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santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business ....
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 d ....
you know, this is a time for choosing. we choose democracy over hytocracy, love over hate. these are the questions of our time that i ran for president to try to help answer in dr. king s life and legacy and many i view shows the way forward. just have to look back. you have to be prepared. president biden marks the holiday with a look at his legacy and the work still to be done to ensure voting rights for all americans. meanwhile, house republicans spent that day upset that president biden doesn t have visitor logs for his private homes in delaware. information they never had any interest in when president trum health care plan hundreds of classified materials at his mar-a-lago country club. and from ridiculous lies to russian ties. the bizarre george santos saga takes another turn with new reporting that links him to the family of a sanctioned russian oligarch. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we begin ....
pouring in. the pressure is on and the gloves are off. john, obviously i wasn t clear enough for you to understand this. here s a man that spent more than $20 million of his own money to try to buy that seat. you and donald trump were the masterful covid deniers. you re poorer and less safe because of kathy hochul and extreme policies. with 13 days left, candidates from both parties are scratching, clawing for every last vote. and there s going to be a lot of votes if the pre-election day ballot numbers are any indication. let s start in pennsylvania today. democrat john fetterman and republican mehmet oz facing off in their only debate, some accommodations were made as fetterman recovers from a stroke but both candidates had some bumpy answers. cnn s jessica dean is in harrisburg for us. how are the candidates cleaning things up today? reporter: even more than cleaning up the two are zeroing in on where they think the weaknesses are for the other campaigns ....
hollywood. and the pride of ukraine. the lions rescued from war making a new home here in america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we begin with deadly gunfire echoing through another american school, sending students clamoring into the arms of police as they desperately try to escape from the line of fire. st. louis police say three people were killed, an adult and a teenage girl along with the attacker. seven others were injured and taken to hospitals. it happened at the start of the school day, at first some believing it was a drill. but police quickly moving in and confronting the shooter, taking him down before he could shoot anyone else. the 19-year-old gunman was reported to have been carrying a long gun, telling students at the central visual and performing arts high school to get ready to die miguel almaguer now with late details. i have never seen anything like this reporter: a local news helicopter captured the fe ....