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
heart-breaking news that their loved ones succumbed to the storm over the last day or two, and our hearts are breaking for them and we ll be there to support their families and get them through this, but also the people, the ones who find their loved ones, it does take a toll. with many americans, hitting the roads and skies today, and dealing with thousands of holiday flight cancellations, and delays at chicago s midway airport for instance, unclaimed luggage was seen piling up today, and one passenger at o hare bringing it down to this it looks like a zoo it s a complete utter zoo, chaos, it s crazy. nbc news correspondent dasha burns joins us live from new york city, and shaquille brew ter is at chicago s o hare airport. dasha, we ll start with you first and in terms of fatalities and how folks have passed in the streets, in cars, tell us more about what we know about this snowstorm and how it is affecting new york and other
sleepy joe. i know the other people. i know him. i think he s off his game by a lot. but i think personally it is going to be sleepy joe. let me get back to msnbc news road warriors. ali very tal ya, shaquille brew ter and garrett haque. ali, give us the lay of the land what you expect to see tonight. we know what the president expects to see what how the president might be a factor on the stage. reporter: well, i think over the course of the past few days in talking to strategists and people in the know, the warren kpaupb is really preparing for a stage in which she has to defend the sweeping progressive ideas that she and bernie sanders are espousing on that stage against some of the more moderate candidates. i m thinking of the medicare for all health care proposal that seems to be one of the central debates here in this democratic primary. john hickenlooper, john delaney