to know. more than 30 dead in buffalo. anger and frustration and now questions mounting about the response. were residents adequately warned about this monster storm? the national guard going door-to-door and more than 400 pieces of snow equipment on the ground to reopen streets. calls for prayer around the world for the former pontiff. pope francis saying his predecessor s health has taken a turn for the worse. one nation overdosed. the break glass tool that high schools are turning to do stop fentanyl overdoses in their hallways. and the incredible come back. a varsity athlete attacked by a shark. how she recovered to swim her way to a state title. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester on a very busy night. we are tracking two developing stories right now. one of the worst airline meltdowns in recent memory and for southwest it is far from over. the airline canceling more than 2,500 or 62% of it
majority in the house. so, it s understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 29th. and we re going to get right to the news. prosecutors are turning up the heat on congressman-elect george santos, after the revelations he lied about his resume. we re going to have more on the investigation by a fellow republican district attorney. plus, the very latest on the weather emergency in buffalo, new york. first, the snow, and now concerns about flooding and questions about the response to the deadly blizzard. and we re following the latest on the southwest airlines meltdown. more cancellations and delays
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director of the children s e.r. where they saw a 60% rise since 2020. at one point, you were so busy you brought hospital beds to the interim? we got hospital beds to any flat space we could find. reporter: it s been all hands on deck. because of the surge in rsv, you don t work with kids but you re being trained. exactly. reporter: a lesson when omicron numbers were surging. how do you guys cope? i think that we lean on each other, because we went through something that was so difficult, i m sure there s some level of trauma bonding per se. reporter: when you re sprinting during a marathon, burnout is inevitable. we re already stretched. they be you get the surge which it s hard to handle. reporter: harder to handle when you don t know if there s a finish line? yeah.
season s influx of flu and rsv. in the last few months when you come to work it s frantic. reporter: he is the medical director for the children s e.r. where they saw a 60% rise in young patients since 2020. you guys were so busy, you brought hospital beds to the ate rerum? we put them on any flat space. reporter: all hands on deck. because of the surge in rsv, you don t work with kids that you are getting trained to work with kids? exactly. reporter: a lesson in teamwork learned this time last year when omicron numbers were surging. how to you guys cope? i think that we lean on each other because be went through something that was so difficult. i am sure there is some level of trauma bonding per se. reporter: when you are sprinting during a marathon, burnout is inevitable. we are exhausted emotionally and physically and then you get this catastrophic volume surge.