centimetres into major cities, manchester and sheffield and a bit more than that put out more on the hills but were most concerned about the amber warning area in the peak district northwards where we could see up to a0 centimetres of snow by the time we reach friday morning. it is slowly improving through friday, a brief respite with them some time before more rain, sleet and snow at the weekend. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 8th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. coming up on wednesday s programme. a substantial government package which will seek to offer equal access to sports for girls is announced. we speak to the olympian who was mis diagnosed, sectioned and put in an induced coma, as she targets a return to playing rugby on the world stage. i cannot go outside for a walk or could not
holiday. freeze warnings still in effect in several states at this hour. blizzard conditions, at least 26 people have died in the actic blast, across eight state. in a hard-hit erie county, new york, roads remain impassable. still, a very dangerous situation. driving bans are still in place. this was the first time in buffalo fire history that they were unable to respond to calls. we want to remind everybody, there was a period hours straight in which we could not send out emergency service crews, because it was too dangerous. we will talk to that official in just a few minutes. plus, bitter-cold icing over the christmas celebrations in the midwest, east coast and southeast, even florida is feeling the chill, much of the state experiencing its coldest christmas since 1983. let s start in buffalo, new york. polo sandoval is braving is the cold temperatures there. merry christmas. reporter: merry christmas. it is in a recovery process right now, the sun finally came o
and the countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on the edge and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. gridlock at the english channel as the port of dover is overwhelmed with traffic, and warnings of worse to come. and the more you look at the stars, the more you see! we ll explain how a powerful new space telescope is widening our view of the universe. welcome if you just joined welcome if you justjoined us. i m shaun ley. we start with some breaking news from washington, where steve bannon, who worked closely with former president trump as a strategist, has been found guilty of contempt of congress. the charges were brought after he defied a summons to testify at the congressional hearings into the january the 6th riots at the us capitol building. he ll be sentenced in october he could face up to two years in prison. but, speaking outside the courtroom in the last hour, he remained unrepentant. i want to thank start by thankin
anti government protests continue in the sri lankan capital as the new prime minister names his cabinet. and the more you look at the stars, the more you discover! we ll explain how a powerful new space telescope is expanding our view of the universe. hello and welcome. the former trump strategist steve bannon has been found guilty of contempt of congress by a court in washington. the charges were brought after he defied a summons to testify at the congressional hearings into the january the 6th riots at the us capitol building. he ll be sentenced in october he could face up to two years in prison. but, speaking outside the courtroom, he remained unrepentant. i want to start by thanking the jury. we respect their decision today. i really want to thank the hard working citizens that had to take an entire week off. we respect their decision. we may have lost a battle here, but we re not going to lose this war. in the closing argument, the prosecutor missed one very important
Is youre not the subject of this. I mean it was just a search of every possible location hes connected to. He says youre not the subject to this and what do you know about donald trump . And then there is a ton of documents to suggest whats going on where hes trying to find out information. Then he says this could all go away in one week if you just give information, which we know that didnt happen. I mean to your point that he gives bad advice. And that is true that he said that. Thats not what happened. It didnt go away in one week. We have to leave it there. Thank you very much. We kept talking during the commercial break. Well try to post the commercial conversations online. The 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts now. Tonight, dramatic moments as the defense will begin their case. Why the judge cleared the courtroom during the clash with the first witness. Plus, irans hard line president is confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. What it means in a region that is already on edge.