right now nearly half of the texas population is under a boil water advisory after frigid it happens crippled the power grid, frozen burst water pipes, thousands of people are waiting in long lines trying to get their hands now on bottled water. in san antonio overnight firefighters were unable to use frozen fire hydrants, and were forced to find water elsewhere as they battled a fire at a hilton garden inn. the storms have created a backlog of coronavirus vaccines, the white house saying 6 million doses have been unable to be distributed because of the weather. and this morning president joe biden approved a major disaster declaration for texas, freeing up federal resources to help in that hard hit state. cnn s omar jimenez is in austin, texas, so omar, what is the situation there? reporter: well, fred, the good news to start off is these are the warmest it happens we have seen all week and we are on the other side of what should be the last night of freezing it happens th
stunned as he has brought severe weather with much of england and parts of scotland. the cold snap since the so called beast from the east struck in 2018. schools and vaccination centres have had to close in some areas and police are warning people not to travel. in benfleet in essex, a bus driver struggled to keep control, such where the challenging conditions on the road. not stopping for no one. road. not sto an: for no one. not stopping for no one. in norfolk, motorists abandoned their cars as a snowdrifts stop them from getting through. emergency services were also impacted. the county of kent experienced some of the heaviest snowfall, up to 16 centimetres in some areas. this scene has been repeated across much of eastern england. due to storm darcy much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we have much of eastern england. due to storm darcy we have strong - storm darcy we have strong blustery winds which has caused
the creative director of louis vuitton dies from cancer aged 41. we look at the life and the work of the trailblazer virgil abloh. snowed in, but keeping their spirits up. how a quick drink down the local s turned into a three night lock in for punters at a pub in yorkshire. a very warm welcome to the programme. japan s prime minister says most foreign visitors will not be allowed to enter the country, in response to the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. it s the latest country to announce restrictions on entry after south african scientists identified the new variant last week. early evidence suggests omicron has a higher risk of re infection. health ministers from the g7 group of the world s richest countries will hold an emergency meeting later to discuss its spread. courtney bembridge reports. of these are 600 passengers who landed in amsterdam on friday, more than 60 have tested positive for coronavirus and a quarter of those cases are the omicron var
hello, i m at sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, is facing potential espionage act charges. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games, and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. we really became close during the pandemic when we were all look younger than everything all day we would watch videos, play games, streamer houses, mess around, danced around and have fun. we didn t realise this year just have fun. we didn t realise this yearjust immense nature of these league until a bit later. i spoke t
himself. one of the drops, he literally completely hit the ceiling and dropped down and was completely horizontal. reporter: on board, actor matthew mcconaughey and his wife, camila, they posted about the couple s chaotic experience writing everything was flying everywhere and the turbulence kept oncoming. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour on capitol hill, the senate back in session just one hour from now for a busy week ahead with top intelligence officials about to face a grilling about classified documents and the chinese spy balloon. an unforivable crime, that s what iran s supreme leader is calling the suspected poisonings of school girls. state media is reporting a journalist has been arrested while covering the story. officials have not confirmed that arrest. in atlanta, 23 people now facing charges after clashes between police and protesters, who police say is behind the violence.