>> tonight, after being trapped 100 hours, a woman is rescued from earthquake rubble. she was pulled out alive today, days after earthquakes flattened departs of turkey and syria. the death toll is approaching 23

1000. relief organizations are struggling to deliver humanitarian aid to rebel held areas of syria. civilians in ukraine taking cover as sirens to bring throughout the country. ♪ brent: to all of you, welcome. we will have the top stories in just a moment. we have some breaking news. the united states military has shot down an unidentified object over alaska. we understand the orders to shoot down that object came from president biden. u.s. officials have not confirmed whether or not this was a balloon similar to the chinese spy balloon that was shut down last week off the

coast of south carolina. the white house just gave an update about what is happening. >> in the case today, we are talking about an object, we do not know a lot about it, but its altitude presented a threat to flying customers. reporter: who do you think might have flown this thing in the air? >> i do not know. brent: we want to get to our correspondent in washington. so we have the report the united states has shot down an object in alaska. what more do we know? >> best sound bite you heard is from a press conference with john kirby. he is still speaking to the media right now.

she delivered a little information about what has happened. this was a u.s. fighter jet that shut down the subject -- object. we do not know if it is a balloon. we do not know what exactly it was. we know it was shut down over alaska. we also know the abject was much smaller than the chinese spy balloon. it was roughly the size of a small car. he was asked when this happened. it happened in the past hour. u.s. fighter jets shut down this object. she was asked when the u.s. learned about the subject. he said it happened last night. we can assume that was when the president gave orders to the

military to shoot down this object. she said fighter jets were able to get up into the sky and determine that this was not a manned object. that is one of the reasons they determined to shoot this down. it went down in northern alaska near the canadian border. we know it did crossover u.s. land. it was within u.s. jurisdiction. john kirby is saying we do not know what this object is. the country is on high alert after that spy balloon from china was shot down last week. president biden is under a lot of pressure from republicans. there is a committee in the house looking into the episode surrounding the chinese spy

balloon. he is under pressure for not acting fast enough. here we see the white house deciding to take very quick action. this is a developing story. it was flying at around 40,000 feet. that is the information we have from the white house. brent: 40,000 feet is definitely where you might find commercial aircraft. our correspondent with the latest on this developing story. thank you. a number of people killed in the earthquakes in turkey and syria has now passed 23,000. rescue teams are fighting to free those who may still be alive and trapped under the rubble. several people were saved on friday in turkey's hard it

progress. -- hard province. hopes of finding more survivors are fading. dw news witnessed a german rescue team save a woman today in an operation that lasted more than 50 hours. reporter: deep under the rubble, trapped under concrete, his 40-year-old -- is a 40-year-old man. he has been trapped for days now. there is hope he will make it out alive. the complex mission to free him is underway, using drills and specialist equipment. i have been able to cut a path. -- they have been able to cut a path.

>> we try to comfort her. reporter: on the surface, sit in the months the rubble is her youngest sister. she has been here since monday, waiting and worrying. she bravely had underground. -- heads underground. later, showing us a video of the moment they shared beneath the rubble. [speaking foreign language]

reporter: she is very very deep under the rubble. i could only hear her voice. save me, she said. i am in so much pain. help me. the rescue team works deep into the night, offering her all the comfort they can. as they attempt to free her sister. by the early hours of friday morning, there is good news.

after 50 hours of nonstop work, rescue workers pulled her out to live. -- alive. she is said to be in stable condition. the relief is overwhelming. >> we are also just so relieved. she got herself through it. she did not give up. we are so thankful that she is in this ambulance now. i have no words. >> attention was extreme -- via tension was extreme. reporter: after 100 hours fighting for her life, she is free. and her sister's desperate wait is finally over. brent: joining me here is the head of dw's turkish service.

he just returned from turkey. what kind of country did you just leave? >> i left the country of 82 million people who are unified, solidarity showed up from everybody, from every society and every religion. it is really incredible how much the people are standing together side-by-side just trying to help people who are still in the rubble. it is a terrifying situation. i could feel the solidarity, it was really heartwarming. brent: in a tragedy like this, people look to their leaders.

how would you describe the way the president is handling this crisis? >> i do not think he is handling the crisis very politically correct. normally you would expect from a political leader to try to keep calm the people come up but the only thing she is doing -- he is doing is to publish an application from the government watchdog to announce fake news and false news. and do not show up the tragedy. for say something that people will not forget. they expect he would show up earlier, but he did not. he arrived 48 hours later. brent: you think people will

immediately blame the government and him? >> they do. everybody is blaming him. the buildings in that area is a major fault of the government because they allowed everything like these houses are built and they are not built very good. brent: there are questions about building codes that were violated, accusations that if those building codes had been followed maybe we will not have as many people dead right now. >> you can see the buildings

from five or 10 years ago are still in good shape, but government buildings, schools and hospitals are collapsed. this is something but government had to be asked for. brent: we know elections are supposed to take place this coming may. >> it is not official, but they are aiming for the 14th of may. brent: he has disc -- declared a state of emergency that would allow him to postpone the election. >> just for that area. it is not necessary to call for the state of emergency because he has the majority in the parliament and he can say we are postponing the elections until the 18th of june. or maybe he will show himself as

a real leader and postpone it until september. nothing is confirmed yet. brent: we appreciate you coming in and sharing your story. thank you. >> thank you. brent: in the syrian city of aleppo, people have been waiting for humanitarian aid, which is finally coming in. groups have been delivering boxes with basic supplies. many of the people affected were already struggling before the earthquakes hates. the syrian government says it will allow aid into rebel held areas. joining me now from syria is a humanitarian worker and coordinator.

we appreciate you joining us tonight. what is the situation where you are right now? >> they say a unique disaster -- this is a unique disaster. when the earthquakes struck, we were all afraid. [indiscernible]

brent: is humanitarian aid to reach and people where you are? do we know where it is coming from? >> until now, my understanding is nothing has reached yet. almost no international help is directed to northwest syria i think. brent: there is a lot of debate about the impact of western sanctions on relief efforts. your people on the ground would know firsthand. our western sanctions against the assad regime impeding rescue operations now? >> what we see is no aid is

coming since the beginning of the earthquake. in such catastrophes, we expect the whole world is coming to rescue. we are pulling people out of the rubble with our hands and the basic tools you mentioned. this is what i see. brent: many people where you are feel isolated and forgotten. there were a lot of people who want to help, they just do not know how. what is the best way that people can help? what do you need the most right now? >> the best way for helping us

is to support ngo's. they are the white helmets that rescue people under the hello -- rubble. brent: we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. we wish you all the best and much success. thank you. russia has launched a massive attack on ukraine's infrastructure. the latest wave of strikes included drones and rockets,

many of which it was able to strike down. at least 17 missiles were spotted coming down per hour. reporter: russia's latest onslaught has hit with brutal force. this home was one of 10 in the area that was damaged. the sheer power of the blast sending the car onto a roof. local residents are use to the fighting, but say things have escalated drastically. >> it is obvious that the enemy has intensified its attacks. we have not experienced anything like this for quite some time. last time it was the beginning of summer. reporter: the attack focused on

eastern ukraine, but sirens forced residents underground as missiles threatened the capital. while ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 10 missiles over kyiv, a home was hit. some of the missiles were said to cross over other countries too. >> several russian missiles through over romania. more proof that the protection of ukraine is the protection of the whole of europe and the world. today's missiles are a threat to collective security. reporter: ukrainian officials have been bracing for a suspected spring offensive by russia's troops. as they clean up, some suspect

the escalation has already begun. brent: american's football super bowl lvii takes place sunday. hundreds of millions of people are expected to tune in. two black quarterbacks for the first time, as well as to bring brothers, will be competing against each other. reporter: the state just sapped in arizona for one of the most remarkable super bowl yet. it is the first time america's showpiece will have two black starting quarterbacks. the significance of the moment is not lost on anyone. >> that is big time history. it is a historic moment to be on this platform and to give so

many others so much inspiration moving forward, telling them they can do it too. reporter: jalen hurts is in his first super bowl. patrick mahomes has already lifted the trophy in 2020. >> to be lucky enough to be in this position is going to be a special moment. i am glad we are here today. it is going to be a special day. reporter: patrick mahomes has struggled with an ankle problem of late. travis kelce he will be facing his own brother, jason. this is also the first super bowl since 2017 where the two number one seeds have reached the finale.

star breanna will be making her come back in the halftime show. it is all shaping up to be a super bowl like no other. brent: ahead of the big game on sunday, we can go to jacob johnson. he is making his living as a player in the nfl. what does it mean for the game and what does it mean for you to have a black quarterback leading each side for the first time in super bowl history? >> it means a lot. a couple of years ago, black quarterbacks were put to the

side and looked at as a risk factor to the team. i think it has completely changed because of guys like patrick mahomes and jalen hurts. brent: i understand you were born in germany. why do you think this poor -- the super bowl captures the imagination of so many people? >> hope all is a sport like no other. -- football is a sport like no other. it is the ultimate team sports. nobody has ever won football game by themselves. there is no position that works without somebody else supporting them. the beauty of football is bringing people together from different backgrounds.

you have guys from florida, iowa, germany. we all come together for this beautiful game. brent: i want you to play the role of a --. who is going to win sunday's big game? >> these are two elite teams. they were both the number one seeds all season. personally, i cannot say here and tell you that the kansas city chiefs are going to be the next super bowl champions because i have so much emotion invested in the game. they are one of our rival teams. so i am going with the philadelphia eagles, quarterback jalen hurts and a great offensive line. i think they will win this thing

35-21 for the eagles. brent: are you more excited about the game or are you just as excited about seeing rihanna during the halftime show? >> yes, sir. i am excited to see some of my friends playing in the game. brent: very good. jacob johnson and joan enos from arizona. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories. the phoenix open is going on in arizona this weekend.

it has grandstands and bars all around it. two canadians share the lead going into friday. there are tricky conditions at the world rally championship in sweden. he claimed the lead on friday. look at him go. the rally finishes on sunday. you are watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back. ♪

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♪ anchor: hello and welcome to live from paris on "france 24." monday's earthquakes death toll continues to grow. all over 23,000 people are now confirmed dead with some survivor still being pulled from the rubble. russia bards ukrainian infrastructure schools and ssiles. ukraine braces for a fresh russian offensive. brazilian president da silva is in washington to meet with joe

biden. the pair is set to discuss climate change and democracy a month after protesters stormed brazil's highest of power. ♪ it is good have you with us this evening. five days after a devastating earthquake hit southern turkey and northern syria, hopes of finding survivors are dwindling but some are stealing -- but some are still being pulled from the rubble having spent 110 hours in the rubble. this is the word quake and almost 100 years for the country. over 3500 have died in syria with the u.n. saying up to 5 million people may have been left homeless. our correspondent sent us this

update. reporter: they believe that 15 more bodies are underneath this pile of rubble behind me. they do not have much hope that anyone is still left however, people have been pulled out alive today from collapsed buildings. i spent most of the day in a little town about 150 kilometers from here. there were no tall buildings, just houses 1-2 stories high. the earthquake killed about 250 people there. every second or third house has been damaged either correct or collapsed -- either cracked or collapsed completely. as soon as we got out of our cars, a headman came up to us

to tell us about his problems, no running water, no electricity. people were sleeping rough under plastic sheeting. as we drove around the town we solved that people were living in their gardens cooking on camping gas and drinking bottled water and going to the mosque to use the toilet. we were stopped in the streets by a car that said, listen, we have no tents. we have enough food but no tents. some aid is getting through and some tense are arriving but most of the supplies, tents included are being delivered by municipalities, other towns in turkey have said trucks of food. towns on the others of turkey are sending provisions to these

earthquake struck towns. one resident of the town said to me referring to this metro disaster agency, we do not see it enough. anchor: so far the biggest source of aid for those in turkey has been their fellow citizens after immediately jumping and action. solidarity has not abated. in some areas it has even boosted state aid. reporter: the wounds of this city are visible even from afar but help is on the way. in traffic jams, dozens of kilometers along, cars and trucks are bringing a to towns and villages at up to now have received very little support. those that are helping here are almost all civilians. >> blankets, diapers, we have everything. we are bringing five truckloads.

>> it is just us. we are not from the government or the municipality. it is just as. reporter: the inhabitants of this small house welcoming the groceries from the residence of ankara hundreds of kilometers north. >> we are all very sad because of what happened. for us turks, solidarity is very important. we had to come and help. we had to come to alleviate the pain as much as we could. back home our community gathered all of these goods and we brought them here by road. reporter: since the earthquakes, the farmer and his family have neither electricity or running water. >> help is coming. look at my house. it is destroyed. i can't speak. we barely survived. reporter: surviving things to

the solidarity of -- thanks to the solidarity of fellow citizens. anchor: ukraine says russia has launched 71 missiles to civilian infrastructure. ukraine has been bracing itself for a fresh offensive from russian troops as the one-year anniversary of the war approaches. reporter: brick by brick, residents pick up the pieces of what is left of their homes. they are from a southern region of zaporizhzhia where a barrage of russian missile attacks has wiped out houses and infrastructure. >> i heard an explosion and rushed outside. i brother called me and said the neighbor's had been hit. while my brother and i were running towards here, there were another two explosions. we fell to the ground. >> it is obvious the enemy has

intends for attacks within 15 minutes. there were five or six powerful impacts. we have not experienced anything like this for quite some time. last time it was the beginning of summer. reporter: friday's attack was by no means limited to zaporizhzhia. ukrainians across the area woke up to air raid sirens including in the capital he have where residents returned to familiar shelters. the russians also say their troops have taken control of more territory on the northeastern french. also a target of the missile attack. >> in the dection of that settlement, it was completely liberated as a result of the offensive. reporter: authorities have been warning of a full scale russian offensive. it would coincide with a grim

anniversary, two weeks from now will mark a year since russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. anchor: mulled over as president has appointed a prime minister designate after her government resigned his post on friday. 18 months of economic turmoil and the spillover of the war in ukraine led her to step down. her replacement is expected to win parliamentary approval and he has said he will continue the aspiration to join the eu but he faces a sluing economy and pressure from the kremlin. moldova accuses the kremlin of trying to -- destabilize the former soviet nation. a developing story at "france 24 ." the u.s. has said it shot down a high altitude object flying over alaska. the pentagon says it's altitude posed a potential risk to civilian aircraft.

the incident comes just days after a chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of the carolinas after it flew over the continental united states. beijing said itas just a weather balloon but searches of the debris have proven otherwise leading to tensions rising with china. >> aircraft assigned to u.s. northern command took down a high altitude airborne object off the northern coast of alaska at 1:45 p.m. eastern standard time with the u.s. sovereign airspace. the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. u.s. northern command is beginning recovery operations now. the object was the size of a small car so not similar in size or shape to the high altitude surveillance balloon taken down off the coast of south carolina on february 4. anchor: we will bring you more on that as we get it.

brazilian president lula da silva is in town after an invitation from his american counterpart. the pair are likely to discuss climate change during the visit would also the fragile state of democracy, a dramatic echo of the u.s. insurrection of the capital. supporters of bolsonaro stormed the highest seats of power. also narrow has been in the u.s. since the end of last year skipping the inauguration ceremony. in an interview lula slammed bolsonaro as a fake copycat of the former president. a global fellow from the wilson institute joins me now from washington. mr. zimmerman, thank you for being with us. you have experience of working in the white house which makes you a perfect person to speak to about this subject. what will these presidents be

discussing? >> an array of issues. climate change will be on the agenda. the state of democracy in the world, brazil and the u.s. how brazil and the u.s. can meet together on some of these troicki global democratic backsliding -- tricky global democratic backsliding issues. his symbolic expression of support from the united states in terms of the amazon and the potential announcement of funding for an amazon fund. i think we will also see conversations about the political crisis in countries like venezuela, the situation in haiti as well as the conflict in ukraine. anchor: how much is at stake? how vital for each country is this relationship? >> i think there is a lot at stake given the moment we find ourselves in in the world.

we are talking about democracy and the largest democracies that we have and those interested in seeing a democratic order continue to prosper in the world. in this encounter, this brings up there when the american president meets with leaders in europe and india. i think both countries' political systems and political environment over the last half a dozen years have mirrored each other in eerily similar ways and a common expression of support for electoral processes, socioeconomic element, the need for sustainable development, it does not get much more important on the world stage. anchor: this is the second brazilian president that

president biden has seen. how is his working relationship with lula likely to differ from his relationship with bolsonaro? >> the relationship with lula is just beginning. there is a slew of characters that know each other well from the overlap of the former government, lula's party. and a lot of overlap from the obama and biden eras. these teams know each other well. i don't think there will be a lot of surprises. they will look for areas they can cooperate and show a message of solidarity in terms of the defense of democracy. the bolsonaro relationship was more difficult. there was not a sense that he

was a partner of the united states. he pursued a partnership specifically with president trump and his inner circle. there was a sense that he crossed certain limits in campaigning expressing his support for donald trump's reelection. one of his children, a member of congress, was photographed circulating through washington with a "make america great again" hat and that complicated the relationship as did bolsonaro's track record. i think there is room for a more robust future and sophisticated relationship with lula. anchor: one of the biggest domestic policies is the treatment and protection of the amazon rain forest which has also been a key thing for joe biden's platform, climate change. how vital a partner will brazil be? >> absolutely vital.

it is my view and many scientists in the world that are more informed than me believe that the notion of getting to the goal of temperature is impossible without result. i think this is going to be at the forefront of the bilateral and multilateral diplomatic agenda moving forward. i think it will form the very core of the relationship and hopefully from there we will see a building out for a more varied and robust workplan between the two and amongst the countries. anchor: necklace zimmerman, thank you -- nicholas zimmerman, thank you. time now for business. good to see you. russia is hit by western sanctions targeting the oil sector. reporter: russia will cut its

oil production by half a million barrels per day. the deputy prime minister the decision to reduce output by 5% will contribute to the restoration of market relations. the white house spokesperson kirby responded by saying that the move demonstrates how russian president vladimir putin is willing to weaponize energy. global oil futures rose more than 2% on that announcement. the international benchmark brent setting at around $86 a barrel. the u.s. west texas intermediate is just below $80 a barrel. up more than 2% for both indices. let's look at the markets. on wall street, tech shares continue away on the nasdaq on

the last day of the trading week. the dow and the s&p closed the week in positive territory. among the biggest losers, lyft, losing 36 percent after reporting a larger than expected loss. nigerians will be heading to the polls later this month to elect a new president. votes on february 25 comes amidst a growing crisis with a shortage of cash and fuel. the government planned to swap old banknotes for a new design has run into chaos reducing the number of bills in circulation. frustration has been mounting. reporter: tempers flared outside this bank in a northern nigerian city as dozens of angry customers struggled to contain their frustration. some had been waiting in line since dawn to get their hands on a few banknotes.

>> what kind of government is this? we are all angry and annoyed and hungry. reporter: nigeria has been grappling with widespread cash shortages for several weeks. the crisis was sparked by a government decision to replace some of the old bank notes and subsequent failure to print enoughf the new currency. a lack of liquidity has left bengs to impose daily limits on cash withdrawals triggering widespread panic as many nigerians rushed to atm's to access their savings. the volatile situation has been compounded by a crippling fuel shortage across the country sneaking cues outside gas stations selling fuel at a governme-subsidized price and which are rapidly running out of stock. >> i come in need for my children and my family.

reporter: amid the financial and economic turmoil, many nigerians say they will not be voting in the upcoming presidential election. this could prove a massive challenge to the outgoing president's party which voters largely blamed for the current crisis. reporter: some more business news. the u.s. government posted a budget deficit of $39 billion for january as one-time costs including the bailout of a pension fund pushed outlays higher. the government using extraordinary cash management measures to avoid breaching the federal debt limit. the treasury has sd its ability to pay obligations may not last past june. unless the debt ceiling is raised. the japanese yen -- reports of

the governments pick for the next governor of the bank of japan. a seasoned economist is expected to secede corrode a -- governor kuroda. in the latest blow to the crisis hit indian conglomerate a dummy, moody's as downgrading its outlook for some of the groups companies. the empire has lost about half of its total market value since a u.s. activist short seller released a report in january accusing it of accounting fraud and stock manipulation. the allegations were denied by the indian group. and finally for business, robots have come a long way all the way to your table. in croatia restaurant claims to be the world's first and only in great where all of the dishes

are prepared by robotic cooks. five robotic hookers are busy and no human involvement is needed. as you can see there. other than loading the devices with fresh ingredients. restaurant owner says they can produce 100 meals and an hour well worth the investment of more than one million euros. voila! anchor: honestly that looks better than half the stuff that i can cook. reporter: and half the stuff that you can -- anchor: -- that you can get elsewhere. we won't see where, just elsewhere. diplomatic as ever. time now for truth or fake. we debunk viral fake news stories. i am joined by my colleague. you have been looking into claims that the devastating earthquake and turkey has also destroyed a major gas pipeline. tell us more.

reporter: a map of a turkish gas pipeline from azerbaijan which supplies europe claiming it was destroyed in the tragic earthquake disaster and therefore putting europe at risk of a gas shortage. let's take a look. this was one of the more prevalent tweets i could see on the internet. there are over 200,000 views of this alone. many views have reiterated the same claim. the gas pipeline from azerbaijan was the main eu source after the nord stream pipeline sabotage and it could be worse for the eu which will face a risk for a gas shortage. as much as this map was circulated online, shortly after footage of a supposed fire from that same pipeline destruction. this also made several rounds across the internet claiming the same azerbaijan pipeline was

sent into flames causing further distraction putting europe at a higher chance of a gas shortage. this snowballed across the internet including twitter and facebook. and overall it is important to connect the dots. what we are seeing is accounts using a conspiracy rhetoric linking what has supposedly happened to the gas pipeline to the nord stream pipeline as well when you consider the nord stream pipeline was considered sabotaged by european governments and authorities. that is a dangerous connection to make for people online implying all sorts of things and i can see the effect it was having on the internet because i saw tweets like this where you have users making the same connections between the pipelines saying cash as if it is by chance and using the word coincidence. anchor: we have seen a narrative built around the pipelines but what is true and what is fake? >> have a look at the map a

little closer, the one shared by users online. turkey is a hub for gas pipelines, there are several that supply europe go through turkey specifically. this map has all of them. the yellow line is the sep that runs through azerbaijan and georgia to supply europe. and another one that goes the length of turkey and that is the trans anatolian pipeline. we also have this one, the trans adriatic pipeline connecting turkey to greece and then it'll these three altogether form the southern european gas corridor and that brings azerbaijan a gas supply into the european union. it is pretty clear that from the claims the gas pipeline in question is the the one that runs across the length of

turkey. the map also has the tanap logo in the corner which implies an ounce of credibility. it also implies it is an official image. when i did more digger -- when i did more deeper digging, they did not have that map on its website. we cannot verify whether that is an official map. and tanap itself has not put out a statement saying it was affected by the earthquake nor has turkish media. when we look at the official organization that manages european gas network, they have not noticed a drop in the gas supply in europe from turkey. we also have to note that the gas pipeline itself is too far from where the earthquake took

place. 297 kilometers from the first earthquake. it is very unlikely they are related. anchor: the pipelines are too far to be affected so does that mean the claims about the fire are also untrue? >> the same video was posted by turkish social media users as well saying there was a fire in turkey which is one of the hardest hit areas by the devastating quake. while this may have existed, the area is also a large distance from the tanap pipeline. this map shows the pipeline and this is the site of the earthquake. 250 kilometers between the two. turkish media also reported pipeline fires further south but also one -- but also hundreds of kilometers away from this tanap

route. the fires may be true but they are unrelated to the tanap pipeline. it is out of context and nowhere near the pipeline supplying azerbaijan he gas into europe. anchor: thank you for breaking that down for us. we are going to take a quick break but stay tuned. i will be right back with a round up of your headlines.

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