being a great friend of this show. all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for being with me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now a heart-felt tribute to queen elizabeth ii is under way in london. thousands pouring in to say a final farewell to their monarch. the last hour we saw the queen s eight grandchildren holding a vigil as she lies in state. the royal family also greeting world leaders as they arrive today ahead of the queen s funeral, which is monday. let s go straight to london right now. max foster, richard quest and anna stewart are following this historic event. max, to you first. this vigil, with the queen s grandchildren, was only about 15 minutes. wow, even with that brevity, you felt such love being exuded from these family members, from these young men and women who were paying the greatest homage to their grandmother. reporter: yeah. something they all wanted to do. outline, for william and harry, more practice at this sort of thing. for the
some dying in snow buried cars, others in homes with no power. conditions so bad rescuers needed rescuing. and the travel nightmare continues for thousands of americans, so far more than 3,000 flights have been canceled today, the majority are southwest flights. plus, how a toy and a car led police to find a kidnapped baby. welcome to the lead i m phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at least 49 people across nine states have died from storms, at least 27 of those deaths are centered in buffalo, new york, and surrounding erie county which were hit with a blizzard, winds so fierce they reached hurricane strength, rescuers had to be sent out to help stranded rescue crews facing, quote, some of the worst conditions that any of us have ever seen. many roads around buffalo remain impassable, driving bans still in place in some areas as crews try to clear the streets to restore power
cancellations. over 4000 delays nationwide. the airport in buffalo, ne york has completely closed dow to the weather and will remain a closed until tuesday meanwhile, the president and first lady are spreading the warm this christmas. many parts of the day callin u.s. troops stationed around the world thanking them fo their sacrifice. we will be looking into what i the 1.7 trillion dollar bill that congress passed on th holiday weekend as well as the final report released by the january six committee means fo former president trump in 2023 let s start this hour with a severe winter storm that has left travelers scrambling to get to their destination thi christmas and then home, hopefully. nbc shimmery stone joining u from reagan national airport with how travelers there are very jesse curtis joins us from new york city with the latest on the storm as well. shemarri, let s start with you for those who were able to mak it for christmas, tomorrow begins potentially throwing th d
weather is looming for millions of americans. forecasters one of the potential for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail in the plains area today. the storms could be at their worst in the overnight hours. the system is then expected to shift east tomorrow into the mississippi ohio and tennessee valleys. we are monitoring all this will have your full forecast coming up. alec baldwin criminal trial is on track to begin this summer. oscar-nominated actor facing one count of involuntary manslaughter and not move deadly movie shut set shooting brand-new hour of fox news live i m rich editing. molly: great to be with you, eric and arthel are off this memorial day weekend. i judge in new mexico yesterday upheld the indictment rejecting latest effort to throw out the charge against him by the shooting happened on the set of the western film arrested britt back in october when he told went bald and was rehearsing a scene while holding a gun when it fired killing cinemat cinematographe
europe, saying they took their eye off the ball. and tonight, the concern overseas about a key global vaccine, the astrazeneca vaccine. germany, france and others halting its use and we ll tell you why. and back here at home tonight, dr. deborah birx making new headlines. she was on former president trump s covid task force. what she told our terry moran today about the moment the former president mentioned injecting disinfectant. president biden, the first lady, vice president harris all out selling the landmark new covid relief bill. how it will help families, small businesses and schools. the first checks hitting accounts and mary bruce standing by. the alarming scene at the southern border. more than 4,200 unaccompanied migrant children now in u.s. custody, reportedly being kept in overcrowded tents. republican leaders on the border and the white house is pressed tonight. cecilia vega reporting from the border. the deadly crash, a car plowing into people in california