meanwhile it's minus 30 in chicago — as cities across the us midwest come to a standstill, in a deadly

cities are all but shutting down across the us midwest — as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap polar vortex. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — hugh. the second test between england and west indies is upon us. west indies won the toss. england batting first — hope to do better than 77 all out — second test in antigua just getting underway. more in the next hour. they couldn't have done much worse! thanks hugh, and chris fawkes has all the weather — chris. we will take a look ahead at what is going on in north america, but more significantly for us at home, we have a band of snow working in across wales and southern england. this is highly likely to bring some disruption our way over the coming hours. we will have a closer look at that later on. thanks chris. also coming up, we'll meet ii—year—old yuvan thakkar — who has a form of leukemia — and has become the first nhs patient to receive a therapy that uses the body's own cells to fight cancer. hello everyone, this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. the foreign secretary says that the uk may need to delay its exit fr

cities are all but shutting down across the us midwest — as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap gainst a ruling that store staff can compare their roles with people working in the supermarket‘s distribution centres. the decision means that lower paid shop staff, who are mostly women, can compare themselves with higher paid warehouse workers, who are mostly men. uk house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years injanuary, according to the nationwide. the lender said price growth "almost ground to a complete halt". only three out of 17 water firms in england and wales have passed the latest review by regulator ofwat. it says companies need to deliver customers better service for less money. with two months to go until the uk is due to leave the eu, how are firms and the uk economy faring and preparing? while some businesses claim to have been put under unprecedented pressure. others say they a no deal exit would not be a disaster. let's talk to one such business. (pres) stephen irish, founder and commercial director stephen irish, founder and commercial director

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the top stories this hour: parts of the us midwest have been hit by a deadly blast of cold air, knowns dropping to at least —30 celsius. the eu says it won't renegotiate the brexit deal, despite theresa may pushing for an alernative to the so—called irish backstop. the uk supreme court has upheld a ruling thatjobseekers should not have to disclose minor convictions from their past. the case was brought by three people who claimed they had been refused work because of offences committed long ago. campaigners say the ruling could affect thousands of people with criminal records. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman has more details. eight years ago, joshua torrence was convicted of possession of small amounts of cannabis and ketamine, and received a £200 fine. he believes job applications were binned as a result. i slowly realised that the only way for me to getjobs was to start lying on these applications and in interviews. and i started saying that i didn't have any criminal convictions, and hoping that they just wouldn't check. the object of the multiple convictions law... c

even cold to look at for more on this situation in the midwest we want to go down to adam roberts who's joining us from the epicenter of this vortex chicago he's the midwest correspondent for the economist good evening good afternoon to you adam so how cold is it right now i mean have you been outside today. it is bitterly cold i had a very short walk to noon just to post a letter and i can tell you that in about five minutes of walking down my own street i came back really frozen solid and desperate to get something inside me it was a really bitter afternoon walk yet you were able to do something earlier today you put it on twitter we want to show our viewers that an extraordinary video that you put online and let's run that and i think that it will illustrates your you go outside in that what is that that's a mug of water it's boiling water and i boiled it and took a mug of boiling water outside and you threw it up into the air and it immediately froze. it is a remarkable thing it's always a little risky you know one point in water to fall on you but when it when it hits the very dense and obvio

followed by the day off and head for the deep freeze paralyzing the us midwest. center of the conflict zone confronting the powerful close to two years of division and deadlock britain is now bracing towards its fed line isn't much to leave for european union in a conflict so special because some of the key arguments live shaped district six debates who was telling the truth and who was in. conflict so for. the first. stop to pick up the music so long gets enough to cut. curbs with the guns boring and stephanie stop. the party and chats with musicians from around the world. groups starts february second on t.w. . hey listen. that's one video game music sounded like thirty years ago. today's tracks take the experience to another level punk a sense to him talk composer nobuo uematsu. featured many well known his music is bound to keep you close tabs. your. video game music starts february twenty fifth on d w. after two years of division and deadlock britain is now racing towards its deadline in march to leave for european union in a conflict so special this week we

the polar vortex, basically a push of bitter cold air right across the us midwest.n places, too, but a big transition on the way through the weekend. it may be —28 in chicago at the moment but by the weekend, we are lifting to around plus ten, plus 1a celsius, so write the other way and very quickly as well and that transition itself will cause some problems. in what way? you have things that are frozen that melting very quickly. here, when it gets to a few degrees below freezing, you get a rapid thaw and it might cause problems with your pipes. we are talking about change ona pipes. we are talking about change on a massive scale, a lot of infrastructure that has to adjust to a temperature change very quickly, challenging for it and for the humans of course as well. thank you, nick. thank you for your many, many comments about liv, in our exclusive film earlier as she was reunited with a trained diver she credits for saving her life. merely cooper says iam saving her life. merely cooper says i am crying —— reunited with a train driver. i'm sending love to liv and ev

at least seven people have died in severe winter storms in the us midwest.have been affected by the snow storms, which stretch from colorado to the east coast. hundreds of flights have been cancelled and schools closed. let's take a look at other stories making the news. a key republican ally of president trump, senator lindsey graham, has urged him to end the government shutdown temporarily to allow more time for negotiations. the shutdown is the result of a dispute with congressional democrats over funding for mr trump's border wall. a british iranian woman detained in iran is set to begin a 3—day hunger strike in protest at being denied medical care in prison. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 after being convicted of spying, something she denies. french president emmanuel macron has published an open letter to the people in an attempt to defuse the ‘yellow vest‘ protests that have rocked france for nine weeks. he has called for a nationwide debate until march to discuss the future of the country. a row has broken out in italy between the roman

our top stories: parts of the us midwest have been hit by a deadly blast of cold air, known as a polar—30 celsius. the eu says it won't renegotiate the brexit deal, despite theresa may pushing for an alernative to the so—called irish backstop. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine star's front page is about a military offensive launched in sulu. it follows president rodgrigo duterte‘s order for an all—out offensive against the abu sayyaf group after thejolo cathedral bombing last weekend. the japan times leads on the prime minister standing by the labour minister amid a data row. it says shinzo abe won't dismiss takumi nemoto over an issue that led to the large—scale under payment of work related benefits. and the south china morning post has a picture of the newly reopened avenue of stars. hong kong's versio of the hollywood walk of fame has undergone a three—year multi—billion dollar makeover that has added ten more artists from the local film industry. and those are the papers. president trump has telephoned venezuela's opposition leader, juan g

our top stories: parts of the us midwest have been hit by a deadly blast of cold air, known as a polar more anti—government protests in venezuela, but president maduro dismisses calls for new presidential elections. we stay without storey with there has been another day of government protests. the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has dismissed calls for new elections but says he's open to international mediation to resolve the political crisis in the country. there has been another day of anti—government protests amid doubts about the legitimacy of maduro's election. president trump phoned the opposition leaderjuan guaido to offer his support after washington imposed some sanctions on venezuela. our correspondent, orla guerin reports from caracas. a student leader stands alone, pleading for a better venezuela. "it's what we all deserve," he says. "think about that when you go home tonight." the security forces remain impassive. they are likely to decide the future here. and for now, it seems they are standing with president nicolas maduro. but the opposition has its foot soldiers,

meanwhile it's minus 30 in chicago — as cities across the us midwest come to a standstill, in a deadlyd snap known as a polar vortex. the number of rough sleepers in england falls for the first time in eight years. in london, numbers are up by 13%. and a heart—warming reunion — the chance to say "thank you" to the stranger who saved this woman's life. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has that britain may need to delay its exit from the european union in order to pass crucial legislation if a deal is agreed in late march. the uk is due to leave the eu injust under two months‘ time — on the 29th march. the foreign secretary's comments come as the non—partisan think—tank, the institute for government, warns that the uk is un—prepared for a no—deal exit. they warn that a lot of legislation to replace eu laws with uk laws after brexit has yet to be passed — including bills covering trade, agriculture, fisheries, immigration and financial services. the research also raises concerns over whether it's possible to implement the

at least eight people have died in the us midwest after the coldest spell there in decades sees temperaturesas low as minus 30 degrees celsuis. and we'll also be looking at why saudi arabia has ended its anti—corruption campaign after detaining hundreds of princes and billionaires. venezuela's opposition leader says police visited his home and intimidated his wife and child whilehe was at a rally. while he was at a rally. juan guaido spoke earlier. translation: members of the police special action force approached with two motorcycles at first, and then a white van without identification. they approached the guardhouse to ask about fabiona, our family, they were looking for information. they were looking for information. the goal is evident. the goal is very evident. it's evident they did not achieve that goal. they will not be able to break the venezuelan family. the special action force is a police unit that's loyal to president maduro. so for the moment is the venezuelan military. but this is a new york times editorial byjuan guaido where he calls the maduro presidency illegal and says...

at least six people have been killed across the us midwest, as the region shivers through a deadly cold north dakota. coming up in the next half hour... venezuelans aross the country are taking part in mass demonstrations called by the opposition leader, juan guaido. he urged people to step outside their homes and offices for two hours in protest at the government of nicolas maduro. musical history under the hammer — why the guitars used in some of legendary rock band pink floyd's most iconic albums are being put up for auction. parts of the united states are experiencing some record low temperatures today, as a blast of arctic air known as a polar vortex descends on much of the country, illinois and the northern states the worst hit. at least five people are reported dead so far, in temperatures that have sunk as low as —30 degrees celsius. emergency services are warning residents to stay inside. the national weather service warns that frostbite is possible within as little as ten minutes. earlier i spoke to dr marshall shepherd, a meteorologist at the university of georgia. 0k, dr she

at least eight people have died in the us midwest after the coldest spell there in decades sees temperatures

meanwhile it's minus 30 in chicago — as cities across the us midwest come to a standstill, in a deadlysnap — known as a polar vortex. the number of rough sleepers in england falls for the first time in eight years. but in london numbers are up by 13%. and a heart—warming reunion — the chance to say "thank you" to the stranger who saved this woman's life. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has acknowledged that brexit might have to be delayed, if a deal is agreed only at the last minute. speaking to the bbc‘s today programme on radio 4 the foreign secretary said that some extra time may be needed to pass the necessary legislation. this morning, the leader of the house of commons, also told mps they should expect to continue sitting the brexit impasse. during the february recess in order to try to resolve the brexit impasse. but in the last few minutes the prime minister's 0fficial spokesman has reiterated that the uk will be leaving on the 29th march. let's go to westminster where i'm joined by our assistant political edit

meanwhile, it's —30 in chicago, as cities across the us midwest come to a standstill in a deadly coldn as a polar vortex. and the heart—warming reunion — the chance to say "thank you" to the stranger who saved this woman's life. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. a study carried out for the bbc has warned that the government isn't ready for the prospect of the uk leaving the eu with no deal in two months‘ time. ministers are working to replace eu legislation which would no longer apply but the non—partisan think—tank, the institute for government, has concluded there's a very significant risk that new laws won't get passed in time let's go now to westminster where i'm joined by our assistant political editor norman smith. good morning, norman. it's difficult to prepare, isn't it, whatever its sector you are in, with two months to go, when you don't know the track the uk is going to be on, either a deal or no deal? i think that's right and for this report suggests is that perhaps this was always going to be mission impossible. we are trying to pick a0 years of trade policy,

on these nine people have died in extreme cold weather in the us in some parts of the midwest in northeastern states the deep freeze has plans to minus thirty degrees celsius. the u.a.e. has used spying software to hack the i phones of rival foreign leaders diplomats and activists that's according to the reuters news agency was investigation found the u.a.e. use the tool known as karma to monitor hundreds of people in twenty sixteen and twenty seventeen among the targets qatar's amir a senior turkish official and human rights activists who has been awarded the nobel peace prize. well two of the reuters journalists involved in the probe christopher being shechtman i've spoken to al jazeera they gave more details on how the hacking took place and the tools that allow the u.a.e. to spy. what you finding was the existence of project raven which is a cyber mercenary unit in the united arab emirates that was largely staffed by former us intelligence operatives country hired these people over to a contractor to essentially run their own office of cyber program so this included surveillance of dissid

the people in the midwest are a hardy bunch. they are used to cold weather — but nothing like this. —45 celsius windchills here in chicago. the city is taking precautions. they have been trying to prepare people for this weather. they have opened up some city buses to be homeless shelters for those who have no place to go. they are using, in effect, flame—throwers to melt the ice on tracks and they are using chemicals to melt the ice on aeroplanes. homeowners are desperate to keep their pipes from bursting in the cold, so they are putting up space heaters. but the officials say their best piece of advice is, if folks don't have to go out, stay home, stay warm. don daler, cbs news, for the bbc news, chicago. very dramatic weather. carol has

the gas fed system is often used in cold weather situations. >>> people across the midwest are usinggerous subzero temperatures to conduct science off a balcony and it instantly turns into a vapor cloud. it was -19. the windchill warning was as low as -50. my friend steve paulson once did weather in chicago, you know that, right? how did you like it back there? >> i love chicago. it's a wonderful town but it is very cold and sometimes when you go around the buildings, all of a sudden the wind hits you and you don't know cold until you've had that. it wasn't is kind of cold but it was cold enough. -12 still in chicago, -9 milwaukee, temperatures slowly recovering. windchill still 20, 40, 50 below. but it looks like the damage has been done. the cold is in the mountain region, all the way down to the deep south, making it to the florida panhandle.jacksonville anchorage, alaska up 27 and 28 degrees. 74 in miami. our system has moved into the san joaquin valley now. it was earlier just kind of bypassing north and east areas, but it has made an impact on the central coast and san joaquin

at least nine people have died in the extreme cold weather in the us in some parts of the midwest thenortheastern states the deep freeze has plunged to minus thirty degrees celsius that's the coldest for a generation. john hendren has more now from michigan. in arctic freezing envelops the american midwest bringing dangerous cold in record low temperatures this is an event unlike any we've seen in a generation i think it's really important that we protect people the arctic air of the polar vortex is sweeping the region driving temperatures down to thirty below zero celsius a chick o'hare airport with wind chills in the suburbs making it feel like minus forty eight the predicted low of minus thirty three at o'hare on thursday would be chicago's lowest temperature in recorded history the weather system stretches across issues swath from the dakotas in the north at minus thirty degrees celsius to maine in the east and as far south as alabama to prevent freezing chicago sets the train tracks on fire schools post offices and businesses are closed even a few minutes exposure to temperatures

all right, for more on the situation in the midwest, we want to go now to adam roberts who is joining usrom the epicenter of this vortex, chicago. he is the midwest correspondent for "the economist." good evening, good afternoon to you, adam. so, how cold is it right now? have you been outside today? adam: it is bitterly c cold. i had d a very short walk this afternrnoon. ju h himst to postst a letter. -- just to post a letter. i can tell you in about five minutes of walking down my own streets, i came back really frozen solid and desperate to get something warm inside me. it was a really bitter afternoon walk. brent: you were able to do something earlier today, you put it on twitter. we want to show it to our viewers, an exextraordinary vid. you put this online. let's run that. i think it will illustrate -- you go outside and what is that, is that a mug of water? adam: it is boiling water. i boiled a cattle -- kettle and took it outside. brent: you threw it up into the air and it immediately froze. adam: it is a remarkable thing. obviously it is risky to have boiling water fall on you.

us on trent mornings on 2. i'm pam cook. >> i am that dave clark. steve paulson said changes coming. it ready. >> not only for the midwest, but for us. if you enjoyed the 70 degrees yesterday -- like they goodbye? >> pretty thin. tuesday and wednesday the weather is on the middle west but changes will be happening for you. we are getting rain today and a lot of cloud cover and maybe some wednesday but the lows are we out of the copper with 40s and 50s already. look for a mostly cloudy day. mild and warm temperatures the santa clara valley near 70 degrees. 40s and 50s was cloud cover. a lot of mid-level clouds later on aof moisture continues to stream in the pattern bring rain back for us, be towards the end of the weekend into early february. still very mild. >>> here he is. hope everything is okay. >>> everything is fine so far. you're watching at home because take a look at the altamont pass. the super keep it looks pretty good driving westbound 580 and 205. no major problems driving and through livermore and into pleasanton, dublin, and out to hayward and castro valley. this is a lie look at interstate 80 and oakland. traffic is m

accuses china of industrial espionage and unfairly using a state subsidies. for america's midwest is in the grip of a life threatening deep freeze known as a polar vortex weather colder than antarctica has grounded flights to strop to travel abroad life to a standstill for tens of millions the polar vortex is a mass of freezing air that normally spins around the north pole but somehow slipped southwards into the united states. it's one of the codice blasts of arctic air in recent memory tens of millions of people across the midwest and eastern states are shivering through freezing winds and record low temperatures some parts of the states are thought to be colder than the arctic circle right now it's definitely not the best time to be outside. stay in the house i presume i'm coming from texas so it's a big difference for you a few brave souls are embracing the deep freeze like this ice wind survey from minneapolis in the winter. i'm actually shredding right now. but wind chills and in negative double digits are dangerous the extreme cold can cause frostbite in a matter of minutes

midwest today. parts of the region will face temperatures 20-40 degrees lower than normal. >> you're watching wlssc, where news is news to us. >> our top story: the midwest is in for a record cold this week, plunging the region into its deepest freeze in decades. for more, we go to our cold-weather expert, ninth century norse goddess of winter, skadi. >> the winter ragnarok is upon us. my icy hand descends from on high to harvest the bones of the nonbelievers. >> so stay off the roads. but, skadi, if you do have to go out, how do you stay warm out there? >> inscribe a stave on a pig's belly with blood from your left nipple.

in vermont, a swollen river flooding, janice dean joins us from the midwest.been wild everywhere. >> reporter: it is crazy. hashtag polar vortex. rob: minneapolis -- >> it is starting but reinforcing shot of arctic air, wind chills of-45 in part of the upper midwest. incredible cold on the way. it will be a late story next week. here are your current windchills, 26 in new york, cool air spinning in from canada. the origin is the arctic with the next front coming through next week. past 24 hours the storm system product on of heavy rain across the coast and lake effect snow, moving downwind of the great lakes but acquire forecast before the real cold comes in next week. here is your forecast today, 5 in minneapolis, that air is cold but as we go through the next week, monday, tuesday, wednesday, see the pink on the screen? that is pure arctic air that will come southward and dive as far south as the ohio valley, tennessee valley to the northeast, this could be record-setting cold. this will be the headline for sure. saturday, you can see that cold air starting

midwest. it's gripping us right now too in the midwest people are staying in more and ordering more food. grub hub, chicago orders of deep dish pizza have more than doubled in the last couple of days. in the meantime, in detroit they're dreaming of warmer weather. grub hub says orders for hawaiian pizza have surged since the cold blast began i don't think of detroit and hawaiian pizza, but -- >> i don't think of minneapolis with indian food >> right >> minneapolis, they're keeping warm with spice. >> also in detroit it's -- >> i like the spicy food >> i'm a big fan sticking with food, a nationwide chicken nugget recall is only getting bigger purdue recalling three types of nuggets. one for mislabelling it doesn't disclose a milk ingredient, and another possible contamination with pieces of wood meanwhile, tyson's recalling more than 6,000 pounds of chicken nugget that is may be contaminated with pieces of rubber customers should check the exact brands and lot numbers on the company's web sites. serious situation there. >> absolutely. >> this is a really spreezing study. it finds that e-ci

it is utterly cold for the midwest. >>> for us we are looking at a mild start of the day with 40s and 50s. we are very lucky to be living in the bay area with temperatures like this. concord at 49, oakland 53, evermore 48, san francisco 53, san jose, 52 and santa rosa 49. cloudy skies with areas of fog in the east bay and interior valley. evermore still down two a quarter mile visibility with dense fog. this storm system is taking longer do get here. it will arrive this evening into tonight. showers are lingering thursday morning with a wetter and stronger system arriving friday afternoon through the weekend. the future cast as we take you hour by hour on what to expect and when the rain will arrive where you are, coming up. >>> let's check in with gianna on the traffic. >> the rain is on the way but that will not affect your morning drive or evening commute but it could affect you tomorrow. heads up around 101 at the peninsula, not too many problems but we have word of an accident north of where our camera is at broadway. here is the map in berlin game and northbound 101 with a few c

people are still missing at least nine people have died in extreme cold weather in the us some parts of the midwest the northeastern states the deep freeze is plunged to minus thirty degrees celsius that's the coldest in a generation i'm just here is john hundred has more now from willis michigan. in arctic freeze envelops the american midwest bringing dangerous cold in record low temperatures this is an event unlike any we've seen in a generation i think it's really important that we protect people the arctic air of the polar vortex is sweeping the region driving temperatures down to thirty below zero celsius it o'hare airport with wind chills in the suburbs making it feel like minus forty eight the predicted low of minus thirty three at o'hare on thursday would be chicago's lowest temperature in recorded history the weather system stretches across a huge swath from the dakotas in the north that minus thirty degrees celsius to maine in the east and as far south as alabama to prevent freezing chicago sets the train tracks on fire schools post offices and businesses are closed even a few minutes exp

just briefly, the midwest of the us is still freezing and it is likely to get worse as polar air bringsd air south from the north pole. much more on all of the news any time on the bbc news website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. thank you for watching. hello there. we've got a potentially disruptive snowy spell of weather on the way. we've got very cold air locked in place and an area of low pressure developing over the atlantic. and it's a perfect breeding ground for a snow event as this moisture moves in across the country, bumps into the cold air — some of us are likely to see some pretty heavy sleet and snow through thursday into friday. so of course some yellow warnings are in force for snow, ice, and also the risk of freezing fog overnight through thursday into friday, it's likely to cause some disruption so stay tuned to bbc local radio and keep tuned to subsequent weather forecasts. but we start this morning on a very cold note, largely clear skies. so many places will be dry. a few wintry showers continue across the north of scotland. we'll a

it is hard not to be cold just looking at the images out of the midwest of the us.st weather in a generation bringing life to a standstill. the weather is frigid, blizzard like. the wind is ridiculous. it does not stop, you cannot see anything. -30 degrees in chicago, colder than parts of antarctica or stop a state of emergency in illinois, wisconsin, and michigan. temperatures like threatening and minutes outside can lead to significant frostbite. after utility companies make an appeal to c0 nse rve utility companies make an appeal to conserve energy, general motors says it will suspend operations at 11 michigan plans. flights grounded, businesses shut and travel disrupted. at some use of the extreme weather for experimentation. a frozen showed. boiling water cost into the air turned immediately into snow. although temperatures are expected to rise above freezing on the weekend, scientists warn climate change means these extreme weather events a re change means these extreme weather events are likely to happen more often. we will be live shortly with each roller ju

it is utterly cold for the midwest. >>> for us we are looking at a mild start of the day with 40s and. we are very lucky to be living in the bay area with temperatures like this. concord at 49, oakland 53, evermore 48, san francisco 53, san jose, 52 and santa rosa 49. cloudy skies with areas of fog in the east bay and interior valley. evermore still down two a quarter mile visibility with dense fog.

us is here. mostly january. >> storm after storm moving across the country, the next what is out west, the current one in the midwestat feels warm to us after a couple days of single digits with wind chills below 0. pass 24 hours, the latest mess across the central us, a snow event in the upper midwest and great lakes but too warm for snow is mainly a rain event, strong to severe thunderstorms as this front continues to move through pushing across the northeast on thursday and it will be warm along the coast so just a rain event, the backside of that, and this will not be a big snowmaker. here is your forecast precipitation, a couple inches of rain up towards the northeast, not a lot of snow attached to this and the interior northeast in the next system moves across the northern rockies and central rockies, not a blockbuster storm. it will be messy. make sure you are alert to that. jillian: you have prepared us. in just hours half-million students will be back in the classroom. los angeles teachers union reaching a deal after lack of funding but tweeting we can't solve 40 years of underinvestment in public education

. >> the northeast, it will be a weekend event, the great lakes, midwest, central us, thursday, fridaynot asking for that. >> protecting you a little bit depending on where you live. a new migrant caravan departing from honduras overnight and their goal is to reach the us/mexico border. democrats refusing to negotiate with donald trump on how to fund his border wall, 25 days into this partial government shutdown. what will it take for democrats to recognize our open borders as a crisis? here to discuss, border patrol chief under president obama mark morgan. thank you for your time. it was 2014 when president barack obama spoke of the humanitarian crisis at the border. what is different now? >> there is absolutely nothing different. what this caravan represents, i hope it is not lost on the american people besides the need for the wall, what this caravan represents once again is the pool factor. because we have broken immigration laws and policies like the florida decision, a horrible decision which set up an arbitrary number that says we can only detain unaccompanied children for a few

well i mean they are pretty used to it aren't they in the midwest united states, now, this is pretty imilar events with temperatures down to —20, —30, i mean last night minneapolis we saw a low of —33 degrees. we have to go all the way back to 1888, where we saw its record low of —41, and same for chicago, —30 degrees last night. its actual record low as —33 in january 1985, so you can see there have been these events quite a long way back, it's been interesting to see tonight when temperatures we get. we could break the chicago low, but like i mentioned it's pretty short—lived, because if ijust show you this, which is something amazing about america's whether, temperatures in minneapolis, chicago, —17 degrees, these are daytime maxes through thursday, notice as we had into the weekend, and we lose that air polar vortex, the arctic air, temperatures incredibly well be in class time, —— plus ten. plus 11 degrees, it's going to feel balmy warm after what we've experienced the last few days. so respite on the way. presumably when we are assessing the impact of this weather, it's in part

us. >>> a deadly winter storme pouns midwest and the atlantic. tens of millions on alert. >>> the birth rate at its lowest level in three decades, why are less americans having babies? >>> and how a girl from an iowa farm is inspiring other girls to reach for the >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate sn >>> good evening. president trump is a man who has long been in a public eye, reality tv star, businessman who sought the spotlight, a leaderw frequently breaks news on twitter this weekend, though, two reports raise questions not about his very public life, but about what he has done in private. "the new york times" reports the fbi once investigated whether the president himself was working for russia. "the washington post" raised questions about five meetings between the past two years between trump and russian leader vladimir putin. we begin tonight with kelly o'donnell at the white house. reporter: snowed in a the white house today. a bitter chills swept acr washington, with disturbing allegations reported by "the new "washingtona

us. >>> a deadly winter storme pouns midwest and the atlantic. tens of millions on alert. >>> the birth rate at its lowest level in three

of these nine people have died in extreme cold weather in the us and some parts of the midwest and northeast and states that the prince is punished to minus thirty degrees celsius. now the taliban says it's not seeking a monopoly on power in a future administration in afghanistan the group says it's looking for ways to co-exist with others earlier this week the u.s. envoy said they had been agreements in principle towards a framework for peace with the taliban but that framework was drawn up without input from the afghan government as the taliban regards as illegitimate but a report on u.s. operations in afghanistan shows the afghan government's hold over the population has declined it controls around sixty three percent that's down almost two percent from the previous quarter whereas the taliban has slightly increased its influence controlling nearly eleven percent the report also reveals the u.s. dropped five times more munitions in afghanistan last year compared to twenty sixteen drug trafficking remains a widespread problem report says senior afghan security forces often in control of na

us. nothing like the midwest. i woke up to a friend sending me a screen shot of the temperature. it was minus 19. >> it's hard to look at. >> i know. >> to be experiencing that, just unbelievable. we'll have a look at when the numbers warm up for your friends or etern half of the map. right now, you can see storm ranger seeing spotty rain from san bruno to redwood city. we'll talk about this and a stronger storm that impacts the weekend in a few minutes. >>> the little guy left to battle the biggest retailer over an ac that went awol. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring payments to his neighbor. for cat sitting. (meow) whoa. you've groomed her, too. (cell phone vibrating) and now she's ready for the catwalk. life, lived jason's way. chase. make more of what's yours. return an air conditioner left him -- hot under the collar. >>> nshs bay area responds to a sunny

the extreme chilling portions of the midwest. for us in the bay area, we are tracking a few changes. we have some sunshine this afternoon. we're looking out toward san francisco. things will change as we head for the evening hours as the first system is looming offshore. this will bring us some rain as we head toward your wednesday night and into early thursday morning. we will talk more about the system coming up. here is the extreme chill that is the polar vortex that they've been calling. can see the overall wind direction moving in from the north. the windchill warnings in place right now through tomorrow morning. going into the afternoon hours. you can see for these areas that the windchill warnings in place into thursday morning. take a look at the current temperatures. when you factor in the wind, we are seeing the wind-chill factor's. that is what it feels like. minneapolis is -31. bismarck is -25. international falls is -39. here is the forecast for later on today. this is it for the afternoon high. chicago is minus -29. it is

us off. >> reporter: tonight, parts of the midwest getting some of the coldest air to hit the u.s. in years. travel in parts of north dakota, already treacherous. i-94, impossible to see through the blowing snow. that storm, a precursor to life-threateningly low temperatures. icy conditions across illinois, already causing spinouts and crashes on the highways. in chicago, it was colder than in some parts of alaska. the chicago river resembling a skating rink. >> any exposed skin, that's what's terrible. it feels like it's burning. >> reporter: on lake michigan, this steam devil was spotted. and in wisconsin, they're still digging out from last week's storm, with even more snow in store. >> i tried to shovel out myself, and there was no way i could. >> reporter: to the east, icebreakers patrolling niagara falls. nearly 228 million americans bracing for below freezing and potentially record-breaking temperatures this week. >> dangerous temperatures for so many across the country. rob marciano joins us now on the set. walk us through the next few days. >> it will come in stages. in th

we're tracking a new winter storm causing trouble on the roads in the midwest where a number of accidents are reported. many of us are getting some relief from the brutal cold finally, but that new storm out of the rockies and plains will bring more snow to the midwest tomorrow. and that storm is raising fears of more avalanches after two in recent days in colorado and new mexico left three people dead. authorities now warning skiers to use extreme caution. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: moving at speeds of over 100 miles an hour when an avalanche rumbles downhill, the torrent of snow is often impossible to outrun. >> we saw the skier fighting, really, for his life as all the snow started moving underneath him. >> reporter: after two men were killed in a wave of cascading powder at a ski resort in taos, new mexico last week, another skier lost his life in an avalanche near aspen, colorado monday while in the back country. across the u.s., eight have been killed in avalanches this season. >> it doesn't take a very large avalanche to bury somebody. avalanches can knock somebody off their feet, push

midwest today. parts of the region will face temperatures 20-40 degrees lower than normal. >> you're watching wlssc, where news is news to us. >> our top story: the midwest is in for a record cold this week, plunging the region into its deepest freeze in decades. for more, we go to our cold-weather expert, ninth century norse goddess of winter, skadi. >> the winter ragnarok is upon us. my icy hand descends from on high to harvest the bones of the nonbelievers. >> so stay off the roads. but, skadi, if you do have to go out, how do you stay warm out there? >> inscribe a stave on a pig's belly with blood from your left nipple. then circle a fallen bough counter-clockwise until the snows relent. >> good advice. thank you, skadi. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, chicago chillinois. plus, stephen welcomes john heilemann mark mckinnon and alex wagner and max greenfield featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: wooo! hello! >> stephen: welcome. please, have a seat everybody. thank you very

midwest. chicago has no. for us a chance of a few sprinkles. the upper level lows are tough things to call so we will set it up one day at a time. monday with clouds and clearing. let's look at tuesday. tuesday is overcast. here is the problem. wednesday offshore the rain develops because we have the low and it gets close enough to produce rain is the question. at the moment it looks like light showers. hazy for monday and the next chance of showers by midweek. more coming on friday. a little unsettled on wednesday. california snowpack is looking good. hundred 11 is the average. partly cloudy skies in san francisco. rain and wind in chicago and 35 degrees tomorrow. new york is 34. those will be in the upper 40s and low 50s. son is up at 7:17 am and daytime highs tomorrow in the 60s. cooler than it was today. still nice and hazy sunshine in the mid 60s in the east bay. north bay we will see santa rosa at 67. up in clearlake it is mid 60s. high clouds on monday and mostly cloudy on tuesday. maybe a few showers on wednesday but a better chance on

us. >>> a deadly winter storm pounds the midwest and the atlantic. tens of millions on alert. >>> the birth rate at its lowest level in three decades, why are less americans having babies?

donald trump won by a small margin and by voters in the upper midwest, which used to be democratic votersdemocratic working class voters who decided to take a chance on him. is she going to have an appeal for them? >> i do believe that she will. i mean, like i said, she has been fighting for working class and middle class when it comes to financial protection for them. but let's not forget this. let's step back to 2016 for a minute. let's remember, elizabeth warren was one of those folks in 2016 that was one of the only people that got under donald trump's skin to the point that she was being talked about as being potentially the number two, a vp candidate for hillary clinton. so she does know how to tangle with him, get under his skin. she did it before. that's something to remember. and now after 2018, we saw some historic turnouts. we saw historic turnouts we hadn't seen in decades. voters have been really clear about what they want. they want an alternative, a real alternative to donald trump. i think you can get that in someone like elizabeth warren. i don't think we should sleep on