of cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 25th. of course you know, we ve all been waiting for this beautiful morning. i m amara walker. good morning and merry christmas to you as well. thank you for spending part of your holiday morning with us. just ahead this morning, fighting racism from a one horse open sleigh, after getting hate mail for put putting up a black stanta in his yard santa in h yard, one man fights back. and how dollar stars are quickly becoming the go-to destination for shoppers. and we re going to introduce you to this year s cnn hero of the year, with a heart warming moment as she accepted her award. first let s get you caught up with this morning s headlines with whitney wilde. good morning and merry christmas to you, if you re celebrating at home. we begin with this brutal weather storm. at least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm and more than a quarter million people are without electricity. more than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterda
the list of deaths. we could see more when everything is said and done. there is still a big concern for people stranded in their cars, when there was whiteout conditions. people would get lost in the storm. people were making contact with people stranded in cars. the mayor saying 200 individuals, they could still be out there, that they are trying to make sure they get safe. there s also some frustration in the voice of officials here, as they say that people do not are not really getting it right now. and braving the streets. that should be off in the distance here. we don t know where they could be going. only essential travel is allowed right now. they are clearing the streets to be drivable, just like the one you see here in downtown buffalo, and allow first responders to basically make it out to calls if necessary. but as far as the storm, this has been just it has not sto stopped. erie county officials say the storm is going to hover over buffalo, and perhaps we ll
It is good to be back with you on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, scenes of devastation in michigan after tornadoes pommel homes and businesses ripping the sides off a fedex facility and wiping out an entire mobile home park. The risk isnt over. More than 50 Million People still under Severe Weather alerts told. Also told, Donald Trumps battle against the d. A. And his Georgia Election case. The new development as he tries to get fani willis thrown off the case. Plus, another campus crackdown, Police Moving into clear an encampment at Gw University as other schools scramble to salvage Graduation Ceremonies. The growing fallout. And the cease fire talks underway right now in the middle east. Can a deal get done, even with israeli tanks inside rafah. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin in michigan with nbcs Maggie Vespa Covering the after math of devastating tornadoes. What are you seeing . What are you hearing from fo
6 00 a. M. , sun is not up yet but you are watching the largest Healthcare Strike in American History and it is the third and final day today. You got 75,000 workers striking against Kaiser Permanente, protesting over wages and staff shortages. No signs of a deal between the two sides so well watch that and bring you updates as we get them this morning. We have a lot of backlash now at the border, america. President biden defending his decision to build more wall and the white house messaging is all over the place as we say hello on a friday. You have almost made it, america. Dana is off today. Im bill hemmer live in New York City. Sandra is back. Sandra i enjoyed the wakeup call this morning. Thanks for having me back. Good friday. The president s reversal on the Border Wall Igniting a media firestorm. The left calling him out for breaking a Campaign Promise but the white house is defending the move. He says the money was earmarked already for the wall back in 2019. And the president