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An agreement to address the climate crisis. weve got a look at climate coming up. first, lets get a check of your news headlines. ♪ good morning, to you, and merry christmas. im jessica dean. the omicron surge means getting home for christmas is a challenge for many travelers today. both delta and united flight cancellations are in the triple digits for the second straight day. delta canceling 268 flights while united had 196 cancellations. jetblue has canceled 120 flights. the airlines bl...

To the mainstream. >> left-wing fanatics who are bent on forcing every american to get themselves injected with an experimental drug. >> he doesnt represent science to them. >> reporter: and the antiscience rhetoric cost lives. tv stars who claimed to respect their audience actually put them at risk. big tech platforms said they tried to clean up the garbage, but its a sad reflection of your choose your own news culture. its incumbent on everyone to choose carefully. brian stelter, cnn, new york...

And oprahs interview with prince harry and meghan markle. she said she felt so alone she contemplated suicide. >> i just didnt want to be alive anymore. >> reporter: fall out from the interview rippled across the media and piers morgan stornled off the set of his show. >> you continue to trash her. >> im done with this. sorry. >> no, no -- >> no, no -- >> see you later. sorry, cant do this. >> reporter: he then left the network. as for harry and meghan, theyre making podcasts and tv shows which ...

Democracy. the companys leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but wont make the necessary changes because they have put their profits before people. >> reporter: she alleged that the companys research showed that its platforms can be toxic for children and society at large. but the company failed to take action. the ceo mark zuckerberger push back. antisocial media was a through line for the entire year. bringing us to the number one media story of 2021. the vaccine disinfor...

Households in the london expected to have coronavirus. there are serious concerns. while boris johnson hasnt implemented any new restrictions at this stage, we could be seeing tougher measures coming into force ahead of the new year. >> people can go ahead with their christmas plans, but the situation remain finely balanced and i would urge everyone to exercise caution. >> reporter: boyris johnson giving the public rare positive news, this year, christmas isnt canceled. the uk reached all-time h...

But not a single country committed to stopping oil or coal production any time soon. >> a monster named ida. the hurricane is intensifying qui quickly. >> reporter: hurricane ida comes in at number four. as 150-mile-per-hour winds screamed ashore in louisiana in early september. but that was just the beginning. idas aftermath dropped a rain bomb on new york sudden enough to to drown families in their apartments and the storm cost over $60 billion. >> were following breaking news this morning. a ...

And the never-ending debate over cancel culture. >> yeah, theres been no shortage of major media moments this year. brian stelter has a look at the top ten. ♪ >> reporter: 2021, the year the media and the world tried to get back to normal. the pandemic is now a subject of scripted dramas and movies helping us process it. but its not over yet and some things have changed forever. so here are our top ten media stories of the year. number ten, deplatforming donald trump. twitter permanently banni...

Traditions may be altered, but in many places go on, like taking the children to see santa claus. in this winter wonderland in finland, theres no sitting on santas lap and no whispering in his ear. santa has a wish too. >> ive been hearing about well-being and coping of children and young people. now its time to turn these worries into plenty of good will. >> reporter: people around the world are finding ways to make the season a little brighter, like this santa in peru, visiting children infect...

Doesnt want to hear anymore about corona, about mutations. but we cannot close our eyes to this next wave that is beginning to loom over us. >> reporter: and while this street is usually bursting with christmas shoppers, since sunday, its been empty. the shops left deserted and no cheer in sight. as the omicron surge forced the dutch prime minister to put the country under lockdown, casting an early chill on the christmas spirit. for now, england may have spared christmas gatherings, but as omic...

Delay. the james webb telescope will take one month to complete its orbit under the sun. its just under 1 million miles away. because its so far away, it will not be able to be serviced or repaired if anything goes wrong. the $10 billion telescope will be able to observe the atmosphere of planets outside of our solar system as never before, finding ones that might sustain life. newly released video providing an in-depth look at the january 6th insurrection at the capitol from a different vanta...