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
and matilda the musical makes waves as it opens this year s london film festival. live from our studio in singapore, this is live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 6am in the morning in singapore, and 5am in thailand where at least 38 people, mostly young children, have been killed by a gunman at a nursery school. he was a former police officer who d been dismissed from his job and was facing trial on drugs charges. he entered the school in the town of utthai sawan in northern thailand with a gun and a knife and attacked teachers and children. he then killed himself, his wife and son. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is at the scene. and a warning, his report contains some very distressing images. this is a community now consumed by grief and shock. that children so
celebrate christmas. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold, bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages, and can turn boiling hot water into a snow in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here at the lowest of 50 degrees. residents have