james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.e industrial zone in the south of the country. they're angry at being forced to leave their land, despite promises of compensation. china says it will invest $5 billion in the project around hambantota port, creating around 100,000 newjobs. our south asia editor, jill mcgivering reports there was a court ban on protests, but it didn't stop them. hundreds of opponents to this massive deal, led by buddhist monks, showed their anger. sirens wail some accuse china of acting like a new colonial power. many are sceptical about how local people will benefit from china's investment, and say a 99—year lease is simply too long. translation: because of this agreement, people who were born and living in this area are losing their land and houses. 15,000 acres means 12,000 houses, and 35 temples. we want to know where they are sending us. they did not seem to spoil the celebration inside. for china, this is a first step towards its own major manufacturing zone in southern sri lanka, close to the re

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies. has been released. catrina renton reports. it started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city, bouake. and the unrest spread to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason — the soldiers want improvements in their living conditions and pay. the defence minister met soldiers in bouake, and it looked like a deal had been reached. these were not negotiations. we came here to talk with our men, get their concerns, and to give a true account about talks to the president of the republic. and then the president went on national television, saying he would take into account what they wanted. but he did chastise them. translation: i would like to repeat that this way of making demands is not appropriate. indeed, it tarnishes the image of our country, after all of our efforts in development and diplomatic transition. having marked my agreement, i call on all our soldiers to go back to their barracks. and some

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.t hopes to equip "several hundred" children a year with the limbs, to allow them to participate in more sport. here‘s our health correspondent robert pigott. right, how have you been doing, then, since you had your blade? when ben moore made the decision at the age of ten to have his stunted right leg amputated, his dream of a future in sport seemed remote. would you like to put it on for me and show me what you can do with it? three years on, ben is one of the first children to receive a running blade on the nhs. as if he were changing a shoe, he can swap his false leg for the blade and feel a new freedom and energy. the spring of it is the bit that makes me go faster. i used to not be able to, like, be able to run as fast or able to kick a ball as well, but now i‘ve got a good amount of power in my leg, and i‘ve got the right size, so i can do loads of skills and hit a ball really well. the blade and the treatment cost around £1,000, but clairejohnson, a health service expert in pros

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.emperatures were blamed for the deaths of half a dozen homeless people. heavy snow and winds resulted in a routed flights, cancel trains and closed roads. at least ten people died in the cold that has gripped poland in recent days, and several greek islands have been blanketed in snow. two people have been arrested after a smoke bomb was let off during a protest outside harrods department store in central london. the protest, which blocked roads in the knightsbridge area, was organised by the union that represents hospitality workers in the store as part of a row over tips. sarah harris has this report. chanting chanting, a smoke bomb and arrests — not what is expected on saturday in the heart of knightsbridge. this demonstration was in support of harrods restaurant staff, who it is claimed are not allowed to keep most of their tips. just the day before yesterday, they did admit they had been taking 50%. they didn't give any explanation why they were taking 50%. that 50% figure is refu

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.usands of villages have been cut off and submerged after a week of heavy rain and floods. flights, trains and bus services have been disrupted in the south of the country. the country's meteorological department has warned that the unseasonal downpour will continue for at least another two days. last—ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by london underground workers have got underway at the conciliation service acas. members of the transport salaried staffs association and the rail, maritime and transport union are due to walk out for 2h hours from 6pm on sunday, causing travel chaos for millions of passengers during rush hour on monday. both unions are attending the talks. the dispute is about staffing levels and ticket office closures. the repair bill to fix the country's potholes could soon reach £14 billion. that's according to councils in england and wales who say the government should pay for the repairs from fuel duty. the government says it's already putting £250 million into

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.ach £1a billion. that's according to councils in england and wales who say the government should pay for the repairs from fuel duty. the government says it's already putting £250 million into fixing the problem, but the local government association says that's not enough, as duncan kennedy reports. councils fix 2 million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £1a billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help, and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. but it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the incr

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies., as seen from mars, which is some 200 million kilometres away. the image was taken from nasa's most powerful telescope, orbiting the red planet. if you look very closely, the reddish feature near the middle of the face of earth is australia. it's pretty small — but then the image is from a long, long way away. notjust for me, not just for me, but from notjust for me, but from where it has been taken. playing video games — at least for a long period — is usually seen as rather unhealthy. you don't get fit by zapping aliens all day long. now one tech firm has come up with a solution. it's created a virtual reality device that simulates flight to give players a tough workout. chris foxx explains. everybody wants to fly. it is a mankind string, and we tried to do something that really makes exercising an easy thing. it really motivates you to get your butt off the sofa. as virtual reality kick goes, this is probably to be tagged at home. who was it for? it is for professional use. it will

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.ful telescope orbiting the red planet and if you look closely, the british feature in the middle of the face of the earth is australia. it seems small, but i'll be image is a long, long way away. orthodox christians around the world celebrated christmas on saturday — they mark the day according to a different calendar. let's leave you with a look at some of the celebrations. bells toll chanting choir sings orthodox christians there celebrating christmas. this is bbc news. hello there. after a mild and fairly murky night across much of the uk, those taking to the roads on sunday morning need to be wary. there will be fog around once again, especially over hills and around some of the coasts. the odd patch possible just about anywhere, even where we have seen clear skies through the night and sunshine in the morning. eastern parts of scotland and north—east england, here a bit on the chilly side. for most, a mild enough start to sunday. another grey day, though, and especially misty and

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.hailand. thousands of villagers have been cut off and submerged after a week of heavy rains and floods. lights, trains and buses as have been disrupted in the south of the country. the meteorological department has warned the unseasonable downpour will continue for at least another two days. last—ditch drugs aimed at averting a strike by london underground workers have got under way at acas. members of the two unions are duty walk—out for 2h hours from 6pm on sunday, causing travel chaos for millions of passengers on monday. the dispute is about staffing levels and ticket office closures. let's have a look at the headlines just after quarter past ten and: the british red cross hasjoined past ten and: the british red cross has joined the past ten and: the british red cross hasjoined the senior past ten and: the british red cross has joined the senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs a&e departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were

james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies.ds, and thousands of villages have been submerged. flights, trains and bus services have been disrupted in the south of the country. the meteorological department says the downpour will continue for another two days. for the first time, the nhs is providing disabled children with prosthetic limbs that are specially designed for sport. nhs england says it hopes to equip several hundred children a year with the limbs, to allow them to participate in more sport. here's our health correspondent, robert pigott. right, how have you been doing, then, since you had your blade? when ben made the decision at the age of ten to have his stunted right leg amputated, his dream of a future in sport seemed remote. would you like to put it on for me and show me what you can do with it? three years on, ben is one of the first children to receive a running blade on the nhs. as if he were changing a shoe, he can swap his false leg for the blade and feel a new freedom and energy. the spring of it is the bi

. >>> to the index, and the ski lift rescue in the colorado rockies. unconscious skier dangling from the chair, hanging by his neck. another skier cut him loose, and the man dropped to the ground. he did survive. this comes a week after the boy was dangling from a lift in utah. >>> the escapee caught in massachusetts. the fbi releasing photos of morales passing a note to a teller demanding money before leaving empty handed. >>> letters from princess diana up for auction. six hand-written notes from dia diana. one written after harry's birth says, william adores his little brother, and then she writes, the boys are enjoying boarding school, although harry is constantly in trouble. >>> when we come back, the family that has the new amazon echo, including what she asked for, and it showed up. ♪ look at you, saving money on your medicare part d prescriptions. at walgreens we make it easy for you to seize the day by helping you get more out of life and medicare part d. now with zero-dollar copays on select plans... ...and rewards points on all prescriptions

. >>> to the index, and the ski lift rescue in the colorado rockies. unconscious skier dangling from the chair, hanging by his neck. another skier who climbed up the lift pole cutting him loose. the man dropped to the ground, and he did survive. this comes a week after a boy was rescued, dangling from a lift in utah. >>> the dangerous prison escapee caught in massachusetts. john morales captured after trying to rob a bank. the fbi releasing photos of morales pass a note to a teller demanding money. before leaving empty-handed. authorities have been looking for him since he escaped prison on new year's eve. >>> letters from princess diana up for auction. six hand-written notes from diana. one written after harry's birth says, william adores his little brother. in a 1992 letter, she writes, the boys are well and enjoying boarding school although harry is constantly in trouble. >>> when we come back, the family with the new amazon echo that listens to everything in the home, including what she asked for, and it showed up. ♪ look at you, saving money on yo

and the next one way off toward the west, we're talking california and parts of the colorado rockies. believe it or not, the next few days, they could see 4 to 6 feet of snow after they have already seen four feet, dhthey could ge another 4 to 6 feet. that storm system is going to eventually move or way and that is the saturday storm we keep talking about. right now, we're tracking the cold. 53 d.c., 28 columbus, ohio. 18 in chicago. 4 in minneapolis. we will be seeing very cold air and this is the longest stretch of cold weather that we've seen. cold enough that when our next storm system development develops tomorrow night into friday, it will be spoke. so tomorrow just cloud cover around the region being but already show showers in parts of the region tomorrow afternoon and a few more tomorrow evening. but after about 8:00, the snow area. and just about everybody sees that snowfall. but watch tomorrow as the storm develops off the coast, it moves to the north of the city. so the city not nearly as much. and i think that will be the case and by 8:00, it is out of here. so hoof alf a

water is hotter, and clothing is optional, in case you feel extra adventurous on a trip to the colorado rockiesw details on the torture of a disabled man in chicago that was live streamed on facebook. four suspects are being held without bail, charged with aggravated kidnapping because they allegedly asked the victim's mother for $300 ransom. >> communicates with the victim's mother, demands $300 ransom in exchange for getting her son back. >> police are investigating to determine if the attack was racially motivated. well, this is as we know another case that can trigger conversations between parents and their children. our next guest may have a blueprint for the talks. april is the author of at momma's knee, talks about how mothers teach their children or discuss with children matters of race in america. good to have you back. also, the white house correspondent for american urban radio networks. april, we have seen so many of these instances where these high profile cases, this one streamed live on facebook prompt these difficult conversations. is there, was there some common denominator you

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looking back tarards the colorado and rocky mountains tuesday.king at highs only in the mid-teens the los angeles, snow into denver, winnipeg, and chicago. showers down to miami as we go throughout the day. meanwhile in europe, we still have a cold front moving through the northern portions of the continent on the eastern side. that flank will show portions of snowy weather into portions of poland. meanwhile, low pressure will kick up wind and look at rain conditions as we go throughout the day on tuesday. looking at highs for our one range of berlin, snow for freezing in warsaw, moscow hazy conditions with snow possibilities into the iberian peninsula. meanwhile, we look at what's happening over east asia. high pressure controlling the weather for a good dominant area, including portions of china into the korean peninsula. we are looking at stagnant air. beijing, you're looking at the possibility of hazy conditions into wednesday. meanwhile, japan, we have more ofof a n northwestererly flow. for those off you l living neare sea of japan, especia

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let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado, let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopesf california -- >> reporter: her mom is sure dr. king would be proud. >> he would be in awe. just because of the simple fact that there was once a time where minorities were not allowed to learn to read. >> i have a dream today -- >> reporter: a powerful tribute to dr. king's dream echoed by a little girl. >> free at last, free at last. thank god almighty we are free at last. >> reporter: nbc news, gainesville, georgia. >> that's going to do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt reporting from sacramento. for all of us at nbc news >>> trump's new war with alec baldwin. this weekend's "snl" as a hit job. >> now on "extra" from ear at new york city. ♪ extra, extra ♪ extra, extra >>> alec baldwin's outrageous new spoof of trump's so-called russian sex scandal. >> urine, urine, urine. >> trump takes to twitter to unleash on "snl," we get" we ge take. >> if he invited you, would you go to the inauguration? >>> john legend to katie holmes, the countdown to the inauguration. >>> kim

let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado, let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california -- >> reporter: her mom is sure dr. king would be proud. >> he would be in awe. just because of the simple fact that there was once a time where minorities were not allowed to learn to read. >> i have a dream today -- >> reporter: a powerful tribute to dr. king's dream echoed by a little girl. >> free at last, free at last. thank god almighty we are free at last. >> reporter: rahehema ellis, nb news, gainesville, georgia. >> that's going to do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt reporting from sacramento. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> daddy has been the best father. >> i've tried a lot of things. >> so are you ready for this acting life? >> has her dream come true at last? is paris jackson going hollywood? i'm liz hernandez. we'll tell you how far michael's daughter may be going with this. >>> so he wrote

let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado, let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california -- >> reporter: her mom is sure dr. king would be proud. >> he would be in awe. just because of the simple fact that there was once a time where minorities were not allowed to learn to read. >> i have a dream today -- >> reporter: a powerful tribute to dr. king's dream echoed by a little girl. >> free at last, free at last. thank god almighty we are free at last. >> reporter: rehema ellis, nbc news, gainesville, georgia. >> that's going to do it for us on this monday night. i'm lester holt reporting from sacramento. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> if she was connected, then she may have known more than she was coming out and saying. >> right now 6:00 we have the exclusive video, the fbi makes an early morning arrest in the east bay involving the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter. good evening, thaungs for bug with us on this holiday, i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica acquiguirre. tonight she's behind bars. arrested by federal ag

moun taps of new york and let freedom ring from alleghenies of pennsylvania and snow capped rockies of colorado let freedom ring from the curved slopes of california. >>> and but not only that, let freedom ring from stone mountains of georgia and let freedom ring from lookout moun tons of tennessee and from every hill and mole hill of mississippi and from every mountain side let freedom ring and when this happens, and when we allow freedom to ring, we will threat ring from every village and from every state and every city and we will i believe be able to speed up the day of god's children and black men and white men and jews and jen tiles and protestants and catholics will be able to sdwroyn hants and sing the words spiritual and free at last, free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last. >> cheers. >> right. >> wonderful. >> and now can all of you come back out and stand there so we can see you all at once. that was wonderful. thank you so much. >> okay everybody say your names juan i know you. >> juan. >> and -- >> what grade are they in. >> what grade. >> i'm in twelfth. >> tenth. >>

rocky mountains out west. five feet in some areas. a nightmare for many in colorado, especially for this man stuck on a chairlift, and for two skiers in utah lost in a snowstorm for 14 hours, building a shelter out of a dead tree to stay alive. >> we needed to warm up. we were completely soaked head to toe. >> portland scrambled to restore power. a water rescue in southern california. further north, interstate 80 shut down in both directions. megan and elizabeth among those stranded for several hours. 82 million americans under winter advisories. southeast bracing for impact. atlanta expecting a winter's worth of snow in one day. hoping to avoid a repeat of 2014 when just three inches of snow paralyzed the city. why does this matter? >> we are never going to be caught again in a situation like 2014. >> reporter: near chicago, it was surf's up for this group of friends. a little fun amid punishing winter storms that are far from finished. jacob rascon, nbc news, atlanta. >>> al is here. trouble all over the map. >> start in the great lakes where we have lake effect sn

across in the american rockies, the snow will be centre stage at the international snow sculpture championships in breckenridge, coloradolowed immediately by viewing week. snow artists from around the world come here to compete, each team taking on 12—foot—tall, 20—plus—ton blocks of snow, and carving and chiselling by hand some of the most extraordinary works of art. no power tools are used. there are also no internal support structures. tools of the trade range from vegetable peelers to chickenwire to small saws. watch the snow take shape. it will be a very different kind of art at the perth international arts festival, which plays out for nearly a month, starting february 10th. 1,000 contemporary artists will be in action in theatre, music, film and literature, performing at venues and outdoor spaces across the western australian capital. on the island ofjeju in south korea, thejeongwol daeboreum fire festival takes place march 2nd through 5th, celebrating the first full moon of the lunar calendar. in the italian dolomites, it's the marcialonga onjanuary 29th, or the long march, one of the world's toughest cross—coun

i am proud represent the rocky mountains state of colorado in the united states senate. it has been a busy and exciting year marked by numerous bipartisan achievements. from the passage of the first long-term highway bill in nearly two decades to securing funding to fight the zika virus, the republican majority has proven they can put politics aside and deal out real compliments to the american people. that includes providing our armed forces with some of the resources it needs at a time when we are facing evolving security threats at home and around the globe. we also approved a well-deserved pay raise for our troops and worked to ensure the v.a. is accountable to the veterans it was established to serve. we are working to deliver on the promise this country made to those on the front line. one bipartisan bicameral a couple schmidt i am articulate proud of is the 21st century cures act that was signed into law earlier this month. it fast tracks the development of treatments for cancer in diseases like alzheimer's. it also tackles opioid addiction and addresses the menta

heavy snow blanketing the sierra and rocky mountains out west, up to five feet in some areas. a nightmare for many in colorado, especially this man stuck on a chair lift. and for two skiers in utah, lost in a snowstorm for 14 hours, building a shelter out of a dead tree to stay alive. >> we were completely soaked, head to toe. >> reporter: 82 million americans under winter advisories. the southeast now bracing for impact. atlanta expecting a winter's worth of snow in one day, hoping to avoid a repeat of 2014 when just three inches of snow paralyzed the city. >> that was jacob rascon. now get ready for round two. bill karins is tracking it in the west. where are we with those storms? >> the west is ready for round two. this storm system moving in, for the most part, late tonight through the day saturday. mountains will get the heaviest snow and rain as you would expect. we could deal with flooding. heavy rain and flooding throughout will continue. this atmospheric river continues up to this region. that's why we get this tropical connection, get a lot of moisture in the air. south of i-80, this is about a once

cross in the american rockies, the snow will be centre stage at the international snow sculpture championships in bracken ridge, coloradollowed immediately by viewing week. snow artists from around the world come here to compete, each tea m world come here to compete, each team taking on 12 2a ton locks of snow and carving and chiselling by hand some of the most extraordinary works of art. no power tools are used, there are also no internal support structures. tools of the trade range from vegetable peelers to chickenwire to small stores. watch the snow take place —— small saws. it will be a very different kind of art at the perth international arts festival, which plays out for nearly a month, starting ten february. 1000 contemporary artists will be in action in theatre, music, film and literature, performing at venues and outdoor spaces across the western australian capital. 0n outdoor spaces across the western australian capital. on an island in south korea, thejeongwol fire festival ta kes south korea, thejeongwol fire festival takes place from march 225, celebrating the first full moon of the lunar calendar. in the

colorado, a daring rescue is caught on camera. a skier was left unconscious and dangling by the neck when his backpack became entangled in a chair lift at a rocky mountain ski resort wednesday. a professional slack liner who came nearby helped him. he scaled the lift tower, shimmied along 30 feet of cable and cut the man free from the lift. by the way, he made the rescue with a broken hand. >> first thing that went through my head is thank god i'm a good slack liner. >> that's for sure. the skier was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for broken ribs. he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> two backcountry skiers are safe after an avalanche on mount rose. the skiers were wearing locator beacons and survival gear and the fire department says they were in good condition when they were pulled out of the snow. a total of 70 inches has fallen on mount rose since sunday and now crews are setting off snow slides to prevent more avalanches. >>> time now 4:4. roberta has been telling us all week about the storms that are coming. >> hi, roberta. >> hi. >> here she is. >> i'm a one-man band over here. i was just updating the radar. we have so

about colorado you tend to see snow out there in the off seasons, you know, and the transitional seasons when you can get right atmosphere conditions to get that snow in the front range of the rockies. the it is interesting how climate patterns can work. >> learning so much about weather. >> yes. >> we have our own batch of snow, not the talking a foot but a couple inches, is likely and i think tomorrow morning we will have our handful here just trying to get out and about on the road. i will put it out there now make mental note to set alarm ten or 15 minutes early because we have to wipe off your windshield, we will have slower travel because of this, it is a relatively weak disturbance moving along pretty swiftly here but it is cold enough as at this point to support some snow ape most of us are expecting coating to upward of 2 inches of of this by the time we wake up really come tomorrow. so it looks like this is speeding up pretty nicely so anywhere from eight to 11:00 o'clock tonight we will start to see that light snow developing from west to east and then into the early morning hours of tomorrow, really right around this time, that light to moderate snow will be continuing