welcome to 2020, two headlines highlights, and history. we are coming to from times square in the heart of new yor city, home to the famous bal drop that marks the beginning, and and of every year. i am - and i m savannah sellers but the next hour, we ar taking a look back at th biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war i ukraine, s supreme court retirement, and the oscar slap the shook hollywood. and it is ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears and a world uniting on the soccer field along the way there were celebrations, loss, an hopefully some lessons to take until 2023 first, let s remember the headlines that fine 202 were seismic, and historic europe s largest armed conflic since world war ii, a suprem court decision that overturned more than four decades o precedent. the death of a monarch who had rainforest 70 years. yet, in its earliest days, 202 seemed more like a copycat wit the worst qualities of the two previous years staggering new
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
cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning, it s saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. i m whitney wild in for amara walker. and i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. and you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with a frustrating start to a holiday weekend. more than 200 americans are under winter alert with an arctic blast with heavy snow and ice. the storm has placed enormous strains on america s energy infrastructure. this morning where more than 500,000 homes and businesses are without power. and authorities in tennessee have ordered 15-minute rolling blackouts to manage demands. now, officials in states are blaming the winter storm for 15 deaths. they re reminding drivers, if you don t need to travel, stay off the road. across the country, snow, ice and powerful winds have caused multivehicle crashes and left drivers stranded on roads and highways. many spent hours in freezing conditions but it is not just the snow and ice. in new jersey, in several co
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twas a wintry day, and at ihop quite soon hot cinnamon apples would be coaxed with a spoon on the fluffiest french toast with red currants on top we wish you a happy holiday, only at ihop. new gingersnap apple french toast, part of our new holiday menu. try all three flavors. (music throughout)