hackers out number cyber personnel, at least 50 to one. and inching toward disaster, growing concerns across the midwest as people watch flood waters inch closer and closer to their homes and businesses. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments for you. we re going to begin with major flooding tormenting the midwest now as the national weather service says we are still days away from the mississippi river cresting. let s go to maggie vespa, joining us from davenport, iowa. we can see evidence of the mess behind you, maggie. the usda is reporting that barge traffic, that has been halted across the upper mississippi river for likely weeks, and this flooding is only expected to get worse, so how are folks there preparing? reporter: first and foremost, what you highlighted, that is a rare move. it s unclear at this point how and or if that might trickle down to consumers but definitely something to watch and something officials say to be worried about. a
the fear is the toxic chemicals being released into the air, the ground water prompting urgent evacuation orders. and newly released body cam video from the mass shooting at a louisville bank showing the moments police officers put an end to a gunman s reign of terror i think i got him down. i think he s down! plus, new details about how police say the shooter was able to legally purchase an ar-15 style rifle just case before his rampage. and a highly anticipated vote in memphis in just hours now over whether to reinstate the second black tennessee lawmaker ousted from his seat for protesting gun violence. will justin pearson join his colleague who made his triumphant return to the capitol days after their dramatic expulsion. just in on the u.s. economy, inflation dropping to the lowest level in nearly two years, but are any of us feeling it yet first, the breaking news unfolding in indiana at this hour, take a lack at this, that plume of black smoke from this massi
back for another hour. here are the big stories we re watching. another tidal wave of plight cancellations for southwest customers today, thousands left stranded and baggage grave yards across the airports and exhausted customers fighting for answers. i ve spent about nine and a half hours trying to get through to southwest, just on hold with them. probably about 17 calls. and every time, i get about two and a half hours in, it just drops. the line just drops. in buffalo, snow is starting to melt as the death toll mounts. with mounting snow of this volume comes rapid flooding for search and rescue teams to deal with. the latest on their efforts and the blame game over the county s response to the historic blizzard in just a minute. new developments on capitol hill. the january 6th committee just dropped another batch of deposition transcripts, and there are some familiar trump world names on the list. speaking of donald trump, after almost four years of legal battles,
election day. right now, average polls at half a dozen senate races are within the margin of error. so what moves the needle now? three huge debates are scheduled tonight alone. we go to our reporters live in the field in just a minute. plus, what the biden administration is calling a sham appeal hearing that was over before it started. brittney griner denied her bid to get out of a russian prison. it will no doubt ramp up international pressure on vladimir putin. that may be nothing from the pressure he s getting against his own people. plus, the flu, covid and now rsv. how worried should you be? the answer coming up. but we start with the mid-terms. and let s get specific. new polling shows both ohio and wisconsin senate races are a statistical dead heat. and a tracking poll out of pennsylvania shows john fetterman and dr. oz points apart. tonight s huge debate in pennsylvania provides a critical timed opportunity for both candidates to gain some late momentum. and that
jdbalart. thank you for the privilege of your time. lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good morning. i m lindsey reiser in new york. breaking news in the united kingdom, the country s third prime minister in seven weeks has officially been decided. rishi sunak is, therefore, elected as the lead of the conservative party. you heard it there, rishi sunak, britain s former finance minister will take over for liz truss who resigned last week after 44 days on the job. we ll talk about the latest twist in this political turmoil. does the u.s. have a triple-demic on the horizon with the covid, the flu and respiratory viruses on the rise. you re seeing a tidal wave of sweeping across this country right now. but we start with crunch time before the midterm elections. two critical states begin early voting today. with 15 days to go, polling shows historic levels of voter enthusiasm with 70% of registered voters expressing high interest in this election. that