rescue crews on both sides of the border continue the frantic search for survivors. also, tensions rising between the united states and china after the biden administration shot down that chinese spy balloon saturday afternoon and criticism from top republicans for the president s decision not to shoot it down sooner. all this as the president puts the final touches on his state of the union address when he s expected to tout his accomplishments including a better than predicted campaign and a preview of his election campaign. good day. as a tragedy of epic proportions is unfolding in turkey and syria, a massive 7.2 earthquake taking nearly 2,000 lives already and devastating commercial and residential areas of both countries. there are also nearly 10,000 people injured and possibly hundreds more still trapped under the rubble from decimated buildings as the aftershocks rip through the region and hinder rescue efforts. those are live pictures in southern turkey of a rescue
this sunday, crime and punishment. president biden backs down from fighting a republican effort to block dc s more lenient approach to crime. we will make chicago the safest city in america. just after the perception of rising crime took down chicago s mayor. we fought the right fights. can biden s moves help democrats from being seen as soft on crime going into 2024? plus, divide and conquer. florida governor ron desantis isn t officially in the race yet, but he s eagerly courting trump s base. i think there is a strong anti-woke majority across the country. the primary fight is kicked into high gear as more candidates consider challenging trump. for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i will talk to chris sununu who is considering his own white house run. and confronting china. a bipartisan push to face the growing threats from beijing. this is an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century.
beheading ukrainian prisoners we are live in ukraine, plus cries for help. dramatic new +911 calls from the bank shooting that left five people dead as we re also learning new details about the shooter s past and in a story you ll see first on outfront fears growing the u. s could be dragged into a war with china as beijing says its military. it s ready to fight. let s go, outfront. good evening . i m erica hill in for erin burnett. outfront tonight beheaded two horrific videos out of ukraine that appeared to show russian troops mutilating ukrainian soldiers. the video is not surprisingly graphic and what we re about to show you. it s just a few images from these two videos. so in this one image, you can see what appears to be a russian soldier crouched over ukrainian screaming in pain as that masked soldier. uses a knife to behead him. images from a second video, and here you ll see what appear to be the bodies of ukrainian soldiers that have been beheaded by russian troops
greetings, everyone. you are watching simone. we re following breaking news out of michigan. we re learning new details shot down by u.s. forces in just over a week. this happened just a fort short while ago. we ll have a very live update for you this hour. also, the death toll from that devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, it is hard to even imagine rescue efforts are still underway in the ruins as thousands forced from their homes are in desperate need of aid. we are live on the ground with the latest. and are living black history series. we are talking to civil rights history author and president i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. greetings, everyone. we begin with breaking news on a developing story out of lake here on michigan. nbc news has learned that the united states military has shot down a fourth aerial object today. the sheer spoke we will have more news on that in a moment. this is something we are following and watching qu
this time over canada and alaska. lawmakers are demanding answers one week after a spy balloon sparked this diplomatic crisis. i ll talk to the ranking member of the house committee, jim hines of connecticut. plus, dividing lines. president biden targets the gop on cutting medicare and social security. there s a lot of republicans whose dream is to cut social security and medicare. let me say this if that s your dream, i m your nightmare. republicans argue they are under awac from a left-wing culture war. the dividing line in america is no longer right or left. the choice is between normal or crazy. i ll talk to phil murphy of new jersey and spencer cox of utah, about the challenges of bridging america s deep partisan divide. and investigating trump. i m the only one they go after. the facts warranted prosecution. he says donald trump should face criminal charges and design in protest when the manhattan attorney did not act. the lead attorney who worked on