we begin here in the us — where millions of people are under weather alerts as a major winter storm sweeps the country. some communities could experience the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in more than a decade. a state of emergency has been declared in six states — west virginia, kentucky, virginia, kansas, arkansas and missouri. in kansas, the usual average low temperature at this time of year is minus six degrees celsius — now it's expected to fall to minus 29 degrees. in kentucky the average low is minus three degrees, but its expected to be as low as minus 16. these are pictures from missouri — one of those states under an emergency. snow, ice and plunging temperatures have affected the roads — while air travel has also been hit. more than 5,000 flights across the us have so far been cancelled, according to flight tracking website flightaware. the mayor of kansas city — missouri's largest — says special operations will be in place over the next few days to address

the harsh conditions. the cold weather is as much of a challenge as the snow and ice as well. when you get these subzero temperatures with subzero wind chills, we know that can have a negative impact notjust on our workforce but also our residents, so are we are making sure we address all of those issues. i have been speaking to dan depart when, a senior forecasts operations in accuweather, and he joined us from the accuweather centre in pennsylvania. millions of americans are under the weather warnings, they are bundling up and racing themselves for the winter storm, talk us through some of the areas which will be hardest hit. it some of the areas which will be hardest hit.— hardest hit. it is been a very impactful — hardest hit. it is been a very impactful storm _ hardest hit. it is been a very impactful storm already, - hardest hit. it is been a very impactful storm already, we j hardest hit. it is been a very - impactful storm already, we can see under radar here this evening, heavy snow across portions of missouri and kansas, where there picked up over a foot of snow fall, and that heavy snow extends all the way to the east through the

central appellations, and the next phase of the storm will be heavy snow across the ohio valley, where 6—10 inches can fall across columbus and in embolus, and tomorrow morning a poor day of trouble in that mid atlantic, including washington, dc, the other part of the storm is the ice, the pink sheet here in kentucky, some places can pick up enough ice to downed trees and power lines, we already seen plenty of people without power in these regions, and that is expected to go up overnight as the ice intensifies across kentucky, so an all hazard storm, and severe thunderstorms with damaging winds or maybe it's minority of her two expected in the early hours in the southeast, so a wide variety of risks from the storm moving to the next 12—24 hours. storm moving to the next 12-24 hours. �* �* , ., ., hours. and we've been told to re are hours. and we've been told to prepare for — hours. and we've been told to prepare for what _ hours. and we've been told to prepare for what could - hours. and we've been told to prepare for what could be - hours. and we've been told to prepare for what could be the | prepare for what could be the heaviest snowfall, some of the coldest temperatures in over a decade, ijust wondering where is this weather pattern coming from. ~ . . .,

is this weather pattern coming from. . ., ., ., ., from. we have a lot of cold air locked up _ from. we have a lot of cold air locked up in — from. we have a lot of cold air locked up in canada _ from. we have a lot of cold air locked up in canada over - from. we have a lot of cold air locked up in canada over the l locked up in canada over the last couple of weeks, and we see those waves of coral to come south, and we have had plenty of cold air here to set the stage for this widespread snow and ice event, just diving into the snow quickly here, we see this widespread heaviest axes of snow in the eye corridor of washington, dc, portugal in the washington, dc and baltimore area on monday, especially in the morning commute, roads can be close at times through to the heavy snowfall and, an inch or three cm per hour. ice is a risk and the cold is an important part of the storm, it will not warm up of the storm, it will not warm up behind the storm, it will be called behind it, well below freezing. these are the exclusive accuweather real feel temperatures, this is what will it feel like tomorrow morning across the west, the purpose shared in, 10—20 f, below zero, and can see that down to memphis, where we don't see as many cold shots this time of year, and we see that cold to

intensify in the southeast on tuesday, these are the real feel temperatures, close enough to cost frostbite outside if you're not wearing proper clothing, hats and gloves, time to bundle up and have extra times — it's supplies if you should lose power, the cord will continue in places that don't have power for five or six days, with temperatures below freezing, so that's a concern for places that lose power. concern for places that lose ower. . ~' concern for places that lose ower. ., ~' ., concern for places that lose ower. . ~ ., ., ., power. talk about that more, in terms of the — power. talk about that more, in terms of the hazards _ power. talk about that more, in terms of the hazards that - terms of the hazards that people could be facing, and also as you are mentioned in there, what people should be doing to prepare, especially if they have the opportunity now. if you're travelling anywhere across this region in blue, we have picked up most of the snow in kansas, but plenty of times, there is basically portugal in there is basically portugal in the i70, i55 porter, even chicago getting snowfall here, so anywhere in the blue area, especially in a darker blue, perch others through the evening and overnight, and that snow would wrap up of the

planes, and the same thing in the mid atlantic states tomorrow. there will be a greeting here where there will not be much snow in philadelphia, but still in for slippery spots tomorrow and ploughing operations. this is not new york city storm, but a very significant storm, four northern virginia and washington, dc, still about six hours in washington, dc and the surrounding areas to stock up on supplies and also make sure you have a plan in case you do lose power. the good news is we don't expect a lot of ice in those regions, so the real concern for the ice and power outages here is in this region here, if you have a generator, make sure you know how to use that generator and make sure it is not venting into your home, thatis is not venting into your home, that is certainly a safety tip we tell everyone in ice storms when power outages may occur. i when power outages may occur. i know some people here in washington, dc are getting ready for a snowball fight tomorrow, but the reality is this can wear thin quickly, how long are you expecting these

kind of storm —like conditions to continue? in kind of storm -like conditions to continue?— kind of storm -like conditions to continue? in the dc area and most of the _ to continue? in the dc area and most of the mid _ to continue? in the dc area and most of the mid atlantic, - most of the mid atlantic, tomorrow is a snowy day, the worst of the stall between 4am and noon in dc and baltimore, and noon in dc and baltimore, and a lull in the afternoon followed bit in late to moderate batch of snow in the event which can put on an inch or two, so tomorrow i stay home if you can, and to not travel, if you can, and to not travel, if you can, and to not travel, if you do travel give yourself plenty of time and make sure you are also prepared to if you were to get stranded on the road if you have a blanket, extra water, and other supplies in your car if you get stranded, the good news is if it will stop by tomorrow at nine or ten o'clock in the event, then very dry and tuesday and wednesday and thursday in the mid atlantic got better — but very cold, temperatures reaching near freezing through the rest of the week in the rest of this area, so close churches for the last of the eastern half of the united states for the rest of the week. there have also been weather warnings in place in the uk where snow and ice continues to cause problems on the roads — as well as for trains and air

travel in northern england. an amber weather warning for snow in parts of lancashire, cumbria and the lake district has been extended into monday morning, as more wintry showers are expected overnight. milder temperatures in the south of england have led to more than 20 flood warnings being issued. the fbi says a man who killed fourteen people in new orleans on new year's day visited the city twice — in the months before the attack. investigators say shamsud—din jabbar recorded videos of the area where he rammed a truck into crowds. the us army veteran, who'd pledged allegiance to the islamic state group, was killed in a shootout with police. fbi special agent for the new orleans office lyonel myrthil— gave this update on the findings so far. during that time, shamsud—dinjabbar, using meta— glasses, recorded a video as he cycled through the french quarter on bicycle. these videos showjabbar

during that trip in october with his meta— glasses. as we continue to learn more about that trip, we ask anyone who may have seen or interacted with him to contact us. ukraine is on a fresh offensive in kursk — a region of russia it has partially occupied since it launched a surprise counter—invasion five months ago. its forces fanned out in three directions from their main base at sudzha. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky�*s chief—of—staff said russia is getting what it deserves. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze the ukrainians out of kursk, with the support of north korean troops. i spoke with melinda haring — senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre for more on this. we know not that ukraine has launched what is a new offensive in the kursk region offensive in the kursk region of russia, how significant do you see that as being? it is aood to you see that as being? it is good to be _ you see that as being? it is good to be back, _ you see that as being? it is good to be back, so - you see that as being? it is good to be back, so i - you see that as being? it 3 good to be back, so i think that ukraine launching of another initiative in kursk is

quite significant, timing is everything. donald trump is going to be president on general 20th, and that may limit ukraine's hand, so it is important for the ukrainians to show that they still have momentum and initiative, and thatis momentum and initiative, and that is what this is in kursk. talking more about that, mentioning the fact that donald trump will soon be in the white house very soon, do you think this could potentially be an effort by the ukrainians to put them in a better negotiating position, essentially, if they are concerned that that is what president elect, and when he is president, donald trump, could be pushing for?— be pushing for? helena, i think there are a _ be pushing for? helena, i think there are a few— be pushing for? helena, i think there are a few things - be pushing for? helena, i think there are a few things going . there are a few things going on, so the ukrainians are good at reading optics, we are almost three years into the war and they know needs they need to adjust how they are perceived, donald trump likes winners, so i think that is part of the logic going into this kursk offensive once again, to try to get donald

trump attention because the narrative right now on ukraine is so negative particularly in the donbas, so one they are trained to get donald trump attention and ensure they have initiative and they can retake territory and catch the russians by surprise, but i think the second piece is also to reassure the ukrainian people that the war can be turned around. i think it is both for an international audience and at ukrainian domestic audience.- audience and at ukrainian domestic audience. that is interesting, _ domestic audience. that is interesting, i _ domestic audience. that is interesting, i wonder- domestic audience. that is interesting, i wonder also | domestic audience. that is - interesting, i wonder also what you think they're about the chances for success there, because they did have that element of surprise in august when they first launched a surprise attack in the kursk region. since then, they're going to lose about 40% of the territory they captured, we have also heard reports of low morale now among some of the troops, what have you heard? all of those things are right, the ukrainians do not have enough people, but there are some things that are not getting enough attention, so

right now, there is parity with ammunition between the russians and ukrainians, and a year ago that was on the case. a year ago, if we are having this discussion, i would ago, if we are having this discussion, iwould have ago, if we are having this discussion, i would have been seen that the russians have 8—1 to five to one 27 to one more shows than ukrainians depending on the location and the ukrainians also have parity on attack drones, so the shortages we saw a year ago have changed, but there is a significant shortage of ukrainian 1522 00:11:28,375 --> 00:11