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
trial alex murdaugh visited the scene of the crime. murdaugh s defense will make closing arguments. ma maggie sees what happenedd she comes running over there to her baby. wealthy buckhead neighborhood to break away from the city. murder up 44% in buckhead. time for a change. everybody wants to vote on this. so let us volt. it s the american way. four astronauts into space. 3, 2, 1. full power. and liftoff. go dragon, go falcon. brian: hi, everyone we wake up well it s not good news. straight to a fox news alert. new jersey state trooper is shot during duty. the shooting happened in the town of patterson about 20 miles northwest of new york city. the trooper was hit in the leg and taken to the hospital. two others were also taken to the hospital to be checked out. it s unclear what injuries they sustained right now. law enforcement officers from around the area are searching for the two suspects. one already in custody. we will bring you more on the breaking n
creeks and streams. the norfolk southern railway set to testify many report headaches and ann arbor yanchts out of all the persons in the world god chose me. deion sanders at the center of a controversy. must take action he has been hired as a football coach not a pastor. 3, 2, 1, full power. and liftoff. go dragon, go falcon. [cheers] griff: cincinnati. put chili on spaghetti. i tried to like it. tony snow was from cincinnati. and god rest his soul, back when i would go with him to cincinnati, go home. brian: radio. griff: you are right. skyline chili think i like it, i don t like it. brian: pull into the city johnny bench greets you. griff: he didn t greet me. brian: he must have been off. griff: great to be with you. a special day for me. brian: why? griff: my mom sylvia jenkins her 91st birthday. here she is. happy birthday, mom, i love you. hope you have a great day down there in colorado. and there we are just a few months ago when i was do
warning from the american cancer society. colorectal cancer is fast rising among younger adults, under 55, and doctors can t seem to figure out why. nbc s tom costello has more. at 45 justin kelly thought he was probably too young to get colon cancer but when his doctor said the recommended screening age it dropped from 55 to 45, he ordered a mail-in colo guard test, a colonoscopy confirmed stage 3 cancer, and justin began. you wouldn t have made it to 50 without coming in to see me. that s how far along it was. justin is part of a younger generation of americans who colo rectal cancer rates have doubled over 25 years. in 1995, 11% of those 55 and younger were diagnosed with colon cancer, by 2019, it was 20%. unfortunately there has been a r3 democrats. what do they think of his message for a likely reelection campaign. the jury about to get instructions and begin deliberations in the alec murdaugh double murder trial. how prosecutors just rebutted the defense s clo
that wa warm welcome to tho joining us in the united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn news room this is the united states property, we obviously don t want to see anybody getting their hands on it. this type of behavior from the russian pilots is uncommon and unfortunate and unsafe. we didn t have snow all winter long and now the biggest storm of the year. this snow is very heavy, wet and dense. it is sticking to all the trees and power lines. in the wake of this banking crisis even as it seems to be receding from the brink, there is recognition that perhaps the fed will have to change course. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, march 15th, in washington white house officials say the u.s. is taking steps to ensure that an air force drone hit by russia in the black sea doesn t end up in the wrong hands. the pentagon says russian fighter jets intercepted the surveillance drone on tu