been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century , with an extra nine inches of snow expected during the day in new york state , where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. the storm has affected a vast area , from canada in the north , down through the us , and reaching mexico. president biden has approved emergency measures , allowing financial support for new york state. this is the scene live you can see it is very great and cold but from people we have spoken to it through the course of the day the weather added little better today allowing some of those rescue efforts to get under way. it stopped snowing and it is bitterly cold. i can show you some pictures from the other side of the country. it is los angeles airport but thousands of flights cancelled at around 11 in the morning. a lot of people in the wrong place
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century , with an extra nine inches of snow expected during the day in new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. the storm has affected a vast area, from canada in the north, down through the us, and reaching mexico. president biden has approved emergency measures, allowing financial support for new york state. this is the scene live. this is washington, dc and that s the reflecting pool that isjust this is washington, dc and that s the reflecting pool that is just in front of the lincoln memorial. many of you will know it very well. just before the obelisk at the far end. so cold, and there have been sub zero temperatures, that people can today walk across it. and this is the scene at the other side of the country,
has announced that all men will be required to serve one year s military service. she said the move is in response to growing pressure from beijing. here in the uk a murder investigation has been launched in birmingham after a 23 year old man was stabbed to death in a nightclub. police have named the victim as cody fisher. and another unexplained death involving russian oligarchs: the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century , with an extra nine inches of snow expected during the day in new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. the storm has affected a vast area, from canada in the north, down through the us, and reaching mexico. president biden has approved emergency measures, allowing financial support for new york state. let s for new york state. have a quick lo
victim as cody fisher. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century with an extra nine inches of snow expected during the day in new york state where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. the storm has affected a vast area, from canada in the north, down through the us and reaching mexico. president biden has approved emergency measures allowing financial support for new york state. this is the scene live from buffalo. you can see five o clock in the evening there snow still on the roofs thankfully we can see lights and power thousands of people have been without power due to the extreme weather. the city of buffalo has been particularly badly hit some 20 people dead. awful conditions being bored by so many people with all the latest now we can go to our correspondent.
year s military service. in response to the threat from china. here in the uk, a murder investigation has been launched in birmingham, after a 23 year old man was stabbed to death in a nightclub. police have named the victim as cody fisher. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and because of its strategic importance, was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. a warning, it contains d