up am. i just had no idea how that race was going to go. i was stunned to read the results. 2:00 a.m. in the center of the political universe which is alabama this morning. doug jones turning deep red alabama blue with a stunning win over republican roy moore in last night s high stakes senate race. jones taking 49.9% of the vote, 1.5 votes ahead of moore who could not overcome sexual misconduct allegations that plagued him from the outset. alabama has been at cross roads. we have been at cross roads in the past, and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. as dr. king liked to quote, the moral ark of the universe is long but it bends towards justice. moore quoted scripture as he talked to his supporters.
i have been waiting all my life and now i just don t know what the hell to say. for the first time in 25 years a democrat win a senate seat in deep red alabama. doug jones with a major episet over roy moore. how is the president handling the defeat and can democrats carry this momentum into 2018? this is big international news, folks. good morning, it isp front page news in the u.k., france, spain, in germany. thanks for beginning your early start with us. democrat doug jones turning deep red alabama blue. capping off this long shot campaign with a stunning win. jones taking 49.9% of the vote,
over roy moore. so how is the president handling the defeat and can democrats carry momentum into 2018? more early start s coverage from alabama and washington right now. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. it is 31 minutes past the hour and democrat doug jones turning deep red alabama blue, capping off a long shot campaign with a stunning win over roy moore in last night s senate race. jones taking 49.9% of the vote, 1.5 points ahead of moore who could not overcome sexual misconduct allegations and his own checkered past. alabama has been at a cross roads. we have been at cross roads in the past. and unfortunately, we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. as dr. king liked to quote, the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward
continue to thaw out. this as georgia s governor tries to alleviate criticism about his response to the south s snowpocalypse. i accept responsibility for the fact that we did not make preparation early enough to avoid these consequences. reporter: governor nathan deal came out strong on thursday. i m not going to look for a scapegoat. i m the governor. the buck stops with me. reporter: a sharp contrast to his role in the blame game the morning after the storm. the national weather service had continually had their modeling showing that the city of atlanta would not be the primary area where the storm would hit. reporter: governor deal ordered an internal review for the state s delayed response to tuesday s crisis. take a look at this traffic map from that day showing the smooth flow of traffic in green quickly grinding to a halt in just an hour, turning deep red, the color of gridlock, throughout
after the storm. the national weather service had continually had their modelling showing that the stiff atlanta would not be the primary area where the storm would hit. reporter: governor deal ordered an internal review for the state s delayed response to tuesday s crisis. take a look at this traffic map from that day showing the smooth flow of traffic in green quickly grinding to a halt in just an hour. turning deep red. the color of gridlock. throughout thursday people came back to claim their abandoned cars. your vehicle was towed. reporter: state troopers and the national guard are helping to transport people to more than 2,000 vehicles strewn along roads and highways. i give them an a in spite of all the fs. this is an a and i thank them. reporter: overnight state troopers scoured the roadways, towing away any remaining cars not yet claimed. today the clean up is moving