all over the world, but bethlehem, where our saviour was born, this is where we wanted to be this year. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. because an
pioneer and innovator . hello, welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. where we ll bring you the top the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has urged mps in his conservative party to back his plans for tackling migration to the uk. speaking at a news conference, mr sunak said his patience has worn thin when it comes to, in particular, small boat crossings. a particular point of frustration is the government s proposal to deport to rwanda people arriving in the uk illegally a plan that s had several legal and political setbacks. the immigration minister robert jenrick resigned yesterday in protest at changes in the plans. here s our political editor, chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court, this autumn, said it w
Of his own money to the foundation. He has not given any of his own money between 2009 and 2014, so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. Then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the Attorney General in new york is looking at, is whether or not there is self dealing. Youre not supposed to use a Non Profit Foundation in the United States to make political contributions, or to help your business. Thats at the heart of it. Lets speak now to our reporter Emilia Papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning. What can we expect from the day ahead . Merry christmas. Its a beautiful morning here on the sandringham estate and the crowds have actually been building since six oclock this morning, everyone hoping to catch eclipse of the queen and the royal family as they make their way up the church catch a glimpse. We spoke to lady who had come only from florida and let me introduce you to this lady from arizona. florida and
Of his own money to the foundation. He has not given any of his own money between 2009 and 2014, so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. Then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the Attorney General in new york is looking at, is whether or not there is self dealing. Youre not supposed to use a Non Profit Foundation in the United States to make political contributions, or to help your business. Thats at the heart of it. Lets speak now to our reporter Emilia Papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning. What can we expect from the day ahead . Merry christmas. Its a beautiful morning here on the sandringham estate and the crowds have actually been building since six oclock this morning, everyone hoping to catch eclipse of the queen and the royal family as they make their way up the church catch a glimpse. We spoke to lady who had come only from florida and let me introduce you to this lady from arizona. florida and
Raul castro, the president of cuba will also give a News Conference in his country that will happen at noon eastern time. Of course cnn will continue to follow this breaking news throughout the day. Thank you for joining me today, im carol kos toll low. this hour with berman and michaela starts now. Hello, everyone. Im john berman. And. And im michaela pereira. History is being made at this hour after more than a half century of tension and diplomat diplomatic silence between the u. S. Its releasing alan gross from prison after five years. A series of genuinely breathtaking developments. Cuba is also releasing a u. S. Intelligence asset, a spy, whos been locked up in cuba for more than 20 years. In Return Washington is freeing three cuban spies convicted in 2001 of espionage. That is big in and of itself. It all seems part now of something much, much bigger. President obama will announce major changes in u. S. Policy toward cuba. Officials calling them the most sweeping changes since t