line and another frustrating wait. everybody else in the same situation. so we re not special. we re just trying to get home. all right, blayne alexander joins us live tonight from hartsfield jackson international airport there in atlanta, and blayne, the big question tonight, how long will passengers be stranded? well, tom, the airline says it will likely take days to get back on track. southwest has already flashed some 2500 flights for tomorrow. another 1200 for thursday. in fact, the airline says that it s only going to be operating for about a third of its normal schedule in the coming days. tom? all right, blayne alexander leading us off tonight. with more cancellations on the way and so many travelers still in limbo, when and how does this meltdown end? secretary of transportation pete buttigieg joins us now. secretary, thank you for being here. first up, southwest clearly made mistakes. what does the airline owe to thousands of passengers stranded by what their own empl
south dakota and parts of montana. if you re traveling interstate 80, say, through cheyenne or 90 through rapid city, this is tomorrow afternoon. that low pressure system gets real tight. the temperature gradient, the isobars close together. it just means super windy and the visibility will be nearly 0. now, that s the northern side of the system. the southern side comes through in the overnight hours tonight, there s a tornado risk, damaging wind risk. you include dallas, wichita falls, texas, up to tulsa. tomorrow afternoon, the skies open up. shreveport, alexandria have a tornado risk. and by wednesday, dinnertime, new orleans has that blast of damaging winds. and a quick look at that isolated threat, again, this all moves to the northeast. we could be talking about 6 to 12 inches, especially interior new england to kick off this weekend. the band-aid of winter has been ripped off and we ve got more to come by friday and saturday. ginger zee leading us off tonight. ginger, thank y
understanding that some power has been restored tonight? reporter: david, power has been restored to about 7,000 households, but that still leaves more than 30,000 in the dark. officials are hoping to have all power restored by thursday. until then, a curfew is in effect from 9:00 p.m. at night until 5:00 in the morning. authorities also encouraging the public to send in tips. david? mona kosar abdi leading us off tonight. mona, thank you. we turn now to georgia tonight. election day, of course, tomorrow, in this runoff race for the senate being watched by the country. democrat incumbent raphael warnock up against republican herschel walker. who is turning to donald trump tonight for help in a tele-rally, after trump suggested in recent days getting rid of parts of the constitution. so tonight, this question, who has the advantage from the early vote going into tomorrow? rachel scott in georgia for us. reporter: with less than 24 hours to go, georgia senator raphael warnock fee
statement places that are supposed to be safe spaces of acceptance and celebration should never be turned into places of terror and violence. mr. biden adding, we cannot and must not tolerate hate. leading us off tonight is cbs janet shamlian in colorado springing. good evening. reporter: good evening. this is a community in shock tonight. club q has long been a save hafen for the lbgtq community. that sense of community now shattered, as law enforcement investigates whether this is a crime motivated by hate. a scene of sheer terror saturday night. i heard shots, broken glass, bodies it was how? why? reporter: michael anderson,
independent candidates. you know, people who have benefited from the two-party structure often say you put a third party candidate or independent in its going to split the vote of one party. it was havininteresting that tw those candidates have cleared the field of one of those parties. in a way it s a two-party election in these states. that s an important point. it s a an off-ramp from the polarization and these one-party states and this is western states, overwhelmingly republican states where there haven t been competitive elections. so the fact that independent candidates are killing that gap and offering an off-ramp to the polarization and hyper partisanship is an interesting and hopeful sign. it is interesting to watch and was compelling to hear from all three of them at once. john, thank you very much. the nba season tips off tonight. hall of famer grant hill joins us live with a preview and explains why lebron james is calling one teenager an alien.