freezing temperatures. we'll have a special report. i feel like my face will fall off! imagine if you lived, day in day out, in conditions like this. a strategic win for ukraine with reports that germany will send it leopard 2 tanks, following international pressure. new zealand has a new prime minister as the education and covid response minister chris hipkins takes over from jacinda ardern. mike pence�*s lawyer says classified documents have been found at his home and he'll co—operate with any inquiry. and over in hollywood, the fantasy film everything, everywhere all at once leads the oscar nominations with 11 nods. we'll look at what else has made the cut.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade. temperatures are as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two—thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation and, yet, the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers. that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international

correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world's second highest road tunnel, the salang tunnel. a place of legend. it's an engineering wonder, but a death trap. especially in winter, in avalanches and accidents. the only highway rescue at this spot is sakhi momhammed, selling chains for tyres, in the coldest winter in a decade.

tough stuff in threadbare clothes. translation: it gets so cold you cannot see the road. you can't walk, and the heaters in cars don't work. this is what life is like here — literally lived on the edge. this is the only way to reach sakhi mohammed's home. there is no road. nothing is easy in this life. this is what life is like here — literally lived on the edge. even for the littlest, with little coverfrom this biting cold.

a home made of mud with the warmth of a large family. translation: i have heard people died of cold. - my kids recently got sick. some of my animals died. until now, i haven't heard people died in salang. even five—year—old jamshad helps keep them alive. they survive with a traditional stove and twigs. and under this red and gold blanket, charcoal burns. you can taste the fumes in this room. this year, their heating costs soared, just like the rest of the world. translation: no aid agencies have come to help us, -

not under the last government or the taliban government. an aid agency did come by this month. this family wasn't seen as needy. imagine the others. their oldest daughters didn't go to school. they couldn't afford it. 14—year—old zainab was the luckiest — she got to go, but then the taliban shut girls�* high schools. such hard lives in such harsh terrain. afghan rulers come and go. nature's power ever—present. lyse doucet, bbc news, salang. german media are reporting that the chancellor, olaf scholz, has now decided to send fourteen battle tanks to ukraine, after weeks of pressure from kyiv and its allies. the reports say other countries, including poland,

will also be permitted to re—export the german—built leopard two tanks, to help ukrainian forces fight russia's invasion. earlier, the polish prime minister gave berlin a deadline to approve its request to deploy the tanks. here's our europe editor katya adler. the prospects are looking good. chancellor scholz is in front of the german parliament tomorrow for prime minister's questions, and the talk of the town in berlin, brussels and at eu and nato headquarters and in washington is he's widely expected to say he is now ready to send heavy tanks to german—made, to ukraine. probably about 14 to 15 to start with, i'm told about the same number the uk has pledged. the real significance is not just about germany. about 80% of modern tanks in europe are those german—made leopard 2s, and they own all of the export rights, so this means countries like poland,

desperate to send their tanks to ukraine, haven't been able to do so yet because they haven't had the nod from berlin. warsaw, kyiv, washington, they've tried to pile that pressure on olaf scholz, so what taken him so long? i have to say he's even a bit of a frustration back home in germany for his "i'll do things at my own pace" attitude. he's also been waiting for a signalfrom the us to know they'll send their tanks but it's worth bearing in mind that germany already is one of the biggest suppliers of military and humanitarian aid this crisis has seen, as one might expect from europe's largest economy. meanwhile, in his latest address, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, said the western allies will have to do better. translation: this isn'tl about five, ten, 15 tanks. they need is greater. every day we are doing what is necessary to fill

the deficit and i thank everyone who supports us in this. however, discussions must end with decisions, decisions on really strengthening defences against terrorists. elbridge colby, former department of defense official and author of the strategy of denial: american defense in an age of great power conflict, joins us now from washington dc. thank you forjoining us. it is interesting here because it appears that germany was quite reluctant to initially send these tanks, why is that? fix, reluctant to initially send these tanks, why is that? a bit of a mystery. _ these tanks, why is that? a bit of a mystery, michelle - these tanks, why is that? a bit of a mystery, michelle and - these tanks, why is that? a bit of a mystery, michelle and i. of a mystery, michelle and i think there has been quite a bit of public speculation but i think the most commonly proffered speculation is that germany is uncomfortable with having german tanks fighting russian forces on ukrainian soil and so forth. i don't think that explanation has tended to add up so it is a bit of a mystery. if olaf scholz announces tomorrow as expected

announces tomorrow as expected announces the tanks, with the same result, it is mystifying. is this a significant moment was yellow i think it is significant. on the one hand, tanks are important but not everything but main battle tanks are important and ukrainian tanks are running out and the leopard two tank is one of the most capable but many talk about the american tank, the abrahams but the leopard two is better. and the russians have tanks as well. so this significance is linked to the perception that by the russians and ukrainians appear to be planning offences later in the winter or spring —— abrams. planning offences later in the winter orspring —— abrams. i would caution that there is too much of an emphasis, and i think the signal is coming out from parts of the us government and the nato secretary general that the war is likely to become protracted. there may be

back and forth and tanks will be important for that but i don't see it as a medic —— magic solution but one of the way to support and ukraine and importantly as europeans are taking the lead if an went the war becomes protracted. he mentioned russia will be doing a similar move in terms of preparation. how do you think they will react to these tanks being exported to ukraine? i would not expect them to react radically. battle tanks are extremely significant and imposing if you will but they are battlefield weapons and tactical weapons, are battlefield weapons and tacticalweapons, not are battlefield weapons and tactical weapons, not weapons that would allow ukraine to strike deeply into russian territory or targets of nuclear forces. one of the reasons i surmise that germany may have been reluctant is the fear of russian escalation and the russians may have telegraphed that in fact they have made some statements in that effect but i would expect this to be within the boundaries of what we have seen already but it

does look like the war will continue and the russians have mobilised dramatically and if anything that tells us they are preparing for a long hardfought conventional war and that tells us it will be bloodied but not necessarily dramatically escalating as a result of the. thank you forjoining us. let's get some of the day's other news: truce as thousands of protesters remain on the streets, demanding her resignation. dina boluarte said weeks of demonstrations had cost the country more than a billion dollars. around 50 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces since the former president pedro castillo was arrested and impeached in decemberfor alleged corruption. the usjustice department has filed a lawsuit against google for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the california—based tech giant. the case was the second federal lawsuit against google over alleged antitrust violations and the first one since presidentjoe biden took office. google has denied it is a monopoly. scientists have set

the so—called doomsday clock closer to midnight than ever before, moving its time to 90 seconds. that's ten seconds closer than it has been for the past three years. the clock is meant to illustrate how close humanity has come to the end of the world and the new time is down to threats of nuclear war, disease and climate volatility. chris hipkins has been sworn in as new zealand's new prime minister after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn't have enough in the tank to continue in thejob. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country's first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins�* labour party will face a general election in october. our correspondent phil mercer is following the story. give us a sense of how chris hipkins might be different in his leadership

style from jacinda ardern? jacinda ardern was mobbed by well—wishers outside of parliament house in the new zealand capital, wellington, in herfinal moments as zealand capital, wellington, in her final moments as prime minister. the new man in the job is 44 years of age, chris hipkins. he is a career politician and promising a cabinet reshuffle and also a policy reboot to try to discard some of the more unpopular measures taken by jacinda measures ta ken by jacinda ardern�*s measures taken by jacinda ardern�*s labour government in the last five or six years. certainly, chris hipkins he lacks the star power of his successor and likes her charisma what he does have, what he has inherited are pretty big problems. he has said the cost of living and runaway inflation will be the key concern as he tries to grapple with economic concerns ahead of the election on

october 14, ahead of the election on octoberili, laterthis ahead of the election on october 14, later this year. chris hipkins has a new deputy, carmel sepuloni, and as you said before she is the first pacific islander descent deputy prime minister. a new team and new challenges for chris hipkins as he approaches the election on october 14, later this year and as forjacinda ardern, heading to the backbench and that she is looking forward to being a humble backbench mp, a sister, and a mother. a young daughter starts school injune and so jacinda ardern will imagine will have more time to devote to domestic affairs. i’m will have more time to devote to domestic affairs.— to domestic affairs. i'm sure she will be _ to domestic affairs. i'm sure she will be thrilled - to domestic affairs. i'm sure she will be thrilled about. she will be thrilled about that! stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look at which films are up for the biggest honour in hollywood, an academy award, and it looks set to be a big

year for the blockbuster the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire - republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their

horrifying experiences. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: more than 120 people die in afghanistan due to freezing temperatures. a strategic win for ukraine, with reports that germany will send it leopard 2 tanks following international pressure. classified documents have been found at the home of the former us vice—president mike pence in indiana during a search last week. the latest development emerged after mr pence sought legal help from specialists in handling classified documents "out of an abundance of caution". us investigators are already looking into possession of classified files by presidentjoe biden and ex—president donald trump. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis, who has more on the discovery of those classified documents. what do we know about this latest bit of information and these documents?—

latest bit of information and these documents? after he left these documents? after he left the white house _ these documents? after he left the white house mike - these documents? after he left the white house mike pence i the white house mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him but the revelation that documents have been found at joe biden �*s residents prompted mike pentz�*s aids to look a little closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. following the discovery of those documents, not only a joe biden �*s residents and garage but also at mara lado, the florida residents of donald trump, that is prompt questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prosecutor appointed to both the trump and biden cases. this is a serious matter, make no mistake because classified documents supplied to the senate intelligence committee, for example, only leave the officers there in locked bags and that is also prompted some

to question whether, given that there are millions of documents that the federal government marked classified every year, whether there are simply too many that are getting that designation. but the indication is clear that there are many people with access to those sort of documents who are not exercising perhaps the sort of care that they should in looking after them. what has been the public _ looking after them. what has been the public reaction - looking after them. what has been the public reaction to i been the public reaction to this? clearly as you mentioned there it seems to be one after there it seems to be one after the other in terms of the discovery of classified documents. i think the public is somewhat bemused. but documents. i think the public is somewhat bemused.- is somewhat bemused. but i think also — is somewhat bemused. but i think also there _ is somewhat bemused. but i think also there will - is somewhat bemused. but i think also there will be - is somewhat bemused. but i think also there will be quite a few people who used to have senior positions in the federal government and who perhaps used to work in the white house who, even as we speak, may be ferreting their garages and home offices and looking for any evidence that they might have inadvertently ta ken any evidence that they might have inadvertently taken with them following their time in them following their time in the federal government. thank

ou for the federal government. thank you forjoining _ the federal government. thank you forjoining us. _ angela bassett made history on tuesday as the first marvel cinematic universe star to be nominated for an acting oscar for her black panther: wakanda forever role as queen ramonda. blockbuster films are often missing in the nominations but this year wakanda forever was not the only big earning project to feature. films like top gun: maverick and avatar appeared in the best picture category, alongside to leslie which made $27,000 in its first week. the film had a best actress nomination for british star andrea riseborough. here's the bbc�*s lizo mzimba. it does not look good. she's right. in fact, it looks great. everything everywhere all at once, a mind—bending, universe—hopping fantasy, leads with 11 nominations, including michelle yeoh, the first ever woman who identifies as asian, to be nominated for best actress. just behind with nine nominations, the german war drama all quiet on the western front. now, if i've done something to you, just tell me what i've done to you. and on what's been a spectacular day for irish cinema, the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin.

a quarter of today's acting nominations have gone to irish performers, including banshees' colin farrell and brendan gleeson. sit somewhere else. he must be somewhere behind us. films that have helped a soaring box office in 2022 have also been recognised. top gun: maverick has a best film nomination, as does the only movie that outperformed it at the box office, avatar: the way of water, and that matters to the oscars. a huge proportion of their revenue comes from the tv rights to the ceremony, and with audiences for awards shows plummeting in recent years, they know they need to try to get people watching again. pinocchio, you shouldn't lie! of course, a nomination still

carries huge cultural cache. former best picture and best director winner guillermo del toro says today's nomination for best animated film for pinocchio means as much to him as his previous ones. iam not lying! what does an oscar nomination mean? is it still the gold standard? in practical terms, it puts a lot of eyes on your movie. people that didn't see it before, now they see it, because it's nominated. if you win, the same thing, and it is undoubtedly the golden standard. # keep me close...#. one final factor that could also help boost ratings, best song nominations for rihanna for black panther: wakanda forever and lady gaga for top gun: maverick. it means we could see two of music's stars performing on the big night. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's now speak to film

enthusiast, april reign, who started the now—famous #oscarssowhite hastag in 2015. what has been your reaction to these nominations?— what has been your reaction to these nominations? always happy to celebrate _ these nominations? always happy to celebrate firsts. _ these nominations? always happy to celebrate firsts. for— to celebrate firsts. for example, all the best actor nominees are first—time nominees are first—time nominees after decades of amazing work on films that span the cabinet we are happy to see that michelle yeoh has finally received a best actress nomination. on the flipside we are concerned that we are still talking about firsts in 2023. in what has led up to these events? as you say it is a first for an asian woman to be nominated in that category is best actress but it is still progress. hasn't been an event that triggered this do you think? i that triggered this do you think? ~' that triggered this do you think? ~ �* , , ., think? i think it's 'ust a mauerfi think? i think it's 'ust a matter of�* think? i think it's 'ust a matter of time, h think? i think it'sjust a - matter of time, unfortunately. things are not happening

enough. so you can look at the fact that we are seeing more people of colour nominated across the board in various categories including actor and actress but we can also say that the academy is lagging behind. let's remember that the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences, those who run the oscars still do not require their voting membership to view films before they vote and if thatis films before they vote and if that is the case then what we're really talking about is popularity contest among the majority of oscar voters who are white men.— majority of oscar voters who are white men. and do you think that is where _ are white men. and do you think that is where the _ are white men. and do you think that is where the solution - are white men. and do you think that is where the solution lies i that is where the solution lies with the academy? is that where the accountability needs to be? i think it is one of several solutions that we need to investigate. every few years the academy comes up with something that looks interesting in respect to changes they say they are making but then the loopholes are big enough to drive a truck through. to me, if you are not

watching the films you should not be able to vote to say which one is better than the other. �* , , ., which one is better than the other. ~ , , ., ., other. as you mentioned there there has _ other. as you mentioned there there has been _ other. as you mentioned there there has been progress. i other. as you mentioned there | there has been progress. black panther is a huge success and that has driven in terms of diversity, it has... . do you think you will see more of film productions going forward? we are productions going forward? - are talking about black films and we also had top gun maverick and crazy rich asians so films that reflect aspects of marginalised communities are always welcome because they make money. notjust the mystically within the united states but around the world. so we should see more films that reflect the diversity of this country and of the world. we also talk about the fact that once again we have no women nominated for best director when we have had a slew of

fantastic films, some that were nominated in other categories in 2022. �* ., . , in 2022. and how much is the name in 2022. and how much is the game changed _ in 2022. and how much is the game changed now _ in 2022. and how much is the game changed now when i in 2022. and how much is the game changed now when we | in 2022. and how much is the i game changed now when we see streaming services coming in to the industry? it streaming services coming in to the industry?— the industry? it really depends- _ the industry? it really depends. i— the industry? it really depends. ithink- the industry? it really depends. i think we i the industry? it really l depends. i think we see the industry? it really i depends. i think we see the classic and older movie—goers do not like streaming services but in fact they do provide more opportunities for younger and more inexperienced filmmakers because it provides more opportunity to get the film distributed so that it can be seen. sometimes in theatre but definitely in the comfort of 1's home. sol but definitely in the comfort of 1's home. so i actually appreciate the fact that we have streaming services because it levels the playing field in some sense.— some sense. thank you for “oininu some sense. thank you for joining us- _ some sense. thank you for joining us. you _ some sense. thank you for joining us. you can - some sense. thank you for joining us. you can reach i some sense. thank you for i joining us. you can reach me on the socials on instagram and twitter. thank you for watching.

hello. tuesday brought some huge temperature contrasts across the uk. it was —9 in oxfordshire in the morning and then 16 degrees in the afternoon in aberdeen. but i think over the next few days, the temperatures will balance out a little bit more — it'll be closer to the seasonal norm. we'll also lose the frosts in the south of the country where, recently, it has been very cold, and here's an example in the south of the uk. those temperatures won't be quite so low overnight as we head into next week. ok, let's get into the forecast, then. here's wednesday's weather map, and a cold front is moving across the country, introducing a little bit of rain early in the morning across northern parts of the uk through scotland and northern ireland. little bits and pieces of rain and murky conditions further south as well. there will be a touch of frost first thing anywhere from east anglia through the southeast down towards the west country, but the vast majority of us will have temperatures above freezing first thing. also the possibility of some mist and fog in the midlands, west country, possibly east anglia as well for a time. so, let's have a look at the forecast, then, for wednesday.

here's that weather front as it moves from the north southwards, perhaps reaching northern wales, the peak district, early in the afternoon — lincolnshire, too. behind it, the skies actually clear, so some sunshine later in the day for belfastjust before sunset. belfast, glasgow, ten degrees here. then notice that weather front sinks southwards and there will be some rain towards the rush hour, i think, in the south of the country, and then eventually clearing the kent coast late wednesday evening. thursday, we've got an area of high pressure building across the uk nosing in, and that spells a lot of sunny weather — it really is going to be a fine day for many of us on thursday. a little on the cool side, i think, on the north sea coast, so with that northerly breeze, perhaps one or two showers, i think beautiful weather out towards the west and those temperatures close to the norm for the time of the year — around nine in belfast,

not far off that elsewhere across the country. then the outlook as we head into the weekend, you can see temperatures actually recovering to around double figures as we head towards sunday, and we're talking about generally dry weather. that's it from me, bye—bye.

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