I believe that the energy and Commerce Committee will be taking up some form of when i say investigation, i mean a look into it to see how things could have turned out better and will turn out better in the future. Elsewhere on capitol hill Congressional Democrats have launched a new effort to reform the nations Immigration System which includes a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. We will have an exclusive interview with new jersey senator bob menendez a lead sponsor of that bill. This as the government reported that 861,000 americans filed for first time unemployment claims last week. More evidence the economic recovery may be stalling. At this hour we begin with the emergency under way in texas. Hundreds of thousands still without power, now being told to boil their water. Plus as one Public Health crisis unfolds another ongoing one is being affected, too, with the Houston Health Department Closing coronavirus vaccination sites today because of that winter
Understanding of the distant planet. Whatever the ultimate outcome, it represents an achievement of man. Thats whats behind curtain number one at this very hour. Behind curtain number two, the catastrophic failures of man to plan and prepare and embrace science, to guide Policy Making and disaster response. The crisis in texas enters the third day with at least 37 lives lost and untold others in danger of going hungry, cold and without Safe Drinking Water for days. The Texas Tribune describes the crisis this way, kwoelt, as millions of texans continue struggling through a dayslong winter storm without power or water. Governor greg abbott provided few details wednesday when they can expect the situations to improve. As of wednesday 2. 7 million households didnt have power. The nearly 12 million texans are facing Water Strupgss as after multiple days of freezing temperatures. Texans running low on food are finding empty Grocery Store shelves. Food pantries running out of splice. Ant free
Its been nearly two years since the pandemic started. Our students and teachers tried their best, but as a parent, i can tell you that nearly 18 months of Remote Learning was really hard. Im so angry that instead of helping our kids get back in the classroom, the school board focused on renaming schools schools that werent even open. Please recall all three School Board Members now. For the sake of our kids, we cant wait one more day, never mind a whole year for a fresh start. This is elodia. Shes a recording artist. 1 of 10 Million People that n comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. And this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students were connecting throughout the next 10. Through projectup, comcast is committing 1 billion so millions more students, past. And present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. A stalled agenda. President biden set to hold a News Conference tomorrow
A stalled agenda, President Biden set to hold a News Conference tomorrow marking one year in office as Voting Rights and his economic plan look dead in the water. And with covid and inflation on the rise. A slew of subpoenas. The January 6th Committee getting closer to the former president , issuing subpoenas for the Phone Records of eric trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle and separately sending subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani and three other trump associates. Also an american pro Basketball Player Hit with a racial slur in china. [ bleep ]. Get out of china how Will American Athletes be treated at the Winter Olympics in beijing, which begin in less than three weeks. Lets discuss all of the news now. I want to begin with Senior Analyst ron brownstein, Senior Adviser to the Lincoln Project stuart stevens. Ron, President Biden is about to mark one year in office. Covid relief, he got infrastructure, but now his signature social spending package is stalled. Two senate democrats, 50 republicans have