happy holidays we re here at msnbc headquarters in new york city, thank you for spending time with us on this monday the death toll from the once in a lifetime multi-state winter storm over the weekend continues to rise today. up by about 20 from this hour yesterday. we now have at least 55 people dead across 12 states with western new york especially hard-hit nearly half of those fatalities are in new york s erie county alone. the freezing temperatures and wind gusts also knocking out power for tens of thousands. in the latest update today, new york governor kathy hochul told drivers to stay off the roads and what first responders are discovering as they conduct rescue operations. going into homes, going into vehicles, and too many tragic times finding people who have not survived the experience. they re grieving inside, as we all are, for the families who are getting horrible heart-breaking news that their loved ones succumbed to the storm over the last day or two, and ou
frustration intensely. and we will be getting through this together very soon. also today, the white house is slamming texas governor greg abbott after 140 migrants from texas, including babies and children were dropped off at the residence of vice president harris in frigid temperatures on christmas eve. the latest on the battle over title 42 waged by republican governors this hour. and the federal warning that migrants, not to cross the southern border. with polls shows donald trump s power over republicans waning ahead of 2024, other potential contenders including florida s ron desantis, and former vice president pence are making moves to make their candidacies official we re watching that but we re going to start with the weather that we were just mentioning, the deadly snowstorm, joining us right now, nbc news meteorologist angie lassman. where are we at right now, angie? it was a rough weekend. it was. and a holiday weekend at that. a lot of people trying to c
Advertising game console video game consoles to plot their next move. But first we begin in paris. Michelle carusocabrera joins us live from there. Michelle . Hello, mel is. For some reason the police have cleared the plaza of the republic and you could see over my shoulders all of the candles left my mourners to honor the victims of fridays attack. They are at the base of the equivalent of the statue of liberty here in paris. In the meantime, we have learned that reuters has interviewed the brother of one of the suspects on the terrorist attacks. Muhammed salaam. Weve been showing you his picture all day. Muhammed was held by police for questioning over the weekend but later release pd told released and he told journalists today that he and his family did not know everything about his brothers activities. The suspect is one of the individuals who blew himself up at one of the caves here in paris and there is another suspect the current subject of a manhunt. Speaking in french, he told
Injured after a man and woman armed with assault rifles and semi automatic handguns stormed the regional center. During a Christmas Party type event. Three explosive devices were later recovered at the center, which authorities rendered safe and destroyed. Sources tell nbc news two of the weapons were legally purchased. Police made contact at a nearby town and a car chase ensued. Police identified the suspects as 28yearold say yesterday fa rook and 27yearold tasfeef malik. They were married. The couple had a six month old daughter who they dropped off before the shooting. He was an environmental specialist and at employee for five years. He was at the party before leaving under quote, angry circumstances. The attack was well planned out and the pair were dressed in Tactical Gear and had several magazines of ammunition. Officials have not ruled out terrorism at this time. Are late last night they addressed the media. We have 14 people that are confirmed dead. We have 17 people that are
Your wallet safe . Picking the best running mate. The political world waiting on joe bidens decision. So whats it like to go through that gutwrenching process . Im going to ask someone who was on Hillary Clintons short list. We begin with hurricane isaias. Now barreling toward floridas east coast and gaining strength. The categoryone storms maximum sustained winds increased to 85 Miles Per Hour this morning. And its expected to arrive at floridas Treasure Coast by this evening. Joining me with the latest, nbc News Reporter Chris Pollone and nbc news meteorologist janessa webb. Chris, well start with you. How are people preparing amidst a pandemic . Reporter yeah, hi there. Ill show you ohio theyre preparing here at how theyre preparing here at Daytona Beach. Look at what they call the worlds most famous beach. As you can see, people who live in this area are certainly taking this in stride. This is just like pretty much any other august day here in Daytona Beach, any other august satur