phil keating and chad pergram from the white house. let s start with alex and roy hoff live from cape corral, florida. hi, alex. alex: we are in an area called matt lachet and the coast guard is leading major effort to rescue people who have been stranded on the pine island ever since the storm, this is a major operation, we have probably seen at least a hundred people in this location coming in by boat. those residents had been on the island since the storm including even volunteers who showed up just after it. some really have arrived here in terrible condition. ems personnel have been on hand assisting several people who have returned by boat. one man said he had been suffering with a broken hip for days and laura was very emotional. she told me that she lost her entire home and spoke with gratitude for those who came to save her especially after the effort she made to make sure that she needed help. it s very devastating. we are just great to have our lives. the water a
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the united states and all around the world. i m whitney wild in for christine romans. a resolution to the crisis at the southern border has been postponed again. the supreme court order dering title 42 to remain in effect for now as legal challenges played out. the justices agreed to hear the appeal in this session that begins in february. their 5-4 order defeats the biden administration which had hoped to end title 42 saying it outlived the pandemic it was designed to fight. it doesn t matter what i think the court will do. the decision is a huge disappoi disappointment for migrants. thousands have crossed anyway. cnn s rosa flores has more on that from el paso, texas. reporter: 1-year-old brenda has no shoes. her tiny feet bare on the cold pavement of an el paso parking lot. are you going to sleep outside again? what are you going to do? her parents anthony blanco and her mother said they wrapped this rosary afrptd her ankle and said it has saved her life multiple tim
newsroom, a sigh of relief. warmer temperatures are moving east, but the extreme winter weather threat is not yet over for millions of americans. i ll tell you about vladimir putin saying he s ready to negotiate over ukraine only if russia gets what it wants. the ukrainian s response to that ultimatum, and china once again down-playing its rapidly spreading covid outbreak. the end of brutal freezing temperatures might be in sight. relief possibly on the way for millions of americans after the historic winter storm left at least 37 people dead. conditions are beginning to improve. we saw that on sunday where emergency workers were able to get out to survey the extent of the damage. the governor of new york is requesting an emergency disaster declaration from the u.s. federal government to help the state cover the costs of the storm. at least 17 deaths have been reported in new york where officials say many of those who died were either homeless or stranded in their cars in
trouble. plus, china nears a covid breaking point. an outbreak over stretches hospitals and pushes its precedent to take a new step in that country s fight against the virus, and how soon is soon? the committee investigating donald trump s taxes promises to release them any day. this is what we are watching at this hour. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining me. kate bolduan is off today. we begin this hour in western new york where a, quote, generational blizzard is pummeling the city of buffalo and all of erie county. the death toll has climbed to 25 and the county executive says that number is likely to grow. i just have to offer my deepest condolences to those that lost a loved one as a result of this horrible situation. i never thought i would face this. i thought the storm we faced in 2014 would have been the worst in which we had 14 deaths and this far surpassed it and there are probably more deaths that will be announced later today. the city of buffal