investigators. plus a supreme court keeps a trump-era immigration policy in place. thousands will continue to be turned back. no condemnation, no rebuke, no nothing, from top republicans after an incoming lawmakers admits to gaslighting voters about his resume. this is what we re watching this hour. i m amara walker in for kate bolduan, christmas is over, but the holiday travel nightmare is not. relief could still be days away. today on the seventh day of the chaos, more than 2500 flights canceled by southwest so far. that is more than 60% of its entire schedule. u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg calls it a total meltdown. he s vowing to hold the airline accountable. the southwest ceo issued an apology to passengers and employees, but the implosion continue to say impact the holidays for countless families. some completely missed gatherings, some are racking up expenses while trying to find out ways to make it to that you are destination. c han live team covera
he also talks about how the former president floated the idea of blanket pardons for people who participated. that idea was rejected by the white house counsel. the former position, according to this testimony, also floated the idea of blanket pardons for white house aids and officials, though the white house counsel said, nobody here as done anything wrong, they don t need them. so a lot of questions, and we are expected to get more later today. thank you for sifting through all of that paula reid, thank you. . kari lake is being forced to pay part of her opponent s legal feels. a judge reeled she must paid to katie hobbs. hobbs wanted lake sanctioned for her lawsuit, alleging voter fraud was to blame for her loss, but the judge denied that, saying lake s claims weren t groundless.