planned? it was so right after his announcement there. and it didn t obviously something wasn t right because the plane was vibrating, like, you know, hard, just constant, severe vibration. nbc s tom costello has more. reporter: the video purportedly from onboard united flight 328 stretching, the right engine on fire, most of the covering gone. while on the ground shrapnel and what appears to be the engine cowling in the front yard of a home in the denver suburb of broomfield. nearby, more chunks and pieces littering a soccer field. it was just after 1:00 p.m. mountain time when the pilot on the triple 7 flying from denver to honolulu with 241 people onboard declared an emergency. may day may day. united 28 united 328 heavy mayday, mayday aircraft. 328, call that again. united, denver, departure heavy mayday aircraft just experienced an engine failure need to turn immediately. reporter: on the ground witnesses heard a loud bang then saw a puff of smoke as debr
wintry conditions. and that is to be expected in the depths of february. however, the situation is uniquely dire in the great state of texas. texas is the energy capital of america, loves to be thought of as such, and makes it all the more infuriating and maddening for those caught in the middle of it right now that that state that is famous worldwide for its energy resources tonight is heading into night four of the lights being off. the power being out across huge swaths of that state. dozens of deaths are associated with the brutal winter weather already. in texas, carbon monoxide poisoning has claimed lives already, and is an increasingly deadly risk as texans burn things that shouldn t be burned and bring heat sources into their homes that are things should only be used out of doors. there are cumulatively several hundred thousand people in other states besides texas around the country who are also without power. 61,000 in west virginia. over 80,000 in kentucky. over 140
and that is to be expected in the depths of february. however, the situation is uniquely dire in the great state of texas. texas is the energy capital of america, loves to be thought of as such, and makes it all the more infuriating and maddening for those caught in the middle of it right now that that state that is famous worldwide for its energy resources tonight is heading into night four of the lights being off. the power being out across huge swaths of that state. dozens of deaths are associated with the brutal winter weather already. in texas, carbon monoxide poisoning has claimed lives already, and is an increasingly deadly risk as texans burn things that shouldn t be burned and bring heat sources into their homes that are things should only be used out of doors. there are cumulatively several hundred thousand people in other states besides texas around the country who are also without power. 61,000 in west virginia. over 80,000 in kentucky. over 140,000 in oregon, whi
poisoning has claimed lives already and is an increasingly deadly risk as texans burn things that shouldn t be burned and bring heat sources into their homes that are things that should only be used out of doors. there are cumulatively several hundred thousand people in other states, besides texas, around the country, who are also without power 61,000 in west virginia, over 80,000 in kentucky, over 140,000 in oregon, which is the next worst-off state after texas. but it s like 144,000 in oregon, their second worst. in texas, it s millions of people without power. and now for days on end. and nobody knows when it is going to end. here s the dallas morning news front page today millions without power. full power recovery likely to take days. outrage over grid failure. here s the ft. worth star telegram misery takes over. north texans in 40-degree homes fear the unknown and oncoming snow. power outages possible through friday. outages foil treatment, prompt boil wa
it s terrifying to think about people dying from this condition and we don t want to be one of those statistics. and check out your screen and some of the pictures that have gone viral through this whole thing. icicles forming on a ceiling fan. you can see a pot of water with frozen snow in it. they re actually boiling the snow, because they have no running water in their house. we have the politics of this, too, governor greg abbott walking back comments, blaming 14 energy for the crisis and you want to hear what the former governor said on this, too, with more on the way with the mid-atlantic and east, sleet and freezing raynhamering more than 100 million people. i m hallie jackson in washington along with our team on this thursday morning. morgan chesky is in dallas. we will be joined in a moment by a couple live guests from texas as well, morgan, yes, we are seeing improvement in the number of power outages? more people are getting their power back. more are in for a