biden just responded. we re live at the border. plus, new revelations in just-released transcripts from the january 6th committee, including the committee s key witness who reveals how qanon conspiracies made their way into the west wing. and it s a full-blown travel fiasco for southwest airlines passengers going nowhere, after most of the airline s flights have been canceled. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, a major blow at the border for president biden. the supreme court ruling that title 42, a controversial trump era border policy, will remain in place as legal challenges play out. it s a policy the biden administration said it was ready to see end. just minutes ago, president biden reacted to the ruling. but for now, the 5-4 ruling is a major victory for gop led states that asked the supreme court to step in, like arizona, whose attorney general said he was, quote, proud to lead the charge on this important
staff burned documents. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, transportation secretary pete buttigieg tells me the biden administration will hold southwest airlines accountable for the meltdown in its operations that has left thousands of flights canceled and thousands of passengers stranded. gabe, what is the situation there right now? reporter: wolf, thousands of travelers are still stranded. the lines to rebook here in baltimore have been more than three hours long at times today. the wait to reach customer service has been longer for many customers. some are literally sleeping here at the airport, just trying to get home. the meltdown at southwest airlines just gets worse. it s a total you know what show here. reporter: southwest canceling more than 2500 flights on tuesday. more than 85% of all u.s. cancellations. and they have already canceled nearly the same total for
it is tuesday, december 27th. don is off. we are glad to be here. what a day. you got home okay yesterday. yeah. but airports are insane so i feel for people like that passenger there, on hold over six hours. unbelievable. plans unravelled for airlines. more than 60% of flights already canceled today. the death toll is rising in buffalo, new york, after a blizzard crippled the area and residents are still digging themselves out of the snowstorm this morning. we re live on the ground where officials say conditions remain dangerous. and china taking a big step reopening its borders after shutting out much of the world nearly three years. the other covid restrictions they plan to lose ahead, plus this i m not a criminal. not here. not abroad, in any jurisdiction in the world have i ever committed any crimes, but he is admitting to embellishes his resume. congressman santos is admitted to lying about parts of his past but will still take office next week, though. an
the southern city of guangxo begs the nurse to let him see the doctor. fever and cold medicine are nearly impossible to get at drug stores across the country. antivirals are also extremely hard to get. but in a major move beijing has announced it s going to start distributing paxlovid to community health centers in the coming days. so there s chaos and confusion. but with zero covid in the past, finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel. selina wang, cnn, beijing. thanks for watching. i am wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the supreme court rules on a pandemic-era immigration fight preventing the biden administration from ending title 42. a policy trump enacted, allowing the u.s. to quickly expel migrants in the name of public health.
comes to anti-virals, treatments, like paxlovid, they re changing now? reporter: yeah, poppy. this is significant, because it has been so hard for people to access anti-virals in this country, but in a major move beijing just announced it will start distributing paxlovid to community health centers in coming days. we don t know how much will be given, but this is much-needed relief. even basic medicine like fever and cold medicine are nearly impossible to get at drug stores across the country. some local governments even resorted to rationing the amount of medicine for sale, down to the exacts number of pills. all of this is coming as the medical system is under a huge amount of pressure. even in the capital here in bei beijing, some of the best medical resources in the country, doctors say they are overwhelmed with elderly patients with covid symptoms, poppy. big changes. reporting live from beijing, thank you. also new this morning, taiwan is preparing to extend