perform motorist assists, welfare checks of elderly and children as requested, assistance of local l.e. and transport and dispersal of water and mres. i would also like to tell you about two motorist refuges that were open. we are open at red top mountain state park on exit 285. that s to the north an then to the south is indian springs state park exit 188. so those will be open for any stranded motorists to seek refuge. of course, the individual who has overall responsibility through georgia emergency management agency, charlie english, we ll sort of give you an overview of how all of these various departments have been working together. charlie? thank you, governor. the gema responsibility is if all the plans worked as planned, you don t have a lot to do. in events like this, it