Mayor rocks the biggeesy. The behaviour doesnt reflect the heart and sole of the people of new orleans. The rest of the nation knows that. From the sea a delicacy and aphrodisiac is kicked out of china. What it could mean for an American Community that counts on it. On it. Good evening. Think for being with us. I am joie chen. The worst predictions are coming to pass with more than 100 Million People in its path, the second vicious winter storm system is heading to a deep freeze. Despite efforts to war residents of safety, the disaster is in full swing. Drivers abandoning cars, trying desperately to get off of the roadways and avoid a repeat of the scene down in atlanta two weeks ago. Its not just this weather disaster either. Waves of flooding wash through the pacific northwest. Some parts of the west are parched with drought. Weather at its most extreme is the center of our focus this hour. Beginning with the crisis which has left more than 300,000 without power already in georgia an
Good to have you with us. We begin with the very latest development in the crisis in the arab league from several gulf countries wrapped up a closed door meeting in key troe calling for an International Effort against the syrian people. Congressional leaders begun scheduling hearings for the coming week on president obamas request to launch a military attack. In syria, president Bashar Al Assad said his country will confront any aggression against his nation. Libby, secretary of state john kerry made the rounds on National Television this morning. Did we learn anything new . Reporter secretary kerry was everywhere this morning to make his case. Both to the American People and journalists and to members of congress about why he thinks the u. S. Needs to act. He says he has new information on samples from first responder, people on the ground in east damascus. He says they really have some tpraof behind them. We have signatures in their hair and blood samples. The case is growing stronge
There are new security concerns and protests at the u. S. Embassy in lebanon. Staff members are ordered to lead. The g20 ends up,ing president obama returns home to face an uncertain future and a wary congress. Randall pinkston joins us. Randall. Syria use of chemical weapons, 11 of the g20 Member States said that they condemned and also demand he a Strong International response but did not specify military action. Now that hes back at home the president rejoins efforts to persuade the American Public and congress. I now ask unanimous consent that a letter of notification relating to section 2 congress 22 be printed in the record. Senate majority leader harry reed took a step putting the resolution on the senate calendar. The resolution including amendments could be up for a vote in the senate as early as next week but the outcome is uncertain. Even president obama admits it will be a hard sell. But before leaving the g20 summit in russia he pressed his case again. Failing orespond to
And the new york congressman threatening a reporter on capitol hill right after the state of the Union Address. We begin with the weather of snow and ice storm hitting the south hard. Those highways turned into parking lots when right in the middle of the storm people rushed to get home or even to pick up their kids. Some of them wound up being stuck inside their cars for more than 14 hours. The governor hats since called the National Guard to help out. There was a News Conference held earlier in the day. Weve not had any fatalities in the city of atlanta. Weve 791 automobile accidents. Our focus right now is to assist in any way with getting our freeways cleared. So we can start pulling people from cars, taking gasoline to cars that have run out of gas as a result of being on the road last night. Lots of students in atlanta got stuck inside their classrooms. At 6 00 p. M. There were about 25,000 children who were either on buses or in their schools. Their various schools in their syst
Hundreds gather in this birmingham, Alabama Church to remember the four young lives lost when a bomb exploded 50 years ago today. Its the worlds heaviest salvage operation now under way. The plan to being remove the Costa Concordia wreckage sunk off italy. Its good to have you with us. Rescuers continual their desperate search for hundreds of people missing in flood ravaged colorado. It is tbleefd as many as believed as many as seven are dead, hundreds more rescued. Ing sheriff praising the crews pluck people over the water. Those flightoffs if it can be done they will do it. As i mentioned the chinook came in. These heroes bring rest accuse into players you cant imagine. If they can put a wheel down, part of a skit down somewhere, theyre skid down somewhere theyre getting people onto those birds. To put this into perspective, the area of flooding covers an area the size of connecticut. Boulder, el paso and larimer. The authorities are asking fema to add more area to that list. Al jaze