ah ah ah ah, this is dee to be news live from berlin a deadly christmas for many in north america. extreme cold kills dozens of people at storms sweep across the united states and canada will have more on the chaos from just outside washington dc. as the war rages on,

many ukrainians mart christmas earlier than usual to distance themselves from moscow support the doctor christian holiday calendar. our correspondent visit residence in boucher near keith who have been putting their own traditions center stage and several major aid groups suspend operations in afghanistan. after the taliban orders n g o to stop employing women on that in a moment. ah, ah, i'm nick spicer, welcome to the program. and we start in north america, where authorities say more than 30 people have now. dod, due to the extreme weather that sweeping the united states and canada, nearly 2000000 homes and businesses have suffered power outages and countless holiday makers have found themselves stranded

a christmas day. my progress was slow and frustrating. here in new york state's cause slipping and sliding and slow motion plows on the roads trying to clear a path for 3 the snow, but many are 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 separated during the pandemic. it's heartbreaking. some advice he wanted to leave a homes couldn't even get half a 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 journey is cancelled for some for lucas went back into the taxi of his vo. don't know how to get home. fortunately, the change cancel for today. so just trying to get back her holidays. now, i'm waiting for you go to stay there for a day just to go back across north america. the wind to weather has knocked out power, leaving millions cold and in the dog. forecast is save. a deep freeze will stick around for christmas before return to comma conditions from monday. and i got an update on the progress of the storm from meteor ologist march, an ard who is just outside washington dc. a neck yeah, conditions are finally starting to improve. thankfully over ah, a lot of the country and even into canada list that was responsible for the

blizzard conditions and very cold. cold temperatures has moved northward and kind of beginning to weekend as it, as it enters canada. so they'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, 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 that 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 an hour or 3

hours, where were records in 24 hours. temperatures dropped in several amount in their records. so it is one of the, one of the stronger coal 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 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. you know, it's, since it's just one event. but in general, you know, the climate change or,

or that, that idea favors work stream whether i think that's so that's something to be said . but as far as any one event, it's really hard. it's hard to say. so i think in this case, you know, it's just a very strong winter storm that brought devastating impact to a lot of these. okay, thanks for that insight. markson art. meteor ologist at the national weather service center prediction centered in college park, maryland. thank you. and we turned now to butcher outside keith, a city that bore the brunt of rushes, 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 an early january, as is the russian orthodox tradition. it's a grey and rainy christmas, dane butcher, and residents who have come back to the city after rush. an occupation will not

celebrate as usual. ah, mona daughter. yeah. i wasn't really in the mood to celebrate christmas. but now that the lights are back on in our apartment, this is my mood has lifted. lot, movable. he already to celebrate by the seal. it's only going to be the small family circle. when will 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. what am you moment? dcea, they survived the west, but bush, our residence are unbroken to night. the articles, students who perform at the concepts and sasha, a young musician, is proudly wearing his vicious vanka, ukraine's traditional outfits. not rude to her was wrong. when a where my the she vancho. i feel very much ukrainian too. i feel that ukrainian think that ukraine 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 m or. 2 your full muscle, m, d, 's no, 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. you can mark that ukrainian traditions are can't destroyed, not a lot by the anime here. ma'am. we apologize. live recording nuclear. you keep what little bit of water heater rated from the russian occupiers. butch us years hardly showcases ukrainian culture. it was of us came, let us give them all we had a very difficult 6 months preparing for this show in 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 to children of butcher,

also received presence from the cities for in supportive bringing much needed relief after a difficult year. ah, or an uplifting story. let's get a round up of some of the other headlines out. the russian military says 3 of his personnel have been killed by what it claims was falling. wreckage of ukrainian drone shot down over rushes angles air base. the facility is hundreds of kilometers from the front lines and ukraine. it's one of 2 facilities reportedly targeted by ukrainian drawing drone strikes earlier this month. massive strikes have disrupted end of the year, travel in the united kingdom and france in both countries. rail workers have walked out to support their demand for higher wages, also in the u. k. immigration workers checking passports at airports went on strike, causing delays that are expected to persist for the remainder of the week. more

than 50 people have been poisoned in eastern serbia after a trained carrying ammonia derailed, causing the gas to leak. those affected were treated hospital authorities had 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 with the dolly monna ordering, the men not to walk. i have a family to look after, mary,

how can we solve i, if you will, for my husband to think he can't walk, i need to be the be led by medicine either. if i don't work, what about all the things i need to be for? so i should, i get the money for what you could. local and international aid organizations provide opportunities for many women in afghanistan. the band was introduced after female workers at 48 allegedly room dress codes by not wearing her jobs or wearing these la mckent scarf incorrectly, and cios reject the accusation. we have complied with all cultural norms and we simply can't work without hard, 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 ban 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 cool on other organizations working in an afghan, stung to come together to make sure the, the assistance that we are giving is given on the principled way. and with the assistance of our dedicated female, she managed cherry and workers. ah, leon, giovanni 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 can ascend from 996 to 2001 women were banished from all public life and stones became commonplace. many worry,

that's where the de facto authorities are once again headed deep mala mala is vice president of monitoring affairs at the international aid group care. she told us more about the impact of this ban. you know, the man is thought for any woman or girl to interact. she still, she's only able to interact with people who are related to her. what does this mean? this means that a male humanity in 8 worker cannot interact and provide humanity in services to women and gus. so wine, if there is a condition that endures, can imply only mail humanitarians, which means we can reach only men or males through live sitting humanity in assistance. humanity in assistance is for every one person who is in need, it is not divided by gender. rather. hope francis 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 tens of the horrors of war and the destruction caused by 10 months of fighting. and mixing a b for beef. nachos y rose, let us see the faces of our ukrainian grimace and sisters to get a refund who was celebrating christmas in the dark and cold were far from their homes. i may, the lord inspire as to offer solidarity to those who was suffering only a may he enlightened phones you half a power to silence for weapons and puts an immediate end to this war. acquitted that with shane shaka frances drew attention to other wars, wounds around the world, no longer and the head life for just syria and yemen. he delivered his traditional or be it or be blessing to paulson's gathered on saint peter's square. but dish,

is she a speed to sound the same? the but was minute so ha, it was a message, a fulton, b for the feet at christmas. and that is all the news for now. up next, our documentary series goes to the arctic were melting ice is giving way to an international power struggle over resources, trade routes, and tourism. it's always more news at d, w dot com on the spicer. thanks wash. ah, we've got to understand, but globalization work, but he does not reach more than 30 percent of the world population in the mediterranean as become a kind of great sarcophagus. if anything he was proud.