for senate, and that would certainly be something, this show gives enough about, and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. u all very good night. from all our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late yet again, i ll see you again tomorrow. tomorrow thank you at-home for joining us this hour, happy to have you here, lots of news have all kinds gone out right now in california the monsoon style rains there, have literally 10% of the entire u.s. population living under a flood watch right now. the population of california so, big the win 90% of californians, or under a flood watch, tonight that s 10% of the whole u.s. population in this succession of extremely wet storms the north central coast of california has been particularly hard hit already, and now with additional storms, still coming, there are all kinds of northern california rivers that don t usually flood, that are looking now like they are going to flood. there s the places
we re now about an hour away from the house reconvening and hopes to vote immediately or eventually will make him the next speaker of the house. spending the night trying to twist these arms belonging to the six hard right republicans that you see on the screen. it was so close, that absent members some of them came out of surgery or other medical provide tour procedures making they are way to the chamber. all of this has extra resonance. manu, so, we talked to you in the last hour, it seems to change over the hour, what s the latest. reporter: there s still growing confidence that they will get the vote. the longest speaker s race that we ve seen since the mid-18 hundreds. but, they believe they ve gotten there. the question will ultimately be on which members ultimately flip. you showed the six on your screen, some of those, they will need all members come and vote for a specific candidate, they will need four of those six. but, there are other strategies now being disc
the travel nightmare that began before christmas is is still not over. pamela brown here in for anderson tonight. and when we left you last night, southwest airlines ceo was apologizing to all the passengers stranded by all the flights the company canceled due to the weather and its system meltdown. well, 24 hours later there are about another 2,500 reasons to apologize, as in about 2,500 more cancellations today and nearly as many tomorrow. and it s gotten to the point that southwest has been busing some people from airports as far away as new york s laguardia and denver to houston. details now from cnn s gabe cohen. reporter: tens of thousands of travelers still weathering southwest s meltdown without a clear end in sight. i m hungry and exhausted. i just want to go home. reporter: the airline canceling more than 2,500 flights wednesday. 62% of its schedule according to flight aware. with a similar wave of cancellations already shaping up for thursday. this has been
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. the travel nightmare that began before christmas is still not over. pamela brown here in for anderson tonight, and when we left you last night, southwest airlines ceo is apologizing to all the passengers stranded by all the flights the company canceled due to the weather and it s just a meltdown. well 24 hours later, there are about another 200 2500 reasons to apologize, as it about 2500 more cancellations today and nearly as many tomorrow. and it s gone to the point that southwest has been busing some people from airports, as far away as new york s laguardia and denver to houston. details now from cnn s gabe cohen. tens of thousands of travelers still weathering southwest meltdown without a clear and insight. i am hungry, i am exhausted, i just want to go home. the airline canceling more than 2500 fligh
especially tonight. and adidas cuts ties just now with kanye west over his anti-semitic rants. that is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. brittney griner was again before a russian court today and received no mercy. the court upholding griner s nine year prison sentence rejecting the nba s star plea for leniency. she was convicted in august after russian authorities say that they found vape can sifters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at moscow airport. this was swift reaction after the appeal that didn t go anywhere, slamming the court proceeding as a quote, sham, vowing the biden administration is doing everything it could to bring her home. kylie atwood is live at the state department for us. what are you hearing about this now? reporter: the conviction has opinion upheld. meaning that she is still found guilty of smuggling drugs into russia. this trial essentially brings the end of the judicial process for brittney gr