more than 60% of flights canceled. also tonight the water crisis. more than 100,000 without water. new reporting from jackson, mississippi where the system has failed again. border emergency. the bitter chill colliding with the crush at the border. many forced to sleep on the streets. plus the bus of migrants dropped off at vice president kamala harris s home on one of the coldest nights of the year. plane down. the crash landing into an icy creek. the kayaker who jumped into action to pull the pilot to safety. holiday spending up. way up. but tonight the new rules. shorter windows and added fees. what you need to know so you don t get burned on your returns. and inspiring america. when ten strangers knocked at the door, a buffalo family turned a winter disaster into shelter from the storm. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester. tonight the images are coming in and the reports on this deadly blizz
some of the nation s busiest airports many americans try to head home for the holidays we will have the latest on the travel delays. also this morning with a war still raging on in ukraine, ukraine s foreign minister is hoping peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis from the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass later this hour. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 27th, i m cori coffin in for jonathan lemire countless towns have still in the process of dealing with this weekend s massive winter storm at least 57 people have died nationwide from weather related emergencies this weekend, that includes 27 in western new york s erie county snow continued to fall in that region on monday and officials are expecting an additional 8 to 12 inches into this afternoon. an emergency driving ban remains in place in the buffalo area as authorities plead with residents to stay home so they can continue to
plus, thousands of travelers stranded this afternoon with southwest airlines at the center of a hot mess. 70% of their scheduled flights canceled we ve got the nightmare situation for folks trying to get home after the holidays and what the biden administration is saying about it in just the last couple of hours. we ll also take you live to one of the hardest hit areas in the destructive holiday winter storm where they are just starting to dig out even with driving bans still in effect in some spots. and donald trump s tax returns could be made public at some point. i m hallie jackson in washington, d.c. with you on this tuesday afternoon and we re starting with the uncertainty over what could happen with title 42 as we await a decision from the supreme court we know the biden administration wants this to be lifted, but they don t want the rug pulled out from them overnight. josh is live at the white house with this story. the issue with this, right, is that many people thi
indiana s abortion ban, the strict new law outlawing the procedure goes into effect today. cbs s adriana diaz is at one clinic which just saw it s last patient. the queen s funeral. what we re learning about the new roles for william and harry at the final goodbye. plus the prince and princess of wales greet well-wishers. cbs s charlie d agata. from here, they have been told that the journey will take more than eight hours. o donnell: and the unlikely friendship between her majesty and an american cowboy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight, the labor deal that prevented a catastrophic railroad shutdown. rail companies and union leaders reached a tentative agreement less than 24 hours before workers were set to walk off the job. president biden announced the deal after an all-night negotiating session
indiana s abortion ban, the strict new law outlawing the procedure goes into effect today. cbs s adriana diaz is at one clinic which just saw it s last patient. the queen s funeral. what we re learning about the new roles for william and harry at the final goodbye. plus the prince and princess of wales greet well-wishers. cbs s charlie d agata. from here, they have been told that the journey will take more than eight hours. o donnell: and the unlikely friendship between herntle and an american cowboy. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight, the labor deal that prevented a catastrophic railroad shutdown. rail companies and union leaders reached a tentative agreement less than 24 hours before workers were set to walk off the job. president biden announced the deal after an all-night negotiating session. the deal avoids a shutdown of the nation s freight trains and passenger traffic that could have devastated the already