at ross. yes for less. good morning, america. scare in the air. >> mayday. mayday. >> the terrifying moments when this jet engine catches fire shortly after takeoff. >> all of a sudden there was just a big boom. >> oh, no. >> debris raining from the sky and neighborhoods, front lawns and through the roof -- >> i'm just wondering, are all of these people okay? >> the incredible emergency landing and the investigation into what went wrong. desperate situation. texas tapped out. millions of people without running water. >> no running water at all. >> president biden declaring the state a disaster area following the devastating storm. plus, how did this happen? a $17,000 electric bill. and the mississippi misery, water and power outages. the acting fema administrator joins us to talk about relief efforts under way.

vaccine scramble. shipping giants working overtime in the push to get millions of covid-19 doses out of backlog. appointments cancelled. >> it's been a cascade of disasters. >> plus, the latest on the covid relief bill, live from washin potential new evidence in the assassination of malcolm x, coming in a letter written by a former nypd officer. the chilling details of an allegedly covert plot coming on the 56th anniversary of the civil rights activist's death. and gymnast floored. the talented athlete whose routine inspired janet jackson to call her. >> thank you so much. it means everything to me. >> what the star told this gymnast and how it took control of her next performance.

story this uned flight bound r st onef o engishtly after takeoff. the vio is incredible. the right one fell to pieces as passengers looked on. the pilots had to scramble and turn around for an emergency landing. we'll also have the very latest on the power and water crisis following last week's winter storms. we have team coverage from texas, where millions of people still don't have drinkable water and, from mississippi, where they're also struggling on no clear word on how long they'll be relying on bottled water as well. authorities say no one was injured in the plane or on the ground even though huge chunks of that engine fell into neighborhoods. abc's will carr is on the ground in broomfield, colorado. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, eva.

people who live in this neighborhood literally thought this plane would fall out of the air. parts of the plane came crashing down into a house, and now this morning, people here are giving the crew kudos. terror in the skies over denver this morning. >> mayday. mayday. united 328. rlines flight 328 bound for hawaii bursting into flames. at 15,000 feet. massive pieces of the metal falling into the neighborhoods below. the pilot forced to make an emergency landing. sending a mayday just minutes after takeoff. >> 328. heavy mayday. just experienced an engine need to turn immediately. >> when i was looked out the window, the engine was shaking really bad and all of a sudden there was just a big boom and the ring around the engine flew off. >> reporter: passengers onboard rocked by what seemed to be an explosion from the right side of the aircraft. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated with your seat belts fastened. >> the plane was shaking pretty

hard and it didn't stop and nobody really knew. >> it's got a blown engine. oh, no. >> reporter: onlookers watched in horror as plumes of smoke trailed the plane. >> planes don't fly this low over our house. >> reporter: huge pieces of metal seen falling from the sky. >> jay, why don't we get going? because these things are just falling. >> i couldn't believe what i was seeing. it was pretty scary. i'm just wondering, are all these people okay? >> reporter: but incredibly no one on the ground or in the plane was hurt. >> we looked out the front window and this great, big piece rolled up the front window and leaned up against the tree. pieces of metal landing just feet from his house. >> i didn't know the plane was going to make it. >> reporter: another house struck by falling debris, crashing through the ceiling of this colorado home. while pieces of the engine scattered throughout the streets in this soccer field.

>> when the debris comes out of the engine, that hot metal falls on the ground, very, very dangerous. verynate that no one was hurt. >> reporter: now investigators are trying to determine how and why this happened. >> these catastrophic, uncontained failures are very rare, but in this case very dangerous, because it came after that critical moment of takeoff. the aircraft was fighting to get into the air. the crew did an awesome job to get that airplane safely on to the ground. >> this morning, the ntsb has been combing through this debris to figure out what caused this incident. >> still a lot of questions about what went wrong. will carr for us, thank you very much. we want to move now to the post-storm crisis in texas, and several other states, 14 million people still without decent tap water to drink, and while most of the power is back on, we're getting reports of some people facing enormous electric bills. in the middle of this disaster. abc's trevor ault is in houston with the very latest.

trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. i spoke with one texas mother who said she unplugged every single thing in her house, except her thermostat, and her electric bill was still $620 for four days, and she's insisting that many people have it far worse than her because millions of texans are still having to hunt for clean water this morning. texas desperate for relief. president biden approving a major disaster declaration to free up federal funds. as millions of people are still being told to boil their water, if their home has water at all. >> and as you see, no running water at all. >> here's my stove where we were until recently melting snow in order to flush our bathrooms. >> reporter: with supermarket shelves emptying, food and water distribution sites now popping up all over the state handing out the bare essentials. as bursting pipes threaten the homes of people like marco.

>> all the water stas the ceiling and by the time i went upstairs, found the valves, the whole ceiling collapsed. >> reporter: plumbers across the state now seeing unprecedented demand. >> i think we have 200 calls already booked. we just can't even answer the phone. >> reporter: most texans have since seen their power restored but not everyone. liana gave birth to her daughter luna two weeks ago. >> day five for us now, we've house, it's so cold. >> reportes are being hit with astronomica electric bills. caused by surge pricing. in ft. worth, ty williams was charged $17,000. >> we were held hostage with our rate that we were working with. >> reporter: state leaders from both parties now vowing to protect residents from those charges. >> if any of them seeks to take

advantage wrongfully of texas citizens there >> reporter: we have seen several lawsuits filed as result of these outages and this storm. one on behalf of family who lost their 11-year-old son, he died in his bed earlier this week. the family believes the bitter cold contributed to his death. dan. >> so incredibly sad. trevor, thank you very much. let's turn now to mississippi, about 40,000 people this morning, and as for the water situation, the mayor of jackson says he has no idea when the system will be back to normal. elwyn lopez is in mississippi's capital city. elwyn, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. temperatures here in jackson above freezing this morning, but as the bitter cold eases, the big problem for many now is te othsands wangp anheday in as power and water outages rock the south. >> it's been real hectic, it's

been real tough on us. >> reporter: a bitter cold snap knocking out the water supply to much of jackson, half of the city faced with little to no wa >> it's hard to get out for me being a person with a disability, it's hard to get >> reporter: as many waited in hours-long lines for drinking water, community organizers took to the streets going door to door to reach those most vulnerable and in need. >> lot of them have been stranded inside of their homes, many of them are dialysis and not been able to get to dialysis. some are on breathing machines. they have not been able to -- they had to go to the hospital to get assistance. >> reporter: some running out of options for basic necessities. >> collect it in a cooler, pot and we'll look at the other part of the process. >> people are extremely frustrated, and expectedly so, when you are dealing with the

sanitary issues that makes it officials scramble to fully restore service, but sending a warning to residents. >> residents in jackson will slowly get their water restored. it could be a week or another seven days. >> reporter: the mayor telling me, it's all hands on deck at this point, some power crews days into this still working 16-hour shifts to try to get people back online. eva. >> so many people waiting to have that power. thank you. joining us now from washington, d.c. is bob fenton, the acting administrator of the federal emergency management agency. thanks so much for being with us this morning. we know texas homeowners and renters in 77 counties can now apply for disaster assistance with fema. in addition to financial assistance for home repairs, what kind of assistance is available to these people? >> yes, so, so far, eva, good morning first. we've been in texas helping them

for over a week by moving water, in fact early last week we provided over 750,000 liters of water, fuel, blankets and other commodities and just recently, in the last 48 hours, got another request for 4 million liters of water. we're shipping that as far as away as atlanta. and emptying our warehouses in texas. and in many cases we're putting double drivers. trucks can drive straight through there. as far as individuals, what i'm urging individuals first p in, for uninsured texans, they should contact fema, take a picture, document the damage, the best way to contact fema is our www.disasterassistance.gov. again, www.disasterassistance.gov. or download our fema app. or phone our number.

1-800-621-3862, which stands for fema. >> some good information for people this morning. you mentioned the water, we saw c-17s delivering palettes of water in galveston and corpus christi. talk to us more about what you guys are doing on the ground, and where, and a lot of people are wondering, are more shipments expected? >> yes, so president biden issued the major disaster declaration on thursday evening and has urged us to not only coordinate all of the federal agencies' resources to bring anything to bear and help those impacted. we're flying water in, we are bringing assistance through fema that will help people who have had damage to their pipes, especially if they're uninsured, or if they have premiums after the insurance covers -- the gaps, fema can help with those gaps. in addition to that, sba, small

business association will help with small interest loans to individuals or companies in the area. and as we have seen not only affected individuals' homes but a lot of businesses have been affected. so we'll be there and have been there and will continue to be there to help texans recover. >> so many people in need this morning. bob fenton, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. now to vaccine rollout playing catch-up after those devastating storms created a backlog of millions of doses, and the battle brewing right now in washington over more covid relief for struggling americans. abc's rachel scott joins us from the white house with the very latest. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. that vaccine rollout taking a hit during that winter storm and americans were waiting for doses that never arrived, so now the biden administration is trying to get it back on track while also trying to push that covid-19 relief pack object through congress. this morning, the scramble to get millions of coronavirus

vaccine doses out of backlog and into the arms of americans. after that devastating winter storm slowed distribution. >> after having been through the week that we've been through here, with no power and no water, the fact that the shot's not coming through, it's been a cascade of disasters. >> reporter: seniors like karen for their appointments to be rescheduled. at least 6 million doses were delayed, and that's about three days' worth of shipments. fedex and u.p.s. now working overtime to get back on track and the white house asking vaccination sites to keep their doors open, warning, it could take several days to get caught up. the impact felt nationwide. in arizona, officials hoping the delay doesn't push back the next phase of vaccinations. >> hopefully we'll be able to go back and vaccinate those we had to reschedule or had to cancel. >> reporter: americans desperate for relief and democrats are now racing to pass a $1.9 trillion

covid relief package before aid for millions out of work run dry on march 14th. the bill would also provide aid to small businesses, $350 billion to state and local governments and $1400 in direct payments to most americans. >> i'm hoping and praying that i can get a stimulus, that will secure me april for rent. >> and republicans are still opposed to the overall price tag of the bill, they want to keep spending down but democrats have control of both the house and the senate, they're looking to get this done on their own. they want to get it passed by the end of the week. >> rachel scott, thank you very much. let's bring in jonathan karl who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. jon, great to have you here in new york. >> great to be here, dan. >> so let's talk first about the stimulus bill. is it likely to pass and will it pass on time for all the people that need the help? >> they got the votes to do it. they've got a narrow majority in the house it will pass almost certainly there and pass quickly. in the senate, they can do it all with democrats as well.

but every democrat becomes a king because it's a 50/50 senate. you'll see some changes. they'll probably have to lose the provision on minimum wage. the bottom line is joe biden and the democrats can do this and do it without republicans' support. >> another question about joe biden and his administration, are you seeing consistent messaging on when we're going to return to normal post-covid, if from the beginning that science was going to drive it. but there's been inconsistent messaging on schools, majority of schools open for all in-person learning by the end of his first 100 days, by april. then, schools k through 8. the question, do teachers need to be vaccinated first? the cdc's official position it's not necessary. fauci has said it's not necessary. it's interesting biden and harris have both had a hard time answering that question directly. >> let me ask you about the former president donald trump,

he announced yesterday he's going to do his first big post-presidential speech next sunday. you have on the show this morning, representative steve scalise on the program, has the republican party made a choice about who their leader is and is it trump? >> well, certainly, a good chunk of the party's leadership has decided to go in that direction. kevin mccarthy has gone down. you have heard from lindsey graham saying that trump is the most dynamic figure in the party. without trump we can't win. steve scalise hasn't talked to anybody since going down to talk to trump, and we'll ask him that. then you have important figures like mitch mcconnell who say the party is doomed to lose if they continue to follow donald trump. >> lot to be worked out. we'll be watching next sunday and this sunday morning as you host "this week." thanks for coming on. speaking of jon and "this week," don't forget to watch the show. one-on-one with white house press secretary jen psaki. as the biden administration pushes forward on that covid relief bill, and as we mentioned, he'll speak with

house gop whip steve scalise about the future of the party. all coming up on "this week" later this morning on abc. eva, over to you. time now for a check of the weather and rob marciano back in studio this morning, and it's good to see you inside. >> nice to be here, eva. and nice to be showing less of these pictures of a frozen i want to show you this drone video out of eastern kentucky. this was taken yesterday. obviously a lot of snow this drone video out of eastern kentucky, folks in jackson county still without power there, but the warmup is beginning as we have alluded to the past couple days, right now in the 40s in dallas and houston. that's about where you should be for this time in the morning. rising into the lower 60s for houston later today. might be into 70s by the time monday and tuesday roll around. you have another system rolling through the pipe here. chicago, milwaukee, and a couple of inches later on today and tonight. wet snow moving in through cleveland and pittsburgh. i-95 corridor tomorrow afternoon. shouldn't be a whole lot of accumulation here though. go inland, though, 3 to 6 inches of upstate new york, inland pennsylvania. that's a check of what's happening nationally.

. good sunday morning. i'm lisa argen, isn't this gorgeous. today, above average temperatures. it's a critically start. we will get milder and spring-like tomorrow into tuesday. today, enjoy those hi our east bay valley. 68 in santa rosa, the lots of the u.s. will be going from below average temperatures to above average temperatures. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. guys. >> we're looking forward to that warmup. >> she said we're not ever going back below freezing. >> that's a promise from rob marciano. >> we don't make promises in this department. all right, rob. we'll talk to you soon. a young athlete got a surprise call from one of her idols and it gave her just the jolt she needed before a big meet. and janai is here to talk more

about that. janai, good morning. >> good morning. yeah, ucla gymnast margzetta azr'rentlo rtine went viral. it was an incredible tribute to janet jackson, one of her idols, so you can imagine how emotional she became which she got a text saying, we'll call in one minute, and then she saw who was on the line. >> it just inspired me to want to do more and do better and be stronger. i absolutely loved it. >> thank you so much. that means everything to me. >> holy cow. that of course was none other than ms. jackson herself, telling frazier how he was touched and inspired by her routine and that encouragement led frazier to put on a career performance recording two best -- two personal bests with her highest scores ever on the beam and the vault at her next meet. look at this. >> and i literally met my hero and she is why i aspire to be so

much more than just an athlete and so much more than to simply exist, but to exist in a way that is magical and uplifts others and bring others joy and happiness and inspiration. it's really because of her. >> on their call, jackson promised to keep in touch and asked the young gymnast to possibly even teach her a few moves in the future. so we'll see how that works out, but a really cool phone call to receive, i'm sure. >> rea coming up on the show, potential new evidence in the assassination of malcolm x. we'll take a look at the case on the 56th anniversary of the death of the civil rights leader. royal visit. prince charles makes a surprise visit to the bedside of his father, prince philip, hospitalized now for nearly a week. and pandemic self-care. why parents need to remember to pay attention to their own well-being during these tough times. we'll be right back.

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city where malcolm x was shot. malcolm, good morning to you. -- zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: you know, malcolm little detroit red shabazz -- dan, you can call him whatever you like. malcolm x was a fearless black man. a prophet for some, and a problem, a threat for others. >> we want justice by any means necessary. we want equality by any means necessary. >> reporter: he spoke truth to power and sought to liberate black americans, free them from the wrought of racism. >> who taught you to hate yourself from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. >> reporter: 56 years after malcolm x was assassinated heree according to this note, sent to infiltrate and undermine the man and the movement. the letter says both the fbi and the nypd were involved. >> under the direction of my

handlers, i was told to encourage leaders and members of the civil rights groups to commit felonious acts. >> reporter: ray wood's his name. lawyers say after carrying the burden of the decision for decades, the details were placed in the hands of a cousin, reggie, to be released after his death. >> he was a good man that was tricked and forced to betray his own people, and he felt guilt and remorse for that for 56 years. >> reporter: there have been the audubon ballroom from the beginning. many have been explored through books and film. most recently in a netflix documentary. >> because the official count of who killed malcolm x, it's not true. >> far too many african-americans who have stood up to voice equality and justice in this country have found themselves being persecuted,

prosecuted or in the case of malcolm x assassinated. >> reporter: the nypd says it has provided all available records relevant to that case to the district attorney. the department remains committed to assist with that review in any way. civil rights attorney benjamin crump says this is about restorative justice, setting the record straight. >> this is the only way we can bridge this divide. we have to have transparency, plus accountability, and that's the only way we'll ever get to trust. >> reporter: the d.a.'s office says they're reviewing the case, and we also reached out to the fbi and have not heard back. now today, civil rights leaders are drawing a connection between the past and the present. today, we honor the life and legacy of malcolm x. a uniquely american story. whit. >> fascinating developments in an important and historic case.

zachary kiesch for us, thank you so much for your reporting. we appreciate it. we want to turn now to weather, rob marciano following a desperately needed warmup for many parts of the country. >> loving this pattern shift, whit, and it's bringing most of the action to the northern latitudes, that would include the northwest. this is out of portland -- raise your arms and get into that fresh powder. over a foot and a half in the last 48 hours. you got more to come. some rain along i-95, thankfully you had your spell of winter in portland and seattle. this is mostly high-elevation snow. avalanche warnings in the cascades, and they have had tremendous amounts of snow over a pretty weak base there. because of that. o the zipper.er

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the population of the city of sacramento. and that's where zohreen shah is this morning. good morning to you, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. nearly 500,000 covid deaths in america, a comparison, i'm in sacramento, the capital of the hardest hit state, population 500,000, that's equivalent to everyone in this entire city disappearing. ♪ >> reporter: trinidad alcala's dad told stories through music. >> i listened to him sing, actually listened to him sing. i realized how beautiful it was, and the message he was sending through his, i call audible emotion. >> reporter: he left mexico 20 years ago, bringing a country with him to sacramento performing at restaurant even through a pandemic. >> he wasn't an essential worker but his work was essential to him because it was his sole source of income. >> reporter: but covid eventually came to him. robbing him of his life and the joy he gave to so many. unfortunately, trinidad is not experiencing this heartbreak

alone. >> we're never going to ever amount to the person, the mother she was. >> reporter: the mother of veronica was beyond devastated when she tested positive at 8 weeks pregnant. she died after giving birth to the u.s. is nearing a painful milestone, 500,000 lives lost to the coronavirus. >> right now, sacramento county has over 91,000 cases that have been reported and over 1,300 deaths. >> reporter: a shocking number even sacramento's top public health official says her team did not expect. this doctor and other health officials are still on the front lines fighting tirelessly to save lives over a year later. >> this is just something that was much larger in scope than what any of us imagined. >> reporter: but the work is not done. their next challenge -- how to vaccinate their city. this disease has a deadly diversity divide, too,

organizers in sacramento ramping up vaccinations specifically within their community. >> we fought over toilet paper, what would happen if we were fighting over our produce and food, so it's critical that people understand that we change communities of color, and especially the latino community. they are the backbone of our economy. >> reporter: for many of this community losing their family is losing the connection to their culture. >> with the loss of our elders, we lose our traditions, our cultures and basically our way of life. >> reporter: many for the first time seeing people with shots of hope as we enter the next phase of this pandemic. >> it's an emotional moment for them and it's an emotional thing for us delivering the vaccinations. >> reporter: that young lady you saw in the piece who lost her dad like so many others we spoke to, she went right back to work after we spoke to her, she's in med school, and a few months ago

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good morning to you. we all want to be good parents, sometimes that means taking time to put yourself first, how do we do that? >> i don't know one parent who's not burned out right now, so it's especially important for them to take care of their mental and emotional health. as studies show us, happier parents and less stressed out parents have happier children. it's really important to take care of yourself. >> so how do we prioritize ourselves in the big picture here and how everything works in the house. >> well, one thing that i encourage in my book is just sit down, take a couple of minutes and ask yourself a few questions like, am i nurturing my relationship or my partnership? do i have supportive friends to turn to when i just need some downtime? and am i nurturing those passions and interests i had before i had children? it will be different for every parent. you need to ask yourselves these questions. >> how do we put a plan into action? >> now this is the hard part, you have to be really intentional about making time for yourself.

now, a lot of parents will find that they have their free time once their kids are in bed, they use that time to do chores, do laundry. no, put that to the side for half-hour, an hour if you can spare it, and do something like meditate. sit with your thoughts, and think about things you're grateful for. or take an online workout class. working out is a great stress reliever, or do a video call with friends and family. that's s do several times a week. it can be sanity saving and not as serious as discussing current events. you can break down the craziness really a fun or." conversation, and you also might want to try reading something for fun, not to work. don't read the news. something that gives you pleasure, and if you have the bandwidth join the book club. >> great tips. ericka, thank you so much as always. we'll be right back with "pop news." 'll be right back wi "pop news." being relentless. because every day matters.

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♪ ♪ "good morning america" is sponsored by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. it's "pop." it's janai.d ts y,hapoin'? >> it's time for "pop news" on this sunday morning. that's what's been popping. we've been telling you about 5-year-old rosie white who's been dressing up as historic black women for black history month. we've seen her as the late actress cicely tyson, tennis champ serena williams and voting rights activist stacey abrams. well, here's her latest look. >> i am whoopi goldberg. comedienne, author, actress, and tv personality. >> yes. >> she's great. >> she is. and we got some reaction from whoopi herself. >> i think you're fantastic, you sound like me, you look like me, you got the lipstick. i think, you know, maybe you need to be doing the show but

maybe you have to finish going to school first. wshowed that who was deghted and said she's going to watch the video forever. so stay tuned for rosie's next look. now to former bachelorette hannahro she's starring in a new country music video about relationships and there's a scene in a restaurant where she's dining with a guy, new real-life boyfriend, there's even a proposal, but maybe that's getting a little ahead of things. this is her first public relationship since she starred "the bachelorette" in 2019. that included attempts at love with tyler cameron. finally the russian soccer players who know something about another game -- dominoes. look at this. >> oh. >> whoa. at a hotel in turkey, took all this. the team won their match the next day. that's impressive.

>> yeah. >> how did they think of that -- >> and moving all the mattresses. that's a lot of work. >> i'm sure housekeeping is going to be happy about that. >> thanks janai. great job. appreciate it. thanks for watching, everybody. stay tuned for jon karl and "this week" coming up very soon. . stay tuned for jon karl and "this week" coming up very soon. good morning, everybody, i'm liz koury. happening today, a new drive-through vaccination clinic opens in marin after health leaders suddenly had to shout dun appointments. today the county is working to

open a new vaccine site. the clinic will provide 200 vaccinations and expand. shipments are starting small because of those storms in the mid-west, appointments are required. now, nearby in oakley, the school district finds itself drawing national attention for its scandal. this morning, contra costa teachers are taking over. members were caught make disparaging comments about parents. parents at the rally said that they want in-person learning and sports to resume. okay, things are dry again, let's get a check of meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz, it's chili out there a beautiful sue in the city, where it's 47. 48 in mountain view. as we look at san jose, you can see haze in the distance, upper 30s santa rosa check out 53 in

vefrts in the east bay that soon will reverse itself. relax, high pressure builds on in. temperatures above normal. we should see 5 to 8 degrees above normal. 65 in livermore. the accuweather 7-day forecast, we get warmer into tomorrow, a slight cooling on wednesday, you can stay dry throughout the

like, seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. not being able to hug is just like somebody has to tie me down. touching someone to say i love you, to hug you... those are the things that i miss. ♪ ♪

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. covid confusion. >> i can't give you a date when this crisis will end. but i can tell you, we're doing everything possible to have that day come sooner rather than later. >> americans are looking for answers on when life will get back to normal, how and when schools will reopen, as weather delays slow vaccine distribution in all 50 states. >> we're going to have to make up for it. namely do double time when this thing clears up. and cascading crises in texas. president biden approving a disaster declaration. we cover it this morning all with two exclusives. jen psaki in her first sunday show interview as white house press secretary and the response from the number two republican in the house, congressman steve scalise. plus --