cover for reckless spending. alexandria hoff live in washington with the very latest. alexandria, good morning. good morning, ashley, todd last week white house press secretary karine jean-pierre said it was not over. that was four months after the president said this. speak with the pandemic is over. we still have a problem with covid. we are still doing a lot of work on it, but the pandemic is over. eight months after the president made that statement more than three years after and acted, the white house will end two national emergencies stating this, at present the emergency declarations extended to may 11th and end both emergencies on that date. this would align with the administration s previous commitment to give 60 days notice prior to the termination of the phd. the republicans to manning for spending come with the declarations needs to end now. $817 billion in stimulus checks, $678 billion in employment, 39 million in housing programs. steve scalise sharing th
the dead week, the best week of the year and for most people this week not a week off from work but at the same time a return to the normal rhythm of regular life. nobody knows what to do with this leftover week awkwardly such that the bottom of the year. this holiday purgatory is dedicated to low expectations, eating, visiting family and resting but even for those of us going to work, it is assumed not much will be accomplished before the new year. so what is on our twixmas to-do list? rachel, there s already down times and a lot to do at the end of the year. rachel: just before i came to get ready to do this show, i left a lot of to-do list with my kids, but it is funny, right? in the building, it feels different, no offense, producers but there is a lower expectation of everything that you can see that is how it feels. i think it is a great time to catch up with people. call your grandma if you haven t called her in a while. call your mom and have the conversations. i ju
hello, everyone. at this hour departure boards bringing post-christmas misery to travelers everywhere. one major u.s. carrier is the big source of a nationwide headache. plus, incoming congressman george santos says he should get a pass for lying about virtually every single detail of his resume because not telling the truth is not a crime. and new cnn exclusive reporting about why you ll pay less at the pump now, but should be preparing for more pain in the spring. this is what we re watching at this hour. we begin this hour with the blame game playing out at southwest airlines. thousands of stranded travelers just want to get where they are going but bad weather, bad planning and bad systems mean more than 25 hundred southwest flights grounded today so far. that s around 90% of all flights canceled in the u.s. southwest passengers can t get through to customer service and its employees are struggling to speak to the people in charge. it s just it s frustrating for pil
hello, i am sara sidner in for mr. blackwell. we begin with the travel nightmare that won t seem to end. nearly 3,000 flights across the united states grounded again today, almost all of them, however, more than 90% of them are one airline, southwest airlines. you can see the lines for southwest passengers at ticket counters today in raleigh, denver, you name it. passengers, some of whom have spent hours or even days waiting in airports are fuming. i am beyond frustrated and hurt. i can t see my dad. my mom is in the hospital and i wanted to be there for her once she got discharged, and unfortunately because of the situation, they are saying the closest flight is the 29th. are you going to make it home today? no, likely not. i heard somebody say over the intercom not to expect to get a flight within the next four days, and that s not what i wanted to hear. within the next four days? goodness. with new year s eve days away, nearly 2,500 flights have already been canc
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha