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
griff: that s a good one. he s definitely going to make the cut, because as you pointed out and i really hadn t thought hard, deep thoughts about the antlers, but we ve got to get milk and cookies up there. oh, perfect, excellent. santa s going to like that. you were talking about the antlers. the antler didn t have one in the middle of its head. carley: one of the reindeer was very top-heavy with the one big antler. griff: i can t wait to touch one. we are moments away. carley: is there a difference between reindeer and caribou? griff: yes. one can fly around the globe and deliver presents, and the other is just caribou. [laughter] todd: i need an audio clip of saying i can t wait to touch a reindeer. that s going to be my new ring tone. i didn t think it was such a big deal until today. carley: we re tracking santa, and he is just over japan or just left japan. believe give just over right now. you can see from this precision map that is santa flying with the reindeer, an
court s ruling was to take the issue out of the hands of the justices and return it to the states where they could forge their own policies, and that s what happened in kansas. state lawmakers can still adopt a ban on abortions as indiana did days later, but to-lifers must weigh pro-lifers must weigh whether republicans want to go that far especially when it comes to rape, incest and the life of the mother. now, i understand the deep beliefs of the pro-life side which vows to keep on fighting just as the pro-choice side would if it had lost, but this is the kind of democratic process majority envisioned. decisions are far more complicated than a simple yes or no. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. if. howard: ahead, mike huckabee joins us on a wide range of media issues. we ll look at the senate voterama that s still going on as democrats are about to push through their big climate, health and taxes bill. the pundits quickly weighed in with opposing views on k
economy in the world, the world, the world. maria, no actually, the economy contracted 1.5% in the first quarter. and now predictions it s about to get much worse as the federal reserve moves to the the raise interest rates again this upcoming week. it s a hurricane. it s right now it s kind of sunny, things are doing fine, everyone thinks that they can handle this. that hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way. i think that we re really heading for lehman-type moment here. i think, and listening to institutional investors, the marks on private ec by equity and venture capital are potentially off by $600 billion. maria: coming up, missouri congressman and house budget committee ranking member jason smith on the president and the democrats agenda and the attacks. then, as higher costs and making ends meet cost american families, the democrats prime time show kick off on thursday night. ohio congressman and house judiciary committee ranking member jim
economy in the world, the world, the world. maria, no actually, the economy contracted 1.5% in the first quarter. and now predictions it s about to get much worse as the federal reserve moves to the the raise interest rates again this upcoming week. it s a hurricane. it s right now it s kind of sunny, things are doing fine, everyone thinks that they can handle this. that hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way. i think that we re really heading for lehman-type moment here. i think, and listening to institutional investors, the marks on private ec by equity and venture capital are potentially off by $600 billion. maria: coming up, missouri congressman and house budget committee ranking member jason smith on the president and the democrats agenda and the attacks. then, as higher costs and making ends meet cost american families, the democrats prime time show kick off on thursday night. ohio congressman and house judiciary committee ranking member jim