In maryland, a pilot and a passenger were rescued after their plane got tangled in high voltage power lines and they were stranded for nearly 7 hours. At one point, tens of thousands of customers were without electricity and schools in the area were forced to close today. The weather that may have led to that crash was also a factor for millions of Americans who were traveling yesterday. There were major flight delays and cancellations for those trying to get home after Thanksgiving. China's government faced some of the largest public protests in decades over the weekend. Demonstrators in the capital, Beijing, and other cities called on the country's president to resign over strict COVID-19 lockdown policies that have failed to stop the virus from spreading. Schools will be closed today in Houston because of a tap water problem. The director of Houston's water department says an electrical problem left the water pressure too low for several hours yesterday. Voting is underway in Georgia in a fiercely contested Senate runoff election. More than 165,000 people lined up to cast their ballots early over the weekend. Former President Trump is facing backlash for hosting known anti-Semites at Mar-a-Lago, just weeks after announcing he's running for president again. Kanye West attended a dinner on Tuesday, along with white nationalist Holocaust denier, Nick Fuentes. At the World Cup in Qatar, team USA faces a must-win game that has turned even more political. The U.S. will play Iran tomorrow. The matchup has already stirred controversy, after online posts that Iran's government calls an insult.

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11/28: A rough travel day affects millions of people. Small plane crash leaves thousands without power.