more than 200 million people in america are under extreme weather alerts, and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop to as low as minus 45 celsius. the huge arctic storm is affecting canada and extends down to the deep south and the border with mexico. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. and this satellite image from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondent, john sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts
dark comedy there, as i say, in the way that this woman is kind of paying tribute to her past and feeling a little bit guilty about what they ve done with the family farmhouse. they ve demolished it basically for this incredibly gleaming, modern home. and she and her husband are up to some pretty shifty business. and then, kind of a lot of guilt comes out when she has memories of her mother. there s a lot about welsh folklore, about the land, about the environment, about our connection to the past, about the dangers of wealth and greed. there s also an element of the seven deadly sins in there. it becomes increasingly kind of dramatic when all four members of the family have dinner guests and things take a bit of a turn, to put it mildly. and it s nicely filmed, isn t it? it looks, visually, it looks really impressive. very crisp, very beautiful. i was with it all the way. it s one of those films where there s more to talk about at the end than there is perhaps to learn. ther
i m not scared yet, but i m thinking i m going to be. yes, absolutely. it s a stylish slow burner, as you can see, and intriguing, sets up the characters beautifully. and there s some dark comedy there, as i say, in the way that this woman is kind of paying tribute to her past and feeling a little bit guilty about what they ve done with the family farmhouse. they ve demolished it basically for this incredibly gleaming, modern home. and she and her husband are up to some pretty shifty business. and then kind of a lot of guilt comes out when she has memories of her mother. there s a lot about welsh folklore, about the land, about the environment, about our connection to the past, about the dangers of wealth and greed. there s also an element of the seven deadly sins in there. it becomes increasingly kind of dramatic when all four members of the family have dinner guests and things take a bit of a turn, to put it mildly. and it s nicely filmed, isn t it? it looks, visually, it
i m not scared yet, but i m thinking i m going to be. yes, absolutely. it s a stylish, slow burner, as you can see, and intriguing, sets up the characters beautifully. and there s some dark comedy there, as i say, in the way that this woman is kind of paying tribute to her past and feeling a little bit guilty about what they ve done with the family farmhouse. they ve demolished it basically for this incredibly gleaming, modern home. and she and her husband are up to some pretty shifty business. and then kind of a lot of guilt comes out when she has memories of her mother. there s a lot about welsh folklore, about the land, about the environment, about our connection to the past, about the dangers of wealth and greed. there s also an element of the seven deadly sins in there. it becomes increasingly kind of dramatic when all four members of the family have dinner guests and things take a bit of a turn, to put it mildly. and it s nicely filmed, isn t it? it looks, visually, it
it s gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500 metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we ll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it s saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk s rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it s the sixth day of national walk outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running