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Batch. the four students arrested have all been suspended from school. another -- if i could hibernate, i would. theres something to be said for hibernation. another round of brutal weather bearing down on the south. the governors of georgia and alabama have declared a state of emergency. you know the drill. freezing rain across both states. in atlanta several school districts have canceled classes today. >> i might be hibernating right now. >> the relentless cold and snow have wreaked havoc o...

He finished on top in a five-candidate democratic primary field, but it was far short of the 50% vote he needed to win outright. hes going to face cook county commissioner jesus garcia who finished second in the runoff on april 7th. and the mayor even had some very high-profile friend and former boss the president of the united states. the president was just there kind of stumping for him. >> it will be an interesting six weeks. a new round of brutal weather bearing down on the south. the gove...

Snarled. look at this. this is a realtime map. i-166 is the only area in atlanta we see major traffic snarls. we wanted to look at the forensics of all this, how did it all happen. snowmageddon in a major city. an auto graveyard on the interstate. semi trucks jackknifed, cars abandoned by the hundreds. others struggling. over a thousand accidents were reported in the city of atlanta and the greater area. look at these school buses. children stranded inside them. nearly 100 children were stuck on...

What is normally one of atlantas busiest interstates. >> im standing in the middle of interstate 85. this is one of the main arteries of atlanta. and as you can see, it is at a complete standstill. the city of atlanta is virtually shut down, and its been this way since rush hour last night. drivers left work trying to escape the wintery weather. little did they know they would be stuck in this gridlock in the cold weather. all because of this. if you take a look, you can see that the roadway is ...

Guard, has been called to the interstate 85 and 75 and are searching buses and cars for people who did not leave their cars but sat in traffic most of the day, giving them meals raid to eat, the rations that are given to soldiers in afghanistan. so the nightmare continues although some of the snow has cleared, wolf. >> the outrage, the public official, the way they handled all of this, this mess, really sst a mess, that outrage is clearly growing, isnt it. >> well, were seeing it all over social...

Carolina. good morning, nicole. >> good morning to you all. well, i tell you what, we got about 3 inches of snow and thats not the problem. our problem this morning are the road ways and whats happening there. the trailers have come through here and the now plows and everything cleared up the city roads. yesterday morning when we were with you that kept the dot from getting on the roadways this was a rain snow mix. they couldnt do anything about the roads because of all of the assault would have...

newt gingrich is creeping up in the polls after this weeks debate, but mitt romney is still the national frontrunner. today, the two battle it out over breakfast. both candidates will be in the same diner at the same exact time. >> see you at tommys ham house. >> tommys ham house, newt gingrich didnt know about it until we talked to him. we talked to tommy of tommys ham house live this morning. heres what he has to say about the excitement in his restaurant. >> i told you heres what he...

two days ago it was the cheer leaders from the philadelphia eagles. they had rock bands. it is a chance for those soldiers coming out of iraq to sort of decompress a bit before they go home. there also isnt a lot to do while they wait for their flights. they have been able to speed up the process. a couple of weeks ago this process was slammed. and you might wait five to eight days if you were a soldier hoping to fly back to the states. the crew that i came in on the convoy last night ...

She continues to inspire me. i think she inspires everyone. >> she does, indeed. ive got to say the circle of women around her on capitol hill is inspirational, too. you need your friends when youre in you need your friends when youre in trouble. now to our breaking news. severe storms in the southeast. the weather channels nick walker joining us. whats the latest on that tornado watch? >> it goes through the evening hours into portions of south carolina, boo alabama where huntsville had a 74-mi...

Cruiser. the officer had to cut open the door to get the man out because he was unresponsive with his foot on the gas pedal today. hes recovering today. here is a live look at interstate 85 in miami, florida. it is, of course, the start of a holiday weekend and millions of americans are going to be hitting the road. were going to tell you if you should expect any bumps in those roads. thats straight ahead. also, diet and lifestyle, genetic, all reasons that people blame for weight gain. you ...