thank you for staying with us this hour we ll check the national forecast as outreach continues to grow among southwest airlines customers with thousands of new cancellations. also a live report from the southern border as the future of tens of thousands of migrants remains in legal mim lim bow and we are discussing tripledemic fears as we approach the new year we begin this hour with the persistent problems that our nation s airports ask the spotlight focused on southwest airlines as tens of thousands of customers face another day of waiting to find when they can finally catch a flight home. joining me now is blayne alex alexander. the chaos continues for travelers. mostly for this attempt to reset schedules and staffing after the cancellations. what are you seeing today? reporter: we re certainly seeing a lot of people in line, a lot of people frustrated and trying to figure out when they can get to their destination i think that the numbers really tell the story you
i m worried about measles and particularly as we head into late winter and rl spring that s when we ll see measles season peak in the prevaccine era that activism that caused so many people to lose their lives because our refusing covid-19 vaccine, that s now spilling over to other childhood vaccinations you re starting to hear the same kind of phoney health rhetoric being used around childhood vaccinations so i am worried that we could see a return of measles or whooping cough or even polio this is going to be a big challenge in 2023. dr. hotez, thank you. it s sobering numbers. we appreciate your time. nearly 9 million ukrainians are without power according to president zelenskyy. richard engel takes a a look