[ music ] priceless theft a stun gun, a concert master and the mystery of who stole a 300yearold stradavarius. [ music ] atlanta will recover from the ice storm and life will get back to normal. For now the city is reeling from Mother Nature and mistakes from those in power. Thousands stranded on highway, children spending the night in schools and buses. Good samaritans rescuing those in need. We know it happened, but why what went wrong . We begin with robert ray in atlanta. Atlanta, paralyzed by a few inches of snow that turned quickly into dangerous ice. The ice on the road people are trying to drive up and down the road and couldnt make it. Tyres lost traction, everyone hit each other. A million commuters and schoolchildren trying to go home simultaneously tuesday as the storm bore down. The result a colossal regionwide traffic jam. Many people driving. If you can call it that, for over 16 hours, marking their progress in inches. Some stranded overnight, forced to leave their vehic
Fatal overdoses. Hi there, good to have you with us on al jazeera america. Im Thomas Drayton. President obama is preparing for his fifth state of union speech. Hell do so with the knowledge that its thought the country is not Getting Better under his watch the the president s Approval Rating is 46 , up from a low of 42 in november, after the government shutdown. Its his lowest Approval Rating ever, going into a state of union address. Most americans are sour on the beleaguered economy, the direction of the economy and the state of politics. During tuesdays address theyll try to turn the publics tapes to key initiatives, including early chide hood, increasing the minimum wage and the Affordable Care act. Well have coverage of the state of union before and after the speech starting the 6 00 pm eastern, and the president s speech live here at 9 eastern. Hillary clinton is speaking out about her time as secretary of state and what she could have done differently. Mrs. Clinton was in new or
It feels more private. A part of the u. S. That the rest of the country can learn from, a look at what it keeping the economy booming in the northwest. Hi there, good to have you with us here on al jazeera america. Im Thomas Drayton. President obama is pledging to make 2014 a year of action. The president pitched a new agenda during his state of Union Address. He promised to modify the tax code, spend more to rebuild roads and bridges. The president urged a divided congress to Work Together and is willing to get things done through executive orders. Patty culhane has more on mondays speech. Mr speaker, the president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ] tens of millions of americans spent their evening watching the u. S. President out line his priority. The family who for three decades called this country home had to wait 48 minutes to hear what they care about, their former homeland, syria. This is all he had to say. American diplomacy, backed by the threat of force is why s
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