after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. we ll take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. we ll bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his resume. we ll take a closer look at why a new york prosecutor is looking into the matter. and an update from the vatican this morning on the condition of pope benedict. we ll bring you the latest reporting on his situation. and the countdown to the new year is on. organizers for saturday s new year s eve celebration in new york city will hold their annual confetti test this morning before releasing 1.5 tons of confetti at midnight on new year s eve. we begin with our top story this morn
united states and all around the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, hanging in the balance, controversial u.s. border restriction, title 42 is here to stay for now, at least. the reaction from the u.s. mexico border. stranded by southwest airlines, thousands of flights have been grounded. the ceos message for travelers. and, from one extreme to another, why warmer weather could actually be bad news for the united states. good to have you with us. well, the u.s. supreme court has ruled to keep title 42 temporarily in place while legal challenges play out. it s preventing the biden administration from winding down the trump era border policy after 19 republican led states filed a lawsuit, saying, this would result in a migration catastrophe. title 42 allows border agents to turn away migrants in the name of covid prevention, and with no clarity on when it will be lifted, thousands of migrants and americas southern border are wondering when they will be abl
the united states and all around the world. i m whitney wild in for christine romans. a resolution to the crisis at the southern border has been postponed again. the supreme court order dering title 42 to remain in effect for now as legal challenges played out. the justices agreed to hear the appeal in this session that begins in february. their 5-4 order defeats the biden administration which had hoped to end title 42 saying it outlived the pandemic it was designed to fight. it doesn t matter what i think the court will do. the decision is a huge disappoi disappointment for migrants. thousands have crossed anyway. cnn s rosa flores has more on that from el paso, texas. reporter: 1-year-old brenda has no shoes. her tiny feet bare on the cold pavement of an el paso parking lot. are you going to sleep outside again? what are you going to do? her parents anthony blanco and her mother said they wrapped this rosary afrptd her ankle and said it has saved her life multiple tim
more than 60% of flights canceled. also tonight the water crisis. more than 100,000 without water. new reporting from jackson, mississippi where the system has failed again. border emergency. the bitter chill colliding with the crush at the border. many forced to sleep on the streets. plus the bus of migrants dropped off at vice president kamala harris s home on one of the coldest nights of the year. plane down. the crash landing into an icy creek. the kayaker who jumped into action to pull the pilot to safety. holiday spending up. way up. but tonight the new rules. shorter windows and added fees. what you need to know so you don t get burned on your returns. and inspiring america. when ten strangers knocked at the door, a buffalo family turned a winter disaster into shelter from the storm. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas, in for lester. tonight the images are coming in and the reports on this deadly blizz
this is a war with mother nature, and she has been hitting us with everything she has. this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo s long storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. well, good morning everyone. buffalo, they re waking up to a lot of snow, deadly snow. we re glad you re with us on cnn this morning. i m poppy harlow alongside sarah said near. it is monday, december 26th. you were listening to new york governor kathy hochul describe what has been unprecedented the terms of the pain suffered by the good people of buffalo. she calls this winter storm the most devastating in the city s history. we ll take you there live. this weather event is directly responsible for the deaths of at least 37 people overall across the entire country. now, in buffalo, search teams believe they re likely to find more victims who have been trapped in their cars for over two days in that. right now there is a state of emergency in