just to kill with the destination, right. find out they stuck with the full fry man came in tree. ah ah, this is deed of you news live from berlin. a deadly christmas for many in north america. extreme cold kills dozens of people as storms sweep across the united states and canada will have more on the chaos from just outside. washington dc, also coming up as the war rages on many ukrainians mart christmas earlier than

usual to distance themselves from moscow's orthodox christian holiday. calendar, our correspondent visits residence in boucher near keith who've been putting their own traditions center stage and several a major aid group suspend operations in afghanistan after the taliban orders and g o to stop employing women. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program. and we start in north america, we're authority say more than 30 people have now died due to extreme weather that sweeping the us and canada. nearly 2000000 homes and businesses have suffered power outages and countless holiday makers have found themselves stranded christmas day.

my progress was slow and frustrating. here in new york state's cause slipping and sliding in slow motion plows on the roads trying to clear a path for 3 of us snow. but many only scratching the surface. the state governor urging people to stay home. i cannot overstate how dangerous the conditions still are. we need people to stay off the roads. yes, one more day. i know it's christmas. i know how hard it is. you came off of a couple of years of being. 6 separated during the pandemic, it's heartbreaking. some advice he wanted to leave a homes couldn't even get out the front door. okay, well it was a colossal waste of time. this is how furry made it out. the snow is so thick and heavy that you can't, you can't even get through it. snow has been piling up from coast to coast, with freezing winds, sending temperatures plunging well below 0. across the border in canada,

travel is also battling the elements. those going by train from ottawa, arrived at the station to find their journeys cancelled for some for luggage. went back into the taxi of his foe. don't know how to get home fortunately, changed cancel today to try to get back her holidays. now, i'm waiting for you go to stay there for a day to go back across north america. the wind to weather has knocked out power, leaving millions cold and in the dog forecast. to save a deep freeze will stick around for christmas before return to comma conditions from monday. and for more on this, we're joined now live by march, an art meteor ologist at the national weather service weather prediction center in college park, maryland. mark. what is the latest on the storms? progress to canada and united states please enact yeah. conditions are finally

starting to improve. thankfully over a lot of the country and even into canada. the system that was responsible for the blizzard conditions and very cold, cold temperatures has moved northward and kind of beginning to weaken as it as it enters canada. so we're definitely seeing improving conditions over a lot of the country. we still do have some lake effect snow. so in new york, buffalo, western new york state, i'm still seeing some effects. no, but not anything like what we saw a couple of days ago, still cold across the eastern part of the united states and canada, but not as cold as what we saw a couple of days ago. so in general, we're starting to see that improvement, and that is going to continue over the next couple of days as well. and historically speaking, mark, can you give us an order of magnitude like how this compares to previous winter storms? is it, is it the biggest in decades? yeah, i mean, it certainly was a big one. you know,

this thing had really all the aspects. so you had snow with it. you had the very strong winds and then you had the extreme cold. and it was our, you know, our rapid temperature drops. some of the temperature drops we saw in, in an hour or 3 hours, where were records in 24 hours. temperatures drops a considerable amount in their records. so it is one of the, one of the stronger cold from stuff we've seen come through, at least in recorded history. so it really was that combination of this strong low pressure, the strong cold front that brought the you know, the combination of snow, wind, and cold. so it's really the fact that we had all 3 of those present that really ratcheted up the impact with this system. so it's hard to really say, you know, for sure. but it certainly was one of the strong ones that we've seen in a while. i think it's safe to to say that for sure. and mark, i know we're talking about cold and not global warming, but does this somehow fit into the pattern of climate change? is it one of the gear somehow?

yeah, i mean it's, it's hard to say for sure. ah, you know, it's, since it's just one event, ah, but in general, you know, the climate change or, or that, that idea favors for extreme weather. i think that sob. so that's something to be said. but as far as any one a van, it's really hard, it's hard to say. so i think in this case you know, is just a very strong ah winter storm that brought devastating impacts to a lot of different. okay, thanks for that insight. mark sion ard meteor ologist at the national weather service center prediction centered in college park, maryland. thank and we turned out to bootstrap outside keith, a city that bore the brunt of russia's initial invasion for survivors of alleged war crimes. their christmas is especially difficult. it's different in another way this year to with the holiday happening now instead of in early january, as is the russian orthodox tradition. it's the grey and rainy christmas,

dane butcher, and residents who have come back to the city after russian occupation will not celebrate. as usual. ah, lucia. yeah, i wasn't really in the mood to celebrate christmas, but now that the lights are back on in our apartment, it's in my mood is lifted. lot movie already to celebrate by the seo. it's only going to be the small family. so good man, look, rosie, what is the loss of? i'm not really in the mood for christmas this year led you there, but i'll try to create special moments for the children in a moment. this year they survived the west, but bush, our residence are unbroken to night. the articles students with perform other concepts. and sasha, a young musician, is proudly wearing his bishop vanka, ukraine's traditional outfits are not going to her was wrong. when i, where my, the she vancho i feel very much ukrainian to i feel that ukrainian thing that

ukrainian cultures very rich. oh, that same day in butch as art center, hundreds gathered for a few hours of pure joy. sasha, who hopes to become a professional pianist bring some magic on stage. ah, one. 2 or your full muslim diesel was little or it is about what is really important your every day we must prove to our defenders on the front line to show that we support them. your kid mar, that ukrainian traditions are, can't be destroyed, not a lot by the enemy here. mom. we were politically recording. you say, yeah, keep what to get. a little bit of water heater rated from the russian occupiers. butcher's years hardly showcases ukrainian culture. it was a rush chaos given us. we had a very difficult 6 months preparing for this show on the shelters without light, who we continued because we wanted to show our skills today was look a lot,

especially during the war a concept like this is important. the children of boucher also received presents from the city's foreign supporters bringing much needed relief after a difficulty. ah. d w's emmanuel shall fall that report. she told us afterwards how people in ukraine are embracing the change from orthodox christmas dwell. and the chair, of course, is very particular for ukrainians. a certain i didn't expect to leave christmas in such conditions. and these came with a big change in order to defend themselves from, from russia. they, a lot of them don't celebrate, ordered off christmas anymore. and you can see behind me, that's the key of christmas tree, eliminated all the colors with the colors of the ukranian thought. there's also a lot of people here who are said that writing to day rather than celebrating on

the 7th of january. i've talked to some people sama so found a good compromise, but also for older generations that we celebrate. today christmas we spread any media to family and then we have another celebration of the week. a grand parents, for example, on the 7th of january. but they really want to make a point that the series that difference and that they identify most, most with western culture rather than me, russian culture. let's get a round up of some of the other headlines now. according to local media, 3 russian military personnel were killed by the falling wreckage of a ukrainian drone attacking rushes angles airbase. the facilities hundreds of kilometers from the front lines and ukraine. it's one of 2 facilities believe to have been targeted by ukrainian drone strikes earlier. this month, more than 50 people have been poisoned, an eastern serbia after a train carrying ammonia derailed, causing the gas to leak. those affected were treated in hospital. authorities have

declared a state of emergency in the region. 4 major aid groups have suspended their operations in afghanistan, saying they can't work without their female staff. this follows an order by the taliban rulers telling all humanitarian organizations to stop employing women. the decision has been widely criticized. the work ban is the latest blow to women's rights in afghanistan. since seizing power last year, the taliban had introduced sweeping restrictions on women's education, travel and clothing. amina who did not want to give her last name, works at a private school in the capitol. cobble this, i know the dollar by now ordering women not to walk. i have a family to look after marriage. how can reserve i if you will for my husband think he can't and i need to be the bill and by medicine either. if i don't work, what about all the things i need to pay for? so i should, i get the money for what you quoted,

local and international aid organizations provide job opportunities for many women in afghanistan. the band was introduced after female workers at $48.00 allegedly room dress codes by not wearing hit chaps, or wearing these la mc hat scarf incorrectly, and cios reject the accusation. we have complied with all cultural norms and we simply can't work without her dedicated female staff who are essential for us to be able to access women who are in desperate need of assistance. ah, turner calls the edict outrageous. his organization employes almost 470 women in afghanistan. his is among several 8 groups which have suspended operations. in light of the ruling, he says the band will have a devastating effect on women's livelihoods, and the lights of millions of people across the country. we call on the telephone authorities to reverse this decision as soon as possible. and we call on other

organizations where he in lockdown. stung to come together to make sure that the assistance that we are giving is given on the principal way. and with the assistance of our dedicated female, she managed cherry and workers, ah, the n g o. ben comes on the heels of another really women from attending university . some took to the streets to protest that decision. authorities use water cannons to disperse this demonstration in the city of herat. the last time the taliban ruled out canister from 996 to 2001 women were banished from all public life and stones became commonplace. many worried that's where the de facto authorities are once again headed. pope frances has delivered his annual christmas day addressed to worshippers at saint peter's basilica in rome. this year speech focused on conflict

and war around the world, and particularly in ukraine. a christmas overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine who francis stands at the horrors of war, and the destruction caused by 10 months of fighting. and makes in a b for beef. nurses laross, let us see the faces of our ukrainian remiss and sisters the day before we were celebrating christmas in the dark and cold or far from their homes. may the lord inspire as to offer solidarity to those who was suffering only a may he enlightened bos you half a power to silence for weapons and put an immediate end to this war a quick that with incense arca frances drew attention to other war zooms around the world no longer and the head lice for just sergio and yemen. he delivered his traditional or be it or be blessing to paulson's gathered on saint peter's square partition. as she lea, a speed to hunt this in the what was his magnificent army. it was

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