Months of russian occupation. And the European Union slaps more economic sanctions on iran. Its reaction to tay rons crack down on protesters and for selling drones to russia. Ah, im pablo valise. Welcome to the program a to day so much bringing together leaders from the Worlds Largest to economies. The g. 20 is underway on the indonesian island of bali rushes war in ukraine is in the spotlight at this years gathering despite it not officially. Being on the agenda, indonesian president joke o we doe has been welcoming the leaders. Russian foreign minister said ok laugh rob is attending the summit in place of president Vladimir Putin. Russia has been heavily criticized for its invasion of ukraine, which was caused economic disruption and fears of an energy and food crisis in much of the world. Well ahead of the g 20 summit, u. S. President joe biden met with the chinese leadership ping in indonesia. One of the most pressing issues was chinas aggressive claim to taiwan. But both leaders
Ah, im at the house, walk into the program today summit bringing to get the leaders from the Worlds Largest economies. The g 20 is kicked off in barley, indonesia. Russias war on ukraine is in the spotlight of busiest gathering, even though it is not officially on the agenda. Intonation president , jacob widow has been welcoming the leaders, Russian Foreign minister, sir guy, lab rob is attending the summit in place of president vladimir putin. Russias come in for International Criticism of its invasion, which has caused economic disruption and fears of an energy and food crisis in much of the world. While International President tried in vain to get vladimir taken to attend, i asked d w se asia bureau chief, guilt matters. What the leaders of the g 20 nations need most to resolve . In putins absence, i would say if you believe the german chancellor, a key achievement has already been that there is a clear opposition, has been voiced here at this a be a head of this meeting. 11 has to
You can see why this snowstorm paralyzed some of the most heavily Populated Areas of this country. The stats are coming in, and they are very impressive. The worst hit town, hamden, connecticut, where they got an astonishing 40 inches. It was a record breaker in portland, maine. A place used to snowstorms. They got nearly 32 inches from this one. And to give you a sense of the power of this storm, the winds were as strong as a category 1 hurricane with gusts up to 83 miles an hour on the cape. Thats cape cod. And speaking of massachusetts, thats where meteorologist ginger zee is this morning. She is in boston. Hey, ginger, good morning. Good morning to you, dan. Boston was one of the areas hardest hit and recordmaking here. It was the fifth largest snowfall on record in weather history in boston. And its not just the snow and wind i was concerned about this morning. Thats gone. Its the cold temperatures. Look how cold it is for a lot of these cities that you were just talking about, mo
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In the runup to tonights Grammy Awards. How they honored Whitney Houston one year after she died. And they call it the oscars of the dog world, the contenders arriving in new york city for the Westminster Kennel Club show. The pampering boggles the mind, blowouts, manicures and pilates. And good morning, america, on this morning after a storm for the record books. Now the nightmare of digging out begins. Life wont be normal for days for some people with the power out for more than 350,000 homes and businesses, and travel still at a standstill in some areas. Ginger zee leads our coverage of what theyre calling the big snowcane of 2013. Part hurricane and hurricaneforce winds and ginger doing what she loves this morning. Also coming up on the eve of the Grammy Awards, nearly four years to the day after he assaulted his girlfriend rihanna, in trouble again. How he totaled his porsche overnight and the role the paparazzi may have played. For us girls aint no Mountain High enough. Ginger an