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Fatalities. this most important thing, families. making sure that the next of kin is conducted. we're working with the families. with that, i will not give you the number of deceased at this time. we have to make sure that the next of kin is complete. also want to inform there is a family reception center at waukesha high school. for families that are look for family members, members that are looking for family members. if you are looking for family members and live out of town call 262-548-7122. also, there will be counselling services at the

City mayor and many more. our special coverage begins tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. american airlines canceled another 250 flights this morning as the company deals with staffing shortages and weather issues that have disrupted schedules for days. >> more than 1,900 flights have been canceled since last friday. here's a look one of the lines there, travelers waiting in miami, florida. american says help is on the way, cnn aviation correspondent pete montine has been following this for us. thousands of flight attendants should be back on the job today. how long though for the airline to catc...

Invitation in advance. >> we'll be there. we've got a good story to tell. >> take care, governor. >> thanks. >> want to toss it back to fred. >> chris, thank you so much. american airlines cancelling over 1,500 flights this weekend. executives are blaming severe weather at two major hubs and staffing shortages. pete muntene joins us from washington. what more is american saying about its cancellations and what can it do? >> mesh says this will start getting better and for a lot of folks stranded across the country right now this feels like to will get worse before it gets better. take a look...

Passengers out there. other carriers have to deal with the same weather conditions without these huge cancellations. i know i sound like one of those, you know, customers at the airport griping about what's going on here, but i can just hear the words coming out of their mouths right now. what's going on? >> reporter: the truth is here, jump, that no airline is really immune to these cascading kind of problems. first it was southwest airlines three weeks ago. now it is american airlines this weekend. look at the latest numbers. 816 cancellations today alone. 548 yesterday. 343 on friday. this ...

>> dana: trying to get a leg up is out of reach. >> i was not living through the great depression where you see an increasing in mental depression particularly among the populations we serve. they have a lot of traumatic issues. they are in distressed neighborhood and already experienced economic difficulties. this escalates the conditions in those neighborhood. >> dana: and lumber prices across the country today versus 2020, $548 today it's $758. that makes the cost of building shelters and homes more expensive. are you witnessing that as well?