I want to start out by apologizing to those individuals who were stranded on our roadways, to those parents whose children were unable to return home in a timely fashion. I accept responsibility for the fact that we did not make preparation early enough to avoid these consequences. I'm not going to look for a scapegoat. I'm the governor. The buck stops with me. I accept the responsibility for it.
Governor Nathan Deal acknowledges his responsibility for the failures in preparation for the storm that caused significant traffic issues in Atlanta.
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