i taught 55 juniors in southwest atlanta. many had outside challenges that were unimaginable.any of the girls who i taught either had kids or were pregnant when i taught. i taught 11th grade. so it was tough to say the least. many of my students didn't have both parents at home. but it took our teachers wrapping our arms around our kids, -- embracing parents to make a difference. i knew i wanted to teach. i didn't want to go to law school. i had been tutoring students so i signed up, and it has been the best experience of my life. >> we have our community tweeting in . . . on the flip side . . . and i want to go to you with this, are these teachers prepared for their challenges? >> there are two ways to answer that. one is to say no. and the other is to say they are a lot better prepared today than they were 20 years ago. >> they are an effective group. they learn from their mistakes. they get better over time. they are very good at marshalling fundraisers, and that's one reason why they are so visible. >> i think a lot of people will debate the word effective. because while t

i taught at a school in southwest atlanta and most the students receiveing free and reduced lunch and on a path to college, and 100% african-american and working with the parents and community members many became the first in the family to go to college. i will never resist the tfa. >> thank you to all of the guests. until next time see you online. so all of our guests. until next time, waj and i will see you online. ♪ thi >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera news centers in london, these are the main stories. the u.s. president threatens to withdraw every soldier from afghanistan by the years end for a security deal isn't signed. is acting president issues a warning as parliament delays forming a new government. >> turkey's prime minister cries foul over a tape said to

atlanta metro area. traveling by air is going to be a problem for many in the wake of that storm. all delta flights were canceled. just one southwest flight to atlanta was canceled. nationwide there are more than 2500 flight cancellations. amtrak suspended some rail service today. including service to the south mid-atlantic and northeast. >> the coast guard will begin icebreaking operations in indiana to keep things moving. the coast guard cutter is from michigan. a broker highs yesterday to get to a navy pier. 87 percent of the great lakes are covered with ice. in some areas the ice on the great lakes is up to 4 ft. thick. the ship is used to free other vessels trapped in the eyesice >> why senator rand paul is suing president obama and other national officials. the latest in florida where a man is on trial for fatally shooting a teenager over loud music. a sinkhole swallows eight corvettes inside of a car museum. ceise atel ng t resanhyo,anthymeaicis-8 boston marathon bombing suspect will go to trial this fall. a federal judge says today jury selection began on november 3rd. accused of killing three people and wounding more than

atlanta. this is in the southwest corridor of atlanta. this house, like you said. six bedrooms, four baths.o wrong. in most other states, or cities, for that fact, you can't get this much home for that amount of money. >> how far from downtown? the commute? >> 15, 20 for instance in downtown. >> not bad. second listing. two bedroom, two bath condo in downtown atlanta. about 1,300 square feet listing for $319,000. >> yeah. a beautiful location. to be right in the center of town, to be able to get a condo at this price is phenomenal. you can see, it's a roommate plan. everything in this condo is immaculate from the kitchen, stainless steel, the granite countertops, hardwood floor, a lot of upgrades. can you get a lot for your money in town in the condo market, and a lot of folks, whether downsizing or in some cases people's first homes, they're going into condos here in the city. >> looks nice. boy, that swimming pool looks nice to us northerners right about now. and to our "power house e"of the week, 1600 queensland court in alpharetta, georgia. a modest $779,000. $5,900 a year in taxes. loo

according to the atlanta constitutional journal, southwest is canceling or suspending most if not all of its operations in atlanta. nearly all southwestern flights are going to be cancelled today. delta which has a hub in atlanta is canceling flights. to give you an idea of how bad things are in atlanta, delta employees had to sleep on planes overnight because there weren't enough hotel rooms. weather also affecting operations in charlotte, north carolina. more than 33 i should say 330 flights arrivals and departures have been canceled. dallas is even experiencing cancellations. what will that mean for midway and o'hare as the day goes on still remains to be seen. there were some cancellations yesterday because of the weather. no big problems at o'hare or midway. we will wait and see what happens. as always if you are heading out, call your airlines to see how things are going. >>taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. the man charged with killing a store clerk in bensenville is due in bond court today. kenneth bardlett is charged with first degree murder, for the death

coast, you are hitting all the major hubs starting in dallas, where you have american and southwest going through atlanta with delta, and then go up through d.c. and new york, really all the major airlines are going to be impacted. here are the stat totals in terms of cancellations and delays so far. this comes to us from flight aware. already, 1300 flights canceled today, delays totally more than 4200, and the most impacted airline, no surprise, given the impact we are seeing at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport, delta is most impacted. take a look at shares of delta over the last three months. yes, it's lower relatively speaking over the last month or so but it's up 13%, when you look at the last three months. so bottom line is this. the airlines know that it's going to be terrible weather for people even getting to the airport so they are already canceling flights. expect this to continue over the next couple days. >> phil, you know, it hasn't just been in january we have had bad weather. december was a mess as well. right around the holiday period. now the department of transportation is scoring t

it happened yesterday about 65 miles southwest of atlanta.es say the plane nose dived while practicing a touch and go maneuver on a runway at an area airport. the faa still investigating that accident. >>> still ahead for you on kron4 news weekend, it's something we dread when flying on an airplane and that's turbulence. what exactly causes it and how pilots work to fight it. >>> mexico's top drug cartel leader has been arrested. what officials are saying gave him away. >>> and the pope has new rules for cardinals. what he says is no longer for cardinals. what he says is no longer acceptable behav pay my bill. phone: your account is already paid in full. oh, well in that case, back to vacation mode. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants... voice-enabled bill pay. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ huh, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. yup, everybody knows that. well, did you know that some owls aren't that wise. don't forget about i'm having brunch with mea

if atlanta, 2,200 flights were canceled with delta and southwest forced to suspend the operations todayse of the frigid conditions. >> mike, they are dealing with it, again? >> we had a weekend of winter and they have had several months of winter. they handling it different than last snowstorm. ice storms are worse. the ice is heavier and accumulating on everything and the trees come down and the power lines come down so millions could be without power for several days. ice storms are much worse than a snowstorm. >> tracking a lot of mid-level clouds and a few low level clouds and moisture way up to the north and that is mostly where it will stay other than the slight chance of light rain across the north bay in the afternoon. to the south, 50 in san jose, mountain view, 51 in santa theresa and sunny san francisco it is 49 and lafayette and danville at 44. walnut creek you can see how much colleaguer it -- clearer. >> temperatures are mild if this time of the year and above average and a chance of light rain and sprinkles across the north bay the next 48 hours and a better chance this w

atlanta. delta has canceled flights and 1500 flights tomorrow. and southwests shutting down operations tomorrow. is this out of an abundance of caution or are the forecasters predicting something really horrible here? >> i think both. i think it's an abundance of caution, and rightfully so. imagine if they didn't take the precautions they didn't take and we have a repeat of two weeks ago, it would be awful. i think they're being pre-cautious because they have to. they're using the task force that the governor set up, and all the things that mayor reed put into place. it is like a ghost town. the grocery stores are completely-- >> i just mentioned that a moment ago. >> you want to sit back and say, are we overreacting? really? maybe we are. and when i went to work the roads were completely empty, no ice, no slick roads. when i returned at 2:00, still no ice, no slick roads. we might be feeling this was a little bit ahead of time for us to prepare, but i guess it's better than not being prepared at all. >> the timeline on this is like late tonight in the opening

check ahead and because of the freezing happening in the atlanta area, do check ahead for there as well. and that's a big southwest, as we head throughout the day, showers into san francisco. cloudy to the south. getting into your valentine's day, very close now. that occurs on friday, guys. yes, you heard it here. low clouds to start. lovely finish. as we head into the weekend, widespread showers on the way. the a holiday weekend. in the south bay, showers saturday into sunday, temps in the mid-60s. the same for the peninsula. san francisco, you want that umbrella with you starting saturday, keep it with you sunday. monday, presidents' day, we'll clear out to 61 degrees. in the north bay, as we head through the weekend, holiday weekend, yeah, month kicks off ski week, 64 in the north bay. east bay 60. we'll hit 66 on presidents' day in the tri-valley. best day for outdoor plans saturday. monday's going to be better. probably a good idea to make indoor plans sunday. mike inouye. >> presidents' day a day we observe mattress sales. toward the freeway, 880, traveling north -- i know that's not the reason, folks -- it

. >> number four is southwest airlines, the shares falling in the premarket and the airline canceled a huge amount of flights out of atlanta major storm dumps ice on the region. the storm is headed north now and could result in many more flight installations for all of the airlines. >> i can't believe there will be another storm -- number three is dow chemical. it says the breakup lance suggested by dan loeb would reduce its value. it performed an internal review after dan loeb suggested the company could add billions of earnings by spinning off commodity chemicals. , thember two is fossil watch and accessory maker. they recorded better than projections.es and they believe the company's outlook is conservative. they raised shares. one is the world's largest to see an operator, sands. hackers breached the website. reveal personal information about some of the employees that the company could not say whether customer credit card information had been breached. this happens more and more. it is time for the call as stocks open this wednesday morning. let's bring in robert reinhardt. is that there is less need to fear the fed t