airlines meltdown that s leaving passengers stranded in terms analysis. we re going to talk to the president of the company s pilot association about what went and what is still going wrong. meanwhile, other airlines are struggling to get back to track after a monstrous winter storm pummelled the northern part of the country leaving more than 60 people dead. we re going to take you live to western new york. and this morning, another legal roadblock for migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. after the supreme court decided that title 42 will remain in place for now. we re going to be live in el paso. and as we speak, we re closely following news that s coming out of the vatican that s saying the 95-year-old former pontiff, pope benedict, has fallen very sick. pope francis now calling for prayers for from around the world. and later this hour, fresh fallout over that congressman-elect, george santos, facing new criticism after admitting to fabricating parts of his resume a
it may be a holiday break, but we got a ton of news we re watching. already this morning, more than 4,000 flights are canceled nationwide. 2,500 are flights from southwest airlines alone. southwest already canceling 2,000 flights on both monday and tuesday. now they ve canceled another 2,000 for tomorrow. southwest says the storm sparked issues with flight crew scheduling. the secretary of transportation on nbc nightly news yesterday called it a, quote, unacceptable situation. while we all understand that you can t control the weather, this has clearly crossed the line from what s an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline s direct responsibility. nbc has more live from bwi airport, that s baltimore. we have the latest. just seeing you there taking a knee next to those bags, you feel for these folks in all sorts of cities around the