it. the scale of the disaster in turkey has placed unprecedented pressure on the country's healthcare system which is now relying on assistance from the international community. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, reports from the south east

of the country close to the epicentre, where hospital staff are under huge strain. in the heart of a devastated city... ..we meet little arras. he is five. he was pulled from the rubble with hypothermia, after 105 hours. his older brother, older sister and his dad were all killed in the earthquake. his grandfather, mehmet, says he will now treat arras like his own son. translation: he is an honest boy. he has a strong personality. he is not spoilt, he is sincere. the rescuers and the doctors did so well to save him and, by god's grace, they gave him back to us alive. arras's mum survived and is being treated in another hospital but this is one

of so many families torn apart. translation: we are burning inside, just. like everyone else. i don't need to tell you about the pain of losing three of my family. for the medics at the heart of all of this, it has been an exhausting and traumatic week. it is very bad. and too much of the childs have lost their parents. so i don't know, it's very hard. yeah. it's too hard for me. arras was saved in this intensive care unit, set up by doctors from israel, one of so many countries who sent teams to help the tens of thousands of injured. some of the patients we have seen today are now starting on the really long road to recovery, but for

all of them, there are also the mental scars. there is the personal trauma but also the collective national trauma, too. and an international effort to support turkey is gaining momentum. doctors and nurses from the uk are now setting up a field hospital in turkoglu, where the town's hospital is no longer safe for patients. we are working with the turkish doctors and nurses that are here, set up their own tent and they are seeing patients but they are quite overwhelmed because after all the trauma you then have all the people who have their usual chronic illnesses, they are falling off their bikes still or they are doing things, they are still becoming unwell. and it is both young and old in desperate need. now and in the days and weeks to come. nick beake, bbc news, in southern turkey.

uk high street chemists are set to sell customers a controversial weight loss jab used by some famous people, including twitter owner elon musk. wegovy, orsemaglutide, is a prescription drug that blunts appetite. it has the same ingredient as ozempic — a diabetes medicine said to be hollywood's "skinny shot" of choice. experts warn it is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. let's now speak to dr shauna levy, an obesity medicine and surgical director of the tulane bariatric centre at tulane university. shejoins us live from new orleans. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me.— you for having me. now, i understand _ you for having me. now, i understand that _ you for having me. now, i understand that this - you for having me. now, i| understand that this drug, wegovy, is something you use on

your patients currently. yes. your patients currently. yes, that is correct, _ your patients currently. yes, that is correct, all— your patients currently. yes, that is correct, all the - your patients currently. yes, that is correct, all the time, | that is correct, all the time, honestly as often as it is able to be prescribed by their insurance. i to be prescribed by their insurance.— to be prescribed by their insurance. i think there is some confusion, - insurance. i think there is some confusion, many i insurance. i think there is - some confusion, many people think this is a drug used for diabetes and there has been some reports that there has been a shortage of people being able to get some of their medicine due to the rise in people wanting this for a diet supplement, what do you say about that?— about that? well, you are absolutely _ about that? well, you are absolutely right _ about that? well, you are absolutely right that - about that? well, you are absolutely right that this. about that? well, you are | absolutely right that this is indicated for diabetes under the brand name you mentioned, but it is also equally indicated that the disease of obesity under the brand name, so there are two. people who this is indicated for having nine enough body index that qualifies for it and helps to treat the disease.-

qualifies for it and helps to treat the disease. sorry, dr, are, i treat the disease. sorry, dr, are. i think _ treat the disease. sorry, dr, are, i think we _ treat the disease. sorry, dr, are, i think we have - treat the disease. sorry, dr, are, i think we have you - treat the disease. sorry, dr, i are, i think we have you back. i wanted to find out what are side—effects and the risks of taking wegovy? the side-effects and the risks of taking wegovy?— side-effects and the risks of taking wegovy? the side effects are very limited. _ taking wegovy? the side effects are very limited. they _ taking wegovy? the side effects are very limited. they are - are very limited. they are mostly nausea and vomiting but they are very, very short lived, and as long as you have an ant time nor ship medication then you are fine.— then you are fine. now, it reduces — then you are fine. now, it reduces appetite, - then you are fine. now, it reduces appetite, how - reduces appetite, how significant is that? isn't that dangerous if people are not getting the nutrients they need? ~ , ., ., ., need? well, you are right that --eole need? well, you are right that people need — need? well, you are right that people need to _ need? well, you are right that people need to focus - need? well, you are right that people need to focus on - need? well, you are right that. people need to focus on getting nutrients when they are hungry, the first thing they should focus on is eating protein and healthy nutrients. it is not like you are never hungry, you're definitely still hungry, you're definitely still hungry, you are just a lot less hungry than you were before.- you are just a lot less hungry than you were before. now, do ou than you were before. now, do you think _ than you were before. now, do you think this _ than you were before. now, do you think this is _ than you were before. now, do you think this is wise _ than you were before. now, do you think this is wise that - than you were before. now, do you think this is wise that it - you think this is wise that it is going to be prescribed more widely here in the uk?-

widely here in the uk? yes, absolutely- _ widely here in the uk? yes, absolutely. obesity - widely here in the uk? yes, absolutely. obesity is - widely here in the uk? yes, absolutely. obesity is the i absolutely. obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death and it is 70% of adults have overweight nurse or obesity so there are so many people that need to treat the disease, beyond the people who may be looking for itjust proposes a vanity. may be looking for it 'ust proposes a vanityfi may be looking for it 'ust proposes a vanity. just very briefl , proposes a vanity. just very briefly, is — proposes a vanity. just very briefly, is there _ proposes a vanity. just very briefly, is there a _ proposes a vanity. just very briefly, is there a risk - proposes a vanity. just very briefly, is there a risk that. briefly, is there a risk that this could feel people's concerns if they have an eating disorder, for example, that they might go to their doctor and ask for this in bigger numbers than what is sensible? absolutely. it is adoptable my duty to make sure patients are using it for the right reasons. thank you very much for your insight. and a reminder of our top story, one week on after the devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria, 37,000 are known to be have been killed. the un was the number is expected to double. and that is

all for the programme, thank you very much for watching. hello. a valentine's day of wardrobe dilemmas on the way for some of you. frosty in places, a foggy start, but by the afternoon spring—like warmth, 16, 17 degrees possible in northwest wales, well above the eight degree average for this stage in the month, but not quite as warm as our warmest valentine's day recorded in 1998. so why the warmth? well, we're on the western side of this massive area of high pressure, keeping things dry across much of europe. because we're on the western side, we've got a southerly wind developing. but before that really gets going, most notably in western areas where temperatures above freezing, elsewhere, a frosty start to the day, minus four, minus five in one or two spots, and some dense patches of fog, particularly across central, eastern, and southern parts of england and southeast wales. that fog could actually develop a bit through the morning rush hour, for some lingering until we get to lunchtime. but a lot of sunshine to come for many. a bit more cloud in western

wales, north west england, the odd splash of rain. always cloudier though, western scotland, northern ireland, with more of a breeze here, again some rain or drizzle at times. still a lot of dry weather and bright weather but look at the temperatures, 13 degrees moray firth, 15, 16 north devon, up to 16 and 17 northwest wales. but it's across western areas, particularly northern ireland, scotland, watch for the sunset in the evening. southerly winds ahead of this weather front will bring some saharan dust to the skies. as i said, northern ireland and western scotland could be treated to the best of the sunset. but it will be replaced by rain as we go through the night, rain spreading its way and dropping some of that dust onto the cars for the morning. it's not going to reach eastern areas so we'll stay clear here. still a chance of frost, but not as cold as the night we have at the moment. and that's because there'll be more of a breeze. not as much fog around, but a bright start, sunny start in eastern areas. western areas starts cloudy, outbreaks of rain, outbreaks of rain fizzle as it pushes eastwards across england into the midlands, central southern england by the end of the afternoon. east anglia and the southeast will stay dry and clear into the evening. mild here, 13, 1a degrees,

a little bit fresh elsewhere. but then as we go into thursday, a murky and actually wet start for many across england and wales, not seen that for a while. that rain, though, will clear through. still lots of cloud around, the odd bit of brightness — dry, brightest the further north you are. and again, temperatures still above where we should be for this stage in february. but there's more rain gathering to northern ireland later on and that's this area of low pressure which will bring rain across the north, but increasingly strong winds. so through thursday night into friday, one thing to watch out for is potentially strong to gale force winds for many. see you soon.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the head of the united nations' humanitarian affairs has told a security council meeting that the syrian president bashar al—assad has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid from turkey. martin griffiths told the council these borders would remain open for three months. the united states has admitted it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of the three aerial objects it shot down in recent days. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra—terrestrial life being involved. the czech starjakubjankto has become the first international player in men's football

to come out as gay.