triggered all this. make no mistake, however, man-made failures turned this into a crisis. frozen pipes that later burst, also, meant no running water whatsoever. so many homes and apartments, ruined. a boiling-water advisory is in place. so, those who can t get water out of their taps, are resorting to boiling snow, if they can. and the situation is increasingly desperate. it s pretty tough to find bottled water. we are having to boil, you know, to wash dishes or do anything. we ve been hunting. we ve gone different places, looking for it. and can t find it. the worst of it is, no water for the flushing. it s sure going to be great when all of us have safe-drinking water. we need water, more than anything else. you know, it is one plague, after another. it s looking like at least several more days. when s the last time you heard that from the mayor of a major american city? about 165,000 customers in texas are still experiencing power outages. down from over 3 mill
also, meant no running water whatsoever. so many homes and apartments, ruined. a boiling-water advisory is in place. so, those who can t get water out of their taps, are resorting to boiling snow, if they can. and the situation is increasingly desperate. it s pretty tough to find bottled water. we are having to boil, you know, to wash dishes or do anything. we ve been hunting. we ve gone different places, looking for it. and can t find it. the worst of it is, no water for the flushing. it s sure going to be great when all of us have safe-drinking water. we need water, more than anything else. you know, it is one plague, after another. it s looking like at least several more days. when s the last time you heard that from the mayor of a major american city? about 165,000 customers in texas are still experiencing power outages. down from over 3 million, just a few days back. in many communities, grocery store shelves remain empty. president biden is fast tracking a dis
nearly a week since the deadly winter storm struck the lone star state, it s still struggling to get safe water to millions of residents. meantime, the white house s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan could go to the floor later this week but many on the right say it s still with too many liberal earmarks. we have live team coverage today. david spunt is at the white house, casey siegel is in dallas, tracking the winter storm s aftermath. christina coleman is live in los angeles with more on the united airlines engine failure. reporter: no one was injured but there was significant damage on the ground and some terrifying moments in the sky. fortunately, the flight crew was able to land the plane safely. take a listen to the mayday call. we re experiencing engine failure. we need to clear. mayday, mayday, united 328, heavy mayday, mayday. departure, heavy mayday, experienced engine failure. need to return immediately. reporter: one of the jet s engines exploded yesterday, sho
the rest can be attributed to the humans who run what passes for the texas power grid. many homes have been without power since the beginning of this week and have no indication of when it will come back on. now the people there are doing whatever they can do survive. well, it started i have three cats and a dog, some kids. we lost power, put the kids in a different location with family members and then we ve just been sleeping in the closet with my pets by candlelight. we put a sheet up other the door. but today it s just we got we re trying to get out to plano to my parents house. it s just ridiculous. can t find gas anywhere. i don t even know what city i m in right now to be honest. that s how people are living tonight. this afternoon one texas member of congress painted a dire portrait of the situation, saying member of his district, husband constituents are now facing a harsh reality. we are facing a real crisis here in dallas where folks are worried about t
three cats and a dog, some kids. we lost power, put the kids in a different location with family members and then we ve just been sleeping in the closet with my pets by candlelight. we put a sheet up over the door. but today it s just we got we re trying to get out to plano to my parents house. it s just ridiculous. can t find gas anywhere. i don t even know what city i m in right now to be honest. that s how people are living tonight. this afternoon one texas member of congress painted a dire portrait of the situation, saying member of his district, his constituents are now facing a harsh reality. we are facing a real crisis here in dallas where folks are worried about things like hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning. we have some folks who have been without power since sunday night. we don t have i think an accurate idea of when all the power will come back online. texas is the only state that has its own power grid. these failures are failures of our state govern