This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve 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 theyre 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 presiding portio
who are celebrating. amal evolve she. we begin this hour wit confirmation of one of the man major lies that the former president told the america people this time regarding his taxes. following a years-long legal and political saga be house weight and mean committee was finally able t secure donald trump s ta returns. they voted to release them t the american public this pas week despite his insistent ally s donald trump s tax returns wer not under audit when he ran fo president the first time the irs did not audit th personal tax returns of donald trump during his first two years in office. this is an important point it s interesting because besid being one of the forme presidents publicly stated reasons for not releasing hi tax returns. the irs has a program mandatin the quote mandatory review o the presidents individual ta returns. that protocol was followed for presidents barack obama and jo biden. dir us did finally follow it own rules of the forme presidents third year
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
that has desperate family scrambling. we want to start off with reproductive rights. thousands of protesters have gathered to protest the supreme court s draft decision to overturn roe v. wade. washington d.c. where 17,000 people are marching right now. antonia, it is great to have you on the show. talk to me about what you are hearing on the ground today. yasmin, today there has been a lot of emotion. some of the women i ve been speaking to have been shaking as they describe their reasons for coming out here on the national mall. other folks have been angry [noise] that emotion has even translated to some people sharing their personal stories. earlier today, i met with a woman in her late 60s. she decided for the very first time to share with us her own abortion story. she had an abortion in a back alley in chicago when she was 13 years old. i want you to take a listen to what she shared with us. i have never told anyone ever until right now because i feel the strong
first responders stretched thin overnight the brutal winte storm pummeled buffalo with th blizzard conditions. right now, a travel ban is i effect new york s governor declaring state of emergency and deploying the national guard buffalo airport will be closed at least until 11 a monday i think that s going to be unfortunately very disruptiv to those who want to leave o arrive and spend time with family over the christma holiday. the days-long weather woe causing widespread fligh cancellations and delays leaving christmas plants i limbo across the country this family scrambling for awa from new york to washingto d.c. for the rebooked flight that s supposed to leave today a lot of people have it a lot worse than we do we ll make it through. we ll be all right one of research was given flying altogether. saying they drove almost 120 miles from florida to ohio some of it through the storm t get home to their families