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
congressman george santos as his apology tour fails to alleviate concern over his false statements to voters putting pressure on the incoming house majority to act. we re following new concerning development from vatican city. pope francis met with retired pope benedict after his health took a turn for the worse. begin with ongoing anger and frustration at airports across this countries as today there are already thousands more flight cancellations by southwest airlines adding to the public relations nightmare for an airline struggling to explain why they can t keep overcoming the same holiday obstacles as their competitors are managing to, and nbc shamar stone is at the baltimore airport for us. what a mess. i can t believe all the luggage behind you. what about the extended lines of frustrated customers? just give us a sense what it s like there at dwi. reporter: all right. first of all, we ve been here since 6:00 this morning. seems as though things are getting progres
we are coming on the air with a hot mess yet again at airports all across the country with southwest canceling thousands more flights even today after all the winter weather that smoked the u.s. over the weekend. we ll talk about what these grounded flights means for those travelers who want to get home and getter that luggage home. officials are trying to get buffalo back up and running after it was hit with more than three feet of snow. overseas the vatican announcing a turn for the worse for former pope benedict. we re live from home with the latest on the liter s condition. uncertainty at the southern border after the supreme court decision leaving title 42 in place. what it means for the thousands of migrants hoping to cross into the u.s. to seek asylum. we have a lot to get to. i m hallie jackson in washington. i want to bring in nya charles at los angeles international airport, marissa para in buffalo, new york, and meteorologist michelle grossman joining us, too.
spinning toward the west coast of florida this morning. bringing with it life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding. we ll have a live report from tampa in just a moment. and also ahead, a former d.c. metro police officer does not hold back at a sentencing for a capitol rioter. plus, we ll dig into new data that suggests significant covid waves could be coming this fall and winter. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 28th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us and we re going to begin in florida where millions of residents are bracing for hurricane ian as the powerful storm barrels towards the state intensifying every hour. the storm is expected to make landfall on the southwest coast of florida, as early as this afternoon. just moments ago, it reached the status of category 4 hurricane. the center of the storm is then forecast to move over the central part of the state, with winds likely re
good morning, boris. i m amara walker. georgia senate candidates rah fafl warnock and hershel walker square off. what walker had to say when he was claimed to have pressured a mother to get an abortion. and cnn exclusive. what lawmakers were doing as the capitol was being ransacked on january 6th and their determination to get back to the important work of certifying the election. it was like going to a museum that you never wanted to go to, that you would never in your life buy tickets to go to. that s what it was like. we hear from a juror in the nikolas cruz trial about the horrors of seeing evidence from the parkland shooting firsthand and the heated debate, the tense moments in that jury room as they tried to decide whether or not to spare cruz s life. welcome to the weekend. we re so grateful that you re starting it with us this saturday, october 15th. amara, great to see you as always. great to see you. you always sound so chipper and happy in the morning.