oh ah ah, this is the w news life from berlin. a massive winter storm threatens the holiday plans of millions of american airlines cancel thousands of flights, leaving passengers spread like a storm is full gas to bring bone chilling temperatures and snow. too much of north america. police in berlin. arrest a suspected spiteful,

allegedly passing on secrets to moscow. the suspect. what for germany's foreign intelligence service and bethlehem, he is off for its 1st christmas. following 2 years of covert restrictions, he w. visits the west bank town, revered as the birthplace of jesus. ah, i've been visible and welcomed severe weather warnings for millions of americans as a huge winter storm moves across the united states. freezing arctic air is bringing blizzards and icy winds. do much of the country forecast as a warning, temperatures good plunge as low as minus 40 degrees celsius in some parts. and that in the middle of the busy christmas travel rush, this is been quite a once in a generation storm. the threat of heavy snow ice and dangerous t. hi,

vince has already prompted some states to declare a state of emergency. this really very sure is whether we're here or goes from oklahoma, always to wyoming, to wyoming, to maine. and it's a real consequential. i encourage everyone, everyone, please he the local warning. this the weird read there has to stopped it. holiday plans for millions of americans, frustration, news, as thousands of flights have been cancelled every year. we'd rather spend christmas or thanksgiving or something like that together. just, you know, to keep the family connected. so it's, it's really important. and many of those staying home. i briefing for record breaking quote temperatures. if you're not bottled up, if you love love to have a nice or a booth, probably some unders. so miles long johns or whatnot,

you will be called. the storm is sweeping through the fennel united states and heading east forecast as worn millions more. will. 5th, harsh weather in the coming days. matthew, who g is a meteorologist based in washington dc. i think just how bad is this store to this storm is bad for many different reasons. number one is a bomb, a genetic cycle, or a bomb cycle. basically a strong it's rapidly testify. and when you're back in air from all different sides now on the eastern side of the eastern seaboard i. e, washington, d. c, baltimore, philadelphia, new york, boston. those areas are seeing a lot of rain up to about 5 or 6 centimeters and very strong winds in new england gushing upwards of 90 longer per hour. that's high impact up there. and we'll also see a flash freeze tomorrow, which cause major issues in the roadways. off the west on the backside of the system phrygian siberia aries rattling down of our side with temperatures while

about about my is 40 or lower celsius, an esque celsius. so very impressive stuff with windshields of minus 50 celsius in between the 2 air mass clash. yes, no, and with the wind up blizzard conditions we travel nightmare for the roughly 110000000 americans that address the 80 kilometer more. that's how it, how dangerous is a wind temperatures drop, that load will, and temperatures get that low as the point where the human body can't really function unless they're inside a shelter. busy so what a big piece of advice we've been getting folks is that if they're driving have an emergency kit in the car, you simply can't survive these kind of temperatures. if you're not prepare all it takes is your vehicle to break down in verse for foreigners can't get to you, you know, thing to them could become very problematic very quickly. so, imperative folks have a way to sort of have a backup plan. you'd be watching right now, should people be venturing out at all?

ideally, no, that's for many different reasons on the eastern seaboard we briefly lose that flash breeze. temperatures will go from, i say, 3 or 4 degrees celsius, with rainfall to sunlight, late 34 below 0 celsius with ice. and so all the roadways to morrow will freeze up and down. east coast doesn't vary dangerous travel farther west. when the temperatures are very low, as we talked about very dangerous travel, inbetween where you're getting snow visibility is may only be a couple 100 meters at best. so that's dangerous to drive. of course, the air force issues as well, chicago and a choice of both the major hubs impact by the snow bar to 2000 lights already cancel in get worse before it gets better. our authorities prepared for this would you say? i do believe they are, so we saw this coming at least i'd say 6 or 7 days in advance with the overall power was favorable for a storm. i think one of the things that we're wondering about wise is whether texas can handle the cold temperatures back last year, in february they saw dozens of fatalities. the entire state, about 4000 customers,

really route customers lost electricity because a power group in the gold. this time around doors kind of mean please. they need to power companies at the same thing. other very much barrenness time. thank you very much. a pleasure. oh, now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a u. s. judge has released sam, bank and fried on a $250000000.00 bond, is facing fraud charges over the collapse if he, if he expressed the currency exchange founded, prosecutors accused him of stealing billions of dollars from customers. the panel investigating the attack on the u. s. capital has released its final report. the congressional committee found former president donald trump criminally engaged in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. the panel is on the justice department to investigate from full for alleged crimes, including aiding insurrections, murphy halls. german authorities say they've arrested an employee of the foreign

intelligence service on suspicion of sharing state secrets with russia. police arrested the suspect them both in on wednesday, according to the prosecutor's office, is being held on suspicion of state treason. he's accused of taking information from his work with the german intelligence service and sharing it with a russian intelligence agency. human rights groups in iran say some 500 people have been killed and thousands arrested since anti government protest erupted. 3 months ago, the movement was sparked when a young woman, martha meet, died in police custody for allegedly wearing her head scarf and broccoli. the prost protests have echoed around the world, not least in the world, a strong message of support for the people and even that is what graphic design manager fatty wants to convey with her art. here in washington, d. c. she rumson art studio together with her husband,

his son though they live here in the u. s. were mine, i grew up both. so feel a deep connection to you, ron. my art has always been linked to my wrong in background. the images, the resistance that we're seeing from the people and the people saying that they want respect for woman life, freedom and that has really lit a fire in me. the 2 artists met and you and have fond memories of traveling. the country together has some move to the us to be with minor a few years ago, leaving the country. he was born and raised and they are both in regular contact with family and friends and around. despite his concern for loved ones, back home has some fears inspired by the proton. if we unites together, if they don't divide us to the information that we got to talking that we have the

iranians, especially outside or inside, if united together of course i, i feel that we can some things want to change in minor, has some and other collective in the us capsule are trying to raise awareness of the situation in the room. from the start, mine are made her graphics available for protests worldwide. always driven by the powerful images of protesters and the message. this energy and this unity and this global attention. and that's what pushes need to keep pursuing, keep expressing the, the sent from the people. and i keep expressing messages of power and empowerment on saturdays. people like these 2 women come by the studio to buying minor screen prints and take them out to local protests.

minor says her contribution is a mere gesture of support, but it's given her way to share the sense of unity where many in the diaspora community hope the protests in iran will bring about. last thing change before the corona, vars. pandemic. thousands of pilgrims and tourists visit of bethlehem around this time of year, the birthplace of jesus christ, but lockdown to travel restrictions, so visited numbers, plummet now after 2 difficult years, people have finally coming back. the w corresponded tonya kramer, travel to bethlehem in the west bank, to see how the towns gearing up for best. the hens, traditional on the food covers. it's once again, a busy time palestinian artist on jackson command has stopped counting on how many baby jesuses he has handcrafted in recent weeks. everybody want if mining baby

jesus and that is the most difficult to do this mining baby. jesus wondering, mary mary, that she has, she born jesus and san joseph. these the most 3 figures that people want from beth land. they don't want to see jesus on the cross embark plan just around the corner from his shop. the church of the nativity in the center of the palestinian town and the occupied west bank. the church is built over the site where it is believed. it all happened. i. over the past decade, the basilica has been renovated, precious mosaics fair brought to light from under centuries. all plaster. we are most happy when we see many people coming from all over the world, coming to craig with us to see exactly where jesus was born and to praise the lord and the place where it began. everything begun at the grotto,

the silver star marks the supposed action birthplace of jesus. uh huh. funny with the air from brazil. and we are very glad to be here and especially at this period of the year for us it was a great, great miracle. and we are very thankful just to walk in these all places where jesus was born and i see the, the buildings that are filled with the spirituality, especially need creek christmas period. for me it's, i don't know, enlightenment. i did all the preparations in bethlehem for christmas are very nice . it's just beautiful to be here. so i had, we are. oh, but the christmas season also wraps up at difficult here. this year has been the deadliest in the family,

palestinian conflict in almost 2 decades. and there's no solution. insight in bethlehem christmas will be celebrated 3 times in december for the western traditions in general. for the orthodox communities, it, we have the armenian orthodox and the greek orthodox, and the latin chess. everybody has his own calendar. saw this make the date of birth, of christmas is different. and for this we are happily celebrate christmas for verde on city. for this, the palestinian scout troop, like this one from b, it's a who, the host, the christmas repertoire, dated to live, the did the teeth on december 24th, their message as important as ever, peace and goodwill to on. finally, europe's biggest laurie has made some dreams come true in its pre christmas role.

there are a few happy people celebrating in spain after the winning numbers in the l. gordo, jackpot are announced among the winners of the 2 and a half 1000000000 euros in prize money. is a woman from peru lost her job 2 years ago. she said she bought laura tickets every where she went is now 325000 euros richer after taxes, and hopes to buy in apartment c. i will be out here. so you may call me is a reminder of the top story by following foyer, usa lines have canceled thousands of flights of busy christmas holiday travel. as a winter storm threatens much of the country. temperatures of force forecasts to plummet to dangerous arctic levels in many areas. long with high winds and snow. the president joe biden is urging americans to take the sole morning seriously

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