The people across america. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to news4 midday, im barbara harrison. Its wednesday, january 29th, 2014. And right now, the hard freeze is affecting the deep south. Six states declared emergencies. Georgia is one of the hardesthit areas. Right now, the mayor of atlanta says people are still stranded on the highways because of the icy roads. This morning, georgia governor nathan dooel ordered the National Guard into their humvees to rescue stranded students on a bus and drivers stranded on the highway. Thousands of people never made it home last night. Many drivers abandoned their cars on the highway and walked to safety. More than 900 accidents were reported in georgia in the last 24 hours. Well, the same system that brought a fresh coating of snow overnight in our region, news4s Melissa Malay said it happened reporter i may look like i have a lot of sun, but its 12 degrees here. We have a couple inches of powder here on the ground. Very easy to dust off.
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