Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Snow across country. It has caused disruption as winds bring cold weather from the arctic. The Environment Agency says the first high tide along the east coast of england this morning was not as bad as feared but thousands of homes still face a danger of flooding. Currently there are 11 severe warnings which mean there is a danger to life. This is the picture in skegness were snow has been lighter but Flood Warnings have been issued and soldiers have been deployed to assist where needed. Where some might have been cursing the conditions this morning, others of course have been making the most of it here near birmingham. Meanwhile, in canterbury in kent while it was knowing this morning i is now seems to be more of an issue. This is the scene coming up for you from the roof of the bbc here in london where it has recently started to snow. We we re it has recently started to snow. We were taught to our number of correspondence in the next while
trying to go to his business walking on the road. we talked to him. we will bring that to you in the next hour. but, people are waking up to a lot of shock and a lot of devastation. untold how much it s going to be. try to get around and get a better look. good news is, if there had to be some it, seems the storm surge was perhaps in the range of a couple of feet as opposed to the 10 to feet feet feared. ainsley: thank goodness. brian: griff, is it your sense that most of the people evacuated? you know, brian, i think most did, but there is certainly maybe a 5% to 10% of folks that did not. even as those winds were blowing hard and the storm surge set in on us yesterday morning. i saw a handful of people on the beach which was right at the tip of the spear for it certainly a lot of people did not that maybe should have. they are warning people do not get in your cars. if you are evacuated by all means don t try and go back to your area this morning. as the officials try and fix