would it be dogs or icy stairs? >> mailman: in this area there's a lot of dogs, but i would say the icy stairs. ♪ >> anthony: it's one thing to have to work outside in this winteriness, but it takes a strange and wonderful kind of mutant to actually find it pleasurable. like, well, these two gentlemen. do you like the cold? i mean, by "you" i mean the québécois. >> fred: it cleans the streets of ebola. >> anthony: the cold? >> fred: yeah. >> david: yeah. the frigid cold keeps the riffraff out of the city, for sure. >> anthony: fred morin and david mcmillan. restaurateurs, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivants, raconteurs, historians of their beloved great white north. princes of hospitality. and what do men like this do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three-feet thick? when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and shelter? if they were like so many other canadians, they would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence river. >> david: the cabin fever induces in the québécois family. because we

a winter storm warning and they downgraded that into wednesday morning, but it's still going to be icy and they are working to clear the roads and your best bet is to wait until friday when we see things really calm down. it's going to be cold on new year's eve night, so if you plan to be out and about, expect low 30s right around that midnight hour. i will send it back to you -- no, wait, i have climate in crisis. this is interesting. an arctic temperature record of more than 104 farenheit caused widespread alarm about the intensity of global warming. it's a stretch of 71 miles north of the arctic circle. it's warming at more than double the global average. even igniting normally waterlogged pete lands. there's a number of investigations into weather extremes as we are seeing unrivalled storms and heat waves, and that's what we are seeing in florida. the record is now an official entry in the world weather and extremes archive, the guinness book of world records that includes the longest lightning flash. we have an entire section devoted to climate change. on our website, go to the cl

be careful because it's so cold we could see icy conditions through some parts of the grapevine. oh, it's cold in santa rosa. napa, 34. look at concord. 37 degrees. a couple low 50s. i will take you through your new year's eve forecast and what to expect heading through the weekend, of course, and looks like we are monitoring more rain ahead here in the bay area, which means more sierra snow through lake tahoe. >> thank you, vianey. >>> california issuing new recommendations for how long people who test positive for covid should quarantine. like the cdc's recent guidelines, the state's department of health said people should isolate for five days, and california suggest people also wait until they have a negative test before they get out of quarantine. health officials say unvaccinated people, or those who have not received a booster should stay home for five days and then get tested on day five. >>> some counties are reporting the highest number of cases since the start of the pandemic. take a look at this map. so far this week, contra costa, marin, san francisco and santa clara

remember there's still icy roads. they're telling you not to head up there, dangerous travel remains through the south lake tahoe area despite the improving weather because it's still very cold and, of course, they're backed up. drought monitor, let's get to it. we saw such a fantastic improvement in california. nice to see a one-week change and a storm made such a difference. extreme drought being d3. three months ago, 87% of the state was under, last week, 79.4, and as of today, 32.93%. what does this mean? d4, exceptional drought, has been eliminated from the bay area entirely. now we're seeing less than 1% of the exceptional drought category statewide. it's looking promising for the six to ten-day outlook t. sierra snowpack is a big booster during the spring when all that snow melts. right now 158%. folks are also wondering how the california reservoirs are doing. we could be doing a little better. we did see a little increase after yesterday's storm. 57% of the historical average, the three largest reservoirs, co

overnight we could have some icy stretches across north—east scotland. but i milder start to tomorrow morning, potentially double digits to northern ireland and into cornwall. low pressure still sitting in the atlantic spilling weather fronts across us so it could be fairly erratic during the day on thursday. northern ireland and scotland seen the heaviest of any rain. and that cold air still around but further west look at theirs, what a difference. double figures and feeling really quite mild in comparison to the last couple of days. as we going to friday on christmas eve, a quiet start if you're out on the roads visiting friends and families. some outbreaks of rain in a south—west later on. we are still in the milder air but the cold air is never really moving across scotland and this could be an issue. it is the battle of these air masses for christmas day, the milder air trying to push the cold air out of the way and where they meet is the troublemaker. that area could see potentially some snow through northern ireland and northern england. nothin

you can get base and the roads have been extremely icy and snowy. you have to make a critical trip. a critical trip for work. an essential trip. it's okay. >> what if it's a trip just to hang out with family and friends were saying stay off the roads. >> chain controls have dropped. i've been dropped on highway 80 and interstate 80. but the california department transportation says trips. you just heard him say should be limited to essential travel while crews continue to clear all of that snow from the roadways and keep in mind another storm as john trimble was just talking about expected to hit us next week. so if you don't have to try to stay home because it's still not safe and very icy up there possibly. a sad update in the search for a missing skier. the placer county sheriff's office has officially suspended all efforts to look for rory angelina the 43 year-old truck. the man was last seen christmas morning at northstar resort in north lake tahoe. authorities say at this point there's no realistic possibility that he survived that severe winter all of that snow up there. the

clear skies for scotland and northern england, allows a touch of frost and the risk of some icy stretches to take us into sunday. sunday stays quite cloudy for east scotland with outbreaks of rain on and off. the best of the weather will be further west although they could be some scattered showers here and there. generally pretty chilly for most pertaining a tad milderfor southern wales and south—west england. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the parents of a us teenager accused of killing four students, have been arrested after going on the run. south african scientists say the new coronavirus variant omicron appears to be spreading more than twice as fast as the delta variant. unvaccinated british mums who were severely ill with coronavirus, encourage pregnant women to get their covid jab in the uk. president biden says he does not accept moscow's demands over ukraine — as russian troops mass on the border. britain is witnessing a spike in anti—semitism — one charity estimates 2021 could be �*the worst year on record.�* now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week

came up with a new one what is the acronym and what are the components of it >> the act row name is ici it's sort of inintel, cisco, and ibm. but the theme of it is old tech. it's the uncool tech, the stuff that actually makes the world turn that is necessary for new tech and so much of our technology infrastructure, particularly in business enterprise but it has been forgotten because it does not have the fast growth rates that the other names, particularly the faang-type names, have the difference is, of course, valuation. the faang basket strads at an aggregated put pell of about 45 times earnings with some names in that basket trading over 70 times, where cisco, intel, ibm, are trading at low teen multiples and intel is only at ten times earnings so you have growth catalysts inside of value stocks that's idea the behind ici. >> all right well, your thesis here is you can get similar or even the same earnings from what you call old tech i don't want to make old and not cool sin on nows is this a long term play or a short-term play? what's the horizon for all this? >> oh, it is defini

the men took this icy dip and then they ran back to the tent. you can see why the weather conditions were extreme for this type of swim or dip. according to accuweather, the temperature there on tuesday reach 52 degrees below 0 and now check on checking on our own forecast with a live look outside to see san francisco's coit tower there in the background. and certainly our weather is going to get cold but not that cold. no, not below 0. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with a look at what we can expect tonight, the coldest night of the year. yeah. nothing you want jump in the water for. but it's going to hold up out there freezing temperatures. >> it's some of the valley's clear skies out there right now. they're very dry. >> behind that cold front that arctic air kind of settling in now and you can see that cold front moving all the way down into southern california. our next storm system that will factor in our weekend. that's just beginning to develop there near the aleutians and it will be on the way over the weekend affect yo

a widespread frost and perhaps some icy stretches to contend with on thursday morning. still quite breezy to start thursday. still some wintry showers, particularly in the east. but this area of high pressure is going to be trying to build its way in, so that means we will see more in the way of dry weather. as we go through the day, the showers will become fewer and further between. there will be more dry weather, some spells of sunshine, although our next frontal system will be introducing cloud and some rain into northern ireland and the far west of scotland. a very chilly feeling day indeed, highs between three and nine degrees. and then another change in the weather as we move out of thursday into friday. this frontal system pushes eastwards. some snow on its leading edge, but this will be introducing milder air once again from the atlantic, so a bit of rain around in places on friday. there will be some good spells of dry weather as well, but it will feel milder to end the week. welcome to bbc news — i'm simon pusey. our top stories. the human cost of the war in

further south, icy and wintry over the tops here. furthersouth, more icy and wintry over the tops here. further south, more likely we will see patchy fog and that is worth bearing in mind if you are heading out onto the roads for christmas travel tomorrow, but it is relatively mild in southern areas with the risk of ice and snow further north where the cold air stays with us. it is a drier picture tomorrow for parts of scotland and you have that cold air coming into the north, some brightness and sunshine. the fog takes a while to clear elsewhere, then we have our next weather front coming in across the south—west, moving in later in the south—west, moving in later in the afternoon to the evening, and thatis the afternoon to the evening, and that is with our milder atlantic air. further north though it is still pretty chilly so we have the battleground going on, but at the moment it looks as if the white christmas may be reserved for the tops of the pennines and the hills of scotland because the mild air is still enveloping most

pretty icy. the fog will be slow to clear, then some brightness around and fading as the rolls in on the next weather front. the best of the brighter weather is further north across scotland. just a little bit of wintriness over the hills. as for christmas and boxing day, it seems the cold air comes southwards. welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: a former minnesota police officer is found guilty of manslaughter for killing daunte wright during a traffic stop. the moment that we heard "guilty" on manslaughter one — emotions, every single emotion that you could imagine just running through your body at that moment. researchers in britain say people catching omicron are up to 70% less likely to need hospital care, compared with previous coronavirus variants. the former south korean president park geun—hye, who was jailed on corruption charges, is being pardoned by the government. and the renowned american journalist and author joan didion dies at the age of 87.

you can get base and the roads have been extremely icy and snowy. but crews have been working 24 7 to get those roads. >> back open and safe for the public. so everything is open now, every day those conditions are getting better and with sun on the horizon for the weekend. the next couple days should be. i'm looking to be better for people to come up and they have just keep in mind weather conditions are fluid and can change at any time. >> phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> was done and it came back with some great results, water content of the snowpack is way above normal with more than 78 inches of snow death recorded the survey was done at phillips station in el dorado county where water content as over 200% actually 202%. the average the state to be more specific. the statewide average is now 160% of normal. it's a strong start to the drought stricken states. traditionally wet winter season. although state authorities say that we are definitely not out of the woods just yet. john, we'll tell you all about that. that's a lot of snowfall. but y

that's going make for some really icy snowy conditions tonight. so a team at its best right now. not going to be getting any better for the rest of this forecast. as for san jose, you do have a little hint of blue up there in the skies. but overall pretty gray across the entirety of the bay area, starting with the north bay. we are mostly cloudy a couple of misty spots, but taking a break from the rain for a lot of the bay, including the peninsula and east bay, south bay. most of our showers are right around the santa cruz mountains, morgan hill down to gilroy. some light rainfall for the sear itself. it's our highest elevation snowfall. it's just too warm up there. so you do have rain snow mix around lake level and rain. snow mix all the way up until you get to those higher elevations right there along 80. so that is going make for some slick conditions tonight, once temperatures fall below freezing as our next system drops in with even colder air this time around. rainfall today will be on and off just some light showers all day long. nothing super heavy for your wednesday's fo

spending your sporting days lying on your back while rocketing down an icy slope on a sled is probably not the best way to prepare for most things in life, but olympic medal list chris madder can confirm that is no way to learn how to dance. ♪♪ >> you did see me on "dancing with the stars." talk about terrifying. 10 million people are about to watch me. the countdown is like, ten, nine and it's like oh my god. there's so many things to think about. you just have to make sure your hands are like -- i have these claw hands probably because i paddle in our sport. we'll do things and they're like what is your hand doing? i don't know. with luge i've done this for 20 years. i got it. little different mindset. >> that's a medal for team usa! >> wow. remember, you can only watch the beijing olympics right here on nbc bay area. it all begins february 3rd. be sure to download the latest podcast from nbclx called "my favorite olympian". >>> tom cruise is letting the ohio state university marching band know their top gun themed halftime show took his breath away. have you seen it? >> i have n

wintry showers and icy stretches. there is also some sunshine. all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it's thursday, the 2nd of december. the government has ordered an extra 114 million doses of covid vaccine, to be used for potential booster programmes over the next two years. the health secretary, sajid javid, said the deals future—proof the uk's vaccination programme. simonjones reports. relax your arm, light scratch. all done. the government has promised to offer a boosterjab to all eligible adults in england by the end ofjanuary. but it's also looking further ahead, to a time when boosters may be needed again and again, so it's secured an additional 60 million doses of the moderna vaccine, and 5a million doses of the pfizer jab. they will be the latest vaccines that they will have, because as we're seeing right now, there's a new variant, there's potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while. we have to learn to live with it, and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to

on icy i-94 in northwest wisconsin overnight, a fiery 100-vehicle pile-up left more than a dozen injured. and out west, an atmospheric river of rain is causing flooding and dumping snow in the sierra nevada, just in time for christmas. but it's not just storm clouds hanging over the holidays. >> you do what the doctors tell you to do, you should be all right. >> reporter: at l.a.x., tr travelers can test at the airport. some even getting a booster before they board. >> like to be sure you're good, good to go, protect yourself and then safety for everybody next. >> and carter evans joins us from los angeles international airport. carter, there is new calls tonight to change the rules when it comes to isolating if you're fully vaccinated. >> yes, these calls come from airlines and flight attendants. they're asking the cdc to cut that isolation period in half for breakthrough cases from ten days to five. with omicron spreading so rapidly, they're concerned about staff shortages that could impact operations. by the way, the cdc just reduced the isolation time for health care workers to seven

so, there is a risk, and quite a significant risk i think, of seeing icy conditions out on the roads through wednesday evening, either due to freezing rain or rain falling on frozen surfaces. now, for thursday, we've got another weather front that's set to move its way in. now, i think it may well start off with rather murky conditions across much of the country, a few mist and fog patches over the hills, and rain. well, that rain's going to be heavier, particularly swinging across northern ireland, northern england, into parts of scotland as well. very mild in the south, 13 degrees, but we're starting to get some colder air spreading into the far north of the uk. and for christmas eve, we'll continue to have those kind of temperature contrasts. another weather front, this one concentrating rain across northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england, still with mild air here. further north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern isles. and for saturday, which of course is christmas day, we're going to have this battl

a snowy and icy mix across pennsylvania. not just today, but another pulse coming through on wednesday. so anywhere from one inch of snow to 12 inches of snow coming this week for the northeastern third of the country. we'll talk more about the snow that's coming in the northwest in just a little bit. whit, over to you. >> rob, thanks so much. >>> we turn now to the celebration of desmond tutu, the nobel peace prize winner. he was the voice of moral courage and a long campaign to end apartheid in south africa. he died at the age of 90. senior foreign correspondent ian pannell joins us this morning. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the bells are tolling this morning as a country and the world mourns and remembers a man who transcended religion in many ways and politics with a message for all humanity. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> reporter: it was desmond tutu's faith that gave him the strength to tackle the racist apartheid system in south africa with a message of nonviolence. >> our march to freedom, it's

in keeping with the icy theme to round off, thejump & freeze event held annually injapan. teams donning the best fancy dress heading down the ramp and plunging into freezing water to be judged. ten out of ten, indeed! reginaldo rosario, bbc news. that's all from sportsday. impossible to follow that! goodbye. there has been some christmas snow to bring festive excitement in a few places but for parts of england, wales and northern ireland the christmas weather so far has been about the heavy soaking rain. the latest weather system has moved through, bringing snow into the pennines and scottish hills and turning increasingly light and patchy today. but today the lion's share of christmas sunshine has been in scotland but in terms of the rain it has been a very wet christmas so far in katesbridge in county down, since christmas eve into the first of boxing day nearly 60 millimetres of rain and in north—west london, half a month's worth in that period. plenty of standing water on the roads. it is looking somewhat drier this evening and tonight, still patchy rain and hill sno

the main effects of climate change around here are less snow, and it's just icy out on the river. and during the summer, it sometimes gets so hot that fish starfloating in the river dead 'cause there's no oxygen in the river. [engine chugging] [man speaking] carl: the permafrost is defrosting, and it's not hard enough for the waves to hi and usually when the waves hit, it just bounces off and it doesn't erode. nowads, it's just too soft and it's just breaking down the dirt on our land. [clifton speaking] [corn kernels rattling] [clucking tongue] [chickens clucking] ayakha: in the eastern cape, the majority of people here are farmers. this how we earn our living. this is how we sustained ourselves. but the weather has been so unpredictable that we haven't really had a chance to plant anything now. you can even see the clouds across. it's not that green or anything like that because of the drought. it's hard. it really is hard to live like this. woman: the climate issue is a serious issue because it's affecting everyone, especially women, especially those single women that are tryin

. >>> also, deadly winter weather a massive and fiery pileup on an icy interstate 29 million in the path of torrential rain, flash floods and snow. but is it enough to make a dent in those areas devastated by drought? >>> and weeks after historic tornadoes ripped through the midwest, how the love and kindness of neighbors means new hope in one hard-hit kentucky town. >>> and reaching for the stars like never before the countdown to lift-off for a telescope set to travel a million miles. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm kristen welker, in tonight for lester on this christmas eve americans are preparing to spend yet another holiday against the backdrop of covid-19. and tonight the nation's major airlines announcing that thousands of flights have been canceled around the world, in large part because the fast-spreading omicron variant has prevented some staffers from working, creating shortages. and there is late word that a u.s. navy ship is stuck in port after a portion of the crew tested positive for covid. it comes as the biden administration

the main effects of climate change around here are less snow, and it's just icy out on the river. and during the summer, it sometimes gets so hot that fish starfloating in the river dead 'cause there's no oxygen in the river. [engine chugging] [man speaking] carl: the permafrost is defrosting, and it's not hard enough for the waves thit. and usually when the waves hit, it just bounces off and it doesn't erode. nowads, it's just too soft and it's just breaking down the dirt on our land. [clifton speaking] [corn kernels rattling] [clucking tongue] [chickens clucking] ayakha: in the eastern cape, the majority of people here are farmers. this how we earn our living. this is how we sustained ourselves. but the weather has been so unpredictable that we haven't really had a chance to plant anything now. you can even see the clouds across. it's not that green or anything like that because of the drought. it's hard. it really is hard to live like this. woman: the climate issue is a serious issue because it's affecting everyone, especially women, especially those single women that are tryin

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tuesday will start with the widespread frost, some icy patches in the west of scotland and north—west england. that is ahead of storm barra, the centre of the storm approaching the west coast of ireland and we will see a band of wet weather sweeping north and east. after that. we will see the rain pretty quickly into northern ireland, wales and the south—west in the morning. the wins strengthen as well to be followed by some sunshine and some blustery showers is the main wet weather sweeps north and east. it may make double figures in the south—west, a lot colder elsewhere particularly in scotland and the north of england and into that code out the rain will turn to snow especially over the hills. a couple of centimetres over the picts, pennines and a lot more fail in the southern uplands and later in the day in the highlands. lizards as well, the wins strengthen in all the time, the strongest of those through the rhc as well, gusts near the coast of 70 or even 80mph. �*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the us announces a dip

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we stay mild into monday, but a bit of an icy blast to look out for on tuesday. hello and welcome to the special bulletin coming to you a couple of minutes earlier than normal as we get ready to watch the beginning of the new year celebrations here in london. we have been promised a live spectacular although people have been encouraged to watch from home if they can and not to gather in the centre of the city. let's get a sense of what it's like on the street now and go to trafalgar square where our correspondentjean where our correspondent jean mckenzie where our correspondentjean mckenzie is. $5 where our correspondent jean mckenzie is.— mckenzie is. as you can see behind me _ mckenzie is. as you can see behind me that _ mckenzie is. as you can see behind me that stay - mckenzie is. as you can see behind me that stay at - mckenzie is. as you can see | behind me that stay at home message hasn't filtered through to everybody. the public events may have been cancelled so the fireworks that we are used to seeing along with the thames and even the smaller party th

you can get base and the roads have been extremely icy and snowy chain controls have been dropped on highway 50 and interstate 80. >> the california department of transportation trip should be limited to essential travel well, crews continue to clear roadways. if you have to make a critical trip. a critical trip for work. an essential trip. it's okay. what if it's a trip just to hang out with family and friends were saying stay off the roads. and keep in mind another storm is expected early next week bring chains and keep your car fueled up. >> felipe at all. kron 4 news citing concerns for students returning to the classroom with covid-19 the union that represents san francisco teachers is calling on the sf unified school district. >> to make rapid take home tests available before students and staff return to school on monday. a spokesperson for the district says covid testing has been offered since last spring and that the district also plans to make more testing sites available starting this weekend. >> as ford the take home test. the san francisco district is planning to wait unt

in keeping with the icy theme, the jump and freeze event held annually in japan, teams donning their best fancy dress, heading down and plunging into freezing water to be judged. ten out of ten indeed. reginald oh rosario, bbc news. had to be japan! that's all from sportsday. coming up next — a special programme looking back on kevin sinfield's ioi—mile charity run for those living with motor neurone disease. goodbye. i know it's going to be horrific. i know it's going to be really, really tough. but it's supposed to be. he's not been asleep. 100 miles in one da ! he's not been asleep. 100 miles in one day! you _ he's not been asleep. 100 miles in one day! you are _ he's not been asleep. 100 miles in one day! you are crazy! _ people gravitate towards him because he so decent. i know it sounds like a massive — he so decent. i know it sounds like a massive man crush. i probably do

take your time because the roads, obviously, are slick and icy. in lake tahoe, the newly renamed palisades tahoe, five feet of snow in two weeks. the power is out. as for the road for lake tahoe, chain controls are in effect on both highway 50 and interstate 80. there's more snow and rain on the way. be sure to download our nbc bay area app for updates on the next storm. you can track live radar on the phone so you can see when the rain will be hilting your neighborhood. >>> a surprising about face by the state of california. just a day after house leaders decided to reinstitute a state-wide mask mandate for everyone, they changed their mind. terry mcsweeney tries to sort it out for you. >> the on again, off-again state mandate is off again in some counties. the state says any county which allowed vaccinated individuals to go maskless in certain businesses can keep doing that. that means gyms, offices and churches in contra costra, marin and sonoma counties can let people go maskless. for the independent fitness coalition with 800 employees, it's

theora leafy thought a moreover, lemme uria the uniform other sort of bully the god kinda mccarthy. iciness it. lighter soccer fun. already knew which leaks through the platform he had learned. his name appeared in u. s. secret documents at his work in the national high court did not go unnoticed. outside of spain, during his 30 a korea gotham, investigated drug trafficking networks, all types of organized crime, terrorism against the state. but also the states dirty war on terrorism with he was the only judge to prosecute osama bin laden, but he also investigated systematic torture at guantanamo. according to this confidential report from the u. s. embassy in madrid, he investigated everything. all this gave him a reputation as ambitious wanting to be in the spotlight. i know the truth is that gotham soon understood bet in a globalized world. justice cannot be limited by national borders. from madrid. he prosecuted the leaders of the dictatorships in argentina and she left her he couldn't do the same at whom his attempts to investigate crimes committed on the franco were blocked by the spa

still an odd patch of frost and some of the deeper valleys in scotland where there is the risk of a few icy surfaces to start the day as well. thursday is fairly unsettled, outbreaks of rain at the heaviest moving across northern ireland, northern england and scotland, not really amounting to much elsewhere across england and wales. a few brighter spells to end the day, very, very mild. temperatures up to 12 or 13 celsius, the mild weather across most of northern england, ireland and wales the far north of england and scotland hanging onto some slightly cold air and then as we go through thursday night and into the early part of friday which is christmas eve, got a band of rain that is going to become slow—moving, kind of fades in situ but some over the high ground here and probably some fog developing across parts of england and wales as we head into christmas eve. welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: new studies suggest the 0micron variant, though highly contagious, could be milder, with fewer people needing hospital treatment compared to previous covid variants. but

there may be a speu turning quite icy. there may be a spell of freezing rain here, so some pretty nasty conditions possibly building up on the roads as we had to tomorrow evening across parts of scotland. that's the latest. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister borisjohnson says there will not be any new coronavirus restrcitions in england, before christmas. it comes as chancellor rishi sunak announces a billion pound grant, for the struggling hospitality sector. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon announces new covid restrictions, and says all outdoor events will be limited to just 500 people from boxing day. further covid restrictions are expected in wales too — as a minister calls for the uk government to restart the furlough scheme. and as omicron spreads rapidly across the us — president biden prepares to ramp up the response there. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, celtic have called upon the spfl to bring forward the league's winter break and reschedule matches

highway in southern california for much of the day today, coming up a live report on the snowy and icy conditions there on the grapevine. never got a nice break today. from all the rain. we've been seeing snow breaks in the mountains as well. but there's a little bit more coming our way as we head towards the weekend. i've got all that when i return. also a remarkable recovery. see, the progress of south bay woman has made just a few months after her family was told she had a 1% chance of surviving an accident overseas. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. thousands of people have been evacuated now in the face of wind driven wildfires burning about 20 miles northwest of denver, boulder county sheriff says as many as 580 homes have been either damaged or destroyed. aut

you can get base and the roads have been extremely icy and snowy. you have to make a critical trip. a critical trip for work. an essential trip. it's okay. >> but if it's a trip just to hang out with family and friends were saying stay off the roads. >> chain controls have been dropped on highway 50 and interstate 80. but the california department of transportation says trips should be limited to essential travel while crews continue to clear the roadways. and keep in mind another storm is expected to hit that area come next week. a developing story that we're following this morning. fire continues to burn through colorado. overnight. so far an estimated 500, 80 homes have been burned. 10's of thousands of people fleeing for their lives. the fires were powered by winds of up to 105 miles an hour. joshua short has the very latest from colorado. >> hey, guys. we're about 45 minutes outside of denver in the city of lewisville. and this is how it's been looking around the entire city. not just here, though, in several locations in boulder county. we've been seeing fires spring up homes,

there will be some few patches of frost around in the risk of icy stretches taking us into sunday. still influenced by low pressure and sunday. winds coming from an easterly direction, bringing cloud and rain back to parts of scotland and england. western england and wales having the best of the bright and sunny spells. there will be some scattered showers for northern and western scotland and north—west of both england and wales. a chilly day for most, turning milderfor wales. a chilly day for most, turning milder for southern wales south—west england. into next week, rapidly deepening area of low pressure swinging its way of the atlantic. this will bring gale force winds is becoming come into tuesday for some. we also might see some further mountain snow. that is today's weather. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... the parents of a us teenager accused of killing four students, have been arrested after going on the run. south african scientists say the new coronavirus variant 0micron appears to be spreading more than twice as fast

he could see several centimetres across the hills, quite treacherous with icy conditions. elsewhere, fog issues too, kindness while reducing visibility. the warnings are all up to kindness while reducing visibility. the warnings are all up—to—date on the we are seeing some of that fog farming because of the light skies. it will be pretty murky underneath our weather front further north where it's either raining or, as a set over the hills, snowing, so pretty icy as lucky as we head towards friday morning. the spy will be slow to clear, brightness around potentially, but fading as cloud roles and on this next weather front which will come northwards and bump into that cold air. the best of the brighter weather will be further north across scotland, although it will be pretty cold day once again here. just a little bit of wintering us over the hills. as for christmas day and boxing day, looks like that cold there comes a little bit further southwards. cold there comes a little bit furthersouthwards. he cold there comes a little bit further southwards. he can stay up to d

us relations with fire, icy us relations with china kind of evolving, in the spring, and the two senior biden officials described their approach to china is moving from one of engagement into one of competition, they seem to be moving back towards engagement i think to put up what the national security adviserjake sullivan calls guard rails to make sure that there no that would cause any, you know, unnecessary conflict. and so they seem to be trying to engage more, biden really wants to engage with china from a position of strength and indeed that was competing with china was part of his sales pitch for the infrastructure bending bill that he signed indeed on the day that he met virtually with president xijinping. has approach has been to cajole allies into backing the us approach to counter china, and that seems to be coming into focus and succeeding but i think the big issue facing both countries as climate change, and the biden administration doesn't seem to be prioritising climate change in its dealings with china is surprising. dated sign thatjoint payment at cop26 by don't think a

the be a risk of some icy patches as temperatures dip down low enough to get some patches of frost was a chilly start today on friday but heidi is a day of sunshine and showers, chilly northwesterly winds driving the showers through again a little bit of hills noah know showers and i wish i was getting pushed across northwest england, northwest wales, down through the midlands and perhaps one of two reaching the fire of anger. temperatures around 6 or 7 c was up however, as we head into the weekend we get the winds changing to a south—westerly direction, increasingly dragging out mild air and pushing it northwards in eastwards across the uk. saturday, probably starting off on a murky note with some mist and fog patches around all males across the southwest and probably around the coast. some rain around, quite heavy across western areas with of the rain not amounting to much across eastern areas with a were starting to get signs of that milder air working in with temperatures 12 in cardiff and belfast but still quite chilly around eastern scotland, eastern england, temperatures aroun

temperatures for the next couple of hours because some spots it could dip below freezing and there could be icy conditions on some of the roadways. the radar is giving us a clean sweep right now, it's all dry. we will get ready for the storm coming in at the end of the weekend, and we will watch the storm on every platform for you, every newscast, so check in for those updates. our temperatures are headed for the mid-50s today. mid-50s in san josÉ, so yes, it will be cool and you want to have your jacket throughout the day to keep warm. the timeline of the storm, coming in by sunday morning, and it's a slow mover. we are expecting round after round of brief rain. another system will come in and bring additional rainfall between wednesday and thursday as more sierra snow. we will see pretty much most of next week with rain at times and also some very chilly temperatures. here's what we know about the atmospheric river. rainfall totals will be anywhere from three quarters of an inch for some of the inland valleys to four inches of rain or more with the southerly winds with about 20 to 40 miles p

the icy continent was the only place on the planet where the spectacular phenomenon could be seen. it's summer time in antarctica, the moment that it sees continuous daylight from mid october until early april, the clips changed, that at least for a few minutes. ah, it is good to have you with us. hello, adrian, sitting in here. and so how the headlines and al jazeera, early results were expected on sunday, after grampians voted in an election, seen as a test for its transition to democracy. turnout was high, as people decided if president adama barrow deserves another term homage. address reports from the capital banjo. the turner was in really, really impressive, talk to, ah, them been porter. he will tell you that this election is very important and significant in many respect. this is the 1st time they brought in close to 30 or 30 years with lots of freedom of choice, not freedom of expression. they were in fact fears of things going wrong during the campaigning period. nothing like that happened on election day though, a few incidents not violent, incident and weight, but we a

>> it's going to be icy and hard to plow the roads. these totals are astronomical. may see the snow go down as low as placerville, 67 inches at kirk wood. south lake tahoe, 46. >> i don't like driving in the snow. you can download the app. it's got a lot of information on there. really helps you know when the rain is hitting your neighborhood so you can make the dash out if you need to, or p you're trying to get to tahoe. you might want to check in with the snow whisperer. coming up in the second half of the show we will talk tahoe, and what you can expect. >>> let's switch gears and talk omicron and how our leaders are responding to this very contagious variant. governor newsom was in oakland where he announced that boosters are going to be required for all hey, workers. the safe act is going to be sending at-home testing kits so they can be tested before they return to school after the winter break. >> we want to make sure they come back in as good as shape as they left. we want to make sure we are testing our kids and preparing them to come back in-person instruc

when will investigate the remnants of its ancient past, the icy bodies plowing their way through the costs most far beyond the planets. but for blast off, the huge james webb telescope will have to be folded together like a piece of luggage. james webb, the full manasseh chief, is said to have discriminated against homosexual people in the workplace. science has signed a petition to change the telescopes name, but nasa says the allegations unproven. so the telescope still bears the name james web. black holes are among the most fascinating phenomena in the universe. these gigantic objects, test the limits of human imagination, research into them as by german astrophysicist high hot again. so for instance, was recognized with a nobel prize in physics in 2020 but there are still many mysteries surrounding black holes. we meet an astrophysicist who wants to explore black holes using the james web space telescope. domenico violet selleck will be among the 1st induct research using the new james web space telescope. her team is one of 13 that had been chosen to begin work as soon as it's

. >> reporter: winter weather we'll be right backing havoc on the skies and icy roads causing this four mile backup in wisconsin and more storms are in the forecast 20 million americans under severe weather alerts, with the southeast bracing for strong when, hail and tornadoes the possible tornado, already causing minor damage in southern georgia. but some relief for the west, warmer temperatures are on the way as travelers hope for an end to this holiday nightmare. experts say if you are flying any time soon, make sure you come prepared. have a back-up plan. know the customer service of the carrier. it is federal law that you receive a full cash refund philip >> all great tips. steve, thank you the biden administration is asking the supreme court to rule on the so-called remain in mexico policy. tell controversial directive forces southern asylum seekers to wait in mexico until their u.s. court dates, which in some cases can take years president biden initially suspended the trump-era policy but was forced by a federal appeals court to start it up again. critics argue the mexican borde

you can get base and the roads have been extremely icy and snowy. but crews have been working 24 7 to get those roads. >> back open and safe for the public. so everything is open now, every day those conditions are getting better and with sun on the horizon for the weekend. the next couple of days should be. i'm looking to be better for people to come up and they have just keep in mind weather conditions are fluid and can change at any time. >> phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> the season's first snow survey was done today with what are considered great results, water content of the snowpack way above normal. but more than 78 inches of snow. depth recorded. the survey was done at phillips station in eldorado county, water content is 202% of the average for the state. the statewide average is now 100, 60% of normal a strong start to the drought stricken states. traditionally what winter season. although state authorities to keep saying california is not out of the woods yet. still, today's results are considered the best since 2010. back to that br

so, there is a risk, and quite a significant risk i think, of seeing icy conditions out on the roads through wednesday evening, either due to freezing rain or rain falling on frozen surfaces. now, for thursday, we've got another weather front that's set to move its way in. now, i think it may well start off with rather murky conditions across much of the country, a few mist and fog patches over the hills, and rain. well, that rain's going to be heavier, particularly swinging across northern ireland, northern england, into parts of scotland as well. very mild in the south, 13 degrees, but we're starting to get some colder air spreading into the far north of the uk. and for christmas eve, we'll continue to have those kind of temperature contrasts. another weather front, this one concentrating rain across northern ireland, wales and the south west of england, still with mild air here. further north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern isles. and for saturday, which of course is christmas day, we're going to have this battle

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