Blacks lifetime of accomplishments. Good evening, everyone. Were starting with the which could storm threatening an oar winter weary part of the country, its the second time if two weeks that ice and snow have hit the southeast. But this time, they are ready. Outside of atlanta with more, robert, whats the situation there tonight . John, good evening, the roads are pretty much empty. People hunkering down, and let me tip down some of the interesting notes here from the state of georgia. Over 500 National Guard are on call. About 2500 power trucks from the southern region, making their way to atlanta, and the metro area. 65 shelters open for business tonight in the next 48 hours. Grocery stores, the aisles and shelves cleaned out. Teams of salt spreaders are on the roads, pretreating. And unlike two weeks ago, Georgia Power saying that this could be historic and catastrophic, and as you said, the president of the United States declaring a state of emergency here in georgia. Making sure that the residents of the country know that the state of georgia is ready for this storm. This is one of mother natures worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. And that is ice, it is our biggest enemy. Also, john, the busiest airports in atlanta will be shut down tomorrow. A Spokesman Says that the employees will be sleeping inside of the terminals, and even some on airs when they need to be, so when the storm passes, theyre ready to go back to action and get people in the airplane. So john, last time the officials admitted that they made a mistake in handling the storm, and whats different in the update . Whats different this time . Well, the governor, nathan deal, has put together a task force in the last two weeks, consisting of meteorologists and officials, and the counties surrounding the city of atlanta are all together at this time, unlike two weeks ago, and mayor kasim reed has contracted 30 salt spreaders in the last two weeks. Clearly, Lessons Learned by the officials so this never happens again. And in the next 48 hours, were expecting a very serious situation with ice and snow. John in. And while georgian Officials Say theyre prepared, other parts of the south are bracing as well. Joining us on the telephone to talk about his citys storm preparations, the mayor of charlotte, patrick cannon, mayor, weapon, and its good to have you on the program. And im looking at pictures from charlotte tonight. And i guess youve been getting some snow. Is that correct . We have been getting snow, it targeted in the early part of the morning, john, and it has continued throughout the day. Every now and then, there would be a break in between, but it would start back immediately. And we have been preparing for this early on. How are you preparing for what people are calling possibly a catastrophic storm. Well, you dont take it for granted. And you do all you can. This will be one the largest storms we have had in the last 10 years, so he wit we want to r is that we goat out there early on. Monday, we started working with the trucks and 24 crew members to begin treating our city streets and thoroughfares and correctors, and even the hospital entrances, so any emergency vehicles that need to get to those destinations can do so accordingly. I was just going to say, i grew up in the stealth south, aw that ice can be the enemy when the snow falls, but other than trying to put salt down, is there anything that you can do about the ice other than tell people to stay home . Well, basically, you never want to get in conditions that are going to be icy. Black ice conditions can be very dangerous, and it forms very quickly on streets and sidewalks, and motorists and pedestrians alike should be extra cautious if they have to drive in this thing, but we would advise people to stay home, because we do not want them to be a statistic of any sort. So staying home is the recommendation. Mayor, we wish you luck, and hopefully you wont get it as bad as they say. Mayor cannon, thank you very much. Rebecca stevens is tracking the storm and joins us with more. John, theres a very tight difference of where the temperature is going to be overnight. And that is why were so concerned about storm number two. We had one storm go through last night and this morning, dumping 13 inches in the Northern Tier of our southern states, and this is the second round coming in again, with sleet being reported louisiana and arkansas. Thats exactly as the temperatures get colder overnight and colder air moves in, thats moving slowly eastward. So this major storm, being called catastrophic, is the amount of ice forecast in the central and east georgia into South Carolina. This is going to bring us freezing rain and up to 8 inches of snow, and up to one inch of increase. Thats why its going to be so dangerous. The ice amounts, 1 10 of an inch to half an inch, and then were going to add wind gusts to this. Even if we have a 10 Miles Per Hour wind gust on top of the ice on the trees, they are coming down, and on top of that, weak roots. So we look at the ice warning now that has been issued for georgia and alabama. It will be transitioning eastward. So now, you have fresh batteries in atlanta, and brace yourself, by 9 a. M. , Ice Accumulation in the northern portion of alabama. And midnight, georgia, youre going to start to get the Northern Tier, and atlanta, the ice fall. And the storm will continue to travel up parts of the eastern seaboard, bringing in additional Ice Accumulation but lesson thing, and thats when snow swings in on top of the ice. Tonight at the white house, president obama hosts a state dinner in honor of the french president. And it doesnt look like its snowing there yet, right. Not yet. Though congress is going to be come missing, and well be snowed under. Its a crisp evening, but not a damper on the festivities. A long relationship between the United States and france, but a closer period between the two countries, demonstrated by the fact that president of france is here. Lots of pomp and are ceremony today. Pictures of president obama and Michelle Obama coming out in the subfreezing temperatures, coatless, to wait for the president s arrival. You and i arent into these sorts of things, but some may care that Michelle Obamas dress was made by a designer, carol and meanwhile, the obamas coming in through the east wing, and a number of celebrities. Its the white house version of the red carpet. Julia louis dreyfus, and Steven Cobair was here, and the basketball player who is openly gay, he was a guest. And a host of officials. The secretary of defense, and the u. N. Ambassador. They will go to the south lawn, 348 guests, and they will have dinner on dry aged ribeye. They will have wines from monticello, from virginia. Mary j. Blige will entertain after that, and they will have a ritual here, the first one before the election, john. Since the president is stag, do we know who his dinner partner is going to be and. They handed out the dinner chart, and the names are unfamiliar to us. And anybody would like to avoid the wagging tongues of president olins situation. Its not unpress denned. But the french media is here in strong force, and theyre very interested in their president s social situation. And despite that, they have very serious work to do, right . Theres the arrival ceremony in the morning, and the oval office, and theres a photo up. But the two leaders appeared in the east room of the white house, and they answered questions for an hour. Very tough on syria and the regime. It was russia who removed those chemical weapons from syria, and now president obama put more pressure to do more. I have to say that there are starching civilians, and its not just the syrians, but the russians as well if ire blocking this resolution, so thats an example of the kinds of diplomatic work that were engaging in right now. One point of be friction potentially. A small thing. Iran, there were a group of 100ceos who went to iran seemingly in defines of the regime there, and president obama warned that if they try to violate the regime, and Irans Nuclear program continues, the u. S. Will come on them like a load of bricks. Mike at the white house. And we saw another on the shutdown today. 201 nayses let me do that again for you. 221 for the yeas, and 221 for the nays. And im getting a little bit mead of himself there. 21 republicans voting in favor, and that was more than they needed to get it through the house. And john barren, th boehner, war pressure to bring this before because of the tea party. But government workers dont get their paychecks, and people around the world who have invested in debt here, like the chinese and other countries and big corporations, they dont get their interest payments, and congress was very worried that had this not gone away tonight, that there could be a knockon effect for the recovery after 2008. So the full faith and credit of the United States was in doubt. And according to organizations, the chamber of commerce, who wrote to congress to say, you must get this done. Well see what happens there. Well, the democrats wouldnt budge on concessions, there are plenty of reasons why, and why did it happen this way. Well, mike touched on it just now from the white house. The snow is going to be really bad here in dc tomorrow. And effectively, the house is gone. So the snow certainly played a big part in that. But youre absolutely right. The republicans are trying to ring concessions out of the democrats, the keystone pipeline, and the medicare reimbursement, and of course on obamacare, and the democrats said we want a clean bill, and thats what they got. The minority whip in the house said theres blame to be leased at the door of both sides. On our side, we said that the republicans cut revenues, therefore they were responsible for the debt. On their side they said democrats spent hundred and invested money, and therefore theyre responsible for the debt. The fact of the matter is, we were all responsible for the debt. Speaking a couple of hours ago. Just before the vote took place. All right, so the big question, i guess, when the debt limit is brought up, is when the u. S. Might run out of money, and what do we know about that . Thats a great question. Were not out of the woods yet. This is the way it works. The limit was friday. And thats when the debt ceiling was crossed. We have been through this so many types, and theyre very adroit now, and i like to call it robbing peter to pay paul. And that means that they pay one bill and leave another. And they thought that they had more money in the coffers than they did. This of course is tax season, and were all looking for rebates. It means that the treasury has to pay on the way more this time of year than any other time of year. He wrote to the secretary and said were going to be down to cash only by february 27th. So now we have the house voting in favor, and the republicans dont much like it t. But it passed in the house. And now the senate, its all down to you. And there could be a vote in the senate by the end of the week, but the majority, its not guaranteed and the republicans could still hold it up. Technically, were not out of the woods yet, but if things go the way they think theyre going to go, the debt ceiling has been extended for another 12 months. John kara turning his attention to the snowstorm. Thank you very much the. The debt ceiling was not the only issue on capitol hill today. The new Federal Reserve chairman said its far from complete. Ali velshi said that investors were listening closely. In her first appearance before congress, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, yellen was easier to follow than the last fed chairs. Heres what she had to say, for home buyers worried about the rising rates, she said the fed will help to keep Interest Rates low for now to boost the economy, but remember that we dont control all Interest Rates. She said dont worry about the recent volatility in the stock market. It doesnt pose a substantial risk to the economy. And that helped to fuel a rally in stocks today. Or maybe it was the idea that the republicans were going to raise the debt ceiling. The dow gained 1. 2 . On the issue of jobs, yellen acknowledged this is the intractable issue of our tom, and she told them that the labor markets are incomplete. She didnt mince her words. This is what she said to lawmakers, who at the point she said it, may not have been agreeing to raise the debt ceiling. Fiscal policymakers should never put our nation in this situation when theres a risk of defoughting on the federal debt. It would be an extremely destructive thing to do from the point of view from our economy, from our financialish markets, of Global Financial markets. John, her warning about the damage of what the default could do to the u. S. Economy, probably tonight in the house, so lets be grateful to u. S. Officials for doing the right thing for the economy and for your prosperity tonight. You can catch real money with ali velshi. Next up, in his own defense. It sounds crazy, and i couldnt tell you what i was thinking. A florida man explains why he shot and killed an unarmed teenager over loud music. And plus, yet another state pulling the plug on Capital Punishment. And busted. Suspected members of the mafia accused of plotting to smuggle cocaine through frozen fish and pineapples. In Washington State, today, the governor said that hes suspending the use of Capital Punishment because a state review said that its being applied inconsistently and unequally. Washington has nine inmates on death row, and he said if a Death Penalty case comes to his desk, hell issue a retrieve. In the case of michael dunn, he broke down about killing a 17yearold over loud music. I have every right of self defense, and i took it. Reporter michael dunn repeated the sentiment at every opportunity, as he testified in his own defense. In an emotional moment, the 47yearold florida Software Engineer said that he was concerned not only about his safety, but that of his fiancee. She had gone inside of the store to buy a bottle of wine. It was not just my life i was worried about. He saw what looked like a barrel of a shotgun. Davis opened the suv door and was threatening to kill him. I was in fear for my life. And i was probably stunned. Reporter during crossexamination, the prosecution argued that dunn sprayed bullets into the suv with four unarmed teenagers inside. They asked why he kept firing at the suv, even as the driver was backing away. Dunn said that he kept shooting at the teens to keep their heads down, he didnt shoot to kill. But the prosecutor noted that there was no gun or sign that anyone had shot at him. You could have imagined the gun. Anything is possible, sir, its not likely, but between his threats and actions, theyre reinforcing what my eyes are telling me. During the rebuttal, the prosecution stressed that he never told his fins day that they had a gun. And on the stand, his fiance reiterated that. Did the defendant tell you that he saw a gun in that suv . No. Did he tell you that he ever saw a weapon of any kind in the suv. No. There was no mention of a stick . No. There was no mention of a shotgun . No. There was no mention of a barrel . No. There was no mention of a lead pipe. No. Dunn testified why he was so irritated about the teens thumping music. He said that he has hearing loss in one ear that makes the other ear more sensitive. The u. S. Attorney general said that its time to give Voting Rights to be ex felons. Its hard for them to reintegrate into society. He found that florida ex felons who have the right to vote return to the state far less than others. He hopes that the comments will start to restore valid privileges if. Shirley temple black, one of hollywoods most beloved child stars is being remembered tonight. And Richelle Carey is here. She was an icon for one generation, and another generation learning about her. Its sad. And you cant help but smile when you look at all of the pictures of her. She made people so happy. From a superstar to a diplomat. Shirley temple black sanging and danced her way into americas hearts. And its hard to believe that one of the greatest shar lets is gone on the good ship lollipop by the time her name was six years old, her name was above the title, starring in 20 hollywood films, and making about 1,000 a week, she was honored about a special Academy Award in 1934 1944. The young girl charmed moviegoers throughout the depression. Becoming the top star with her dimples and curls and tap shoes. President Franklin Roosevelt said, as long as our country has shirley temple, well be all right. Before filming a scene, her mother would tell her, sparkle, shirley, sparkle. And she did. She started singing and dancing at 3. Notable films including heidi. Grandpa, ill never see you again. Baby take a bow. Bow. I go where you go. And bright eyes. I dont care what you saw, there is a santa claus. In all, she would star in 43 feature films before retiring from the big screen in her 20s. But that does not take her out of the spotlight. She became a notable fundraiser and delegate to the united nations, and ambassador to check loss lovakia. She believed her diplomatic career was easier [ audio difficulties ] sorry about that. Shirley temple black died if in her home in woodside, california. And she was surrounded by her family, john. Amazing. When you think about it, when you retire if your 20s, what else are you going to do . And she did so much more. Just ahead, an update on the dangerous storm moving through the southeast. Treacherous snow, sleet and ice expected to leave problems hadnt. And parts of europe are experiencing severe flooding, waters rising in just minutes. And fishing forgiveness. Dozens of tribal fishermen arrested. And decades later, the charges could be dropped. Welcome back to aljazeera. Im John Seigenthaler in new york, and we have a lot