anna kooiman on her way to hoboken, new jersey this morning.tional president obama reacting to the senseless murders. for more on the president's reaction. let's go live to our chief washington correspondent james rosen in washington. >> from the capitol where president obama as for all americans yesterday was as if the madness of the phenomenon we have come to call the mass shooting finally descended newtown connecticut to cruelest, most horrifying level. the profile of the young man still in adolescence, deeply severed from any sense of community and lifeest simplest pleasures. pocket protecter in high school. advanced intelligence but remote. most of the victims very different. children ranging in age 5 to 10. the most defenseless that walk among us. the grim toll as we have been reporting 28 dead. the mother. the school's principal and 20 children. one school worker doocy reported was wounded. president obama has played consoler in past struggled this time to contain his emotions of the news. spoke of the landmarks in life. birthdays, child

anna kooiman is live in hoboken.hat are you figuring out about the scene and what it's like behind you there? >> bill, yes, we're piecing things together just as you are. the building behind us apparently, the apartment home of the brother of the shooter, 24-year-old ryan lanza, as well as two other people. the building is still roped off with police tape. we got on the scene about 4:30 this afternoon and we counted about ten f.b.i. agents and hoboken police here. they did begin wrapping things up shortly after. but earlier today, a very different scene. chaos and confusion, which may have been sparked by a bit of information we received from a reliable federal source that ryan lanza's i.d. ended up on adam lanza. that federal source also telling us that earlier this afternoon when ryan lanza pulled up to this apartment building with his girlfriend, he noticed police surrounding it. that's when he was cuffed and taken away apparently. he and his girlfriend both speaking with the f.b.i. and also cooperating with them.

anna kooiman live from the fox news channel plaza in manhattan. >> hey there. happy new year!on't know if you can see that or not. >> kelly: i can see it. >> we're practicing. we have napkins instead of confetti. but new york city is all decked out for the holidays. we have tourists on 6th avenue having great type, taking pictures of the oversized christmas ornaments and the santa claus christmas trees on our plaza here at 1211 avenue of the americas. now it's time for a new year and a new you. we got preparations completely underway. the times square alliance officials tested out the confetti that's going to be falling from the sky on monday night. they threw it out a window on to some unsuspecting people there in the street. more than a million revellers will be packing into times square to watch the ball drop monday night a. billion more will be watching from home. the 2013 sign is already situated on top of one times square. it's seven feet tall. after four decades of dick clark helping america ring in the new year, 2013 will be the first celebration following his death. a

anna kooiman live from our new york city news room with that part of the story. >> connecticut authoritiesaying there's no indication after motive at the moment and no note has been found of. it's been reported the last few years have been rocky for the alleged the shooter 20-year-old adam lanza and 2006 his older brother, 24-year-old ryan lanza left and went off to college and left adam at home with the the parents whose marriage was coming apart. a divorce in 2009. confusion over the shooter may have been because of adam carrying ryan's i.d. and he said it wasn't me, i was at work. computer and phone records are searched and fbi and hoboken police were investigating and running through the hallways. >> in the back of your head what could have possibly happened? there's hundreds and hundreds of things, and you know, you're just shook, you can't help it. you know, hug your own children you know, a little, a little more at night when you pick them up. it's an awful story. >> the fbi telling both brother and father are of cleared. and peter is remarried and the home, it's unclear if they're

anna kooiman is here. they said a couple of hours when it was breaking news on friday and now they're saying another week. >> reporter: fortunately, some have been able to go home and they're experiencing health-- take a look at that, residents in the surrounding areas of the crash site at last check, 80 people treated with symptoms associated with the flamable gas known as vinyl chloride and one tanker breached and did begin leaking that toxic chemicals. workers and businesses outside the evacuation zones are reporting health problems, too, feeling short of breath, dizzy and complaining of headaches and eye irritation, so far no serious injuries have been reported. >> my eyes have been burning and then today, working into tonight, all three of us, headaches, eyes are burning. >> and having some migraines. >> i never get sick ever and never had headaches and my eyes are just like strained. >> reporter: and they are outside of the evacuation zone. so the workers there at the businesses are also complaining

gregg: anna kooiman, live just north of scranton, pennsylvania. thank you very much. patti ann: unfortunately this is the just the beginning for the northeast. winter storm warnings still in effect for most of that region as well as michigan. according to flightware.com, more than 1700 flights were canceled yesterday and more than 350 flights nationwide have been already canceled today. gregg: we are getting word from a spokesman for former president h.w. bush saying mr. bush has been moved now to intensive care. he is in guarded condition. he is 88 years old and the former president has been hospitalized in houston since november 23rd. bronchitis and a lingering cough. we'll get a live report on his condition later on in the newscast. patti ann: those are just some of the many stories we're following this morning in "america's newsroom." still to come a new battle over the president's health care law and the supreme court's latest ruling against one of america's largest companies and what they denied and what this could mean for other employers. gregg: the storm syst

anna kooiman has that story. >> they are being reported across the country politics mere lawmakers havets wanted to proi text themselves following super storm sandy. on black fy they are 159 calls for back grond checks. >> 139,000. small centers even have to stop taking calls frm they had to hurricane bucustomers away duri 1:00 on the busiest day of the we're. oo you have had return sandy onnot only do we correct niez it but they may be in it a position to say this is what i found. >> 33 percent of women last year reported owning a new bun which is a high. manufacturers are marketing more to women with pink bunguns and access -- assess res. some women aren't interested in owning the pink firearm or having their own at all. they simply want training for self defense especially if there are guns to the home. in the class i really enjoyed it. i have a couple of guns myself. >> dnra reports that over the past four or five years there has been an expo tension increase in women tar piss tating in safety classes. pom only funny programs. in new york, santa could -- ann kooiman for fox news. >>

that's where we find our own anna kooiman who is live in clarks summit. hi, anna. >> reporter: good afternoon to both of you and to everyone at home. it led up here in clarks summit, pennsylvania. aside from a few flurries blowing around from the wind. it is coming down in parts of new york state and across the new england states. new york's governor andrew cuomo, has opened up an emergency operations center and he also warned power companies to really be on their toes especially following all the criticism that happened for their slow response from superstorm sandy and getting power turned back on for those residents who were in the dark and the cold for a couple of weeks. our plans changed a little bit last night. we decided to spend the night in clarks summit because the road conditions deteriorated and we didn't want to go farther north. the borough president told me their snow totals were down last year and they were able to stockpile some of the salt from the roadways last year and that's what they're using for this storm. council president says they

. >> anna kooiman has the week's top medical stories. >> when it comes to nutrition americans are fallinghort. a usda study scored the daily diet compared to national food recommendations. each group tested was scoring between 0 and 100 based on the amount of fruit, vegetables grains milk and meat each day. children scored 56 out of possible 100. seniors slightly healthier diets with a stocore of 65. doctors in two states now say the deadly meningitis outbreak from earlier this year may be back. months after the story faded away there are 23 reports of infections in the state of tennessee alone. the cause of the finkses not confi -- infections not confirmed yet. the outbreak killed 36 people and sickened hundreds more. it was thought to have been spread in syringes of bad back medication. it has since been recalled. how about a cold roller you can get them for 30 bucks. when combined with your body weight it acts like a massage to lose el muscles great item. wireless activity tracker. it it records how many at the presents you statake and how ma calories you burn. hiking shoes or running

anna kooiman has the details. >> hello to you.ema still has 36 disaster recovery centers set up in new york, 32 in new jersey, and eight in connecticut, many parents in the area are just at wit's end trying to make life normal for their kids as they live in shelters. that's what camp tlc is doing, together living with a challenge. they've just wrapped up their third week of camp sandy and they've had a lot of fun. it was carnival day. as parents are leaving with their children, they're allowed to stop by here, this distribution center and pick up nonperrishables and other necessities. earlier this morning, about 10:00 o'clock, a bus driver picked up about 30 kids and many of their parents as well from a shelter here in staten island and took them to gateway academy. kids from ages four to 16 share their stories, do sing alongs, arts and crafts, and burn off their energy. parents can either participate in camp activities or run errands, talk to insurance companies and find more permanent places for their kids to sleep at night. >>

anna kooiman live at the church where the people have been filing in and out of mass. hello, anna.with an alert on this we did have connecticut state police and newtown police still on the scene. the church was evacuated but the service was already wrapping up. we did speak with lt. advance talking to fox news saying there was some sort of violence did not mention specifically what sort it was but that it is clear and people are allowed to go back into the church but, of course, it's happening as the entire nation is searching for a saving grace. many people choosing to go to sunday morning services like the one that just wrapped up behind me. feeling deflated and hopeless and this coming as the medical examiner is releasing the identities of the 12 little girls, 8 in the boys and the six adults who lost their lives in the friday morning massacre. in the hallway at sandy hook elementary school. the school psychologist was found along with the 47-year-old principal dan how hochsprung. >> she was personal friend and wonderful leader and it's a huge loss for the kids and the community

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anna kooiman is here for the roundup of the top medical stories. what you have tofor us?> everybody knows smoking is bad for you, right? even light smoking can double the risk of sudden death for women. researchers from the researches health study found women who spoke one cigarette per day have a hire risk for deadly heart condition for women. however women who quit did reduce their risk significantly. can determining how long you live be as simple as sitting down? a study for journal of cardiovascular syndrome said it could. sitting without help considers their morality. if a person can get up with little or no help they are lick lie to live loppinger because they are more active. if a terne struggled or needed a hand they were more likely to die earlier. the study looked at 2,000 middle aged men and women over a 6 year period. finally you heard the warnings about bpa being dangerous for babies but it may now be harming your pet. >> foe found when dogs chewed on plastic toys it increased the bpa. no word on what effect bpa could have on dogs. the chemicals could adverse

alisyn: anna kooiman, thanks for the update.l: he has had a heck of a life since coming home and being honored at the white house. bill: a u.s. marine is being held at a mexican prison for what his family says is an honest mistake. they say his life is in danger. we'll talk to the family attorney about the efforts to get him out safely. here is his father. >> the situation now that we've gone public and that is our concern at this point. you know, it is chaos down there. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh, this looks amazing! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15entrees under $15, seafood, chicken and more! oothe tilapiawith roastedegetab! i'm actually looking at the wo grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. at pork ch

anna kooiman is in new york city with more details about dick clark and the celebration. >> we're outon the plaza and hoping for better weather on monday night, kelly, everybody at home is going to be watching on monday night. and the preps are underway for the biggest new years eve party in the world here in the big apple. earlier today, officials with the times square alliance tested out the confetti, throwing it out of the window on unsuspecting people on the street. more than a million revellers watching the ball drop and the 2013 sign is situated on top of one times square, it's several feet tall. after decades of dick clark ringing in the new year, until be the first after his death. and we spoke with his wife, carrie clark. >> dick always thought of this as show biz and he did his job, the countdown and always was excited about it, always enthusiastic, like i said before, he didn't ever think, oh, no, it's just another new year's eve. every new year's eve was special. >> in fact and fox news channel is hosting an all american new year's eve monday night from 11 to 12:30. and me

anna kooiman is live on staten island with the latest. >> hello to everybody.er living with a challenge, is trying to let kids just be kids, even though their lives have been turned-up side down. they've just wrapped up their third week. they do it every saturday. today was carnival day. they're actually calling this special camp, camp sandy. a bus driver picked up about 30 kids and many of their parents from a shelter and brought them to the church, gateway academy. kids from ages four to 16 shared their stories, do sing alongs, arts and crafts, zumba. they can take nonper arabables from this distribution center. it's a traveling camp that served about 500 kids in the last two years. the founder says this camp in particular is tough. >> when we leave, it's definitely hard because we're going back to our bed and tv and couch. and as you can see, this is a production. like physically and emotionally. this is probably one of the hardest camps i've ever done, just hearing their stories and being able to maneuver through a disaster and all the organizations that ar

anna kooiman joins us with more.y small businesses owners say they're kind of operating on the defensive right now. >> it's tough to plan. they're making decisions based on business coming in and the risk of losing it all. arthur cooper is concerned that the change in tax rates will hurt his ability to hire so he doesn't want to expand. >> when you don't know what the rules are, all right? and that's-- it's hard to be aggressive and it's hard to-- it's hard to be really resolute and you know, in your business planning. >> and barbara says she and her husband own an architecture firm and are worried if congress agrees to raise taxes on people in their income bracket, the company will suffer as they try to make up the the difference in salary increases. >> i don't want to lay anyone off there are 12 people who work here and they all have children and you feel a little bit responsible for them. i know i'm not supposed to do that, but i can't separate myself from the rest of them and their lives. >> and economists say bu

anna kooiman, you just mentioned this. we are going to have more on the subway story. thank you very much. a tough scene in the new york city subway after someone pushed a man in front of an oncoming train. this the is second time we have seen this thing in a month. police released video of the suspect running from the station just after it happened. officials tell us the victim was 46 years old from india and a worker for a printing business. it is unclear whether he knew his attacker. but witnesses say she has been following him and was mumbling to herself just before the fatal push. as you may know, we have reported another man died earlier this month after police say the man you see here pushed him on to the train tracks inside times square subway station. the suspect claims the victim was the aggressor in that. well, it is official. russia has banned american families from adopting russian children. we knew it was coming and apparently it is is in retaliation. the russian government is angry because the u.s. is drawing attention to its human rights violations. now

anna kooiman joins us now from hoboken, new jersey. , what do we no know about the lanza family. >> we can tell you quite a bit of information, brian, good morning to you and good morning to everybody at home. we are standing in front of the building that is apparently the home of the shooter's brother 24-year-old ryan lanza, he lived here with two other people. we were here yesterday and last night and watched as cops rolled up the tape that had been incircling the building about 10:00 last night. yes it may be quiet now but a completely different scene yesterday. all sorts of confusion and chaos and some of that stemming from reports that there was someone murdered inside this apartment building and it was even possibly the father of the brothers peter lanza. we do have a reliable source and the fbi telling us no, that is not the case and that the father was questioned by fbi agents last night. that source also telling us that ryan yesterday afternoon did not know about everything coming here, seeing his apartment incircled by police.

anna kooiman personally knows that. she is live in clarks summit, pennsylvania. anna? >> reporter: yeah. good day to you, jon and to everybody at home. last night we actually got caught in the brunt of it as well. the road conditions deteriorated so quickly, we had to stop here rather than traveling a little further northeast. in some parts of the northeast, a foot to even two feet of snow is going to be piled up when all said and done. here it is, i would say, it's reading closer to six but i would say it is a little bit less in some places. we stopped ironically at a church here in clark's summit called our lady of snows church. last year the northeast didn't get a whole heck of a lot of snow but this year, even sweet baby jesus in the nativity scene is getting to enjoy the white fluffy stuff. the town here of clarks summit, i talked to the borough president, she said last year the lack of snow really helped their bottom line, jon, because they had a surplus in their budget. they have even been able to stockpile some of the salt they're using for this snow. as for ho