later as part of the all american christmas concert series. and a good way to start your friday, december 30th, just two days away from the new year. a lot wrapping up the tend of the year and i ve got one i want to share now. i have to give my uncle browny points here. i have to congratulate my niece alex carr got married to nick hallmark and here is a gorgeous picture congratulations to mr. and mrs. nick and alex hallmark got married at my sister and brother-in-law s firm there. proud of you and wish the best for you. the weather cooperated. that s down outside of west palm beach florida. joey: oh enice. griff: they were actually worried with that cold snap, my brother-in-law had to run out and buy a bunch of blankets because floridians not used the cold weather but the weather cooperated and as you see in the background it was a gorgeous day. joey: starting their american dream. katie: also dangerous with those falling iguanas you have to be careful no guests get i
afghanistan s taliban led government on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups. and farewell to the milk man, j] watt, one of american football s greatest ever defensive players, is to retire. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea , and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matvichuk, and they se
hello and welcome. italy has become the first european country to order covid tests for visitors from china, after concern at the rapid rise in chinese infections. earlier, taiwan said it would introduce a similar scheme. japan and india have already ordered travellers from china to be monitored. the us could follow. there s concern travellers could bring new variants of the disease now that beijing is lifting travel restrictions. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes. china s hospitals are overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding terrifying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government officials say the situation is under control. that s not what these pictures suggest. at the dongjiao funeral home, one of the city s biggest, more evidence
been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residence. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency responders fear the number could go up as they clear out of the city. a driving ban is still in effect,