it s largely clear of traffic. very few cars driving. ordinarily, this is one of the busiest stretches of highway in atlanta. but as you can see, most people are staying home. the roads are passable, but they do have a lot of snow on them, and many stretches of interstate, you can t even see the dividing lines between the individual lanes. so most people are heeding the warns and staying home, jon. jon: i know that atlanta and a lot of southern cities just don t have the facilities, don t have the equipment, the snow plow, the salt spreaders, that kind of thing. that s right. yeah, it s not economical to maintain this huge fleet of snow plows, sand truck, so they simply don t. they can deal with small amounts of snow fall, but when you get something like this, this is extremely uncommon, and the entire city essentially shuts down. in fact, our new governor-elect, nathan biele, was supposed to have a big outdoor gala swearing in ceremony. they ve had to move it inside because of this.
apolitical philosophy. reporter: appleseed participants say they re just mainstream americans exercising their first and second amendment rights. for now, watchdog groups agree. at this moment we do not believe that the appleseed project is an extremist organization. we don t know where they re headed. reporter: critics question whether appleseed fuels anti-government sentiment while it bills itself as nonpartisan, the movement makes no secret of its dissatisfaction with the current political climate. like many other americans, i ve been concerned and disturbed about the direction the country s going in. reporter: now, jack daly insists that the appleseed project is about inspiring the electorate to make changes in government through the democratic process and not armed resistance. shannon? shannon: jonathan serrie live in atlanta, thank you. reporter: certainly. shannon: reporters attacked outside a courthouse.
been some speculation that perhaps there was a racial motive because most of his victims were african-american males. authorities say they are not ready to go there just yet. another potential motive or influence, perhaps, is drug problems. according to israeli media he had suffered from drug problems, had even sought treatment here in the u.s. and according to israeli media reports friends there said that during some of his recent visits to that country there had been violent incidents, that at one point three people had to hold him down whenever he would get angry, and also reports that he allegedly attacked a family member, but no charges were filed at the time, jon. jon: jonathan serrie live in atlanta. we are keeping an eye on the courtroom, that is the video you saw next to jonathan. when that arraignment begins we ll have it live. jenna: happening now we also have breaking news out in detroit, amazing images from the city s east side. eight firefighters at the
general, wash the exteriors before you cut into them to avoid transferring any contaminants from the outside to the inside that you are going to eat. bret: jonathan serrie live in atlanta. thank you. still ahead, the cost of flying may be going up. right after the break, we return to an area hit hard by hurricane irene.
speech that includes free speech of corporations. the companies in this lawsuit argue that the f.d.a. is forcing producers of a lawful product to use their own packaging and advertising to convey an emotionally charged government message that will cost them millions of dollars at the very least. the f.d.a. isn t commenting saying it does not discuss pending litigation. but ironically the campaign may also prove costly to federal and state governments, which reap more than $50 billion in cigarette taxes and fees each year, shep. shepard: jonathan serrie live in atlanta tonight. john, thanks. watching television could be just as bad for you as smoking. that from a new study. we can t believe it here. researchers in australia say every hour you watch can cut your life expectancy by more than 20 minutes. that s if you are sitting in front of the tv. they say other studies have shown one cigarette only does half as much damage. yet another study offers a way to undo some of the damage. re