see you next fox news sunday. >> fox news sunday is a presentation of fox news. . >> harris: we begin with breaking news, i'm harris falkner. a manhunt underway right now in washington state, after somebody shot and killed a park ranger during a routine traffic stop. here is what we know. officials are saying margaret anderson was shot earlier today at mt. ranier national park. she was a 34-year-old mother of two. the gunman still on the loose at this hour and officials have closed down the park, asking people to stay out of the area, while they search for the gunman. right now police say they believe he's still in the woods with a assault rifle and they say they've gotten reports of cars with bullet holes and anderson served as a park ranger for about four

years and her husband, also a park ranger, working in the same park at the time of the shooting and joining us know you is lee taylor, public information officer for mt. ranier state park, rather. a ranger taylor, you're with us on the phone. >> yes, i am. >> tell me about the person you think are' looking for at this point. >> unfortunately we don't know too much about the person and don't have a physical description since there were no witnesses to the shooting and we know that it's a male and that's about all we know at this point. we do have information about the registered owner of the vehicle that he was driving, we can't be certain that he is the person who was the owner of the car. >> harris: i want to give people an idea of what it's like to look for someone at mt. ranier national park and every now and then we'll go et the results of looking for hikers and the terrain is difficult and he's closed down the park and what is he facing as you look for this guy? >> he's fled into the woods.

it's heavily forehe issed and there's snow on the ground and up at the higher elevations right now. and it is now beginning to get dark out here, and as we get into late afternoon, and so, you know, it's very challenging terrain, but the most challenging thing about it, of course, we're searching for someone who does not want to be found and who has a weapon and is willing to use it so we can't just put, you know, a bevy of searchers out into the field and have them go wandering off on foot looking for him. so, it's very complicated and we're getting assistance from some other law enforcement units who have experience with this type of situation and we just hope we'll able to apprehend him. >> ranger taylor, tell me about the incident that started this and why this particular ranger, do you think, was shot? >> well, the incident started as a routine attempt to stop a car, one of our other rangers was trying to pull over, and the shooters car and he

refused to stop. and so, that ranger radioed to other rangers in the park, to let them know what was happening and ranger market anderson then established a traffic block and she had her car across the lane of trough so he couldn't get by. when he reached that point he jumped out of the car and fatally shot her. >> harris: i know you worked with ranger anderson and her husband works there the a the park. tell me a little about the mood at the park as you guys hunt for a killer? >> i would say the mood at the park is stunned grief. margaret anderson is a wonderful person. a fantastic ranger, and someone who, like all rangers, wasn't in this for, you know, the money or the glory, but because she loves the wild places and is really committed to the american public that visit these parks and it's just a tragedy that she lost

her life in the course of doing her duty in the park. >> harris: all right. quickly, ranger taylor, what will it be like for the next few hours or days? will you continue to have the park closed as you hunt for this person? >> yeah, i believe the park will stay closed if we're not able to apprehend him this evening, the park will be closed tomorrow and we'll reassess, day by day, based on what we're able to find. >> harris: tough terrain, as they search for someone with assault rival, as they search the park. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> harris: we're of course following the story closely for any developments and we'll bring them to you as we get them in the news room. and also tonight on the fox repo report. two days until iowa. republican candidates trying to clinch their party's nomination. ready to face off in their first of the nation contest and the currently frontrunners in the poll say they've got iowa covered. >> we will win iowa and we'll

go to washington with a mandate to make sure we get this back. >> they're not going to leave us, they come and go. >> harris: the competition with a different take. >> i was at 5% and the question was why don't you pack it up. >> harris: fox reports on the battle for the hawk eye state and also, it's happening again. arsonist at work setting car after car on fire. and after nights of seeing the flames spread to homes and more, people in the los angeles area now on edge. >> i've got my keys and moved my car and while everyone else was getting out. >> i didn't know that 45, that's incredible thing. and whoever is doing this is a terrible person. >> many asks what keeps us up at night. >> i can tell you that the actions in the community keep them up tonight. >> harris: tonight, a development. the new clue that could help police catch the fire starter.

and-- >> i had no work, i was stunned. i just kind of-- >> a wife and husband parked their car only to watch the ground open up and eat them. >> i said a prayer, and all right. >> harris: fox news is america's election headquarters. it is down to the wire in iowa. a new poll showing how voters there may sway on tuesday. and a des moines register poll taken last tuesday through friday, shows former massachusetts governor mitt romney with 24% of the vote and he's followed in that poll by texas congressman ron paul, they're in a statistical dead heat and rick santorum surging to third place with 15%. but if you look at just the last two days of poll results, the most recent santorum springs to second place with 21% saying they would support him. romney still at 24 and paul

falls to third place with 18%, all of this could suggest how much play there is, in the numbers. and another sign of volatility in this race? 41% of those polled say they could be persuaded to change their minds, by tuesday. and that's less than 24 hours from now. >> chief krnt, carl cameron live for us, is this an unusual number of high voters for iowa? >> it may be a little bit high. but four years ago when mike huckabee won the iowa caucuses, the folks that showed up back then went to the caucus places saying they hadn't made up their mind and the vast majority did and it's possible to write in none of the above or no choice or anybody else, and it doesn't happen very often. caucuses are a fairly small undertaking and the record was 118,000, if they were to break 120 that would be a benchmark,

the sliver out here and a multi-cad field, any candidate could win with as few as 30 to 40,000 votes. as we've been saying over and over and over again divided by evangelical and nonevangelical. >> harris: you were talking about mike huckabee and now mentioning evangelicals, they put him over the top four years ago. and rick santorum's numbers are moving? >> he had endorsements from influential evangelicals the last week and came to benefit from the huge mailing list put out by the redeem the vote organization of christian youth groups and 700,000 e-mails sent to iowa urging them to go to the caucuses in 48 hours and whether or not it actually expresses specific support for rick santorum doesn't matter and he has a lot of momentum with the evangelical conservatives now.

it's a voting block divided up, but so many regardless what the purpose in caucuses is, they want iowa's voice to matter and their choice to be nominatable and electable and when they surge in the poll that sakes the undecided voters and makes them give him a second look. >> and almost as loud as the voters have been the attack ads all over the place and newt gingrich saying that attack ads have brought his numbers down. >> he's acknowledged that he's going to have a hard time making the top three in iowa and perhaps four and five and he will continue to fight on. and rick perry noting much of the same thing and in the case of mr. gingrich he has been the large attack ads and acknowledged that it took him down and this afternoon he got angry and specifically mentioned mitt romney and suggested something that is very, very tough politics, that romney was trying to use money to buy the nomination. listen to this.

>> and that-- we heard that you were-- >> did you pick that? >> i didn't say that he would if he could. >> he would be trying-- >> and would if he could. >> and well, i don't know. 3 1/2 million dollars in negative ads, you tell me. >> and romney, obviously has a good deal of is his en0 campaign money and there's an outside pac supporting him. rick perry had more money spent than mitt romney. aen gingrich is clearly getting angry and not stretching his promise to go positive, but more and more he felt he's abused by the former governor. >> and operate other side of the political aisle. president obama is gearing up to do battle in iowa. flexing serious muscle even if he stays under the political radar for the most part and

iowa is a major battle ground state. making it potentially a big prize that could tip the balance in a generally closed election. even if the president enjoys the sun and surf on his holiday vacation, analysts say that he has iowa very much on his mind and the hope may be that the eventually republican nominee will be bloodied aen battered after waging a long battle. leaving president obama in a strong position to put iowa in the win column. take a look at the ground operation in his reelection campaign is building there. and offices already opened throughout iowa and his campaign staffers are busy working the phones and made 350,000 calls to potential supporters. the staff also holding nearly 1300 of this to recruit and train volunteers. our doug luzader is travelling with the president. he's live for us this honolulu tonight. doug? >> and harris, hello. at this moment the first family is logging a little bit of beach time, but the president no doubt has iowa on his mind and two reasons for

that. first of all, his campaign was to what potential republican they're obviously going to be facing later on this year, but secondly, the president wants to win iowa and they see this as a potential swing state, one that really could determine, who knows, the outcome of the election and you mention this had. they've opened up eight sealed office there is and washington post reports they've hired more than 20 staff members and that's a pretty big operation and iowa is just one of the swing states that the campaign is going to make a real play for. >> and the democrats have to put a premium on places like nevada and new mexico, for example, wisconsin because they won those states traditionally and no, i think there are eight or ten states that are going to decide the presidency. >> now, we talk about the obamas finishing up the vacation here and they visited a cultural center here on the island today where they saw some of the anthropology work done by the president's late mother, ann dunham, one of the last activities they're trying

to squeeze in here about of they head back to washington and from there, the white house has said the president is going to have a very busy travel trip. >> harris: thank you very much. on this new years night at 8 p.m. eastern, an american election headquarter special, a preview of tuesday's caucuses live from iowa, bret baier and megyn kelly and don't miss special edition of studio b. fox report. shepard smith live from iowa starting monday and contacts and expert analysis on the caucuses and on tuesday, our fox news coverage of the iowa caucuses begins at 6 p.m. eastern. don't miss a second of it. and well, right now, arsonists have struck again in southern california. and cars torched overnight adding new urgency to a massive investigation. the very latest on the attack, and the search for whoever is doing this. plus, a member of the military

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>> right now, piecing together any and all information to bring an end to a series of arson attacks in california. last night's new year's eve celebrations were replaced by anxiety and four more cars torched. over the past several nights someone set dozens of cars on fire and causing expensive and extensive damage and leaving entire neighborhoods in shock. >> i went out to the window to see it and my car is parked behind the one set op fire first. >> what did you do. >> i got my keys and moved my car, while everyone else was yelling fire and getting out. >> what do you think of this. >> crazy, terrible. and i didn't know that there was 45-- a terrible, table thing. whoever is doing this is a

terrible person. >> police now offering a reward for information leading to any conviction, this is putting, as you might imagine, burden on the fire departments there. dealing with the resources, training emergency calls night after night. >> it's a time for the neighborhoods to get together and neighbors to report any suspicious activities and please, please, keep an eye on each other out there at this time. >> casey stegall in live in los angeles with the latest and what i've been reading is, so far no serious injuries, but that's the concern that this could escalate. >> and things can get out of control in a hurry. as you know, we're talking about nearly 40 fires in just a few days and los angeles police tell us that they're enhancing surveillance video recovered near one of those crime scenes. they believe that an individual's face is visible in it and they think it's likely multiple suspects are involved here, they're looking for a white or cream colored

lexus, dozens of suspicious fires breaking out in and around hollywood. a few miles north of the san fernando valley and vehicles in carports being torched and then the claims spreading to neighboring homes and apartment buildings and several police and fire agencies are involved, working to tie everything together. >> listen. >> they're looking at each one of these individually and then looking at them as a whole, as an umbrella. to see how they all relate. >> and now, extra police patrols are out and about looking for anything suspicious and additional arson investigators have brought in as well. multiple cities on high alert, really, and $60,000 reward i should say, it keeps rising and now being offered to inin who can provide police with information to get the fire bug or fire bugs hyped bars, harris. >> harris: you know, casey, i asked the question a couple of

nights ago, they made two arrests and maybe that might play a role, but there's more information that's come out against the two people originally in custody? >> yeah, you know, that information has been floating around since friday and police initially said that two suspects have been arrested and tonight the l.a.p.d. telling fox news channel that no arrests were ever made and they say that just two people were detained and even while those folks were in custody, new fires popped up and that's why authorities are really scratching their heads here, harris. >> harris: all right. casey, thank you very much for bringing us the latest on that. iran says it has done it, claiming a major break through in its nuclear program. we'll tell you what the islamic regime may have achieved and what it means for that part of the world. plus, a closer look at your money. investigators getting a major case of whiplash in 2011. what wall street may have in store for the new year. stay close. this new at&t 4g lte is fast.

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>> alarm bells ringing from israel to washington, this new years day as iran announces a break through. and claiming it's developed the first new fuel rod. the report op state television says the rod was inserted into the core of tehran's nuclear reactor and the timing may raise some eyebrows. >> yesterday, iran was signaling it was ready to resume talks over the nuclear program. all of this as tensions public up in the international waters patrolled by the u.s. navy and iran is pressing on with war games near the strait of hormuz, a strategic gateway for the world's supply of oil. our doug mcelway is following the story in washington. >> last thursday, a state department spokesman suggested that the weight of international sanctions may be

causing iran to quote, lash out. today's new provocation lends credence to that theory. after announcing postponement. iran carried that out today. and a medium sea to air missile designed to avoid radar. at the same time aran announced the first nuclear fuel ride. of that provides fuel for nuclear reactors, an achievement that many western experts did not believe that iran was capable of. u.n. ambassador bolten says it narrows the window of time for the west to act before iran becomes a nuclear power. >> and said a month or so ago, he thought iran could have a nuclear weapon in a year and i suspect it's less than that and i think that 2012 could be a very important year if israel reads the situation the same way as secretary panetta, the timing which they have to take military action against iran in a nuclear weapons program is very, very short. the missile test and announcement of nuclear fuel

residence come just a day after president obama signed a measure to reduce the oil by penalizing those doing business with iran central bank and many believe it's the toughest imposed and iran currency slips to a record low today. doug mcelway, fox news. >> harris: to another nuclear armed nation now. north korea. leaders are calling on their people to rally behind their new leader, kim jong un and protect him as quote, human shields. kim jong un taking over for his father, the late kem jong ill. an after the state reported that the official. and a young leader met with leaders of the military and even inspecting tanks and we're told it was kim jong un's first military inspection after the death. the son promising to boost the

country's defenses and help fix widespread foot shortages at the same time. wall street wrapping up a wild ride in 2011. if you have a 401(k) you know all about it. the u.s. credit downgrade and europe's growing debt crisis and the battles on capitol hill over our own investments and putting them on a role he coaster ride. the dow managing to finish on the upside. closing more than 5% higher. the index was higher now than in 2009 at the heart of the crisis. investigators may want to buckle their seat belts for 2012. many of the troubles weighing on the markets last year are still on our back. and the financial and political headaches won't go away. and brenda buttner, senior business correspondent and anchor from bulls and bears ahead. >> harris, ho-hum, what you might say if you look at the broad u.s. market the end of

the year, basically where it started, but it's the in between to tell the real story and what a story. yes, your stomach will tell you it was a gut wrenching year with the dow averaging daily intra day swings from august to november of nearly 300 points. with unemployment finally headed in the right direction, and companies sitting on plenty of cash and a bit of building in the housing market. are there signs the new year will be a bit more settled on wall street? don't count on it. that's because what happens here may not matter as much as what happens there. there being europe. the european union, our biggest trading partner. many believes that it's already put into recession and put pressure on the healthy governments to force the weaker ones to accept tougher awes tart measures. and it's not just the debt in europe to send them up and

down. traders are worried about growth going bad in markets such as china because europe can't buy as much of the goods. if the second largest economy in the world slows down and europe bases a credit crunch, the u.s. will know the be immune. not to mention our own red ink and ups and downs in election year. unemployment still the biggest driver for the markets here. on friday, we find out december's numbers. did the holiday season bring a gift of temporary workers and will incomes go up? the stock market does what the broad market didn't do last year, and go up. harris, back to you. >> harris: all right. brenda, thank you. candidates are on the ground in iowa just now less than 48 hours from the caucuses. we'll take you back there live to finds out about the strategies they're using to win over the undecided voters. plus, a sinkhole, big enough

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of likely republican caucus goers could change their minds about who to vote for by tuesday. the latest polling an indication of who might win or do well. the most recent des moines register polls showing former massachusetts governor mitt romney with 24% of the vote potentially according to this poll ap congressman ron paul 22%, a statistical dead heat and rick santorum gaining on them and 15% of the vote. our steve brown is live in urbandale, iowa and you're gingrich's campaign and a lot of people talking about rick santorum and whether he can make the late e-surge turp in the votes? >> that's the question. he put in the most time on the ground and whether he can translate the voters he's met and all of those volunteers and turn it into a ground game. what's interesting from the santorum book, in addition to

the traditional phone backing, door knocking, leavelet sort of things, they hope for a bit of organic grass roots work and people organize on their own and talk to their neighbors and to the caucuses. >> and governor rick perry was raising eyebrows with the number of boots on the ground and that also means money he's spending. >> he's spending quite a bit on ads alone and travel to get folks here. i was sitting next to a guy a strike force of 200 and the governor was talking about, 350 texans coming up and suggests something in the neighborhood of 500 to work on the last week of the campaign and go well in terms of getting a ground game together. it's an impressive number of folks for the perry campaign. >> all along we've heard that texas congressman had such a strong ground came and who

really wins that one? >> well, by acclimation, they point to his. the funny part they're close to the vest about this sort of stuff and most of the campaigns have given to the media in recently days, the polling data and they'll give a speech on behalf of the candidate and how many campaign chairs they have. none that have was coming from the paul campaign and being somewhat secretive about it and the other compaigns tend to keep going and we tend to believe that. >> harris: steve brown live from iowa. many polls showing the number one issue for america in total in 2012 will be the economy and jobs. but in iowa the topics from voters can vary. the hawk eye state pulling through better than others largely thanks to agriculture. that doesn't mean there are not layoffs in small touns and

leaving many iowans concerned about the economy. >> while some talk about social issues during the final appeal, some voters are reminding them to keep the focus on jobs. john roberts talked with one family in iowa. >> and good evening to you, harris, yeah, the big question here is will voters vote their hearts or wallets. they voted their hearts and went for mike huckabee and things are denver this time around. here is why. pella windows and doors and heard of those, a major supplier to the housing country industry and renault evaluation and pick them up at lowe's. and they had to shutter familiar tris and lay people off in iowa. and one is loretta. she and her husband tim worked for pella, one son in college and another a senior in hospital.

fiscal discipline has been number one for them. >> we're looking how to adjust our spending and deal with this and nothing different than what we're looking for the candidates. >> when they go to caucus on tuesday night, harris, they're going to be looking for a candidate who shares their value of a dollar. >> well, and as for the economy, you know, you hear social issues are important to those. how do they balance this in canada? >> and if they are important as conservative social issues, particularly here in pella, a conservative dutch town, but when looking at a candidate they're looking for votes. somebody they can be comfortable with, who shares their values and somebody they think is going to be a very good steward of the economy. for example, in the downtown area where it's really good. and they told us the best year in the past decade. it's the same time they know people who have been laid off and they were their customers and feel their pain. the chief tells he knows what people are looking for on

tuesday. >> i think you know, they're looking for somebody that's a good leader, a strong leader. somebody that's willing to blaze a path and set some goals and get some stuff done. >> and really big question, harris, is how this is going to play out in november. this is a crucial swing state and over the last couple of elections it's gone back and forth. >> harris: in some of the latest polling, last 24 hours, people are willing, more than 40% to changed their mind and be persuaded. you wonder what it would take to persuade their vote. john roberts. good to see you. tonight at 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. eastern, coming up in a little bit. america election headquarters special, a preview of tuesday's caucuses live from iowa with bret baier and megyn kelly and studio be, and shep

smith will be live. and on tuesday, fox news coverage of the iowa caucuses, all right here on fox news channel. well, after tuesday, the political talk will shift and some 1300 miles to the east and holds the first in the nation's primary on january 10th. former governor mitt romney and former utah government john huntsman. and romney focusing on new hampshire aallows independents to vote in the republican contest and we know, rather, how important and coveted the independent votes are, how accurate is new hampshire at choosing the nominee. new hampshire has chosen the nominee correctly ten times, about 50%. in texas new information on a story we brought you first on the fox news report.

federal agencies moving in on the midland international airport. a een security arrested a man, charged the man with trying to bring explosives on the airplane and deattend him until the judge on tuesday and the fbi releasing his name. 30-year-old trace scott atwater. it's not clear if he was in uniform or how much material in his carry on bag. he was said to be returning to texas from fort brag. a new discovery at home. a scientist recent will i passed away. when the landlord checked on the building, she found several with dangerous packed material. and shut down an area of the highway and taking out destroying what's left with controlled detonations.

it's unclear what that man was working on or why? . well, a car gets swallowed up in a florida parking lot. two headlines across america. ohio, a magnitude 4 earthquake shaking youngstown and causing damage. the 11th earthquake to hit since last march and some blaming the trimmers on nearby natural gas and officials say they haven't found any evidence of that. and florida, a massive sinkhole opening up at a rest stop parking lot. swallowing a woman's car, moments after she got out of it. >> i had no words, i was stunned and looked at my cars and it was slowly sinking into the ground. >> her husband's car parked two spots over teetering on the edge until a brave tow truck driver hauled it out of the way and the company says

they're thankful no one was hurt. colorado gushing water from a pipe flooding a denver neighborhood. >> as i pulled up there, fire trucks and tops everywhere and the streets flooded all the way down and like waves coming off the fronts of cars and sidewalks. >> coming off the front of that brand new bmw past the food and grill. so at least like a 3, 4 foot. almost up to my head. >> the water flowing for hours and damages cars and buildings. it make matters work, forecasters predicting below freezing temperatures tonight. california two daredevils celebrating new year's eve st setting a couple of world records and landing the longest snowmobile and motorcycle jumps in history and the side by side stunt had them soaring over a water gap. that's a fox watch across america. >> harris: well, it's a new year and means a batch of new

laws you need to know about, we'll tell you about a few of the 40,000 new laws that affect everything from cell phones to job applications and to your local happy hour. plus, some monkey business in san francisco. remember told you about banana sam? he was snatched from the soo. tonight, there's an update. [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums

>> an update now on that park ranger gunned down making a routine traffic stop. the suspect still out there and officials say the gunman shot and killed margaret anderson at mt. ranier national park, a 34-year-old mom leaves behind two daughters and a husband who is also a park ranger. and the park is closed and everybody asked to leave and stay away while they search for the gunman. they believe he's in the woods and armed with an assault

rifle. she was initially able to radio, but when first responders arrived the gunman shot at them as well. and she's the 38th killed and the third woman. a new law, fines, for truck and bus drivers caught using cell phones and 40,000 new laws taking effect and julie banderas in the new york news room with some of them. >> and from public california teaching students about gays and lesbians, banning happy hour in one state a lot of new rules in 2012 and many reflect the nation's concerns over immigration and worker verification, and alabama with the country's toughest immigration law will require all employers to do business with any government entity to use a federal system as e-verify to check that all new

employees are in the country legally. georgia, tennessee and south carolina are putting similar laws into effect. and california is also addressing illegal immigration. the california dream act expands eligibility for students brought to the country illegally when they were infants. and gays and lesbianses added to the social and ethic groups whose musting taught in history lessons if georgia, if you live in a city that allows you to drive your golf cart off the greens and on to the road. new safety rules, reverse, breaks, and a horn. and federal news as well, social security increase amounting $450 and $offenses for truckers and bus drivers caught using hand held cell

phones, eight states raising minimum wage, arizona, washington, montana, ohio, vermont and florida, and san francisco will become the first city to raise the minimum wage above $10 an hour and in utah new laws making any daily i drink specials illegal and essentially banning happy hour. harris. >> harris: oh, happy in our, julie, thank you. a wild fire more than 42 square miles of land and a popular tourist destination in chile and the turkish military tries to take out rebels and hits civilians instead. as we go around the world in 80 seconds. chi chile, inferno, international park. authorities picking up an israeli tourist on suspicious of causing a fire by negligence. hundreds of tourists forced to leave the area while more than 500 firefighters battle the flames.

>> and turkey. >> protesters angry over a botched military strike that killed 35 kurdish civilians and a group of smugglers entering turkey from the border, using mules to carry i fuel oil: in you can prince phillip makes his first appearance since undergoing a heart procedure. queen elizabeth's husband. prince phillip was hospitalized for chest pain and underwent a coronary stent operation. italy, diving daredevils welcoming the new year in a tradition dating back to 1946. and six divers leaping into the icy tiber refer more than

50 feet below. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> harris: he was hungry, trembling and thirsty. officials at the san francisco zoo say the missing squirrel monkey, banana sam is now back safe and sound and zookeepers say somebody cut the fencing and snatched him from his exhibit. police say a bystander found him from a park about a mile from the zoo and officials say they're happy banana sam is back and want to know who took him. and so far no suspects. i love a story with a hoip end -- happy ending. and a so-called group of peace keeper protecting cuban lives, may have helped cover up some killing and plus a century old clock factory now home to several small businesses, goes up in flames. why investigators say they believe someone set this

landmark building on fire.

>> an american landmark goes up in flames. a former clock factory in peru. it's been around since 1910 ap the fire started during the countdown of 2011 and investigators say it was arson. the parks building was eligible to be included in the national registry of historic places citing its social and economic contributions to the city and to our entirenation. they reportedly went to help top the bloodshed.

a close ally of iran. a group of peace monitors sent there to make sure the government would put an end to the crackdown on its own people and we've been reporting on the arrival. critics say that the monitors are making the problems worse giving coverage for the regime to continue its slaughter. and syria, recent violence since observers arrived earlier. last week, now the arab league is asking them to drop the mission and go home. and leave syria immediately. our leland vittert has more. >> according to those on the ground in syria, more than 250 people have been killed since the arab league monitor show up. and many say pull them out. others accused the monitors of covering up more violence and abuses. it's clear from the video out of syria that the president assad has no intention of

keeping his promise for the bloody protests. and arrests by the security forces who have done everything from shelling entire neighborhoods to reportedly torturing teenagers. the monitors themselves have often come under fire and had the forces on the cell phone to ask them to stop shelling or shooting into certain area and pleas which have often gone unheeded. they're charged with keep watching over dozens of towns and have no power to actually stop any of the violence. protests say the monitors are followed around by government forces and making them possible for alleged atrocity. recently the protests moved the suburbs of damascus, closer to the power base in the capital and experts say that could be a reason for the regime to escalate the bloody crackdown. harris, back to you. >> harris: thank you. gunshots at a park in washington state where we started the fox report and breaking news tonight. a mother of two working as a park ranger there is dead and

the latest on the hunt for her killer and the search intensifying for whoever is starting fires in southern california. a recap of our fox top story when we come back. ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers.

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bringing that snow already across parts of the great lakes and ahead of it where temperatures are still too warm for snow. years of rain are stretching for vermont into western portions of massachusetts, connecticut and new york city and philadelphia area. so it's going to remain slightly unsettled the rest of tonight and as the system pulls into parts of eastern canada and further off to the west and take a look at snow coming down, lake effect snow across western parts of michigan, expecting a foot or more of snow and there are a number of winter storm advisories across parts of the great lakes and even as far southeast as west virginia, and also western parts of north carolina and we could be looking at a few inches of snow, but the worst is where we have our blizzard warning in effect across the u.p. of michigan and talking wind gusts up to 40, 50 miles per hour and heavy snow and very low visibility, so the worst of it should be tonight, overnight and into monday evening and this is going to be a prolonged period of heavy snow for those of you headed back to work tomorrow.

please be careful and probably should not doing any driving here, but we have the blizzard warnings throughout the day tomorrow and we have the very cold temperatures that will be associated with this snowstorm as it continues to head eastward and expecting the snow to continue to fall in these areas through at least tuesday. >> harris: maria, thank you very much. hockey fans waiting to see the winter classic will have to wait longer, nhl pushing back tomorrow's start time to 3 p.m. eastern because of the weather you saw along the east coast. it's played outdoors and this year the new york rangers take on the philadelphia flyers in citizens bank park in philly and the new start time should offer the best game conditions for players and fans. recapping, police now combing through surveillance video in the hunt for serial arsonists in the los angeles area after another string of fires last night. and investigators say they're looking into nearly 40 fires, most in parked cars and flames

damage the apartments as they spread though. so far no serious injuries. that manhunt in washington state for a gunman suspected of killing a park ranger. you saw her picture. 34-year-old margaret anderson shot while making a routine traffic stop at mout. ranier park, leaving behind a husband and two daughters. on this day in 1863. abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, granting freedom to millions of slaves. the president announced the first planned executive order in 1862, following in yoo unvictory in the battle, rather. and his main goal was to preserve the union and free the slaves. and he did just that. and basically began to support the north by joining the military and the action prompted the collapse of the confederacy and the creation of the 13th amendment which