georgia state 48. @úúúúúú >>> down 13 georgia state has drawns a close as f e crairy f oesnst. ake-e. y lethin undr pi ere' credit fairy then we will. by d time ann: thno m tovingcred bure's andfree >>> vcu 61. georgia state 51. panthers trailed by 13. they have fought back and brought it as close as 3. vcu on a little run last a ten point advantage. free throws coming up. we are courtside with you as we take a look at the stats of the game. georgia state shooting wise dropping off. >> defense has been the story this second half. neither team has scored 20 points in the second stanza. georgia state got 36%. vcu hangs on at 44. they cannot find a bucket from the outside. >> lee at line. atlanta product. his older sister played for hoff tray in 2004-2008. >> how much does georgia state have left in the tank? they hod to exert so much energy get back in the game. third straight road game on the road since tuesday. what do they have left for the final three and a half minutes? >> rodriquez play make

georgia tech 12-3.ad some looks inside but not been able to finish anything so far. >> lachina: virginia, the ball in the hands of edwards. >> jenn: the battle for the rebound there by simone egwu. a lot taking hands around here, quickly down the court. montgomery decides not to go there nearly and can't get away. finally a jump ball is called. about four players get in. >> lachina: virginia defense kellum coming up big for the cavaliers. i think if virginia can get into this defensively, they have to get back georgia tech showing a little more energy down the floor, offensive end. virginia has to sparked things with their defense on the georgia tech run. >> kellum only one field goal against boston college, happened to be the game winner. just a complimentary thing. first. egwu puts bal on [ ] 7 halcalo man the ♪ [ ma lf torie f all hamm ] gonnt liutte f and like. ♪ f floa a bly. stke a nnat l buty d sike ♪ inga... 7 ting a [ wohalfalor the wom] i kat's. >> jenn: georgia tech yellowjackets leading virg

georgia tech on the run here.inue to inch their way back in this ball game. >> goodlett taking over now. there is an inside presence now and it's sasha goodlett and her ten points. >> does a great job of wearing her numbers to the ball handlers passers and reading the defense. she took her time. writes the defense, then she made her move to the basketball. >> remember, murphy takes over. won't go. a foul inside. murphy had a handle on it all tangled up with chelsea regins as well. >> ends up going georgia tech possession on the jump off. >> here kosar dose, she's back with her two personal fouls. swords was averaging a double-double for ♪ ♪ ♪ home and on top of number 21 georgia tech. sasha goodlett keeping georgia tech close right now. >> sasha goodlett runs the floor well. i love her hands keeps the ball high put it up on the glass. here is just a power move a little bit of emotion behind it, which i like to see. great footwork. taking it to the inside and back to the baseline. >> one of the things georgia tech

georgia state is blue. panthers great defensively but they have struggled offensively at times. >> look at their last game. barely got over the half century mark. when they settle for outside shots they don't really have a second answer. >> driving inline. get ups help. jumped him opposite. rodriquez for three. rebound sanders. that's what he can do. given the shot. bizzel takes it right wing. nearly stripped clean by rodriquez. ball pressure a key amount. >> watch how he's all over the floor on both sides. >> hampton back rim and miss. falls away. rebound goes to bcu. >> you have to bring that down and go straight up. >> bizzel goes baseline. changes hands midair. now a 4-2 margin. tripped up. we'll bet a whistle after the inbound. >> i thought it was a good one. fans don't like the call. he beat him to the spot that time. really, almost helter selter end. neither team able to finish at high rate. bcu had their way with the panthers. >> dukes falling away. inbound buries it. wake forest transfer out of geo

georgia tech has a nice opportunity to finish. >> georgia tech on the run which is what they like to do. >> murphy. >> you've got to score at one end so you set up your press. otherwise boston college is going to take you down, get to that inside game. it's all about getting the ball interior, getting to the big girls. >> if your opponent playing boston college you worry so much about scores low post position, you don't want to beat down the floor transition but murphy is just as dangerous. >> absolutely. they are a one-two punch on the interior where one might be hesitant or not have an advantage, the other one is picking uptown slack. >> here is thoman, help on the way. swords picco off the screen. thoman, they are going to give her the three and she buries it. >> recognition by thoman to take the outside shot. force the defense to add just. needs the time-out. >> 9-0 run. boston college right now h @" q% ( $ $ $ $$"he$"tbtczpzb g ghqrrbabaúaúaúúbúbjrjrjbhúdbaúpúpbh# 0q1!0dz prrz. >>> great example, boston college 10 and 7, number 21 georgia tech on the road and bc playing so well.

georgia tech is making a move. >> lachina: georgia tech is absolutely making a move. virginia, monica wright makes a big play. when you're playing on the road with the acc, you have to sustain, come back. it's a competitive league. it's never over. but you've got to sustain the knocks and continue to play the game all the way through. it's a 40-minute effort and sometimes more. >> jenn: a little off for ardossi. montgomery pounding for three. coming through in crunch time from jackets. she has been quiet. that's going to be a foul called against brigitte ardossi. her third. the georgia tech yellowjackets attempting to make a run here in chesvi they 55- uth , yearoy ed ugamelf hisr. by e oe wa alrutplhim. th of entl ng tior chamips e ag4? fn 16on. dds t sa akino th feurpro-tour fn 7 n. th of e "sy" g opepionnce and the u.s. chship? 780ion. e o rofel goavin a ciagnith ? 1 in erls eges tn ths ofm tism.org >> jenn: georgia tech cut virginia's lead to six here in the second half. but for our wendy's great play, go to the player that seems to have a way of stopping whatever

georgia tech 26, wake forest 24.the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >> bob: as we come back to play here at the thriller dome, i call your attention for georgia tech's national ranking, number 22 this week. this is the fifth time the deacons have faced a ranked team and they have all been on the road. larry conley, it underscores part of the wake forest schedule here the last month and a half. dino gaudio about that. take a look at their games since new year's eve. three overtime games, all of virginia at wake forest. >> bob: prior to that stretch there was an acc game against nc state that they won in winston-salem. here is favors second shot of the game. count

wake forest against the georgia tech yellow jackets. as we reach the end of january, it becomes clear that the acc race is wide open, and tonight we have two teams that plan to be atop the conference standings when the season ends. wake forest is led by their fiery head coach, dino gaudio. al-farouq aminu and ishmael smith. the demon deacons are 4-2 in acc play and looking to pick up an important road win versus a ranked opponent. the yellow jackets come in ranked 22nd in the nation and are almost unbeatable at home as they are 9-1. can they fight off the big men of wake forest and carry the yellow jackets to another acc home win? it all begins right now as gary tech faces off against wake forest. >>> we welcome you to the flats. alexander memorial coliseum, the thriller dome, the georgia tech yellow jackets hit the hardwood. tonight a big acc matchup as they entertain the wake forest demon deacons in a 2010 acc race that is up for grabs. maryland begins the new week with a half a game lead over virginia. duke is in third and you can ue

time-out georgia tech. >> larry: i tell you, you talk about a great pilferer right here. >> bob: it's our geico acc play of the game tonight. >> larry: udofia just stuck around. williams said where did you come from? >> bob: what a play. and just when you thought wake forest was going to get a little spark, put a run together, udofia sticks in clean. terrific play by the freshman. ish smith. we talked about a low possession it in. now the deacons really do have to speed this game up. >> larry: they have got the right personnel in there to do it right now. let ish smith control the basketball. >> bob: they have got to create turnovers, create havoc, get on the glass. and ish smith with a steal. deacons are running. we've on georgia tech. >> larry: boy, would smith like to have that one back again. right here. to drop the pass off -- >> bob: there's the push-off right there. i guess, larry, he saw oliver out of the corner of his eye and changed that shot just at the last instant. >> larry: you know how import

georgia state has a couple. >> so tough if you are georgia state.you play a solid possession defensively. vcu wears out the clock. >> dukes getting to the rim. can't finish right hand. vcu the board. right-handed kick not there. he's fouled by ali. he has no choice. has to make sure he knocks him down. you are looking at a dozen with 93 seconds left. nice job by the point guard going hard on the right. waiting for the defense to come over. waiting waiting. ali was slow trying to take away that pass. he went right to the rim. knew the contact was going to come. almost got himself a finish with a chance at a three-point. >> rodriquez hits the first. >> vcu scored 112 on wednesday against towsend rodriquez only had three points. tonight he as himself a good ball game. 17 to tie for the game-high. he owns it outright. last two games 21 assists. >> show me a better point guard in the c.a.a. >> panthers running out of time. rodriquez gets the rebound. inside position on goldston. they get it across. panthers have to foul. vcu able to dribble. now the foul

georgia tech coach paul hewitt, imploring his team, we need one stop here. the yellowjackets win it. >>> for a full 30 minutes of highlights, including the latest on the muddled afc playoff picture, be sure to tune into "the final score" presented by burger king. that's following the clemson/duke game later tonight. until then, enjoy the second half.

i am convinced georgia can, georgia must, and georgia will adequately care for the students in our mental health program, even though it has been a daunting challenge the proceeds my time as governor. we will do this. [applause] we took a major step forward in creating an agency whose sole focus is caring for the mentally challenged and the developmentally disabled. with a respected mental-health officials leading this agency, we develop a plan that will stabilize hospital staffing and improve care in our institutions. yes, it will cost more money, but i am confident the investment will result in better outcomes for patients and will allow all of us to sleep better at night. i want to be clear. my interest is not driven purely is through legal mandates. i am embarrassed it has come to that, but to my personal belief, we have a moral obligation to serve those with disabilities. they are our mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, our neighbors, and yes, we are our brothers' keepers. that obligation should carry a tangible effort. it is a hard thing to do in these budget times. the budget

attorney for the middle district of georgia, as an assistant u.s.attorney in that office, as an assistant attorney general in the office of the attorney general in georgia. this is an experienced nominee. it should be an easy one to confirm. president obama consulted with the republican senators from that state. they should have said, okay, you did exactly what we've asked you to do. you have the strong support of two republican senators. let's go forward. so i urge them -- urge my friends on the other side of the aisle, my republican friends, don't keep holding up these judges, reconsider their strategy, allow prompt consideration of the other judicial nominees that are being held the same way. judge joseph greenway of new jersey, nominated to the third circuit. judge barbara keenan of virginia nominated to the 4th circuit. jane tranche of tennessee nominated to the 6th circuit. judge thomas venasky of pennsylvania, nominated to the third circuit. judge denny chin of new york nominated to the second circuit. rosanna peterson, nominated to the easte

that wasn't the look georgia tech was going for. you could tell because the team was not ready for the rebound. ardossi 0 for 2. >> missed on the free throw on the other end and it's going to go to georgia tech. edwards missed the free throw, 7.1 seconds on the clock for the jackets as they trail virginia by three. lots of time, especially if you're sharena taylor who can get the ball up very quickly. tech may work it up and call a time out or they may go and try to drive and get it from montgomery. let's not forget it's a three-point game. georgia tech does not have time-outs. this is the last one. full-court press by virginia. two on the clock. has to take a shot. looks like a foul is called. a time-out by virginia. yes. a foul on whitny edwards with 1.2 seconds left on the clock. so sharena taylor who started this game, then had to guard monica wright, is now going to have to hit two big three throws and make the first, miss the second and try to get an opportunity. >> let's describe a little bit here, down by three at this point

i am convinced that georgia can, georgia must and georgia will adequately care for the citizens in our state's mental health program even though it's been a daunting challenge that precedes my time as governor. we will do this. [applause] we took a major step forward last year in creating an agency whose sole focus is caring for the mentally challenged and the developmentally disabled. with a respected mental health professional leading this agency, we have developed a plan that will stabilize hospital staffing and improve care in our institutions. yes, it will cost more money, but i am confident that the additional investment will result in better outcomes for patients and will enable all of us to sleep better at night. i want to be clear, my interest is not driven purely by legal mandates. in fact, i'm somewhat embarrassed it may have, it's come to that. but from my own personal belief we have a moral obligation to serve those with disabilities. they are our mothers and fathers, our sons and daughters, our neighbors. and, yes, we are our brother's keepers. that obligation should carr

. >>> police in georgia say someone shooting a gun to celebrate new year's eve in responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in a church in suburban, atlanta when a bullet came through the roof and may have hit him in the head and think someone may have gone outside to celebrate new year's. his mother is asking for the gunman to come forward and admit what he did. >> i want to say something to the person who did this to my son. please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> natalie says markell was her only child. that accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. >>> two modesto county firefighter are in the hospital after a roof collapsed them. they were working to ventilate it when the roof caved in. >> the intensity of the fire in the garage caused the roof to fill much sooner than we would regularly see at most house fires. the company officer of the truck company reported to me he had never seen a roof fell in such short amount of time. >> luckily, there were no other injuries in the fire and it appears to have started accidentally when

you referenced that georgia tech win. one of the reasons that florida state won that game was the play of ryan reid. he went to atlanta and posted a career-best 17. really tough guy. >> larry: the only senior on this florida state squad. >> bob: dulkys rips it out of there. >> larry: great effort by dulkys to keep the ball alive. >> bob: here's alabi on the block. he goes up and over davila. but it matters not -- he travels. >> larry: by watching the first few seconds of that possession by florida state this time. i'll tell you what, virginia tech did a great job of defending post area down in there. all three of their guys had really gotten in front of all of florida state's bigs in there and made it difficult for them to make the pass. alabi did shake three, but couldn't hold it and walk with it. >> bob: here's hudson. allen with three. and we get a foul on florida state. and this one is on ryan reid, his first. >> larry: all the times i've seen jeff allen play, this is my opinion about him. i think he loves to challeng

it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18.nvestigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not, but the sheriff says there's no sign of that so far. >>> some important new rules about mortgages and credit cards are taking effect this year. hln's jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. >> well, this new year is going to bring some new protections for you. it is partly the aftermath of the financial collapse, but starting today, if you take out a mortgage, you refinance, the mortgage company has to be more straight with you about fees and what would happen to your monthly payment if rates go up. that is just the kind of thing that they didn't tell you in the past, and a lot of people we know got in way over their heads in loans they didn't understand, exotic loans, and they ended up losing their homes in many cases. changes are also going to come to your credit card. next month look on your credit card bill. it should soon have a little box that shows how much you paid in interest and fees in the yea

you referenced that georgia tech win. one of the reasons that florida state won that game was the play of ryan reid. he went to atlanta and posted a career-best 17. really tough guy. >> larry: the only senior on this florida state squad. >> bob: dulkys rips it out of there. >> larry: great effort by dulkys

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. >>> police in georgia say someone shooting a gun to celebrate new year's eve is responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in a church in atlanta when a bullet came through the roof and hit him in the head. police say someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air. his mother is asking whoever fired that gun to come forward and and admit what they did. >> i want to say to them, who did this to my son? please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says he was her only child. that happened just 20 minutes into the new year. >>> two mo defendanto, california, firefighters are in the hospital after a roof collapsed on them without warning. they were cutting a hole in the roof of a burning house to ventilate it when the roof caved in last night. >> the intensity of the fire in the garage called the roof to fail much sooner than we would regularly see in most house fires. the company officer of the truck company reported to me that he had never seen a roof fail in such short amount of time. >> luckily, there were no other injuries in the

>>martin: residents of west point georgia are welcoming the new kia motors plant. it is kias first ever northamerican plant, and it comes at a very tough time for us auto makers - especially in this region. ford and general motors recently closed their plants in this state. but despite the downturn, kia and hyundai have managed to boost their she of the us auto market. >>reporter: a market undergoing a sea change, as the downturn deepens customers are increasingly demanding more for their money. kias smaller and frugal cars seem to be doing well compared to their american counterparts even if overall numbers are down. >>hyoungkeun in the developed market, like north america and europe, of course we faced decrease of our sales. but its far less than the industry volume decrease. that helped us. for example, in the us, by the end of may, our sales decreased only 4%. >>the new us site will give kia a foothold in the american market. plus unsurprisingly the state offered millions of dollars in incentives; lots of available land; and strong transport links....including-

i want to welcome visitors from the state of georgia. addition i would like to thank -- take the time to welcome three mayors, mayor neil, mayor coleman and mayor willie brown who join me today. [applause] i also want tokes tend my warm appreciation to my predecessorers who are here with me, mayor sam ma sell, ambassador andrew young and my friend mayor shirleyy franklin, who have honored us with their presence. i also want to thank members of the fulton county commission, members of the dekalb county commission and members of the georgia general assembly who are present with us today. i look forward to working with you. to take the oath of the office of mayor of the city of atlanta , with my father and my mother standing beside me is a moment that i will never forget for as long as i live. [applause] to my family, particularly my brothers carlton, tracy and charel, his wife crystal and my good friend and my brother's fiance verda, thank you for dreaming with me and thank you for helping make this possible. [applause] i also want to than

and georgia tech.artherial green live from the coliseum at 7:00 eastern. daymeon: that will be a good matchup. you have two young players there in tray thompson in the sec and, of course, everyone knows about derek for georgia tech, just a beast. so those two young guys ought to be able to go at it. matt: what a way to end your nonconference schedule taking on your biggest rivalry in that conference. georgia has georgia tech and then they open the conference against kentucky. daymeon: well, right now, very exciting in the game of basketball. mentioned this game here tonight. both teams important. kind of a snowball effect every season. you want to win this game. you want to have your system in place, guys knowing their role and have positive outlooks. matt: you're watching sec basketball. utah and l.s.u. from pete maravich center in baton rouge, louisiana. matt stewart along with daymeon fishback and happy new year to you. l.s.u. leading by only three now as they have seen their double-digit lead dwind

the wind chill is 6 in atlanta, georgia this morning. you know it's cold when atlanta is at 6. windchill advisories all going down south. windchill in miami is 43, which for them is a little shocking to the system. temperatures will struggle to the 30s in most locations. it's a slow warmup but another arctic blast comes next weekend. don't count on anything warm at least for a while. if you're watching wnbc 4 in new york, see the mysteries of the great lakes and discover the lakes untold stories at the american museum of natural history. that's your eastern event of the day, lynn. >> better stay indoors today, bill. stay warm. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. hyped as the film of the decade, "avatar" now actually has the chance to be the film of the decade. with $68 million, "avatar" posted a third straight number one weekend. it shot past the $1 billion mark, the fifth movie to pass that threshold ever. that makes director james cameron the only filmmaker to produce two movies topping $1 billion. number two was robert downy jr. thriller" sher

duke at georgia tech. eight days ago against florida state. north carolina played last weekend and beat maryland. >> robin: good call by wesley dean. trying to set that back screen on the post. basically ran through the stationary defender. >> mike: i mentioned this is kristi brown's second start in a row. they've moved her to the 2 guard this year. >> robin: she is a good scorer. she also brings a bit of experience and can run the point. and i think cristy mckinney using that experience today. they need to have their guard coming out with a little more confidence. brown does have that. >> mike: lucas called for traveling. it's been a point of emphasis this year. we've seen it a lot. >> robin: absolutely. north carolina with six turnovers. and that part is unexpected. i would expect those numbers to be clemson with just two turnovers. north carolina six. >> mike: smith. and italee lucas among the tall threes down with the rebound. give clemson some credit, though. they played outstanding here early in this ball game. this christy brown down wi

, northwest georgia, cobb county, one of its townships, kennesaw, georgia, a part of that 119 district of nevert georgia, there was a tragic, tragic shooting in my district in the city of kennesaw today where two people lost their lives and three additional, mr. speaker, are in critical condition. i would like to ask my colleagues on the floor tonight to join me for just a moment of silence to remember the families of the deceased and the victims that are in critical condition and their families as well and we'll take jaust moment of silence before we continue. mr. speaker, i thank you for allowing us to do that and i thank my colleagues for joining me in their prayers for those in my district that have been killed and injured. well, we want to talk, as i say, a little bit about the issue of transparency. this is what's in the news oright now. this is a huge concern, the lack of transparency, in regard to the health reform bill, we -- we are going to give you a second opinion today about that and inteed we're going to roll the tape on health care double speak as we look at these slides

the gators' recent win against a tough georgia team. tyias had 23 for florida. after mackland transferred in. it's working with tias averaging seven rebounds a game. >> barry: a big move for florida to get alex at his natural position where he's not wrestling the be big centers. he is able to step away from the basket and has more favorable match-ups when he's posting up and trying to crash the boards where he has been dominant getting after it on the backboard for the gators. alex tias and macklund and parsons, nores has a lot of size. not a lot of depth on the perimeter but solid inside around the basket. >> whit: outstanding freshman, we talk about the kentucky freshmen. every weekend you have to mention kenny boiykins. >> barry: playing under control and unselfishly, he's rolling for florida, knocking down the three-point shot. gators doing a good job beyond the three-point arc. that seemed to be a question early on. but the gators in conference games shooting 38% from three-point range. really effective outside. so far this year. >> whit: now on the tenness

meanwhile, ole miss coming off a dramatic win over georgia on wednesday night. eniel polynice scores off the inbounds pass to himself. with 11.3 to go. rebels 23rd in the nation. 13-3 on the season. chris warren and terrico white making up one of the most dynamic back courts in the league. seventh and eighth in the sec in scoring respectively. is that going to be enough to overcome tennessee's defense? >> it has to be. they are so reliant on the two to get things done. chris warren, 39% from three-point range. terrico white, averaging 15 points per ballgame. they play 16 games, has ole miss. one of these two or both have been their leading scorers. that tells you everything flows through these two. they have to take care of the basketball against tennessee's pressure. >> tennessee had t-shirts made up when they beat number one kansas. it wonder what ole miss would do if they could beat a top ten team -- >> sweatshirts for everyone! >> -- ever in the andy kennedy era. maybe plaques or something. we take a break. coming up, we preview the late game, number two ken

stone mountain, georgia. long, and gets an opportunity to play with brian williams out and some of the other players out. >> eric: there he is. turn-around. blocked by buckner. gets it back. open look, someone forgot about woolridge. can't make them play. the foul, and loose ball. call it on number 12, chris warren. tennessee is five on the floor. bone on the floor. technically bone and mcbee are walk-ons but not the typical walk-on. bone was scholarship player of to southern illinois. and that shot is short. it's ole miss basketball. >> mark: tennessee has had great looks. couldn't get it to go down. the shot, the feet squared. they haven't been able to put it in the basket. >> eric: a lot has been made of bruce pearl and his thin roster. but most are fortunate if they have the walk-ons like skylar mcbee. they're division one players. inside, lay-up for polynice. >> mark: one interesting thing with this line-up with tennessee, is that two weeks ago, this group right here was not getting a lot of playing time

one other local score to tell you about, georgia state beat elton. that's sports. luckily will lose by 10 if the ravens want to get in the playoffs tomorrow. >> keep the penalties down too. >> 4:00 on jz. >>> ,,,, produce with a 100% guarantee... means freshness is always in season. rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender, says you're always ready to grill. and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise. and that's... ingredients for life. >>> it's hard to think about eating a frozen dessert on a night like this, but that's what the obamas are doing in hawaii. the president treat his daughters to a long time hawaiian tradition shaved ice. malia ordered a mice pink cone of watermelon strawberry. the president went for a mix of lime, strawberry and guava flavors. they also went to visit sea animals and spent time on the beach. not ocean city's beach today i'm guessing. >>> it is a holiday today and you probably

.: third personal foul on scott wood as cole the freshman out of georgia goes to the line.ear, 5 for 8. his minutes obviously have gone way up. playing a lot of minutes tonight. he's averaged 18 minutes a game over the last three games. >> mike g.: going to give him confidence going into southern hc conference play. >> mike h.: just into the game. smith tried to put it back. stywall down with his seventh rebound. here's van dussen. @x> mike g.: that was a little bit of a frustration shot. i think he's getting $ frustrated getting hammered inside and not getting any touches. i wouldn't be surpriseded to see him step out a little bit more and shoot that 15-foot jump shot. >> mike h.: nc state had an 11-point lead a moment ago. uncg fought back in the first half, tried to do it here in the second. really changed up their defensive look a lot tonight. inside, what a pass. what a pass. c.j. williams on the receiving end. >> mike g.: javy gonzalez has really made a lot of strides at the point guard. there's still one or

and gwinnett county, georgia, it started last october.department of homeland security say their hope is that it will be available throughout the country by 2013 but congress would have to approve significant resources for the security communities program to continue. raphael romo, cnn, atlanta. >>> from the cnn center, this is "cnn stat moaturday morning qu." for january. >> happy new year. >> it's a good january. >> it's off to a good start, apparently. >> my first day on the air in the new year. just working some of the kinks out. >> some of that rust off. >> i'm t.j. holmes. got my name right this morning. >> all day long. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for being here, t.j. glad to have you back. it's 9:00 a.m. in alanta. 6:00 in los angeles. >> we do want to start this morning with video we're just getting this morning. the chilling new tape that's in to cnn. it's the last words really or some of the last words from a suspected suicide bomber blamed in the deaths of seven cia employees in afghanistan. senior international correspondent nic

already seeing delays on the op from new hampshire over to georgia avenue.e will keep you posted on the situation here at the 270 split near rockville. moving to 270, main delay before all that looks like stretching from 118, germ and town road to 370. nasrallah the traffic. >>> 6:18. a story happening today. new security regulations for people flying into the united states. it stems from that attempted bombing of a flight on christmas day. over the weekend, president obama linked that plot to al- qaeda. new rules took effect at midnight. they are already getting mixed reaction, come after a late night security breach. >> reporter: starting today, all travelers that want to get into the u.s. have to play by tough security rules. people flying from nations considered to be sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest see the biggest changes. mandatory full body pat downs, carry on searches and body scans are part of the latest wave of enhanced procedures. at least 14 countries on the list, nearly all muslim. philadelphia residents went through ramped

we have another example in georgia where two off-duty police officers came to a girl's rescue. they confronted a man accused of cornering this woman in a woman's rest room stall. things could have turned out much worse if it were not for these people. sarah thomas, special agent with the georgia bureau of investigation and ruth stringer, a lieutenant with the dekalb county sheriff's office. i spoke with them a short time ago. ladies, first off, great job. sere alet me start with you. you go there for a hike by chance and you notice this guy, right? what made you suspicious about him? >> that's exactly right. we noticed him after coming down the mountain. and there was something about him that just seemed off. with the training we get you learn to trust your instincts. the moment we saw him, something definitely seemed off. he was watching females as they passed by and just paying a little too much attention. >> did you think to yourself, i've got to keep an eye on this guy? >> absolutely. >> so how long did you watch him? did you lose sight of him at some point? >> i actually s

tonight, manny adako a-senior from decatur, georgia. representing george mason university, cam long a junior majoring in sports management. both players have been key contributors tonight and this season as we have seen here throughout this game. 12-point lead for the huskies. how they get to that point? mark tillmon, we go to the highlights. >> mark: he's had two knockdown threes and very efficient in the post area. i think they need to give him the ball a little bit more as coach mentioned. the guards and others have to contribute and help ryan pearson out. i don't think he should settle for the long distance shot. northeastern, they're blistering tonight. they're shooting 60% from the three-point arc, 6-10 and they're shooting 52% from the field. mason is going to have to push these guys off the line, put pressure on the ball to make it a better contest. >> mike: mark, you saw it right there. chaisson allen with four three- pointers. matt janning with two. we'll come whack and -- back and show you the stats of this one here at the ha

that's in southwest georgia. also the home town of president jimmy carter. the doll had a sign bearing the name of president obama. the secret service is investigating the case. >>> we're not alone in dealing with these frigid temperatures. a new year is bring agnew round of winter weather. ice, snow and bone chilling temperatures are making their mark from the midwest to the southeast. >> reporter: winter's grip just won't let up. >> my earrings are freezing my ears off. >> reporter: a boat got stuck in the detroit river stranding three teens. visibility was nil in grand rapid, michigan. locals battled the snow on all sides from the residents to city snowplowers to the independent contractors. >> i've been busy since this morning. >> slippery out here. i tell people to be cautious. >> reporter: mean time philly's big chill forced many into a big bundle. in parts of new england snow settled into a stubborn layer. >> i pushed the driveway with a broom the first time. i'm going over it again. >> reporter: but in maine eight inches of fresh powder has skiers fl

is back georgia maintains one of the highest on a plan origination over 10%. what did the presidency specifically that you can to come to your district and say this is what we are going to do? >> i think because the fact georgia my state has led the nation and leads the nation in failing banks one out of every five happened in my state because the real-estate boom and for that small businesses are going up so when he made the notion for the pull to get money and put it in the community banks, those are the ones that land, those of the ones that failed. it's going to keep the banks alive and help get money into those businesses that are badly needed and we have to make sure they are channeled to do that so that was good news to us. i also happen to have the world's busiest airport. we are this concerned about the safety of flying and he made a very clarion call. if anybody doubts that fact this country declared war on al qaeda and terrorists i think the president laid that out today. so it has been to me a great speech and a great time connecting with the ameri

, southwest georgia. it is also president carter's hometown. the doll had a sign bearing president obama's name. secret service is investigating. >>> a prince george's county family is pleading for the safe return of two missing sisters tonight. 14-year-old roxanne and 11-year-old dasia owen both disappeared last tuesday. police don't suspect foul play but are concerned because of the girls' ages and the cold weather. relatives believe someone out there knows something about what happened to roxanne and desia. if you've seen the girls, you're asked to contact the prince george's police department. >>> nearly a decade since ford was sued because of numerous rollover accidents involving the ford explorer. a group of lawyers sued ford saying millions of consumers were hurt financially because the rollover problem diminished the value of the cars. after seven years of wrangling, owners would get up to $500 to buy a new ford. so far, only 75 users have used them. the attorneys that filed the lawsuit wracked up

'noles go out on the road to fake duke and durham and boston college in chestnut hill. >> larry: georgia tech beat duke, beat north carolina, lose to this florida state team at home and lose to virginia in charlottesville. the acc is wide open this year. i could not at this point have said, take one team to pick to win it, i couldn't do it. i could not do it. the one team that's undefeated is virginia. tony bennett, the new coach at virginia, saying most things are not too hard. >> bob: they're getting ready to go with miami up in charlottesville at this hour. cavaliers, the only unbeaten left in conference play. singleton, fires it out, shot clock at six. snaer misses. rebound to the hokies. avila has it. jeff allen travels. trying to make a quick move. he was the guy that you spotted a couple of minutes ago, larry as a key for the hokies, as he's been saddled with massive foul problems tonight. he's scored only three. the three-pointer to start the second half. >> larry: he's had a terrible night. not a typical jeff allen night. he's a much better player than what we have witnessed. >>

. >> the city of atlanta, georgia. >> of the city of atlanta, georgia. >> during my term in office. >> i will not knowingly permit. >> i will not knowingly permit. >> my vote in the election or appointment. >> in the election or appointment. >> of my person. of any person. >> to a position in the city government. >> to a position in the city government. >> to be influenced. >> to be influenced. >> by fear. >> by fear. >> favor. >> favor. >> or affection. >> or affection. >> reward or expect thereafter. >> reward or expectation thereafter. >> all things pertaining to my set office. i will be governed by the public good. >> i will be governed by the public good. >> and interest of the city. >> i will observe the provisions of the chatter. ordinance and regulation of the city of atlanta. i further swear. that i will support and defend. >> that i will support and defend. >> the constitution. >> the constitution. >> and the laws of of the state of georgia. and the united states of america. i will further swear that i am not the holder of any office of trust. under the government under the

the true freshman out of marietta, georgia. wheeler high school.tball players in their day. >> dan: let's take a look at ari stewart. you figure he's going to shoot the three. stewart goes right by and then frease has those two personal fouls. he can't be overly aggressive. that's a great offensive play by stewart, but then down on the other end, he commits a silly foul against a great free throw shooter. >> ron: we get a report from jenn hildreth. lyons for xavier should come back a little later in the ball game and that's obviously good news. >> dan: when a guy lands like that, and the knee sort of buckles and he's off-balance, you always think acl. you hope that doesn't happen. >> ron: holloway gets them both. holloway with six points in the ball game and the lead is three. 1:20 left to play in the first half. five ties, seven lead changes in this ball game. >> dan: holloway is a guy who struggled from the field. you don't want to put him on the free-throw line. >> ron: stewart trying to do it all, this time from the outside. xavier with 65 seco

we will find out what looks like on the outer loop around to georgia avenue.rmon temple has been moved out of the way. now we zip on over to the weather center. >> tperatures are hovering in the 20's to near 30. factor in the wind, and it feels nine downtown. 14 in waldorf. it is the combination of the wind and the cold air. it will be a bettitter, biting afternoon. a snow shower is not out of the question. breezy and cold tomorrow. maybe a shot of a snow shower by friday. >> thank you. >>> big changes in the redskins organization. coach jim zorn has been fired. there will be details at a news conference this afternoon. there will be details at a news conference this afternoon. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we all just roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination

even this massive pile-up. 300 crashes were reported in one georgia county alone.n more difficult up north thanks to all the snow. snowplows worked in indiana to clear up the roads, but some took to shovels. >> i prefer sunnier skies, but you've got to do what you've got to do when deals with this weather. usually, i'm pretty angry with the snow, but im okay this year. >> many parts of the country saw record-breaking low temperatures. 31 below in aberdeen, south dakota. >>> the freezing temperatures have even moved to the sunshine state prompting a run on space heaters. >> i bought four, but i think i'm going to get more. >> business is booming for florida stores that sell the heaters. temperatures will reach into the mid-40s today in central florida, but with the windchill, it feels more like the low 30s. >>> police in ohio are looking for two teenage girls who are on the run after allegedly robbing a bank. police say the girls walked into the bank tuesday, suggested they had a weapon and got away with cash. they were described as two girls, one, 14 to 16 years ol

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, medical college of georgia, we could have a georgia university pool, we could have any kind of pool, we could have a college graduate pool, we have all these pools that anybody in the country could join and have multiple options to buy many different kinds of policies and it would put a whole lot of market forces into the system to lower the cost. third thing is to stimulate the states to set up high risk pools for those who can't buy insurance because of pre-existing conditions and, forth, to have 100% tax deductibility for every single person in this country for all health care expenses. there are a lot of people that are left out and you can't deduct your health care expenses. four simple thing, all constitutional. i've had many democrats, mr. speaker, tell me he they've love to introduce this bill. i'll be the first co-sponsor. and we could pass that, i believe, in this house. that would put some market forces in the system and would literally lower the cost of health care. mr. speaker, i'm a medical doctor. and my medical practice as a family practitioner, i've seen how governm

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