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You have beaumont and corpus christi and port arthur and houston into louisiana. this was just in the words of one oil analyst, satan could not have timed this any better. hey, tom, how are they planning to get the fuel moving over to the east coast again? reporter: so they are using rail lines, they are trying to make up what was in that pipeline, which is now shut down, trying to make that up with rail deliveries but of course that s going to take time. we could be seeing these refineries con strained output, a third of the oil refineries strained in the output for weeks on end. tom costello, live in we that he is da, thank you very much. live to beaumont to check back in on that town incredibly hard hit, still without running water. we have a live report after the break plus today s big picture. ....
reporter: wet sthather is pa the reason for the shortage and last year s rain. they needed more propane to dry the crops. as a result, prices have all but doubled. month are than two dozen states have issued emergency declarations to ease restrictions on propane drivers to get more of it on the roads to places that need it. industry leaders are looking for more solutions. we have reached out to the pipeline association here in washington to bring to their attention the severity of the situation to try to expedite the shipment. we have also reached out to the railroad association to urge them to expedite rail deliveries. but with winter in full effect, this propane retailer knows the dynamics of supply and demand don t make that much of a difference when the people he no es are just trying to keep their homes warm. so he explains it as best he can. we re doing our best to get ....