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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" im phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at...

of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. ill talk with the buffalo police commissioner this hour. >> many americans are still feeling the effects of the arctic blast, including millions of air travelers. southwest airlines experiencing massive disruptions, with more than 65% of its flights canceled just today, adding to the holiday travel chaos. also tonight, vladimir putin claims hes ready to neg...

>> reporter: but christmas in buffalo did come with some unexpected holiday hope -- on friday a bus full of korean tourists heading for niagara falls got stuck outside their buffalo area home. >> i said come on in everybody because youre going to be here for a while. >> reporter: without hesitating the couple welcomed ten strangers in for two nights sharing homemade korean food and the bills game with new friends. you might have saved those peoples lives what do you think of that? >> i...

mind. i dont know. i dont know. i really dont know. this is a cat that meant a lot of things to a lot of people. i have tried to be very thoughtful and respectful of that. and if i ever felt that it would be appropriate, i think i would. ive tried very hard not to make this mine. i tried to make this what i really honest live thought would be the voice of this cat. and it really belongs to everyone else. im not planning anything. >> all right. well wait and see. we are looking at the i...

now youre going to hear about it. >> and youre going to hear about mine. first up, joe biden calling for unity. >> our politics has gotten so angry, so mean, so partisan. too often we see each other as enemies. >> let me remind you, this is the man that accused half the people in this country of being semi fascist. thats the guy that wants the cumbaya moment now that christmas is here and santa is watching. then theres his policies which have basically sent our economy in to the toilet...

in hour. if you want to hear him -- griff: reindeer can talk? todd: if youre these reindeer, griff jenkins. this fireplace is about to be stuffed as he at 5:00 when i have my christmas eve dinner. within day till christmas. welcome in to the beautiful set. griff: where are the beautiful cookies? >> i ate them. griff jenkins, carley shimkus and todd pyro. welcome to "fox & friends". carley: theyre from spruce run farms. i like the placement of them on their head. griff: where else would...

across parts of the rio grande valley, all throughout the deep and north parts of florida. south florida, no surprise freeze watches -- no freeze watches at all. any blue or purple temperatures are below 0. you get in toward these purple can be -- excuse me, below freezing, get in to the purples, and youve got the temps below 0. this was all part of this storm that brought the snow and the wind and the cold. it is now beginning to move in towards participants of canada, but you -- part...

its a contrast that the president will be taking to prime time on thursday with a speech in front of independence hall. the theme, a battle for the soul of the nation. the theme which he kicked off his 2020 campaign. democrats begin to gain momentum trying to shut down republican hopes of a red wave this fall. joining us now is nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli, senior national political reporter saheel carop, eugene daniels and julia torusa scranton joe is back with a pri...

reunited with family, and new details of life in hamas captivity. a 9-year-old boy and his family living in fear, moved constantly between tunnels and apartments. our interview tonight. also tonight, the suspect in court charged with shooting three palestinian college students in vermont. our exclusive interview with the family of one victim in the west bank. their fears he will never walk again. the fbi investigation. was it a hate crime? the new escalation. ballistic missiles f...

ian pannell on the ground for us. here in the u.s., the cornell student now charged tonight with threatening to kill jewish college students on campus. what he warned he would do. his plan for the kosher dining hall. police raiding his parents home outside rochester. pierre thomas with new reporting. former president trumps son don jr. taking the stand in the civil trial in new york city. pressed on what he knew, and how he answered. aaron katersky standing by at the courthouse. ...