This morning. Im boris sanchez. Merry christmas. I hope its been a Magical Christmas morning so far, im amara walker. Just ahead this hour, it started as one familys idea and it grew into a global brand. The inside story behind Elf On A Shelf and whats next for one of the worlds biggest christmas traditions . And the holidays are a big source of joy for so many but they can also bring up sad feels are or painful memories. We have tips to help you deal with the holidays blues coming up. First lets get you caught up on the mornings headlines with whit n whitney wilde. Good morning. We begin with the brutal weather storm keeping its grip on most of the country. At least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm. The weather is causing severe travel headaches. More than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterday and another 1,200 cancelled so far today. Governor hochul says she will declare of the federal government a declaration of emergency. Paolo has more. Reporter here at ground zero, driving is n
around 400 yearsings ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name, lorenzo longoria. my ancestors arrival changed history, creating modern mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. everything started here. it s also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. and all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla? impossible. the people of veracruz took this treasure trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. sp [ speaking non-english ] . wow. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. the port s strategic position saw veracruzans fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. [ speaking non-english ] but this history of conflict from indigenous power struggles to african slavery created a cultural
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, april 8th camera, walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. i almost wore my easter pick today. early tomorrow. try for tomorrow. i had had a lavender for one of the days, but you know, we ll figure it out and the color s up for tomorrow. i promise. here s what we re watching two major, very different rulings on access to a medical abortion pill across the country. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states will sort out the rulings and the coming legal challenges escalating tensions in the middle east. at least three people are dead in separate attacks. we are live in jerusalem with the very latest it s sad and pathetic to think. that our democracy. can be taken away from a voter. vice president kamala harris travels to tennessee after two democratic members are expelled for leading a gun protest on the house floor. their constituents now left wit
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on
country hadn t heard of so we zephyr, but as the montana legislation was in session that year, she was paying close attention to the bills that were introduced, and she was fervently tweeting about them. zephyr is a trans woman. she was enraged by something called s b to 80, a piece of legislation which would ve made it difficult for transgender people to update their birth certificate. she commented on twitter, quote, having my birth certificate updated, and having it remove my that name, meaning the name that a transgender was given at birth, but no longer goes by, is one of the greatest joys i ve experienced. moments later, the bill passed the state senate by the slimmest of margins with a vote of 26 to 24. zephyr took note and wrote, quote, it would only take one person to have protected my community from discrimination. if that doesn t make it clear that we need trans representation and government, i don t know what will. ten minutes later, she tweeted again, quote, i am