much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this weight because i'm responsible for the future. our country for the people who are behind the boss, guardians of truth starts february 18th, on dw, with ah ah, this is a d, w, news live it from berlin. the u. s. president has ordered the military to shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the white house saying that it was traveling at a high altitude imposed a threat to civilian aircraft, could not say whether it was similar to the chinese spy balloon that was shot down

last week. also coming up against all odds after being trapped a 100 hours, a woman is rescued from the earthquake rubble. she was pulled out alive. days after earthquakes, flattened parts of turkey and syria. hopes of finding more survivors were fading. after the death toll has surpassed. 23 thousands ah i'm br. gov. it's good to have you with us. the u. s. military have shut down an unidentified object over alaska following orders from president by us officials did not say whether it was a balloon similar to the chinese spy balloon. that was shot there last week, off the coast of south carolina. they also said that they don't know who owns this object or where it originated. the white house gave an update just

a short while ago, nicholas. in the case today, we're talking about an object again, we don't know a lot about it but, but that, and its altitude represented a potential threat to the safety of fine customers and civil air traffic on your broad and deep experience for you face might own or have flown this thing in the air. i have no idea or let's go to our correspondence from isn't was gone. is she is covering the story force in washington to me. yeah. of nerves, very jittery in the united states after what happened last week we, we know the u. s. of shot down an object over alaska. what more do we know or the pentagon has also delivered an update brent that we were following. so we're getting bits and pieces of information on what's happened. according to the pentagon, if this was a u. s fighter jet, that shot down this object at 145 p. m eastern time. so that's just before 8 pm

there, where you are in berlin. this object was flying at around 40000 feet and it was deemed to be a reasonable risk to civilian aircraft. that is because some civilian aircraft do fly around that altitude. it was also shot down just off the coast of alaska, near the border with canada. and it was actually down brent over ice. so frozen waters recovery efforts are underway according to the pentagon. and they do expect that recovery should be easier than the chinese bible in you. you reference that was down off of the east coast last week off open waters. and the object had crossed over into u. s. air space. when it was shot down. you mentioned the president ordered this object to be shot down. we don't know when those orders came in, but we have heard that this object was 1st detected thursday evening. they then sent up fighter jets to see what they could determine and they came to the to termination that this one's an unmanned object. and then they made the decision to shoot it down and it was indeed an f $22.00,

a fighter jet that took it down off the coast of alaska. but we don't know what the optic was brent and who was behind it or what was behind it. yeah, and we're getting information that the object was about the size of a car, not the size of 3 buses that was used to describe the the boot spy balloon village spar believe it was shot down last week at meet. are there any indications that we know that this object could be connected to china, that it could be another spy balloon? to read. i think it's interesting that both the white house in the pentagon really have gone to great lengths here to make clear that this is not the same as that spy balloon that caused such a diplomatic crisis. so last week they said, as you said, this was much smaller, it wasn't the same shape as that spy balloon either. and they have no information, as i mentioned, to release on who was behind it. and the pentagon said in their briefing that to their knowledge, they had not been in touch with their trying jeep chinese counterparts yet. so that

would also mark, you know, a difference to that incident last week. but of course, people are making comparisons, drawing comparisons because the chinese spy balloon incident captured much of the country. and as i said, cause the diplomatic crisis in, at the same time as this object, as we're learning has been a shot down. the pentagon still is going to recovery and analysis efforts on that chinese spy balloon. they said they learned a lot about china spying operations that it is part of a global fleet of spy balloons. again, we don't know if this object is even a balloon or, or what is behind it, but certainly the shadow of that bible on that incident is going is as cast over here in the u. s. and president biden is under a lot of pressure still to explain why that spy balloon last week was able to cross the country and, and get information on sensitive military sites. perhaps a republicans have said that he looked weak in the face of china. so i think it's safe to say that that a police at least played some role in the decision to shoot down this object off the coast of alaska, whatever it was. yeah, whatever it was,

maybe we will find out something today or correspondence. we subscribe to the latest from washington to be thank the number of people killed in those earthquakes in turkey and syria has now passed. 23000 rescue teams are fighting to free. those who are still trapped and may still be alive under the rubber. several people were saved on friday, and turkey's heart hit ha tied crosby, but hopes of finding large numbers which dividers, 4 days after these major earthquakes, there's hoge or faith dw witnessed a german rescue team, saved a woman in an operation that lasted more than 50 hours deep under the rubble trapped beneath layers of concrete, here into town of carrie con, is 40 year old zane up. she's been trapped under this debris for days now.

but there is hope she will make it out alive. a complex mission to free her is underway, involving a team of german rescuers and using drills and specials equipment. they've been able to cut a path to her. oh so we tried, a under surface fitting amongst the rubble is debated. then up the younger sister. she's been here since monday, waiting and worrying and in a desperate attempt to give her sister the strength she needs to keep going. zabeda

bravely heads under ground on hey, later showing us a video of the moment they shared beneath the rubble the name. debated it. oh yeah, oh yes, i'm a or all they, ned i used to go even if she is the guy that 9 i be saying. i need one. xena is buried very deep under the rubble. i could only hear her voice. i can no longer hold out, save me. she said, i'm in so much pain. help me cool young. i'm in there. the

rescue team works deep into the night offerings zabeda. all the comfort they can do anything. awful. shuffling this day, tempt to free her sister and by the early hours of friday morning, there is good news. after 50 hours of non stop work rescue workers miraculously pull zane up out alive. she sat to be in stable condition. the relief is overwhelming. alleged. we're all just so relieved, so relieved the swimming. she got herself through it yet she didn't give up. isn't alice's diag? we are so thankful that she is in this ambulance now, one of whom i have no words the bottle. absolutely and the tension was extreme.

really up there, when she was out, i said, now i believe in miracles. after 100 hours fighting for her life, and they know it's free when and her sister's desperate weight is finally over. russia has launched a massive attack on ukraine's battered civilian infrastructure. keith says that the latest wave of stripes included drones, rockets and cruise missiles, many of which it was able to shoot down the strides. come as russia intensifies, it's offensive in eastern ukraine. in the city of separates, yet at least 17 missiles were spotted coming down per hour. russia's latest onslaught has hit with brutal force. as home nears, operation is one of tin and the area that was damaged amid a wave of missiles across the country, the sheer power of the blast, sending

a car on to a roof, local residence. i used to the fighting, but say things have escalated drastically. with my shoe octave is a, was a water, it is obvious that the enemy has intensified his attacks. but that's been 15 to 20 minutes. there were 5 or 6 powerful impacts that she's, but of course you have not experienced anything like this for quite some time. on average, while at the curb or style, last time she was the end of spring, which i think gilling osama can, it's was the attack focused on eastern ukraine, but air raid sirens and keith forced residents underground as missiles threatened the capitol tow students quickly trading the classroom for lessons in a subway station. while ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 10 missiles of a cave, a home was heads. some of the missiles was seen to cross over other countries to

give her a she's several russian massage through through the airspace, moldova and romania. geral, with the was prove that tara doesn't there in board us more proof that the protection of ukraine is protection of the whole of europe and the world. she, every country that simply wants to live your candidates, missiles are charged nato, to collect a security marketing of wiggle model called thing was platen, ukrainian officials have been bracing 1st suspected spring offensive by russia's troops. but as the clean up from this latest garage, some suspect, the escalation had already begun. american for bows superbowl 50, southern takes place on sunday between the kansas city chiefs and the philadelphia, eagles. hundreds of millions of people were expected to, to day. and for the 1st time to black quarterbacks as well as 2 brothers will be competing against each other. ah, the stage is set in arizona for one of the most remarkable super bowls. yet.

it's the 1st time american football showpiece. we'll have 2 black starting quarterbacks as kansas city chiefs star patrick now homes take some jaylen hurts and his philadelphia eagles. the significance of the moment is not lost on any one . that has been on his leslie thomas, i guess it is his lord moment to be honest platform and to do so many others so much as to reasonable before telling them that they can do a team. so this is a problem hertz is in his 1st super bowl. his opposite number in the homes has already lifted the trophy in 2020, but understands why this game is so special. to be lucky enough to be in this position. and the plague is another great guy, like jalen is gonna be a special moment and i'm glad that we're here today. how can we keep moving forward and how can week motivate kids that are, are younger that are gonna oh, they're going to be a quarterback. is going be a special special day. i'm in

a great a bargain. my homes has struggled with an ankle problem of late, but nothing is going to stop him teaming up with start. i tend travis kelsey, who will be facing his own brother, jason, a center for the eagles. this is also the 1st super bowl since 2017, which was won by the eagles. whether to number one, seeds from the regular season have reached the finale. 6 if that's not enough to whet your appetite, pop star rhianna will be making her come back in the half time show. it's all shaping up to be a soup of all. like, no other shining bright like a diamond. all right, this is the w news. as a reminder of our top story, this hour, where the 23000 people have now been killed in those earthquakes in turkey and syria. rescue was continue to pull people from the rubble alive defying the odds.

but 4 days after the catastrophic quakes, hopes of finding survivors are slowly beginning to fade. and ukraine says that russia has launched a massive attack of the countries battery civilian infrastructure keeps as the latest wave of strikes included drones, rockets and cruise missiles. it comes as russia ramps up it's offensive and eastern ukraine with forces backed by fighter jets. you're watching the w stephen beers leaves up next with our business report have a good weekend. everybody. thank you. kinetics, lamp switch, attrition article. she many took mean the switch like unless his teeth eye witnesses reported mary, you poll a story of resilience.