on the next inside story. >> will the feds steer a new course. janet yellen faces congress for the first time since taking the helm. on al jazeera america. it is predicted to be one of the ice storms in decades and it is bearing down on southern states at this hour. a tran atlantic drug bust. in the u.s. and italy. president obama signed

ask emergency declaration for georgia today. bears down on the south for the second time in a matter of weeks, rain and snow is now falling in georgia and other states. dozens of counties are preparing for what could be a repeat of last month, when atlanta experienced massive grid lock. tri-others were stuck in their cars for hours and children ended up sleeping at their schools. that's about ten miles from downtown atlanta. and robert, it's pretty dry where you are right now? >> good afternoon, we had flurries earlier today. you can see this is a heavily traveled commercial area. a suburb, a lot of restaurants here. the streets are all good, not etch ice. temperatures are pretty high, but half the street is closed. half the street is open. as atlanta seems to have learned their lesson from about two weeks ago.

not taking any chances. the governor put in a new extreme weather task force, 32 members let all over it, and here is what he has had to say a little bit earlier today. the second wave will be worse than what we have seen. as you know, there has been significant snowfall, and we have only experienced pretty much rain here in the metropolitan area. but the second wave will be where the ice corms. whether it's from sleet, snow, or in the form of freezing rain. and that is why the real danger exists. >> tony, you heard him. that is the danger. it is ice. that's what people are fearing. back in 2000, an ice storm crippled the region, nearly half a million people without power for days. the weather service, putting out fairly

alarming alerts here. calling it a potentially catastrophic situation, in the next 72 hours. as the metro is under a storm warning, now, aen waying remember, everyone, means that it is imminent, it is happening and it is -- we are amido the severe weather. so people, not a lot of people going to work here today, schools are closed and jeff is hunkering down. >> okay, let's drill down on that a little bit. what are you hearing from the local weather casters the local meteorologist? we are talking about it sounds like two waves here, and the first wave has passed through, when does this second more dangerous wave of rain, and freezing rain move through. >> it looks like about 3:00 tonight. it should start. we aren't anding wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. some snow, sleet, rain, mixture, temperatures dipping to the lower 20's, which is going to cause the ice, and remember, this is going

to go on for the next 48 plus hours. and that's really the big fear here. now, the mayor, of atlanta, to his credit and the governors credit, they seem to have taken this what happened two weeks ago to lesson here. the mayor has hired 32 new sand sputters, so about 60 trucks oen the roads. trying to make sure that we don't run into a slip and slide situation like we did where cars are stranded and buss are stranded two weeks ago. so interesting situation. we will see. two warnings are there, we will see if it oweres but no one is on the road. >> right. >> so just to be clear about what is different this time around, we have this emergency declaration, now. by the president, and the governor as well, that seems to be a little proactive, as opposed to where we were a couple of weeks ago, when that declaration came in many people's opinion awfully

late. >> indeed. absolutely. the governor contacted president's office, and asked for that so that they could get funds in case there is a catastrophic power event. and that's really again that's the fear. that some of this heavy snow and ice will get on the big trees here in georgia, and some of the power lines will go down. now, if that occurs the federal government pays for 75% of any sort of damages that occur, the state is left over about 25% for the payment. so, yeah, it looks like they want this to never occur again. here, but you know, we don't know if it is going to occur. >> right. >> i don't know that our weather meteorology back in new york, probably has some better insight on that. >> you keyed it up perfectly, let's do that. actually roswell is in another step miles or so north, takes you forever to get there if you are trying to drive it. meteorologist is fracking the storm for us, and dave, let's work through

this again here. the first wave has moved through. there's a second wave, and talk to us about what that can bring. >> that will effect the southeast. temperatures will be key. no question. that will make snow which melts it is no longer snow, it is either ice or sleet. freezing rain or sleet. right now, you can see the second wave coming in. midnight tonight, developing across the southeast. it is throughout this area with intense rain and freezing rain or sleet. right through central georgia and western south carolina. that is throughout the day tomorrow. and then moving up the coast. so here are the temperatures. so significant icing throughout this entire area. throughout the day tomorrow, late morning

and early afternoon, will be the peek of this storm across the southeast. you can see it continuing to come down, still, icing coming down here. it is continuing to accumulate. so we can get ice accumulations after half an inch or more. six to eight-inches of snow where it is all cold enough, and this storm will redevelop, and then move up the east coast. thursday and friday, we are tackling about snow storms across the mid atlantic. >> wow, what a mess. and there are trees all other georgia, atlanta, and carolina. you have ice, and falling limbs. >> a lot of power outages. >> let's bring in andre, he is a granite worker in atlanta. we talked to him a couple of weeks ago after he had been stranded in his car for 24 hours.

good to talk to you again. and what are you seeing now in terms of preparation that is different in your estimation from what you saw a couple of weeks ago? >> well, it looks like this time we are prepared. out working today, in south of atlanta, up to -- cherokee county, and there's much less vehicles on the road, the schools are closed. the people are driving around, and it's just looked like they are listening. they learned from the previous time, and it looks lockaway are looking at then wayings now, and everybody is taking place -- >> so andre -- >> yeah, tell me about tomorrow? i guess you went into work today, how were the roads for you getting to work and back from work. >> this was actually one of the better driving days i had in years in atlanta. because of the cars on the road, driving conditions were

beautiful. the people are driving much nicer right now. >> yeah. >> and it was a good driving day. but it is in preparation of something to come. >> so let's talk about that, something to come. my understanding is there has been a wave of weather that has moved through. but there is a second wave that is expecting to hit sometime late tonight early tomorrow morning. is that what you are hearing from meteorologist and that wave could be really bad in terms of an ice event? >> yes, that could be really bad. for tomorrow, and most probably the day after, everybody just looking to stay home. >> it should be good. we have the firewood stacked up.

if we can use our business stocked up. so i think we will be good for the next few days. >> you are our watchdog through this, you guided us through this storm, probably give you a call tomorrow, i will call you myself, and find out how you and the family are doing, stay hunkers down, and we will be in touch, okay. >> thank you. people, are starting to get ready for the storm. and empty shelves, no bread, what about the milk? maria is watching how this story is playing out on social media. the baby needs milk. >> yeah, that's right, and a lot of people have been going to the grocery stores and looking at these shelves. it is not the ice age, it is an ice storm. #snow apocalypse. and also this one is over in atlanta, there's still peanut butter, the bread

is history. and take a look at this, this is the wal-mart shelves are empty from the apocalypse. it might snow for one day, god i love atlanta. and also in north carolina, in south carolina, you also have the same thing going oning cindy rights did someone say snow the meat section of the grocery store is empty. if you don't have it by now, too bad. and there you see the meat section. and also people have been going to get tools, flash lites that sort of thing. take a look at this, this was posted ten minutes ago. he says second snow day of the year in north carolina, they canceled absolutely everything, and everything on the base and in town is closed. they are saying people to stay off the roads. this is north of atlanta, this was posted just five hours ago. from the emergency

operations center, posted this, and also south carolina department of public safety, they have been on the roads they posted this, showing the workers and rescue squad trucks. >> yeah. i am thinking about your report, and my understanding is -- not trying to give you an extra assignment, but there are people that are without power from that storm, and as we look at the track of this storm, you can envision this thing working its way uhm the coast, and hitting chester again, and pennsylvania with more of this freezing rain, and it could be a mess all over again. so everybody i guess just needs to be careful. >> flashlights and batteries. >> and that weather rated owe may be helpful. maybe just turn oen the television and watch your local meteorologist. >> police say they have broken up a global drug ring that spanned three continents american and italian authorities say the joint operation targeted a new rout that smuggled drugs from

guyana in south america to the port of joya. that's in southern italy. authorities say some of the drugs were destined for new york city. rapid call pinkston is here with more on today's developments. randall. >> tony, the first word of the bust came in a tweet from the new york office of the fbi which read mafia round up in new york, and italy. it was shortly after midnight in new york. and federal agents launched their crack down, rounding up suspects in an alleged plot to establish a new international drug shipment pipeline. and the closely coordinated transatlantic arrested seven suspected members of american mafia organizations while at the same time, italian authorities nabbed 17 alleged associates of the crime organization in crabria.

using techniques like court authorized wiretaps. law enforcement determined that aimed to move deadly narks across international boundaries attempting to build a bridge of criminality, and corruption so stretch from south america to italy and back to new york. >> now, five of the seven u.s. suspects lived in brooklyn new york. including a bakery owner. according to officials. he is a member of the gambino crime family, and he is also the son-in-law of the member of adrogna. so pretty powerful crime forces trying to combine -- >> and a lot of connections here. >> yeah. >> to be sorted through/flu, i know you have more on this on our 6:00 can newscast. appreciate it, thank you. >> late this afternoon, washington state put

executions on hold, governor jay ensleyly says he is suspended the death penalty because it is inconsistent and unequal. and wouldn't commute the sentences of those condemned to death, coming up, federal reserve chair, makes her long awaited debut, and the markets react. a unique historian that doesn't let a country border prevent him from sharing his knowledge.

in tears as he recountedn the day he shot and killed jordan davis. >> i was in fear for my life, but i wasn't in -- i wasn't to the point where i was ready to employ deadly force. >> and were you thinking about it at that point? >> not really, i was just like going oh my god. where is all this hostility coming from. >> david was sitting in

an suv with three other tea parties when an argument over loud music turns deadly. tracking the trial from miami, and natasha, his testimony today was in line with much of what we had already heard from his police interviews, correct? >> well, if you talk to the prosecution they would say no, that it was riddled with inconsistency. left on the stand for several hours. he seemed self-assured and relaxed. clearly very well prepared, is and he repeated over and over again, that he shot to save not only his life, but that of his fiances. and that was the only time he got emotional, is because -- is when -. >> anything is possible, sir, it is just not likely. like i said, between his threats and actions, they

are reenforcing what my eyes were telling me. i have every right of self-defense and i took it. >> the question was you aimed right at the door. >> yes, sir, i pointed at the direction of my attacker. >> our apologies, i am not sure what happened there. there was important informing that came out in that trial today. and we will get back to her as soon as we can. congress may have avoidedded another show down over raising the debt limit. the house plantses to vote tonight on legislation with no strings attached, but house speaker says it won't receive a lot of republican support. >> our members are not crazy about voting increase of the debt ceiling. >> the question they are asking is why should i deal with his debt limit. and so the fact is we will let the democrats put the votes up, we will put a minimum number up to get it passes. >> president obama has demanded unconditional debt limit increases.

the new plan was put forward after they have enough support to repeal the pension cuts. in her first appearance, federal reserve assures investors things won't change for now. yellen told congress if the economy keeps improving the fed will move to reduce the bond buying program, and the dow responded in what might be calmed a yellen rally. the dow was up 192 points that is the biggest one day game. and john, if you would. >> share a bit more. >> 4:40 he was understood the grill, they said to her, we could be a long one, and said no, no, we won't keep you all afternoon, but they very nearly did. and this is political season as you know, tony, we have the midterms

coming up, so there was as you might expect quite a bit of political grand standing. we have chosen -- the chairman of the house financial services committee, republicans from texas, and right off the bat, he went straight in, using janet yellen as an accuse to attack the obama administration for clogging up business, take a look. despite being almost five years into the so called obama recovery, we still see millions of our fellow citizens unemployment, or under employed. shrinking middle income paychecks, and trillions of dollars of new unsustainable debt. >> the stimulus, which we will get to, and also the jobs market. have to wait until april or may for that, and janet appears to agree with that, saying a lot

more needs to be done to kick start the jobs market, but also here at congress as well, take a listen. >> too many americans remain unemployed, inflation remains below our longer term objective. and two work of making the system more robust has not yet been completed. $85 billion a month was going in, they wrote that back in two depreciations now 65 billion. janet saying today that the fed is predicting modest growth, going forward, and if that turns out to be correct, then she is committed to growing the stimulus. >> all right, john for us, john appreciate it thank you. one proposal of the on going immigration debate, has stepped up security along the u.s. mexico border. now a person who called both the u.s. and mexico home is using a gap in the fence to teach

visitors about local history. castro reports from the border. >> chief of the soldiers revolution was here. >> it is a history lesson, alfredo is standing in mexico. >> 20 days, camping around in these mountains. 2,000 soldiers. >> while his audience stands inches away in the united states. >> so this is a pretty special place. >> yes. it's special. >> the international border here is just a line in the cement. it is the boundary hemo stand behind, the dual u.s. mexican citizen runs the museum on the mexican side of the border. and teaches the area's history, to americans over these wide open spaces, is his favorite

part of the job. say in five year there is a fence between us, what do you think of that. >> some people don't like it. will put a fence in in this area. >> do you like it? >> no. >> i would love to take us right now into his museum, which is just about 50 feet on the other side of this line. but since we can't cross here, we'll have to take a drive to an official port of entry. >> along the way, the border fence. he says he hopes he will never see this near his museum. >> and finally, we are back. steps from where we started. a walk through the door, transports us to 1911. when the border was a community of three flowing peoples and cultures. look at this.

the american -- and the royal owe grande, on the northern side, the soldiers mexican, revolution. and this hall. >> and they just went back and forth freely? >> yes. >> a peek outside shows how things have changed. >> has this always been here. >> no. >> no i baptized in the river -- in 1985. security still is a real concern. in this general area, patrol members say there are five to ten attempted illegal entries per day. >> plenty of places for somebody to hide. >> without a fence, the border patrol uses cameras and agents agents who sometimes get roped into a history lesson

too. >> you are watching this history change so much, does it make you miss the past? >> alfred row, understands that world he so admires can only be found in his books. but he hopes the next chapter doesn't include more fences. this university's run for student president is inspiring those pushing for impression reform. in a corruption trial of former new orleans mayor we will tell you why.

major talking points.he >> i think the overwhelming feeling with all the pomp and circumstantials is the relationship has gone from freedom fries to vive la la france. there is plenty to go around these two nations. now walking side by side on such issues, france obviously very influential in mali, and the central african republic. a lot of this being discussed today. the tommer rival ceremonial on the south lawn of the white house. a meeting between the two men in the oval office, and then the joint press conference, and i have to say if there's a lead coming out. is that both men were talking very tough on syria. the president obama, of course, said the situation was crumbling there, the regime and the face to face talks with the opposition in geneva,

in the past two weeks has been belligerent, chemical weapons the deadlines have been missed and that deal that was brokered by russia, earlier last year, at the end of the summer. here is more of what the president had to say. >> barack obama reminded us of our position on syria. we were prepared to resort to force, but we found another option. negotiation. we made it possible for part of it to be destructive, but we haven't found a police solution. >> implying that russia is not doing enough to bring the asaad regime to heal both in the chemical weapons area, but also in the corridor.

president obama had very harsh words. >> i have to say that they are concerned about the well being of the syrian people, when there are starving civilians. the races as well if they are blocking this resolution. that is an example of the work we are engaging in right now. ask, there is a sanctions regime there, and that is something that president obama has been very candid to tell everyone hands off, the talk is brought iran to the table to begin with. we won't have anybody mess with that is he said anybody that tried to do business with the iran p, the international community would come down on them like "a load of bricks." >> the president made an interesting comparison about his family at today's press conference.

so basically, and i will par price, you have very close with france now, are we better friends with you than great britain, and if so, does that mean you won't be spying on francoise and french leaders in a similar agreement that you came to with great britain. first of all, i have two daughters. and they are both gorgeous, and wonderful. and i would never choose between them. that's how i feel about my outstanding european partners.

so you be the judge. he says the mutual trust has been restores. >> that won't make the british feel special. >> i was thinking that myself. >> all right, at the white house r the us, appreciate it, thank you. former new orleans mayor ray megan will have to wait at least another day for a verdict in his corruption trial. ben he min has the latest now from new orleans. >> likely the jury deliberated for three hours yesterday. and then wept home, everybody expected to come back and deliberate for a while longer and possibly have a verdict. both sides shows up. migging around court, as jurors frickeleed in but one was missing for at least an hour, no one knows are this juror was, and the judge finally came out and said they would have to postponed

the continue deliberation until tomorrow. no word on where that juror could possibly be. they would bring in another, but that would mean that deliberations would have to begin all over again. meantime, ray megan is facing 21 counts on corruption related charges if he is found guilty on all 21 counts he could be facing more than 20 years in prison. again, deliberations will begin tomorrow morning at 9:00. been he mine for us, if you had access to a store that sold candy and chips or one that sold vegies and fruit as well as candy and chips, which one would you choose? it is a question raised in a new study looking at turning around so call food desserts. those poor inner city areas where fresh produce is scarce. joining me is sarah cliff.

thank you for the time, let me dive into this with you here. how do they make sense of the conclusions here? cara, if you are providing healthy food, and in areas of major cities that we are now calling these food desserts, what does the study indicate? will people actually go and shop and eat the healthier foods? >> so this study indicates that they most likely will not. >> will not? >> will not. that's a bit of a disappointment to public health advocates that hoped by bringing access to more options they would get people to eat healthier, this study has done the most to combat. shows that only a small percentage of people actually start p showing at new grocery stores. and etch when they do they are not buying any more fruit and vegetables. >> and our understanding from these health

professionals is that adding healthier foods to these communities that are lacking these healthier choices right? would potentially have an impact on obesity rates in. >> i think that's the host. to bring healthier options whether at the grocery store, or apples in aen twoer store. this is something that people think of as a very good idea, but we haven't seen any study yet, that has proved when you bring healthier options to a neighborhood that the people around there start eating healthier. >> wow. all right, so in the philadelphia study, maybe i am asking what you just answered but were people aware, were they aware of the healthier choices in their neighborhood, and among those who were aware of thissing o, do we know on some kind of a percentage basis the people in that target commute who question sided to walk past that store? and go to the other store that maybe they were more

familiar with? >> yes, so we do know this is an interesting part that people were aware. >> so they were aware. >> yes. they knew the super market was there. only about a quarter of the people that lived there begain shopping at the new super market. so people knew about it, but not all of them made the switch. i think one thing that is important to note here, is the study is done six months after. it is a possible if you do the study people may migrate over there. so it is possible that it is too early to notice the effects. >> give us a couple of take aways. taken as a snapshot in time. what are the real crucial take aways in. >> i think it is unfortunate that we don't have any evidence that bringing many super markets are going to get people to eat healthier, when you talk to public health advocates they say maybe this one thing on

it's own is not going to fix it. but in order to even think about getting people to eat healthier you need the option there. and that if you have the super market there you can honest cooking classes you can put recipes out there, and maybe with some tools actually get people to eat healthier. maybe this is a critical question, is the healthier food more expensive? >> yes, that's another factor reason are people finding these optioning affordable. that is not something they looked at in this particular study. to make the apples and oranges just as cheap as the cookies and the candies. so that's another big obstacle, and one more big obstacle is time. so that's another restriction, and if you aren't familiar with cooking with vegetables you may need some instruction, before you feel comfortable buying those things.

>> all right, appreciate your time. she is the health policy reporter for the washington post, joining us from washington, d.c. all right, where the military is blaming bad weather for a plane crashed that kills all but one person onboard. and relatives that crashed into a mountain in eastern algeria, killing 77 people onboard. the government will spend whatever it takes to help the country recover from massive flooding. british royal marines have been reenforcing flood defended after the river overran it's banks. around 5,000 homes have been flooded and some have been under water for more than a month. the iranian president took a few jabs at the wrights, his message iran will decide it's future, not the west or outside sources. his excepts come on the 45th anniversary of the resolution that cut ties between the u.s. and iran. in a rare visit, he takes

us back inside the u.s. embassy compound. where americans were held hostage. stuck in time, the former embassy still stands mostly unchanged since 1979. the same old equipment, machines and old phones. even the famous paper shredders recall relics of a time when enemies were friends. although the building hasn't changed must have, relations between the u.s. and iran are starting to. ibrahim was a revolutionary, and a student in 1979. now he is the leading voice for reform. >> people don't believe in conflict. we don't live in the past any more. >> in november 1979, he was one of the men who took over the embassy, and held 52 americans

hostage. he says he was motivated by the belief that the u.s. was trying to sabotage the revolution, the attack led them to cut ties with iran. >> i don't agree with those that say that occupying the american embassy is still an obstacle. at times there have been good conditions for friendship. since the beginning of the revolution, we have elected leave the american influence and become independent. >> the revolution succeeded but it came at a cost, animosity, wars and painful sames. now is z. and iran are facing the challenging of putting hate behind them. >> continues to interfere in the middle east, and continues sanctions against iran. it is very different to say the relationship is a good one.

>> a deal high level meetings and a phone call between the u.s. and iranian presidents broke 35 years of official silence. >> in the relationship between the united states and iran, some will never be convinced that these two enemies should put the partnership to rest, and one of the reasons is exactly what p had in this building. what it was, what it is, are two very different experiences it continues to represent. al jazeera. >> go teens facing capital murder charges in houston, david chuteser here with that story, and others making headlines today. >> houston texas police say they have arrested two teenager boys in connection with a gruesome murder of a 15-year-old girl. investigators say she was lured to a vacant apartment by that man, near her home, where she was sexually assaulted and beaten to death.

properties cuters have charged jose reyes with capital murder. a 16-year-old accomplice who has not been named ises under arrest. is part of a satanic ritual, and said he wanted to make a packet with the devil. police just outside of washington, d.c., are reporting a break in a disappearance case that has gone unsolved for 40 years. 1975 sheila lion and her sister pictured there, they were walking home from the wheaten plaza shopping mall when they vanished. police believe that lloyd lee welsh was at the mall at the time. he previously worked as a carnival ride operator. and tyler idaho which is just west of twin fall as local police department is on the defensive over the shooting of a dog. the incident caught on camera took place at the

officer approach add family's home while a young boys birthday was going on inside. the officer was responding to a report of two large dogs running lose, he kicks ones and moments later shot and killed it. two officer then knocked on the door and spoke with the dog's owner. >> i just shot your dog because it tried to bite me. >> no it didn't -- >> yes, it did. >> don't bite nobody. >> i don't care. >> your dog is at large, put your hand in my face again you are going to jail. >> sit down. >> the police chief is defending officer hassanny say the cop felt the dog was threatened but the homeowner he was throwing the birthday party inside the house, he said there were other options. by the way, he suffered from parkinsons says that the dog was a trained service animal. >> whoa. >> that's a tough one. >> appreciate it. a new poll suggests that a overwhelm majority of americans believe undocumented workers should have a way to

obtain legal status. he doesn't say a way for immigration, despite the set back, one young undocumented immigrant hopes to achieve something big, morgan is here with us for that story that's right. he is unlike any other student body president, and he is running at the nation's first public university. his path way to his future hangs in the balance. >> amill owe seems like any other ambitious college kid. >> hi, i am amill owe, i am the candidate. g. he is campaigning for student body president. i do have to go to class. >> but he is unlike any other candidate this university has seen. >> i am undocumented. i am gay, and i am latino. >> his parented smuggled him across the border when he was just 6.

>> soy remember being in a cattle train, there is a night i remember i could smell the cow man neuro. >> when his father was paralyzed working at a lumberyard, his arounds went back, leaving him behind in the care of an older brother. >> last time i saw them was in 27. >> how old were you? >> i was 15. >> since then he has tried to do everything he could to make the most of his opportunities. winning a private scholarship. all to prove he's as american as the next guy. >> so i know that i am an american, the only difference is that i don't have a possession of paper that says i'm an american. >> even his opponents are rooting for him. >> people like emilio shouldn't be themmized for the circumstances they are born into. >> whether you are undocumented or not. >> but it is relevant for some students. >> i plead the fifth. >> they weren't so effort canble speaking up. >> i would rather not talk about it. >> but they are, because it is a first here at

unc. >> what more fitting place than the nation's first public university. the more you push us back, the more we will fight to go forward. >> reverend williams barber head of north carolina naccp chapter lead pros tests called moralend mos. young and old, they are swept away in land cuffs. this no reason that a student like emilio, who has done what he is supposed to do, should not have a clear and fair and just path to immigration. how can a country love immigrants, discriminate

against immigrants. >> but emilio says whether he can make something of himself in this country isn't up to him, it is up to congress. >> i think it is time that overall politicians leave immigration reform at a talking point and fully address it. >> emilio waits for his results in chapel hill. >> students vote today, and we expect to know the results by midnight tonight. now it protected for two years since he was brought here as a child, he is in school and under 31. >> how many more out there like emilio? >> there are one point accept million kids that -- >> any indication this is starting to catch on? >> it is something fascinating.

any real change that happens in america, begins with the south of. right now you are seeing moral mondays in georgia, and truth. tuesdays in south carolina. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >> up next. a real damper on some olympic events. michael eaves has the details. against the surveillance program. that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to

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as warm weather threatens to delay some of the events. temperatures can be 66 degrees this week. you can't see in slushy. >> supposed to be the winter olympics, right? like the early spring olympics right now. no matter where the winter olympics are held, they are supposed to be one absolutely glymph, cold weather. but that exactly hasn't been the case in sochi. now the ample february temperatures range between 37 and 51 degrees fahrenheit. this week, however, as tony just said they are expected to eclipse that later this week.

especially where the snow events have being held. which they say have led to countless accidents and the actual medal events. danny davis that finished 8th, he took his performance pretty hard. davis said we let america down. switzerland picks up its second golden games. japan picked up the silver and the bronze. as far as the total count, norway leads the way with 11 total medals and four goals followed

by canada, the netherlands. with seven total tied with russia, but only two goal medals tony. only two right now for the united states, and that number is lower than expected because sean white did not perform. he pulled out the slopes thought there was a chance there, but so far not so much. >> hey, will you take a moment and tease what you have coming up for us. >> a former nba player that came out as gay, now he is a psychologist working exclusively with young people who are also lgbt, including jason holmes that came out last year. all right, appreciate it, thank you. >> a protest against mass surveillance on the internet is going on right now over 5,000 company websites and activists are taking part in the campaign called the day we fight back. maria is here, and she is following that story for us marx rhea. >> tony, google, twitter,

facebook, these are just some of the companies that are supporting the day we fight back, and people are urged to call their representatives and average them to support u.s.a. freedom act, it calms for tougher restrictions on the government surveillance program. now, i spoke to the organizers of this protest, and they said they have been getting about 5,000 calls per hour. >> wow. >> for a special number they set up. some of the lawmakers that are supporting this, bernie sanders from vermont, he writes the nsa is out of control. you have senator rand paul saying i invite you to join me in the fighting against the ns action program, today, is the day we fight back. and he also posted this youtube video in support of this protest, and take a look at this, this is -- >> what that? >> the web we want.org. and they have asked people to put illustrations about the program, so we wanted to show you a couple of illustrations. this is a guy and a girl,

says okay you hang up, no you hang up, ha ha, no you hang up, and here is the nsa person, saying no both of you hang up. you are here, sometimes you are here, every friday you park here, you live here. >> a little truth in jest though. they do expect that people will call their lawmakers. >> there she is on twitter. a look at the days top stories when we return. this is al jazeera america.

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the president spoke at a news conference this afternoon. the economic recovery is far from complete. investors like what they heard, the dow closed up 119 points. jay ensleyly has put state exclusions on hold, he says he is suspended the death penalty because it is inconsistent and unequal. it appears there is a sole survivor in nigeria. the sole survivor is being treated for severe injuries. and residents across parts of the southeast are not taking any chances. ahead of another winter storm. officials in atlanta, are prepared this time around, president obama and governor nathan deal have eached declare add state of emergency for

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