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powerful quake that sent tremors across the entire region. the magnitude 7.8 quake struck before day break in southern turkey nearly the border with syria. the quake and aftershocks collapsing buildings. now a desperate search and rescue efforts under way to find people trapped in piles of rubble. cnn's scott mclean joins us from london. scott, this is one of the strongest quakes to hit turkey in a century, what do we know? >> reporter: that's right, this part of the turkey, christine, used to earthquakes but nothing like this. this happened in the middle of the night, so people were...

good morning, everyone. we start with really serious news this morning. there is devastation happening. the staggering death toll keeps rising in turkey and syria after a catastrophic earthquake. 1300 people are now reported dead and a powerful after shock. it just hit just moments ago. we'll go live to istanbul for the latest on this frantic search. and new fallout from the downing of a chinese spy balloon. president biden is preparing to deliver his second state of the union address. a train loaded with hazardous materials derailing in ohio. thousands of people ordered to evacu...

the wobble, i'm bianca nobilo. >> i'm max foster joining you just ahead on "cnn newsroom." a major earthquake has killed hundreds of people in syria and turkey. >> the strongest earthquake in 100 years or more of record keeping.h and rescue operations, of course, very, very difficult. >> how and when president joe biden was informed about the suspected chinese spy balloon. >> china's now accusing the u.s. of overreacting. in fact, it's not just the balloon. it's the message to send the world that we can do whatever we want and america can't stop us. ♪ live from london, this is ...

very difficult test for us. we need help. we need international community to do something to help us, to support us. this is a disaster area. we need help from everyone to save our people. >> remember him. there are many people like him searching for loved ones and others. good morning, everyone. there's a desperate plea for help after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 1500 people in turkey and syria. keep an eye on him there are many like him. we're going to speak to that rescuer, one of syria's white helmets as he searches for survivors. >> emergency crews are x scrambling...

to mandatory evacuations. the president was paralyzed for an entire week by a balloon. >> the president made a very clear and decisive decision. >> domestic, political, and international blowback as china's spy balloon has upended president biden's state of the union address this week. and the u.s. is on alert for possible retaliation from beijing. another close call on the runway as a fedex cargo plane nearly collides with a southwest flight in texas. >> breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time! >> queen bey is now queen of the grammys. beyonce making history, ta...