in the vatican. and looking ahead to the inevitably stressful cooking of christmas dinners we get tips from a chef from inside his restaurant kitchen. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the us and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold with snow blizzards, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. more than 1.5 million 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 minus 45 celsius. the bbc s nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these
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