good morning, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. the pressure is on for southwest airlines. the airline canceling another 2,500 flights already this morning. we are now up to more than 15,000 since the meltdown began a week ago. passengers from coast to coast remain very stranded. overnight southwest airlines ceo bob jordan issuing an apology. he says he s optimistic they will be back on track before next week. i want everyone who is dealing with the problems we ve been facing, whether you haven t been able to get to where you need to go or you are one of our heroic employees caught up in a massive effort to stabilize the airline, to know that we re doing everything we can to return to a normal operation. and please also hear that i m truly sorry. also ahead this morning, the crisis at the u.s. southern border. tens of thousands of migrants now wait in limbo after the supreme court ordered title 42 restriction toss remain in place as legal
transportation secretary pete buttigieg and breaking down tr ch transcripts from the january 6th investigation. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. > let s get to the breaking news. significant developments involving the united states supreme court decision and impact on the migrant surge at the border. cnn priscilla alvarez is following the story here the situation room. tell me more about this important ruling. the supreme court shar sayin title 42 in effect since march 2020 will e remain in effect including the court hearing arg mtds in the next session in february of 2023. now, this is a order that summit mittly a victory for republican led states to stop the termination of the authority. what it means on the ground, border officials will be able to continue to expel migrants back to mexico or their native countries for the next several months. the administration has been preparing for this
know, when the airline is responsible, you can get those kinds of vouchers for hotels, restaurants, but what i talked about with southwest ceo is a passenger shouldn t have to request that. they need to be proactively offering that. he pledged that they would and again we ll be watching to make sure that they follow through. it s finally stopped snowing in buffalo, new york, and warmer temperatures are expected across the region. all this snow piled up will start melting today and officials are worried about possible flooding. this is buffalo s all-time snowiest start to the season. city s been smothered with nearly 52 inches of snow since friday and since october more than 100 inches which is more than 2 1/2 meters. the big issue is to get critical supplies in need and to reach people who are stranded by the huge snowbanks. the storm has claimed more than 30 lives in eerie county and
hotels, restaurants, but what i talked about with the southwest ceo is that a passenger shouldn t have to request that, they need to be proactively offering that. he pledged that they would and, again, we will be watching to make sure that they follow through. cnn s nick valencia is live at hartsfield-jackson in atlanta. how is southwest s apology landing with passengers and are they getting that help they need? are they getting the reimbursements? reporter: good morning, jessica. the message from bob jordan last night isn t landing very well with the passengers i ve spoken to. they think the ceo s statement was filled with more excuses and at this point after everything that they ve been through they just want results. they just want to get home. they want to get to their final destination and for some people that is happening, but talking about the statement and the reaction, i spoke to michelle smith earlier, she says she s a long-time southwest flier, that she s loyal to the ai
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