pilgrims in eastern romania in the autumn of 1941 growth thousands of jews to try to reach palestine. more than 750, including 100 children, left the romanian port. it only got as far as istanbul. >> it is important to raise public awareness about these tragic events. and to educate the young generation. even after 70 years, there are still genocides in the world. >> during the 1940's, the british authorities turned away thousands of jews trying to enter palestine. the british embassy in istanbul turned down the visa request of the passengers and asked turkey to block its on returning. this is the only non picture of the ship -- this is the only known picture of the ship. it was cast adrift in international waters. in february of 1942, it was torpedoed by a soviet submarine s. only one person survived the sinking of the ship. it was one of the biggest civilian maritime disasters of the second world war. >> if you found treasure at the bottom of the ocean, would you give it back to its rightful owners after 200 years after it was lost? they're finally being returned to spain after a le

and some parts of eastern romania, about 6,000 people have been cut off, completely. no electricity. they can't get out of their homes. dozens of major roads have been closed. 300 trains cancelled, schoolses shut down. >> and that's not the end of it. imagine this starts to melt. the flooding and the damage that that's going to create. >> i want to show you guys another video in kosovo, which gives you a different perspective of this severe weatr. this person walks out of this lot of little mounds of snow, right? well, those are cars, completely buried in snow. >> i'm surprised these houses haven't collapsed under that kind of weight. maybe they were out there clearing roofs as it was snowing. >> throughout europe, about 500 people have died, at least 50 in romania alone. >> do you know how long this snow has been building up? >> they have been experiencing this weather since january. you can see some people have to make tunnels to get out of their homes or into them. >> you would think that people could start digging as things were going to keep it from building up s

and people in eastern romania worked to dig out from the heavy snow. meanwhile, children across serbia took to their sleds, after officials declared an emergency and cancelled school for the week. >> the decision to declare an emergency situation is primarily to protect citizens. we made the decision that children do not go to school for a week primarily because of their health and to save energy. >> sreenivasan: at least 150 deaths have been blamed on the european freeze. google india has taken down web pages within their network that the indian government deemed offensive to political and religious leaders. the move came today after a new delhi court ordered 22 major internet firms to do more policing of what is available to online users. the indian communications minister insisted it is not a question of censorship, but one of "responsible behavior." the new york giants arrived home today after beating the new england patriots, 21-17, to win super bowl xlvi. the players flew into newark, new jersey, today, bringing with them the giants' fourth super

a state of emergency was declared in eastern romania, where 6,000 people have been cut off for days byvy snow. in nearby serbia, helicopters delivered much-needed aid to ships trapped in the frozen danube river. they also evacuated sailors. meanwhile, teams in montenegro rescued some 50 passengers stranded on a train for three days. an avalanche had trapped them inside a tunnel. wall street warmed up today, and stocks started the week by moving higher. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 72 points to close at 12,874. the nasdaq rose 27 points to close at 2931. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the turmoil in greece, and still no sure thing that europe has solved its debt crisis. we begin in athens with a report from james mates of independent television news. >> reporter: the morning after a particularly violent night before. even for a city that is well used to street protests and angry confrontations, the burning of 48 buildings, the looting of 150 more, was something different. (gunfire) these scenes last night in a

eastern europe. traffic at a standstill in romania. thousands of people remain isolated in small villages. more than 600 people have died in this record-breaking snow snap. >> we feel for them. >> will continue to be on the warm side of things. even though we still have a chance to get cold for a few days nothing like that cold wave is going to come through. >> it feels like spring today. >> let's get a look at the time lapse of our sunset. looking out to the west from our rooftop in arlington. there is a beautiful sunset. temperatures in the 50's with clear skies. as the head through the evening, we will hang on clear skies just a little bit longer. the next weather system will bring some ring tomorrow. officially at reagan national airport, 55 degrees. 40 degrees was the morning low. it will probably be that tomorrow morning once again. at this hour, temperatures starting to drop off just a bit. 45 degrees in gaithersburg. 52 degrees in quantico. 30's to the north with sunset behind us. around here it will be 35-40. koch will start to increase like tonight. by tomorrow the next system --

. >> the whole of eastern europe is affected, and in romania, parts of the black sea have frozen over. hear, the temperature has still to -32 degrees. it is a similar story in bulgaria, the baltic states, and in poland, and the forecasters say more cold weather is on its way. parts of southern europe have been hit as well as the cold front moves in from siberia. italy is experiencing its coldest week for 27 years. here, too, more snow is expected over the weekend. >> for historians, it is something of a jackpot -- the only known voice recording of german chancellor otto von bismarck has been found. the recording was made in 1889 at his home. it gives listeners a more intimate glimpse of a man known as the iron chancellor. berlin has plenty of tributes to audubon bismarck, the founder of the german reich, the landmark victory column celebrates the campaigns to unite germany. now, a short recording of the iron chancellor's voice has surfaced. he was reciting snippets of the french national anthem. the recording was made in 1889 on a wax cylinder, a technology that was showing promise at

i want to show you video coming out of romania showing you what the situation looks like down here. eastern europe has been impacted by record-breaking cold since the end of january. 79 fatalities have occurred in romania, alone. about 4.5 meters of snow accumulating in isolated areas. schools have been closed and lots of snow-related accidents have been reported as well. if we i'll show you what's happening with temperatures today. out toward the east, still subzero temperatures. improving in places like moscow. however, temperatures will be fall in ankara, down to 3 degrees. out toward the west, hitting double figures in london. we'll see these temperatures improou a little bit more over the next couple of days. here's your extended forecast. >>> ouread story this hour. u.s. president barack obama has welcomed chinese vice president xi jinping at the white house. obama pressed him on trade and human rights issues. xi is expected to become head of the ruling communist party this fall. >> translator: i look forward to my in-depth discussion with you, president obama. >> obama told xi that c

romania. in this village in the eastern part of the country, cars have disappeared under the snow. the government has declared a state of emergency. police and military forces are participating in a large rescue operation. >> reporter: this group of 50 soldiers and firefighters walked about three kilometers in the snow to an isolated village. the villagers have been waiting for a week. many are old and unable to shovel the snow. they were running out of food and fuel. >> translator: i live alone so i really appreciate the help. >> translator: we ran out of firewood. we decided to pull down a cabin in order to stay warm. >> reporter: meteorologists say the cold weather was caused by the movement of a mass of cold air from the arctic. temperatures are expected to rise temporarily, but the situation is likely to remain serious over the coming days. >>> let's turn to weather. >> yes, well, the southeastern europe is still looking at these cold arctic blasts that is very persistent. here in turkey, this whole cloud as you can see that's bringing us widespread snow. let's take a look at

romania. in this village in the eastern part of the country, cars have disappeared under the snow. the government has declared a state of emergency. police and military forces are participating in a large rescue operation. >> reporter: this group of 50 soldiers and firefighters walked about three kilometers in the snow to an isolated village. the villagers have been waiting for a week. many are old and unable to shovel the snow. they were running out of food and fuel. >> translator: i live alone so i really appreciate the help. >> translator: we ran out of firewood. we decided to pull down a cabin in order to stay warm. >> reporter: meteorologists say the cold weather was caused by the movement of a mass of cold air from the arctic. temperatures are expected to rise temporarily, but the situation is likely to remain serious over the coming days. >>> let's turn to weather. >> yes, well, the southeastern europe is still looking at these cold arctic blasts that is very persistent. here in turkey, this whole cloud as you can see that's bringing us widespread snow. let's take a look at

. >> heavy snow fall continues to blanket eastern europe, burying some people inside their homes. >>> a man in romania dug for hours to uncover his home from the snow. the cold snap has killed hundreds of people all across europe as temperatures in some countries have plummeted to nearly minus 40 degrees. >> that is unbelievable. >>> there is a is a new top dog. malachi the pekinese won. >> stick around your complete first warning weather forecast now just two and a half minutes away. >> first here is a look at today's midday stocks and last night winning lottery numbers. , >>> now, your weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back, everybody. the sun has returned and we are warming up. it is 51 degrees in baltimore right now. look at all these 50s out there. and remember our average high is on the rise but it is still on 45 degrees. we are going up from here this afternoon. now the wince have turned around to the northwest and usually that brings in a cooler air for us. in this case there is just not a lot of cooler air where that wind is coming from, out west t

romania. this is a specific vehicle cleaning the street covered with snow. heaviest snowfall across eastern europe cut off hundreds of villages on monday. rescue teams struggled to evacuate people. the cold has killed more than 600 people. but the death toll just in romania only well over 70. these people are pushing cars here. looks like there is a lot of travel disturbances and road closures. arctic blast is still here on tuesday. this is where the jet stream is. portugal looking pretty nice. on friday looking much better. still eastern europe will be looking at very cold temperatures. here in france pretty much the whole of the country is going to be on the other side of the jet stream that means finally putting an end to about 20 days of lower than average temperatures. finally hitting above average at 9 degrees on our wednesday. we're taking a look at the temperatures here in europe. moscow ie nus 3. that's much better than what we've been seeing in the past week. lisbon staying in the double digits at 14 degrees. i'll leave you now for your three-day forecast. >>> that's our broadcast

that's a great question so firstly let's take a look at eastern europe because i think a lot of people are ignoring this fact twenty two percent of romania that again is your roots think about that nearly a quarter of the banking of the major eastern european country is going through grades so the fault that's going to climb must much of eastern europe into frankly these two recession if not pressure let's look at russia a greek default you know a shrinking european economy that means lower consumption of get gasoline the oil now looking at russia things certainly are not stable as they stand you see decreasing consumption of energy a decrease in prices you see a decrease in living standards there i think that instability continues to deepen let's take a look at the united states obviously our import numbers are going to decrease significantly putting a halt to any kind of growth we've been getting ourselves that we have this year we have an election coming up in twenty twelve november what does that mean for us that will certainly impact here and finally let's look at china europe is china's largest trading partner right now china is pr

snow as deep as five bidders has hit parts of eastern europe as a big freeze shows no signs of letting up. thousands of people across romania and albania and moldova are trapped in their villages and authorities are using helicopters and army trucks to deliver supplies and are digging people out. still ahead, will they remain side-by-side? european union talks on a new bailout for the country of greece as brussels six more reassurance for its money. let's take a look at stories making headlines around the world. we begin with the financial times, which is still focusing on the greek debt crisis. the front-page article says euro zone officials have called off a meeting of finance ministers to approve a vital bailout for aspin's. itomes amid a growing by about the merits of allowing a national default. the international herald tribune of business as a warning for greece, summing up portugal opposing position. economic growth slowing. the china daily said relations between china and the u.s. are maturing as the vice-president of china speaks candidly with american leaders about their differences. the independents front pages d

eastern europe. this video coming in with snow as deep as 15 feet in some isolated areas of romania and albania. since the end of january they have been pummeled by record break cold snap and heaviest snowfall in recent memory. that was a tunnel through the snow. hundreds of people, many homeless died in the frigid temperatures and tens of thousands snowed in thus the reasonable for the tunneling. >>> a valentine's day surprise for those in tucson, arizona. look at this. ed cold -- the cold weather returned to rain and snow. temperatures dropped as low as 37 degrees and most places got a dusting and others more than a inch. the temperatures are expected to rebound this week and it's weird seeing a cactus with snow. >>> and fog and icy roads creating bad conditions for drivers in oklahoma city. emergency crews responded to more than two dozen accidents all of this throughout tuesday and 26 wrecks involved a number of injuries and two people had to be rush to the hospital listed in serious condition. not a way you want to spend your valentine's day. >>> when you heart stories and think -- hear the

eastern europe. at least 63 people have died of hypothermia. cahow in romaniaver has frozen over and a huge protests in east, people are enraged by the failure of police to prevent this revisit that killed her and 74 people. the deaths are fueling a lot of anger at the tisch military. authorities that a closer look at the stadium today. you can see some of the scenes here, hundreds of people injured and all soccer games have been called off for the near future. if you look closely, you will see that this cannot lee originally set, the smile is a little bit off. but it will be unveiled to the public later this month. >>gabe: in other news, i am giving away the venture video game starter packs and with this game, you can bring your choice to live in a bold innovative game where players colette real-world interaction figures and teleport them to the mystical chord of power. in to win, go to my facebook page, like me and look for the sweepstakes tab on the left side. good luck i am gabe slate of kron4 news. >>pam: checking traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza the l

romania, nearly 15 feet of snow has fallen in some areas. neighbors are helping to dig each other out of the mess and since the end of january eastern europe haswith a record breaking snow. a cold snap and this is the heaviest snowfall in recent memory. >> people woke up to a valentine's day surprise and it turned into rain and snow all across parts of arizona. most places got a dusting of snow and others more than an inch versus 15 feet. temperatures are expected to rebound later this week and time for a check of our forecast and lynette you are hinting things could be changing as the days go on here as well. >> that's true. let's start out west where we saw arizona drying out nicely a couple snow showers around the four corners. but as we look further back across california, also into nevada this is a system that is going gather a little strength as it dibs down into northern mention -- dives down into northern mexico hitting the gulf of mexico moisture and we might have the chance. we are seeing snow across area late saturday night into sunday. but for right now, not dealing with any of that. satellite and radar picking up on clouds this mo

romania. that is what a frozen wave looks like. it's snowing in siberia, but this is rough. >> and bosnia and lots of eastern europe and so many peopleis winter. take a look at the maps right here. it is minus 15 in the crew crane. minus 8 in moscow. minus 2346 warsaw and windchill in factor, 30 in paris but very cold in eastern europe the images that have been so scary, 114 as you were saying fatalities. poland is horribly affected by this. we have a couple more cold days and it's going to get a little more relief but well below average for the negligence number of days. >> shep: here in the u.s. a big storm across the plains. >> there was been one city that has had significant snow. that is denver. go back to the maps again and you see the big storm. this is very significant storm. interstate 25 that connects new mexico up to colorado is going to be seeing somewhere around 18-24 inches of snow. it's also not just the snow but the wind along with this. winds gusting to 50 miles an hour and blizzard warnings in effect. there is a severe weather threat and see tornadoes likely tonight as well as tomorrow, shep. by the time this is don

eastern europe has now claimed more than 650 lives. that new count came today after more than two weeks of blizzards and frigid temperatures. in romania, snow-bound communities had to rely on a man flying a motorized parachute plane for supplies. some 23,000 romanians have been cut off by snow drifts blocking roads and rails. greece made progress today toward getting the rest of europe to accept its promised austerity measures. greek political leaders gave written assurances that they will enforce the cuts. even so, the chairman of the eurozone finance ministers called for additional guarantees. in athens, the greek finance minister charged that richer nations are looking for a reason not to do the bailout. >> ( translated ): there are now clearly powers inside europe that are playing with fire because they believe the october 26 decisions of the european council may not be implemented, not adhering to the conditions already set out, and who would like to see greece outside the eurozone. >> sreenivasan: the euro-zone ministers meet on monday to consider approval of the $170 billion bailout. greece needs the funding to avoid defaulting

romania. in this eastern part of the country, cars disappeared under the snow. the government declared a state of emergency. police and military forces are participating in a large rescue operation. >> reporter: this group walked about three kilometers in the snow to reach an isolated village. the villagers have been waiting for a week. many are old and unable to shovel the snow. they were running out of food and fuel. >> translator: i live alone. so i really appreciate the help. >> translator: we ran out of firewood. we decided to pull down a cabin in order to stay warm. >> reporter: meteorologists say the cold weather was caused by the southward movement of a mass of cold air from the arctic. temperatures are expected to rise temporarily, but the situation is likely to remain serious over the coming days. nhk world, bucharest. >>> and here is the extended weather forecast. >>> that's all for now. i'm shery ahn. stay tuned for more news on nhk stay tuned for more news on nhk world. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com