you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom, i m paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state s energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and her son. they ve been turning the car on and off for heat and to save gas. sub-zero temperatures are widespread across the country and more than 750,000 customers remain without power. the power grid operator for 13 states is now asking residents to reduce their power usage to avoid widespread outages. holiday travel by road and air has been disrupted, and today alone more than 2600 flightses have be
livestream christmas mass rather than attend in person. three people have died due to extreme winter weather in western new york. the bishop tweeted although it is christmas any these dangerous conditions no one should put themselves or others at risk. today the power grid operator for 13 states is asking the public to conserve power warning of potential rolling blackouts. this organization serves 65 million people and they re advising consumers to set the thermostats lower than usual and to postpone major appliances like a stove or dish washer. earlier we talked to michael bryson, the senior vp of operations. let s take a look at what he said. as you pointed out, we have 65 million customers and given the very cold weather and given the holiday season, we just really want customers to do their best to try to reduce energy usage as much as possible. it might be just turning a couple of lights off in the
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