thanks, jonathan. i m jonathan capehart in for lawrence o donnell. tonight, day five. humanitarian crisis in texas. the good news, power s been restored to most of the state. the number of households without electricity is down from 4 million to around 100,000. but there s a new danger putting texans at risk, millions are now confronting a water crisis. 13 million texans don t have safe drinking water due to cracked pipes, frozen wells and water treatment plants that have been knocked off line. the people of texas are suffering because of decades of republican intransigence. republicans refuse to take action to weatherize water systems from the cold, and the texas tribune reports texas officials knew winter storms could leave the state s power grid vulnerable, but they left the choice to prepare for harsh weather up to the power companies, many of which opted against the costly upgrades. texas republicans are to blame for these failures, let s be clear, and democrats ar
13 million texans don t have safe drinking water due to cracked pipes, frozen wells, and water treatment plants that have been knocked off-line. the people of texas are suffering because of decades of republican intransigence. republicans refuse to take action to weatherize water systems from the cold, and the texas tribune reports texas officials knew winter storms could leave the state s power grid vulnerable, but they left the choice to prepare for harsh weather up to the power companies, many of which opted against the costly upgrades. texas republicans are to blame for these failures, let s be clear, and democrats are now working to right these wrongs starting at the top. on february 14th, the first day of the power outages in texas, president biden signed an emergency declaration that authorized fema to provide the state with critical equipment like generators and resources such as water and diesel fuel. president biden spoke with the governor of texas last night, and t
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