freedom to all ukrainians. - wherever we are, we will be together today, and together we will look into the evening sky. and pope francis has called for an immediate end to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. 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 uprooted trees. howard johnson reports. sub zero 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
were cancelled for today, so just trying to get back home for the holidays now. i came down from peterborough forthis, gota ride down from my brother in law, and he s coming back now to get me. and then we ll see what we re going to do. i m waiting for a cab to go - to a hotel and stay there for a day, hopefully it s just a day, l and i go back to toronto. officials are urging people to stay at home to avoid temperatures as low as 45 degrees celsius, capable of turning boiling water into snow and bubbles into ice balls. but meteorologists say the subzero temperatures brought by this sudden storm are likely to lift rapidly, with conditions easing as early as boxing day. howard johnson, bbc news. paris has witnessed a second day of violent unrest after friday s deadly attack on the city s kurdish community. protesters in paris overturned cars,
were cancelled for today, so just trying to get back home for the holidays now. i came down from peterborough for this, got a ride down from my brother in law, and he s coming back now to get me. and then we ll see what we re going to do. i m waiting for a cab to go - to a hotel and stay there for a day, hopefully it s just a day, l and i go back to toronto. officials are urging people to stay at home to avoid temperatures as low as 45 degrees celsius, capable of turning boiling water into snow and bubbles into ice balls. but meteorologists say the subzero temperatures brought by this sudden storm are likely to lift rapidly, with conditions easing as early as boxing day. howard johnson, bbc news. it s a similar story injapan, where heavy snow in the north and surrounding areas has left more than a dozen people dead and at least 80 injured. over 10,000 households have also been left without power,