Rushed Rescue Effort, Ex-Twitter Execs Testify & Super Bowl Bets- Thursday, February 9, 2023
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, February 9, 2023!
We'll tell you about ongoing relief efforts in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of what's become one of the deadliest earthquakes in a century.
Also, the problem at the southern border might be moving to the northern border.
Plus, what to know about the latest virus outbreaks, which late-night talk show is ending for good, and how much Americans are expected to wager this Super Bowl Sunday.
Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, February 9. We'll tell you about ongoing rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria |
| 0:05.2 | in the aftermath of what's become one of the deadliest earthquakes in a century. |
| 0:08.9 | Also, why the problem at the southern border might be moving to the northern border. |
| 0:13.2 | Plus, what to know about the latest virus outbreak, which late-night talk show is ending for good |
| 0:17.7 | and what will replace it. And how much Americans are expected to wager this Super Bowl Sunday? |
| 0:22.7 | Those stories end more coming up. |
| 0:24.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:30.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Air Commandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:35.9 | You're ready. Let's do this. |
| 0:41.2 | Well, frustration is growing in Turkey and Syria, where many earthquake survivors are stranded |
| 0:46.6 | in freezing temperatures. Sadly, as the days go by, there becomes less of a chance of rescue |
| 0:51.4 | crews finding people still alive under the rubble. Already, the death toll has surpassed 15,000. |
| 0:57.6 | And that number is expected to keep rising. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people are hurt and |
| 1:02.4 | hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless. Turkey's president visited the scene |
| 1:06.7 | of the disaster for the first time yesterday. He acknowledged there are some issues with relief |
| 1:11.1 | getting to where it needs to go. He explained that it's been tougher crews to get to the hard-hit |
| 1:15.0 | areas since roads and airport runways are heavily damaged. But he said things are improving now. |
| 1:20.4 | Thousands of rescue crews and aid workers have come in from all around the world. |
| 1:24.8 | But the scale of destruction is so wide, they still haven't been able to reach everyone who needs help. |
| 1:29.6 | Needless to say, it's going to be a long time before life gets anywhere near back to normal |
| 1:33.4 | in that part of the world. So we're going to add more links in today's episode notes that |
| 1:37.3 | include ways you can help if you want. Ukraine's president is making the rounds in Europe, |
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