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
The red wave that wasnt. The people have spoken. We should have seen an overwhelming victory for republicans. We didnt. How a Supreme Court ruling and gop missteps helped democrats defy midterm history. Plus, the comeback kid. We beat the odds. A string of wins on capitol hill and at the ballot box rejuvenates the biden presidency. Why do so few democrats want him to run for a second term . Donald trump under siege. Weapon aized department of justice. Open else has ever gone through this. These people are sick. Is his iron grip over the gop Finally Loosening . Hello and welcome to inside politic sunday. Im abby phillip. 2022. It was the year of the political plot twist. Ups and downs. Twists and turns. Surprises. Unexpected revoels and unended expectations. How did the year end with a Record Number of bipartisan accomplishments . How did the year with donald trump in control of the gop end with rivals ready to challenge him . And how did the party in power overcome raging inflation, an
good morning. buenos dias and welcome to cnn this morning. we are grateful you are starting your sunday, march 19th with us. i m boris sanchez. i m amara walker. is there a good morning? it is a very good morning for me. it is a great one. because boris is going to getting a lot more sleep on the weekends. look, there is really no bad news. there is some breaking news. i guess the bad news is that you won t be able to see boris bright and early in the morning saying buenos dias, but, for all the boris fans you will be getting a lot more of boris during the week. we don t want to disclose all the details. look, i think you and i channelled each other because we are kind of in mourning with all of our black. sadly, because we won t be together. that s the bad news. the good news, you will get so much more of boris. you are too kind. more of that in a sec. here is what we are watching today. russian president vladimir putin makes a surprise visit to the russian-o
toxic train disaster. all i know is our town needs help. how did a train derailment in ohio become america s latest political flash point? you were met with indifference and betrayal. the same people who want to play political games are the same people who sided with industry again and again and again. tim scott edges closer to a presidential bid. i see kids ought the abcs, not crt. will the message on race resonat with gop voters? march ri taylor greene has a radical plan to fix the union. dissolve. the last thing i want to see in america is a civil war but we have to do something about it. welcome to inside politic sunday. it s been 23 days since a train carrying hazardous materials went off the rails in ohio. 23 days of dread for the nearly 5,000 americans asking whether the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink. like so much else in america, this environmental disaster quickly divided the country. former president trump led that charge
by the producers. we are already heavy into next hour and nobody has gotten in the ear yet. soon they will. coy wire, thanks so much. appreciate you. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we ll wrap when we re rad to wrap, already? good morning, buenos dias, welcome to cnn this morning, sunday, february 26. i m boris sanchez. good morning to you. i m amara walker. thank you so much for waking up with us this morning. a lot of news to get to. here is what we are watching this morning. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. the epa stops the removal of all contaminated material from the toxic train derailment in ohio as the battle over how and where it should be moved. the outcry from neighboring states and how the white house is responding. the war in ukraine in its second year marked by fierce fighting in the eastern front. heavy shelling across that area in the last 24 hour