hi, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm joe fryer in for kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today is thursday, december 22nd, 2022. bracing for impact. a vicious winter storm is setting in across the country. tens of millions facing dangerous wind and blizzard-like conditions. president biden is urging caution. >> please take this storm extremely seriously. >> pleading for help, the ukrainian president zelenskyy is

back in ukraine after delivering a stirring speech to congress and why the pleas for long-term funding may not come through. >> and sam bankman-fried back from the bahamas, and what he said. and rows and rows of pharmacy shelves are bare, and how the government is trying to help with the flu remedies. >> the impact of the cold is impacting 1 in 3 people. >> blizzard warnings stretching from north dakota to western new york state. >> the winter storm is forcing more airplanes to be grounded, too, and roughly 5800 flights are delayed or canceled nationwide. if you are still planning to fly, here is what you need to see that are the seven cities to be more likely to be in the air

tonight, home of the biggest airports in america. >> this is also, going to be the coldest christmas in decades with 143 million americans under a windchill alert. in denver international airport, wednesday, the temps there dropped 30 degrees in just 15 minutes. >> wow. >> meteorologist bill cairns has the latest. and we want to start with dausha burns at newark international, and are flights staying on time there? >> in short, aaron, no. the flightboard here is showing more and more delays here by the hour, and at the same time, the clouds are building up, and this storm is moving into the new jersey area here in the form of heavy rain that is only going to be worse here, and tomorrow, we will see the heavy wind here as well, and the flood watches all

as the travel levels are hitting prepandemic levels. look, the authorities here at newark are expecting the travel here at the airport to exceed 19 levels between now, and january 2nd, and expecting around 11 million people to come around the tristate levels and the tunnels and the bridges, and it is airports and also on the roads, and the folks we are meeting here are very worried about getting to where they need to be on christmas. take a look at what we heard. >> we were originally going to leave at 8:00 this evening, and then we kind of saw the weather was getting worse and worse, and then alaska airlines does not have a ton of flights out of newark, and i got lucky and hit refresh and four seats in a different airplane showed up, and so i booked them. >> guys in the movies, it is always looking romantic and

poetic when the guys are running through the airport to the gate, but trust me, you do not want to be one of those people, so get here early, and be patient, and the lines are going to be long, and it is going to be chaotic, and he is going to end up where you want to be. >> romance is dead at the airport according to dausha. some people are saying, nope, not the airport, and we will drive instead. how are the roads looking? >> well, in terms of the roads, officials say that you should be careful in terms of the roads, and in some areas, you should not be on the roads at all. and we have continued to watch the conditions the here get worse frankly, and we are seeing less visibility, and seeing the consistent snow in some area, and at the front end of the storm, and so in some areas, you will see the snow completely covering ground, and the warnings from the officials is that it is not just the snow, and yes, heavy snow in the chicago area, and the chicago

national weather service says snowing with an inch an hour, and also, the plunging temperatures in some areas having the windchills into the double digits below zero, and when you are adding it together, it is adding up to the slippery conditions up to the road, and the roads could be treacherous, guys. >> and chad is in michigan for us today there. and bill, we are also going to be seeing the cancellations from the amtrak right now, because of the weather, and for the folks still planning to travel for christmas, what do we need to know right now? >> we will be in the arctic plunge across the country, and also, if you are going to be driving in the snow, you will have to deal with the flash freeze condition, and how about these numbers, 50 states, and almost every state, 42, will be below zero, but those going

below zero, and the biggest concern from here on out, besides the flash freeze and the windchill, as our storm is strengthening, and you have heard the term "bomb cyclone" that is where we will get the winds tonight, and especially saturday morning, and now, buffalo is producing a 72-mile-an-hour wind gust which is enough to produce structural damage. the snow totals off of the lakes are going to be the highest, and buffalo is saying, 30 to 36 inches of snow, and so if you want to talk about crippling, historic event from buffalo, you have to make it to saturday, and then things will improve. >> thank you, bill cairns, and shaq brewster in indiana. thank you. and now, president zelenskyy is back in ukraine after his historic visit to the u.s. he also today met with the polish counterparts to discuss the strategic counterparts in

the u.s. he told the american lawmakers that the aid is an investment in global democracy. >> he said that the latest is that we know, gary, that the senate has just passed the $1.7 trillion including aid for ukraine, and are we expecting that to pass? >> yes, in washington, this time of year, they want to get this done and get back home. this is the $1.7 trillion government spending package which is including a lot including $44 billion more for ukraine. that is including $20 billion to arm and equip some of the ukrainian forces, and funds to replenish our weapons that we sent from the u.s. to ukraine, and then funding to bolster the nato allies who are bolstering the effort. last night, president zelenskyy

was pleased with what has been done so far, and elicited some awkward laughs from the crowd, but did ask for more. >> gary, thank you. and we are waiting for the january 6th committee to release the final report about what happened with the attack on the capitol. it is to include evidence that was not produced in the hearings. and capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles has more. what are we learning from are the transcripts that is released so far? >> it is a mixed bag, joe. it is from the group that is not forthcoming from the committee. a long list of the proud boy, and people who served as former associates of donald trump, and people within the administration, and the lion share of them all plead the 5th, and they did not want to answer simple questions like where they live ord where they went to college, and just indicative of

how people involved with the effort to overturn the election really did not want to cooperate with this committee, but then there was also cassidy hutchinson's testimony who was very forth coming talking about the aspects she had with her time in the white house, and also the pressure campaign put on her by people close to the former testimony. prior to the testimony, she talked about a talk she had with her mother, and she said that she knew that i was looking for attorneys, and she said, isn't this great that they connected with you someone, and she said, no, i am completely indebted to these people, and they will ruin my life, mom, if i don't do anything they don't want me to do. and joe, the committee was concerned about that pressure put on cassidy hutchinson and she ultimately went with a different lawyer. >> and the committee chair benny thompson talked about cooperating with the justice department, and in a exclusive interview with symone sanders

with msnbc, what did you see? >> they were reluctant to hand over information to the justice department, and this is what he is saying now. >> there were people that we deposed that justice had not deposed. there were electors in various states that justice could not find. we found them. >> you found them? >> yes, we found them, and we deposed them. so we had a lot of information, but now we will make that information available to them. >> and of course, those transcripts are being released, but what we are waiting on is the final report that was supposed to be out yesterday and then sometime today, and as of now, joe, it is not released. >> ryan nobles on capitol hill, thank you. and breaking news from new york city, ex-ftx founder bankman-fried is released to

house arrest on bond. we are going to where ron allen has been monitoring to what has been happening in court today. what are the details of this release where bankman-fried is getting the money from? >> well, he just left. he left the courthouse in a black suv. the bond was secured by his parents' home. the equity in their home out in palo alto in northern california. which is where he is headed, and he is going to be under house arrest, house detention there at his parents' home with strict electronic monitoring including an ankle bracelet, and confined to that place in northern california, the area of northern palo alto. the hearing took an hour, and there was a proposal that the defense proposed and the prosecution agreed with it.

they said that it is based because he agreed not to fight extradition and come back to the u.s. and the defense also said that he is not a flight risk, although that is a concern that some might have, but that is where we are. it is an amazing scene just to see him leave here after a brief court hearing. he is due back here or due back in the next hearing on january 3rd. he is apparently going to appear remotely from northern california, but that is to be determined. >> ron allen in lower manhattan, thank you. nfl sunday has a new home on streaming and salary expectations for americans is on the rise. >> we have martha with the latest on the money minute. >> let's start with the google usage rights. google is going to be host the nfl package and directv does not

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chronic drug abuse, and she is facing 25 years to life in prison. a new jersey landlord is accused of more than three dozen sex charges after exchanging sex for financially strapped tenants. we have more from our affiliate in new york. >> a new jersey landlord is arrested and they say that 73-year-old joseph santani was offering up rent breaks or avoiding eviction in exchange for sex. >> in the pandemic, when concerns of housing security were heightened. so, really, i characterize them too predatory in nature. >> reporter: he owned hundreds of units in 18 apartment buildings across elizabeth, and this force for rent in boilerrooms and laundryrooms and a model apartment, but the

investigation only happened when a tenant approached police. >> it is embarrassing to admit the financial circumstances that you are in, and it is even more so to admit this that someone preyed on that vulnerability. >> reporter: the detectives believe more victims or witnesses in these buildings and urging them to come forward, but one witness was surprised by the charges. have you heard of anything like that? >> no, this is the first time of me hearing this. >> reporter: the prosecutor is accusing him of wanting power over the selected victims as much as sex. >> i think it is the control over someone else, and the power that you have over someone else that you can get them to do what you want them to desire when it is against their will. more than a month after four idaho college students were murdered, still no answers. how the police chief is responding the claims that the case has run cold.

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of the u.s. causing flight cancellations. nbc bay area's bob riddle has the latest on what you can expect at the airports. >> as you can see behind me it's starting to get busy at oakland international and as a result we're starting to see a slight uptick in the cancellations and delays of flights in and out of the san francisco bay area. you can see on the board right there, the left yellow and red, but you are starting to see more of that. the latest numbers from flightaware.com. flight delays in and out of oakland are around 46, sjc around 53. nationwide that's where you're seeing a lot. well over 4,000. as far as cancellations, oakland is 1 so far today, sfo 16, sjc 14, nationwide you're approaching 200. this has a lot to do with the cold weather in the central and eastern part of the country. a flight supposed to leave oakland. it was canceled because of the

winter storm in colorado. a number of passengers had to wait in a line to retrieve their checked luggage. many were scheduled on flights today. one couple isn't going to bother. they're going to reschedule and not see their grandchildren for christmas. some including american, southwest and jetblue they're waiving fees and others are offering waivers to cover the difference for a newly changed flight. if your flight is canceled, experts say it is a good idea to ask about travel credits even if that ticket was nonrefundable. aaa predicts over 7 million people are going to fly over this holiday weekend assuming they can get on to their flight that number is close to what we were at prepandemic. here at oakland international, bob riddle, nbc bay area news. other stories you need to know about. inflation is high and food banks are feeling the strain.

a bay area police department is warning people of rising mailbox thefts, but first, bay area native and ftx banker sam bankman-fried was just released from jail leased on $250 million. he was extradited from the bahamas and arrived in new york local news. he was the founder and former ceo of the bankrupt cryptocurrency ftx and facing charges including federal wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering charges. bankman-fried has been leased into the care of his parents and will live in their home. the 30-year-old could face life in federal prison if found guilty. another agency reminding people tiz the season for thefts. a huge spike in mailbox thefts near apartment complexes on 64th street. more officers are pa patrolling the area. this comes as inflation

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the bottom of the hour now, and here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." >> washington, d.c., police are searching for a man they say impersonated an officer and shot two people at a youth facility. they say that the men entered facility with a fake badge and claimed that he was there to serve a warrant. then he shot a young victim and a man, and this is believed to be an attack on a child, the one who was targeted and both victims are recovering in the hospital. >> target is recalling weighted blank kets after the death of two children.

a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old were suffocated after being trapped underneath the blanket. and there are other issues connected with the blanket, and people should stop using blanket immediately and contact target for a refund. the u.s. postal service is on track to meet all of the holiday delivery deadline, and they are going to meet all of the shipping deadlines to reach their destinations the before christmas. the usps says that 98% of the deliveries have reached their destinations on time despite worker shortages. in idaho, four college students were found stabbed to death inside of their home on the campus, and the town of moscow has been shattered by the killings. and now the police chief is saying that there were concerns that the case has gone cold, but he is denying it.

steve patterson has the latest. >> the police chief says that he does not want to speak about the leads, because he does not want to compromise the case. >> we are painting the picture still, and part of the picture is coming from the tips. >> reporter: moscow police chief says that a picture is emerging behind the scenes of who killed four college students there last month, though the canvas is looking frustratingly blank to the anxious public and the grieving families. one tip is chasing a white hyundai elantra near the scene that night. >> why the white elantra, and do you security footage or do you have a model of 2011 to 2013 in the area? >> we believe that the white elantra is important to us. we just want to talk to that person or persons in that vehicle to see what they may know. >> can you talk about whether or not you believe or still believe it is a targeted situation. >> we believe it is targeted.

based on the information that we v and that is part of the investigation. we are not going to comment on that. >> and the lack of information has proved frustrating for some of the victims' families. >> we have not gotten enough information. >> we pass on as much information as we can, and there is information that we have to hold back, and it frustrates them, but we want them to be patient and trust us. >> reporter: a lawyer for kaleigh gonecalves families say trust is earned not given. >> we will let it all out there when the time is right. >> and in the meantime, it is an

excruciating wait. >> we have four lost lives and families that are going to be grieving, and we will continue to work this until we get all of the answers. >> and steve, where do we know that the investigators are going to be focusing the attention right now? >> well, three things right now, joe, and these are consistent for the last few weeks, as far as we know, it is more leads here that the public is aware of, and the white elantra and the police are asking the public to please contact their tip line, and the second is the time line of where they went before they went into the house, and of course, the third is the dna evidence before the scene, and all of the pieces of the puzzle that the investigators are the trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. >> thank you, steve patterson. and now, scott peterson who was accused of killing his pregnant wife lacey.

and they say that a jurored hid details of her personal life which presented a conflict of interest. danny cevallos is joining us now. what is the factors that led the judge to deny scott peterson a new trial? >> in the basis of the challenge is that one of the jurors didn't answer the questionnaire correctly, and look, i have to tell you that it happens more often than you think. these jury questionnaires can be confusing. this particular juror had a domestic violence restraining order type situation in her past, and she misunderstood the wording of the questionnaire, because maybe she was not entirely sure if it was case, civil case or criminal case or something like that. peterson's argument is that this is a juror who by not answering that question otherwise the defense would have surely gotten rid of her rather than letting her sit on the jury. it is a longshot, but jury

problems and jury instruction problems, those challenges come up often on appeal, and not always successful, and rarely successful, and not a huge surprise here, and even though defense went to a lot of effort or the try to unearth information about this particular juror. >> is that it? you are a defense lawyer, and what is the next potential argument for scott peterson's team here? >> they could file a habeas, and so that means that once the appeal process is over, you can still appeal which surprises a lot of people, and in theory, you could file in federal court, a similar habeas petition, but it is narrowing for him, but in theory, he is not finished yet. >> nbc news legal analyst, danny cevallos. thank you. and now, on capitol hill, and hours to spare, the senate has passed a $1.7 trillion package to fund the government

over the next year. over the last hour, the senators passed a series of amendments to pass this. ally vitale is joining us and what is ultimately in this package? >> yeah, aaron, the amendments process was the hang up, a why it took so long into this week, but ultimately, it is not going to change the underlying bill itself and many of the key pieces of it are still intact, and this is what is on the way to the house, including overhauling the key election pieces in tandem with the january 6th committee doing the work saying that the vice president of the united states cannot unilaterally overturn the election results, and plugging those loopholes and other election pieces. they also approved 44 billion in ukraine aid, and also, disaster relief and also banning tiktok app on the government devices. this is also another moment that we are seeing that defense

spending got a major plus-up, and it was for the first time out of sync, and more defense spending than domestic spending, and that is a win for republicans, but you can see it on the screen there, the things that were not in the bill, the extension of the child tax credit and immigration provision which are all to be revisited next congress when they come back next year. >> and so this is making it out of the senate, and how soon can this get through the house, and on the president's desk? >> yeah, you can feel the mood here. they want to get this done as soon as possible, but it is late into the night for the house or potentially tomorrow morning, and that is what we are asking the sources about, and frankly, the lawmakers are asking each other, because they want to get out of here for the holidays as well. >> ali vitale for us in washington. thank you. the trump era policy that allowed the government the turn away migrants at the border over health concerns remains in limbo

today, title 42. but one thing that is happening is that the migrants are sleeping on the street, and now conditions in weather are expected to get worse. guad venegas is there to tell us what is going to happen as the temperatures are set to drop more? >> well, joe, the temperatures are going to be dropping into the 20s with the windchill to be colder. i can feel the wind right now, and it is really cold. the cold, cold temperatures are expected overnight. now, this the border behind me, and just across the river over here, you can still have hundreds of migrants that are being processed by the officers. they come in through here in juarez and be processed and then some are released into el paso, and you are talking about the humanitarian crisis and hundreds are sleeping in the streets, and then released there. is an emergency declaration, and

more shelters opened, and we spoke with the local authorities and they showed us one of the shelters where they are offering beds. this is setup inside of the convention center, and a festival that was to be held there, and it is canceled by the city as they scramble for the places for the migrants to sleep. this is the emergency management individual who runs this for the city speaking to us yesterday. >> we have hundreds for space here, and that going to have to expand, and the current placement of the convention center is very close to where we are seeing a lot of the congregation, and so we will be able to put more in here. >> and as to the migrant, this is what we are trying to figure out, those in the asylum process and want to get to other parts of the u.s., they receive a

document, and going to the other parts of the u.s., but those who are crossing the border are not turning themselves in, but they are using other parts of the fence to enter the streets illegal, and they are in the city of el paso, and that is the humanitarian crisis, because they are sleeping on the streets, because they have not found a place to go inside overnight, and most of them don't know how cold it is going to get, and so as we do the work, we have been telling them to prepare because the temperatures are going to be dropping into the 20s tonight, and most of the people here have never experienced that kind of temperature, and they don't know how cold it is going to be getting, and that is the humanitarian crisis that is going to exist, and right now, people are set up blocks and prepared to sleep there tonight. >> and once the title 42 is lifted and they cross which is expected to multiply, what are you hearing from people who are waiting to cross? >> well, joe, as i speak with

the migrants here at the border, you know, and in weeks ago, i was doing more reporting down south in mexico even the months before, and the migrants will tell you that they don't understand policy. they don't understand immigration policy, and the reality is whether title 42 is in place or lifted, it is not going to change the intention, because they continue to travel through mexico and making way to the u.s./mexico border, and whether title 42 is in place, it is not going stop them, because think tell me they don't have any other option. the migrants are lining up, i don't understand, and i think that something is going to change toeasier to seek asylum in the u.s., and so this is something that is going to continue to happen, because you tens of thousands coming through mexico, and the migrants from venezuela, nicaragua and cuba and other countries with economic difficulties, and that something that we have to keep in mind as we manage the

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>> reporter: with rows and rows empty and frustration nationwide are mounting along with the cases of covid, the flu and rsv. >> it is resulting in a lot of sleepless nights. >> reporter: and mo considers herself one of the lucky ones having the time and resources to scour the stores for medicine to give her 15-month-old son rest. >> reporter: what does it is a that so many parents have to check three or four or five different places just to find a normal over the counter drug? >> it is shocking. it feels really wild to have to go to multiple stores to find something that is really, really just like a household item. >> reporter: america is confronting shortfall of the fever-fighting medicines, and national pharmacy chains cvs and walgreens and kroger have placed restrictions on how many products consumers can buy at one time, and not just kids being impacted, but it is the shortage of people of all ages.

>> we are seeing is it across the board. >> reporter: kids and adults? >> yes. >> dr. kim tran who runs the pharmacy for jackson pharmacy, one of the largest in the country has tips. are there alternatives? >> definitely talk to the doctor, and don't make substitutions on your own, and pharmacist can recommend other therapies to the doctor, and if so, the doctor can write other prescriptions. >> reporter: other useful tips, generic medications can be ibuprophen and acetaminophen can be interchangeable, and a lukewarm bath can help, and do not give kids adult medications without the consult with a doctor. and congress is making it clear that the medication shortage is

on the radar and many parents expect better. >> i don't understand why we don't make sure that we collectively all have access to the basic things that we need. it is food, water, medicine, and we should be beyond this. >> as many wait to see what other steps the federal government might take to stabilize the situation, there is another point that needs to be made. if you are thinking of the expired medications, don't take them. because the active ingredient in those meds may be active, but the other things in there like the fillers and the colorings can become dangerous over time. many miami, sam brock, nbc news. nasa and the international space station are wrapping up home improvement. josh quesada and franco rubio are expected to be out on a space walk for seven hours to add solar energy rays to the space laboratory.

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