If you're flying Southwest, you'll be lucky to get to your destination by New Year's.

The lead starts right now.

Another disastrous day for Southwest Airlines as it cancels more than 2,500 flights for the

second day in a row.

Zikim Singh, they'll need to cancel many more flights tomorrow.

Then, breaking his silence.

Did I embellish my resume?

Yes, I did.

And I'm sorry, but I'm still the same guy.

I'm not a fraud.

The Republican Congressman elect George Santos admits he lied about major parts of his resume.

But wait until you hear how he explains his Jewish heritage claims.

And, for the second time this season, Miami Dolphins quarterback, Tuataka LaVoa, has been

placed in concussion protocol, hours after playing an entire game.

Welcome to the lead.

I'm Phil Mattingley in for Jake Tapper, and we begin this hour with the winter travel

meltdown plaguing a major U.S. airline.

Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers are still stranded, unable to get to their destinations.

Some of those passengers, they've been trying to travel for five days or more after a massive

winter storm battered parts of the U.S.

Southwest canceled nearly 2600 flights today, accounting for more than 85% of all flights

canceled in the U.S.

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