nbc's kerry sanders is at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport. power is on. airport is open. how fast, how much of a backlog do they have as a result of this? in other words, how quickly do things start to feel normal again? >> reporter: it's a tremendous backlog because, as you noted, 1100 flights yesterday that didn't get out of atlanta. most of those are delta flights. delta airlines is having to deal with the problem that was handed to them by the airport by a power outage. let's first take you to the power outage source location. these are the pictures taken by georgia power. one, you can see sort of a burned area there. that's what they call a switch that caught fire. the fire moved up the wall. in this other picture, you see a technician working on the wires. there's seven wires. some of the wires are the main source of power. the problem is, on top of those were the redundant wires. in other words, if they lost one or two, they could use the other wires to provide electricity. because the fire moved up the wall, it burned the whole system. the primary

kerry sanders has more. >> a >> anthony anderson considers himself lucky. >> here's a picture of my fathermy mirror. i keep it -- he learned something inside him drew anthony to opera. >> opera? >> yes, opera. >> your friends laughed. >> they did. but not anymore. >> last year, after being among the few in his family to attend college, he was forced out because he couldn't afford tuition. after four years at duke ellington high school for the arts and countless hours working with a tutor, being a college dropout was painful. >> the dream came to an end? >> or so i thought. >> st. luke's choral director had another idea. she invited anthony to perform. >> i felt i had something to sing for. >> it may well be anthony's greatest performance ever. the audience so engaged, they raised next year of college. >> for a young african-american man who has chosen not only higher education but in an area that not too many young african-american males choose. >> opera? >> opera. >> soon several universities heard about anthony's story. >> julliard, the overland university. duquesne university. >> no fin

kerry sanders is at hartsfield-jackson international for us this morning. hi, kerry. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the problems here just won't quit. the power is back on. the airport is open. but everybody who's had a flight canceled yesterday now needs to get a new boarding pass. that's woo these folks are doing. just get your phone out and get an electronic boarding pass. the electronic boarding pass at delta is offline. everybody is waiting here to get a paper boarding pass to go wait in another line, tsa security. [ cheers ] this morning, the lights are finally back on at the busiest airport in the world. >> look around. everything is happy again. >> reporter: but the fallout from the epic power outage here at hartsfield is being felt. more than 300 flights already canceled. on top of 1,100 flights canceled on sunday. a passenger tweeting, literal pandemonium when the airport went dark. this video showing an airport employee sliding down a stalled and overcrowded escalator to help travelers in need. >> this created a big mess. a big mess. >> reporter:

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. >>> nbc's kerry sanders is >> i was listening to the last lively setment if the atlanta airport wereptocurrency, we had a power outage and the whole blockchina collapsed. it came to a grinding halt here. >>> on top of to main lines, it burned straight through. questions now about whether there move a design flail, have that as centered, but for passengers it's been a longs of passengers had to try to rebook. >>> and one of your questions was whether this would imbalance delta as operation yesterday and today, they organized with the airport, for chick-fil-a to hand out sandwiches >> give me a waffle fry, and i'm trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief. .. .. >>> welcome back to "fast money", what is it, b.k. >> litecoin. a pretty popular point these days three reasons i bought it -- first it has a technical lead. charlie lee, the creator of litecoin has been ahead of the curve on a lot of the decisions and

kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. >> you have to run a tight ship if you have seven kids. >> absolutely. >>> the latest offseason trade goes way beyond the box score. >> and this one may be even a little bit more emotional to hear. mlb says the a's acquired stephen piscotty. he attended amador valley high school and then went to stanford. now his mother was diagnosed with als this year and the cardinals agreed to trade him to oakland in part so that he could be near his ailing mother. >> aw. >> the formal announcement today. >> it shows a lot of people have hearts. >> we'll be right back. a less than two-week old- abandoned otter pup - which was beg >>> well some good news for you this morning, a less than two week old abandoned pup which is being taken care of at the aquarium has a home. >> marine biologists tried to find him a surrogate mom, but it didn't work. and you're not hearing anything that i say because you're just looking at that pup, right? couldn't find a surrogate mom, can't be released into the wild. the pup is being taken care of now permanently by the oregon zoo in port

nbc's kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: this morning, if your holiday packages are not here or here or here by now -- >> i am praying that it makes it on time. >> reporter: you need more than devine intervention. you need to get a move on. >> yeah, we're coined of concerned. if we hadn't procrastinated so much it probably would be a little better. that's what most of us do, isn't it? >> certainly a lot of us. there is still time to get a gift to your granddaughter by christmas eve, but you'll pay a big premium. in you're lucky enough to find a fingerling, one of this year's hottest gifts for $15, friday is the absolute deadline. get it to the post office by then, ship it priority express and it will cost you $32.30. u.p.s. will send it next day air for $90.81. and fedex will get it there with saturday overnight delivery for $98.60. but you run a risk. >> you can have some uncontrollable delays. case in point, atlanta with their issue at the airport. >> reporter: packaging pros recommend use a new or gently used box. make sure there are no old mailing labels and use shipping tape, no

kerry sanders is there. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is a nightmare.provides the electricity to the airport, have pinpointed the source of the problem. we have a picture. you can see the burned-out area. there's something on the bottom called a switch. when the fire went up the line, it burned seven lines. they did get work crews to the location. but that took more than two hours because of the heat of the fire and the fumes. it started at the bottom and burned up, it not only knocked out the main power lines. but in the seven lines are the redundant power lines. the entire airport was without electricity. delta, the mai canceled 300 flights for today. and everybody who was supposed to be on a flight yesterday, and is now here at the airport today, needs to get a printed boarding pass. you can't do it electronically because that system is now down. so, all the people that you see in the line here, are waiting to get printed boarding passes to then wait in another line, and that is the tsa security line. it will be a long couple of days, as they work ou

kerry sanders joins us from the columbia county jail with the latest. soccer coach, rian rodriguez, waived extradition in new york and expected to be at the jail here in florida soon. he was on the run with 17-year-old high school student caitlyn frisina when he was arrested by troopers in new york. 17-year-old caitlinyn frisina, facing cameras with her parents. her father said she show everyone she's okay. >> we understand and we realize that this was a very big deal. and there's a very long road ahead of us. we're already taking steps toward rebuilding our lives after such an emotional week. >> reporter: a week that began with the teenager climbing out of the window in her rural home. and going on the run with the 27-year-old soccer coach from her high school. he is in a new york jail arrested at gunpoint on friday after being spotted by police near syracuse. while on the run, he applied for a job at a marketing company, hoping to make enough money to cross into canada. >> do you love her? >> reporter: rodriguez is now charged with interference with c

nbc's kerry sanders in lauderdale lakes with that story. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. the sheriff here in broward county was quick to release the video. it caught the violence and the gunfire. we should warn you, the visuals are disturbing. a man, assaulting a florida sheriff's deputy, just moments before being fatally shot. recorded by police body cameras, surveillance video and eyewitness cell phones. the confrontation happening at this florida apartment complex, after shawn youngward responded to a disturbance call. as he enters one of the apartments, the suspect, jean pedro pierre, comes to the door and exchanges words with the deputy. >> say it again. say it again. >> reporter: and things quickly become heated. pierre, who was unarmed, chases the officer down the hallway, taking swipes, as deputy youngward calls for backup, and then, fires histizer. >> get down, man. >> what is wrong with you? >> but it has little impact. and pierre, once again, charges the officer. >> stand down. >> youngward draws his

remember our very own kerry sanders did this? rescued that dolphin during hurricane irma? w. >> and another thing that happened. harry styles performs on the plaza, in that bright, pink suit. favorite moment of the year. >> they picked that moment. huh? i remember that moment, being downstairs when he was here. he is one o i mean, right? >> very polite. >> really like him. >> last, not least -- 2017, the year of twins. beyonce and jay-z, amal and george clooney, and ma ddonna a well. a lot of twins. >> something in the water. >> go around the table. what was your nice moment of 2017? >> i would have picked my twins -- kidding. my oldest. something besides that? right? i picked this moment. when i re-enact add scene from "scandal" with tony goldman. right in front of me. this -- came on -- the 9:00 hour. >> you were into it. >> this was my moment. >> she's more into it than he was. >> this was my moment, carson! i love kerry washington! i was into it. we googled the scene. you want to do a scene? he was like, sure. >> was that on youtube? i need to go back and watch t. i sme

they were kind enough to let kerry sanders spend a day with them. >> reporter: they always knew theyon't. one, maybe two. but seven? and all at once? >> it was all or none. >> reporter: because even though they were in three separate foster homes, all seven are brothers and sisters. >> if you had not adopted, what would have happened with this family of seven? >> more than likely they would have got split up. >> no questions asked. if they allow us toed a don't these children, we will do it. we will do whatever it tes them. >> reporter: were it not for a news story posted on facebook -- >> this group has had their family pulled in all directions. >> reporter: they never would have known the kids dreamed of a forever home. >> i feel like it was a calling honestly. when i saw that picture, it was automatic. >> reporter: as it turns out, this childless couple in florida could not have been more prepared. both served, both deployed to iraq, both now back in florida. today desean is a math teacher. sophia, a social worker. their deep love coupled with their military background made the ra

kerry sanders has that story. >> reporter: really winner has been held here in this jail for more thanaking those demea-- allegedly taking those documents and sharing them. now, for the first time, she's speaking with a reporter. but as you'll see, the government shut down that interview almost as soon as it began. >> reporter: this morning, new details are surfacing about reality winner, the former contractor in jail, awaiting trial for allegedly leaking classified information. winner is accused of stuffing a top secret report about russian election meddling in her pantty hose. >> her family believes she is a patriot. >> reporter: winner's family and friends describe her as intense, focused and concerned about the state of the world. >> they believe that the document that she leaked is one that american voters deserve to see. >> reporter: recently, she was able to talk to winner at georgia's lincoln county detention center. the two separated by glass, speaking on a jail phone. >> she was serious, eager to talk, eager to tell her story. >> reporter: after less than six minutes, a guard

kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. 17-year-old caitlin is waking up here in floridar-old soccer coach, who was on the run with her, is now in jail, in syracuse, new york. he will be arraigned on charges. and the same judge will handle his extradition back to florida. this morning, caitlin is back home in florida, found after a week-long manhunt. more than a thousand miles away near syracuse, new york. her parents breathing a sigh of relief, after their long-awaited reunion. caitlin, clinging to her father, but not saying anything at a news conference. >> we're thrilled to death to be together again. >> reporter: ryan rodriguez, the 27-year-old soccer coach, is now behind bars. charged as a fugitive from justice, and with interference of child custody, both felonies. security cameras caught the two as they made their way up the east coast. at a gas station in north carolina. at a pawnshop in north carolina. but court documents suggest that caitlin was reluctant. investigators saying she texted a friend before taking off. according to court documents, that friend telli

kerry sanders is there for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the lines are slightly longer than normal because of that residual backup. for those who got caught up in this delay, it has been a miserable two days. this morning, a third day of headaches for fliers across the country, after an epic ten-hour blackout after atlanta's hartsfield airport, leaving passengers in a dark holiday mood. >> i feel like we're in the third world. >> i don't want anymore delta cookies or pretzels. >> i was starving. i didn't eat for six hours. >> reporter: the world's busiest airport back in business. but it's not quite business as usual. monday, 559 delays and 408 cancellations. >> are the problems over with? >> we feel comfortable that they are. but we're taking measures to make sure that things like this don't happen again. >> reporter: the nationwide meltdown of the air traffic system was sparked by an electrical spark, deep underground, causing a fire that burned through primary and backup power lines in atlanta. >> network service is probably our most rel

. >> kerry sanders is at a dhl facility in florida with what you need to know. >> reporter: good morningovernight shippers say, if you don't have your pockage pock a packages in this stream, you better get them there asap. you only have one other choice. and that's santa claus and his eight reindeer. this morning, if your packages are not here or here or here by now -- >> i'm praying it makes it on time. >> reporter: you need more than divine intervention. you need to get a move on. >> if we didn't procrastinate so much, probably would be a little better. that's what most of us do, isn't it? >> reporter: certainly, a lot of us, there's still time to get a gift to your granddaughter by christmas eve. but you'll pay a big premium. if you're lucky enough to find a fingerling, one of this year's hottest gifts for $15, friday is the absolute deadline. dead it to the post office by then. ship it priority express and it will cost you $32.30. u.p.s. will send it next day air for $90.81. and fedex will get it there with saturday overnight delivery, for $98.60. but you run a risk. >> you can have

nbc's kerry sanders is there. hi again. good morning. >> good morning.s morning the lines here are still slightly longer than normal because of that residual backup. >> reporter: thousands of passengers were left in a dark holiday mood. >> i just feel like we're in the third world. >> i knew that the meltdowns were coming. >> i don't want any more delta cookies or pretzels. >> i was starving. i didn't eat for six hours. the world's busiest airport back in business, but it's not quite business as usual. monday 559 delays and 408 cancellations. >> are the problems over with? >> yeah. we feel very comfortable. we know that they are. we're taking measures to be sure this doesn't happen again. >> the air traffic system was sparked by an electrical spark, deep underground causing a fire that burned through primary and backup power lines in atlanta. >> network services probably are more reliable services. we have very rarely does it actually have a fault like this. >> but some have annoying feeling they know what caused it. >> was this a rat just chewing throug