and inspiring stories. people trust. i wanted to tell them what's happening in their community in a clear and unbiased. and i've been african, i couldn't be more proud to be auto landmark cases, but sent shock waves around the world. it's enormous. it's phenomena historical and paid the way for the potential to penalize climates in action is a real wake up call for the government. this is really something that can make a turning point or thrice, meets the citizens using the mold to hold governments and corporations to account if they don't want to do it by asking, then let's go to the court. the case for the climate on a jesse ah, the coldest christmas on record,

1000000 stranded at home across the us and canada after a while the winter storm disrupt to travel plan. ah, hello there, i'm to start the pay and this is algebra life and also come in the you and says it's humana. terry and projects and chemist on will be affected after the taliban government bands, women from working in and years guarding against the danger. from above, we meet ukrainian troops on the lookout for russian drug in lieu to me and praying for the christmas hopes of worshippers. what believe to be the birthplace of jesus ah. across north america people are settling in for a freezing festive season after

a major winter storm. more than a dozen people were killed during blizzards in the u. s. power has largely been restored and times of christmas, but the so called bonsai kern has also left many stranded. she ever times. you reports now from washington d. c. the. the bronze of the storm on saturday was hitting upstate new york and the great lakes with snow full and high winds, many enough surrounding their homes for christmas. i lived in what you might call the stereotypical american suburbs. you can picture that and i cannot walk to the sidewalk in front of my house about 20 meters from my front door. thousands and thousands and thousands of people here and just in western new york state has lost power for a period of hours. and they are just coping with extra blankets. and lots of christmas sweaters disliked and official ban on driving in some areas. there were is that many had ventured up anyway, but the worst over only to get stranded. this may turn out to be the worst storm in

our community history. there are still likely hundreds of people still stuck in vehicles including individuals who tried to drive out in the late night hours last night. this is the festive season in the us, one of the busiest travel periods of the year. and even though thousands of flight delays and cancellations were reported, some passengers were determined to complete the holiday travel. our whole airport shut down. so we drove to omaha, nebraska, got on a flight there. then then d. c. delayed in d, c. an hour here. even though winter storm has moved way to the north, its aftermath of freezing temperatures mean cities from pennsylvania to florida being told to expect the coldest christmas on record. although climate scientists say it's difficult to ascribe a single weather event. the climate change, what we are seeing is in keeping with the modules they've been moving about for

years. a warming object disrupting the jet stream and plunging polar southwards, more and more frequently. and just in general, an increase in a variety of extreme weather events. she advertised the al jazeera washington earlier. we also had from andy parker meteorologist in buffalo, new york, which has been hit very hard by the storm arctic plunge person pushed across lake erie. and as it did it scooped up a lot of moisture and created a very small scale effect called lake effect snow. it's where a band of snow develops that is only a couple of miles wide. but within that, anyone experiences what we call snow blindness or white outs, where you can't see the front of your car if you're in it to drive at that point, people can't figure out where to go. they become stranded and rescue is not possible either because the vehicle is there, no one can see it. and even the empties and emergency medical staff can't get

around. this band is continuing for now over 24 hours. it is going to slide and pack different communities, it went just to the north of buffalo, and that's where it's dropped more than 2 feet of snow. and a lot of this is going sideways in 60 miles our width. that's what creates that white out condition or snow blindness. and it also takes that 2 feet of snow and turns them into 8 foot drifts, which makes getting through roads almost impassable. one of the small scale effects of this where it may be okay where you are. but once you begin the travel, if you become stuck in this, that's when you're trapped and you can't get out. we're finding that a lot of folks are trying to be rescued, but their cell phones are starting to fail after 12 hours of being trapped in their vehicles. so they're reaching out any make any way that they can. and, and we're finding that as this begins to clear, one area folks are getting out and trying to find these people who are in their cars. the pattern of cold for western new york is going to last into about mid week

next week. and then the nation as a whole finds a bounce back, fall in canada forecast to say the extreme, whether they will continue throughout some day with ours to warn people to stay in doors of strong winds. freezing, rain, and heavy snow sweep. the country has been cut to more than 200000 homes and foreign trees of stock. some in the 50 train services now moving on and the united nation has expressed concern. after afghanistan, the taliban government banned women from working for 8 organizations. for an and years operating in the country of warned that move was deep and the humanitarian crisis that women in afghanistan have seen their rights being gradually reduced. since the taliban took over. earlier in the week, the government band, women from attending universities. well, us secretary of state antony blinkin says he's deeply concerned by the taliban decision of banning women from humanitarian aid groups and warned the devastating impact the decision will have on african people schooler right that ron is

a former african youth representative to the un. she says the international community must maintain pressure on the taliban. a gender up behind is happening and then it's done. it begun when the tyler bond doesn't allow women to show up in their work. this is last year and it continued when the thought of on shut down the female can recount. and then following those degrees, dollar bonded and allowed, they didn't allow the women to show up in public places parks or other places. and unfortunately to yesterday and to the, to more coming which is very, very disheartening. it means that's all a bond, totally erasing a woman from society, from public eye info from human life. and it's very hardening because it doesn't affect us in long term and short term. struction orleans is happening in dennison

and strips avoidance, usually you decide to to or died when we're witnessing out. the protests are being treated in a very violent way by the female protest are being arrested in protest or are being arrested and assaulted by sol abundance. so all of these incidents are an indication that we are going to have a very dark future. and moreover, i believe that the time has come that the international community and especially the, the, you know, my should stop releasing and sending $40000000.00 to have denison. i think the time has come to take a tangible to his actions against a dollar bond. the

now ukraine's president rodney lensky has condemned a russian shelling of a busy market and her son as killing for pleasure. at least 10 people died and 58 others were injured. in the attack on the southern city, cousin was retaken by ukrainian troops last month and a major setback for laska. lensky is also called for unity and his holiday address to the nation. he says residents will create their own christmas miracle by showing that they remain strong in the face of russian attacks. joy drawn, the comic godsa. no kamikaze drones can extinguish the christmas dawn. we will see its glow even under ground in a bomb shelter in some way. we will fill our hearts with warmth and light up pull. no muscles can hurt them, not. they will break against our steel spirit and our fight will continue unabated . when islam it's not threatened by planned or emergency blackout soccer, and we will never feel a lack of courage and invincibility language. but more than one is the child the suite. we will celebrate our holidays as always,

we will smile and rejoice as always. the difference is one, god, we will not wait for a miracle because we will create it ourselves while ukraine's western back as a cent sophisticated ed hand systems to here. but the army still launch, he relies on soviet era equipment to try to defend its cities. and that's because it's taking time to train personnel to use the new weapons. charles stratford met members of ukraine's mobile air defense units in the cave region. pushing sky wood and on high alert, the soviet anti aircraft gun was built in 1982. the man at its controls are members of a mobile air defense unit, trying to protect the ukraine in capital and surrounding area from russian, so called kamikaze drone and missile attacks. some of the ammunition was taken from a similar russian weapon captured around butcher the early days of the war. other

soldiers carry portable heat seeking soviet post soviet and western stinger missiles. the commander says they are effective up to a range of 6 kilometers, but often find it difficult to latch on to the drones that russia is using to target ukraine's electricity grid. veronica, because associates lottery said you shaheed $131.13 kamikaze drones are low speed visible and loud, but they have a small heat signature. it can be difficult to lock on to the target. and the missile might miss anti aircraft guns work. most effectively against the shade, but they have a problem with the drone flies at night or conditions. a poor visibility with russian forces have carried out at least a 1000 drone and cruise missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure in the last 2 and a half months. most like this one are intercepted

but many gets through. so millions of ukrainians are suffering blackouts and poor heating in freezing winter conditions. ukraine's western backers have sent air defense weapons such as this ne, some system. and last week, the u. s. announced it is supplying a patriot missile system. but training how to use it can take months. one missile costs up to $4000000.00. the commander of this unit says it will be used to projects only the most important potential targets and cannot be deployed to intercept drones and cruise missiles. as we were filming this mobile, hey, defense unit, the sound of a siren can be heard in the distance. and as a result, as you can imagine, these men are now on the move. so we were not allowed to follow the

soldiers because of the risk of giving away their locations, put in another field, close the cave. this mobile a defense unit practices. using machine guns, the range of the land, 3 kilometers. we can easily take down the chemicals, drones that fly around a 160 kilometers an hour. only eyes on 1st or some other ask why necessarily or drones are less difficult than missiles or, but there are observational difficulties because they can fly over forests that hide them or over busy roads where their approach noise is drowned out by traffic. despite the challenges they face, there are hundreds of men like these across the country. constantly ready for a radio alert focused on the skies. chance strap al jazeera key of region ukraine. i'm still ahead here on out a 0 purchase in the french capital on saturday off the killings at

a curtis cultural center and a christmas tree from pipe francis in defense of the victims of war the it's the weekend. here's her forecast on sunday for europe in africa, more rain comes pouring in to flood hit areas of poor school. the worst of it will be, lives been to porto, moves into western stain on sunday, still drawing up warm air for the west of europe. so you know, the other day across france, something like more than 100 weather stations are reporting temperatures above 20 degrees. central europe you're in, this is holly. temperatures are above average. so that means anything falling from the sky, likely to be rain or showers except for keys. we've got a rain snow combo there may even see some freezing rain showers are running through

the boss 1st. that's impacting its stumble. leaven degrees have got some snow flurries and uncle rad 3 that's below average. and a lot of what weather comes crashing into the coast of the van. so a level, bay route, and ramallah. rain and showers in the days to come. also, wet weather for their ne of egypt, cairo at 18 degrees, slightly below average, are met and wind is picking up. so some sand and dust storms, not too far away from n janina and the rain is filling in across that eastern side of south africa. the same goes for sue to and eventually s y, a teeny, but not a bad day in vinto sons out with the high of 32 degrees. that's it see later ah, the in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world. whatever the deed was offered to them, they have to sign because they didn't, they wouldn't get in front assessments. do you think diplomacy still spends

a chance? i'm not very up to about with any kind of negotiation informed opinions. everybody tweets. everybody's on tick tock, tick, tock doesn't vote. you have to a winter, it's going to be holder. pretty soon. inside story of al jazeera lou, the me kind of a watching out there and i'm the starting here and i hope that's mind you about top stories. people across north america are settling in for a freezing festive season off the major winter storm. at least 18 people have been killed during pleasant in the u. s. and thousands of flights of all 7 council.

united nations has expressed consent off task. amazon's taliban government banned women from working for a organization and years operating in the country. a warning that the exclusion of women will only be in the humanitarian niece, 10 people have been killed by russian. shelly and the southern ukrainian ukraine's president accused the criminal of killing for pleasure. his troops retook the city last month and a major setback from germany has been reliant on russian gas tamisha teaching needs. but as a war and ukraine rages on energy prices of thought as dominic caden reports, germany has had to rethink options for staying warm in the winter. winter in berlin in 2022. it's a cold and dark time with energy prices elevated by the war in ukraine for some people, there are few ways to keep warm. so the heated shelters are busy. as a few mentioned in belinda, so many people in berlin,

but also elsewhere have so little money that they turn off. the heating in their apartment are only turn it on for hours at a time. and that's where it's particularly important that during the day there are also places in the city where you can stay in the warmth until 2022. germany received much of its imported gas through pipelines from russia. now that route is closed off, and this is its replacement, a floating ellen g terminal in vill hymns haven't built from scratch in months at the behest of a chancellor. determined to break with the past was lance president put russell's president, put him, believed he could blackmail us by cutting off all ga supplies, but he was wrong. we will not be a black man. by the end of 2023, we will probably have an important capacity of more than 30000000000 cubic meters of gas via the north german coast alone. all of this corresponds to well over half of the total volume of gas that flowed through the pipeline from russia to germany and 2021. fortunately, glasnost replacing last russian. hydrocarbons has been

a central problem for europe's leaders in 2022. the e u has introduced embargoes on coal and oil. a cap on gas prices has just been agreed and will start in february. and one brussels based analyst says each leaders could agree to purchase gas as one block with one negotiating position to represent $400000000.00 citizens. are you talking volumes that are very, very large and these volumes, of course, you can get as some sort of discount. and that, of course, we'll have an effect on the, on the, on the consumer prices as well. but again, this is going to last a, at least a few months. probably it was if you get through and if it's being implemented, which also has legal administrative hurdles to pass, then it will have an effect on, on, on the gas price in the next winter. at christmas markets like these most people's minds are far from volatile energy markets, mold, wine pastries,

and presence of the order of the day. when the festive season passes, these markets will disappear and winter will not. and the ministers encourage the citizens to reduce their energy consumption. many might wonder how easy it is to do that. in the cold and dark days of a new year, dawn a cane al jazeera poland on the war between russia and ukraine. this at the time for us foreign policy and 2022 rosalyn jordan reports now from the state department in washington, dc of february the 24th international efforts to prevent the russian invasion of ukraine failed. the biden administration's response sanctioned moscow and give key billions and military assistance even so the war ground on through december, president putin is failed. defeating ukraine on the battlefield. he has failed at

his land, grabs se he's failed at erasing ukraine's borders. its identity is people, it's resilience that windows is deal, it's the u. s. and other western countries looked for ways to punish moscow. oil price caps, travel, and business sanctions, gathering evidence of alleged human rights violations and war crimes. they also used the war to expand nato's membership, but isolating russia wasn't as easy as the us had hope. i think all wars and in some kind of negotiated solution at some point, the costs so far are not high enough for russia to conclude that they're, that it's in their interest to stop. granting people have a lot of background that said, the u. s. has made it clear it will not send american troops to help ukrainians fight the war in ukraine wasn't the only foreign policy crisis facing the biden

administration. it also had to put a lot of time and energy into what it calls it's number one for policy priority. the rise of china washington says it wants to compete with beijing not contain it. but it is worried about china's efforts to dominate economic and military relations around the world while ignoring its human rights obligations. the pentagon recently unveiled its newest stealth bomber the b 21. with this warning, the u. s. is watching china's every move. america's defense will always be routed and deterring conflict. so we are again making it plain to any potential folk the risk and the cause of aggression, far outweigh any conceivable gangs. antony blank and visited countries in southeast asia, 3 times and 2022. he also endorsed increased

u. s. military support for taiwan. and he went to australia to bolster the new security alliance with it and the united kingdom blank and also made 4 trips to the middle east. a region where b ging has tried to build closer economic ties. there are a lot of opportunities for you as far as for us businesses for you as persons to, to engage with interact with do business will every day with people in these parts of the world. china's just taken the lead on that because they see an opportunity efforts to recalibrate ties with saudi arabia were complicated despite a presidential trip to saudi arabia. in july, the u. s. is now reviewing its economic and political relationship with re odd because of a rift over global oil prices. critics have also attacked washington's decision to not let the fiance of jamica shoji sue crown prince bahamas been solomon for the journalists, murder in 2018. the u. s. made

a little progress in resurrecting the nuclear deal with iran. it's not clear when a new round of negotiations will happen. prospects for peace talks between israelis and palestinians were also dim. though late in 2022 ado, special representative for palestinian affairs was appointed the u. s. and its allies couldn't stop north korea's nuclear weapons program or even prevent it from test firing dozens of ballistic missiles. and despite the anarchy on the streets of haiti's, capital, the u. s. and other countries have yet to decide if they will send an armed troops . this at the request of president a halo li. looming over all of this though, is the war in ukraine. a challenge, the u. s. has argued must be defeated if respect for the rule of law and for self

determination is to endure rosalyn jordan alger 0 washington. well, there's been a 2nd day of unrest in paris on saturday after 3 people were killed and a shooting attack at a kurdish cultural center. demonstrated wanted to cared as a terrorist attack investigations questioning a 69 year old suspects are considering the possibility of a racist motive. as alan bon jovi, reports don't battle ground. paris. what are we police in brutus discharged against each other in the french capital. their dish demonstrated their angry at authorities response to the attack on friday, which killed 3 refugees. we want answers from the police. why did it take so long for them to respond to the attack? why have they not designated this? it better to attack? and why wouldn't security provided through the coaching center of it had earlier been asked for a few months old referrals. we've been working on the 10th anniversary of the killing of all 3 comm rights. 10 years later we the kurdish women are still asking

for justice and now again, our blood is spilled in france. we are angry and the french state is responsible to little wholesale, double. oh, if used to remain confined to one, wherever the police allowed them to protest. goodish demonstrate to see the bullets fired and the attack were filled by every member of the community. as the protest, her calm down here in paris, the police and security services are out enforced. clearing the protesters from the street. they're going from the public square to bethune square. but the anger in the streets of paris continues is more video of commerce. can witnesses some show on? lookers overpowering the attacker. security sources say he still had multiple magazines and dozens of runs from the mission unit witness the attacker targeting to close the center, a restaurant and then above the shop he says the 69 year old man, new where he wanted to open fire. donkey will escape want us to believe it's

a racist attack, but the guy was released from detention 10 days ago. 10 days, you fun guns and came here. we want to know. we want the states to enter don't be willing to move on to my community. protests in other cities as well. they want to know why an attack on a minority community isn't being designated good company and called for revenge. and unless the government can satisfy the demand wrangler is unlikely to go away. from the era. put francis has warned of the consequences of glean during christmas eve ass. the head of the roman catholic church says the weak and vulnerable victims of the future of wealth and power. $7000.00 people attended the service of some peters basilica and the vatican. thousands more are expected from mass on sunday, and some pizza, squire pinky museum pneumonia next time consumer and she'll,

while animals feed in their stalls, men and women in our world in their hunger for wealth and power, consumed their neighbors, their brothers and their sisters. how many wars and, and how many places even to day are human dignity and freedom treated with contempt . as always, the principal victims of the human greed or the week and the vulnerable. while earlier thousands of people gathered at what's believe to be the birthplace of jesus for christmas eve, mass, bethlehem, and occupied in the occupied west bank has been gearing up for a bustling season after 2 years of lockdown. but while the tourist numbers are out there, so well below the pre pandemic levels as needed, abraham ah, a prayer for peace in one of the region. this is the move in who the lots of thought you are going to to them presided over the christmas midnight mass in bethlehem. passivity church christmas eve is the event bethlehem looks

forward to all year long celebrations. attract christians from all over the world to the traditional birthplace of jesus. but this season was 3 years in the making. the sympathies were limited for the past 2 years, due to cover 19 locked down. the seattle there is a good turn out in tourism is picking out a table behind me has customers from turkey and others came from ukraine. so there are people coming on. the palestinian tourism ministry says that the sector is recovering with more than 500002 his visiting bethlehem in 2022 very nice atmosphere every feel at home and it's the spirit of christmas compared to more than 3500000 to is to visited palestine in 2019 this year the number of put into this is just shy of 1000000. this is not the boost, small shop owners were hoping for. for me if you want to talk about last year was much better than this year. last year i had

a lot of work on the arab who lives in norfolk for palestine like the people who lives in nazareth and to be around these people. they get came to buy and they came in big numbers called the borders were closed. ah, out of the $900.00 palestinian christians and gaza is radio authorities only granted $600.00 of them permits to leave to bethlehem. her one person will be granted a permit, but to others of the same family weren't. they always leave some one out. so what happens is that the family ends up not traveling with more than $220.00 palestinians killed by israeli forces this year. palestinians are reminded that theory mean under israel's occupation. here say they tried to see any opportunity to celebrate. they live under israel's military occupation and tell us they don't have much to do, but to pray for peace. me deborah him al jazeera.