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BUT THE FAC YES, WE DEFINITELY
COORDINATING WITH THE T OF THE E
MOVED 1 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF
THE CITY IN ONE SOMEDAY.
WE HAD ZERO FATALITIES.
WE KEPT ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS
OPEN.
WE HANDLED 797 AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS.
WE ONLY HAD 14 MAJOR ACCIDENTS.
AND WE SHELTERED 400 KIDS AND
GOT THEM BACK TO THEIR FAMILY
TODAY.
AND NONE OF THAT WAS REPORTED.
AND HARTSFIELD/JACKSON AIRPORT
IS CONTINUING TO OPERATE.
NOW, IT'S FAIR TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S ON THE INTERSTATE.
AND WHEN I LEAVE HERE, I'M GOING
TO HELP THE FOLKS STUCK IN THOSE
CARS ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT I
THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR FOR CNN
TO POINT OUT THAT I DO NOT HAVE
JURISDICTION OVER THE HIGHWAYS
IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND I
NEVER HAVE.
>> I'M HAPPY TO POINT THAT OUT,
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM SEEMED
TO -- WE ARE TALKING TO PEOPLE
AT BUS DEPOTS, SCHOOLS IN
ATLANTA, CHILDREN HAD TO SPEND
THE NIGHT, THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT EXTENDED WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS AND OUTSIDE OF THEM.
AND YOU TWEETED YESTERDAY
MORNING, QUOTE, ATLANTA, WE ARE
READY FOR THE SNOW.
FOR USEFUL NUMBERS AND
INFORMATION, MAKE SURE YOU READ
OUR PRESS RELEASE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND 24 HOURS -- AND 24 HOURS
LATER -- AND 24 HOURS LATER, IF
YOU PUT UP THE IMAGES OF THE
CITY RIGHT NOW, THE CITY AFTER A
SEVERE STORM WEATHER EVENT IS
FUNCTIONING, AND 80% OF OUR
STREETS ARE CLEAR.
AND ZERO FATALITIES OCCURRED.
AND WE HANDLED 797 INCIDENTS AND
GOT ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE
APS SCHOOL HOME.
SO THE ANSWER IS WE CAN ALWAYS
GET BETTER.
I CERTAINLY WANT THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAYS AND
INTERSTATES TO GET HOME TO THEIR
FAMILIES.
AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE ON MY
COAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'VE
BEEN.
I'M GOING BACK THERE WHEN I'M
DONE, BUT I'VE SAT AND WATCHED
ALL DAY LONG YOU ALL SHOW IMAGE
AFTER IMAGES OF INTERSTATES THAT
AREN'T IN THE CITY LIMITS.
AND AREN'T THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE CITY.
AND THE ONLY NAME THAT YOU ALL
HAVE USED ALL DAY LONG IS THE
CITY OF ATLANTA.
WHEN YOU COULD HAVE EASILY PUT
UP YOUR CAMERAS AND SHOWN THE
IMAGES OF OUR CITY.
WITH THE STREETS BEING IMPROVED
AND THE CITY MOVING.
>> AND LET ME ASK YOU, JUST A
QUESTION THEN BEFORE WE GO ON
THAT FRONT, BECAUSE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN YOUR CITY AND
USE YOUR CITY USE THE
INTERSTATES.
SO TO THEM, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE
TIED TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU CROSS
THE CITY LINE, SO IS IT THE
GOVERNOR'S FAULT THAT THE
INTERSTATES HAVE CREATED THIS
HORRIBLE IMAGE AND HORRIBLE
EXPERIENCE?
>> ERIN, RATHER THAN PLAYING THE
BLAME GAME, WE HAVE SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT I WANT TO STATE CLEARLY, I
DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION TO CLEAR
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY
OF ATLANTA.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STREETS
THAT ARE IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA.
AND AS OF TODAY, ONE DAY IN TO A
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT, WE GOT OUR