Texas Crisis: 2.6+ Million Still Without Power

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) warns of a “cascading catastrophic blackout” if the right measures aren't taken. 21 million people are under a Winter weather alert; 7 million are impacted by boil water notices. Rollout on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be slower than expected. White House: Teacher vaccinations are “not a requirement to reopen” schools. Studies suggest that Pfizer & Moderna vaccines can protect against Coronavirus variant. Biden faces backlash from Democrats over student loan forgiveness. Source: Mitch McConnell will probably not “utter the name Donald Trump ever again. He’s moving on”. The Feds investigated Roger Stone ties to the Proud Boys as part of a possible threat to a judge. A New York Democrat says Gov. Cuomo threatened him over Covid scandal. Two Capitol Hill police officers have taken their lives since the riot on January 6th. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.8	Outfront next, breaking news, millions in Texas without power and temperatures tonight plunging below freezing.
1:07.3	Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to help those struggling to survive.
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1:28.6	Out front tonight, a cascading, catastrophic blackout.
1:32.8	That's a quote.
1:33.9	That's what the man overseeing Texas Power Grid is warning right now as a deadly deep freeze
1:40.0	grips the Lone Star State.
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