to know. more than 30 dead in buffalo. anger and frustration and now questions mounting about the response. were residents adequately warned about this monster storm? the national guard going door-to-door and more than 400 pieces of snow equipment on the ground to reopen streets. calls for prayer around the world for the former pontiff. pope francis saying his predecessor s health has taken a turn for the worse. one nation overdosed. the break glass tool that high schools are turning to do stop fentanyl overdoses in their hallways. and the incredible come back. a varsity athlete attacked by a shark. how she recovered to swim her way to a state title. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester on a very busy night. we are tracking two developing stories right now. one of the worst airline meltdowns in recent memory and for southwest it is far from over. the airline canceling more than 2,500 or 62% of it
canceled today. passengers left at a lost how to afford the sky high prices for tickets and how to reunite with their luggage. southwest has been responsible for more than 15,000 flight cancellations according to data from flight aware. let s bring in blayne alexander at the jackson international airport in atlanta. what details can you tell us about this? reporter: it s stretching well into the week. we know even for the many people who have made it home, the frustration is following them home. it s beyond the airport because they have racked up hundreds and thousands of dollars in unplanned expenses. southwest has opened a portal on their website where people can submit receipts to try to get reimbursed. all of this comes as another executive from the airline is speaking out. this morning it s the familiar picture of an unparalleled holiday travel meltdown. waited in line two hours for the gate agent to get rebooked on another flight. reporter: southwest continues to
Above freezing. No icing problems, if the numbers drop in and around the areas up north, maybe you get an icy patch. Not nearly the problem as the last couple of mornings. As we go through the day it will be mild. Well call to cloudy skies and sunny breaks, temperatures increasing, 48 degrees by 1 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. , 50. Im going for a high of 52 degrees today. We may not get there until early in the evening. With warm air moving in overnight, the testers have a tendency to rise. That sets us up for a milder day tomorrow and well see rain, as well. Reporter all right, dave as you drive around its not raining, but the roads are wet from all the melting weve seen laterally. Outside live this is the schuylkill expressway at south street. Temperatures above freezing its damp out here. Looking okay. Both Ways Construction has cleared. We had the construct westbound shut down overnight hours at south street. Crews will begin tonight at 9 00 p. M. And gin the process of shutting that down
Charged with the misdemeanor and felony count of risking a catastrophe. And more protests were underway in philadelphia and hundreds marched through the street and allegedly this drone operated by roselli was spotted flying over the demonstrators. As i understand the individual was restricted in restricted air space in center city and flying over the bridge, not only a flight path coming into philly international. It actually almost hit our aircraft. You can see the drone from chopper 6 hd who was following the protest and the drone clearly flew above the maximum ceiling of 400 feet and flew close to the Police Helicopter flying over the protesters. He had to divert the drone under the aircraft and one time it was headed towards the front of the aircraft. They followed the drone as it flew around Center City Buildings and made its way to the evo build that houses students from various colleges. And they saw roselli controlling the drone from the building where it ultimately landed and
They have alternating construction lanes. Lauren . Thanks, jessica. Were following breaking news from overnight in Delaware County. Close to two dozen cars go up in flames and spread to a building. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in colwyn this morning. Katy, this was an amazing scene. I understand there was a water issue as crews tried to battle this fire. Lauren, imagine that. 150 firefighters from throughout Delaware County responded to the scene. In the middle of it they were concerned about accessing water from hydrants. Youll hear from the chief in just a moment. First since we last saw you, most of the scene has cleared. Many of the firefighters who responded to this allout inferno last night have left. Some investigators do remain. The cause of this warehouse and car fire in colwyn borough is under investigation. Amazingly, as you look at this video from skyforce 10, there were no injuries to any of the 150 firefighters who responded or any of the People Living close by. This happe