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 not only treacherous, but its pro prohibited. You have vehicles that are basically abandoned. What authorities are going to do in the evening and into christmas day, they will continue working around the clock to make sure that anybody needing rescuing gets the attention they need. The mayor from the city of buffaloest mailing there could be as many as 200 people still stranded and on friday night they rescued around 65 individuals and sadly a man was found unconscious here in buffalo and shared a grim prediction that the death toll could potentially rise. And a call for people to wake up Christmas Morning at home, shelledering in place since any potential relief inside may not come for quite some time. Thank you. More migrants arrived Last Night OutsideVice PresidentKamala Harriss residence in washington, d. C. Initially two busses tuld l pulled up outside the naval observatory. But several more arrived it not clear it was reported that Governor Greg Abbott sent migrant buses north. This winter storm is disrupting rail travel well. In Canada Mass Jers from hot wa and montreal spent nearly an entire day after nine trains were damaged by falling trees. Another seven trains were outright cancelled. Weather warnings are up from British Colombia to the west and to the east. The warning is what weve been telling you a couple days now, stay inside if the weather is this bad. That winter storm still impacting parts of the u. S. With snow and brutally cold wind chills. Good morning to you, britley, when is it going to start warming up . Its going to really warm up into mid next week. Here we are, it feels like 10 degrees below zero. 18 in buffalo and it feels like one. Wind gusts in buffalo at 35 miles per hour. Many are still under Wind Chill Viez Ris from the upper midwest, down through the appalachians and temperatures feel like 35 below. Hard Freeze Warnings in place across The Deep South and toward florida where temperatures are expected to be into the upper 20s this morning. There we are at a whopping 36 degrees with sunshine. Theres the warmup. Above normal temperatures into play wednesday and into thursday all kroo we can expect more snow to fall on top of the 30plus inches that weve already seen in buffalo. Shes. Brie any, thank you. Fiech they say arrested three 17 yeefrds and two 18yearolds who will be charged with and more than 160 passengers were forced to help. The captain came flying out of the cabin, grabbed a Fire Extinguisher and was doing like an o. J. Simpson over the passengers and he was amazing. They said it was a custers bathry or backup. They are try and the judge said it want clear or convincing of ond built her presidency on lies will fraud in the 2020 election. 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It started in the 1970s with an elf called fizbe. The Elf On The Shelf describes how santa knows whether kids have been happy and good. It launched in 2005 and has become a tradition for many families, including mine. Crista pits cocoo for the mill i am a big Elf On The Shelf fan. My els you a you just start off by telling us about your familys Elf On The Shelf origin story . Sure youll. And that Elt Of Kpuchl was born from the fact as you rightly pointed out was his name would fly back and forth to sen at that every sunle pus good or bad, happy or may said, whatever it i have to tell you, fundamental. You can take a little bit of responsibility on that, right . I try not to cause tight if he snch snmt the n its fantastic but bell ved ir. If. Snoo i have to say i believed in it from the beginning and it because my sister and i bo dprachl of being 6 Sk 7 Of The N when you of leading up it krit mass and it fells look of day lasts 95 days. Youre just trying to get to to that. In the alabama heen is sfchlt f. Woof got all sorts of various flchlt and a little bit of fun along the way. And the elf is perfect to bribe your children, right . Half the time im saying, hey guy, watching is many it t what are some of the more Creative Aye Deeres youve seen on and it 78 with the treat ift that the elves show at home. All across the globe. So one of the things i really appreciated is when the elves start missing their comb at the north pole, they might sneak into the ice box. Ive seen it happen a couple times. They get that freezer family, which is always fun been and it goes back out over the air use the Elf On The Shelf. Ive seeb lots ofseen lots of i with popcorn and my elf flies back and forth to santa. Hes very busy but not quite as creative as some of his friends, have i to say. You have heard from people around the world . Were there any countries that really surprised you that you were hearing from . Its amazing. We hear from all over the world. People write us, they send up us pictures and emails. We had one young lady write us not from america. I believe it was spain. She was asking if santa could send chris pine to her home. I had to explain that wouldnt be possible. Ill have to have that request, too, along with millions of other women. A real pleasure to have you on. What an amazing tradition. Its also american, too, for many of us, to have in our home, Elf On The Shelf. Merry christmas. Thank you. If you still have symptoms of moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis or active Psoriatic Arthritis after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help. Stand up to your symptoms with rinvoq. Rinvoq is a oncedaily pill that tackles pain, stiffness, swelling. For some, rinvoq significantly reduces ra and psa fatigue. It can stop further irreversible joint damage. And rinvoq can leave skin clear or almost clear in psa. Thats rinvoq relief. Rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. 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The holidays may be filled with good cheer but they can also bring on stress and sadness for some. We have tips on dealing with the who will case blues coming up. First more of your headlines with whitney wilde. Good morning. A dangerous and deadly storm is keeping its grip on most of the country. At least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm and more than 22 million are without electricity. More than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterday, another 1,300 have been cancelled so far today. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is sending more help to hardhit buffalo. She will ask for a declaration of emergency. Pope francis is calling for an end to the war in ukraine. The pope appealed to those who have the ability to put an immediate end to the war. He also called for the end of using food as a weapon of war. Christmas is here. All around the world holiday celebrations are under way. Hallelujah hallelujah in bethlehem, Midnight Mass was held at the church of the nativity. That was built in the fourth century. There were parades, drumming. Just take a look. The taliban is further restricting rights of women in afghanistan. The group has informed nongovernmental organizations that female employees are no longer to come to work. Any organization that doesnt co comply will lose its license to work in the country. Secretary of state tony blinken is concerned it could disrupt humanitarian aid and called the decision devastating. Meanwhile the taliban used Water Cannons to break up a group of Women Protesting Banning women going to universities. 2022 has been a year of major developments around the world. Clarissa ward has a look at the Top Ten International stories of the year. As 2022 comes to a close, so does a very difficult year. Largely overshadowed by the war in ukraine. At number 10, more than 150 reve revellers died in a crowd crush in seoul, south korea. The video youre about to watch is graphic. It is a horrifically graphic scene. We thought these stretchers were for survives but we realize theyre for the bodies. Number nine. There seemed to be No End In Sight to the political chaos. Just moments ago Boris Johnson announced he is resigning. Johnson forced to resign after a series of scandals, including violating his own Government Eaves strict covid19 lockdown. Ask not for whom big ben tolls, it tolls for truss. The shortest p. M. Term in history sent their currency plummeting. Number eight, 2022 was the year of political comebacks. Both former brazilian president s dasilva and exprime minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows us time out of power can be a spring board for unbllikely political rebounds. Serving two terms as president of brazil beat the populous candidate and a Triumphant Return for netanyahu. He goes on trial for charges he denies. Number seven, americas most wanted terrorist killed in a u. S. Drone strike in downtown kabul, less than a year after the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan and a promise by the taliban to never again provide sanctuary to terrorists. These types of incident happen where in the world. No matter how long it takes if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out. Number six. Forng the death toll from the flooding in pakistan has increased to more than 1,300 people. Theres just a steady flow of people. The wort levels herein still rising. Pakistan is responsible for less than 1 of the worlds emissions, but it is paying a stiff price for global warming. More than 1,700 people were killed as a result of the floods. Another stark warning of the perils that lie ahead as Global Temperatures rise and natural disasters increase and intensify. We are back with the scc news. Which is quit eerie. Queen lithuania. Britain Build Farewell to the monarch with an outpouring of emotion. Majestic funeral steeped in tradition and a sendoff number four, chinese leader xi jinping securing a third term as party chief surrounded by so more coming of party controls, more crackdowns on dissent. More i graegs and intimidation of hai juan. Theres chance that they dont want covid. They want freedom. No tests this is a police state that does not tolerate dissent. Ignited by the death of 22yearold massa amini, she was. Activists and experts say the ongoing Officials Say more than 14,000 have been arrested while iran admits over 300 have been killed in the unrest. Number 2022. Saw the russia said it will reduce flows of its last natural gas pipeline to europe. Factors including russias wash in ukraine and chinas continued koef higher food prices, vk on nearly to hot spots around the world. . One on february 24, russia lauchbed a full scale invasion of ukraine, sending troops into the country ifflchl and at the same time rebeen seen them move in heavy, heavy honor. Were watching frch since war 2, generally as horged and an Russian Forces that have taken this airport. You can tell theyre russian. Ive spoken to them already. Theyve got that Orange And Black band. Life for ukrainians changed overnight. Scenes restness ent m and it leasts 6,500 ukrainian Civilians Ro Vietnamdespite recent battles by the ukrainians, the war wages on and in each newly liberated territory there is gri ukraine is now bracing itself for a kiemd winter. Russia has been targeting the Power Structure in the hopes of freezing out a population that has already seen nine months of unending destruction. That was cnns Clarissa Ward reporting. Back to you. The holidays are a joyous time of year for a lot of folks. For others, they can bring up negative feelings. Well talk about that after the break. You definitely know. When he wants your attention, he makes it clear. When he wants to be left alone, he makes it obvious. 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