i'm natasha in the french alps where i work. as a not. for . the weather is looking much moderate cross west in parts of europe as we go through the next couple days also a cloud tumbling in from the atlantic and that's going to bring that much milder air into many pos particularly down to the southwest since squatter is colder have towards central areas but we have still got some levy still just around the black sea pushing up towards that's eastern side of europe we have got the mild air that is down towards the southwest temps getting up to 18 celsius in madrid about 10 at this time of year for the north winds intense in london and paris still too bad at all but as it bumps into the code red looking at that some pieces of snow around the out surround the baltic states around the eastern side of europe the mild air will continue to push its way in that across spain a push who should be last you try and find here because we go through the next couple of days but the west the weather will continue to push its way into northern parts bringing wi

reports now from the french alps. spectacular views and abundant powdery snow in the french alpine resort of flying but few visitors or skiers to enjoy either the french government's decision to keep lifts closed across the country until at least the end of february because of cove it has dealt a crushing blow to the winter tourist industry and its workers frederick gasnier has relied on the ski season in flint for work for nearly 2 decades this year he was supposed to operate a lift instead he's an employed. we just don't understand at all resorts have put in place special sanitary measures against coded so that people can come but we're told we have to stay shut financially it's catastrophic for all the workers the government says that opening lifts would encourage crowds at a time when cases of the more contagious covert strains are rising but without lifts skiing is out of the question for most only the very determined to hike up for a downhill run. the alpine ski industry is the backbone of our winter economy it's

in greenland and strip height in the french alps planes can only land on the short runway. the readers to get the feeling that they can travel the whole world without having a conscience so they can satisfy their desires and it's all climate neutral. face masks. the coronavirus pandemic the skies over ports like munich international have been very quiet the airline passenger figures have plummeted 2019 munich had about 48000000 passengers in 2020 it was just one quarter of all that's left of the dreams of far off place is. the most thrilling and exciting learning. in honduras there is a hill under a final approach and a few pilots have tripped over it the strip is very short so you have. to touch tone early. on the bricks. isn't quite ready to give up a real world traveling as soon as it's possible he plans to touch down at palin's new. well that's it for this edition of arts and culture but you can get more culture news at any time at d w dot com slash culture now for me and all the crew here in berlin thanks for watching and stay 6. conflict with jim sebastien to feel you

the french alps are beautiful, but driving through them on the way to monte carlo is anything but serenelose it. he did that last year, so this might have felt like deja vu. the welshman started the day with a seven second lead. that soon disappeared as the conditions got the better of him. not super happy, to be honest, with how things have gone. i think there was more to get out of it today. ijust did not be brave enough, really. i think there is potential to do a little more, but it is a balance in these conditions. you have to deal with what your feeling tells you, but if you start to go over that, you can get caught out. i haven't quite struck the right balance. that helped his toyota team—mate and world champion sebastien ogier. the frenchman is nicknamed the king of monte carlo, after winning the rally six times in a row. still fuelled by the frustration of misfortune on friday, he put on a masterclass to take the lead. barring misfortune, it will be a battle between these two to take the crown. evans won the final stage of the day, but could only cut ogier�*s advantage to 13 seco

chamonix is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps where this year there's of snow but very few tourists. this the l'aiguille du midi lift station, it is the highest lift in western europe. normally this platform area would be absolutely buzzing with people waiting to take the lift, with alpinists, with ropes people with their skis, every nationality you could imagine. they'd be waiting here to take the lift. this is an extremely lively place in normal times. since october, like of a ski lifts across france, this cable car has remained closed by government order in an effort to stop the spread of covid—i9. perhaps the danger is not so much in the outdoor activity of skiing, which is considered pretty safe, but it's more the gathering of groups of people and when you have ski, you inevitably have apres ski and that's something the government wants to avoid. i live and work in chamonix. i've been here for 35 years now. the situation now with very few tourists is extremely strange. it's one that i have never experienced. yes, it's a very sad situation for all o

employs 400000 people and brings in some $12000000000.00 this serious attention reports now from the french alps. spectacular views and abundant powdery snow in the french alpine resort of flying but few visitors or skiers to enjoy either the french government's decision to keep lifts closed across the country until at least the end of february because of kind of it has dealt a crushing blow to the winter tourist industry and its workers frederick gasnier has relied on the ski season in flint for work for nearly 2 decades this year he was supposed to operate a lift instead he's an employed. we just don't understand at all resorts have put in place special sanitary measures against coded so that people can come but we're told we have to stay shut financially it's catastrophic for all the workers the government says that opening lifts would encourage crowds at a time when cases of the more contagious covert strains are rising but without lifts skiing is out of the question for most only the very determined to hike up for a downhill run. the alpine ski industry is the backbone of our winter economy

in greenland and think strip high in the french alps trains can only land on the short runway. i'd like the readers to get the feeling that they can travel the whole world that having a conscience. they can satisfy their globetrotting desires and it's all climate neutral. face mask. the coronavirus pandemic the skies over munich international have been very quiet. passenger figures have plummeted 2019 munich have about 48000000 passengers in 2020 it was just one quarter of that all that's left of the dreams of far off place is. the most thrilling and exciting landing. in honduras there's a hill under a final approach and a few pilots have tripped over it the strip is very short so you have. touchstone early. on the bricks. isn't quite ready to give up a real world traveling as soon as it's possible he plans to touch down at palin's new . well that's it for this edition of arts and culture but you can get more culture news at any time at d w dot com slash culture now for me and all the crew here in berlin thanks for watching and stay safe. she helps the only way she can. be a co

i'm natasha potter in the french alps where workers in the resorts juleps as the not. and ends for pakistan's batsman put that team in a strong position in the 1st test match against south africa. but. the weather is looking much moderate cross west in parts of europe as we go through the next couple days also a cloud tumbling in from the atlantic and that's going to bring that much milder air into many pos particularly down to the southwest says quater is colder of towards central areas but we have still got some levy still insist around the black sea pushing up towards that's eastern side of europe we have got the mild air then it's down towards the southwest temps getting up to 18 celsius in madrid about 10 at this time of year for the north winds intense in london and paris don't too bad at all but as it bumps into the colorado looking at bits and pieces of snow around the out surround the baltic states around the eastern side of europe the mild i will continue to push its way in that across spain a push who should be lossy try and find here weeks to go through the

. >> sreenivasan: the snowshoe company t.s.l., based in the french alps, is producing its high-tech snowshoes at a record pace, and has a backlog of 40,000 pairs. >> ( translated ): for us, it is quite stressful, but it's a good stress. because we are crumbling under orders, we don't know how we will make it. it's rather a good stress. >> sreenivasan: for those wiling to carry snowboards or skis up hills, snow shoes are currently the only y to go in france. snowshoeing is so popular, ski resorts and their instructors are trying to keep up. >> ( translated ): we rent equipment at the ski resort, and we have a park of around 100 snowshoes, which usually is enough. but right now, on busy days, it is taken by storm, and at 9:00 a.m., or around 9:30 a.m., there is not a snowshoe left. >> sreenivasan: instructors have switched from teaching skiing to fitting the specialized footwear and guiding first-time snowshrs. an industry suffering big losses from covid-19, it's a small step toward recovery. >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. for the latest news updates visit

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i'm not in the french alps where work in the resort. has the not been. a snow cloud sagaing once again for japan because troy weather at the moment writes take the snow pulling out of the way here so not see bad as we go on through thursday but you can see where the next area of when she weather will tumble and that's going to slide this way out of that all thiessen corner of china are rolling across the sea of japan and pushing towards the honshu very heavy snow most see effect snow coming in here dumping huge amounts as we go on through friday that will cause some disruption and i'll call it i was icing a fair bit of snow as well not seep out in tokyo sheltered by the mountains of course for the southeast that coming in behind it is quite down a crisp minus 4 celsius in the sunshine there for seoul on friday cool enough in hong kong at temperatures at around 18 degrees celsius and cooling off across northern parts of india towards pakistan as well more mist and folk problems coming in here 18 in the hole 21 there in new delhi little bit of building clo

i'm natasha potter in the french alps where work is that the resort fear for your birth as another look down looms. and in sports the young the whole class the l.a. clippers side santa will have all the n.b.a. action for you coming up in about 425 minutes from. israel's military chief says preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran the tenant general aviv kakashi is also urging the u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal saying it threatens israel the new u.s. administration is drafting its approach on dealing with tehran harry force it has more from west jerusalem. so help me god congratulations mr president. and it's up to joe biden was sworn in as u.s. president last week israel's prime minister released a congratulatory video. referencing a warm personal friendship and also his government's immediate priority for the new administration and to confront common challenges chief among the threat posed by iran on tuesday israel's top general turned up the volume saying he was preparing new attack plans targeting iran. i have instructed

i'm not in the french alps where workers in the resorts join as another. around town of commerce with all the sporting kidding manchester city are back on top of the english premier league after bashing at west brom 5 nil. welcome to the program the world has now surpassed 100000000 cases of cope with 19 the devastating effects of the virus are being laid to bear as nations around the world face economic crises the challenges of vaccinating entire communities and the struggle to control the spread of the disease nepal mian mar and bangladesh have now become the latest countries to launch mass immunization campaigns the south asian nations received astra zeneca has kovi shield doses from india in what's being called vaccine diplomacy in europe astra zeneca and the e.u. are squabbling about the delivery of 400000000 doses there the e.u. is angry after the company was forced to cut supplies citing production. but its c.e.o. says it wasn't a contractual commitment and the u.k. is expected to announce tougher restrictions on citizens and residents entering the

chamonix is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps where, this year, there'sd all be here, waiting here to take the lift. this is an extremely lively place in normal times. since october, like other ski lifts across france, this cable car has remained closed by government order in an effort to stop the spread of covid—19. perhaps the danger is not so much in the outdoor activity of skiing, which is considered pretty safe, but it's more the gathering of groups of people. and when you have ski, you inevitably have apres ski, and that's something that the government wants to avoid. i'm sure the season is dead, i'm sure about that. compared to december last year, our turnover is down by 62%, which is enormous. and because of this, i have been employing only four seasonals instead of 21 normally. at the moment, our clients are the locals and we have also people coming from switzerland, a few of them, but there is no more foreigners in chamonix, and this is how we live normally with the foreigners, and for the moment, we don't have any. laughter. for others, the clo

both azhar norman as a fusion of french palace architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title. the sumptuous rococo church stands in an idyllic countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and fog in most palaces in poole near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how ghost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated wood is the falcon last hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons where once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his couple churches its construction began in the year 872. it's al

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title. the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria laurie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and the fog in most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated would is the folk in los hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons were once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his couple churches its construction began in the year 872. it'

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of v's in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904 the birth and falcon most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated wood is the falcon last hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons where once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his coble churches its construction began in the year 872.

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1900 for the birth and the fog in most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated would is the falcon los hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons were once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his global churches its construction began in the ye

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and the fog in most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clemons how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated wood is the falcon los hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons were once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his couple churches its construction began in the year 872. it's al

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of v's in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title. the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and the fog in most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated would is the folk in los hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons were once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his coble churches its construction began in the year 872. it's

both azhar norman as a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title. the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria lawrie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and falcon most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many a german princely court for over half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated wood is the falcon last one. thing logged. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons where once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his couple churches its construction began in the year 872. it's