we need to relieve that suffering. the american rescue plan does just that. it relieves the suffering. it is time to act. the president s first major piece of legislation since taking office, narrowly passing the house, largely along party lines. this comes as a third coronavirus vaccine could be authorized for emergency use in the u.s. at any moment now. the food and drug administration is expected to soon grant emergency use authorization for johnson & johnson s covid-19 vaccine. the company says once it s given the green light, it could shift out nearly 4 million doses as early as next week. let s get straight to cnn health reporter jacqueline howard. jacqueline, what are the final steps in this emergency use authorization process? reporter: that s right, fred, this is a process. so the next steps that we expect to see, the fda any moment now can issue its emergency use authorization for the vaccine. but the story does not end there. tomorrow we re then going to hear f
half the state is under a boil water advisory. all morning we ve seen thousands of people waiting in long lines, trying to get their hands on bottled water. several democratic congresswomen are surveying the damage left by the winter storm which knocked out power to millions of texans. when disaster strikes, this is not just an issue for texans. this is an issue for our entire country. and our whole country needs to come and rally together behind the needs of texans all across the state. the storms have also created a backlog of coronavirus vaccines. the white house saying 6 million doses have been unable to be distributed because of the weather. let s focus on the critical situation happening in texas. cnn s ow omar jimenez takes a l at how people there are handling what has been a brutal week. reporter: so you never even used your fireplace before this? oh, no. reporter: jen studebaker in austin, texas were burning chairs and pieces of bookshelves, scavenging fo
i d like to make sure that you are willing to look upstream from the actual occupants that stormed the capitol. and the aftermath in texas. ted cruz is not the only texas leader to flee the state during an disaster. as the nation mourns a half million victims, the coronavirus pandemic, new signs could be turning a corner and all in starts right now. good evening from new york. the republican party is central to the identity of this faction. every day that passes the leaders of the rep party not only refuse to condemn the big lie that donald trump really won re-election but actively continued to push the narrative. that big lie gets further cemented as a corner stone of the republican party of american conservatism. in the runup to the election, there is a focus on donald trump as the person orchestrating all of it. and that is undeniably true. but, a majority republican members of congress affirm their support for that lie, voting not to certify joe biden s election eve
prosecutors go through all of these bank records, financial records. all the backups that the accountants used to create the tax returns. that s the key here. the backups? what do you mean? the receipts. you know, in the lingo of today, where are the receipts? the receipts in this case are all of the bank records that any accountant uses to make the taxes. so we re talking about the trump organization, the several hundred llcs affiliated with the trump organization and all of their financial records, monthly bank statements. checking accounts, savings accounts, investment accounts, credit cards for all of those different entities. you know, john, donald trump for years fought having this information made public, despite sort of promising it, promising it initially. what does that tell you and certainly as we listen to what tristen says about what all of this will unveil, we get a sense of it. what does it tell you why donald trump wanted to keep this secret? well, i t
live as soon as it begins. at the very same time we are keeping a close eye on what s happening down in texas. the deep freeze there is over but you have still got 8 million people without power, people lining up to get food and that s not all their problems. some texans are now getting hit with massive electric bills. this woman s monthly bill was over $6,000. i ll explain why that is happening in just a minute. and finally, a new and terrible milestone, the number of covid deaths in the united states of america has now surpassed half a million. a figure equivalent to the total population of kansas city, or miami, florida. the president and first lady will hold a ceremony this evening to honor and remember those who lost their lives. but there is good covid news out there. coronavirus numbers keep coming down across the nation, new cases have fallen, more than 40% over the last two weeks, hospitalizations and deaths are down at least 30%. i want to start this very busy w