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The state do not have power, at least 16 people died and extremely long lines at grocery stores. in houston there is low or no water pressure across that city. officials say running water will be restored by the end of tomorrow but residents are being told to boil for safety. of course, lots of them cant do that because they dont have power. in austin, a family boiled snow to get something to drink. another resident shared this video after pipes burst if theres a shortage in the city why cant so...

Asking, quote, if theres an extreme water shortage in the city then why cant someone help fix this in the last 12 hours. a dallas resident tweeted this insane photo of the icicles hanging from his indoor ceiling fan. earlier today hosten chronicle investigative reporter alex stucky reported, quote, no power for two days, no water since yesterday. smelled gas inside and outside the house and so called 911 and never came. sat outside and technicians came out and major gas leak. by phone i believe ...

>> its terrifying to think about people dying from this condition and we dont 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. theyre 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...

Historic winter weather has frozen much of Texas, leading to surreal scenes in regions of the state that are known for being hot and dry.

>> hey, jim and poppy. good morning. yes, people are dying. and its because this has been going on for days now. and people still dont have their power back. so this storm came in sunday night into monday and initially it was, of course, so much fun to see the snow. its so rare to see this in texas. and so, of course, people were never able to pick up the snow and do what im doing now. so initially this was fun. but then it just became something where you pass the days and the hours and people w...

Some 3.4 million customers are facing yet another day without power and heat, and growing frustration now at the people in charge of the state and the power -- and of the power grid who warn of even more outages to come. all of this suffering in the midst of a pandemic, of course. so this is a weather issue, a power issue, a coronavirus issue and now, increasingly, a political issue. joining me is the mayor of austin texas, steve adler. mayor, thanks for coming on. how are things going there rig...

Infrastructure. we do believe the water will come back online fairly quickly, but we have to have the power to turn the pumps and clean the water. >> i was in greece one time where they had their first snowstorm this decades so i understand what it is like when someplace that isnt used to snow experiences it. but the forecast was pretty clear that an impending winter storm was coming. so why did you think it is that people are still without power three days in? is this the fault of the power com...

Is becoming a political blame game between republican state officials and energy companies. >> reporter: the deep texas freeze is inflicting pain and frustration across the state. for three day, millions of people have been unable to heat their homes, temperatures dropping to life-threatening levels and causing chaos. linda schumacher had to leave her home for a warm shelter to protect her 101-year-old mother. >> mother said im going to stay home, you know, cover up with all my quilts. i said mo...

Cult follower. it is an electoral cul de sac, it is a dead end and there is no victory there and that is why mcconnell is breaking with trump. >> congresswoman, what do you think? >> i think mcconnell is doing exactly what he needs to do, he knows that he has to win seats in georgia and seats in arizona in order to regain the majority in the senate. however, i do believe that lindsey graham has to realize that, yes, you need trump voter, you dont need trump. you need new leadership. and going ba...

Theres breaking news out of texas right now. very disturbing news as the state suffers through a deadly deep freeze and massive power outages. the governor, greg abbott, says every source of power in the state has been compromised. lets go to our national correspondent ed lavandera. hes joining us from dallas right now. ed, the situation is dire for millions of people right now. >> reporter: it is, wolf. and the sad news here once again tonight is that theres no real clear timeline on when thing...