message to the nation as monarch. i let sanding and waking chart is hosting his first royal christmas where crowds are here to see him and the rest of the royal family. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures. ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one perso
crowd i think that went quite well. we had jaja gabor singing and well. we had jaja gabor singing and we have a lot of people injumpers. i think you need to appear now in your christmas jumper. maybe you could borrowjaja sjumper. we will see you a little later. no telling of the nativity story is complete without a donkey, and in the holy land, the animals are still used daily by palestinian farmers. however, there s an ongoing problem with donkeys being ill treated, and in the west bank, a british charity runs the only shelter dedicated to the animals. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, spent the day there. a bray in a manger. the donkey is always a favourite feature of the christmas nativity story, and today some in the holy land need extra help. this isjoe. he loves to be brushed and cuddled. this is selma. look at her. lovely smile. she s sometimes a little bit