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Nightmare remains in texas. investigations under way into what caused the power grid failure that left much of the state of 30 million people in the dark, no heat, no water, freezing temperatures. py now most of the board members of the utility have resigned, likely little consolation for those whose loved ones are still coping with the aftermath. morgan chesky has the report tonight. >> reporter: tonight in texas, struggling families still in need of food, water and shelter. >> everything damag...

It is definitely much easier. i may have spoken too soon. it is much tougher than it looks. left one, relax. you have much less stress on your toes and your hands themselves but getting the motion right makes it a little nervous... whoo! it does make it a little easier, i must say. but i would like to put it to the test. the old method versus the new one. what do you think? we try it? all right. over here we have the traditional coconut tree climbers who will be using their ropes that they have ...

How does he do it?! my feet, i tell you, i think it is because i have soft everything. i am a wimp. you are much stronger than i am. the coconut industry is worth billions of dollars so the decline of manual climbers has called for modernisation of sorts. that looks so much easier than what i was doing. the state government has tried everything from competitions to prize money to find a machine that can entice people back into the job. this one invented by a localfarmer has proved relatively sim...

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Administration did that are widely popular for border security. for biden to get into this is a political mistake. >> bill: well watch the numbers increase. well see how we solve this now. talk about using facilities in florida as well. well track that together. thank you both. there is a resident in texas now considering himself lucky not to lose power last week until he saw his electric bill. an eye-popping number that he and many others may have to pay. >> monday its 1,124.95. tuesdays bill i...

Refresh my account three, four, five, six times a day up to 15, 17 times a day at the height. >> bill: were looking at a bill of $16,752.68. who is going to pay that? >> well, ive paid it. it has been taken out of my account. but the texas legislature and governor abbott had an emergency meeting saturday and they are looking at ways that they can help us. so im hopeful that they will eventually do that. >> dana: scott, i know that you have paid it and you had that money in your account thankfull...

>> problems in texas as residents have high power bills and start filing lawsuits against the power company. >> look like it was raining in here. >> after last week after rare winter storm left dozens that across texas the snow is gone, power is back on, but problems persist. >> pouring onto my sewing table. >> advisories to boil water have been lifted but that is cold comfort for people still without water. >> thousands across the region. >> broken pipes, city lines and in homes will take time ...

Investigation is underway for a united failed explosion over denver. the ntsb released pictures and said two fan blades had been fractured. one showed signs of metal fatigue. locals in the denver area are finding a lot of debris from the aircraft. a seattle bound delta jet made an emergency landing out of an abundance of caution over engine issues. additional 31 counties in texas are approved for major disaster declaration after the devastating winter storm. nearly 8 million people still do no...

Received a $207 million energy bill. that bill covers four days last week. for comparison, denton spent about 64 million for all of fiscal 2020. last weeks bill was more than the city had in cash on hand. >> the city will pursue state and federal aid. worth noting, texas has chosen to run its own separate power grid to avoid federal regulation. house and senate members consistently vote against federal aid to other states when they face disasters. meantime, water service still disrupted for more...

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