you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom, i m paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state s energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and her son. they ve been turning the car on and off for heat and to save gas. sub-zero temperatures are widespread across the country and more than 750,000 customers remain without power. the power grid operator for 13 states is now asking residents to reduce their power usage to avoid widespread outages. holiday travel by road and air has been disrupted, and today alone more than 2600 flightses have be
his company will continue to fund starlink service in ukraine, but the debate lay bare the dangers of an entire country being too dependent on one billionaire. coming in at number four hear that? that is what the black hole at the center of the milky way galaxy sounds like. in 2022, scientists were able to capture an image of it for the very first time. the image which was captured by the event horizon telescope which is a global synchronized radio observatories confirmed the super massive black hole known as saj tegittarius a, som 7,000 light years away from earth. after thousands of being at the mercy of killer asteroids and comets in 2022, earthlings struck back.