Plus the Republican Party formally censuring two of their own to get to the bottom of january 6th and Party Leaders sparking criticism after calling the events of that day Legitimate Political Discourse. We knew they were coming after liz cheney and Adam Kinzinger, which is in addition to Everything Else completely undemocratic but the real shocker of course was trying to sanitize the mob violence and attempted Coup On January 6th as Legitimate Political Discourse. We are now the party of the big lie officially. Plus a moment of defiance on the sidelines of the olympic games. Russias Vladimir Putin and chai into chinas xi jinping showing a united front. How they blasted the u. S. And its allies over the standoff at the Ukraine Border. And controversy with cameras in the classroom and punishing violators including teacher. Why critics say its designed to censure and intimidate. Good morning, everybody. Its saturday, february 5th. Im lindsey reiser. From chicago to ukraine well be coveri
Plus the Republican Party formally censuring two of their own to get to the bottom of january 6th and Party Leaders sparking criticism after calling the events of that day Legitimate Political Discourse. We knew they were coming after liz cheney and Adam Kinzinger, which is in addition to Everything Else completely undemocratic but the real shocker of course was trying to sanitize the mob violence and attempted Coup On January 6th as Legitimate Political Discourse. We are now the party of the big lie officially. Plus a moment of defiance on the sidelines of the olympic games. Russias Vladimir Putin and chai into chinas xi jinping showing a united front. How they blasted the u. S. And its allies over the standoff at the Ukraine Border. And controversy with cameras in the classroom and punishing violators including teacher. Why critics say its designed to censure and intimidate. Good morning, everybody. Its saturday, february 5th. Im lindsey reiser. From chicago to ukraine well be coveri
alabama, capturing home shredded from an afternoon twister. very scary. the tornado part of the system stretching from texas to new england, bringing snow and freezing rain. where in 35 and sliding, gets a call. it i see conditions behind this illinois pileup with jackknifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5000 flights canceled today. in texas, this dishing out a major test for the states power grid. cripple during last year s storm, they ll have more than 200 people dead. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we ve had in the state of texas then at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient it s ever been. officials say winterize plants and extra reserves are keeping the grid intact. but i see buildup on trees and power lines is causing local outages for thousands. oh no, not again.
in effect for a wide swathe of the united states east coast, stretching from texas, up through the mid west and into new england. in many states, travel is treacherous, power lines are down and schools have been forced to close. aru na iyengar reports. more than 100 million people across at least 25 us states are under winter weather alerts as an arctic air mass spreads across the region. sleet and freezing rain has hit parts of texas, arkansas, kentucky and tennessee, with more than half an inch of ice in some spots. the runway and planes de iced at dallas fort worth international airport. driving is treacherous. emergency services are stretched. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events we ve had in the state of texas in at least several decades. residents in san antonio, texas were left without electricity.
on the warm side of this powerful system, a tornado touching down in central alabama. at least one person killed, several injured. and in texas, officials say so far, the power grid is holding, but there are outages because of the conditions. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we ve had in the state of texas in at leastsever. reporter: and air travel sna snarled. our mireya villarreal at dallas-fort worth airport. for a while, this was the only runway that was open at dfw international, one of the busiest airports in the country. planes having to be deiced to take off and more than 1,200 flights canceled by midday. passengers left stranded. reporter: more than 5,000 flights canceled across the country. the storm system stretching more than 2,000 miles. turning deadly in new mexico. one person killed and another taken to the hospital wednesday after a vehicle plunged off the side of a road. and david, it s been snowing all day here and we are just