after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. we ll take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. we ll bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his resume. we ll take a closer look at why a new york prosecutor is looking into the matter. and an update from the vatican this morning on the condition of pope benedict. we ll bring you the latest reporting on his situation. and the countdown to the new year is on. organizers for saturday s new year s eve celebration in new york city will hold their annual confetti test this morning before releasing 1.5 tons of confetti at midnight on new year s eve. we begin with our top story this morn
buss, trains, rent cars and then book flights on different carriers. sometimes that can amount to thousands of dollars in unplanned expenses. so southwest is really trying to speak to that today. last nugt we heard from another executive who apologized profusely, as many doing all week, but those who had expenses like this, whether it was from oh travel, hotelings, expenses from their time being stranded could submit those receipts online and try to get reimbursements. that s something they are opening up. also another portal where people can get reunited with their luggage. we have seen those images of piles and piles of bags unclaimed. southwest is trying to help reunite those people with their bags. yesterday we saw a guy in baltimore whose one bag was in denver. another bags was somewhere in that pile. so that has to be a hugely frustrating thing.