hello and welcome. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border 27 bodies have been recovered there, and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines, making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican b
ukraine s foreign minister dymytro kuleba has indicated that his government is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of february on what would be the first anniversary of the russian invasion of the country. he suggested that the un s secretary general antonio guterres could be a possible mediator for peace talks with russia. let s talk to our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega. how likely is this summit to take place? it how likely is this summit to take lace? , , , . ., , place? it is interesting because in the interview. place? it is interesting because in the interview, he place? it is interesting because in the interview, he said place? it is interesting because in the interview, he said he - place? it is interesting because in the interview, he said he didn t i the interview, he said he didn t anticipate russia taking part. so i think that shows how challenging it is going to be for any kind of peace talks, peace negotiations to happen. he also said that russia must f