Texas Governor Signs Major Disaster Declaration, Awaiting Biden’s Approval

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Gov. Abbott (Texas) reports that power has been restored to 2 million homes, and that 325,000 are still in the dark. 100 million people are in the path of a deadly winter storm system. President Biden is set to announce $2 billion for a global vaccine program that was snubbed by President Trump. The White House unveils a sweeping immigration reform bill that includes an 8-year path to citizenship for millions. Democrats fight over minimum wage as the House nears a vote on Covid relief. Winter weather is causing delays in vaccine shipments and deliveries. NASA’s “Perserverance” rover lands on Mars in a major step towards the search for signs of life. 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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1:16.4	weather disaster centered in Texas, but now threatening to extend all the way to
1:21.5	New England. Just moments ago, the way to New England.
1:22.7	Just moments ago, the Texas Governor Greg Abbott
1:25.2	said he signed a major disaster declaration
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