hello, i m abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us today. it is the nightmare that just won t end. southwest airlines canceling thousands more flights with airports coast to coast already packed. more than 4,800 flights today and tomorrow no longer on the books, nearly 16,000 canceled since thursday. all week we have been meeting miserable passengers and southwest says it ll be days before this all clears up. busloads of stranded customers arriving at houston hobby airport this morning, some on the road for more than 24 hours and at chicago midway, this is the sea of luggage that is finally moving. workers are now scrambling to reunite passengers with their bags. we ll begin with cnn s nick valencia at hartsfield jackson international airport in atlanta. another major connecting point for southwest nick, what is happening there behind you? reporter: yeah, hey there, abby. the line here behind me is noticeably shorter than it has been the last several days and t
just in, the major move from the supreme court on immigration. the high court keeping title 42 in effect for now. what that means for the surge at the border. shelters full. migrant families forced to sleep in the cold. thousands more in tents, waiting to cross, desperate for food and warmth. coming clean. incoming congressman george santos who lied on his resume. will he face consequences when he gets to washington? inside the fight against medical misinformation and children. what you need to know. and riding it out. the stories of strangers surviving a historic snowstorm and finding time to help while trying to stay warm. it s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight. after that holiday deep freeze and deadly historic snowstorm that s still affecting so many americans, it s an airline meltdown that leads our news this evening. southwest airlines again canceling thousands of f
Will. My commitment to the safety of the jewish people, security of israel and its right to exist as an independent jewish state is iron clad even when we disagree. That was part of president joe bidens speech yesterday at a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at the u. S. Capitol. He condemned a rise in antisemitism and violent protests over the war in gaza. We bring you more of his comments just ahead. Meanwhile, quite the split screen as former President Trump was in court yesterday facetoface with Stormy Daniels. Well go through her testimony and bring you expert legal analysis on the key moments. And also ahead an update from capitol hill where Speaker Mike Johnson continues to talk with the farright lawmakers who are threatening to remove him from leadership. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, may 8th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We have a busy morning, and we begin with the donald trump criminal trial. Stormy daniels is schedule
Right now on ana cabrera reports, Breaking News at the Supreme Court, justices hearing the second Abortion Case in under a month. This time on idahos near total ban. What it could mean for the battle over Abortion Rights nationwide. Plus, did donald trump violate the gag order in his Hush Money Case . A judges decision could come at any time and we will dig into the dramatic Witness Testimony so far in the court. Also ahead, we are watching the white house with the president poised to sign a sweeping package including foreign aid, could it also include a postelection ban on tiktok . And later, chaos on College Campuses from coast to coast with hundreds arrested in propalestinian protests. It is 10 00 eastern, im ana cabrera from new york, and we begin at the Supreme Court where justices are about to hear the second Abortion Case in under a month. This consequential case focuses on idahos Near Total Abortion Ban and whether it conflicts with federal law requiring Emergency Doctors to in
Congresswoman, a democrat from california who serves on the house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these boats l house Foreign Affairs. The fact i that we took up these boats and pass them once again with overwhelming democratic support shows that were not going to continue to sit the sidelines. It has been tense in Foreign Affairs committee is because republicans continue to share chinese and russian propaganda when we are all looking at the same kind of intelligence that tells us that iran and russia and china are working together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around the globe. We see it in africa in the middle east, in South America and in europe and we have to take a stand. From the capitol, our news correspondent Helena Humphrey told us more about todays vote. After a rare show of bipartisanship the