- [George] This new winter storm system

could dump between 6 to 12 inches of snow

from West Virginia to Massachusetts

along with freezing rain and sleet.

- This will be a disruptive storm

to travelers and to property owners

as we'll see a significantbuildup of snow and ice.

- [George] The storm systempushing through the East Coast

by Thursday evening withmuch of the I-95 corridor

seeing several inches ofaccumulating snowfall.

- Here in Virginia alongthe West Virginia border,

the big issue contributingto treacherous roads

and potential poweroutages is the temperature.

It's expected to stay in the 20s all day

so any snow and ice thatfalls is sticking around,

potentially compacting,and weighing down limbs

and power lines.

- [George] Meanwhile, in Texas,

nearly three millionpeople already struggling

with record-breaking freezing temperatures

and snow from an earlier Arctic blast

are still in the dark andbracing for more frigid temps.

- This is tragic.

We haven't had powersince 5:00 a.m. yesterday.

- [George] From icicles hanging

from apartment ceiling fans in Dallas

to homeowners andbusinesses forced to cope

with bursting water pipes,

Texans are getting creative to keep warm.

- You'll see a blankethere and blue Scotch tape.

We're doing anythingpossible to keep the heat in.

- [George] The CEO ofthe company that manages

90% of the electric power inTexas is warning residents

to prepare for more rolling power outages

to avoid what he calls acatastrophic black-out.

- We had to reduce the demand

to get the supply anddemand back in balance.

- As millions in Texasshiver for the fourth day

without power followingback-to-back winter storms,

some in the Lone Star State want to know

how America's most energy-rich state

couldn't keep the lights and heat on

in the face of a record winter freeze.

The state's governorcalling for an investigation

into ERCOT's failure to keep the power on.

- ERCOT stands for ElectricReliability Council of Texas,

and they showed thatthey were not reliable.

- [George] Natural gas, oil,nuclear, solar, and wind,

all these energy sourcesapparently freezing up

in the unprecedented winter event.

- Texas is an area that doesn't safeguard

against extreme cold temperature risks

like we typically see in places

like the Northeast orWisconsin or Minnesota.

- [George] Supporters of fossil fuels

say the fact that half the windturbines in the state froze

shows the limits ofalternative energy sources.

- This shows how the Green NewDeal would be a deadly deal

for the United States of America.

- [George] But Clint Woodswith Americans for Prosperity

says the Texas outagesillustrates why it's important

to have diverse sources of energy.

- When consumers vote with their dollars,

they tend to prefer affordable, low-cost,

reliable, and usually pretty dense energy

that doesn't require anenormous amount of land,

so that often is a mix of energy sources.

- [George] Meanwhile, Operation Blessing,

working with partners in Texas,

is set to deliver bottled water, blankets,

and other relief supplies to the folks

in the cities of Dallas and Cleveland.

George Thomas, CBN News.