normal. at least 20 people have died as a result of the storm. an 11-year-old boy died in an unheated texas mobile home. authorities suspect hypothermia. three children and their grandmother died in a house fire. officials believe the family s efforts to stay warm may have caused the fire. college students are describing a frozen hell scape, with flooded halls and unflushable toilets. 7 million people, a quarter of the population are having to boil their tap water before drinking it because water pressure allowed bacteria to leak into the system. governor abbott who has yet to reach out some of his own state s mayors was one of roughly 20 texas officials who president biden reached out to. it s a departure from his predecessor who would wield assistance like a weapon against governors who wouldn t take the need. i talked to the federal emergency management agency, fema, the administrator. this afternoon i m going to ask him to accelerate our response and request for quote
only seven cabinet officials have been seated. the senate still has not voted on the other 16. four of them are still waiting to get a hearing. and tonight, they have hit another bump in the road. joe biden s nominee to run the office of management and budget. she s worked on numerous democratic presidential campaigns. she worked in the obama administration. now, republicans have said tanden should be disqualified to run omb, essentially, because her tweets about them were too mean. which is pretty rich coming from some of donald trump s most ardent supporters. now, president biden s cabinet nominees. they don t need republican support to pass but with the senate in a 50-50 split, without any republican on-board, biden s team can t afford to lose any democratic support, either. and that s where we get the speed bump today. democratic senator, joe manchin of west virginia, announced tonight that he will not vote for neera tanden to lead omb. zero republicans right now are expe
only seven cabinet officials have been seated. the senate still has not voted on the other 16. four of them are still waiting to get a hearing. and tonight, they have hit another bump in the road. joe biden s nominee to run the office of management and budget. she s worked on numerous democratic presidential campaigns. she worked in the obama administration. now, republicans have said tanden should be disqualified to run omb, essentially, because her tweets about them were too mean. which is pretty rich coming from some of donald trump s most ardent supporters. now, president biden s cabinet nominees. they don t need republican support to pass but with the senate in a 50-50 split, without any republican on-board, biden s team can t afford to lose any democratic support, either. and that s where we get the speed bump today. democratic senator, joe manchin of west virginia, announced tonight that he will not vote for neera tanden to lead omb. zero republicans right now are expe
in detail and the robot during its historic landing. the us presidentjoe biden, has delivered a major speech which underlies it, that an attack on one is an attack on all. just over four weeks after taking overfrom donald trump, mr biden s message stands in marked contrast to donald trump s ambiguity over the us role within nato. in a moment we ll hear from the us secretary of state in an exclusive international tv interview. but first, that pledge to unite the west, from president biden. i m sending a clear message to the world, america is back. the transatlantic alliance is back. and we are not looking backwards. we are looking forward together. it comes down to this, transatlantic alliances is a strong foundation. the strong foundation on which our collective security and our shared prosperity are built. the united states is fully committed to our nato alliance. and i welcome europe s growing investment and its military capabilities that enable our shared defenses. you kn
hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world, i m kasia madera. the us presidentjoe biden, has delivered a major speech reaffirming the us commitment to nato and the principle which underlies it, that an attack on one is an attack on all. just over four weeks after taking over from the trump administration, mr biden s message stands in marked contrast to donald trump s ambiguity over the us role within nato. in a moment we ll hear from the us secretary of state in an exclusive international tv interview. but first, that pledge to unite the west, from president biden. i m sending a clear message to the world, america is back. the transatlantic alliance is back. and we are not looking backwards. we are looking forward together. it comes down to this, transatlantic alliances is a strong foundation. the strong foundation on which our collective security and our shared prosperity are built. the united states is fully committed to our nato alliance. a