did not get the merry christmas citizens wanted this year. for some , it was a downright scary christmas. there were many cities where santa stayed in the air. he was afraid of getting sleigh jacked. i think we report isolated crime events throughout the year, particularly in l.a. and new york. but the national crime picture often gets ignored. and when you look at the year it was, it takes your breath away, or at least it should. this is video of linda frickey, a seventy three year old grandmother from new orleans. who was in her car when four teens rushed it, pushing her out. frickey got caught in a safety belt and they dragged her for about a block, severing her arm from her body. she bled to death in the street. at least they captured her for tackers. but so many times these cases go unsolved. this is just one of the more than two hundred and sixty homicide in new orleans since the start of the year. my hometown of new orleans is set to become the murder capital of
biden just responded. we re live at the border. plus, new revelations in just-released transcripts from the january 6th committee, including the committee s key witness who reveals how qanon conspiracies made their way into the west wing. and it s a full-blown travel fiasco for southwest airlines passengers going nowhere, after most of the airline s flights have been canceled. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, a major blow at the border for president biden. the supreme court ruling that title 42, a controversial trump era border policy, will remain in place as legal challenges play out. it s a policy the biden administration said it was ready to see end. just minutes ago, president biden reacted to the ruling. but for now, the 5-4 ruling is a major victory for gop led states that asked the supreme court to step in, like arizona, whose attorney general said he was, quote, proud to lead the charge on this important
the day. we re going to take you live to pa so. and unfolding this morning at airports nationwide, frustrated and confused passengers still stranded with southwest airlines in the midst of that meltdown. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling for accountability. it comes as thousands are trying to recover from that once in a lifetime blizzard that left more than 60 people dead. we ll take you live to buffalo for the latest. also this morning, we re keeping a close eye on the vatican. pope francis calling for prayers for his predecessor, the retired pope benedict, as his health worsens. and with covid cases rising sharply in china, two officials now tell nbc news that the white house is weighing new travel requirements for travelers from china. we begin with the ongoing legal limbo for migrants trying to come to the u.s. in search of a better and safer life for themselves and for their families. the u.s. supreme court says the public health measure known as tit
new numbers on the unprecedented number of migrants along the u.s./mexico border. i ll talk to an official from one border city about what s going on and what they need. and new audio into outfront of putin s forces turning on each other as there are reports of a strike on a military base deep inside russia. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, worst winter storm ever. that s from new york officials describing this christmas weekend blizzard that pummelled areas upstate. and the death toll is rising, at least 27 deaths across the region now being blamed on the storm, surpassing the death toll from a historic blizzard 45 years ago. it was just a horrible situation, the worst storm i ve ever seen. it s the first time any of us can remember situations where we felt truly helpless. the blizzard burying buffalo and other parts of upstate new york under more than 4 feet of snow. and the region still bracing for even m
hello, i am sara sidner in for mr. blackwell. we begin with the travel nightmare that won t seem to end. nearly 3,000 flights across the united states grounded again today, almost all of them, however, more than 90% of them are one airline, southwest airlines. you can see the lines for southwest passengers at ticket counters today in raleigh, denver, you name it. passengers, some of whom have spent hours or even days waiting in airports are fuming. i am beyond frustrated and hurt. i can t see my dad. my mom is in the hospital and i wanted to be there for her once she got discharged, and unfortunately because of the situation, they are saying the closest flight is the 29th. are you going to make it home today? no, likely not. i heard somebody say over the intercom not to expect to get a flight within the next four days, and that s not what i wanted to hear. within the next four days? goodness. with new year s eve days away, nearly 2,500 flights have already been canc