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
plan to go on the offensive when it comes to voting rights. tim walsh, minnesota s governor, will join us to tell us how he s asked his fellow democrats to, quote, think big and the lateston the war i ukraine as daring new drone strikes are attempting to hit deep inside russia and a captivating look at photos from a year of war in ukraine. we begin with the holiday travel chaos that continues to plague countless travelers as more than 17,000 flights have been canceled in nearly a week, and thousands more have been delayed. southwest airlines unsurprisingly by far the most disrupted carrier. in the last five days it s canceled about 8,000 flights according to flightaware southwest operating one-third of its schedule in the next two days in an effort to recover but warned that the reduced schedule could be extended further. it also stems from that major winter storm that impacted much of the nation over the holiday parts of the united states are still under multiple feet
his college and work history and what republican leaders are saying about the controversy also this morning with the war still raging on, ukraine s foreign minister is hoping for peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis on that idea. plus, parts of the united states are still under multiple feet of snow this morning as the death toll from a major winter storm continues to climb in western new york rescue crews are going car by car searching for any stranded survivors this as chaos unfolds at some of the nation s busiest airports thousands of flights have been canceled, as many americans try to head home after the holidays. we will have the very latest on the travel delays. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s tuesday, december 27th. i m jonathan lemire in for joe, mika and willie. also with us at the table msnbc and nbc news national affairs analyst executive editor of the recount, host of the hell and high water podcast, the man of ma
turning now to the war in ukraine with reports that kyiv is striking more boldly at targets deep in russian territory. the latest attack happened yesterday in southern russia where three servicemen were killed after air defenses shot down a ukrainian drone the long range attacks have reportedly hit air fields in the heart of russia, potentially complicating moscow s campaign of aiming cruise missile strikes at ukraine s energy grid some analysts say kyiv has assessed that moscow s military is fighting at the limits of its conventional capabilities spurring bolder attacks. meanwhile, ukraine wants to hold a peace summit by the end of february, about a year after russia first invaded the country invade invaded the country i should say the peace talks is with the goal of ending the war but it without the participation of russia.
buffalo mayor byron brown joining us just now. we turn overseas to the war in ukraine where there were reports this morning that ukraine is striking more boldly at targets deep in russian territory. the latest attack happened yesterday in southern russia where three servicemen were killed after air defenses shot down a ukrainian drone the long-range attacks have reportedly hit airfields in the heart of russia, potentially complicating moscow s campaign of aiming cruise missile strikes at ukraine s energy grid meanwhile, ukraine now says it wants to hold a peace summit by the end of february with the goal of ending the war but a summit without the participation of russia. according to the associated press, ukraine s foreign minister hopes the summit will take place at the united nations with the secretary-general as a possible mediator. he emphasized the only way russia would be invited to the summit is if moscow is first prosecuted for war crimes in an international court. he also sa