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santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business ....
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 thi ....
majority in the house. so, it s understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 29th. and we re going to get right to the news. prosecutors are turning up the heat on congressman-elect george santos, after the revelations he lied about his resume. we re going to have more on the investigation by a fellow republican district attorney. plus, the very latest on the weather emergency in buffalo, new york. first, the snow, and now concerns about flooding and questions about the response to the deadly blizzard. and we re following the latest on the southwest airlines meltdown. more cancellations and d ....
disastrous holiday weekend continues to come at the expense of their customers. also this hour we ll check on the next storm system as buffalo residents begin to dig out and get back on the road and hopefully avoid tlooding in their communities. and an update from officials as doctors continue around the clock supervision of pope benedict from his bedside in a vatican city monastery. some new developments in the southwest airlines debacle just in the last few minutes. southwest is now announcing plans to, quote, return to normal operations with minimal disruptions by tomorrow. but still today thousands more flights have been cancelled. thousands of fliers still struggling to figure out how they are going to make it to their final destinations. other airlines like american, delta, united have offered to try to help putting a cap on flight prices between certain cities to give customers more options. it s unclear whether that s work ing. let s bring in nala charles. ....
2600 of them from southwest airlines. southwest canceled 60% of its flights overall just today. they are blaming the storm, which hit its hubs hard in chicago and denver. stranding crews and when you stand here, i mean, you just look at the al gone any on this womannens face waiting. talked to people who missed crews and family gatherings. one woman looking for insulin in a suitcase somewhere and she has no idea where that suitcase is and you really get the sense of a bubbling anger about this situation. here are some people we spoke to today. the flight from phoenix got delayed by seven hours and they canceled fly flights from phoenix to houston. i m here stuck at the airport. they were suppose sod get my luggage back. i have been looking since last night. luggage is nowhere to be found and just stuck here. i have only been missing my luggage for a day. i had a flight yesterday at 2:50 i got to the airport my flight was canceled. rebooked for wednesday and that fli ....