a shot of a predawn los angeles. welcome to the fourth hour of morning joe. it is 6:00 a.m. out there on the west coast, 9:00 a.m. here in the east. i m jonathan lemire alongside the bbc s katty kay. we re happy to report that msnbc contributor mike barnicle is joining us for the hour. we re in for joe, mika, and willie. catty, a lot of headlines to get to in this hour. the biggest one got mike off the ice rink earlier. landed a couple triple axels and came upstairs and i m sort of disappointed he s changed out of his outfit, but there we go. and took the gold medal off. right. let s get to the headlines, mike, beyond yours. the latest from buffalo where the national guard is going door to door checking on residents who lost power during the deadly blizzard. we ll have the latest as officials face scrutiny over that. and southwest airlines cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from the winter storm. the unions are speaking out about how the disaster
thank you for staying with us this hour we ll check the national forecast as outreach continues to grow among southwest airlines customers with thousands of new cancellations. also a live report from the southern border as the future of tens of thousands of migrants remains in legal mim lim bow and we are discussing tripledemic fears as we approach the new year we begin this hour with the persistent problems that our nation s airports ask the spotlight focused on southwest airlines as tens of thousands of customers face another day of waiting to find when they can finally catch a flight home. joining me now is blayne alex alexander. the chaos continues for travelers. mostly for this attempt to reset schedules and staffing after the cancellations. what are you seeing today? reporter: we re certainly seeing a lot of people in line, a lot of people frustrated and trying to figure out when they can get to their destination i think that the numbers really tell the story you
will: good morning and welcome to fox & friends and we just returned from the patriot awards in the grand ole opry. i said i m concerned. i love nashville. i got a little sense headed towards it is future looking like austin. social media people saying i m on the right track. i was in the golden era and lived in austin during the era and everyone living in austin thought they were there during the golden era and during the 90s when it was, yeah, cut ratey and fun liberal and in this house we believe in masks, love is love. know what i m talking about. the stereotypical liberal household and indistinguishable from any other city in america. i m worried nashville is at the beginning or golden era of the existence of the run of the mill and i should ask clay travis about this and the ccp and there s an aura about it and it s wonderful and they elect liberals and a new liberal mayor just got elected. he was the most liberal of the crop. he s pushing all these new forms of pub
something was broken with mentality with them. reporter: in the east and in the south, russia s bloody campaign continued. with putin s forces firing missiles and art till i ri to hammer towns and cities often indiscriminately. u.s. officials estimate tens of thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed, and 100,000 russian troops killed or wounded. ukraiians have soldiered on backed by international support, including $20 billion in weapons and hill tear assistance from the united states.miliary assis united states. liberating ukraine and then the southern city of kherson, occupied by moscow for eight months as the ukrainian military moved in, soldiers were given a hero s welcome. president zelenskyy called the
campaign continued with putin s forces firing missiles and artillery to hammer towns and cities, often indiscriminately officials estimate tens of thousands of ukrainian civilians killed and 100,000 russian troops killed or wounded ukraineians have soldiered on, backed by international support, including $20 billion in weapons and hill tear assistance from the united states. ukrainian troops have used it to launch a major offensive, liberating eastern ukraine and then the southern city, occupied by moscow for eight months as ukrainian military moved in, soldiers were given a hero s welcome. president zelenskyy called the liberation the beginning of the end of this war. how are you feeling today very well