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Propaganda video. Anbars provincial Council Chairmen says the 40 victims were Police Officers and tribesmen. He says it happened near the town of al baghdadi. Cnn cannot independently confirm the report. Meanwhile, u. S. President barack obama is holding a osu countering violent extremism in washington. Hes going out of his way to draw a distinct between elderly on between religion and groups like isis and al qaeda. Mr. Obama says the groups have perverted islam. Responsible for terrorism, premresponsible for violence and terrorism. And over and over again weve seen the very public be brutality isis uses to shock and terrorize basically anyone standing in the way of its mission to build caliphate. Crucifixions beheadings and burning people alive are a few examples. Iraqs ambassador to the u. N. Claims isis is involved in a new systemic horror that could be adding to the terror groups riches. Jim sciutto on w allegations of traffic in human body parts. Reporter with isis locked in battle with iraqi forces in al Baghdadi Baghdadi eyewitness accounts from the western iraqi town claimed the terror group is burning the bodies of soldiers and tribesmen killed in the fighting to desecrate them. Today the pentagon indicated it is now analyzing evidence of the incident. Certainly wouldnt surprise any of us here if it turns out to be authentic and true given the atrocities that this Group Continues to wage again innocent civilians. Regime from iraqs ambassador to the United Nations, another startling claim that isis is harvesting human organs from its victims in iraq and selling them on the black market in europe for profit. A dozen doctors in mosul who refuse to operate, he says were murdered. Translator these are, in fact crimes of genocide committed against humanitarian that must be held accountable before international justice. Without even mentioning the traffic of human organs. Reporter cnn has not been able to confirm the claims. The ambassador offered no proof. The u. N. Tells cnn it is investigating. Big question is how the terror group could run harvested organs out of a war zone. If true, what could be driving the terror groups increasingly extreme tactics. Isis financing has suffered as the u. S. Led air campaign has destroyed many of the Lucrative Oil facilities. Whale isis recruiting remains strong more and more attracting women and highly educated people these extreme atrocities often filmed get attention which in turn further fuels recruiting. They basically peeled people away from al qaeda. Guys who were formerly part of the bin laden zawahiri network are part of the organization they managed to do what al qaeda never could. Reporter reacting to the iraqi ambassadors claims of isis selling victims organs the u. S. State Department Says it is aware of the allegations and while it cannot confirm them, it has no doubt to believe them based on past atrocities. Jim sciutto, cnn, washington. Meantime the numberone suspect on a u. S. Kill list is this man, isis leader. One leader says he undoubtedly knows the u. S. Has a bounty on his head and stlf staying out of sight. Al baghdadi hasnt appeared in any isis videos for several months. British police say they have arrested a woman on suspicion of terrorism offenses related to syria. The 25yearold from birmingham was arrested at Heathrow Airport just outside london after arriving from turkey. Shes also suspected of child neglect as show of traveling with her 1yearold son. He is now under police protection. Authorities say the arrest was preplanned and there was no danger to the public. Now to ukraine. The nation is asking for outside help to restore peace. President poroshenko now wants u. N. Peacekeepers to monitor the faltering ceasefire there. Hes also calling for a firm world reaction to what he described as russias brutal violation of the minsk agreements. After weeks of fierce fighting ukrainian troops have pulled out of the flashpoint town of debaltseve. Fred pleitgen is in kiev and joins us with reaction to some of the developments. Fred for ten months Ukrainian Forces have been battling separatists. Yet, for every ceasefire agreement signed separatists seem to gain more territory. Why did Ukrainian Forces powell of debaltseve . Reporter well they simply couldnt hold debaltseve any longer. It seems as though they were badly outgunned. Frankly also the Ukrainian Military has nowhere near the fire power nor the sophistication equipment that the separatists have. Ukraine for a long time and, indeed, the International Community have been saying the rebels are both supplied by russia as well as staffed by russia as well. Something that the russians have been denying. Its interesting with the incident in debaltseve the very different reads that you have on it. On the one hand the ukrainians and the u. S. And europeans saying its a gross violation of the minsk agreement. The separatists and russia for their part saying this place should not have been part of the minsk agreements because it is quite deep inside what they believe should be rebel territory. The interesting thing about all this is the fallout because many people believe that this retreat would lead to some pretty bad repercussions for Pedro Poroshenko. So far it has not. You look at politicians here in kiev, many of them are saying the main thing, the minutes objective should have been and was to save the lives of ukrainian soldiers. Thats also important because the soldiers that were holed up there, several thousand thats actually a good chunk of the Ukrainian Armys combatready troops. It would have been a huge blow if there would have been some massacre there in debaltseve and certainly pour shank so being credited with saving a great deal of lives in that operation. Youre right, he is saying that he believes its important as part of this ceasefire agreement to save the agreement for some sort of u. N. Mandated mission to be on the ground because he simply does not trust the prorussian separatists. Lets listen to what Pedro Poroshenko had to say about that last night. Translator today you will be offered to discuss the issue of inviting the United Nations peacekeeping mission to ukraine which will act according to the mandate of the u. N. Security council. Reporter he said that staffing such a mission he believes should be done by the European Union. He was talking about a European Union police mission. There was even one am of the ukraine that said he believes there could be some sort of european combat force. Hard to see that happening because the European Union so far has tried to keep out of sending any sort of personnel to the front line here in this conflict. The russian for their part saying they believe that all of this ceasefire should be continued to be monitored boy the osce. So well wait and see what happens. The big question now is going to be whether or not the heavy weapons are going to start withdrawing from the front line. Is what happened in debaltseve going to leave to a quieting down of the situation in eastern ukraine, and will both sides start withdrawing heavy weapons affray from the front line to create the buffer zone that is so important as the next phase of the ceasefire that the International Community is trying to stop from falling apart. So fred as we wait for a decision on the u. N. Peacekeepers what is the status of the osc observers now that Ukrainian Forces are pulling themselves out of debaltseve . Is this a greater or less chance that they will get access to see what is happening there . Reporter i think the coming hours will show whether or not theyll get access to that places something theyve been trying over the past couple of days and been denied the past couple of days by the prorussian separatists. Now this the fighting has died down, it will be interesting to see whether they are finally let in. This are some signs that could be interpreted as possible. The mission has been able to get to other places on the front lines. The separatists for their part said yesterday they started dismantling and moving back some heavy weapons from other places along the front line showing they say that they are willing to abide by this Peace Agreement or by the ceasefire agreement. And also if you look at the area across the front line, aside from places down in mariupol and luhansk, were hearing that it is more quiet than its been the past couple of days. Well wait and see what debaltseve bring. Housewife, right now it seems as though there are positive signs, but everything is still very much up in the air. It seems to be all about debaltseve now. Fred pleitgen ten minutes past 9 00 in the morning. Thanks. Well take a short break. Coming up on cnn newsroom, the latest on the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Its been nearly a year since the plane disappeared. Well have a live update on the efforts from australia. Plus see how boxer Evander Holyfield is using his celebrity status to help prevent road rage incidents. Pictures from space show the unbelievable amount of snow thats fallen in parts of the United States. You can understand why some people may be a little fed up. How cold is it . You have got to be kidding you need come on out here with me. Its no joke, okay the lightest or nothing. The smartest or nothing. The quietest or nothing. The sleekest. Sexiest. Baddest. Safest,. Tightest,. Quickest. Harshest. Or nothing. 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Cnn has more live on the latest on efforts live from perth, australia. Anna, nearly a year after 370 disappeared, what challenges confront the search and recovery crews as they try to find the lost plane . Reporter yeah its hard to believe, isnt it that it is almost a year since flight 370 disappeared with 23 people on board. We are here in perth which is where the search vessels come to switch crews, to restock with supplies and fix the equipment. There are two of the ships here at the moment four in total scouring the search area about 1,000 nautical miles from where we are standing here deep in the southern indian ocean. The crews that we speak to rosemary, they say that its it is in this priority area if it is here, they will fine it. Among the massive container ships and live vessels at the harbor is a boat thats just arrived at the port. This is discovery, a former norwegian coast guard vessel taking part in one of the most challenging searches in history. If there is a plane down there, well see it. It will show up in our records. It takes time. Reporter chris morris and his survey team have just spend the past 42 days looking for mh370 in the remote indian ocean 1,000 nautical miles off shore. See australia here. Weve got the whole survey area where we started. Were looking at this southern section down here. Reporter the boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared almost a year ago. And according to satellite data experts believe its somewhere here on the ocean floor. After an initial search zone roughly half the size of the United States, its been narrowed down a priority area of 60,000 square kilometers. But the conditions are horrendous. Trenches volcanos and underwater mountains are part of the terrain. And for the sonar equipment thats towed ten kilometers been the ship and four kilometers below, its a logistical nightmare. As for the conditions above the surface, search crews recently weathereded three cyclones and waves up to 16 meters high. If mh370 is in the southern indian ocean, then the discovery is one of four ships that is going to help find. Theyve already covered 1 3 of the priority search area and are on schedule to complete the zone by may. What theyre looking for, the debris field on the ocean floor, is literally a speck on a map. Looking for small features, Something Like this pixel. Reporter its a slow and meticulous process. The vessels travel up and down strips of the search area referred to as mowing the lawn. We cant leave a gap. If we were to go along and there was, say, 100 meters missing here then the plane due in that 100 meters. Weve got to be 100 certain that were covering the area. Reporter discoverys new crew has just arrived and spirits are high. Theyre used to working in the north sea where conditions are not new orleans as harsh. I asked specifically to come on this job because its a very exciting tune to do something that will potentially help a lot of people. Reporter most of all, the suffering families whose loved ones were on board. Rosemary while the search crews are obviously committed to finding the wreckage of mh370, the families of the 23 people on board are 239 people on board are terrified that once they cover the priority zone, if the plane is not there, that the search will be called off. That is their greatest fear because as far as they are concerned, the malaysians who are in charge of this operation have a moral obligation responsible to bring their loved ones home. Rosemary . And lets hope that that is exactly what happens. Reporting there live from perth, australia. Many thanks to you. And complicating matters, youve got two tropical cyclones bearing down on australia at this hour. And of course we have our Pedram Javaheri whos been keeping an eye on this. Where is the position of the cyclones . How dangerous are they . One is particularly dangerous. And oddly enough, its the weaker storm system. Just because its placed in a more populated area. The other is considerably stronger, in an isolated region. Well show whats happening. At least near rockhampton, the eastern side of australia. Theres the storm. Tropical cyclone southward near rockhampton. We can expect up to ten inches or 500 millimeters of rainfall. To the north, land in place around the Northern Territory east of darwin. Again, this is stronger but its in a less populated region. We dont expect much in the way of significant damage across the area. Want to take and show you the track of these storm. One comes in a category 2 equivalent, that being the lesser populated one to the north while to the east comes in closer to a category 1 when it makes landfall. Look at the footage out of rockhampton. People making plans in anticipation across the southern hemisphere. The ocean temperature considerably warm over the last several millions to fuel the storm systems. You see a sandbagging taking place as the preparations not far away south of rockhampton in place across the region. Certainly going expect waves to absolutely batter the coastline in the coming days. Ill show you whats happening with the storm system. One to the north will begin to fall apart rapidly. It is the one to the south that were more concerned about as it comes into the afternoon and evening hours, the next 24 or so hours. This bring in a half a meter of rainfall in parts of the harbor over the next 24 hours. Thats why flooding going to be an imminent concern there. Jump across the continent and take you all the way to north america. How about 130 Million People now dealing with Winter Weather advisories windchill warnings and watches across the United States. As cold as 40 below zero in a few spots across the United States. Look at the current windchills minneapolis, minus 21. Chicago, minus 23. Even in the south, in the Single Digits in and around atlanta. This all is led to significant problems. Massachusetts, as you would expect with all the snow, a shopping a. A roof collapsed in the past 24 hours. We often talk about this just put four feet of snow on top of annagesized home say an averagesized home, could collapse under 30 kilos. The weight on top of a Shopping Plaza will be remarkable. You can tell you thankful no injuries with this one. Pretty scary scene. These are what youll begin to see because as you saw with the temperatures were not going to be warming especially when you consider so many plays look just like that right now. The older structures warehouses are really in danger of collapsing just like we saw there. Its hard, theres no way to actually scrub that off. Theres machinery that can do it, bough want anyone on roofs absolutely. I can tell you over the next seven days about 225 million americans keep in mind theres about 318 Million People in this country 225 million are going to be experiencing temperatures below freezing. Thats about 70 of the United States. This is going to be impacting a lot of people. The challenge is staying warm. Thanks. If americans are fed up with the snow just imagine how reporters must feel standing in the middle of stuff for hours on end doing live reports. We got the next clip from our chicago affiliate wgn. Want you to take a listen. Hey, its than cold out there. Theyre saying its going to be worse tonight, its fine. How cold is it . Reporter you have got to be kidding. You need come out and come on out here with me. Its no joke okay you can only stan out here for a few minutes before your face stars to freeze and starts to hurt youre doing fine. Reporter everything we see look at this lady. Look. She has on pantyhose. Is she kidding me . Shes an american is what she is reporter are you kidding me . Are you kidding me . Its long underwear, people. Long underwear, long coats, layers. Do it. Do it the cold will make you crazy. There is a good point there. Youve got to cover your body and cover your neck and your arms and even your face. Your head really. The vast majority of heat is lost. The cdc says 1,300 people a year lose their lives in the United States due to cold. That happens in four months november to february. These are the days if youre in a cold place, leave the skirts at home for now. Will be summer soon enough. Thanks very much. Thank you. Are you watching cnn newsroom. Still to come, football is seeing yet another in a long string of racist incidents showing the worlds most popular sport can often be anything but beautiful. Ahead, a group of apparent chelsea fans taunting and shoving a black commuter. And of course it was all caught on video. Well show it to you. The u. S. Justice department threatens to sue the Ferguson Police department alleging a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics. Despite a movement by european footballs governing body to rid the game of an ugly almost. Take a look at this cell phone video shot in a paris metro station. The black man trying to board the train is being shoved by people who appear to be Chelsea Football Club fans. Sickening to watch, but we want to show you so you can see how it played out. [ shouting ] be releasing that. Chelsea called it abhorrent. Racist incidents are an ongoing problem that surround football. Well talk about this more in depth and bring in Gavin Hamilton via web cam from london. Hes the editor of world soccer magazine. Gavin, what do you make of the recording that we just witnessed, and how much responsibility should chelsea accept for the behavior of fans before a match . Well in a way, its a triumph for social media in that these people have been exposed in this way. These are people who theyre products of the 70s and 80s when racism of rife in english football. Theyve gradually pushed out of the game. And chelsea, like most other english clubs, have done a lot to get rid of racism within their stadiums and within their club by banning tickets and refusing to sell them tickets. But you cant stop them traveling to places like paris and following the team out the stadium. When they get inside the stadium, thats when the authorities can act. This is a reminder that people are still around. They havent gone away. Theyre part of society, probably part where the Political Climate at the moment is is quite conducive to racism. We have immigrants fleeing the Political Climate. As a reminder these premstill around. Its difficult for the football authorities to act outside the stadiums which is where they have an interest. A former Chelsea Player says hes disgusted eded and embarrassed by what he saw there. Hes saying that chelsea should hunt these fans down and should ban them for life. Chelsea club does plan to do thing, as well dont they . Talk to us about that. Can what can be done from that point of view . Thats what has happened in social media because they can be identified on screen. You know the pictures have been circulated on social media overnight and are being searched. These people are being hundreded down by the general public. A triumph for social media. Its up to the clubs to identify these people and ban them from selling tickets. If they do indeed buy tickets. I mean if these guys were in the stadium, psg, the Champions League game they would have bought tickets from chelsea as season Ticket Holders as club members. But theres no at the moment theres no indication theyre actually going to the ground. A lot of these guys travel to europe and enjoy the lifestyle of traveling near to the club with the fans and drinking out the ground and in the city at the time the club is are playing. They arent necessarily going to the ground because theyve been banned in the past. So theres no proof that they are club members. If they are club members or season tickholders they can be banned by chelsea. The problem is that these guys attach themselves to football and have for 30 40 years. Its an ongoing problem. It is a problem. Hopefully with this video they can be tracked down and there will be repercussions. Good afternoon hamilton thank you very much for Gavin Hamilton, thank you very much for joining us and talking with us. We appreciate it. Dozens of patients who went into a los angeles hospital for relatively simple tests may have left with a deadly bacteria in their systems. Well explain what happened ahead. Plus so much hope spread across libya after Muammar Gadhafi was toppled from power. A few years later that hope has turned to chaos. A look at a failed state. Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and across the world. Im errol barnett. Im rosemary church. Iraq alleges new isis atrocities near al baghdadi. There are allegations that isis is harvesting human organs from its victims to sell on the black market. Cnn is not able to verify either claim. The u. S. And cuba will hold a second round of talks next week in washington all in hopes of normalizing diplomatic relations. Both sides began historic negotiations last month in havana to reestablish ties. U. S. Officials hope to work out details end more than five decades of hostility. Greece is expected to ask for an extension on its Loan Agreement with the eurozone in the coming day. The current deal is set to expire at the end of the month. Germany has been reluctant to negotiate a partial extention without promises of more budget cuts and economic reforms. Now to north africa libyas foreign minister is asking the arms embargo be lifted so it can better fight terrorism. Egypt says more should be done to stop arms from even getting into libya out of fear that groups like isis will get their hands on them. The power vacuum left after libyas arab spring has been filled with militias and terror groups. More on the failed state that is libya. Reporter the images reloefd by isis tell a chilling story. A man wearing a suicide vest. He drives away then this picture isis claims a man was one of its fighters who attack a libyan checkpoint in benghazi. Cnn cannot verify the validity of the claim, but the message is clear. Isis claims it is moving further into libya. Also symbolized by mass execution of egyptian christians on libyas shores. A dark turn for the country when just four years ago jubilation as the arab spring sweeps across libya in 2011. Rebels seeking to oust decadess long leader Muammar Gadhafi lead a civil war. The dictator clinging to power begins a bloody battle with his own people. An International Coalition responds with military support with rebels and air strikes. Colonel kagadhafi needs to step down from power and leave. That sis good for his country and people. Reporter the rebels defeat gadhafi. Hes murdered in the streets he once controlled. Cameras from around the world capture the celebration. That was then. I think its safe to say that the arab spring is dead. We left and theres a shell. Reporter a power vacuum without the dictator, libya dissolved to chaos and sectarian violence. Rife breeding ground for isis. As in syria and iraq isis has successfully taken advantage of harboring itself in the either failed states or states on the way to failure. Isis has manipulated that situation to its advantage. Reporter are fears its strengthening not just in libya but beyond its borders. Kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. Isis is having a little trouble attracting recruits despite all the condemn nation of its brutal tactics. The recent beheadings of egyptian christians in libya and the burning of a jordanian pile seem to be attracting wouldbe jihadists. Whats the allure . Graham wood is a contributing editor for the atlantic magazine and has just written an article entitled what isis really wants. Its a sacred duty terrorize their enemies. They believe if nay cause terror, if they frighten us we will be less likely to attack them. In the long run, theyll be spared and well be spared more bloodshed. Its part of their doctrine to frighten us as much as possible. Wood says isis claims to be defending islam from crusaders in the west. And the Group Believes it will win victories over its enemies as foretold by prophecies. A u. S. Military court has thrown out the 2007 conviction of david hicks, the first Guantanamo Bay inmate ever convicted. The australian pleaded guilty to providing Material Support to terrorists but turns out that was not a crime when he was taken into custody in 2001. Im sure no one is surprised by the longawaited acknowledgment. The government of the United States of america is innocent. The government admitted that committed no crime. Its just unfortunate because of politics i was subjecting to 5. 5 years of physical and psychological torture. I will now live with always. After the conviction he was transferred to australia where he served nine months of a sevenyear sentence. Ukrainian forces are mostly out of a strategic town after weeks of fierce fighting. The military says 80 of its forces have with drawn from debaltseve. Prorussian separatists had battled the army for control of the key Railroad Town despite last weeks ceasefire agreement. President poroshenko is now asking for u. N. Peacekeepers to monitor any violations of that ceasefire and restore security. Weve been talking all week about debaltseve and its importance. We want to highlight that now on a map. Its been described as the most dangerous place in ukraine. When you look this way, youll understand why. Its essential oh the front line between areas under hold in orange and the Ukrainian Army you see highlighted in green. This sits in the middle of that. It also holds a strategic importance of boeing sides, as well. You see the white and blue lines representing roadways and Railroad Tracks prove that its a key transportation hub. Several railways connect in debaltseve as well. They connect some of the key towns weve discussed many times here donetsk and luhansk, rebel strongholds, as well. It could also open a land corridor to crimea for russia. So all of those reasons its key, fighting has taken a huge toll on the civilian population in debaltseve one them to some 25,000 people. Its estimate edd 3,000 to 4,000 are still there. The fall of debaltseve is viewed as a victory for the separatists, and its raised concerns about rebels grabbing more land before a ceasefire can really take hold. Matthew chance joins us now from moscow. And matthew, the fall of debaltseve to the prorussian rebels is one of the worst defeats for ukrainian troops in this war. And tours it comes hours an Vladimir Putin told ukraine it should let its men surrender to save their lives. Whats russias likely next move . Where does this leave the shaky ceasefire . Reporter a really good question. I think that policy maker in the west are policymakers are looking what to. Do will they instruct the prorussian separatists to stay where they are and policemen the ceasefire agreed to in minsk last week or will they push on from the enhanced position that theyve claimed and press for more territory . For instance in the south, the port city of mariupol . Thats the concern. The hope is theyve got the territory they want now, and that will be enough. It means the ceasefire can be implemented. The concern is there may be more land grabs in the days and weeks ahead. So how russia responding to the call for u. N. Peacekeepers to get into the contested areas there . Reporter they have pretty much rejected that. Diplomats saying theres already a peace deal on the table that provides a mayorelectnition for monitoring the ceasefire to the organization for security and cooperation in europe. And theyve actually criticized kiev for even suggesting that u. N. Peacekeepers and European Union peacekeepers are sent there as well. They say it undermines faith in moscow that they cant be serious about implementing the minsk agreements. Also its important to remember that given that at the hesitation, reticence on the part of the russians unlikely any kind of u. N. Peacekeeping force will be deployed or will require a sank from the security council, and, of course russia has no veto on the council. Well keep a close eye on this very delicate situation. Matthew chance from moscow. The u. S. Justice department is threatening to sue the ferguson, missouri, Police Department according to sources. Justice officials allege officers there used a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics. The federal department will sue if the force doesnt make changes. The Justice Departments also expected to announce it will not charge officer Darren Wilson a white man, for the shooting death of Michael Brown who was black. That incident made ferguson the center of nationwide debates over Police Tactics and race relations. Police chief jackson answered the Justice Department saying i have received nothing new. Everything they suggest in the past has been reasonable, and we have tried to comply. California Health Officials are contacting nearly 200 patients who may have been exposed to a dead leely bacteria during tests at ucla medical center. Seven patients are confirmed to have been infected with the drugresistant superbug. Two of them died. The problem came during testing for digestive system illnesses. A hospital spokeswoman says a scope used in the procedure was contaminated despite having been sterilized according to the manufacturers instructions. The bacteria in question can kill up half of the patients infected. Still to to come on cnn, a man claimed he was beaten up by police and demanded his release. Surveillance footage from his phone tells a different story. And more viewers than the super bowl and the oscars combined. We go behind the scenes of the Chinese Lunar new year gala. Hey, girl. Is it crazy that your soccer trophy is talking to you right now . It kinda is. Its as crazy as you not rolling over your old 401k. Cue the horns. 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And earlier, we heard you were born the year of the snake, i the year of the pig, rosemary the year of the ox. Whats different about how people are ringing in the year of the sheep . Reporter the year of the sheep, there is confusion whether sheep or get to. Its still not the best year necessarily for chinese to be born in. Theyre happy to be here at the temple festival in beijing. But everyones talking about the variety show that aired last night. It airs ever year. And it is a Major Institution here in china. At the temple the school is famous for its gravitydefying kung fu. Still, up to three months of painstaking rehearsals they may not make the cut. Translator there is intense pressure. Each rehearsal is also an inspection. Up until the last minute, the show isnt confirmed. Reporter the show is the annual new year gala on state tv. At one of its final rehearsals it has Chinese Opera singers, traditional dancers, and acrobats. Coveted for competing for coveted slots. The school has performed in the gala before but its this womans first time. Thet im so excited this year, she says. I used to watch them perform on stage. Now its my turn. The new years gala is an oldschool variety show. A fivehour marathon heavy on song dance, and communist partystyle patriotism. Its a cultural phenomenon in china drawing more viewers than the oscars emmys, and vmas combined. And the audience numbers are staggering. Around 700 Million People watch the gala every year. And they tweet on chinese social media nearly 30 million times a minute. So this is a key propaganda tool for the communist party. And now in what seems a soft power push theyre taking the gala global buying newspaper ads in primetime advertising space in the heart of times square. Theyve even done deals with twitter, google and youtube. All sites banned in china. After more than throw decade on air, the gala struggles to be relevant with the younger generation. Last year Young Chinese flooded the internet with pictures of their grandparents napping through the marathon show. For the performers of the show though, its very serious business. I want to perform my best, he says so i can bring the best show to the people in china and the world. They do call the gala after all the biggest show on earth. With so many people watching, its obviously a force to be reckoned with. Sometimes its hard to tell in china whether people love it or kind of love to hate it. And david, i can see theres a lot of enthusiasm around you. What exactly is happening there at one of the temple fairs that youre in . Reporter ill show you around a bit. The temple fair has thousands in temples and parks around beijing and all around the country. With apple or canny, they eat traditional fruit, particularly dumplings in the northern part of china. Obviously everywhere you go you see these sheep and goats for sale. The stuffed kind that is. So people with enjoy the year of the sheep. The snake and ox are pretty well regarded zodiac signs. Sheep not so much because people say the traits are you are meek and mild. But also artistic and sympathetic. You know there was really a rush to have babies before this year but many people say its just a way to celebrate the new year throughout asia and of course here in china. It all looks like fun. I think its quite interesting. Young people kind of trolling theirler relatives by taking pictures as they sleep as the celebration is on television. David mckenzie, live in beijing. Just past 3 50 in the afternoon there. Thanks. Now what police first describe as an apointer road rage kill apparent road rage killing of a mother has become more complicated. After tammy meyers encounter with ahn identified male driver she drove home, grab her son who brought a gun, and then drove around looking for the man. Police say meyers found the driver and then followed him before eventually breaking off and heading home. Highers was ultimately shot and killed out her home. Police are still searching for the other driver. Police say meyers son returned fire during that incident but was not able to stop the driver from getting away. Road rage incidents seem to be all too common these days. As you heard, some are turning deadly. In an effort to combat the problem, former World Champion boxer Evander Holyfield appears in a new Public Service announcement. Take a look as he steps down from a potentially dangerous situation. You cut economy off you son of a [ bleep ] get inside the [ bleep ] car. Right now im going to iryou tear you a new [ bleep ]. Come on i didnt know it was you. I didnt know it was you. After years of battling in the ring holyfield says he doesnt need to battle it out on the road and doesnt want other people engaging in road rage incidents either. Cut me off stay in the car. Stay in the car and not get out. You know, its whether youre a man or woman you stay in your car and let the person cool off because you never know. The boxer may get out of the car. Holyfield officially retired from boxing in 2014 and now uses his celebrity status to support various causes. Great message. Police say a man who claimed detectives beat him up was caught in his own lie. He told authorities in the state of oregon he got two plaque eyes while being black eyes while being questioned last month. When police checked video from his holding cell they saw him throwing the punches at himself. There he is. The man layer confessed saying later confessed saying he thought it would help him get out of jail he pleaded guilty to filing a false report and was sentenced to time served. If you follow fashion trends well listen up. Next here on cnn, the leader of the hermit kingdom is sporting a new look. Well show you kim jonguns new hairdo. [alarms blaring] ohhhhh. Whoa whoa whoa whos responsible for this . . If something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. Rick. Its what you do. Ahhhhhhhh whatd you say . Uhoh kelly if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Rick. Dont walk away from me. Ahhhhhhhh welcome back. North koreas Supreme Leader is sporting a new hairdo. Hes a split heres a split screen of his before and after. His new coif appears to be slightly higher than his other style. Looks like his eyebrows have shrunk a little as well. What is he going for . Im not sure. Now to boston in the u. S. Its buried in snow for weeks. And as crazy as this may sound, the mayor has been forced to tell troins stop jumping out of window and into snow drifts residents to stop jumping out of windows and into snow drifts. Resigns are daring and suffering from cabin fever as jeanne moos reports. Reporter why are a new knucklehead bostonians choosing to deposit themselves in snow banks wearing shorts . All right oh [ bleep ] reporter if the fall doesnt get you, the frostbite might. Im asking people to stop the nonsense right now when it comes these are adults jumping out windows. Reporter jumping off car roofs teetering on railings [ scream ] reporter leaping off porches. Whoo reporter launching themselves downstairs. But its the highflying hijinx that have bostons mayor frosted. First of all, its a foolish thing to do. You could kill yourself. Reporter theres a name for this behavior the boston blizzard challenge. Reporter some involve less challenge than. The mayor asks people to act responsibly. This isnt Loon Mountain, this is the city of boston. Reporter Loon Mountain . Are you acuesing your residents of being looney mr. Mayor . No Loon Mountain, the nearby ski resort in new hampshire. On its facebook page, Loon Mountain is milking the mention by doctoring the boston skyline with one of the resorts gondolas. 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