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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" 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...

of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. i'll 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 he's ready to negotiate a solution to the ukraine war, but a key ukrainian official says the russian president need...

>> 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 you're 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 people's lives what do you think of that? >> i feel very grateful we were able to help them because it could have been a very terrible outcome. ...

mind. i don't know. i don't know. i really don't 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. i've 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. i'm not planning anything. >> all right. we'll wait and see. we are looking at the iconic pictures. eric spiegelman, thank you so much and bless p-22. >> absolutely. we'll miss h...

now you're going to hear about it. >> and you're 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. that's the guy that wants the cumbaya moment now that christmas is here and santa is watching. then there's his policies which have basically sent our economy in to the toilet. >> and the indications that we see would point to a recession sometimes in the first to three ...