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 top ten business stories of the year. crypto crashed and streaming slowed. the recession debate raged. elon musk s chaotic takeover and the energy market raised prices at the pump. number ten, crypto crashed amid the downfall of hits biggest exchange. even flashy super bowl ads couldn t hold off the chill of a cr crypto winter. has the bit coin bubble final lip burst, costing investors more than $1 trillion. an implosion of ftx over claims it misused customer money. the 32 billion company that plunged into bankruptcy