hours is going to be really un p unprecedent ed. this will be a cold weather crisis. and take a look at this brutal snow squall in new york state. this was about 150 miles neeflts northeast of buffalo on thursday. and speaking of new york, officials say new york city could set a record low in the derek van dam has more. coldest air in the entire northern hemisphere is funnelling across the great lakes, canada and northern new england, so cold that the boston mayor declaring a cold emergency. the animals at the zoological society in utica, new york are being brought in-doors to protect them from the cold and schools are closing.are being brought in-doors to protect them from the cold and schools are closing.
this is bbc news. the headlines: the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. the republican majority leader kevin mccarthy has failed six times to get elected because a group of 20 fellow republicans refuse to back him. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadn t seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town. the man known as the architect of the notorious us college admissions scandal has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. william rick singer was convicted of funnelling money from wealthy parents to university coaches to secure a place for their children at various elite american colleges.
william rick singer was convicted of funnelling money from wealthy parents to university coaches to secure a place for their children at various elite american colleges. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in russia, voicing opposition to putin s war in ukraine is a crime. it can mean years injail. imagine, then, the resolve of a russian opposition activist who returned to his homeland after the ukraine invasion in order to speak out against the putin regime from within. not only that, vladimir kara murza had already survived two apparent poisonings inside russia. he is now languishing in a russian prison. his wife, evgenia kara murza,
been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. william rick singer was convicted of funnelling money from wealthy parents to university coaches to secure a place for their children at various elite american colleges. now on bbc news addiction: the road to recovery. a warning this programme deals with upsetting themes. cocaine is a devil, to be fair. this is a story of drugs and booze and addiction. i think with addiction the end result for anybody is death, prison, or institution. it s the story of the fight to get clean for those living the edge. generally, seriously, one slip would kill me, because i d feel like there