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from loved ones as the war continues in their home country. hello and welcome to bbc news. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across parts of the united states and forced the cancellation of more than 2000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. this is what it looks like when a bomb cyclone descends o...

going green — we meet the teenage entrepreneur, who rents real christmas trees each year to save them from being thrown out after the festive period. hello and welcome to bbc news. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forw...

Whether i am getting on the flight on the 27th or if i will change my flight. while arriving might not be as welcoming as normal, airlines and airports have been keen to downplay the idea of travel chaos. flights are not being cancelled. the government says passengers should be prepared for disruption and its advising them to check with operators before travelling. zoe conway, bbc news. the bbc�*s hannah millers at london gatwick airport. how are things looking where you are? it looks like peo...

>> arwa damon in cairo this morning. in just a few hours, the second flight will leave for st. petersburg, russia, bringing home the remains of more people who died in that crash. the airport there already turning into a makeshift memorial with piles of flowers paying tribute. cnns matthew chance live in st. petersburg this morning with more. hi, matthew. >> reporter: hey, carol. you can see im standing at pulkovo airport, main airport in st. petersburg, at the arrival gates where families abo...

Our third story out front, snowden rejected? apparently he is becoming a global hot potato and nobody really wants him. the u.s. still cant get a grip on him. it is the stuff of movies but this is real life. the nsa leaker is still hiding out in the main moscow airport in the transit area between arrival gates and passport check points. but vladimir putin said ehe wants snowden to go sooner rather than later. ecuador said it would consider snowdens request for asylum. and a spanish lawyer who ha...

Between the arrival gates and passport check point. ecuador is considering his asylum request. for the time hes biding his time at that airport in russia. whats the latest on snowdens travel plans if we know whats going on. is he likely to stay in russia, leave any time soon? what are we hearing? >> its an inbetween. i know that can sound confusing but it doesnt look like hes going to be staying inside russia and it doesnt look like hes going to be leaving that transit area any time soon. offici...