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
it really is, ali this morning in philly about two degrees and social park bu we are still seeing people o their moaning run if you can believe. it feels even colder in othe parts of the country as he jus talked about and even though the winter weather issues the fda - starting to lessen their impac on the airports. this brutal cold is gonna be keeping operations at war of a crawl according to the faa and already for today, according to flightaware which extracts of planes all over th country. we are already seeing more tha 100 cancellations nationwide this morning, it s a wood christmas for many americans but this storm is not pure joy this holiday weekend, hundreds of thousands lost power amid bone-chilling temperatures as tens of millions face windchill alerts if you can go without the lights inside your house turne on, that may be the difference
we met someone who said he slept overnight on the heate at the airports. it will pay for hotel. he was trying to stay warm because of our cold it is here on the east coast. we are not out of the wood yet. flightaware which tracks plane across the country is alread reporting for today over 100 cancellations nationwide this morning, it s a whit christmas for many americans but this storm is not pure joy this holiday weekend, hundreds of thousands lost power amid bone chilling temperatures as tens of millions face windchill alerts if you can go without the lights inside your house turned on, that may be the difference between one extra house out there having power i understand for those wh are dealing with a cold hous that this is ver uncomfortable. in some ways, could be life-threatening officials blame the dangerous weather for at least two dozen deaths acros multiple states. vehicles stranded.