rarely does the icy grip of the arctic circle reach as deep into europe as it has this weekend. the snow has even fallen on the mediterranean beaches of the greek islands. in the dolomites, the temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is central italy. the hilltop town that was worst hit by this summer's earthquake. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of saint peter's square. in istanbul bay have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. wins have come down from the arctic. real icy chill to them. sub zero temperatures and plenty of snow as well. at risk of the

more than 30 people have died as a cold snap from the arctic circle takes hold in central and easternharities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. the brazilian government has told the bbc that it intends to build hydro—electric dams across the amazon region. it says the controversial programme will boost the economy, but environmentalists say the plan will lead to more deforestation. the newspaper review after world business report. handing on control of the world's biggest economy. as barack obama prepares to say goodbye we look at what he's done for america' financial health. the cost of china's raw materials is going up faster than it has for more than five years — wait for it — it's important because it could mean the rest of us — the rest of the world — paying more for the stuff they sell us? welcome to world business report. i'm aaron heslehurst. stay where you are i have about nine! nine minutes, it is all i am asking for an eye promised to deliver an exciting snapshot of business. there are just a couple of weeks of bara

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more than 30 people have died over the weekend as a cold snap from the arctic circle took hold in muchtemperatures dropped to as little as —30 degree celsius. in kosovo, for example many, areas are without power. this is the mirusha waterfall, a popular tourist attraction, you can see it's frozen over. in russia, temperatures are below —40 degrees celsius. two people have died in moscow, and nearly 200 people are in hospital suffering from severe hypothermia. and charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. there are 2,000 of them in the serbian capital, belgrade, where temperatures have been down to —20. 0ur central europe correspondent, nick thorpe, has more. strange scenes in istanbul. the fourth consecutive day of snow here has closed the bosphorous to shipping and given the city's ferry operators alternative work. traffic on another major waterway, the danube, has also been suspended because of ice flows in serbia, romania, and bulgaria. in the major romanian port city of constanza, the black sea has frozen far out from the

ra rely rarely does the icy grip of the arctic circle reach as deep into europe as it has this weekendrranean beaches of the greek islands. in the dolomites, the temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is central italy. the hilltop town that was worst hit by this summer's earthquake. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of saint peter's square. in istanbul bay have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. wins have come down from the arctic. real icy chill to them. sub zero temperatures and plenty of snow as well. at risk of the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountain in bulgaria. in belgrade as several hundred took celta in this customs warehouse. this weekend russia celebrated orthodox christmas the coldest in 120 years. —30 in moscow last night but then they are used to it. around 500 people, perhaps with just one extra layer, set off for a five mile bike ride along the moscow river. so far the uk ha

. >> a cold snap from the arctic circle took hold in much of central and eastern europe.ick thorpe has more. snowrange seems with the closing the area for shipping and giving others alternative work. traffic on another major waterway was suspended. city, the most affected by the cold are the poor in each country. migrants have been hard hit. warehouse, several hundred migrants and refugees have been living here for months and these are the latest pictures from what was once called the balkan route. >> it was cold and all of the people were around the fire. it was too cold. 5. was as bad as -1 the situation is bad and the snow is falling outside. >> there are 30 official refugee centers with -- in -- ais only allowing week. the hungry gary police and soldiers control on the far side. hungarian police and soldiers control on the far side. many people have forgotten how hard real winter can be. >> on tuesday night, obama world that the -- deliver his farewell address in chicago, claiming victory in a historic election up with the first african american in the white house. wh

about 130 miles from the arctic circle, the mine spent most of the year frozen in snow.t year, the foxfire were sold at auction to a businessman and collector. so, can i hold it? >> of course, please. you are holding history. reporter: holding history that is very heavy. >> yes, it is. 186.63 diamond. a miracle of nature. reporter: how much did you pay for it? >> many millions of dollars. reporter: a multimillion dollar diamond. i'm feeling quite nervous. you can take it back. he plans to keep the diamond in its rough condition but anyone hoping to find its missing parts had better hurry. in just a few years, the mine will close leaving any treasure buried beneath the ice. laura: imagine wearing that on your finger. that diamond brings today's broadcast to a close. you can find much more on our website and tweet me. go to twitter i'm @laura trevelyan. thanks for watching and please tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits f

ra rely rarely does the icy grip of the arctic circle ridge as deep into europe as it has this weekend islands. in the dolomites, the temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is amatory che, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake —— in much amatrice. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square, he said. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekendm airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. it is all about wins coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy trill —— cheal to them. it has led to brutal weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several 100 took shelter in these customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated 0rthodox christmas. the

more than 30 people have died as a cold snap from the arctic circle takes hold in central and easternope. temperatures dropped to as little as —30 degree celsius. charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. brazil's government is defending its plan to build dozens of huge hydro—electric dams. it argues the project will boost the economy and provide clean energy. environmentalists say the plan is a disaster for the amazon and will actually result in more deforestation and global warming. stay with us. coming us next, reporters. hello and welcome to reporters. i'm karin giannone. from here in the world's newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme, inside istanbul's reina nightclub. mark lowen gets exclusive access to the scene of turkey's new year's eve terror attack, in which 39 people died. the owners of reina say they will reopen the nightclub. it's a sign of the defiant mood here. on the front line of yemen's civil war. nawal al—maghafi joins government

parts of the world, in the barren lands of canada's north—west territory ‘s. 130 miles from the arctic circlesold to a businessman and collect. can i hold it? of course, of course. you are holding history. history that is very heavy. it is a miracle of nature. how much did you pay for it? millions of dollars. how many? i cannot do vaults that. i feeling quite nervous. he plans to keep the diamond in its rough conditions but anyone hoping to find its missing parts, had better hurry. injust the its missing parts, had better hurry. in just the few years that the mine will close, leaving any treasure buried beneath the ice. they are looking for the rest of it. much more on the website and you can reach me on twitter. thank you for watching. well, while some of us were shivering on thursday, for others, for example across the north of scotland, it was remarkably mild. a day of contrasts. we are kind of getting back to normal through this weekend. most of us will turn less cold. a bit of a breeze, some sunshine, but there will be some rain around, too. we are losing the continental feed which broug

rarely does the icy grip of the arctic circle reach as deep into europe as it has this weekend.lands. in the dolomites, the temperatures plunged to —23 celsius overnight. this is amatrice, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake. the ongoing efforts to secure what remains of the village now severely hampered. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. speaks italian. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. it's all down to winds coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy chill to them, sub—zero temperatures, plenty of snow. that's what's added to fairly brutal winter weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several hundred took shelter in this customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated orthodox christmas. the colde

more than 30 people have died as a cold snap from the arctic circle takes hold in central and easterne. temperatures dropped to as little as minus 30 degree celsius. charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. brazil's government is defending its plan to build dozens of huge hydro—electric dams. it argues the project will boost the economy and provide clean energy. environmentalists say the plan is a disaster for the amazon and will actually result in more deforestation and global warming. now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the people of south sudan have known little peace for many decades, and independence in 2011 has brought them nothing but war, increasing poverty and starvation, and suffering. tens of thousands have died, and more than 3 million have been forced to leave their homes in the past three years. the united nations says, "the current spate of fighting amounts to ethnic cleansing, and could spiral into genocide." the main rebel group is headed by the former vice president, ri

more than 30 people have died as a cold snap from the arctic circle takes hold in central and easternurope. temperatures dropped to as little as minus 30 degree celsius. temperatures dropped to as little as minus 30 degree celsius. brazil's government is defending its plan to build dozens of huge hydro—electric dams. it argues the project will boost the economy and provide clean energy. environmentalists say the plan is a disaster for the amazon and will actually result in more deforestation and global warming. now it's time for monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament. the main news from westminster. winter pressures in the nhs. the health secretary calls for an honest discussion about a and e departments. we are going to protect our four hour standard. we need to be clear it is a promise to sort out all urgent health problems within four hours, not all health problems, however minor. plans to stop domestic abusers from questioning ex—partners in family courts. as a result of the family court process this extremely vulnerable woman needed weeks of medication an

about the environment, you know, as if it only exists in the rain forests or, you know, up in the arctic circle, then no, they're not going to get that. that's very far removed from our existence. >> hinojosa: and that kind of environment, chances are they may not even get to. >> precisely-- but if you start talking to them in terms... meeting them where they are and helping them understand, like, how this... whatever was happening right there was impacting them. like for example, when we help people make the connection between their children's public health in particular and the coming waste facilities, and the fact that there was already a whole bunch there, suddenly people were just like, "oh, is this pollution? oh, it's particulate matter that's smaller than 2.5 microns? that must be really small-- and that's what going into my kid's lungs, and that's what's making me have to take my child to the emergency room twice a month? oh, no, no, no. we're... what do we need to do? what petition to sign?" >> hinojosa: it clicks. >> "who do i need to talk to?" then they understood it, and then later

scouts is well-known across north carolina as he took his troops to places as far away as the arctic circle and the yucatan peninsula. a famous story he told involved his troops hiking across the state of north carolina and stopping to have breakfast with the governor one morning along the way. mr. speaker, under john's leadership, some 55 boy scouts achieved the rank of eagle scout, scouting's highest rank. while john's legacy as a scoutmaster is near legend, thousands in columbus county will remember his hospitality too. . every fourth of july at his dock on the lake his family gathered to celebrate the signing of the declaration of independence, an event thousands have attended. all the while john continued running his family drugstore and many years held the distinction of being north carolina's oldest licensed pharmacist. sadly, mr. speaker, john passed away in september at the age of 98. mr. speaker, john albert mcneil senior lived an extraordinary life. and the difference he made in the lives of countless others in his community will be remembered for years and generations to come. w

not arctic circle cold but more typical weather for late january. the next ten days a chance of north and east of the city. we will jump to the upper 50's with sunshine for the day on thursday. on wednesday, rather. then cooler on thursday. turning colder on friday, saturday, sunday. seasonably so with plenty of sunshine. the dry seasonal weather continue through the middle to the end of next week. michelle: very nice. thank you. still ahead at abc7 news at 4:30, bullets hit a fairfax county police cruiser piercing the back of it. >> i stand before you as your chief of police. grateful i am not planning a police funeral. michelle: this was a close call. the desperate manhunt and more of that from the chief ahead. alison: plus, the enduring friendship of the former president and vice president playing out on social media. their fans memes coming up next. alison: the end of the obama administration is the end of an era but not just politics. michelle: lindsey mastis is here to show us one of the things that peak will miss on social media. does this ha

. ♪ >>> this is shishmaref, alaska, just south of the arctic circle and about as far west as you can the continental united states. >> about 15 years ago, the people of a small 1,000-year-old oceanfront hunting village noticed something odd. >> barack obama spoke about the town in his first major speech on climate change in 2006 as a young senator. >> ice that had surrounded and protected their village began to grow slushy and weak. >> obama had read about the troubles of shishmaref in a "new yorker" article. soon the village itself began to disappear. chunks of land sheered away, and home after home was destroyed by storms that grew stronger and stronger every year. >> the story of the village that disappeared is by no means isolated, and it's by no means over. >> obama saw in shishmaref a frightening future if global warming continued unabated. >> the climate is getting warmer, and if you think of us being in a car where we're speeding towards a cliff, we're starting to try to tap on the brakes. if we do what we need to do over the next 20, 30, 40 years, then it's a manageable prob

. ♪ >>> this is shishmaref, alaska, just south of the arctic circle and about as far west as you canted states. >> about 15 years ago, the people of a small 1,000-year-old oceanfront hunting village noticed something odd. >> barack obama spoke about the town in his first major speech on climate change in 2006 as a young senator. >> ice that had surrounded and protected their village began to grow slushy and weak. >> obama had read about the troubles of shishmaref in a "new yorker" article. soon the village itself began to disappear. chunks of land sheered away, and home after home was destroyed by storms that grew stronger and stronger every year. >> the story of the village that disappeared is by no means isolated, and it's by no means over. >> obama saw in shishmaref a frightening future if global warming continued unabated. >> the climate is getting warmer, and if you think of us being in a car where we're speeding towards a cliff, we're starting to try to tap on the brakes. if we do what we need to do over the next 20, 30, 40 years, then it's a manageable problem. if we don't, it

than 30 people are now known to have died in recent days across europe as a cold snap from the arctic circle crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. greg dawson reports. a view worthy of a ski resort postcard, but even injanuary, this is not a sight you expect on the greek island of crete. "you can't get through," shouts this driver, attempting to negotiate the frozen mountain roads. instead of customers, the pavement of this high—street is filled with snow up to 2m high. in the greek capital, selfies in front of the parthenon may be a common sight, but rarely in these conditions. the cameras are also out in istanbul where the snow is expected to stick around until wednesday. i don't remember seeing the snow like this, ever. the public transportation is basically not working and most of the roads in istanbul are shut down. thousands of passengers have faced delays and cancellations at the city's ataturk airport, and ferries have been unable to run on the bosporus strait. but it is those making journeys on foot that face some of the toughest conditions. in the serbia

top of the world in the arctic circle. >> in the blue hole off of the coast of central america. >> hekorea. and what is dirt is north korea. thank you, your holiness. thank you so much. welcome to buckingham palace, at the royal wedding. ♪ around the world to a secret destination ♪ ♪ where in the world is matt lauer ♪ >> a catchy tune. >> he would be in a different corner of the world, live. >> skibo castle. >> on the islands. austria. ♪ in the southern hemisphere, that's what we call spring skiing. this is "today." >> on nbc. >> that's perfect. >> matt was the highlight every year. especially because i got to get rid of him for a while. >> yeah. >> abbott and costello, laurel and hardy. lauer and roker. ♪ the first time we did the luge, the look on his face when he found out that i was going to be on top. >> and al on top. >> al is going on top. there you two. ♪ >> he's always thinking about how he can give back. >> you have the power to make a difference. the money raised tonight will go directly to hurricane relief. >> matt's a very giving guy. he always has been. >> go, matt, go.

and theas, big circle arctic on the shoulder.a coat, it's a brand that has been focused on luxury buyers. it's a company that was -- a majority stake was bought by bain in 2013, when the company's -- come when he was valued at $250 million. three years later they are looking for $2 billion valuation in this ipo. especially ining, the u.s. ipo market, for a retailer to go public. we haven't seen one in years. will be interesting here to see how they do. and if we really kind of take advantage of a list that we have seen with this culture. people love these coats. they love these coats. the timeline is aiming to go public in february or march, while people are still walking around wearing these gigantic coats. >> the trademark parkas are fairly plain. when you look at what some of the comparables are out there too, it seems like a decent time because montclair is basically the only other publicly traded -- the italian company. it has done well since early 2015, that stock is up quite a bit. that's going to be th comp investors will