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hello, i'm martin savidge. these stories are topping our news at this hour. historic news. gay rights will have the same rights heterosexuals do. that has some groups outraged. the controversy coming up. a gold rush in sochi, russia. olympic athletes battling it out for eight gold medals alone. here which copies are on top. the flapy bird. it's about to fly away for good? maybe. creator of incredibly popular smartphone game says he's pulling the game from smartphone stores. we'll tell you why. >> hello.
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i'm mar ttin savidge. great to have with you. gay marriage will have rights under federal law, even in states where it's not legal. eric holder made the announcement during the campaign gala last night. erin following the story, what's the significance for this, for holder and the justice department. >> martin, holder is taking the federal government to its farthest point yet, to recognize same-sex marriage. he did have a receptive audience at the wall dorve as you mentioned annual gala for human rights campaign. he previewed the new policy the justice department will announce month at least in federal legal matters, marriage with same-sex marriage even where it's not legal. the obama administration pushed to recognize same-sex marriage and gay rights in a way that's shaping holder's legacy. he made the remark it's personal to him and pivotal in america's history. >> just as was true during civil
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rights moochlt moveme rights movement in 1960s, the stakes for this lgtb community could not be higher. then, as now, nothing less than our country's founding commitment of the notion of equal protection under the law is at stake, the justice department's role confronting discrimination must be as aggressive today as it was in robert kennedy's time. >> so the changes will allow married same sex individuals in all of the states to decline to give testimony in federal cases that could incriminate a spouse and file for bankruptcy with that spouse as a couple. they will have full visitation rights to see the spouse in federal wrn and they can collect survivor benefits from programs like september 11th victim compensation fund and public safety officer's benefits program. it will apply to couples in the 34 states that have not legalized gay marriage, we noted at the top. we should mention the number of
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states that have done so, legalized gay marriage in the past two years has doubled to 16. it will be 17 in june when a new illinois law goes into effect. in other words, martin, this could impact millions of people. >> interesting. how are same-sex marriage opponents responding to this. >> we got a statement and said it undermined state's authority. the senator of new hampshire said they have legalized gay marriage so it does not affect their state. she made the point where this may be an example where the obama administration has done something to usurp state's rights. we heard from constitutional lawyers today that said that's not the case. we'll have to see what republicans and opponents say over the next few weeks. >> we'll be watching. thank you, erin mcpike. earlier i spoke to page pate and asked why the justice department might be taking this
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action now? >> last year the united states supreme court in the windsor case finally held it is unconstitutional to not recognize same-sex marriages for purposes of federal benefits. department of justice and other parts of the administration have a green light to say, look, we can't wait on congress to do everything but we can do what's within our power to change things we have control over. >> attorney general holder is expected to issue that memo tomorrow. dramatic testimony in the loud music murder trial. michael dunn charged with first degree murder for opening fire into an suv full of teenagers and killing one of them. dunn had been arguing with them for playing loud music. yesterday his fiancee took the stand and here is more. >> court is in recess but the third day of the trial proved to be an emotional one.
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dunn's fiancee took the stand and described it as lasting forever. >> what did you hear? >> i heard pop, pop, pop. >> when you heard those noises did you know what they were? >> no, i didn't. >> michael dunn's fiancee cried when she recalled the moment she knew something was wrong. surveillance video in court captured reaction as she shopped inside the convenience store. >> oh, my god. somebody is shooting. somebody is shooting in their car. >> she said she had no idea who because shooting. minutes later they pulled up next to a red suv playing loud music. 17-year-old davis and his friends were inside. >> did the defendant say anything about the music when he parked the car next to the red car? >> yes. >> what did the defendant say. >> i hate that thug music. >> they left the scene. >> i shouldn't have left the scene but i left the scene because i was afraid. >> by his own admission he said
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he pulled out a gun he kept in his glove compartment. after arguing with the suv about the loud music, the same shown by prosecutors and he fired in self-defense after he heard threats and saw a weapon. that's when jordan davis was fatally shot. broward testified they checked into a hotel and ordered a pizza. she said they sat by elevator believing police were coming but then went to bed and woke up to this. >> did you see something on the news. >> yes, i did. >> at that time did you learn a teenager had been killed at the gas station? >> yes, i did. >> broward said they drove home to get things in order. >> did you tell them it was your fault going home because of what you testified to today? >> yes. >> court will be back in session 9:00 monday. an attorney for jordan davis's family said they don't expect the trial to go beyond this week. cnn, jacksonville, florida.
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>> in other news u.s. cautioning a claim by iran it's reportedly sending warships toward borders. media says response to america beefing up its naval presence in the gulf. they call the claim an announcement, not a deployment. the music means we are heading to sochi, russia, for a look at today's events. it's a jam-packed schedule with a total of eight medals awarded. we have a spoiler alert. if you like to not know things before you see them, turn away. the u.s. won bronze in the team figure skating event. skater ashley wagner tweeted, "i am an olympic medalist. thank you to my incredible team. also huge thanks to our fearless leader charlie white who led us two bronze. more from ivan watson in sochi.
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>> martin, this has been a big weekend for american snowboarding, team u.s., a, sweeping an event, slopestyle snowboarding. jamie anderson winning sunday with the female event. >> i was one of the last riders to drop. it just felt so good to be able to do something that i knew i could doond believed it but having that determination and passion to do what i'm capable of. >> that follows sage kotsenburg, his victory on saturday. this 20-year-old park city native who has really become a bit of a media sensation, especially with some of his snowboarding, surfer style language. i just listened in on an interview he gave to our own rachel nichols he was describing before the race eating chocolate and onion rings before the opening ceremony. not exactly the dinner of
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champions and saying one of the beauties of slopestyle snowboarding is you don't have to be a mega athlete to excel. meanwhile an upset in the marquis event of the alpine sports, the downhill skiing where the favorite, u.s. skier bode miller scored eighth place. meanwhile an austrian skier, he won the gold there. that's a bit of a disappointment for team usa. meanwhile i have to say on the ground here in this russian port city, the atmosphere after all the talk of terrorism and security threats is remarkably relaxed. the crowds are not huge. they actually seem kind of sparse. but there's a massive security presence. the russian olympic committee said it sold about 30,000 tickets. there were about 30,000 spectators on saturday. there are stems there are more than 30,000 russian security forces deployed to protect these
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games. you do the math. it's pretty remarkable if you consider those numbers. martin. >> it is, indeed, ivan watson, thanks very much. the u.s. ambassador said last week he's going to step down from his post after the sochi games. appearing earlier on fareed zakaria, he talked about the cooperation u.s. had with russia leading up to the games. >> i do know we've been working closely with the russian government for the last two years since i've been here in preparation for these games. our focus, number one, of course, is security. as of today we have about 150 people from the embassy and from the united states here working closely with the russians to focus so we have a safe and secure games. >> it hasn't even been two weeks since winter storm paralyzed parts of the deep south. now another system is on its way. this, women and children literally run for their lives as
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they try to flee the violence in syria. we're live there for the latest. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires.
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a dangerous weekend in war-torn syria, what was supposed to be a humanitarian pause in fighting turned into frantic evacuation and aid mission. live from beruit, lebanon, we know there's a delay, so we'll deal with this. mohammed, this was supposed to be a three-day cease-fire. what happened? >> well, martin, what happened over the weekend in homs in syria, really a stark reminder of just how volatile it remains on the ground there. lets not forget to get to this cease-fire it took weeks of protracted painful negotiations between the regime and rebels. friday there was a glimmer of hope and thousands were evacuated from homs. it's an area that's been under
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siege for 600 days. there were reports of starvation. that's how bad it is there. by saturday it was complete and utter chaos. yesterday finally a humanitarian corridor established, u.n. and other aid agencies were able to get inside. they soon came under fire. some of their staff were actually injured. nobody claimed responsibility for attacking the u.n., they were trapped there for several hours. they couldn't get out. it really showed just how bad it was there and the you know staff got to experience firsthand how hellieish it could be for residents inside homs. today it's a little bit better but still fraught with tension. the cease-fire is shaky. at the very least we've heard hundreds have been evacuated. we've seen amateur video showing
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them running towards aid vehicles. you hear blasts nearby. it's a terrible situation. people are trapped inside. at the very least, it is a little progress even though it's dangerous on the ground there. >> it's horrible for civilians caught in the cross fire. it's a problem for a groups and those trying to provide humanitarian help. is this going to change the way they operate? >> well, the u.n. said they are undeterred. the fact they were in the city. it does show how determined they are to continue their mission. i've spoken to aid workers over the course of the last few weeks. they have been perpetually frustrated, at the ready wanting to deliver aid to parts of syria affected, most in need. they say it's so difficult, logistics so hard, any little impediment can stop an aid
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convoy to get where they need to get to. martin. >> mohammed jamjoom, thanks. news from cnn reliable sources, the reporter who broke news of the u.s. surveillance program, he says the world can executive more revelations when he launches a new website. he said the news stories would start to appear online early this week. >> will you be revealing new information about these surveillance stories on the site? >> sure. there's a lot more really significant stories left to reveal, as i've said for quite sometime that continues to be true. the reason why this appeals to us so much, meaning the opportunity to build a new website, a new media outlet really, is to continue aggressively reporting on these materials that have informed democratic debates around the world. >> if you didn't figure it out. the subject, contractor edward
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if you're deep in the -- if republicans are counting on women and minority voters, they have some work to do. our poll shows americans and women in particular, do not believe republican party understands the problems and concerns of women. 55% told us the gop does not understand women. that number rises to 59% among all women we asked and 64% of women over 50 say they don't believe the gop understands women problems. candy crowley chief political correspondent, anchor of state of the union. good to see you. that last number, 64% of women over 50, i would think it's a concern. we think of older women as being
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likely republican voters. >> and likely midterm voters. the older you are, the more likely you are to vote in a midterm. absolutely. across the board it's troublesome for republicans. the truth is it has been within reach before. in fact, married white women tend to vote republican. so there is a base upon which to build. it seems every time the party starts to reach out, somebody says something untoward which sets them back, so much so that rance priebus, help of the republican committee said, we need to watch how we talk to and about women. it's a steep learning curving right now for some of these republicans. it's something they are not unaware of and have been aware of for some time now. >> last night kentucky senator rand paul made a statement that might be music to democrats' ears but also a warning to
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republicans in his home state of texas. he did that while speaking in houston. lets listen. >> texas will be a democrat state within 10 years if you don't change. that means -- that doesn't mean we give up on what we believe in but that means we have to be a more welcoming party. >> how ironic is that, a man a few years ago offended people with his comments about 1964 civil rights act. he's asking the same people to get out with the gop and potentially campaign for his presidency as well, be a part of that. >> i have to say rand paul is not so much asking those voters to get on board. he's saying -- he's talking to republicans now. we need to get on board. there need to be a way for us to reach out. obviously the demographics is what he's talking about, texas with the latino vote and growing it as a greater and greater part of the electorate. texas and frankly a lot of different places. he's recognizing that reality. i have to say of those
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republican candidates we tend to think of as possible 2016ers, rand paul, this doesn't happen to be the time, these are republicans he's talking to, but he has gone to minority communities and reached out over the past couple of years. he at least talks that talk. republicans understand this is not just about voting, it's about survival. they came out of the last election with the president winning more than 60% of latino voters saying we have to change. we have to change the way we talk. we have to lo at our policies. we have to have outreach. that's much of what rand paul is talking about here. >> candy crowley in washington. have a great week. wonderful to see you. >> thanks, martin. good to see you. thanks. how about this. the game app so addictive people can't stop playing. soon they one have a choice because flapy bird is going to be no more. next u.s. gold medalist
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it's been a brutal winter in the country. the folks in the southeast, how can we forget? who could forget the brutal storm in atlanta. another storm threatening the south. karen maginnis tells us when. >> marty, we hesitate to say but looks like this is going to turn out to be another one of those situations where the deep south is going to see ice, freezing rain and snow. it could be potentially devastating for the next several days across tennessee river valley across arklatex. several ingredients come together, one cold air dipping to the south. another warm, moisture air in the south. is that thin line where some
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folks are going to see ice. we tell you where those areas are now. all the way from the arklatex, could start out like ice, places like oklahoma, tulsa, make our way to northern mississippi. birmingham, atlanta may start out as ice or freezing rain. then we're expecting snowfall. how much? a lot of the computer models are saying a couple inches. huntsville, alabama, could be two or four. for atlanta, a couple of inches. on top of ice, watch out. those roadways could be very razz did you say, interstate 20 particularly. then the storm system will gradually make its way into the carolinas carrying with it the same factorsish the ice and the snow. we're going to get wedged in
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across the southeast. very typical this time of year. but the timing couldn't be worse. we'll keep you updated. back to you. >> all right, karen. thank you, i think, very much. it's an extremely busy day in sochi, russia. a lot of gold of medals handed out. laura joining me. we always give viewers onspoiler alert. if you really think you're going to watch it and be surprised, cover your ears. >> i'll break it down, no surprises. slopestyle, usa had an absolutely clean sweep of this brand-new sport that debuted at the game. the pioneer of this event jamie anderson won the ladies gold. anderson demonstrated why she's the best slopestyle snowboarding in the world with her perfect combo of flair and technique. she's a girl noted for her
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jumping. she landed two 720s, in snowboard speak that's big air. she's very fun loving which comes out in her snowboarding after winning a gold medal performance. >> it's been such a long road to sochi and the moment was here. i just had to judicialize and trust and win. i wanted to. and to remember to have fun along the way. it is snowboarding and it is what i love to do. i was processing a lot at the top. i had to take a moment and ground my energy and go have fun. >> the 23-year-old winds her gold one day after kotsenburg wins his gold in men's slopestyle. those medals bring us to four in total putting is back from early leaders norway and level with
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net lands. all three, level on gold with two apiece. everyone thought at this point usa would actually have one more gold. bode miller he was the huge, huge favorite to win men's downhill gold medalist, fastest time in two of the three training races. in the race that mattered the most, miller lost time as the race progressed. he finished eight. the top of the course, skied aggressively, took risks like he always does but finished a half second behind the winner, relatively unknown austrian. good news olympics not done for bode yet. he's in the super combined later in the week. also looking for another shot at redemption will be figure skater ashley wagner. she's a skater kind of controversially picked for the team after finishing fourth in the nationals. at the team conference she also placed fourth. she was not a happy girl. check out that face.
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shebd be the mckayla maroney. went on to win the bronze. wagner just tweeted about it. quote, i'm an olympic medalist, thank you to my team. also huge thanks to our fearless leader charlie white who led us to the bronze. i like that face. very expressive. >> 1,000 words contained there and none of them good. snowboard-eze it great prach kotsenburg, the first american to win gold. actor jason patrick opens up about his custody battle. tune in tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 a.m. which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort,
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shoved a fan in the stands. he says there's more to the story. nick valencia joins me live and he's been looking at the other top stories as well as this one buzz damage. >> a lot of people talking about a lot of things. get you caught up to five stories. start in lubbock, texas, 19th ranked oklahoma state cowboys taking on big 12 rival texas tech. oklahoma state marcus smart tries to go for the block, ends up out-of-bounds. this is what happens next. that push there, he stayed on the bench until the final buzzer, was given a technical foul. he said he pushed the fan because the fan called him the n
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word, a racial slur. after the game, they said they would review the matter and focus on smart's punishment. now we know it will not, controversial boxing match will not take place, largely auto seen as a publicity stunt with strong backlash, posted on twitter. he's the wrong person to put in the ring defining celebrity boxing. number three, too much to handle for flappy bird. it was released last year. so popular with the u.s. and beyond. it's been removed from the apps store by his creator. he posted, i'm sorry. i cannot take this anymore. the game was pulled from existence noon sunday. good news, we hear if you have the apps already you can still play. it was the number one free
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downloaded app at google stores. number four, outrage created by aol's head is not dying down. he caused uproar about controversial comments cutting 401(k) benefits at his company. he blamed two staffers and babies costing them millions in benefits. he later apologized and reversed those. today one of those mothers wrote an op-ed blasting the ceo for gross insensitivity. take a look at this. i take issue to how he reduced my daughter to a distressed baby who cost the company too much money. how he blamed saving her life for scaling back employees benefits. others jumped on board as the fallout continues. finally, number five, one faux pas to another, amy adams carrying one of its handbags to philip seymour hoffman's wake. said in a statement didn't realize the photos of adams were
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snapped at the memorial. they called it an innocent mistake and said they regretted the publicity stunt and said adams was not aware. from adams, disgusted to even take advantage of the photo-op. >> sad to see. nick, nice to see you. >> nice to see you. a family of a man held in north korea wants help to free him. kenneth bae back in a labor camp. bring bae back to raise attention about his polite. cnn spoke exclusively with bae's sister plus putting the campaign together and congressman charl ra rangel. >> what do you make of the news kenneth bae has been moved to a labor camp. >> we're deeply concerned. it's devastating. it's such an emotional roller
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coaster. one day we're encouraged and excited that president obama is showing commitment. the next day we learn kenneth has been moved to the labor camp. we're discouraged and concerned. >> tell us about this news campaign to free kenneth bae. >> we need to get the world and the american people behind us. when i looked at a petition signed by 150,000 people as recently as three days ago, it was a concern to me. more people are voting on "american idol" versus voting or voicing their opinion or support of kenneth bae. it was something i felt passionately i had to get involved in. >> why would you get involved? why are you so impassioned by this? how do you think your efforts will help? >> i reached out to the bae family after the basketball players came back from north korea. i'm an agent. i work with kenny anderson. the players came back and i sent heartfelt e-mail to the bae
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family saying, look, if there's anything i can do to help you, whether raise money or raise worldwide public awareness, i'm here to help. after dialogue with them, decided to launch a campaign #bringbaeback. we can doechlt develop momentum. >> you are not involved in the campaigning with this david but of course you support any effort to free your brother. do you think social media can really make a difference here, terry? >> i hope so. i'm so thankful for david and his team reaching out to us and offering support. as a family we don't have resources to launch this kind of social media campaign. we appreciate advocacy and everyone else stepping forward to make sure that kenneth bae is not forgotten. we can't rest easy until this american comes home. >> we put the clock up and we showed the hours and days and
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really the minutes that your brother has been held there. is there a moment that goes by that you don't think about him and your family doesn't think about him. what are you dealing with right now? >> it's all consuming. this is our whole life. i've taken a leave from my job. must full-time job is advocating for my brother's freedom. we will not rest easy until his feet touch u.s. soil. >> we need american people to get behind thp campaign. we need american people #bringbae's back. we have the opportunity to do this. we need to get behind this gentleman and bring him home, the united states of america and the family. >> the churches, synagogues, mosques, this is not a political issue, it's a moral issue. >> meanwhile, imagine having the beatles as your opening act.
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oh, how the time does apply. it was 50 years ago this week that the beatles played their first u.s. concert. ♪ >> that show was at the old
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coliseum in washington two nights after their debut on the el sullivan show. he scored his own number one hit song, "sheila". celebrate, tommy rowe will be reinact i reinacting at the sight of the original show. >> you are an extremely talented original of your own right. you had the beatles of your opening act but a change. >> i did my first concert in great britain head lining with chris montes and a supporting act. in 1963 nobody knew who the beatles before.
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we had six acts and each had to have their time to do something. from that point on they were the closing october. this was before they took off? >> if you remember "hard days night". they got the ideas from our tour. that is what our tour was like. >> i'm 20 years old. we are wearing our eagles on our sleeve. they chased the beatles from the stage door to the hotel or bus. if you breathe the same air as the beetles, they chased you. it was a deal where it was hectic and chaos, constantly.
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it was terrific fun and great for everybody. it was the launching pad for the beetle's career and for chris and i in england. we still work over there to this day. >> i dlefl developed a relation with brian epstein. they didn't have a claw what fate had in store for them. he was managing a group of acts. he said when you grow back to the states. i know you are like the golden boy, but take the beetle's records back and see what you can do. i took the queen elizabeth back and i called everyone. my produce egg met me.
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felt intelligence and this act you wanted us to hear. >> you have the record. i have a little beetle promo pack. and it has the album in it. >> we are almost out of time. >> what about they say? >> he dropped the needle on the record. i tell you what, that is the worst piece of wrap i have ever heard in my life. >> that is incredible. i me i felt terrible and i said never again will i put myself on the line again. nine months later they were as they know them today. >> and you would be the opening act to them. we are going to recreate them this tuesday. wants to preserve the washington
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coming up in the newsroom nick walenda wows the crowd at the georgia dome he will be 100 feet up and without a net. we have more ahead and it all starts right now. >> hello there. good to be with you. these stories are topping the news right now. if you haven't had enough snow and stormy conditions so far get ready another system is threatening the deep south. it comes as atlanta is still recovering from what turned out to be a disaster. a everyone tried to get home at
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once. some stuck on the road for hours including children on school buss. and then public officials were slammed for not being prepared. plus, local television meteorologists. one of those is wstb's glen burns. i know you are about to have a conference call with the task force. >> that is a good consequence. we had a conference ever since the last major event. we have a diverse group of people now emergency fgers, fema, jrnlg jrngeorgia departme transportation. we have been meeting and developing strategies. we are getting ready to go into a conference call with the members of t