Normal. At least 20 people have died as a result of the storm. An 11yearold boy died in an unheated texas mobile home. Authorities suspect hypothermia. Three children and their grandmother died in a house fire. Officials believe the familys efforts to stay warm may have caused the fire. College students are describing a frozen hell scape, with flooded halls and unflushable toilets. 7 million people, a quarter of the population are having to boil their tap water before drinking it because Water Pressure allowed bacteria to leak into the system. Governor abbott who has yet to reach out some of his own states mayors was one of roughly 20 texas officials who President Biden reached out to. Its a departure from his predecessor who would wield assistance like a weapon against governors who wouldnt take the need. I talked to the federal Emergency Management agency, fema, the administrator. This afternoon im going to ask him to accelerate our response and request for quote, its a different dec
Than 2. 5 million confirmed cases. The u. S. Recorded the highest number of daily deaths thursday, more than 4,000 people dying and that breaks the record that had been set just one day earlier one state. And its not just a u. S. Record it is the highest daily death toll in any country. Many hospitals now just overwhelmed and running out of resources quickly. Well you may remember images of refrigerated trucks like these which were seen early on in new york city they were serving as mobile morgues in the first day of the pandemic nearly one year ago. Now officials in Sonoma County are using the same strategy, the semi trailer is designed to store bodies in case hospitals or local morgues get overwhelmed. As kron fours dan thorn reports, Authorities Say it is a grim but necessary addition. One of the main reasons why Sonoma County requested this mobile morgues because of the possibility of a lack of space. The Sheriffs Office says that this trailer is a proactive approach because covid1
Use of pfizers covid19 vaccine later tonight. After that, the cdc can give the final sign off for the vaccine to be used. According to the department of health and Human Services, if approval comes this weekend, people could begin getting vaccinated. We are fast approaching a point where we simply may not have enough beds to handle the number of covid19 patients in need of care. Reporter Health Experts say most americans wont be able to get that vaccine until at least the spring. The first dozes doses will be prioritized for acute Health Care Workers and Long Term Health care facilities. Ktvus alyssa carington has how doctors are reacting. The the idea that you have a vaccine is great for a couple of main reasons. The first is pragmatic. We werent able to protect yourself. Will receive around 1,000 dozes in the first round. Many bay area counties have already made vaccine plans and will give priority to nursing homes. People in high risk categories and front line workers. The fda is wo
Everybody else has nothing. Reporter the Zodiac Killer case remains an investigation. And even though decades have gone by we continue to seek justice for the victims of these brutal crimes. Police linked the zodiac to five killings in the bay area but he may have been responsible for more. He was dubbed the zodiac because he sent the cryptic letters and ciphers. It was thought he would unmask his identify in a message. But it was not found in this latest one. All of that can help propel the case forward even 51 years later. Now over the years theres been many people identified as the Zodiac Killer. No arrests has ever been made. One thing to note, one of those code crackers at least one of them wasnt even born at the time of this killing spree. Thats pretty in incredible that they devoted so much time to crack something that seemed uncrackable. The Zodiac Killer is believed to have committed 31 deaths. Someone can look at this most latest decipher code and kind of use linguistic or an
Territorial politics of wyoming. I encountered gracious and wellinformed experts in the sources that i was seeking and their goals seemed to be to make my work and research as productive and rewarding as possible. The working atmosphere of the archives was congenial, stimulating, and fun. A friend of mine, the distinguished historian of the election of 1896, Hall Williams and i, would work at library in the library of congress until 5 00 in the afternoon when they closed, have a bite to eat and we could come over to National Archives, which was open until 8 00. So we made the most of every single day. Whenever i returned, as i did during the next decade, i had the same sense of enjoyment, productivity, and professionalism as experts, professionals engage their citizen users to the best of their abilities. The cliches about lazy government employees, repeated ad nasuem by unknowning politicians, had no validity within these walls. Instead i became convinced, as im sure most historians w