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a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the work. i'm bianca nobilo from london. max foster has the day off. just ahead -- >> roads are damaged, people are dying. now is the time to explore all possible avenues to get aid and personnel into affected areas. special counsel jack smith has issued a subpoena to former vice president mike pence seeking documents and testimony in the january 6 investigation. >> president biden visited the state of florida on thursday where he sought to drive home the message that he wants to protect social security and

medicare. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is friday, february 10, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 12 noon in syria and turkey where the death toll from monday's earthquake has risen to nearly 22,000. and hopes are fading that rescuers can find anymore survivors. this the scene in southern turkey, emergency crews blow their whistles when they hear noises under the debris and call for silence. but the destruction is immense. in time neighborhoods are reduced to rubble, hundreds of thousands of families are left

homeless, many sleeping in their cars or on the streets in freezing temperatures. even those who still have homes are afraid to go inside fearing the buildings might collapse. you can hear the shouts of celebration as rescue crews pulled a mother and her 6-year-old daughter from the wreckage in southern turkey. let's head to istanbul and salma abdelaziz who has been covering this for several days now. salma, bring us the latest on this relief effort obviously as the tragic transition takes place between being able to find survivors and then dealing with the aftermath. presumably the needs change. >> reporter: absolutely. but extraordinarily now entering the fifth day in this crisis, we are still seeing people being pulled out alive. i want to bring you one story of

hope, one story of survival, about two teenage girls. we'll pull up the video for you to see. and what you will see is a 15-year-old who is wedged between two slabs of concrete, she is buried in the rubble of her home. and rescue workers are pulling her out in the 99th hour of this ordeal. it took ten hours the operation to pull her out. you hear rescue workers speaking down a tunnel. it gives you a sense of how complicated the operations are. they are asking her what she wants to say, she says ice cream. she ask her her favorite flavor. and she asks what they can do to keep her calm and she tells them her favorite song. and they try to play it. and then they are also able to pull out her 13-year-old sister. again the two teenage girls pulled out entering the fifth day of this crisis.

and these are the stories that just are played over and over again here on local television. because they are giving people hope, those rescue workers, some of them simply haven't excellent ex slept except for a few hours. and every time they think that they can find someone alive, that motivates them. and so still hope that there might be survivors there, these two teenage girls of course being a prime example. but you mentioned the enormous need across the whole affected area. many millions of people now needing shelter, needing food, needing water, needing sanitation. everything. all the basics. no matter how much help comes, it simply cannot be why you have. >> salma abdelaziz in istanbul, thank you. meanwhile the first u.n. aid convoy has finally crossed from turkey into syria carrying

desperately needed supplies. world health organization official says that water sources have been disrupted along with fuel, electricity, communication, the basics of life essentially. u.n. secretary-general is urging member states to put aside their differences over the country's civil war and save people's lives. >> this is the molt of unit y nt a moment to divide. but it is obvious that we need massive support. so i'd be happy if you would allow for the crossings to be used. >> and my colleague kim brunhuber spoke last hour with the regional director of mercy call and they discussed the biggest challenges on the ground in turkey. >> time is running out, so we had a very different capacity for search and rescue on that side of the border.

>> and the need there just so great because of the effect of more than a decade of conflict. and so how is that making the process even more difficult for your teams? >> so first of all the team now is already back to work even though some of them have lost close family members. we had very brave and committed people working there. first business was to resume the work we are doing in 98 camps. and at the same time, assisting the needs in those camps and around the communities. feel are sleeping outside because they fear risk of their house crumbling. and at the same time, the

supplies that we had are being distributed, so we are looking forward to replenishing those. and this is where there will be a critical need for all the supply lines to reopen between turkey and northwest syria. >> ways to help the victims of the earthquake, you can go to cnn.com/impact. officials say russian forces hit power facilities in multiple regions. at the same time, getting word that they are trying to defend them from russian attacks. and scott mclean is here with me in london. tell us more about the regions that are being hit and how severely the attacks are

affecting the infrastructure. >> we don't have any details on any casualties, we don't have a ton of detail about what precisely was hit. but the air raid alert is in effect across the entire country and you have the ukrainian energy provider that says there have been hits on energy infrastructure in the west, south and east of the country. so not a good sign. there is also 35 according to ukrainian officials hits on two regions in particular, zaporizhzhia and kharkiv, and these are with missiles called s-300, normally surface to air missiles, in other words used for striking down incoming fire, but the russians have been using them to hit targets on land. and ukrainians say that they don't have the capacity to shoot them down and they are not very accurate, so even if they are aiming at energy infrastructure or more legitimate military targets, there is a good chance of collateral damage. and we know the air defense systems are at work right now.

in kyiv, officials say that they are in action. and fred pleitgen who just left kyiv, he is now in the far west of lviv, and he says he saw the air defense system in that region working. so you get the sense that this is incredibly widespread what is coming. yesterday the ukrainians said that there were incoming missiles, incoming drone attacks, there were largely struck down but perhaps this was a way to sort of wear down the air defense systems in advance of something more substantial. we also know that the russians seem to like the symbolism here, president zelenskyy just wrapped up a two day visit with european leaders and now he's on his way back to ukraine, perhaps he's there already, and now you have this incoming barrage of missiles. >> what did president zelenskyy achieve with this trip to the uk and europe this week? obviously we're looking ahead to the year anniversary of russia's invasion, and plenty of warnings, and now evidence of

russia escalating their attacks. they december bradley need more equipment and more ability to defend the country. >> yeah, so president zelenskyy has been calling for some time for two things in particular, long range missile capabilities and also fighter jets. and he didn't go back with either of those things, but it does seem like the door is open a crack at least on the question of fighter jets. you have the uk saying that they will train the fighter pilots. defense minister clarified that it may be more of a long term strategy to make sure that ukrainian pilots are capable after the war. but saying, look, anything is possible. and then you have european leaders saying that these discussions are taking place behind closed doors obviously. many leaders say that we're open at least in theory to the idea of sending jets. but it doesn't seem like anyone with the exception of poland is actually willing to send them, but even poland says that they will only give up jets to

ukraine if high schit is part or nato effort. >> and because if you are parading alone, it could be a potential target to russianing a fwr aggression. scott, thank you so much. mike pence is facing a subpoena. the justice department wants his testimony about his interactions with the former president leading up to the 2020 election and on january 6 itself. evan perez has the details. >> reporter: his ttoric milesto in the investigation of donald trump and his allies for trying to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel jack smith has issued a subpoena to former vice president mike pence seeking documents and testimony in the january 6 investigation. prosecutors want the former vice president to testify about his interactions with trump leading up to and after the 2020 election and crucial days before rioters who believed trump's

claims of voter fraud attacked the u.s. capitol. this all follows months of negotiations between the justice department and lawyers for the former vice president. among the issues that we expect to come up, donald trump's claim of executive privilege for conversations with his vice president. pence who is considering a run for president published a memoir in november in which he described some of his interactions with trump as the former president sought to overturn the results of his election loss to president biden. the president's team knew that the book's publication raised the prospect that the justice department would likely seek information about those same interactions. and it was notable that two of pence's former aides have already testified to the grand jury going in twice after a judge compelled additional testimony overriding trump's claim of executive privilege. evan perez, cnn, washington. former trump national

security adviser robert o'brien was also subpoenaed. and we asked ryan goodman what all of this means and where jack smith could be headed. >> it suggests that he is nearing an end stage. you only go to pence after you've already established what the other witnesses are going to say so that it can be the most informed back and forth in terms of what they say and ask him with the grand jury so that they have as much visibility and information when they are asking him questions. so they already know some of the answers, they can verify where he is coming from. he is the grand puba in a certain sense. so you only reach out to him after everything is said and done. so it is a strong sign that jack smith is reaching that final lap. ahead, the u.s. president reaches out to retirees in a key swing state and promising to protect the programs that they love and that so many depend on.

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the president brought his "state of the union" arguments to a key battleground state. joe biden visited florida, a state filled with senior citizens and highlighted his support for two programs that so many seniors depend on, social security and medicare. and he also took some strong swipes at florida republican senator rick scott. >> the very idea a senator from florida wants to put social security and medicare on the chopping block every five years i find to be somewhat outrageous, so outrageous, that you might not believe it. i won't do it again -- well, i will. the american rescue plan, one of the points, all federal

legislation sunsets every five years. >> and priscilla alvarez has further details. >> reporter: president biden visited the state of florida on thursday where he sought to drive home the message that he wants to protect social security and medicare, an issue that deer the fiercest reaction during the st"state of the union" address this week. and he sought to seize an opportunity to come to the home state of florida senator rick sdot scott who was the architect of the proposal that would sunset legislation including social security and medicare in five years. the president also of course came to the state that is the home of two potential challengers in 2024. but in his remarks he focused on that proposal from scott. and he referenced the spirited debate from the state of the union, he called scott's plan outrageous and that he would veto it. and mitch mcconnell has said that it would not gain traction. scott himself on cnn pushed back

on claim that he is wants to cut social security and medicare. but it is clear that the white house sees this as an opportunity to seize on a key issue coming up to 2024 and potentially make up some ground with senior voters in florida. again, all of this in a state where there are two potential gop challengers and as we await a potential re-election announcement from president biden. priscilla alvarez, cnn, tampa. and so when might that announcement come? here is what president biden told tell mun emundo when asked was stopping him from making a decision. >> i'm just not ready to make it. >> the president says that he feels good about his position within the democratic party and says polls that say they want a different candidate are flawed. he will meet with the brazilian president in the coming hours.

and before meeting with president biden at the white, he will meet with a number of democratic lawmakers. this is lula's first official visit to the u.s. after defeating bolsonaro in a runoff election. a new house panel investigating the alleged weaponization of the federal government has wrapped up its first hearing. jim jordan is leading the probe into claims that the justice department, fbi and other agencies are biased depends conservatives. the hearing featured current and former lawmakers, legal experts and a general theme that elected officials are working with the mainstream media to silence the right. testimonies say the republicans are simply weaponizing the committee itself. >> protecting first amendment shouldn't be partisan, protecting the constitution shouldn't be partisan. and protecting equal treatment under the law should not be partisan. >> i'm deeply concerned about the use of this select

subcommittee as a place to settle scores, showcase conspiracy theories and advance an extreme agenda that risk undermining american's faith in our democracy. >> china is lashing out after the u.s. house unanimously passed a resolution that rebukes china over the spy balloon. china called it a pure political maneuver. meanwhile there is still a deep divide among u.s. lawmakers over the shoot down owing of the balloon with many republicans outraged that it didn't happen sooner. and the fbi is examining what is left of the balloon and new details about its capabilities are emerging. alex marquardt has the story. >> reporter: the biden administration and pentagon facing a bipartisan barrage of questions today on capitol hill over the chinese surveillance balloon. >> you guys have to help me understand why this baby wasn't taken out long before. >> reporter: accused of a lack

of alarm and criticism over their decision to not shoot down the balloon sooner when it was near alaska. >> the fact of the matter is alaska is the first line of defense for america. >> reporter: in four different often tense hearings, administration officials stood by their argument that it was safer to let the balloon cross the country while also gathering intelligence on chinese capabilities. many democrats satisfied, many republicans still rejecting the white house and pentagon's positions. >> next time, you know, we won't want for it to trend -- go across my state, all across the lower 48 and then shoot it down. >> reporter: officials say that it was a warning the defense intel agency the day before the balloon entered u.s. air space near alaska. when it did on january 28th, fighter jets were sent up to i.d. the balloon, but it was decided to let it fly on a northern trajectory and collect

intelligence on it. suddenly an official said it took a strange turn south towards the lower 48 states crossing into idaho on january 31 and eastward across the country. after it was decided to not shoot the balloon town over land, u2 spy planes were sent up to monitor it, the administration determining that the balloon was no longer sending information back to china sources say as the u.s. tried to block it from gathering more intelligence on sensitive u.s. military sites. this balloon a small part of a broader years long chinese balloon program whose fleet flew over 40 countries. >> the united states is not the only part of the program. >> reporter: the balloon program run by couhinese military. china outraged at the shootdown demanding the return of the remnants of the balloon.

the u.s. refusing instead sending the recovered pieces from the ocean to an fbi lab where analysis has begun. so far that includes the canopy, wiring and some electronics. we have learned that the balloon was carrying sophisticated electronics that are capable of signals like radar. so far what the fbi has collected is just on the sur fafs the water of south carolina. they haven't seen the pay load f surveillance equipment. officials say that they are analyzing the components for possible criminal charges. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. and authoritarian government of nicaragua released more than 200 political prisoners on thursday sending many of them including one american to the united states. president ortega says the release was not negotiated with

the u.s. they were welcomed at the airport by u.s. officials. the state department says that it will continue to support the knick winicaraguan people and calls it a positive move. >> and this release mark as constructive step toward addressing the human rights abuses in that country. this action opens the door to discussion of other matters of mutual concern. >> former president will be granted humanitarian parole to two years and remain in the u.s. and apply for asylum. and in south africa, the ongoing electricity crisis has prompted a national state of disaster. south africans have been experiencing severe power outages due toing a lack of maintenance and corruption forcing some essential services like hospitals and funeral homes to arrange their work around scheduled blackoutblackouts.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo. if you are just joining us, let me bring you up-to-date with the top stories. death toll from monday's earthquake across turkey and syria is now close to 22,000. and the first u.n. aid convoy has finally crossed from turkey into syria carrying desperately needed supplies. former u.s. vice president mike pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating donald trump's role in the u.s. capitol riot. the justice department wants pence's testimony about his interactions with trump leading up to the 2020 election and on the day of january 6.

we'll have more on both those stories on "early start" for you. new revelations about embattled u.s. house republican george santos. we've learned that he was charged with theft in 2017 over several bad checks to dog breeders in amish country. district attorneys tell cnn that the case was considered theft by tee ex deception and later dropped. this is the latest controversy swirling around santos who is facing multiple investigations after lying about his background. the pennsylvania case centered on a series of checks that went to dog breeders totaling more than $15,000. a former friend who helped santos with the case says that santos claimed to be a victim of fraud. and tellser written erin burnet no longer believes his account. >> it did seem weird because he

also ran a puppy kennel. so so many coincidences. and i believe a week after the checks were written, he held an adoption where he did sell, you know, puppies. i don't know if they were the same puppies, but it was reported that, you know, a week after these checks were written, he held an adoption function. >> someone steals his checkbook and writes puppies to amish dog breeders and then he has dogs that -- okay. >> curiouser and curiouser. southwest airlines is promising to fix their problems that saw more than 16,000 flights canceled across the united states. and 2 million passengers stranded. gabe cohen reports. >> let me be clear, we messed up. >> reporter: southwest chief operating officer in the hot seat facing lawmakers over their

december meltdown. >> i'm deeply sorry. i humbly apologize. it was a failure epically from top to bottom. >> reporter: the pilots union says that it sounded the alarm about southwest's flawed systems for years, but were ignored. >> poor performance was condoned, excuses were made. processes atrophied. core values were forgotten. >> why didn't you do anything about it? >> thank you, senator. we were addressing part of those issues. obviously it was unsuccessful with some of the crew scheduling. we hadn't invested in those areas. >> well, again, because you did not listen to those warning, catastrophic conditions were created for passengers by the hundreds of thousands across our country. >> reporter: the airline vowing to do better. they will upgrade their winter resiliency and are working on a top to bottom fix. >> undoubtedly in the millions but it probably won't be in march that we'll finish the assessment of how much and where. >> reporter: the airline

canceled more than 16,000 flights stranding more than 2 million passengers over ten days in december. most could not reach kis service for help. >> so you won't guarantee that in a canceled flight especially in an instance like that that anybody will be able to reach a live person at southwest? that is what you are telling me? >> senator, on a day like today, yes, we'll be able to in an exact repeat of that situation, ile for guise, no way that we could staff that high. >> reporter: southwest says they reimbursed 273,000 customers with less than 11,000 to go. >> those are the ones that have been submitted most recently and within the d.o.t. time lines for 30 days of processing all those. >> reporter: and the chair of the committee critical of southwest ceo bob jordan's absence from the hearing. >> your ceo didn't want to show up. >> reporter: the airline says he had a scheduling conflict. some lawmakers also called out the faa for their system failure that caused the national ground

stop last month but the agency itself was not on the panel today. next week they will have their turn in front of this committee with the faa's acting administrator set to testify wednesday. and there will be many questions about that ground stop situation and as well as the recent near collisions on runways at jfk and austin. gabe cohen, cnn, washington. a billoat packed with high n migrants landed on the shore of the florida keys wednesday morning. they were transferred to a local border patrol station where they were to be processed and given medical screenings. the state has seen an influx of migrants lately. last month governor desantis activated the national guard to help local governments deal with the migrants. and in new jersey a member of the council has been shot and killed just one week after a similar incident elsewhere in the state. prosecutors say that the 51-year-old russell heller was in the parking lot of an energy

company when an employee approached him and shot and killed him. it was about 50 miles from where eunice dwumfour was killed a week ago. they say that it was a dreadful coincidence. shimon prokupecz explains. >> reporter: authorities there say that they don't believe this is even politically connected. what they believe is that this was a co-worker of russell heller, they suspect that he is the person that shot him as he was getting out of his car to go to work over at pse&g. the suspected shooter, gary curtis, was found ted a cok dea hours later from a self in-finfl inflicted gunshot wound. they don't believe that this is connected in any way to a second shooting that happened about a week ago where in a separate county 30-year-old eunice dwumfour was found dead. police don't know the motive

there. they are still investigating that. that happened about a week ago. but of course obviously this is bringing great shock to both of these communities as police continue their investigation on the one that happened a week ago and in the one that happened yesterday. >> shimon prokupecz there for us. social media giant meta has restored donald trump's facebook and instagram accounts allowing the former president to once again post and raise money on the popular platforms. this is two years after he was banned in the wake of the january 6 insurrection and as the campaign ramps up ahead of next year's presidential election. a current trump adviser tells cnn the campaign would leap at the opportunity to resume using his likeness and advertisements on facebook. still ahead, preparing for the end. the white house outlines the plans to transition out of the covid-19 public health emergency. plus a south carolina court hears testimony about alex

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the white house is outlining what will happen when the u.s. transitions out of the covid-19 health emergency in may. the biden administration sent details to state governors about what exactly the end of the emergency declaration will mean for residents. the measures are slated to end may 11 as the government considers the nation to be past the emergency response phase. >> our euas are independent of the public health emergency so we can keep them going as long as we need to. we've been preparing since day one to be ready for the transition. >> so how will this impact americans? the end of the public health emergency will affect certain medicare and medicaid waivers coverage for covid-19 testing,

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>> reporter: normal is how he said alex sounded. wilson told alex he had to call him back later. >> and he said that is fine, no problem. >> reporter: the phone call could be key. prosecutors seem to be showing that alex was allegedly trying to create an alibi after the murders. chris wilson said he called alex back at 9:20 and alex told him he was almost at his mom's house. all of this tracks with prosecutors saying that he left the property where the murders took place about 9:06. alex said he was napping before that and was not with his family around the time he was killed. wilson said alex sent him a text saying call me if you are up. wilson testified that he called alex back at 9:53 on the night in question to discuss a case. >> i told him i needed to talk to him and he said hey, that is cool, but i'm gooabout to get b home, can we talk tomorrow.

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