off in ohio with tim ryan. everyone knows why these races matter, control of congress, the first election since the supreme court ended the right to choice, and the premise here is of course the votes will decide the outcome. i shouldn t have to say that, right? the reason i shouldn t have to say that is this is still a democracy. so here we are tonighted in midterms homestretch, and this is america. it s not like many other countries where you have authoritarians or december cots that make it clear they don t intend to follow any outcome except the one where they win. take for example brazil where you have an autocrat who sound likes this. translator: there are only three alternatives for me to be arrested, to be killed, or to be victorious. and i tell those scumbags i will never go to jail. that s how authoritarians talk. he s basically saying the only right outcome is that he wins. that s abroad, but consider why i m showing you this as the first thing in the beat.
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
the dangerous arctic blast now slamming across the earth. with it, snow, ice, howling winds and all before christmas. we ll have a full forecast for you. we ll also tell you about in kansas city, delays here. driving in was wild, with all the weather, and, you know. winds and rain. there s the people hoping to fly home for the christmas holidays. may simply not make it. we ll also update you with the travel delays in your world. and there s a not nativity display at the vatican, and it sends a message of hope to the people of ukraine. very good day to you. we begin, of course, with the massive winter storm that s barreling across united states. 11 people so far have died from the storm. at least 200 million people are under winter weather advisories. it s an arctic blast that s knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses. it s brought with it a combination of frigid temperatures, gusty winds, heavy snow and ice. and as a result, hundreds of t
we begin in france today, where a third national lockdown looms large, but the french government is insisting it s doing everything possible to avert more restrictions that could be devastating for the economy. a year ago to the day, president macron appeared on television confirming the closure of schools and the stay at home order that led to the country s first lockdown. officials say the paris region may be forced to lock down soon, as patients with new covid 19 variants fill up hospitals intensive care wards, with special medical planes taking patients from the paris area to less saturated regions over the weekend. france currently has a 6pm nationwide curfew in place with weekend lockdowns in two regions, but it is still seeing a rise in case numbers. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor, hec paris. good to see you again. first, do you think a third nationwide lockdown is inevitable as macro unfortunately, the lockdown of some sorts might appear at t
live longer. she s one of them girl comics. it ain t that funny. got extra gland in the hooha that filters the jokes full that ain t funny. i read it in science book. it s science, look it up. whole episode on planet earth they did about women and their anti-joke vaginas. in hd, too, horrifying. it is christmas eve. all welcome, wherever in the world you are watching. i m richard quest. i m in london. ahead on the cnn newsroom