Tuesday, February 16 top stories

It is Tuesday, February 16. Here are top news briefs.

NBC News reported that least 25 people have died in weather-related fatalities so far since the weekend, the majority in Texas.

Over 4.4 million people were without power in Texas as of noon today. Power companies are unable to keep up with the demand for electricity due to low temperatures. It’s the worst possible time to have power outages because temperatures are below freezing.

A woman and a girl were found dead in a home from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police said a car was running in the garage to generate heat, but the gas that comes out of the exhaust is poisonous. There was a man and a boy who were at the home and they were taken to the hospital.

In eastern North Carolina, a tornado struck a neighborhood, killing three people. 10 were injured. Pictures from a local sheriff’s office showed many homes reduced to shreds, destroyed vehicles, and debris on top of trees.

The NAACP filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his attorney Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers, accusing them of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act from 1871. The act is supposed to protect Congress from being interfered by violent conspiracies and protects African Americans’ right to vote. The NAACP said Trump and the others in the suit conspired to incite a violent riot at the Capitol with the goal of preventing Congress from certifying the election. The suit was brought on behalf of Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who had to wear a gas mask and hid on the floor of the House gallery for three hours as the mob attacked the Capitol.

Michael Jordan will $10 million to open two new medical clinics in Wilmington, North Carolina, which is his hometown. The clinics will serve uninsured or underinsured residents and are slated to open in 2022. Jordan said the city holds a special place in his heart and that it is gratifying to be able to give back. He said “everyone should have access to quality health care.”

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President Joe Biden said he still believes he can reach his goal of the U.S. administering 100 million vaccines in his first 100 days. He said his team is making good progress and he believes they will surpass the 100 million mark. Right now many vaccine shipments are delayed due to weather emergencies.

The FEMA has opened its first Covid-19 mass vaccination sites in Los Angeles and Oakland. An image from AP shows lines of cars with uniformed troops providing logistical support. The CDC said the U.S. is inoculating about 1.6 million doses per day.

In central India, 46 people died when a bus drove off a bridge and slammed into a canal. BBC said the bus was overcrowded with about 60 people on it. A news image showed a wrecked bus being pulled up on a steep concrete side of a canal. There were seven survivors who swam to the shore. Prime Minister Modi tweeted condolences to the families of the victims.

That’s all the top news briefs for today. Check out our other videos. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/two-dead-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-after-using-car-heat-texas-n1257972

https://www.wwaytv3.com/2021/02/16/brunswick-county-nc-tornado/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/politics/naacp-sues-trump-giuliani-proud-boys-capitol.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/us/michael-jordan-clinics-donation-trnd/index.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/02/16/covid-news-winter-storm-vaccine-texas-florida-coronavirus/6757208002/

https://apnews.com/article/fema-opens-mass-vaccination-sites-4cd95c115ac455169b63ae109d179f4a

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bus-drives-off-bridge-canal-central-india-40-75918383?cid=clicksource_4380645_15_hero_headlines_headlines_hed