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
where he faces a possible life sentence and in ukraine, resistance forces are on the offensive as some analysts say the military s fighting capabilities are running out. we ll take you live to kyiv. but we begin with our top story right now, unfolding across the country, a travel nightmare for millions of people trying to get home after the christmas holiday as a monstrous winter storm barrels east. right now, more than 2800 flights have been cancelled. that s today alone leaving frustrated travelers strand ed i airport terminals. southwest will operate just one-third of its scheduled flights in the coming days representative from the pilot association says the airline s scheduling system is partly to blame. the death toll has climbed to 63 nationwide after this brutal storm blanketed parts of western new york with as much as four feet of snow and brought powerful wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour with more snow in the forecast, tishls fear the deet death toll could cont
putin s plan to mobilize thousands more troops for his war in ukraine. and a historic election in italy where the most far-right ruling coalition since mussolini looks set to tak e power. and we begin this hour with tropical storm ian that s churning in the caribbean and gaining strengthen as it moves towards cuba. now it s expected to rapidly intensify before hitting western cuba with strong winds and dangerous storm surges. now, ian is expected to turn into a major hurricane tuesday and forecast to hit florida midweek. people in florida are already preparing for the storm, filling sandbags trying to prevent flooding. here s more now from the mayor. of course there s a high degree of worry whenever we have a named storm that we are in the trajectory or in the path of that storm. but we are preparing. you know, we like to rehearse and practice for these, but we certainly don t want it be on the main stage of ian. now, floridians are stocking up on emergency essentials
second hearing on the january 6th insurrection. the select committee has planned six more hearings this month to present itself preliminary f findings and they say their por they insist they will present evidence this month proving the deadly riot on january 6th was the culmination of an elaborate plan to overturn the election. since the first hearing on thursday, trump and his supporters have been pushing back among the emerging narrative. we have more on it from jessica snyder. it s now effectively a riot. reporter: tonight the impact being felt from the first hearing as they set the stage for what s to come. some republicans are looking to discredit the findings. while the former president is reacting to this stunning allegation. you were aware of the rioters chants, hang mike pence, the former president said maybe the fans have the right idea. trump responded i never said hang mike pence. it s a made up story or fake news. the committee s first hearing focused o
Carley President Biden just landing in israel where he will meet with Prime Minister netanyahu as violence and unrest rock the region. You are watching Fox And Friends, im carley shimkus. Todd im todd piro. An explosion kills hundreds at a gaza hospital. Israeli forces say they have proof it was a botched launch. Carley State Department Telling Americans not to professional to lebanon and offering to get americans out of the country. Hundreds of protesters gathering outside, sparking fires. The president planned this trip during a tense time, war had broken out in israel. He took off at 6 p. M. And just landed. Todd there is the president now walking down the steps of Air Force One. Netanyahu on the tarmac ready to meet the president. The handshake taking place right there. This is extremely historic meeting, because right now israel is in war. There are concerns this could become part of a larger global conflict. Think back to the History Books you read when you were a child in school