years ago. the federal report back then, the findings, potential solutions. was any of it followed? some families tonight now boiling snow to use as their main water source. empty grocery stores. and this evening, the storm that s not over. the northeast still bracing for what s on the way and rob marciano timing it out. also tonight here, the backlash after texas senator ted cruz left his state in the middle of this emergency when millions were without power to go on vacation in cancun. the images going viral, showing him with his family boarding a flight to mexico, asking houston police in the middle of the emergency to help escort him at the airport. senator cruz returning home tonight. what he said at the airport and now our team has learned when he originally planned to return. news on the coronavirus tonight. 42 states canceling or postponing vaccinations because of the storms. pfizer now testing its vaccine on thousands of pregnant women. what we ve learned. and li
and his new administration complying with a law passed by congress in 2019, but ignored by the trump administration, we can see the truth for ourselves with our own eyes. the report states, quote we assess that saudi arabia s crown prince mohammad bin salman approved an operation to capture and kill jamal khashoggi. the assessment of the crown prince s control of the decisionmaking in the kingdom since 2017. the protective detail in the operation, and the crown prince s support for using violent measures to silent dissidents abroad, including khashoggi. new york times adds this on the significance of those findings, as the world watches president biden for signs of what could happen next in the push to hold the saudis accountable. the release of the report would not set aside the killing of mr. khashoggi, and that the biden administration intended to attempt to isolate the crown prince, although it will avoid any measures that would threaten to break ties to the kingdom.
leaving on vacation in cancun before thinking better of it, after one night at the ritz carlton. more on his story in just a bit. while the power is back on in all but about 350,000 homes, and that s a lot but it s not 5 million, the weather has left exploded pipes, major floods, people s homes have been destroyed. while taps are dry and millions are going without running water, food is also now in short supply. grocery shelves, refrigerator cases are largely empty. getting away is something most people can t do. many highway overpasses are just closed because they re frozen. fuel is in short supply. gas stations running out. no one seems to have any propane. tonight in a great state of 30 million people, people are focused on their survival and their loved ones. right now we re just we re really concerned about how fast the temperature is really dropping insides. it s, you know, either you stay in your house and, you know, you are cold and you freeze to death and you
their loved ones. right now we re just we re really concerned about how fast the temperature is really dropping inside. it s, you know, either you stay in your house and, you know, you are cold and you freeze to death and you have no food. i don t know how many gas stations we went to. five maybe. at least. at least. and we haven t been able to find fuel. we only have like two cases of water left, so we re trying to divide it between two families. there are still folks in danger. there are still people without power. and there are a lot of people who simply can t afford to go into the stores, so we re trying to do mass distribution sites. but things are real tenuous for a lot of people in the city. our friends at the texas tribune report things could have been worse if such a thing is possible. officials say the state was, quote, seconds and minutes away from a power grid failure that could have caused a months long blackout. this week s weather has been d
restored for millions, the nightmare is not over in texas because people still do not have access to clean water and in some cases any water. president biden is hoping to visit the state soon as texas officials, including ted cruz are facing intense criticism. welcome to friday. it s meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. president biden is ramping up his efforts to roll back pillars of president trump s america first foreign policy. his administration has offered to restart talks with iran that former president trump pulled us out of. they are pledging billions to help vaccinate folks in poorer countries. today the biden administration is formally rejoining the paris climate agreement. president biden spoke to world leaders at a virtual g-7 at pair of global summits. his public remarks did not mention former president trump by name but in many ways he didn t need to do that. america is back. we re looking forward. the united states is fully committed to our nato allia