Texans deserve answers about why these shortfalls occurred and how they're going to be corrected,

and Texans will get those answers.

The governor of Texas promising answers after massive problems stemming from winter storms,

some of the power is back on in the state, but now

millions are facing a water crisis. The question is, how long will it take to get power

and water fully restored? Plus, Texas Senator Ted Cruz facing a firestorm of criticism

after boarding a flight to Cancun while millions suffered through the cold.

He's now returned to Houston and has called the trip a mistake, but the question is, what do its constituents think?

Also this morning, the Biden administration says it's ready to hold talks with Iran to discuss the country's nuclear program.

The question is, could we see a deal where the U.S. re reenters the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement? It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early. I'm Alicia Menendez on this Friday, February 19th. We're going to start with the news, the latest out of Texas, where power has been restored to more homes and businesses, but the crisis still appears to be far from over. Right now, many Texans don't have safe drinking water. At least 7 million people, a quarter of the population of Texas, are under a boil water

order after the record low temperatures damaged infrastructure and pipes.

As for electricity, more than 300,000 people still without power and utility officials have

warned that rolling blackouts are still possible.

The historic storm has made things particularly difficult at hospitals

across the state where several facilities are going to great lengths to protect water supplies.

Nurse in Austin told the local station, KVUE, that staff had to use trash bags to remove feces from

toilets. A hospital in Houston had to rely on buckets of rainwater from the

roof to flush toilets, and in some instances, staff members have had to clean themselves

with hand sanitizer instead of soap and water. Insurance industry officials are warning that this

week's winter storm may be the costliest weather event in Texas state history, even more than Hurricane Harvey in 2017,

which amounted to about 19 million in insurance claims.

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