Snow Strands Drivers in South

Last Thursday Atlanta got hit with weather conditions below freezing and 2.5 inches of snow. For many drivers the 10-15 minute commute to work became a 2 hour one. Many drivers even abandoned their cars, more than 3,000 people left their cars. There are still around 2,000 cars that officials have to go and clear from the roads as well. On Tuesdays officials began bringing people to their cars, in 4 wheel drive vehicles. This weather accounted for 10 deaths in the south. 5 in Alabama and the rest in North Carolina and Mississippi. Also, a baby was born during the snow storm because the parents could not reach the hospital in time, they named her Grace. On the bright side temperatures are expected to rise above freezing this week according to the National Weather Service.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/us/winter-weather/

Sochi 2014

The Sochi winter games is only a few days away but no expense has been spared. In preparation for the 2014 winter games it has been recorded that they spent $50 million dollars, Bejing in 2008 they spent arounf $40 million dollars. Some people are questioning what all that money funded, and there is apparently $20-30 million dollars not accounted for. The Russian leader, Nemstov, says the missing money most likely went into the construction of roads and housing for over 800,000 people. That still leaves a large some of money that is said to have to do with the the corrupt Russian Government. Nemstov is said to making this 14 day long event into his "personal project", sparing no expense and not caring about the safety of the people and environment.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/20/sport/russia-sochi-putin/

Chris Christie

Chris Christie the governor of New Jersey is allegedly behind the shut down of the George Washington Bridge. The bridge is the busiest bridge in the world, and it leads from New York City to Fort Lee, NJ. The lanes were allegedly closed by some of Christie's aid and staffers because of the Mayor of Fort Lee's refusal to endorse Chris Christie. In the begging the closer was said to be part of a traffic study, but with this new information Christie, who could be a contender for the 2016, could be impeached. The lane closures caused emergency vehicles, school buses, and commuters on the bridges for hours. In one case a 91 year old woman died of cardiac arrest in a hospital, and people are saying it could have been avoided in the ambulance was not held up on the bridge and could have arrived faster. Politicians said that using the bridge as a political vendetta is a crime. Also having people use their office position to have a political game is all a crime and if it gets tied back to Christie it is an impeachable thing.  


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/subpoenas-expected-chris-christie-aides-bridgegate/story?id=21504489

Passengers Rescued From Antartic

A helicopter rescued 52 passengers that were trapped on a research ship that has been trapped in the Artic since Christmas Eve. A Chinese helicopter carried the people from the Russian Ship MV Akademik to an Australian icebreaker 12 at a time. The icebreaker will then bring the passengers to an Australian Island, the trip will take roughly two weeks. The 22 crew members aboard the Russian Ship are staying with the boat until the surrounding ice breaks up. The boat is at no risk of sinking and there is at least a week worth of supplies on board. The helicopter rescue came after several failed attempts to reach the vessel, due to strong winds, fog and thick ice. Three icebreakers tried to break the ice around the ship, but they all failed. The closet one of the icebreakers came was 12 miles.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/52-passengers-trapped-antarctica-rescued-21393578