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
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 atlanta. and marissa in buffalo. and meteorologist michelle grossman. welcome to all. so we re hovering around the same cancellation numbers from southwest that we saw this time yesterday. so that s something of a silver lining because it s not getting worse. but it s clearly still unacceptable for all travelers. reporter: it doesn t look like it s going to be getting better until some time next week. they believe it will be likely some time next week before they are able to get back on track. but until then, we are going to see a significant cancellation