welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. many shops stayed shut on monday, as blizzards blocked roads and cut power lines. the new york governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia reports. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. sn
on universal credit. more than 50 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. 27 bodies have been recovered there and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. for five days blizzard conditions have just dropped life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been it by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border. montana has experienced the coldest weather with temperatures dropping to -45. the with tempe
kayleigh mcenany. also carley shimkus and douglas murray. king charles iii is back at buckingham palace and preparing to address the commonwealth, the u.k., and the world for the first time as monarch around 1:00 p.m. eastern. his majesty was welcomed by huge crowds. following his return from scotland where he, along with his sister, princess and, reportedly at his mother s side when she passed. the king s speech is expected to be accompanied by a service at st. paul s cathedral in london to be attended by the new prime minister, list trust, and senior officials. liz trust was seen arriving at the palace for her first audience with the new king just the past hour. meanwhile, plenty of remembrances come up public viewing is planned as the british people prepared to say farewell to the only monarch most of them have ever known. douglas, a lot of people talking. moving on and talking about what the future is going to look like under king charles. what s your thought on that? spe
where he faces a possible life sentence and in ukraine, resistance forces are on the offensive as some analysts say the military s fighting capabilities are running out. we ll take you live to kyiv. but we begin with our top story right now, unfolding across the country, a travel nightmare for millions of people trying to get home after the christmas holiday as a monstrous winter storm barrels east. right now, more than 2800 flights have been cancelled. that s today alone leaving frustrated travelers strand ed i airport terminals. southwest will operate just one-third of its scheduled flights in the coming days representative from the pilot association says the airline s scheduling system is partly to blame. the death toll has climbed to 63 nationwide after this brutal storm blanketed parts of western new york with as much as four feet of snow and brought powerful wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour with more snow in the forecast, tishls fear the deet death toll could cont
and how the rock band coldplay is offering its support to protesters in iran. it s official the left of centre politician, luis inacio lula da silva, commonly known as lula , has won brazil s presidential election snatching victory by a tiny margin from the rightwing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, who had an early lead as the first votes came in. the final tally was just 50.8% to lula. crowds of mr lula s supporters started celebrating in the streets. this represents an amazing comeback for the former president, who three years ago, was serving a prison sentence for corruption his conviction was later overturned. but the contest reflected how deeply polarised brazil is. mr lula spoke after the win was announced. translation: i have faith in god that with the help l of the people we will find a way out so this country may live again democratically, harmoniously, and we can even re establish peace between families. today, we are telling the world that brazil is back, that br