who are celebrating. i m ali velshi we begin this hour with th latest in the investigation an the insurrection, and th historic january six committee s highly anticipated final report the document is massive, bot in scope, it s 845 pages long, and importance, relating to th future of democracy in the united states. however, synthesizing th monumental report down to on line is easy it s this. quote, the central cause o january six was one man. the man is exactly who you think it is, donald j trump. the report also notes, quote none of the events of januar six would ve happened withou him. separately, the committee is voted to refer trump to th committee of justice for prosecution and for criminal charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, a well as 18 and insurrection. important to know right now, the 14th amendment of th constitution, vance individual who engage in an insurrectio from holding federal or stat office the committee reports persists recommendations
this christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we can t ignor the fact that it s been a toug year over the past 12 months, there s been a recurring theme and the stories we ve covered. the fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. here in the u.s., voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. and as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65% of adults worldwide say they re optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend michael curry and dr. barry see black. chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend michael curry
winter storms from the pacific northwest to new england, texas to tallahassee, we ve seen temperatures plunge in some places by tens of degrees an hour. coastal flooding, gail forced winds, blizzard conditions, roads iced over causing massive pileups, including the one you see here on the ohio turnpike that took one life at least. we re also seeing more than a million homes without power tonight, more than 5,000 flights cancelled. c cnn polo sandoval is live for us and drivers are stranded on icy roads and omar jimenez is at o hare. we begin with polo sandoval. what can you tell us about the stranded drivers and what they re facing tonight? reporter: it is going to be a very long frigid night, jim for county officials as they will be out in these conditions going through hundreds of stranded cars inn erie county and rescuig people inside. officials said this is something they feared of happening so they implemented at 9:30 this morning a driving ban hoping people would stay
gratification. you kick the door in guns blazing and whatever happens happens. stop that, he s not my dad. sketches are a really fun way to talk about the culture with a quick turnaround. and i sketch you are satirizing life. satirizing. no, satirizing. my brain hurts. when you know people are improvising you are on the edge of your seats. everything you see tonight is being made up on the spot, we can t stress it enough. where is my mother? you have to go for it, you have to commit. i m rick james,one. we, we are going to do a sketch show. you don t comedy is like a concerto with all of its complications. sketch comedy is like a sex pistol song where people get in and get out and somebody gets hurt. i am so full of anticipation that my genitals are sucked up into my body company. sketches a really great way to deliver, do, because you can say so much. the best come in with a point of view about something they want to say. it makes it does feel any b
the tables have turned. the idea that jokes aren t funny, it s still very much a thing. there are some people who can t get their heads around what they don t know. i said i wanted to be a comedian, she said, maybe it s better if you just died. i think they thought of women as a different species. for view ladies are capable of being a comedian, so everybody sticks by them. here s somebody that thinks they do it. this is a great argument that women are doing much better work than men. you re welcome. when was the hardest what s the hardest part about being a female comedian? what would you guess? well, it s the rape. [ laughter ] i have a deep camaraderie with tough, hard core, funny ass female comedian apps because it s been a long road for all of us. what would make a woman turn from a decent think like housewiving or cashiering in a five and dime store or dental hygiene? and turn her to comedy as a korea? it s definitely easier now. but back the