thank you for staying with us. i m alex within new york. this hour we ll have an update on the cancellation crisis that s frustrating customers and flight crews trying to get passengers back home. the pilots did show up. we were there to work and willing and able. southwest just can t match us to the aircraft. that s the problem. also this hour, a closer look at the political strategy for both president biden and former president trump as both men the plot their approaches to 2024. and hopes for a peace agreement in the war in ukraine are weakening as russian officials dismiss president zelenskyy s latest plan after major disagreements over who controls four key regions. we begin this hour with two big stories, weather and trvl. it s the same story for southwest airlines customers today as they see another wave of cancellation ace cross deparn buffalo where the weather is preventing residents from leaving their homes. joining me is blayne alexander at jackson airport in
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
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
border. the administration on taking heat from both sides of the crisis. 2023 could be her worst year yet. the biden administration realizes this has to come up with a real plan for the border brick works we have an exclusive exit into the texas republican we will ask about the border in donald trump s tax returns parts and ask his advice for his own party as he says goodbye. kevin brady only on fox news sunday . then. and put it, and the ethics committee will launch an investigation into santos requests a controversy congressman elect george santos spiraled into a headache and a new chest helping to elect kevin mccarthy house bigger. that boat just days away. i think he knows he does not have 218 votes progress right now nobody a student 18 votes. and follow the southwest airlines debacle that turned home for the holidays into a distant dream for tens of thousands of stranded americans. received one bags with the flights. but for the bags were missing records br
cancellations. over 4000 delays nationwide. the airport in buffalo, ne york has completely closed dow to the weather and will remain a closed until tuesday meanwhile, the president and first lady are spreading the warm this christmas. many parts of the day callin u.s. troops stationed around the world thanking them fo their sacrifice. we will be looking into what i the 1.7 trillion dollar bill that congress passed on th holiday weekend as well as the final report released by the january six committee means fo former president trump in 2023 let s start this hour with a severe winter storm that has left travelers scrambling to get to their destination thi christmas and then home, hopefully. nbc shimmery stone joining u from reagan national airport with how travelers there are very jesse curtis joins us from new york city with the latest on the storm as well. shemarri, let s start with you for those who were able to mak it for christmas, tomorrow begins potentially throwing th d