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
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to be kind and happy. not only are you those things, you have used your power to change this world. also i think for her to be here with me, i feel like so many people have lost their mothers and so i feel so lucky that she is here and she s able to share the moment with me. and we re so glad that you won and you have this $100,000 to expand your work even further than you already have. thank you so much. it s great. aw, don. you are amazing. i just i can t really. that s amazing. congratulations. you know amazing mothers, don t you? and you did it for her and this is her moment as well as yours. yeah. she s my hero. thank you, nelly. thanks mom. christina, thank you so much. what a beautiful moment. that is so touching. congratulations again to nelly and her mom. you can see her beaming with