the states of the louisiana, missouri, kentucky and texas have all reported deaths amid historic freezingemperatures. north carolina and georgia, storms brought tornadoes. across the rest of the nation, millions are without power as well and blackouts continue. >> this is said. this is a sad state of affairs. somebody has to do some planning after all this is over, to make sure there is an alternative source of energy. reporter: texas is bearing the brunt of the arctic chill, how are to just forcing people to use warming centers. families desperate to keep warm have taken to lighting fires. in sugarland, texas authorities if her killing a grandchild. incredibly -- >> incredibly tragic. 41 years old. family, children. reporter: seniors are struggling as care homes and short on medical essentials oxygen. those already concerned about their parents amid the covered crisis, it is a worrying time. >> i can't imagine. there is not a lot of information. reporter: the rolling blackouts in texas are being criticized. many residents are calling for alternative sources of power. others say that is a

ohio to the rio grande much of the us now gripped by severe winter storms the states of louisiana missouri kentucky and texas of all reported deaths amid historic freezing temperatures north carolina and georgia storms brought tornadoes across the rest of the nation millions are without power as rolling blackouts continue this is fair and hoover says there were better. you know somebody is going to do some planning after all this is over and make sure there's an alternative source of energy texas is bearing the brunt of the arctic chill with power outages forcing people to use warming centers families desperate to keep warm have taken to lighting fires in sugarland texas authorities believe that's what killed a grandmother and her 3 grandchildren just incredibly tragic young woman 41 years all. family children it just doesn't get worse seniors to a struggling as care homes run short on medical essential zliten oxygen for those already concerned about their parents amid the coburg crisis it's a worrying time if we weren't here i can't imagine. because there's really not a lot of information flow the

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now gripped by severe winter storms states of louisiana missouri kentucky and texas of all reported deaths amid historic freezing temperatures in north carolina and georgia storms brought tornadoes across the rest of the nation millions are without power as rolling blackouts continue. this is the worst we're better. you know i'm going to do some planning after all this is over and make sure there's an alternative source of energy texas is bearing the brunt of the arctic chill with power outages forcing people to use warming centers families desperate to keep warm have taken to lighting fires in sugarland texas authorities believe that's what killed a grandmother and her 3 grandchildren just incredibly tragic young woman 41 years old. family children it just doesn't get worse seniors to a struggling as care homes run short on medical essential zlata oxygen for those already concerned about their parents amid the coburg crisis it's a worrying time if we weren't here i can't imagine. because there's really not a lot of information flow the rolling blackouts in texas have led to criticisms ove

deaths attributed to the storm have been recorded in texas and louisiana, kentucky, missouri and northlina. people have died from traffic accidents and carbon monoxide poisoning from running car generators indoors to stay warm. in north carina, a tornado spawned by the same storm left three people dead and 10 injured. >> the national weather service, they were very surprised how rapidly it intensified. it is something we really don't see. we did not have much warning. for those people at home and in bed, it was a very dangerous situation. >> the cold snap has threatened to disrupt the nation's vaccination efforts. with a government warning delays and vaccine shipments were likely. more freezing temperatures are forecast with wind chill reaching for mexico into canada. >> the snow can be fun but it -- at those temperatures it can be dangerous. wrap up warm, check on your neighbors. in the southern states of the u.s. time for business. australia is pushing ahead with legislation to take the way that news content is shared online. tech giants are reacting in very different ways. kate: two

already caused chaos in southern and central part of the u.s. 38 deaths recorded in louisiana, kentucky, north carolina, missourias has been the hardest hit. temperatures are hovering between zero and minus nine. half a million people haven't got any power and that's for a fourth day in a row. that means they can't easil generate heat. this has been going on for days now. earlier this week, temperatures dropped to minus 18. that's almost 40 degrees below normal. there were widesead outages when these power plants stopp generating electricity. thatas after natural wells, gas pipelines and wind turbines froze. let's hear from the governor, greg abbott. governor abbott: every source of power the state of texas has access to has been compromised because of the overcold temperature or because of equipment failures. ros: and the scale of tt loss is considerable. texas lost 40% of its generating capacity and, of course, that's had a knock-on effect. fuel pumps at gas stations are empty. this one is in cedar hill. the outage forced some gas stations to shut. water is also a major problem. this is lewisville. homes are n

georgia, kentucky, louisiana, missouri, mississippi, ohio. these states rose up to protect the most vulnerable among us. mrs. boebert: from both sides of the aisle they passed heart beat bills, because they know life, every human life, matters. madam speaker, when roe v. wade was passed, we didn't have 3-d ultrasounds readily available. we didn't have readily accessible sonograms or the ability to provide life-saving care to what we call miracle babies. children who are prematurely born as early as 21 weeks. i've held a child in my arms, in my hands, who was born at 23 weeks. one pound, eight ounces. she is a miracle baby. america didn't know that preborn children could feel pain as early as 21 weeks. or see videos of babies in the womb clapping as their mother sings to them. sadly, not all states have seen the light. back home in colorado, we're one of only seven states that allows full-term abortion in america. we've got to do better than this. the c.d.c. states that in 2017, 640,000 americans died from heart disease, making it the leading

chaos in southern and central parts of the us. 38 deaths have been recorded in louisiana, kentucky, north carolina, missouriespread outages when these power plants stopped generating electricity — after natural wells, gas pipielines and wind turbines froze. here�*s the governor, greg abbott. every source of power in the state of texas has access to has been compromised because of the over cold temperature or because of equipment failures. we�*re told that texas lost 40% of its generating capacity. and that�*s had a knock—on effect. fuel pumps at gas stations are empty. this one is in cedar hill. there have been queues for fuel at others. and the outages have forced some gas stations to shut. water too is a major problem. this is lewisville. homes are not normally insulated for cold weather. and heating systems are failing. this is also a problem. frozen pipes have burst — despite attempts to insulate them with blankets. we�*re told around 12 million people either don�*t have drinkable tap water — or only have intermittent supply. and 7 million have been told to boil their tap water for safety. this is affec

kentucky reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend from missouri, the lead republican on the budget committee, for yielding. i rise in strong opposition that bill because we should be here tonight, mr. speaker, focused on real priorities of the american people. mr. scalise: and that should be number one. reopening our schools. now. mr. speaker. we should be focused on helping our small businesses who are dying on the vine. mr. speaker, we should be focused on helping put more vaccination shots in the arms of americans. unfortunately, that's not what this bill does. we've seen, talking about over $ trillion still available from previous bipartisan bills. that's out there. there is tens of billions of dollars to reopen schools that's available today that's in the being used. we had amendments to say any new money in this bill for schools is tied to reopening schools. do you know that every democrat vo

kentucky reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend from missouri, the lead republican on the budget committee, for yielding. i rise in strong opposition that bill because we should be here tonight, mr. speaker, focused on real priorities of the american people. mr. scalise: and that should be number one. reopening our schools. now. mr. speaker. we should be focused on helping our small businesses who are dying on the vine. mr. speaker, we should be focused on helping put more vaccination shots in the arms of americans. unfortunately, that's not what this bill does. we've seen, talking about over $ trillion still available from previous bipartisan bills. that's out there. there is tens of billions of dollars to reopen schools that's available today that's in the being used. we had amendments to say any new money in this bill for schools is tied to reopening schools. do you know that every democrat vo