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NASA Shows U.S. Capable Of Amazing Feats Even As Texas Struggles With Basics - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow celebrates the amazing achievement by NASA to land a car-sized rover on Mars, and remarks on the irony that at he same time, Texas is having trouble keeping the lights on and the water flowing in the face of a cold snap. Aired on 02/18/2021.
Millions In TX Are Without Safe Drinking Water As Power Catastrophe Drags On - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow reports on how failures of the electricity grid in Texas have caused knock-on problems including the inability to pump water, putting nearly half of the state's residents under a boil-water order, assuming they're able to obtain water in the first place. Aired on 02/18/2021.
