Page 6 - Current Transformer News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

In the a republican or democrat who's hurting, it's our fellow americans who are hurting, and it's our job to help everyone in need, look out for one another, leave nobody behind. >> reporter: just five miles down the road from the president tonight, we met monica ware outside the motel where she's now staying with her husband and four young children. their home destroyed, flooded when the power went out and the pipes burst. >> we lost a good, about 85% to 90% of our items, our stuff, our belongings, everything we had. >> reporter: what you've just described is really hard to imagine. >> it is...

That have busted pipes, even though the power is on, the water pressure is normalized. people have had to turn off their water because they're living in homes with busted pipes. we need funding, materials, supplies. we're running short on that. we need more licensed plumbers to come into the state to assist. people are still needing water and food. all of those essential items are still necessary. >> mayor, i want to get your take about that hearing there in austin, the hearing into the massive power failures there. the ceo of ercot, i'm not sure you could hear him, but he runs the state's pow...

These storms are coming with greater frequency and greater intensity. the system should have been weatherized and there should have been more power. >> houston mayor sylvester turner with what has been perhaps the best facetime connection service in a moving vehicle since the pandemic started. mayor turner, thanks as always, sir. so good to see you again. be safe. >> thank you. >> we'll talk to you soon. good luck to the people of houston as well. that does its for me this hour here on msnbc. up next, pentagon press secretary retired admiral john kirb will be talking to mitch mch about the syr...

Heart of this disaster down there. there's going to be a lot of after action reports. do you think it's time for texas to join the national grid when it comes the power? >> i think there is going to be a lot of after action studies being done. ercot was built to be self-reriebl and not be tied to the other grids and that provides cyber security protection. in the case of the arctic blast we're not able to share with other grids. i think that's in time of emergency the ability to share with other grids because i went five days would you tell user in my own home and no water. mistakes have been ...

Those who were lucky not to lose power are getting hit with insanely high electric bills. yesterday on our program one resident telling us he received a bill that reached almost $17,000. >> there are hundreds of thousands of texas residents that are facing an average of 5,000 to 6,000 for those seven days there is no way they can pay it. for a lot of people, that will impact them devastatingly. there is no recourse because the money is gone. >> bill: want to know what's worse about that gentleman? he has automatic withdrawal from his checking account. >> dana: you don't have a choice. he watch...