we begin at the vatican, where thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in st peter s square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional to the city and the world blessing he s doing that now, let s listen in. this is the national anthem of the italian republic in 1946. forcedwhite translation: dear brothers and sisters, christ is risen. on this day we proclaim, that he, the lord of our life is the resurrection and the life of the world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four in jesus world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four injesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made, the passage from death to life, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion. he is the lord of time and history. i d like to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy easter to everyone. people are responding to the holy father who is seated today. translation: father who is seated today. tr
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. hundreds of thousands of 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. nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt. temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors, but some are trying to tackle the snow. you need to clear your sidewalks within 2a hours after the storm, so i m out
hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything that mother nature could wallop us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing d
all over the world, but bethlehem, where our saviour was born, this is where we wanted to be this year. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. 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 conditions unless you have to. because an
strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. more than one and a half 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. 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 conditions unless you have to. because anything can happen at any moment, and you ve got to be on your toes. some places like new york have gone further and banned driving due to low visibility. across the region there is a state of emergency. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures, and everything that mother nature could wallop a