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 need to clear the sidewalks in the 2a hours after the storm, i m out here doing it with a shovel because the snow blowers wouldn t start. every type of travel has been thrown into chaos, on the roads in the midwest fatalities, and east coast of buffalo in new york isn t taking a chance, driving has been banned. conditions of blinding snow, the zero visibility, absolute white outs, it may go down as one of the worst in history. on the railways, many routes have been cancelled. it s a gamble, you never know
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. at least 20 people have died in extreme winter storms in the us and canada. more than one million people are without power. the people are without power. blinding snow, the zero visibility, the blinding snow, the zero visibility, absolute white outs. it may go down as one of the worst in history. three aid organisations have suspended their activities in afghanistan in response to a ban on women working for humanitarian agencies. as ten civilians are killed by russian shelling in the ukrainian city of kherson, president zelensky says airstrikes will not diminish the spirit of ukrainians. translation: we will return
..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard hit new york state, driving has been banned to prevent further casualties. the conditions, the blinding snow, the zero visibility, absolute whiteouts, it may go down as one of the worst in history.
freedom to all ukrainians. - wherever we are, we will be together today, and together we will look into the evening sky. and pope francis has called for an immediate end to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads, and high winds uprooted trees. howard johnson reports. sub zero temperatures.
puddles of sea water. about 28 states have seen the temperatures dip below the zero degree fahrenheit mark. remarkable stuff. the alerts tonight are mostly for wind and cold. blizzard where the snow is still blowing around. the center of the storm winds its way up in to canada. we will see temperatures continue to wind its way up. more blinding snow especially off the lakes. 1 to 3 feet of snow falling. let s talk numbers in the morning. these are bone chilling to say the least. minus 19 for wind chill in indianapolis. minus 8 here in new york city area. christmas morning, these are the numbers where we will see the coldest in decades. tlac atlanta, memphis, kansas city will be 3 degrees sunday morning. the warm up coming after christmas will be very, very slow. whit. we ll have to wait for that. rob, thank you. we turn now to the january 6th committee releasing its final 845-page report placing