BBCNEWS BBC News January 5, 2018
We will have more on that in just a moment. Now, moving on to the weather. In canada they tend to call it winter but in parts of north america the current ferocious weather is a very nasty surprise and is being called a bomb cyclone its powerful effects as deadly as the name implies. A severe drop in air pressure has triggered a powerful blizzard thats battered the north east of the United States and canada knocking out power for tens of thousands of people. The week long cold snap has left at least 12 dead and wrecked travel plans for millions. We begin our coverage with this report from andr...