disgusting new allegations against isis. there are claims the group is using human organs to make money. football's race problem. a black man pushed away by fan of the world's most popular sport. and collapsing under pressure be. no one's sure parts of the u.s. can take much more snow. hello, everyone i'm errol barnett. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. >> and i'm rosemary church. thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 a.m. in iraq's anbar province where local officials are accusing isis of killing at least 40 people by burning them alive. >> here's some of the latest information we have. this report comes as the terror group tries to continue its land grab as you see in this isis

propaganda video. anbar's provincial council chairmen says the 40 victims were police officers and tribesmen. he says it happened near the town of al baghdadi. cnn cannot independently confirm the report. meanwhile, u.s. president barack obama is holding a osu countering violent extremism in washington. he's going out of his way to draw a distinct between elderly on-- between religion and groups like isis and al qaeda. mr. obama says the groups have perverted islam. >> responsible for terrorism, premresponsible for violence and terrorism. >> and over and over again we've seen the very public be brutality isis uses to shock and terrorize basically anyone standing in the way of its mission to build caliphate. crucifixions beheadings and burning people alive are a few examples. >> iraq's ambassador to the u.n. claims isis is involved in a new

systemic horror that could be adding to the terror group's riches. jim sciutto on w allegations of traffic in human body parts. >> reporter: with isis locked in battle with iraqi forces in al baghdadi baghdadi eyewitness accounts from the western iraqi town claimed the terror group is burning the bodies of soldiers and tribesmen killed in the fighting to desecrate them. today the pentagon indicated it is now analyzing evidence of the incident. >> certainly wouldn't surprise any of us here if it turns out to be authentic and true given the atrocities that this group continues to wage again innocent civilians. regime from iraq's ambassador to the united nations, another startling claim that isis is harvesting human organs from its victims in iraq and selling them on the black market in europe for profit. a dozen doctors in mosul who refuse to operate, he says were murdered. >> translator: these are, in

fact crimes of genocide committed against humanitarian that must be held accountable before international justice. without even mentioning the traffic of human organs. >> reporter: cnn has not been able to confirm the claims. the ambassador offered no proof. the u.n. tells cnn it is investigating. big question is how the terror group could run harvested organs out of a war zone. if true, what could be driving the terror group's increasingly extreme tactics. isis financing has suffered as the u.s.-led air campaign has destroyed many of the lucrative oil facilities. whale isis recruiting remains strong more and more attracting women and highly educated people these extreme atrocities often filmed get attention which in turn further fuels recruiting. >> they basically peeled people away from al qaeda. guys who were formerly part of

the bin laden/zawahiri network are part of the organization they managed to do what al qaeda never could. >> reporter: reacting to the iraqi ambassador's claims of isis selling victims' organs the u.s. state department says it is aware of the allegations and while it cannot confirm them, it has no doubt to believe them based on past atrocities. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. meantime the number-one suspect on a u.s. kill list is this man, isis leader. one leader says he undoubtedly knows the u.s. has a bounty on his head and stlf staying out of sight. al baghdadi hasn't appeared in any isis videos for several months. british police say they have arrested a woman on suspicion of terrorism offenses related to syria. the 25-year-old from birmingham was arrested at heathrow airport just outside london after

arriving from turkey. she's also suspected of child neglect as show of traveling with her 1-year-old son. he is now under police protection. authorities say the arrest was preplanned and there was no danger to the public. now to ukraine. the nation is asking for outside help to restore peace. president poroshenko now wants u.n. peacekeepers to monitor the faltering cease-fire there. >> he's also calling for a firm world reaction to what he described as russia's brutal violation of the minsk agreements. after weeks of fierce fighting ukrainian troops have pulled out of the flashpoint town of debaltseve. fred pleitgen is in kiev and joins us with reaction to some of the developments. fred for ten months ukrainian forces have been battling separatists. yet, for every cease-fire agreement signed separatists seem to gain more territory. why did ukrainian forces powell of debaltseve?

>> reporter: well they simply couldn't hold debaltseve any longer. it seems as though they were badly outgunned. frankly also the ukrainian military has nowhere near the fire power nor the sophistication equipment that the separatists have. ukraine for a long time and, indeed, the international community have been saying the rebels are both supplied by russia as well as staffed by russia as well. something that the russians have been denying. it's interesting with the incident in debaltseve the very different reads that you have on it. on the one hand the ukrainians and the u.s. and europeans saying it's a gross violation of the minsk agreement. the separatists and russia for their part saying this place should not have been part of the minsk agreements because it is quite deep inside what they believe should be rebel territory. the interesting thing about all this is the fallout because many people believe that this retreat would lead to some pretty bad repercussions for pedro poroshenko. so far it has not. you look at politicians here in

kiev, many of them are saying the main thing, the minutes objective should have been and was to save the lives of ukrainian soldiers. that's also important because the soldiers that were holed up there, several thousand that's actually a good chunk of the ukrainian army's combat-ready troops. it would have been a huge blow if there would have been some massacre there in debaltseve and certainly pour shank so being credited with saving a great deal of lives in that operation. you're right, he is saying that he believes it's important as part of this cease-fire agreement to save the agreement for some sort of u.n.-mandated mission to be on the ground because he simply does not trust the pro-russian separatists. let's listen to what pedro poroshenko had to say about that last night. >> translator: today you will be offered to discuss the issue of inviting the united nations peacekeeping mission to ukraine which will act according to the mandate of the u.n. security

council. >> reporter: he said that staffing such a mission he believes should be done by the european union. he was talking about a european union police mission. there was even one am of the ukraine that said he believes there could be some sort of european combat force. hard to see that happening because the european union so far has tried to keep out of sending any sort of personnel to the front line here in this conflict. the russian for their part saying they believe that all of this cease-fire should be continued to be monitored boy the osce. so we'll wait and see what happens. the big question now is going to be whether or not the heavy weapons are going to start withdrawing from the front line. is what happened in debaltseve going to leave to a quieting down of the situation in eastern ukraine, and will both sides start withdrawing heavy weapons affray from the front line to create the buffer zone that is so important as the next phase of the cease-fire that the international community is trying to stop from falling

apart. >> so fred as we wait for a decision on the u.n. peacekeepers what is the status of the osc observers now that ukrainian forces are pulling themselves out of debaltseve? is this a greater or less chance that they will get access to see what is happening there? >> reporter: i think the coming hours will show whether or not they'll get access to that place's something they've been trying over the past couple of days and been denied the past couple of days by the pro-russian separatists. now this the fighting has died down, it will be interesting to see whether they are finally let in. this are some signs that could be interpreted as possible. the mission has been able to get to other places on the front lines. the separatists for their part said yesterday they started dismantling and moving back some heavy weapons from other places along the front line showing they say that they are willing to abide by this peace agreement or by the cease-fire agreement. and also if you look at the area across the front line, aside

from places down in mariupol and luhansk, we're hearing that it is more quiet than it's been the past couple of days. we'll wait and see what debaltseve bring. housewife, right now it seems as though there are positive signs, but everything is still very much up in the air. >> it seems to be all about debaltseve now. fred pleitgen ten minutes past 9:00 in the morning. thanks. we'll take a short break. coming up on "cnn newsroom," the latest on the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. it's been nearly a year since the plane disappeared. we'll have a live update on the efforts from australia. plus see how boxer evander holyfield is using his celebrity status to help prevent road rage incidents. pictures from space show the unbelievable amount of snow that's fallen in parts of the united states. you can understand why some people may be a little fed up.

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crews to continue the search, never giving up hope. despite the daunting size of the search area and challenging conditions officials say they will find the plane. cnn has more live on the latest on efforts live from perth, australia. anna, nearly a year after 370 disappeared, what challenges confront the search and recovery crews as they try to find the lost plane? >> reporter: yeah it's hard to believe, isn't it that it is almost a year since flight 370 disappeared with 23 people on board. we are here in perth which is where the search vessels come to switch crews, to restock with supplies and fix the equipment. there are two of the ships here at the moment four in total scouring the search area about 1,000 nautical miles from where we are standing here deep in the

southern indian ocean. the crews that we speak to rosemary, they say that it's -- it is in this priority area if it is here, they will fine it. among the massive container ships and live vessels at the harbor is a boat that's just arrived at the port. this is "discovery," a former norwegian coast guard vessel taking part in one of the most challenging searches in history. >> if there is a plane down there, we'll see it. it will show up in our records. it takes time. >> reporter: chris morris and his survey team have just spend the past 42 days looking for mh370 in the remote indian ocean 1,000 nautical miles off shore. >> see australia here. we've got the whole survey area where we started. we're looking at this southern section down here. >> reporter: the boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared

almost a year ago. and according to satellite data experts believe it's somewhere here on the ocean floor. after an initial search zone roughly half the size of the united states, it's been narrowed down a priority area of 60,000 square kilometers. but the conditions are horrendous. trenches volcanos and underwater mountains are part of the terrain. and for the sonar equipment that's towed ten kilometers been the ship and four kilometers below, it's a logistical nightmare. as for the conditions above the surface, search crews recently weathereded three cyclones and waves up to 16 meters high. if mh370 is in the southern indian ocean, then the discovery is one of four ships that is going to help find. they've already covered 1/3 of the priority search area and are on schedule to complete the zone by may. what they're looking for, the debris field on the ocean floor,

is literally a speck on a map. >> looking for small features, something like this pixel. >> reporter: it's a slow and meticulous process. the vessels travel up and down strips of the search area referred to as mowing the lawn. >> we can't leave a gap. if we were to go along and there was, say, 100 meters missing here then the plane due in that 100 meters. we've got to be 100% certain that we're covering the area. >> reporter: "discovery's" new crew has just arrived and spirits are high. they're used to working in the north sea where conditions are not new orleans as harsh. >> i asked specifically to come on this job because it's a very exciting tune to do something that will potentially help a lot of people. >> reporter: most of all, the suffering families whose loved ones were on board. rosemary while the search crews are obviously committed to finding the wreckage of mh370,

the families of the 23 people on board are -- 239 people on board are terrified that once they cover the priority zone, if the plane is not there, that the search will be called off. that is their greatest fear because as far as they are concerned, the malaysians who are in charge of this operation have a moral obligation responsible to bring their loved ones home. rosemary? >> and let's hope that that is exactly what happens. reporting there live from perth, australia. many thanks to you. and complicating matters, you've got two tropical cyclones bearing down on australia at this hour. >> and of course we have our pedram javaheri who's been keeping an eye on this. where is the position of the cyclones? how dangerous are they? >> one is particularly dangerous. and oddly enough, it's the weaker storm system. just because it's placed in a more populated area. the other is considerably stronger, in an isolated region. we'll show what's happening. at least near rockhampton, the eastern side of australia.

there's the storm. tropical cyclone southward near rockhampton. we can expect up to ten inches or 500 millimeters of rainfall. to the north, land in place around the northern territory east of darwin. again, this is stronger but it's in a less populated region. we don't expect much in the way of significant damage across the area. want to take and show you the track of these storm. one comes in a category 2 equivalent, that being the lesser populated one to the north while to the east comes in closer to a category 1 when it makes landfall. look at the footage out of rockhampton. people making plans in anticipation across the southern hemisphere. the ocean temperature considerably warm over the last several millions to fuel the storm systems. you see a sandbagging taking place as the preparations not far away south of rockhampton in place across the region. certainly going expect waves to absolutely batter the coastline in the coming days. i'll show you what's happening

with the storm system. one to the north will begin to fall apart rapidly. it is the one to the south that we're more concerned about as it comes into the afternoon and evening hours, the next 24 or so hours. this bring in a half a meter of rainfall in parts of the harbor over the next 24 hours. that's why flooding going to be an imminent concern there. jump across the continent and take you all the way to north america. how about 130 million people now dealing with winter weather advisories windchill warnings and watches across the united states. as cold as 40 below zero in a few spots across the united states. look at the current windchills minneapolis, minus 21. chicago, minus 23. even in the south, in the single digits in and around atlanta. this all is led to significant problems. massachusetts, as you would expect with all the snow, a shopping a. a roof collapsed in the past 24 hours. we often talk about this -- just put four feet of snow on top of annage-sized home say -- an

average-sized home, could collapse under 30 kilos. the weight on top of a shopping plaza will be remarkable. you can tell you thankful no injuries with this one. pretty scary scene. these are what you'll begin to see because as you saw with the temperatures we're not going to be warming -- >> especially when you consider so many plays look just like that right now. the older structures warehouses are really in danger of collapsing just like we saw there. >> it's hard, there's no way to actually scrub that off. there's machinery that can do it, bough want anyone on roofs -- >> absolutely. i can tell you over the next seven days about 225 million americans -- keep in mind there's about 318 million people in this country -- 225 million are going to be experiencing temperatures below freezing. that's about 70% of the united states. this is going to be impacting a lot of people. >> the challenge is staying warm. >> thanks. if americans are fed up with the snow just imagine how

reporters must feel standing in the middle of stuff for hours on end doing live reports. >> we got the next clip from our chicago affiliate wgn. want you to take a listen. >> hey, it's than cold out there. they're saying it's going to be worse tonight, it's fine. >> how cold is it? >> reporter: you have got to be kidding. you need come out and come on out here with me. it's no joke okay! you can only stan out here for a few minutes before your face stars to freeze and starts to hurt! >> you're doing fine. >> reporter: everything we see -- look at this lady. look. she has on pantyhose. is she kidding me? >> she's an american is what she is! >> reporter: are you kidding me? are you kidding me? it's long underwear, people. long underwear, long coats, layers. do it. do it! >> the cold will make you crazy. there is a good point there. you've got to cover your body and cover your neck and your arms and even your face.

>> your head really. >> the vast majority of heat is lost. the cdc says 1,-300 people a year lose their lives in the united states due to cold. that happens in four months november to february. these are the days -- >> if you're in a cold place, leave the skirts at home for now. will be summer soon enough. thanks very much. >> thank you. are you watching "cnn newsroom." still to come, football is seeing yet another in a long string of racist incidents showing the world's most popular sport can often be anything but beautiful. ahead, a group of apparent chelsea fans taunting and shoving a black commuter. and of course it was all caught on video. we'll show it to you. >> the u.s. justice department threatens to sue the ferguson police department alleging a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics.

despite a movement by european football's governing body to rid the game of an ugly almost. >> take a look at this cell phone video shot in a paris metro station. the black man trying to board the train is being shoved by

people who appear to be chelsea football club fans. >> sickening to watch, but we want to show you so you can see how it played out. [ shouting ] ♪ be releasing that. chelsea called it abhorrent. >> racist incidents are an ongoing problem that surround

football. >> we'll talk about this more in depth and bring in gavin hamilton via web cam from london. he's the editor of world soccer magazine. gavin, what do you make of the recording that we just witnessed, and how much responsibility should chelsea accept for the behavior of fans before a match? >> well in a way, it's a triumph for social media in that these people have been exposed in this way. these are people who -- they're products of the '70s and '80s when racism of rife in english football. they've gradually pushed out of the game. and chelsea, like most other english clubs, have done a lot to get rid of racism within their stadiums and within their club by banning tickets and refusing to sell them tickets. but you can't stop them traveling to places like paris and following the team out the stadium. when they get inside the stadium, that's when the

authorities can act. this is a reminder that people are still around. they haven't gone away. they're part of society, probably part where the political climate at the moment is -- is quite conducive to racism. we have immigrants fleeing the political climate. as a reminder these premstill around. it's difficult for the football authorities to act outside the stadiums which is where they have an interest. >> a former chelsea player says he's disgusted eded and embarrassed by what he saw there. he's saying that chelsea should hunt these fans down and should ban them for life. chelsea club does plan to do thing, as well don't they? talk to us about that. can what can be done from that point of view? >> that's what has happened in social media because they can be identified on screen.

you know the pictures have been circulated on social media overnight and are being searched. these people are being hundreded down by the general public. a triumph for social media. it's up to the clubs to identify these people and ban them from selling tickets. if they do indeed buy tickets. i mean if these guys were in the stadium, psg, the champions league game they would have bought tickets from chelsea as season ticket holders as club members. but there's no -- at the moment there's no indication they're actually going to the ground. a lot of these guys travel to europe and enjoy the lifestyle of traveling near to the club with the fans and drinking out the ground and in the city at the time the club is are playing. they aren't necessarily going to the ground because they've been banned in the past. so there's no proof that they are club members. if they are club members or season tickholders they can be banned by chelsea. the problem is that these guys

attach themselves to football and have for 30 40 years. it's an ongoing problem. >> it is a problem. hopefully with this video they can be tracked down and there will be repercussions. good afternoon hamilton thank you very much for -- gavin hamilton, thank you very much for joining us and talking with us. we appreciate it. dozens of patients who went into a los angeles hospital for relatively simple tests may have left with a deadly bacteria in their systems. we'll explain what happened ahead. plus so much hope spread across libya after muammar gadhafi was toppled from power. a few years later that hope has turned to chaos. a look at a failed state.

hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. iraq alleges new isis atrocities near al baghdadi. there are allegations that isis is harvesting human organs from its victims to sell on the black market. cnn is not able to verify either claim. the u.s. and cuba will hold a second round of talks next week in washington all in hopes of normalizing diplomatic relations. both sides began historic negotiations last month in havana to re-establish ties. u.s. officials hope to work out details end more than five decades of hostility. greece is expected to ask for an extension on its loan agreement with the eurozone in the coming day.

the current deal is set to expire at the end of the month. germany has been reluctant to negotiate a partial extention without promises of more budget cuts and economic reforms. now to north africa libya's foreign minister is asking the arms embargo be lifted so it can better fight terrorism. egypt says more should be done to stop arms from even getting into libya out of fear that groups like isis will get their hands on them. >> the power vacuum left after libya's arab spring has been filled with militias and terror groups. more on the failed state that is libya. >> reporter: the images reloefd by isis tell a chilling story. a man wearing a suicide vest. he drives away then this picture -- isis claims a man was one of its fighters who attack a libyan checkpoint in benghazi.

cnn cannot verify the validity of the claim, but the message is clear. isis claims it is moving further into libya. also symbolized by mass execution of egyptian christians on libya's shores. a dark turn for the country when just four years ago -- jubilation as the arab spring sweeps across libya in 2011. rebels seeking to oust decades's long leader muammar gadhafi lead a civil war. the dictator clinging to power begins a bloody battle with his own people. an international coalition responds with military support with rebels and air strikes. >> colonel kagadhafi needs to step down from power and leave. that sis good for his country and people. >> reporter: the rebels defeat gadhafi. he's murdered in the streets he once controlled. cameras from around the world

capture the celebration. that was then. >> i think it's safe to say that the arab spring is dead. we left and there's a shell. >> reporter: a power vacuum without the dictator, libya dissolved to chaos and sectarian violence. rife breeding ground for isis. >> as in syria and iraq isis has successfully taken advantage of harboring itself in the either failed states or states on the way to failure. isis has manipulated that situation to its advantage. >> reporter: are fears it's strengthening not just in libya but beyond its borders. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. isis is having a little trouble attracting recruits despite all the condemn nation of its brutal tactics. the recent beheadings of egyptian christians in libya and the burning of a jordanian pile seem to be attracting would-be

jihadists. what's the allure? graham wood is a contributing editor for the "atlantic" magazine and has just written an article entitled what isis really wants. >> it's a sacred duty terrorize their enemies. they believe if nay cause terror, if they frighten us we will be less likely to attack them. in the long run, they'll be spared and we'll be spared more bloodshed. it's part of their doctrine to frighten us as much as possible. >> wood says isis claims to be defending islam from crusaders in the west. and the group believes it will win victories over its enemies as foretold by prophecies. a u.s. military court has thrown out the 2007 conviction of david hicks, the first guantanamo bay inmate ever convicted. the australian pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists but turns out that

was not a crime when he was taken into custody in 2001. >> i'm sure no one is surprised by the long-awaited acknowledgment. the government of the united states of america is innocent. the government admitted that committed no crime. it's just unfortunate because of politics i was subjecting to 5.5 years of physical and psychological torture. i will now live with always. after the conviction he was transferred to australia where he served nine months of a seven-year sentence. ukrainian forces are mostly out of a strategic town after weeks of fierce fighting. the military says 80% of its forces have with drawn from debaltseve. pro-russian separatists had battled the army for control of the key railroad town despite last week's cease-fire agreement. president poroshenko is now asking for u.n. peacekeepers to monitor any violations of that cease-fire and restore security.

we've been talking all week about debaltseve and its importance. we want to highlight that now on a map. it's been described as the most dangerous place in ukraine. when you look this way, you'll understand why. it's essential oh the front line between areas under hold in orange and the ukrainian army you see highlighted in green. this sits in the middle of that. it also holds a strategic importance of boeing sides, as well. you see the white and blue lines representing roadways and railroad tracks prove that it's a key transportation hub. several railways connect in debaltseve as well. they connect some of the key towns we've discussed many times here donetsk and luhansk, rebel strongholds, as well. it could also open a land corridor to crimea for russia. so all of those reasons it's

key, fighting has taken a huge toll on the civilian population in debaltseve one them to some 25,000 people. it's estimate edd 3,000 to 4,000 are still there. >> the fall of debaltseve is viewed as a victory for the separatists, and it's raised concerns about rebels grabbing more land before a cease-fire can really take hold. matthew chance joins us now from moscow. and matthew, the fall of debaltseve to the pro-russian rebels is one of the worst defeats for ukrainian troops in this war. and tours it comes hours an vladimir putin told ukraine it should let its men surrender to save their lives. what's russia's likely next move? where does this leave the shaky cease-fire? >> reporter: a really good question. i think that policy maker in the west are -- policymakers are

looking what to. do will they instruct the pro-russian separatists to stay where they are and policemen the cease-fire agreed to in minsk last week or will they push on from the enhanced position that they've claimed and press for more territory? for instance in the south, the port city of mariupol? that's the concern. the hope is they've got the territory they want now, and that will be enough. it means the cease-fire can be implemented. the concern is there may be more land grabs in the days and weeks ahead. >> so how russia responding to the call for u.n. peacekeepers to get into the contested areas there? >> reporter: they have pretty much rejected that. diplomats saying there's already a peace deal on the table that provides a mayor-electnition for monitoring the cease-fire to the organization for security and cooperation in europe. and they've actually criticized kiev for even suggesting that u.n. peacekeepers and european union peacekeepers are sent

there as well. they say it undermines faith in moscow that they can't be serious about implementing the minsk agreements. also it's important to remember that given that at the hesitation, reticence on the part of the russians unlikely any kind of u.n. peacekeeping force will be deployed or will require a sank from the security council, and, of course russia has no veto on the council. >> we'll keep a close eye on this very delicate situation. matthew chance from moscow. the u.s. justice department is threatening to sue the ferguson, missouri, police department according to sources. justice officials allege officers there used a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics. the federal department will sue if the force doesn't make changes. the justice department's also expected to announce it will not charge officer darren wilson a white man, for the shooting death of michael brown who was black. that incident made ferguson the center of nationwide debates over police tactics and race

relations. police chief jackson answered the justice department saying "i have received nothing new. everything they suggest in the past has been reasonable, and we have tried to comply." california health officials are contacting nearly 200 patients who may have been exposed to a dead leely bacteria during tests at ucla medical center. seven patients are confirmed to have been infected with the drug-resistant superbug. two of them died. the problem came during testing for digestive system illnesses. a hospital spokeswoman says a scope used in the procedure was contaminated despite having been sterilized according to the manufacturers instructions. the bacteria in question can kill up half of the patients infected. still to to come on cnn, a man claimed he was beaten up by police and demanded his release.

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>> each year nearly everyone in china gathers at home to eat traditional food and watch the variety show put on by state media. now organizers are trying to reach a global audience. >> dave mckenzie got a sneak peek at how such a massive program gets put together. he joins us live from beijing. and earlier, we heard you were born the year of the snake, i the year of the pig, rosemary the year of the ox. what's different about how people are ringing in the year of the sheep? >> reporter: the year of the sheep, there is confusion whether sheep or get to. it's still not the best year necessarily for chinese to be born in. they're happy to be here at the temple festival in beijing. but everyone's talking about the variety show that aired last night. it airs ever year. and it is a major institution here in china. at the temple the school is

famous for its gravity-defying kung fu. still, up to three months of painstaking rehearsals they may not make the cut. >> translator: there is intense pressure. each rehearsal is also an inspection. up until the last minute, the show isn't confirmed. >> reporter: the show is the annual new year gala on state tv. at one of its final rehearsals it has chinese opera singers, traditional dancers, and acrobats. coveted for -- competing for coveted slots. the school has performed in the gala before but it's this woman's first time. thet "i'm so excited this year," she says. "i used to watch them perform on stage. now it's my turn." the new year's gala is an old-school variety show. a five-hour marathon heavy on song dance, and communist party-style patriotism. it's a cultural phenomenon in

china drawing more viewers than the oscars emmys, and vmas combined. and the audience numbers are staggering. around 700 million people watch the gala every year. and they tweet on chinese social media nearly 30 million times a minute. so this is a key propaganda tool for the communist party. and now in what seems a soft power push they're taking the gala global buying newspaper ads in primetime advertising space in the heart of times square. they've even done deals with twitter, google and youtube. all sites banned in china. after more than throw decade on air, the gala struggles to be relevant with the younger generation. last year young chinese flooded the internet with pictures of their grandparents napping through the marathon show. for the performers of the show

though, it's very serious business. "i want to perform my best," he says "so i can bring the best show to the people in china and the world." they do call the gala after all the biggest show on earth. with so many people watching, it's obviously a force to be reckoned with. sometimes it's hard to tell in china whether people love it or kind of love to hate it. >> and david, i can see there's a lot of enthusiasm around you. what exactly is happening there at one of the temple fairs that you're in? >> reporter: i'll show you around a bit. the temple fair has thousands in temples and parks around beijing and all around the country. with apple or canny, they eat

traditional fruit, particularly dumplings in the northern part of china. obviously everywhere you go you see these -- sheep and goats for sale. the stuffed kind that is. so people with enjoy the year of the sheep. the snake and ox are pretty well regarded zodiac signs. sheep not so much because people say the traits are you are meek and mild. but also artistic and sympathetic. you know there was really a rush to have babies before this year but many people say it's just a way to celebrate the new year throughout asia and of course here in china. >> it all looks like fun. i think it's quite interesting. young people kind of trolling theirler relatives by taking pictures as they sleep as the celebration is on television. david mckenzie, live in beijing. just past 3:50 in the afternoon there. thanks. now what police first describe as an apointer road rage kill -- apparent road rage

killing of a mother has become more complicated. after tammy meyers' encounter with ahn identified male driver she drove home, grab her son who brought a gun, and then drove around looking for the man. police say meyers found the driver and then followed him before eventually breaking off and heading home. highers was ultimately shot and killed out her home. police are still searching for the other driver. police say meyers' son returned fire during that incident but was not able to stop the driver from getting away. road rage incidents seem to be all too common these days. as you heard, some are turning deadly. >> in an effort to combat the problem, former world champion boxer evander holyfield appears in a new public service announcement. take a look as he steps down from a potentially dangerous situation. >> you cut economy off you son of a [ bleep ]! >> get inside the [ bleep ] car. right now -- i'm going to iryou--

tear you a new [ bleep ]. come on! >> i didn't know it was you. >> i didn't know it was you. after years of battling in the ring holyfield says he doesn't need to battle it out on the road and doesn't want other people engaging in road rage incidents either. >> cut me off! >> stay in the car. stay in the car and not get out. you know, it's -- whether you're a man or woman you stay in your car and let the person cool off because you never know. >> the boxer may get out of the car. holyfield officially retired from boxing in 2014 and now uses his celebrity status to support various causes. great message. police say a man who claimed detectives beat him up was caught in his own lie. he told authorities in the state of oregon he got two plaque eyes while being -- black eyes while being questioned last month. when police checked video from his holding cell they saw him throwing the punches at himself.

there he is. the man layer confessed saying -- later confessed saying he thought it would help him get out of jail he pleaded guilty to filing a false report and was sentenced to time served. if you follow fashion trends well listen up. next here on cnn, the leader of the hermit kingdom is sporting a new look. we'll show you kim jong-un's new hairdo.

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welcome back. north korea's supreme leader is sporting a new hairdo. >> he's a split -- here's a split screen of his before and after. his new coif appears to be slightly higher than his other style. looks like his eyebrows have shrunk a little as well. >> what is he going for? i'm not sure. now to boston in the u.s. it's buried in snow for weeks. and as crazy as this may sound, the mayor has been forced to tell troins stop jumping out of

window and into snow drifts -- residents to stop jumping out of windows and into snow drifts. >> resigns are daring and suffering from cabin fever as jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: why are a new knucklehead bostonians choosing to deposit themselves in snow banks wearing shorts? >> all right! oh [ bleep ]! >> reporter: if the fall doesn't get you, the frostbite might. >> i'm asking people to stop the nonsense right now when it comes -- these are adults jumping out windows. >> reporter: jumping off car roofs -- teetering on railings -- [ scream ] >> reporter: leaping off porches. >> whoo! >> reporter: launching themselves downstairs. but it's the high-flying hijinx that have boston's mayor frosted. >> first of all, it's a foolish thing to do.

you could kill yourself. >> reporter: there's a name for this behavior -- >> the boston blizzard challenge. >> reporter: some involve less challenge than. the mayor asks people to act responsibly. >> this isn't loon mountain, this is the city of boston. >> reporter: loon mountain? are you acuesing your residents of being looney mr. mayor? no loon mountain, the nearby ski resort in new hampshire. on its facebook page, loon mountain is milking the mention by doctoring the boston skyline with one of the resort's gondolas. if you're going to dive into snow banks stick to the shallow end of the pool to practice your butterfly and backstroke. >> no! >> reporter: you're going to give the mayor a stroke if you keep this up. >> boston blizzard challenge -- whoo!

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