it s continue:in the east, 7:00 a.m. in the west. today americans have been dreading the book end to one of the busiest travel seasons on record that has certainly seen its fair share of headaches for travelers. we re live from atlanta s airport as folks hope to start off the new year the right way. and overseas, russia unleashing a swarm of drone strikes on ukraine, showing no signs of backing down from the strategy of targeting key infrastructure amid the bitter winter cold. we re live in the region with the latest as we approach the one-year mark of russia s invasion. also ahead, the family of the suspect arrested in connection to the killing of those four university of idaho students is addressing that arrest. what the suspect s lawyer and the police chief there are telling nbc news. plus, new chaos on capitol hill with republicans set to take control of the house. how kevin mccarthy s bid for the speaker s gavel just got even more complicated thanks to his very own
so laura, what happens when a country s leader makes a really bad unpopular decision? well, apparently that depends on the country. because british prime minister liz truss resigning today after only six weeks in office. her economic plan plunged britain into turmoil, and her own conservative party turned against her. you know, in this country the voters decide, but the candidates are nominated by the two major parties of you all know, which of course limits the leadership choices. but tonight, our dueling panels are back, taking on this very topic of how do you solve a problem like, well, unpopular leaders? okay, we are going to set the clock for four minutes, we are huge going to get four minutes and we are going to see which panel can come up with the spice your answers about this. this is not going to be like that show where a horrible ending comes at the end, right? there is no death coming? there is a huge bucket of slime that will fall on one of our heads if
she is the definition of grit. she didn t give up. he s hurting me. the details that she gave. it was unbelievable. she said, you did it. i said, no, you did. route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the cottonwood mall became the new downtown. the mall was the big hangout. i met my husband at the mall. so did i. it has played a pivotal part in our lives. for the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the cottonwood mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17-year-old brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. she is this blue-eyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. everything was good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior yea
between president biden and governors to discuss plans to protect access to abortion. this morning the trial of wnba star brittney griner began in moscow. we ll bring you the very latest. we start this friday morning with the holiday rush. if you hit the road or the skies this weekend you will not be alone. far from it. according to aaa nearly 48 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more. that s almost at 2019 pre-pandemic levels. if you thought high gas prices would slow down traffic think again. ron allen is talking to drivers in new jersey. good morning. 42 million drivers exec expected to hit the road this weekend. that s a lot of problems potentially. reporter: there they are right over there. a bunch of problems starting over there. new jersey turnpike heading south to philadelphia and beyond. yes. the traffic is already piling up. it is only what? 10:00 in the morning. the worst time is afternoon and gets worse as the day wears on. this is the first su
a memo from the white house says cabinet members will go on 35 trips touting inflation reduction act and the administration accomplishments in the next few weeks. the event at the white house on september 6. plans do not seem to be based in reality. after months of democratic negotiation, joe biden will sign what he calls landmark climate at the white house today and the president will travel across the country to articulate how they claim the inflation reduction act will help americans, despite analysis that estimates those earning less than $400,000 a year will pay an estimated $20 billion in taxes as result of $740 billion package which sets aside $80 billion to hire 87,000 irs agents. a former fbi whistleblower says the idea they are going to go after large corporations is bs, they will give themselves bonuses and promotions. while democrats won t say when the spending bill will cut inflation, republicans on capitol hill blame the president for making things worse. pr