leader of i-502 the ballot that legalized marijuana in washington state and jonathan seagal at georgia washingtonchool and former attorney at the u.s. department of justice and specializes in the relations and jonathan calkins and professor after carnegie molon and talked about marijuana legalization and let me start with you in pittsburgh, this is not a single variable problem, is it, when something has been illegal for a long time and a lot of government resources have been dedicated to enforcing that, it's not as easy as just throwing a switch and saying, no, you can do it now, is it? >> no, you are exactly right. there is a lot of complexity. and it's further complicated by the fact that nobody has ever done this before, no modern jurisdiction had ever legalized a large skull commercial production and distribution, all that had been legalized anywhere else is personal possession and use or in the case of the netherlands retail sale of 5 grams, uncharted territory and things to be worked out. >> guidance from prohibition and making something legal again that once had been made illegal? >> yes

why would it make the governor happy to tie up traffic on the georgia washington bridge. >> yeah. there's still a lot of stuff we don't understand. we don't know potentially the investigation of the documents will show something else. but there was so much speculation, and even polls that were showing that if you put him up against hillary clinton 2016, it would have been a dead heat here. do we think -- is there any possible way of even know that might slip at all because of the moment that he's going through right now? >> sure. look, this is a problem for him. you know, the american people have started the discovery process, right? with their 2016 presidential candidates. and they all know that chris christie positions himself as a different kind of politician. right? and it's okay if you have a guy who is strong and tough, when he's fighting for you. right? but the problem is, in this particular case, that his people were strong and tough and bullying when they were tying up traffic. that -- rjt yeah. >> that worked against the people of the state of new jersey, and also people

the state assembly there is ready to release hundreds of pages of documents on the georgia washington bridge traffic tie-up, the scandal that threatens governor chris christie's political future. >>> and right now about 300,000 virginians don't have access to safe tap water. their supply has been contaminated by a chemical leak. we'll tell you what happened and what the white house is doing to help protect the people there. >>> and right now, wall street isn't quite sure how to react after a surprisingly dismal jobs report. the numbers and why they fell so the numbers and why they fell so short of expectations. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >r >>> hip>>> hi ther> r in for wolf blitzer. we wip we will start with chapter in the chris christie traffic scandal. at any momentp at any mome jersjersey state jersjersey stat assembly i expectp expected expected 9p 900 of pages of docue so-callso-called traffic studyd oour jop our joe johns joi with this. what example . >> reporter: we aren't expecting aranp any bombshells, t pofficia officials suppose release that pages at best, which

conference removing himself from any planning, orchestration, or execution of the closure of the georgia washingtonn september. even firing his deputy chief of staff. christie says blind sided by this revenge bridge closing apparently designed to punish the democrat of ft. lee mayor for not backing his election. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue. there's no way that anybody would think that i know about everything that's going on. i don't know what else to say except to tell them that i had no knowledge of this. all i know is i don't know. i am humiliated by the fact that i did not know this. the answer as of right now is i don't know. >> all right. kevin madden is a cnn political commentator and republican strategist who worked for mitt romney in washington joining us now and ellis is a liberal political commentator and columnist at "news day" in new york. >> hello. >> so this just keeps growing, investigations, now release of more than 2,000 documents. does this kill any aspirations governor christi e might have had for 2016? it. >> doesn't kill it yet but let's see what else com

it is 72 degrees and you will be 80 over the weekend but for our businesses in tennessee, georgia and washington d.c. it has been a tough few days, atlanta particular of the which simply doesn't have the experience or the equipment to deal with the type of storm they have. we had our dealerships open all night, sheltering people who could not get home and our employees moved heaven and earth to get food and blankets and comfort to these people. not just customers, any one. i humanitarian effort. i am sure there will be some wrecked cars out of the insurance companies to pay for but that is not what we are thinking about at the moment. liz: great heart, greg corp. thank you so much. >> great to see you. liz: mike jackson, auto nation chairman, the stock and getting a terrific. as we discussed the sales of luxury cars mercedes, on monday we got the ceo of mercedes-benz who says he sees his most formidable rival, you have to stay tuned for monday and find out and super bowl commercials will be amazing but what is ahead for the luxury car market? and other fox business exclusive. stay tuned. i am go

georgia. from washington the host of fnc media buzz kirtz. how do you see, this howard? >> bob gates is perfectly entitled to rip barack obama on policy. absolute betrayal to reveal private conversations with a president who trusted him to give confidential advice. and gates has always been a classy guy. that's what's surprising here. how can a president rely on his inner circle in times of war and peace if they are gathering material for a best-seller? >> now, i assume your reference to a private conversation is a portion of the book and, again, the "the washington post" is reporting this. i haven't read the book and neither have you. that says in a meeting with gates both barack obama and hillary clinton admitted they were against the surge in iraq, which worked because of political reasons. is that what you are referring to? >> he primarily seems to hang that on hillary, yes. that's a prime example of what i would call betrayal. >> shouldn't american people know that the temperament of their leaders is now being dictated by politics instead of what is best for the nat

about a political revenge scandal involving a top aid and they ordered lane closures on the georgia washingtonst september causing gridlock for days and he denies the controversy. his national profile is that of a blunt, no nonsense politician and the frontrunner for the presidential nomination in 2016 but some critics say this latest scandal proves he is nothing more than a political bully and al jazeera's john looks at the politician that made him popular. >> reporter: he has a career out of his and reelection speech in november after a landslide was packed with the language of the street. >> my mom used to say to me all the time, christopher be yourself. >> reporter: days after hurricane sandy with president obama by his side he was big hearted and by partisan and talking in glowing terms about the democratic leader and days away from the national elections. >> and i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern. >> reporter: some say there is a fine line between being a straight talker and bullying. one of his first moves in office was to trim public employee benefits includin

washington, d.c. but after the riot of hunter in georgia -- my family is from georgia. so that touched me and i felt that if the integration atmosphere the colleges couldn't be two by two and black students undergoing this and if integration were real it had to be a two-way street and i would apply at black college. so a school in mississippi accepted me and there i was. >> and did you incorporate the stories of other freedom riders in the book? >> yes. there were nine demonstrators in jackson that day and i was able to interview all of the them. there was an additional freedom rider who did die unfortunately before i got involved but i was able to talk to his family and comrads in louisiana. this incorporates a lot of stories. not just the demonstrators but the media covering the story, the policemen that were there, and people who were pictured in the crowd. i was able to identify and talk to them as well. it is story of what what happened that day and thim pact of that day. >> what the crowd members like today? >> it was an unusual situation. the fact i was white hel

washington, d.c. my home but after the riots with charlene hunter and hamilton homes in georgia, my family is from georgia. that really touched me the pictures and i felt that integration of the colleges could not just be two by two, these black students undergoing this horrendous thing that if integration was real it had to be a two-way street. so i would apply to some black colleges. people at college accepted me. so the freedom ride were my ticket to mississippi and free room and board for the sum every and there i was. >> and did you incorporate the stories of other freedom riders in the book. >> yes, absolutely. there were nine demonstrators in jackson that day. i was able to interview all of them. and there was one additional freedom rider. unfortunately he had died before i got involved in the project. i was able to talk to his family and to a number of his, you know, he was part of the core group in new orleans. i was able to talk to his comrades as well. not just demonstrators but the media that were covering the sit-ins. some of the policemen who were there. i was able to get the fbi records. i

washington, 101- 88. bottom, the gw colonials continue to make headlines. they led georgetown over georgia. the colonials are unbeaten at home. gw 12-2.ie with the terrapins going to the big ten, they were watching the big ten match up at the orange bowl tonight with funds in an ohio state. let his eyes move. exploded for 48 hours -- yards. . right now, his late-night game in the fourth quarter. 34-29 clemson. golf writersers -- snubbed tiger woods ended not make him the player of the year. adam scott became the first australian to win the masters. the writer said, you are the player of the year. games tomorrow. i will be announcing the turks and georgia tech. leon will be there to cover it. >> going there. >> great group. >> with temperatures in the we will show y before you settle for another ordinary mattress, isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month special financing on all sleep number b

washington, d.c. even atlanta, georgia, 6 degrees by the time we get into tuesday morning.e 13 below in atlanta. so i recommend finding a jacket store at some point between now and that's a look at the wea >>> with that it's time to stop complaining about how cold it is outside around the bay area this morning. 30s and 40s now, down to 32 in the north bay, that's pretty chilly. but we'll see highs rebounding as north winds pick up. that will dry out the air and warm things up. but look out for patchy fog. printy thick up towards and mid 60s close to to san francisco. and we are headed up to minneapolis. the 19th annual ice fest and breezy point, minnesota. it comes from our affiliate kare-11. ice fest is everything you'd expect from ice, fishing to snow golfing and hockey tournament on pelican lake. i mean, i think they need a few more layers than that. remember to bundle up and bundle up again and one more time on top of that. >> that is video from the year it was warm and like 20. thanks. >>> with all of these brutally cold temperatures to expected to continue into tomorr

georgia state university. and you happy to be in washington and not in atlanta today. but talk to us a little bit about this. we heard the governor's point, and we heard the mayor's point, but isn't there a lot of human element to what has happened? >> some parts of it are the interpretation of the risk that the largest part of the city was right on the edge of what was a storm advisory. that is saying that it could or could not. >> that's what the governor was saying. we shouldn't close on maybes, and is that what you would advise leaders like these? >> there are not a lot of certainties with the weather. and the may be is sometimes the best information that you have to make your decisions. >> shouldn't they have seen this? >> i think they should have anticipated it and certainly been prepared for some expansion of the area where the storm was expected to be. >> i'm a long time resident of atlanta myself. and i will say that i have been through a number of ice storms and snow storms, and it's not that this never happens in atlanta. and in fact, just a couple of years ago, there was another big incident, and

georgia and everything else frozen. everything is pushing to the northeast, so it does appear the areas south and east of washington will have the best chance of accumulation. snowfallres and the pattern will be in the teens, so every flake will stick. at around 10:00 tonight, it will shift back to the east and then a rapid cooling trend tomorrow. then we will get into the warming trend by the weekend. , northernaryland neck, two or three. heavy amounts the farther east you go. 25 tomorrow. thursday is a little better. showers and fuse clouds, but look at the numbers. -- a few showers and clouds. >> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> i can't leave some of these sayings. day was originally -- was originally started to let the media mingle. thousands of media members or alleged media members take the field at the center in new jersey and it seems to grow every year. the a wild and weird and sporting event on its own. peyton manning drew some attention. asked about his legacy. >> i thought you had to be like 70 to have a legacy. i'm not 100% sure of what the word even means. i'

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washington, d.c. at minus 3. atlanta even getting down near the zero degree mark and parts of georgia, you're also under those freeze watches and then that freezing rain. so a lot of foul weather to be had out here. meanwhile across eastern asia, high pressure is dominating and it's setting down there towards the south. so remember last weekend, the last two weeks we've been talking about heavy showers across the philippines over towards thailand and also into malaysia. look how clear it is now. it's come with the side effect also very cool air, temperatures continue to drop down to single digits in some parts of the philippines. it's very unusual for the tropics. meanwhile farther off towards the north, warm-up in place. high pressure is dominating japan but along the western periphery of this we're going to have that warm air from the southwest sparking up this storm system. could bring some light rain and fog along the upper river basin. shanghai high of 14. tokyo at 14 as well. and over the next three days, well take a look at this, above average on tuesday. average there on wednesday and back above average by t

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washington, d.c. drops to 14 degrees by tuesday. highs on monday in atlanta, georgia, 19 degrees. again that's not even fact jorge in the wind chill which will make it feel like it's at zero or below and, again, that's that dangerous cold. you want to bundle up and cover up as much of your skin as you can and put on layers and really just stay indoors because this is a dangerous kind of cold that we don't see too often. >> all right, dillon. >>> now to that emergency plane landing right in the middle of a busy highway here in new york. nbc news exclusively obtained this video taken in the moments after that plane landed. incredibly all three people on board are just fine this morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know that idea that new yorkers have seen it all, they are not surprised by much. well they are pretty amazed that one. take a look. not because it landed right here along this busy highway, but because no one was seriously injured. it's being called the miracle on the major-day con. stretch of highway north of manhattan. the single-engine plane was on a sightseeing fla

. >> rarely used snow plows are getting a washington out in the deep south plan -- blanketed by 3 itch. in people bam and georgiastate troopers are picking up the children at school because 4,000 students spent the note at school. many are still stuck. parents were prevented from picking up kids because of the ice and snow. they well cared for. and fed. >> thousands of computers are trying to get home after spending 12 hours stuck in traffic many who started home last night at commute remain gridlocked in the frank -- frigid vehicles. others sought shelter in churches and grocery stores. >> mike has a knowing smile. >> it has happened to me before taking four hours to go 12 hours. usually i am at work when that happens but my wife and friends were putting vines on facebook like "don't worry i found some gold fish in the kids' car seat." to you can find some of these it is hilarious. check this out, live doppler 7 hd shows the snow is over but at home it is quiet. we do not do this. this is wsb the abc station if atlanta, count how many reporters they had on the snow storm: 14 reporters on the snowstorm. >> my go

georgia dealing with the aftermath. that also wreaked havoc in texas. >>> we have breaking news from washington. democratic congressman from california, henry waxman has announced he will not seek reelection this year. he's been there a long time, first elected to the house in 1974. he's a 20-term congressman. he says his's grateful for his career and constituents, but he abhors the extremism of the tea party republicans. going to retire. >>> day 2. but should he be spending more time on the hill. i'll pose that question and more to senator ben cardin coming up. republicans huddled together for the big party retreat. what can they do to fire up the debate? you're saying i can get at&t's network with a data plan and unlimited talk and text for as low as $45 a month? $45 a month. wow...no annual contract. no annual contract. no long-term agreement. no long-term agreement. really? really. ok, so what's the catch? there is no catch. ok, i'm obviously getting nowhere with you. i'm gonna need to speak with the supervisor. i am the supervisor. oh, finally someone i can talk to. [ male announcer ] it's

georgia. >> what a great story. that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> stay with us for >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is "good morning washington," on developing story out of prince george's county. police are on the scene of a deadly shooting. the man accused of trying to kill a beloved officer in alexandria heads to court. i am jummy olabanji. >> i am autria godfrey. waking up to 30 degree temperatures, it is sad to say, but it feels good. outside, --.pped >> the clouds came through overnight. that helped hold our temperatures up. as you look at our satellite, there you can see all of the white. all of the clouds that have

. >> they killed people in washington, worked their way i think through texas, down into louisiana and alabama. i think they were in georgia it's not just the homicides here. >> john muhammad is clearly the mastermind, but people are stunned to find out his accomplice, lee boyd malvo, is just a 17-year-old boy. >> it was a huge sense of horror that such a young person could have been involved in such horrendous crimes. that was very shocking. >> i guess shake your head a little bit and you think, what could bring a young person to do something like this. >> it's complex for malvo. he was a teen when he met muhammad and he was in dire straits. he was suicidal, he was very unhappy with his family situation. he did not have a father figure in his life and was desperately seeking one. muhammad filled all of those needs for malvo. >> lee was told that the shootings were designed to create a society, a society of 70 boys and 70 girls that mr. muhammad was going to be lord over and lee would be one of his soldiers. and he really believed that. >> he was so enamored with john muhammad that he would have done anything. and what muh

washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> outrage glowing atlanta, georgia where tuesday's snowstorms stranded people in their cars for 18 hours. while thousands of children got stuck spending the night on school buses or school. many are wondering if the city is destined to stop functioning when it gets hit with a little as little as two or three inches of snow? >> i don't think it was prepared for it. which issuings me, it happened two years ago. >> georgia governor in atlanta and the mayor are facing intense existentialism criticism. >> who is to blame? >> i think there was a mistake and there is shared responsibility for it. we have not had -- >> i this before. we don't have any fatalities. but that was the grace of god. into people got out of their cars on icy -- other cities seem to have it together when things happen like this. >> local and state media scrambled to help and social media proved to be a lifeline. for that we turn oour social media producer. >> snowed out atlanta started. it now has 52,000 members. the page was created for those who flee

georgia they are talking about denying medicaid expansion where they will deny thousands of people, over 6000,000 people are u at 4:00 eastern just how effective it is, stephanie. >> robert ray reporting to us from washingtonk you. >>> ariel sharon was put to rest saturday. robert ray has more from outside sharon's home in the desert. >> an exceptional soldier, a commander who knew how to win. a leader who growthed a dream, a man who charmed us all. even during the most difficult hours. >> they remembered his long military career, his dramatic political fall and return to power and the nickname he used all life, arc. >> translator: arik understood that in matter matters of security, we need to stand firm. >> he had a north star that guided almost. a north star from which he never in my observation, never are deviated. his north star was the survival of the state of israel. >> the man once dubbed king arek for his battle field victories, sharon loved this land. it's israel's largest private farm and before the funeral, we met visitors the his burial site which is next ohis wife's. soldiers who fought for him, brothers,. >> translator: he developed the gaza settlement and then sunlt disengaged she said, it m

washington. that's according to jupiter course such a sorrowful rate. i think it's still a meeting of the five k in this area. to its ally georgia. so it's very hard to take second with the americans say they value the stock continued to support it seems american who like to hope the lucky guy find you're a that we created because of the occupation of their foreign forces from and yes yes im sitting in a store is at the same group. being a day to bowl with the then existing in a government in syria. so americans will continue to clear the goal the game is in the region and of course the people of this. that the countries themselves. meanwhile a suicide bomb has killed at least twenty three soldiers of the mitre recruitment center in baghdad. the attack is believed to be in retaliation for the group that tends to push al qaeda forces from the gym. us the way in offering help funnel with a run but says it's ready to send me the tree equipment. plus he's got two scallops tehran and washington. finding themselves in the same side of the conflict because of politics of the last few decades you think about the west's endure beyond as a

mark the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom, originally held on august 28, 1963. democratic congress member john lewis of georgianeill the surviving speaker from the 1963 march, said the struggle for racial and economic justice continues today. >> we are one people, one family, one house. we all live in the same house. [applause] so i say to you, my brothers and .isters, we cannot give up we cannot give out. we cannot give in. we must get out there and push and pull. >> the obama administration is considering launching unilateral airstrikes against syria after british lawmakers voted against the use of force. >> it is very clear tonight while the house has not passed a motion, it is clear the british parliament reflecting the views of the british people does not want to see british poetry action. i get that and the government will act accordingly. >> i'm confident in the case our government has made without waiting for you in inspectors. i'm comfortable one forward without the approval of the united nations security council has so far has been completely paralyzed and unwilling to hold assad a countable. >> fast

washington. so some of the knocks, i think, are unfair. >> brian, when you look at georgia, though, when you look have had success recruiting candidates because of this perception that, you know what, the party primaries are going to move the republican candidates too far to the right. michelle nunn, does she fully get in if she doesn't think the republican primary isn't going to get messy and move to the right in georgia? let's look in north -- i guess i would ask you this. if north carolina and georgia end up democrat, do you lay that at the feet of the tea party? >> it's too early to tell right now. there's seven, eight candidates running in georgia. it's too early to tell. look, michelle nunn, kay hagan, and a number of the other democrats, the problem now is oba obamacare, and that will hang like an anchor and the neck, no matter who the republican nomination goes to. >> sal, tea party. we call it a tea party. is it a party? what is it? do you want it to be a political party that actually, you know, in an ideal world, would we -- would the conservative movement be split into two, a republica

georgia, 25 colder than anchorage, alaska. airport troubles at chicago, denver and los angeles sunday as well as new york and washington and atlanta because of low clouds. martin? >> thanks. we are glad some people are making the most of these snow, ice-covered days. we have been asking for your pictures, videos and anything else that shows how you are dealing with the elements. for that, jennifer is picking through them. she has good news. >> people love sharing their pictures and i love going through them. the first one is fire island, new york. i'm sorry to the selfies. take a look at that. that bench is just frozen over. you can see that some of that water is gushed up and just stayed on that bench. lots of icicles on there today. thanks for sending that in. now, let's head out to times square in new york. that's where people were snapping selfies yesterday. last night, as it has snow was coming down. they were being respectful, instead of asking people to take off their gloves and take a picture for them, they were having fun snapping photos themselves. lots of fun in times square. some of my favorite i-reports come from peop

washington's reagan national. jeff, thank you very much. the cold is also blamed for at least five deaths, including a homeless man found in an empty lot in columbus, georgia. in chicago, dean reynolds has more about the struggle to survive. >> reporter: in chicago, at 1:00 p.m., the thermometer climbed back to zero for the first time in 36 hours. but in his nook under michigan avenue, stephen bryant wasn't celebrating. >> it's rough. it's really, really rough. it's getting cold. >> reporter: bryant has lived on the street for 11 years and is weathering this winter under nine blankets. >> i haven't been able to go out there and try to really get nothing to eat because it's just too cold. >> reporter: he says he feels safer on the street, but others, motivated by self-preservation, are flocking to shelters. >> last night, we had 1,081 individuals, which, in our history, we've never had before. >> reporter: phil kwiatkowski runs the pacific garden mission. >> there's certain homeless individuals that may try to brave it outside under a bridge or in a car, but when elements are like they were last night, it is life and death and it forces them to come into a

conservatives have they feel if the liberal media is out to get them washington establishment is out to get them so i mean yeah of course georgia has ten seconds and is well i think ultimately this is some of the voters get to decide so whether it's a scandal or not the voters will decide when he runs if if the voters there are others who are troubled by it they're going to be looking to make you make an excellent argument i have heard george thank you all for being with. coming up the washington d.c. metro area is the wealthiest urban area in the country yet many of you see rather the president's remain at or below the poverty line so how can the city use its recent economic success to give everyone a shot at the american dream i'll ask in the show all the candidate for mayor of the district of columbia tonight's conversations and great minds after the break. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question. i know c.n.n. the most n.b.c. and fox news have taken some not slightly but the fact is i a

georgia, louisiana, arkansas, north carolina, all red states. today he is visiting north carolina and talk about employment and kay hagan says he is in washingtonnly an hour ride in a plane. >> in a lot of states up for grabs republicans spend a lot of money and try to take democratic seats away those are states where the president has never been all that popular and now is less popular. it is hard to see that he will -- if he had heroic stature he would get it back in those places. he can raise a lot of money. he is heroic on the fundraising. he can help drive democratic turnout. some of the incumbents are not going to want to stand up for the president. i'm not sure he will be all that welcome in a lot of the states going forward. he can dowhat he can. the fact that he understands how important this is, something he has not done or taken much interest in in the past, campaigning for or fundraising for down ticket democrats he understands how important it is and if he doesn't hold on he will have a harder time, as hard as it has been and harder time getting anything done in his last two years in the white house. >> that is a bad sign. if he lo

washington, d.c., will be sunny today. atlanta, sunny as well. and st. louis, a high of 27 with sunshine. sunshine in denver and cloudy in seattle. >>> well, a former banker in georgia stealing millions is in custody this morning. aubrey price was arrested tuesday after more than a year on the run, and as mark strassmann reports, price had convinced his family and a judge that he was dead. >> reporter: aubrey lee price, the former banker, is very much alive, but a changed man. this is what the arrested fugitive looks like now. price, now 47, was a director at a small georgia bank. he allegedly embezzled $40 million and cheated more than 100 investors like wendy cross, the owner of this atlanta food truck who lost almost $300,000. when you first heard it's gone -- >> i literally fell to my knees in complete shock. it was everything. it was everything that i had. >> reporter: like all that money, price disappeared in june of 2012. he left a suicide note. i created false statements, covered up my losses, and deceived and hurt the very people i was trying to help. i am emotionally overwhelmed and incapable of continuing in this life. but the surveillance video taken the

washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> outrage is growing in atlanta georgia where snow storms stranded people in their cars for up to 8 hours, some kids spent the nights at school. some kids not making it home until wednesday evening. many are wondering if the city will stop functions if it was snow. >> i don't think they were it. >> me, because it happened it two or three years ago. >> the major and governor are facing criticism. >> who was to blame? >> it was a sneak and a shared responsibility. we have not had fatality >> we didn't have fatalityiesfatalities, but that was by the grace of god. there were thousands of accidents, people got out of their cars in icy conditions. seat. >> other cities have it together. >> local and state media scrambled to help and social media was a life line. we turn to harmeli aregawi. >> a facebook page called snowed-out atlanta was created. it has 62,000 members. it was for those that needed help and reach out to those who provided it. one said: robyn posted about her parents and announced she found them: >> these are two o

washington. >> a one-of-a-kind wedding is happening on stage tonight with the grammies. details from the red carpet coming up. and a legally blind teen in georgiathe world differently. she has collected and donated 10,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless. her impact is inspiring others. >> meet 13-year-old mcklain hermes. fierce competitive swimmer. she is legally blif. her vision began to fail when she was 8 and doctors say in a few years she won't be able to see at all. but she doesn't want your sympathy. she wants your old shoes. in 2009, her father showed her an article about foot wear soles being recycled. they were giving a discount on a new pair if they turned in shoes. >> shoes for the souls was born. >> 7. >> she say around 10,000 pairs of shoes have been collected over the past four years. today, she is making a special delivery to an, atlanta homeless shelter. >> if you have a dream and you think it is unrealistic keep on doing it because you will get there. farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the goo

georgia. the congress to hopefully shed line on immigration reform as a path to citizenship. for the center of american progress, he's in washington d.c. this morning. and good morning, mr. fietz. >> good morning, del. >> are you confident that this year immigration reform passes and are you sure why it pass it's. >> i'm confident that the president will be talking about the importance of find of bipartisan agreement with this congress, and this is obviously the issue that seems more teed up to have the senate has passed a bill by a bipartisan super majority and now it's up to the house to pass it. and we know that the pass republican conference is meeting in a retreat this week, and one of the things they will be discussing is how to move forward on immigration reform. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera amer

washington d.c. and boston. but that's not the case. today its downside to have to worry if you are traveling. here's video from early this morning. places like atlanta and georgiae dallas taxes. even places as far as mississippi and louisiana are experiencing huge weather situations. i was on the website earlier and up to six to 800 flights are canceled. and just going into atlanta georgia. you're going to see that rebel affect go across the country. all but not close to 3000 flights have been canceled. places like chicago have delays. it's mostly in the midwest and down south. let's face it the place is down south don't really have to do with this on a normal basis. a little bit more difficult for them. if you're flying out today. obviously be aware of it. i was on the phone with the duty manager. it didn't have any real numbers. i can't say i had about a half a dozen of flights that were affected. now many going on right now but if your flight today be aware of it we haven't seen rainer in the weather here at sfo or around the bay area yet i'm here on a weekly basis talking about these. let's talk erica talk about the national forecast what we can expect here

. >> on our next "washington journal" we will discuss the state of the union speech with tom price of georgia. he will also outline the gop legislative by. fromsentative john larson connecticut will outline the democrat's priorities. conversation on facebook and twitter. more reaction to the president's state of the union speech tomorrow morning when members of the house and senate continue discussions and one-on-one interviews. that is on c-span two just after 8:00 a.m. eastern. president obama begins a two-day tour. at 1:45 eastern on c-span three, a speech at a u.s. steel plant near pittsburgh. president obama's fifth state of the union speech focused mainly on domestic issues including health care and the economy. ans is a little more than hour. the sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the president of the nited states. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you, the president of the united states. the president: thank you. thank you so much. thank you. .hank you thank you so much. ,r. speaker, mr. vice president members of congress, my f

. >> on the next "washington journal," we discussed the state of the union speech with tom price of georgia. the congressmen, a member of the ways and means and budget committees, will outline the gop's legislative priorities. we will hear about the democrats' legislative agenda from john larson of connecticut also a member of the ways and means committee. "washington journal" is live on c-span, everyday at seven :00 a.m. eastern. join the conversation on facebook and twitter. there will be more reaction to the president's state of the union beach this morning when politico posts members of the house and senate and panel discussions and one-on-one interviews, on c-span2 just after eight :00 a.m. eastern. president obama today begins a two-day tour highlighting initiatives from the state of the union. at 1:45 eastern on c-span3 live at the u.s. steel plant in pennsylvania. president obama's fifth state of the union speech focused mostly on domestic issues including health care and the economy. we are considering your us -- your responses on facebook and twitter. this is a little more than on

surrounding atlanta's mayor, georgia's governor, and the 60 plus officials that are actually in charge of atlanta's urban sprawl of a metropolitan area. good morning from washington, it's thursday, january 30th. this is the "the daily rundown." also here later this hour, orrin hatch. his new republican pitch on health care. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. >>> republicans are signaling that they want to get some points on the scoreboard in 2014. legislative points, that is. and although the president's economic agenda is getting a cool reception from some republicans, there appear to be a few things the president pushed in his state of the union address that some republican leaders do want to make a deal on. first among them is immigration. but even as republicans hint that they hope to make an immigration deal, that they may be willing to negotiate, say, on part of tax reform, and they want to avoid defaulting on the debt, you wouldn't know it by listening to their rhetoric. it's clear that when any republican leader is on the verge of working across the aisle, either with other democrats or the president, they believe they have to sound defiant

medicaid, medicare -- you never >> on the next washington journal we'll discuss president obama's state of the union speech with representative tom price of georgia. the congressman will also outline the g.o.p.'s legislative priorities. we'll hear about the democrats' legislative agenda from representative john larson of crlt, also a member of the ways and means committee. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation on acebook and twitter. >> tonight, president obama delivers the state of the union address. next a live preview program with senate historian don ritchie and former presidential speech writer john lovett, that's followed by the president's speech at 9:00 p.m. eastern. after that, around 10:00 eastern, the republican response from conference chair and washington representative cathy mcmorris romers and through the night, join -- cathy mcmorris rodgers and through the night, join the >> good evening. tonight president obama will fulfill one of his obligations as outlined in article two comments section three. the president gives to congress the state of the union. the white house

like to turn over to an old friend here who has arrived in washington in of late summer of last year. that is the esteemed ambassador to georgia. >> for the others, please identify yourself briefly for us. >> thank you distinguished panel georgia holds a unique angle on russia generally. as the new government which came to power months ago and decided to review its policy towards russia to slightly improve the relationship with russia to mitigate the risks what has happened. and they've decided to change the policies of the old government and during the games not to boycott them. so very small, but still. and also the georgian government offered the russian government cooperation on security. so far we haven't received any response from russia, but nonetheless, we indicated to signal to them that we are in favor of the conduct of the games because if anything bad happens it is in nobody's interest except for those doing that. especially for georgia who is the closest to the foreign country that enables the site, immediate neighbors of the games, and as we all know the russians especially the government who fails to prevent fro

georgia bookkeeper who talked down a school shooter. there will be no shortage of reaction from the gop. there are at least four different republican responses planned, but washington state congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers will deliver the official gop rebuttal after the state of the union. of course, cnn will bring you the most complete coverage. there's the music again, berman. analysis, the state of the union, tonight beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >> it's like political mood music. >> music's important. >>> this morning you may have to think twice before starting to play that game of angry birds. the nsa and its british counterpart are reportedly using the android version of that app and other apps to gather information about age, location, even sexual orientation. these revelations contained in documents from nsa leaker edward snowden, given to "the new york times," "the guardian" and "propublica." the nsa insists it does not profile americans but is instead focused on foreign threats. meantime, the obama administration reached a deal with some of the nation's biggest tech firms to let these firms disclose just how often the government a

washington, d.c. 64 degrees. new york 56. also going to be very warm in the south. atlanta, where we saw single digits yesterday, a dramatic turnaround. by the weekend, atlanta, georgiathe map. et even the midwest, which is where we've been an arctic tundra for days and days, finally going to get above freezing for the first time in about ten days. places like chicago. look at this, by friday, chicago above freezing, and those temperatures will continue to climb through the weekend. so andrea, finally, a much-needed break for millions. >> thanks so much, julie. that's all good news. thanks for the good weather report. we'll be right back with the state of american business with the chamber of commerce's president. we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. ♪ ♪ open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something