residents. officials fearful people living alone without power may not have survived. buffalo police cracking down on looters. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, rob marciano standing by timing out a major rainmaker for new year s eve. news just coming in from the cdc. the u.s. imposing new covid restrictions on all travelers from china, as the country faces a surge of new covid infections, pushing hospitals to the brink. urgent concerns tonight for the health of retired pope benedict. the vatican revealing today the 95-year-old former pontiff is, quote, very sick. marcus moore at the vatican, where pope francis is asking for prayers tonight. growing frustration at the southern border. after the supreme court extended the trump-era immigration policy known as title 42. will carr reporting on the urgent need for more facilities to cope with the crush of people. new details tonight on congressman-elect george santos, already facing accusations he lied about much of his biograp
a shot of a predawn los angeles. welcome to the fourth hour of morning joe. it is 6:00 a.m. out there on the west coast, 9:00 a.m. here in the east. i m jonathan lemire alongside the bbc s katty kay. we re happy to report that msnbc contributor mike barnicle is joining us for the hour. we re in for joe, mika, and willie. catty, a lot of headlines to get to in this hour. the biggest one got mike off the ice rink earlier. landed a couple triple axels and came upstairs and i m sort of disappointed he s changed out of his outfit, but there we go. and took the gold medal off. right. let s get to the headlines, mike, beyond yours. the latest from buffalo where the national guard is going door to door checking on residents who lost power during the deadly blizzard. we ll have the latest as officials face scrutiny over that. and southwest airlines cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from the winter storm. the unions are speaking out about how the disaster
office in new york is now looking into lies told by republican congressman elect george santos. this as cnn is uncovering even more false claims that he s made. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. one of the biggest airline debacles in recent memory has stranded even more passengers this hour. we re following all the new cancellations and the delays by southwest airlines and efforts to get the airline back on track. cnn s reporter is over at bwi airport. this meltdown appears to be far from over, gabe. give us the latest, what are you learning? reporter: look, wolf, just another brutal day for these travelers. southwest canceling 2500 flights, more than 60% of its schedule. as you mentioned, it looks like tomorrow is just going to be more of the same. behind me, just a few of the passengers still searching for their lost luggage. some of them never got out for the holidays. others are
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What was discovered in his home. And mic check. America loves adele, but millions watching wondering, what happened . Tonight, adeles own explanation, right here. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. We begin tonight with a very dangerous commute home. A storm hitting in the east, another one about to hit in the west. And in the south tonight, multiple tornadoes, the pictures just coming in. An ef1 tornado confirmed outside miami. Winds about 100 miles an hour. Drivers there on i95 in the middle of it all. And you will see the rescues in a moment, playing out elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Chain Reaction crashes further north. A mix of rain and sleet, a coating of ice in pennsylvania. I81 outside scranton, trucks and cars colliding. We begin tonight with abcs gio benitez live here in new york city tonight. Gio, good evening. Reporter david, good evening this storm has been pounding the east coast all day long, from tornadoes in the south, to dangerous hig