there are winter storms and then there s this, an historic co coast-to-coast arctic blast packing the power of a category 2 hurricane and whether it s blinding snow or subzero temperatures just about everyone out there is feeling it. more than 200 million americans right now under winter warnings or advisories and looking at that map, the more purple you see, the colder it is. and the timing of this is simply terrible. holiday travel where it s even possible is a mess as you would guess. thousands of flights are canceled right now and you can forget about driving in a lot of parts of the country. in new york the snow and flooding are so bad all n nonessential travel is banned right now and in rhode island, massive waves hammering the coast. street flooding there a big concern. and blizzard conditions are also making for some white knuckle driving in ohio and cleveland. it s going to feel like minus 27 all day. and in the south, well, that s where you ll find a lot of ice and
settling in. killing at least 47 people across nine states. that number is, sadly, expected to rise. buffalo, new york, has been happens the hardest hit. they are used to storms, but not like this. this is a hurricane whipping up heavy, blinding snow, and many roads are still impassable. people were trapped in their car, people are still being pulled out of their car. people are being found dead in their car. that s how crippling this storm was. the storm has also made a mess of post-holiday travels. plus fountains as star south as new orleans still frozen over, but warmer temperatures, they re coming. we have crews covering every aspect of this crippling weather. first, let s guess to miguel marquez, who is on the phone trying to drive through this storm to buffalo right now. miguel, tell us what you are seeing on the road there, what are you hearing from officials. reporter: try as i might, i do not think we ll gets to buffalo. buffalo is synod in. for a city so accus
an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. can turn boiling water into a snow cloud and second. the state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures are the lowest at 52. residents warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snowfalls. need to clear the sidewalk, i m out here doing it with a shovel because the slow i wouldn t start. , , , ., because the slow i wouldn t start. , i, ., ., start. every type of travel thrown into start. every type of t
as he holds his christmas eve mass in the vatican. and a welcome respite. children displaced by conflict in the democratic republic of the congo are invited to a christmas celebration. a very warm welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snow. you n
his christmas eve mass in the vatican. # i can t get no sleep. and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to