some dying in snow buried cars, others in homes with no power. conditions so bad rescuers needed rescuing. and the travel nightmare continues for thousands of americans, so far more than 3,000 flights have been canceled today, the majority are southwest flights. plus, how a toy and a car led police to find a kidnapped baby. welcome to the lead i m phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at least 49 people across nine states have died from storms, at least 27 of those deaths are centered in buffalo, new york, and surrounding erie county which were hit with a blizzard, winds so fierce they reached hurricane strength, rescuers had to be sent out to help stranded rescue crews facing, quote, some of the worst conditions that any of us have ever seen. many roads around buffalo remain impassable, driving bans still in place in some areas as crews try to clear the streets to restore power
for what he called reckless spending in a speech at the new york stock exchange. mr mccarthy s party has so far refused to back the biden administration s call to increase the amount the government can borrow, known as the debt ceiling. the us treasury reached its debt limit of $31 trillion earlier this year. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. derby to cornwall for £40. this trip wasn t made by train, but by buses. lots of buses. it probably took a good half day of planning with, with the bus map and timetables to make it reasonably resilient to any problems. andrew s goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus fare cap introduced by the government until the end ofjune and encourage
lots more on the bbc website on that story, but for now around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. derby to cornwall for £40. this trip wasn t made by train, but by buses. lots of buses. it probably took a good half day of planning with with the bus map and timetables to make it reasonably resilient to any problems. andrew is now planning his next challenge. andrew s goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus fare cap introduced by the government until the end ofjune and encourage others to do the same. it s a plea to value your local buses and use them. use them as much as possible. if you swap just one journey a week from car where you could make a huge difference to congestion and the economics of bus operation. andrew caught 20 different buses to complete his challenge, stopping in swindon and exeter before arriving in penzance on saturday night.
with, with the bus map and timetables to make it reasonably resilient to any problems. andrew is now planning his next challenge. andrew s goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus fare cap introduced by the government until the end ofjune and encourage others to do the same. it s a plea to value your local buses and use them. use them as much as possible. if you swap just one journey a week from car where you could make a huge difference to congestion and the economics of bus operation. andrew caught 20 different buses to complete his challenge, stopping in swindon and exeter before arriving in penzance on saturday night. andrew is now planning his next challenge. i haven t got another thing planned at the moment, but i am working on it, so i ll see. you re live with bbc news. in the us state of missouri, prosecutors have charged an 85 year old white
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