millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm, which has brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 33 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175 thousand homes are without power. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions but this storm has left it paralysed. many don t even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i m really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i d be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at least seven people dead. we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature and she has been hitting us with everything she has since the late hours of thursday and into friday, saturday and now
they d fill it. and it s not just and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. i am and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. iam in and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. i am in leeds talking to businesses about the unprecedented pressure they are under and what they want from the next prime minister. in other news this morning. a manhunt is underway in canada after at least 10 people were killed and 15 injured in a series of stabbings. three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool. good morning. in sport, manchester united making their mark rashford scores twice to secure a fourth straight premier league win to end arsenal s winning start. and you may have had a disturbed last night with plenty of stories. what a con this week, some sunshine in between. will the areas that need rainfall get it? i will heavier full forecast here on breakfast. good morning, it s monday 5th september. welcome monday 5th
a mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her 15 year old son in huddersfield in west yorkshire in a campaign of torture that lasted weeks. the european union launches fresh legal action against the uk for failing to comply with the post brexit northern ireland protocol. and later in the hour, will the millions of people who loved the book enjoy the film of where the crawdads sing? find out what mark kermode thinks of it, and the rest of the week s main releases, on the film review at 5.45. good afternoon. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holiday makers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles to the ferry terminal. bosses at the port have blamed what they ve called woefully inadequate staffing at french border controls. this weekend marks the start of the school summer holidays in most of england and wales, and the rac estimates that nearly 19 million leisure trips will be made between now and monday. our correspon
and the taliban, they are focused on snuffing out our position and putting in strict control on women and girls. my guest is the former first vice president, now a senior figure in the national resistance front. he is internal resistance viable when afghans are starving? amrullah saleh, welcome to hardtalk. it is a year since the taliban slipped into kabul and toppled the government of which you were a part of. will you acknowledge that this past year has been a year of failure from your point of view? for the taliban, from your point of view? for the taliban, it from your point of view? for the taliban, it has from your point of view? pr? the taliban, it has been not only a year of failure, but it has exposed their intentions in face to the afghan people and they have brought disaster, starvation, displacement and they have basically pushed the women into shadows and all of those people who were architects of the handover of afghanistan, the taliban, justifying that t