senator ted cruz isn t alone. why americans are heading to mexico despite covid travel warnings. can-undrum how an aluminum shortage could soon hit your home. and later, a clue on how alex alex trebek s jeopardy! wardrobe is going to good use. what would your dad think about what you re doing? i think he would be happy. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago. here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening. president biden today approved a major disaster declaration for texas. that makes emergency federal aid available to those in the lone star state impacted by those severe storms and the record cold that pummeled the south this week. at least 50 people are dead. millions of others are left without power, heat, or clean drinking water. a warm-up is forecast for this weekend, but as temperatures ri, so dfrustrion.raa is in dallas with the latest. good evening, omar. feed the people are sorting produce behind me here for a food drive. in the last two days, this group has s
coming, they re still kind of unsure where it s going. reporter: jen posted this photo yesterday on instagram about 24 hour before hopping on that flight. we decided we wanted to board up our house just in case the hurricane hit us. reporter: boarded up and boarded a plane. the good news, she says it appears that storm isn t going to directly hit miami-dade county where she lives and i suppose drinking beer in denver is better than drinking beer at home worrying. jb atlas is great to offer me storm. if the storm hits, it hits, there s nothing i can do, just board up the house and hope for the best and getting out of town is always a good option. that way i m not strained on resources if there is a real emergency. jen says her family is getting out of there, too, in case that thing makes a turn. the caribbean now to escape the hurricane s path is not always an option. haiti six years ago our reporter returned to help habitat for humanity rebuild homes there to bett
the early trading most of the major averages are trading higher. the dax is up by better than o.6%. the cac and ftse both sitting just under 0.6% higher. north korean leader kim jong-un has ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time. he told the military to be in pre-emptive mode attack. the saber rattling follows harsh new sanctions imposed by the u.n. over north korea s nuclear program. also, new data this morning on where investors are putting their money to work. nearly $5 billion went to riskier, u.s.-based junk bond funds. that s making the group s largest inflows on record. federal prosecutors have now moved to dismiss the indictment of chesapeake energy founder aubrey mcclendon, as expected, following his death. mcclendon died in that fiery one-car crash the day after being indicted. a law enforcement source tells cnbc that the justice department s broader investigation into possible collusion in the oil and gas industry is ongoing.
Craft beer closures in Colorado highlight industry shifts, but new breweries are keeping the scene alive and thriving. Here's how they rank nationally.
Craft beer closures in Colorado highlight industry shifts, but new breweries are keeping the scene alive and thriving. Here's how they rank nationally.