we re still in the tlhroes of this life threatening situation. good morning, everybody, it s monday, december 26th. don and kaitlan are off, i m glad to have sara sidner with us. good morning. let s talk about the death toll rising in new york from the storm. thousands of delays and cancellations impacting many air travelers many failing to make it home for the holidays. in a cruel, dangerous and shameful stunt, the white house blaming texas governor greg abbott for sending residents to the home of vice president kamala harris on christmas eve. first, though, a storm for the ages in western new york state. at least 17 weather-related deaths are being reported this morning, most in the buffalo area. governor katy hochul has requested emergency disaster relief from the biden administration. a state of emergency remains in effect. this has paralyzed so many parts of the state and the country, bringing this region to its knees. more than 12,000 customers are still wit
stranded on a cruise ship off the australian coast after a potentially harmful case of bio foul . we speak to one of those onboard. we start with some breaking news from perth, in scotland. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel there. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel on county place at about five am local time. let s get more on this with our correspondent, gareth barlow. a developing situation. we know three people have died. several emergency service vehicles remain on scene as well. there is a police cordon and the rest of the guests have been evacuated. the hotel is a 28 room and suite hotel, close to the railway station in the centre of perth, and at 5:10am this morning, the ambulance service of scotland and the fire service ending 21 ambulance vehicles and nine fire appliances to that incident. we have heard from the deputy first minister, john swinney, a local msp, on twitter,
a third of the world will be in recession this year. a very warm welcome to the programme. the ukrainian army says hundreds of russian soldiers were killed in a school being used as a base in the eastern region of donetsk on new year s eve. the facility was hit by ukraine, using rocket supplied by the united states, it is claimed. hugo is in kyiv with the latest. the mayor said one person was wounded when debris fell from a drone intercepted by the country s and events pulses. it was the second night in the bro a rowdy air raid alert sounded. they are angry, tired of these attacks. he had has been frequently targeted in recent days. power supplies had been disrupted. we heard from the army earlier today saying all 39 trains were shot down. those iranians made trans russia has been using to attack this country. again he had coming under attack as russia continues with this strategy, attacking cities and towns across the country away from the front lines. we have had the uk
and dame angela lansbury, one of the stars of hollywood s golden age, has died at the age of 96. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine, after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned those attacks, and reassured president zelensky that they were steadfast in their commitment to ukraine. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president zelensky addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula . from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter, some heading for the metro. translation: we don t feel safe, because we don t knowi what s coming next. nevertheless, i hope that what happened yesterday
plan to assert the will, usurp the will of the american people and remain in power. it was an explosive prime time event. the house select committee held its eighth public hearing, laying out what former president trump did and did not do while a mob of his supporters storm the capitol on january 6th. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this friday, july 22nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. we have a lot to get to this morning. including president joe biden testing positive for covid. the president is said to be experiencing mild symptoms, we ll talk it a medical expert about this later in the show, and provide an update on the president s condition. but we begin with last night s dramatic january 6th hearing. we learned that as violence raged on capitol hill, former president trump sat cloistered in a private dining room watching as as the chaos unfolded. using never before seen evidence and testimony, the committee laid out the case that trump no