now it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show... seeing africa by train.lions that were chasing a zebra. it was like a movie! and this was real. the history of selfies. selfies have a very interesting history that goes back 40,000 years. and rocking the mike underwater in denmark. making music! we're starting this week in africa ona train we're starting this week in africa on a train line that passes through some of the continent's wildest landscape. the freedom railway cut through more than 8000 kilometres of mountains, jungle and savannah. as it winds its way from tansey to zambia's central province. but more than a0 years after it opened, it is 110w than a0 years after it opened, it is now beginning to show its age and is overdue and major upgrade. we bought a ticket and went to find out what makes the journey so unique. i'm scared of using the bus because buses aren't safe. the first time on the train! buses aren't safe. the first time on the train i was like... and if you're tempted by a rail journey through africa, here's our pick up some of the high

it is our duty to keep travelers safe and secure and it is also our duty to treat every traveler with dignitily respect. despite these challenges, we remain focused on ensuring our tsos are aware of the diverse need of travelers. sensitive to cultural differences and able to effectively carry out screening requirements. to train tsos in the screening processes, tsa established the tsa academy in early 2016. ts anew-hire training is now conducted training at the federal law enforcement training center or fletc in glenco, george a that was praeviously a airports. they train in replica checkpoints involving real-world scenarios, such as real world tactics and screening individuals with disabilities and how to effectively implement alarm resolution procedures. this training allows the tsos to develop a better understanding of a diverse array of passenger needs. tsos also play a critically important role in ensuring travelers are educated about and prepared for the screening process. last summer as part of a continued effort to raise the baseline of aviation security, tsa implemented new s

this represents a wide spectrum of traveling travelers including muslim, native americans, transgender individuals, people with wheelchairs, and others. one example is our work within the community that results in a change of the screening procedures. taking into consideration they now allow these passengers to patdown their own religious headwear on their submit their hands for screening. another example is to secure civil-rights equity in the next broad agency announcement to industry and approve people and process screening. in late 2016 we met to discuss this broad agency announcement. this coincided with our work on their ongoing concern that tsa technology can be problematic for travelers at the checkpoint. as a result they should in early 2017 technology now include civil-rights equity to promote improvements of screening people with disabilities, screening of headwear and transgender passengers. another way is through tsa cares, toll-free hotline that allows them to know what to expect. last year we also began a tsa care video series to help better perform and let travelers kno

do check the latest travel advice before you go. still to come on the travel show...out along to be museum of selfies. 0oh! and why i'm getting a good dunking in the name of music. amazing. you're doing good. it's lovely and warm! when you're singing into the water, you have to have water down your throat and if you open up you get the water in your lungs. so, do stay with us. the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you're heading. ok, it's time for trend in travel, your monthly mash—up of the very best travel related stories, pics and clips online. apparently over1 million selfies are posted to social media every day. so it was probably inevitable that someone would open up a museum of selfies. it opens in la for a month—long engagement, starting in april. it's more than just a gallery of art, it's an interactive installation that allows people to create selfies of there own. selfies have an interesting history that goes back 40,000 years. the human form is a very old thing that we've depicted since we were able to start drawing on cave walls. it's changed be

now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show...tnessed seven lions that were chasing a zebra. it was like a movie! and this was real. the history of selfies, lol. selfies have a very interesting history that goes back 40,000 years. distorted singing and rocking the mike underwater in denmark. making music, whoo—hoo! we're starting this week in africa on a train line that passes through some of the continent's wildest landscape. the freedom railway cuts through more than 18,000 kilometres of dense jungle, mountains and savannah, as it winds its way from dar es salaam in tanzania to zambia's central province. but more than a0 years after it opened, it's now beginning to show its age and is overdue and major upgrade. we bought a ticket and went to find out what makes the journey so unique. and if you're tempted by a rail journey through africa, here's our pick of some of the highlights. the continent's first ever high—speed train line is due to open this summer in morocco. it'll more than halve the time it takes to travel from the por

especially traveling with disabilities are religious minorities. as long as tsa relies on the body scanner units and the intimate patdown we believe there will be a cost to travelers and questions affect cost pays off with the security benefits. attends greater for anyone perceived it to be different we conducted a survey of over 20000 transgender americans in all 50 states 43% recorded one experience related to being p transgender harassed, questions are in front of young family members and then to show an undergarment or sensitive area of the body. some report leaving the checkpoint in tears whiledl others feel to be outed to that process is a screen for violence. and with their transgender children and then to distinguish between and then to put in this by success or. but the truth is with all membersna of that writing to me just it is rich in the excitement over the trip was well that that prescription to talk about is the social media aspect that is very innovative. >> but through the means of our contacts centers for those who are the with th

, in an effort to make their money travel further.under of goeuro. his app was set up in 2013 to try and solve some of the problems associated with travelling around europe, helping users to navigate different languages, travel tickets, companies and routes. one man who is embracing this is naren shaam, the founder of goeuro. his app was set up in 2013 to try and solve some of the problems associated with travelling around europe, helping users to navigate different languages, travel tickets, companies and routes. goeuro operates in 12 countries in europe, serving around 80,000 rail and bus stations and over 3,000 airports today, the company has grown to 250 people in its berlin headquarters, and has raised almost $150 million in funding. the founder of goeuro, naren shaam, joins us now. the both of us have been playing with the website. we have both had a 90, with the website. we have both had a go, and we struggle with it a little bit, it kept pinging me to booking.com. we are starting a new partnership, so you hit on an edge case,

now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show...g in for the night on a snow—covered mountain in scotland. so we've been digging for a couple of hours now and the camera is finally starting to completely freeze over, and i am also freezing. there's tips on the best place to honeymoon. and i'm enjoying my own company at a new korean restaurant for solo diners here in seoul. that was really bad chopstick etiquette. theme music plays. first up this week, we're in the cairngorms national park in the heart of the scottish highlands. the frozen landscape is beautiful at this time of year but conditions can be brutal, and recently, a number of hikers have found themselves in trouble there after reaching higher terrain. the advice is never to attempt this on your own in bad weather conditions without an experienced mountaineer, so we sentjo whalley on an overnight tour with a guided group to learn some winter survival skills. this is the snowiest place in the uk. over 1700 square miles of glistening icecapped peaks. the snow makes it a popu

your destination inspiration every week, here on the travel show.me to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up, singapore to italy overland. and the best location for a family celebration in france. first though, welcome to valletta, capital of malta, and for this year only, european capital of culture. the cultural programme for 2018 has a strong travel aspect, key themes include routes, cities and islands. valetta's twin capital is the northern dutch city of leeuwarden, where the artistic highlight in september and october involves 100 friesian horses performing in a drama about the perpetual struggle against the sea. next, matt taylor from stafford in the english midlands is getting married in april, and he still hasn't decided on a honeymoon location. the bahamas are expensive to reach and to stay in, and not renowned for their depth of culture or great sightseeing. there's more on offer in dubai and the maldives, but that involves a long and expensive flight, at a time of year when the s

today is not great for travelling. i'm sure the travel show will appear at some point...the forecast for today is cold on sunday. beautiful winter weather. the snow showers are getting closer, they are in the north sea at the moment and are edging our way over the next 2a hours. in the short term not much happening but over the course of the magic could be snow settling across eastern areas of the uk. we have had frost for many days most of the ground is pretty frozen in some areas. tomorrow the snow will settle in areas in the eastern part of the country and some snow will come inland but tuesday is not a bad day, still bright and cold for many. not used it, this is monday. on tuesday we have an amber warning for some central parts of the uk and there is more disruptive snow on the way for the rest of the week, so it will be a rough week of whether for some of us. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: a shift of policy on europe by labour — shadow brexit secretary sir kier starmer confirms the party would keep britain in a customs union. syrian warplanes are reported t

you have to anticipate speeds 6 miles per hour as you travel in. you're jammed from gladwyn to the blue route because of the accident scene. a new accident broom street near banning street in wilmington. i-95 near cottman not slipping or sliding as you're traveling around. no widespread problems. we have reports of slick conditions here and there. you have to be careful. storm tracker 6 live showing flurries falling near reading and pottstown and malvern and norristown, flurries, as well. you could see ice near route 70 between wrightstown and dover. the changeover beginning. it could be slick in spots. you want to be careful of that. look at the temperatures we're below freezing in bethlehem and quakertown. at the freezing mark in malvern. 34 in the city. >> passengers on a plane remained calm when the fire broke out in the middle of the main cabin. the flight from moscow landed when a portable charger exploded. video shows the smoke and flames engulfing a seat as passengers and crew scrambledded to put out the -- scrambled to put out the fire. no

in the winter only icebreakers travel on the moscow river which winds its way through moscow. but a trip is well worth it. the most provide a very special view of the russian metropolis. at. least two are from the us is in russia for the first time and he agrees. dreamily happy that i came it's quite an adventure and it's been very very. and when it gets dark early this city glows in a sea of light. including gorky park where every day some fifteen thousand people meet to go ice skating. one of the world's largest and most beautiful skating rinks is in the middle of the park. dismissal i'm on a book of it's fun here you can go ice skating we absolutely want to spend the seeping here fresh air exercise it's fantastic. for the nation. more than eighty kilometers of fairy lights illuminate the russian capital. what it all cost is a closely kept secret. to tourists enjoy the spectacular lights as much as the locals do. you can wander through the city even in freezing temperatures. most of the topic must cause even lovelier this time of year especially for strong gorgeous lighting

time now for the travel show. coming up on this weeks show.night in a snow—covered mountain in scotland. eugh! the camera is finally starting to freeze over. there are tips on the best place to honeymoon. and i am enjoying my own twopenny at a new korean enjoying my own twopenny at a new korea n restau ra nt enjoying my own twopenny at a new korean restaurant for solo diners here in seoul. first up this week we are in the cairngorms national park in this pa rt cairngorms national park in this part of the scottish islands. the frozen landscape is beautiful at this time of year, but conditions can be brutal and recently a number of hikers have found themselves in trouble after reaching higher terrain. the advice is never to attempt this on your own in bad weather without an experienced mountaineer. i'm on an overnight or other guided group to learn some winter survival skills. this is the snowiest place in the uk. 0ver winter survival skills. this is the snowiest place in the uk. over 1700 snowiest place in the uk. 0ver1700 square miles of glist

another big travel operator travelling back to tunisia later in the summer. there is heightened security around there is heightened security around the resorts. we have seen pictures over the years of empty hotels and deserted beaches, it's really important tourism dollar, the tourism pound for that part of the mediterranean, the bill will be very, very glad to see those flights arriving. today and over the next couple of days and over the summer with everyone hoping they have a happy and safe holiday. john maguire, thank you. the charities watchdog has launched a legal enquiry into 0xfam, amid concerns the charity failed to disclose all the details of sexual misconduct involving aid workers in haiti, back in 2011. john mcmanus is outside the charity commission this morning. good morning. they are going to strike this inquiry but what else has been going on? this statutory inquiry by the charities commission berry aborted, it means the commission can demand 0xfam given evidence about what is said to have happened in haiti, the allegations ofaid happened in ha

after all that travelling around because of my sports and i'm so glad to find something. you know for. a sport because to home to her staying at home and not having to go far away after all that travelling that makes sense now this building is more than twenty years old i believe it has a pretty interesting history and. so we set the building used to belong to the east german secret police the. locals called it the milk and we bought it in one thousand nine hundred eighty five hundred i'm converted and extended it within a year. and that makes it more interesting in a certain way doesn't that with your yes it has its history the deal even if it was sometimes a notorious one of the. west and then you know what do you consider the biggest challenges for tourism in the ads could be a go. i think it's for the biggest challenges here are the winters ahead with also thinking about how we can entertain holiday makers when there's less not or not told. you that it's definitely the big question of all winter schools regions not just low mountain ranges but alpine regions to have t

it means don't travel unless your journey is really necessary.otland through the night and into the early hours of thursday morning. elsewhere, it's going to be a bitterly cold night. when you factor in the wind it's going to feel raw out there. the showers will continue across the far south—east but in the south—west it looks as if their day of low pressure will make its presence felt during the day on thursday. it will bring some slow across the channel coast and into wales as we go through the day. maybe some freezing rain behind it into the west country. we will have more details in about half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines... a red alert in scotland as heavy snow and freezing conditions mean lives could be put at risk. in other parts of the uk, trains and planes are cancelled, schools are closed and drivers are warned to think twice before taking to the roads. the prime minister rejects proposals on northern ireland after the eu publishes its first draft of the legal framework for brexit. more than 5,000 jobs at risk as toys "r" us

roosevelt traveled overseas at a time when it was pretty dangerous to be traveling overseas, but sheanted to study what people in europe were doing during wartime. she went into some not very safe areas in the pacific, because again, she wanted to report back to the president what was happening during the war. and even after she left the white house, she was traveling on behalf of the united nations and even after she left the u.n., she was kind of a goodwill ambassador, talking about the u.n. and the importance of people supporting united nations. >> it is right that we should be gravely concerned with the facts that still separate us from each other with the problems we left unsolved. >> off of this bedroom, there was her favorite sleeping area. her sleeping porch. sleeping porches were added on houses during the time when air-conditioning was not something most people had. and eleanor roosevelt was a person who loved outdoors and nature. here at val-kill, she would take at least two or three walks every day with scottie dogs who would accompany her. and her outdoor time was a time

still to come on the travel show...l guru is here with recommendations for scotland in the summertime. and the artistic secrets behind denmark's biggest fishing port. it's a beautiful place because you can see all around and that gives inspiration. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. welcome to the slice of the show that gets you the best out of your travel. an island escape in scotland, and the perennial problem of tipping, who and how much — this time on a river cruise. first, high—speed rail should be arriving shortly in saudi arabia. after some teething problems, the link between mecca and medina across the arabian desert should be opening in march. spanish—built trains will be covering the 270 miles between the two holy cities in about two hours. helen is looking forward to christmas — the place, not the day. christmas island, a beautiful coral atoll in the heart of the world's biggest ocean, is the only isle in the republic of kiribati who has an international air link. it's a stop on th

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germany's popularity has a travel destination continues to grow tourist numbers were up to twenty seven thousand for the eighth consecutive year the number of overnight stays rose to a new record watch out i came here as a terse and stayed noise funch tynecastle one of the most famous travel destinations in germany not far behind are the north and baltic sea coasts which attracts millions of vacationers annually most of them germany germany remains the travel destination of choice for its own residents close to a third of germans stay within their own borders for vacation but the country is also attracting more travelers from outside whether for vacation or business overnight stays by foreign guest climbed four percent to nearly eighty four million in two thousand and seventeen among germans overnight travel sees it three hundred seventy five million an interim wrecker's many operations are also concerned about new rules that might come about with a new government especially in the areas of employment and benefits many seasonal and temporary workers are employed in the hotel and restaur

northern ireland. of the working week if you have significant travel plans. significant travel plans.y. continue to track north and east as we go through the day. we go through the day. comparison, and a better day across the north—east of england. the north—east of england. the next few days, keep watching the weather forecast. we will update you. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. the latest headlines... freezing conditions mean lives could be put at risk. be put at risk. have blanketed the whole of the uk today with more expected tomorrow. today with more expected tomorrow. arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter. manslaughter. believed to have been killed in the blast.

first lady she traveled a huge amount of times.as a time when airplane flight was fairly new, but she was a woman who like to try new and unusual things, she loved during wardoing -- years she traveled overseas at a time when it was pretty dangerous to be traveling overseas. peopleted to study what in europe were doing during the war time, she went into some really, not so very safe areas in the pacific because she wanted to report back to the president what was happening during the war. the white she left house, she was traveling on behalf of the united nations, even after she left the u.n., she was a goodwill ambassador, talking about the u.n. and the importance of people supporting the united nations. we should be gravely with what separates us from each other. the problem we have left unsolved. off of this bedroom of her favorite sleeping area, her sleeping porch. porches were bedded onto houses during a time when was not conditioning something that most people had. eleanor roosevelt was a person who loved outdoors, she loved n

and you're dropping even further the further north and west you travel. so this is progression, transition day, so things will be changing for you, on an hour to hour base he is. the temperatures here represent this afternoon. your obviously well above that currently. everywhere really. the poconos level off in the low 30's, where you basically currently stand. but with more sun than anything, and the skies will continue to clear as the day goes on, everywhere else, from northwest to southeast. so, a little bit later in the show, similar idea is going to unfold here with another system moving in. another swing on the thermometer, meisha, more rain to track. so, i'll let you know when all of that takes place a little later. >> okay, even more rain. thanks and flooding earlier. but first, schuylkill near girard, headlights moving in the westbound direction. plenty of them out there. getting little busy out there. still traveling at posted speedsment probably won't be for much longer. looking at 59 south at girard, disable vehicle moved out of the way. move

disruption. 0n about raises the possibility of travel disruption.cture looks quiet but high pressure close by, brings a keen north—easterly wind, it is not going into monday morning, a few snow showers around. not for everyone but a few centimetres as possible where oui’ a few centimetres as possible where our persistence to showers. there may be icy conditions, they will fade during the day, many other places will have a fine and dry monday, some sparkling spells of sunshine, there could be fog patches. at the north—west, the weather system from the atlantic, the cold air into scotland and northern ireland, recovering by tuesday morning, icy, possible disruption, northern england and wales, the system will weaken as it moves sells, fog in the midlands and heavy snow and hail, into perhaps wales, maybe some thunder snow. the weather front might reinvigorate towards east anglia on tuesday night and into wednesday morning raising the possibility of some sleet and snow, we will keep an eye on that but for many on wednesday, a ridge of high pressure, mo

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when he was traveling the law circuit he came to fayetteville and met matilda. he and matilda winlock got married in 1847. the862 in february, confederates were being driven out of missouri and into arkansas. as they were being driven through arkansas, as they came through fayetteville, they decided to burn all of the confederate stores. where all of the food and ammo was held. basically, the soldiers ransacked the town. it is said some citizens participated also, but it was a pretty dark time for fayetteville. headquarters house was directly threatened when the fayetteville city institute, across the street, was used as an arsenal for the confederate army. they decided to set fire to it. when the building caught fire, the faulty shells that were left started to explode, endangering this house. they were able to save it. here is a picture of the arkansas college and the tebbit 's house. the president of arkansas college lived across the street. arkansas college was not burned in the initial firing of fayetteville. when the confederates were on their way to p ric

but you're still traveling at posted speeds. now this accident in coatesville, that had entrapment, that's now since been cleared. so looking good there. in thorndale, route 30 bypass eastbound near route 340, we still do have that accident out here. but still smoke a lot of green so, i would always say avoid the area if you can. if you cannot, i would maybe just factor in couple every extra minute as you travel on by and take it easy, rahel, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. philadelphia famous love sculpture will be back at love park just in time for valentine day. the iconic 1976 sculpture by robert indianna returning to it home today. first will make a number of stops as is it parades around town. removed a year ago while love park underwent renovations, now restored and ready for it close up. >> the color will be a little different than what people remember a year ago. originally, we know love as being red, green, and blue. and people will see the new love sculpture, that will be red, green and purple. and it looks amazing

city tours travels to fayetteville, arkansas. it was once home to cherokee indians. learn more about fayetteville all weekend here on american history tv. >> this is a house that belonged to a family that lived in fayetteville, arkansas in the 1850's to 1860's. they were here during the civil war. they experienced the war. they loved fayetteville. when the war came, it changed everything. >> we are at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. headquarters house is the home of the washington county historical society. the washington county historical society purchased the house in 1967. the house was built in 1853 by jonas tebbetts. jonas tebbetts was from new hampshire, but came in 1838 to study law in van buren. once he passed the bar and he was traveling the law circuit, he came to fayetteville and met matilda winlock. he and matilda winlock got married in 1847. in february of 1862, the confederates were being driven out of missouri and into arkansas. as they were being driven through arkansas, as they came through fayetteville, they decided to burn all of the

they can travel in groups of 3, and they can travel in groups of a thousand or more animals. and they travel all the time behind the big fish swarms, and they hunt on the fish. they're very fast swimmers. and, according to science, their population is threatened. >> how do you feel, knowing that these dolphins are being killed in huge numbers simply for shark bait? >> knknowing that dolphins are killeled in such numbers fofor shark bait is just crazaz. it's driving me crazy, becausese you kill one top predator in order to kill another top predator, so you takeke away all the top predators. so you change entirely the balance of the ecology in the ocean, because the role, the function of these top predators-- sharks and dolphins alike, they're a team here, they keep the ocean healthy. they catch the old, the sick fish, and they keep the fish population healthy. if you don't do that anymore, you will get diseases, you will get all kind of negative effects, and, basically, you're killing the resources the fishermen n need. >> but the fishermen aren't only using dolphins for bait.

roosevelt traveled oversea s at a time when it was dangerous to be traveling overseas, but she wanted to study what people in europe were doing in the wartime. she went into some not safe areas in the pacific, because, again, she wanted to report back to the president what was happening during the war, and even after she left the white house, she was traveling on be h behalf of the united nations, and even after she left the u.n., she was a goodwill ambassador talking about u.n. and the importance of people supporting the united nations. >> in the strength that we should be concerned that -- >> off of this bedroom was her favorite sleeping area. the sleeping r porch. and sleeping porches were added on to houses in the time when air conditioning was not something that most people had. eleanor roosevelt loved nature, and she would take two or three walks a day, and she had two scotty d scottie dogs that she would take with her. and she would enjoy nature, and quite often in her kol lom "my daily day" she would talk about the birds or the pond or the trees or the purple blue strife which

near trenton, i-95 traveling a little bit wet there.tation that steady stuff along the coastline, so in southern delaware and new jersey, roads are particularly wet there. we look at the numbers, 51 degrees, temperatures are dropping through the day, but nonetheless it's wet and not white. roads are wet, matt. >> an explosion and fire at an electric substation threw much of puerto rico into darkness. the island electric power authority said several municipalities are without power. the blackout comes as 400,000 people remain in the dark five months after hurricane maria hit the island. >>> ntsb will be back at a crash in the grand canyon. the helicopter was carrying 7 people on board when it crashed. during the time of the flight, the wind gusts were up to 50 miles per hour. officials have not said if weather was a factor in the crash. >>> parents at a catholic school in miami were outrage after a teacher was fired after pasting pictures of her same-sex marriage on social media. it did not elaborate about the reason. >>> miami archdioce

head up, still traveling at posted speed is here but i dent think you will for much longer. to make a push here 42 freeway northbound approaching 295 we are looking busy, my friends. outside here we have construction three placeness new jersey, 175 closed between route 29 and west upper ferry road and 95 at route 29 ramp and lane closures there and route 29 closed between west ferry road and scenic drive. that is not it, new jersey has construction going on they usually do. route 29 northbound near route 129 that right lane is compromised there then we are talking about ben franklin bridge and south walkway is closing, jim, back over to you >>> very big birthday for very famous philadelphia institution, reading terminal market is celebrating 125 years today. >> as news reporter pat gallen is live at the renowned market with the preview of how they will mark this milestone, hi there, pat. >> reporter: hi guys who does not love reading terminal market. if you are from here you have been here, you have eaten somewhere in here even if in the from philadelphia, if you come to the

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. >> our communications cable partners work with c-span city tour staff when we travel to fayetteville, arkansas, home too sage and chairee -- to owes age and cherokee indians. learn more about fayetteville this weekend on american history tv. >> so this is a house that belonged to a family who lived in fayetteville, arkansas, in the 1850's and 1860's. they were here during the civil war and they experienced the war and they loved fayetteville and then when the war came, it just changed everything. >> we're at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. headquarters house is the home of the washington county historical society. the washington county historical society purchased the house in 1967 from paris green. the house is built in 1853 by jonas tebbetts who was from new hampshire but came to arkansas in 1838 to study law in van buren. and once he passed the bar and was traveling the law circuit, he came up into fayetteville and he happened to meet matilda winlock so he and matilda got married in 1847. in february of 1862, the confederates were being driven out of missouri and dow

do not travel unless it is necessary. travel unless it is necessary. horrendous and parts of southernill continue right through the night. continue right through the night. overnight tonight on top of what we already have. already have. elsewhere, it will be a cold night. any lying snow will freeze. freeze. treacherous first thing in the morning. morning. starting to creep into the south—west by the end of the day. south—west by the end of the day. that will bring some snow, potentially large amounts of snow. potentially large amounts of snow. it will feel freezing out there tomorrow, really miserable day. tomorrow, really miserable day. snow could be an issue as you go through thursday. through thursday. the south—west of england, wales, northern ireland. northern ireland. freezing rain behind it in the west country. country. freezing rain can bejust as treacherous. as treacherous. subject the questions you will need to keep abreast of the forecast. to keep abreast of the forecast. still see some snow in the midlands, in the south—east. in the south—east. potentially across eastern s

announcer: our cities to her staff-- our cities tour recently traveled to fayetteville, arkansas. learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. americanatching history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. announcer: up next, we travel to hyde park new york, for a national park service tour of eleanor roosevelt's val kill cottage. this is about 20 minutes. >> certainly this became the very first national historic site to be dedicated to a first lady and the only historic site dedicated to a first lady, and the only dedicated to one first lady. val-kill encompasses two major buildings. the first building, the stone cottage was built in5.

for those travelling by train into durham, the weather has caused disruption.g to head back to inverness. i came here last night, inverness delivering a car, stayed overnight and i'm attempting to get back. conditions are not as bad in the north as they are, here. this seems to be the worst affected area. i got the train to durham and they have cancelled most of the trains running through durham, so i'm trying to get straight back home again. the buses are running in newcastle but i don't think they will be by the time we get home. it has been a slow morning, without much progress. the evening rush are as likely to be worse as strong winds driving heavy snow. scotland and the north are braced for a difficult night ahead. snow has fallen across large areas of eastern england, causing widespread travel disruption. whilst some are enjoying the unusually heavy snowfall, there are warnings that some rural communities could be cut off for days and many commuters are having theirjourneys disrupted. tom burridge reports. the bigger you are, the harder your journey has

call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >> welcome back.lking with a multi-faith group in the bay area who wanted to meet syrian refugees who escaped violence in their homeland. they risked their lives to take small boats to safety in greece. some of them made it, and some did not. our visitors say they will never forget what they witnessed, and they are actively engaged in helping the syrian refugees in different ways. did you go to the beach where they landed? i remember seeing images of the life jackets that were on all the people. >> there are pictures -- in the pictures that we took on the trip, there are pictures of -- i called it a grave, a cemetery of 500,000 life jackets. >> yeah. >> and, actually, the israaid people said, "it's not a cemetery of death. it's a cemetery of hope." 'cause each of those life jackets is an example of somebody who made the journey, survived the journey -- because it was a perilous journey across the sea, there -- took the life jacket off, and is now going on and hopefully having a better life. >> mm-hmm.