mounting evidence from china of a steep rise in covid cases, with many millions thought to be affected. we catch up with the ukrainian couple who married at an army checkpoint early in the war what are their hopes for the future? hello and welcome to bbc news. plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds are gripping much of the united states and canada, with more than 250 million people facing life threatening conditions. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone in an enormous winter storm. further south, there have been floods. ~ . ., . floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow. freezing floods. we have had ice, floodin
santa claus is coming to town, but where is he at the moment? we ll speak to the team tracking his movements on this programme. tens of millions of north americans are facing blizzards, power cuts and cancelled travel plans at the start of the christmas holidays. much of the united states and canada is in the grip of a fierce winter storm. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. 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 at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road,
the slowness of the french judicial system, his lawyer said, and following the law, you ve held my client for a year without trial, he has to come out now. and that is the law indeed. he had to come out because the trial had been constantly deferred. but being back at large allows him to do what he did yesterday. a four year old boy has died after a serious medical incident at center parcs resort. wiltshire police said officers had attended the leisure complex at longleat, wiltshire, on the morning of christmas eve. police added that the boy s death was not thought to be suspicious. now to a story of love in times of war. back in march, lesya and valeriy, two volunteers of ukraine s civil defence forces, got married at a checkpoint, days after russia invaded ukraine. video of their wedding went viral. nine months later, she has left the army although he continues to serve.
the capital was under threat. their wedding became a symbol of ukrainian defiance. but the war keeps them apart. while valeriy is on duty, lesya waits for him to come home. today, they are meeting again. it s always emotional for her to see him alive. for him, to return to safety. translation: there is | a sense of peace for me. we are not young people any more. so i want to rest, to switch off my brain. i like the times when valeriy isjust near me, just sitting, reading, watching tv. just near me.
we are not young people any more. so i want to rest, to switch off my brain. i like the times when valeriy isjust near me, just sitting, reading, watching tv. just near me. this christmas they are trying to carry on as normal, but their wishes are different. we can t plan our future now. of course, we wish peace, but notjust peace, we want peace after our victory. it s only one desire which unites all our nation. it s a special evening at st michael s monastery. for lesya, the ceremony offers a moment of hope among the horrors of war.