. >>> triple bombing in basra has killed at least 19. weekend. >> we are indeed. the military does it best it can to make them feel at home, but they are not at home. 4:51. we mentioned the tree-lighting ceremony is tonight at union square. >> spencer is doing that isn't he? >> we will find out. johnny weir is doing the -- doing it. let's find out what the weather is going to be like? >> hi. >> this will be my first tree-lighting ceremony. we go way back. >> yes we do way back. met johnny weir at a function for ronald mcdonald house. very nice man. glad to see he's helping out again in the community. looking down from vollmer peak haze clouds getting thick fog even a little drizzle on doppler you can see it around pacifica towards half moon bay up to daly city into san francisco towards fairfield richmond san leandro, a little bit and wood side that's the extent of it. it is light blue which means it is very light. an across the state quiet. let's talk about temperatures when you are stepping out to do whatever you are doing this morning

basra is 340 miles southeast of baghdad. >>> it is 6:46.ts sights again. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with more on that and shopping deals and by the way, abbreviated day there an at the stock exchange, right? >> it is. they close at one today typically we close at four. a lot of little people running around, everybody is bringing their kids to work. yahoo tries to figure out how to remake itself after competition from google and facebook it might be open to selling itself. now renewed talk about microsoft. microsoft signed a nondisclosure agreement to take a look at yahoo's finances to consider a bid. big hedge funds also looking. retail stocks in focus half the nation going shopping today. the situation in europe was weighing on things overnight. hungary's debt downgraded to junk. european financial stability fund may not be able to raise enough funds. despite that we have a slightly positive -- [ inaudible ] if you want to an individual the big stores better option could be shop at a local business tomorrow

. >> three bombs have exploded in the southern iraqi city of basra killing 90 people. the explosion went through a busy market in the city center. many of the dead were policemen who had been called to the scene of the first blast. 23 bodies have been found bound and gagged in guadalajara, mexico. the bodies were found in the center of the city. and this is a drug trafficking base. the number of murders has been on the increase. there is little public appetite around the world for continuing nuclear power. the survey of more than 20,000 people indicates that more than 2/3 of respondents are opposed to building new nuclear reactors. thailand is slowly recovering from the devastating floods. the water has receded in many areas and businesses are beginning to reopen. time to assess the cost of disaster and to keep this from happening again. more than 600 people died in the flooding. the special representative of the u.n. secretary general said that thailand will have to make a number of changes to prevent this kind of devastation in the future. >> i think that this is alr

three bombs exploded last night in an open-air market in the southern city of basra. 19 people were killed and dozens more were injured. most of the fatalities were police officers and soldiers. >>> we now know the identities of the victims on board the small plane that crashed high in the mountains east of phoenix. six people were killed, including 39-year-old pilot shawn perry and his three young children. they live with their mother but were spending thanksgiving with their father. the plane slammed into the side of a mountain on wednesday evening. two other men were also killed. >>> in chicago, police are looking for a man who shot a woman around 11:30 last night in a hospital. no word on her condition this morning. the university of illinois had warned students and posted an alert on its website. officials say the violence could be the result of a domestic situation. >>> chicago's former first lady maggie daley died last night after a long battle breast cancer. during richard m. daley's 22 years as mayor, mrs. daley was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. her husband and children were with

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. -- >>> bombing in iraq southern port city of basra has killed 19.nt off last night. many of the dead and wounded were security officials who rushed to the scene after the initial blast only to be hit by the second and third explosion. so far no claims of responsible. basra is 340 miles southeast of baghdad. >>> holidays are challenging for bay area families of troops serving overseas. two blue star moms celebrated together in san jose. the table had empty place settings representing their three sons serving away from home. catty -- kathy has two sons in the marines. debbie's sonic is an army sergeant in afghanistan since april. both women have similar thanksgiving thoughts. >> that they are safe. and they are getting something good to eat. >> that the guys and girls can call home. >> let's not forget those families. they have that permanent empty chair at the table. >> of course, we are all thinking of those families this weekend and are wishing them and their service member the best. let's get a check on the forecast. >>> a lot of sentiments like t

it happened at a popular open- air market in the southern city of basra. police officers and soldiers responding to the first blast were among those killed by the subsequent bombs. the u.s. is in the process of pulling out of iraq all 20- 20-000 of its remaining troops. in mexico, authorities found nd23 bou and gagged bodies in two abandoned vans. they were left in the heart of guadalajara, mexico's second largest city, at a major intersection. local media reported a message from one of two warring drug cartels was with the bodies. guadalajara is known as a stronghold of one of the cartels. german chancellor angela merkel deflected calls for the european central bank to play a bigger role in fixing europe's debt troubles. she was in strasbourg, france meeting with her french and italian peers. they did agree to push for changes in e.u. treaties so that economic policies of member nations are more in line with each other. after their meetings, merkel emphasized the treaty changes would not affect the european central bank. >> ( translated ): the e.c.b. is i

southern iraq have killed nineteen people and injured dozens more to motorbikes gone to iraq the city of basra then a third went off when police arrived that led to all of the fatalities some experts see it as an example of the future iraq may face after u.s. troops withdraw from the country by the end of december. a nato airstrike that targeted taliban militants has reportedly killed seven people including six children in southern afghanistan president karzai has condemned the incident and ordered an investigation almost fifteen hundred civilians have been killed by violence in the country in the first half of this year alone and coming across talk goes behind the reasons for egypt's renewed protests and what the people there hope to achieve with more demonstrations first the business what they would you will you stay with us. collins a very warm welcome to the program and our top story this hour russia and belarus are to sign a key energy deal late on friday minsk is selling its gas transportation network to moscow in exchange for a cut in the price of gas supplies artist tom barton is a fas

check out some other international news not a triple bombing at a busy market in the iraqi city of basra has killed at least nineteen and left dozens injured police say two bombs hidden in a motorbike exploded one after the other and if there was detonated after people gathered at the scene most of the victims are said to be police officers and military personnel and in several deadly attacks in iraq in the last month with u.s. troops children to completely open up by the end of this year. bloodshed continues in yemen a day after the president announced his resignation at least five people are reported killed after crowds demanded informally to put on trial were fired on by supporters of the regime and a bonus ali agreed to transfer power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution once a protest of a brutal crackdown by government forces in yemen have left almost nine hundred people dead. in tripoli libya's transitional government has formally been sworn in the twenty four ministers one i'll stay in power until elections in june they are said to be upbeat and optimistic but

southern iraq have killed nineteen people and injured dozens more to motorbike bombs rocked the city of basra as a third went off when police arrived causing a fatalities some experts say it is an example of the future make haste and u.s. withdraws its troops from the country in december. a nato airstrike targeting taliban militants has reportedly killed seven people including six children in southern afghanistan president hamid karzai has condemned the incident and ordered an investigation almost fifteen hundred civilians out and kill right violence in the country in the first half of the year and the small baltic states of lithuania they face trial in the hague for torture allegations it's been harboring a secret cia prison that's according to a lawsuit filed by a terrorist suspect who is looked up without charge by the u.s. for almost a decade what is next you know she has more. terror suspect abu zubaida now at guantanamo prisoner has been in washington's hands for almost a decade the a legit al qaeda recruiter has not been charged with anything just yet however he claims that crimes were

you look at a map of kuwait doesn't border around it's not that far away from around but you've got basra right in between which of course is a major shiite city in iraq so i think as far as this being a threat to invade iran it would be a very impractical way to launch such an invasion but nevertheless the middle east is of course becoming increasingly unstable and this is a clever move is it not to create a safe haven for the u.s. military to actually take some sort of action if and when necessary and indeed as many analysts was say that chance to control the region jury in this period of instability now well that certainly seems to be the goal but whether or not they can successfully pull it off i think is really a question that's yet to be answered secretary of state hillary clinton said this was proof of an ongoing commitment to the future of the region but in reality it's an ongoing commitment to try to interfere in a region in which the u.s. track record is far from stellar ok say interesting to hear your thoughts thank you very much indeed jason jason pitts joining us live in rich

southern iraq have killed nineteen people and injured dozens more two motorbike bombs rocked the city of basra then a ferry went off as police arrived causing all of a tallies some experts see it as an example of the future iraq may face after u.s. withdraws its troops from the country at the end of december. a nato airstrike targeting taliban militants has reportedly killed seven people including six children in southern afghanistan president karzai has condemned the incident and ordered an investigation of those fifteen hundred civilians have been killed by violence in the country in the first half of this year alone coming out parties in moscow i would seem uncover some of the hidden gems among the city's many museums that's coming your way after the business update with yulia stay with us. thanks matt and our warm welcome to the program russia and belarus are to sign a key energy deal late on friday. transportation network to moscow in exchange for a cut in the price of gas supplies artist tom barton is that castro's headquarters in moscow hello to tom so what did it take to find a comprom

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three bombs exploded in an open air market in the city of basra thursday night.the third bomb did most of the damage. it went off just after the iraqi police and army forces arrived on the scene. the violence is a grim sign of the challenges iraq will face once american troops go home for good next month. >>> of a search and rescue team in arizona continues to look for the bodies of those killed in a thanksgiving eve plane crash actually small plane crashed into the superstition mountains east of phoenix. the pilot had just picked up his three children for the holiday. two other adults were on board. so far, only the body of one child has been recovered. >>> the pilot of a helicopter that crashed in new zealand wednesday said he is ready to friday grenieri again. hesping to install a christmas tree on the waterfront when the chopper's blade hit a cable. he was nearly flown from the helicopter as it slammed to the ground. >> the main belt which is attached to the floor of the aircraft and this basically -- i must have just slid around. it dragged me back in. >> i

be, because there is still a lot of activity going on, including this report of triple bombings in basrass killed, 70-some odd folks or more injured in triple bombings in an open air market that just took place. as developments happen and facts come into our newsroom we'll bring you an update on this story just breaking in basra. jon: new video right now of a man in india giving a government minister a five-fingered review of his work. the guy slaps the country's agriculture minister claiming he was trying to draw attention to the corruption in the government. security guards grabbed the attacker just as he pulled a knife from his waistband. the minister was rushed to safety. the man was led away by security. jamie: there are better ways to work things out with government officials, like call them. rain and snow is expected for some parts of the country today as a lot of folks are trying to visit their families. maria molina wants you to get there safe and on time. live in the fox weather center. hi maria and happy holiday to you. >> reporter: happy holiday to you as well, jaime. we want

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. >> harris, today the attacks in basra were sharp reminders of how iraqis still not a stable or entirelyer, things are nowhere near as bad as they were. there used to be 1500 attacks like this amongst the just now 100. that's still a very large figure. u.s. servicemen and women that we spoke today said they were glad to be leaving iraq while events like this were still taking place and this is what they told us thrgets is my first thanksgiving and hopefully my last. >> great significance as far as in the mission and completing the mission and future success of this country. >> we're going home to our loved ones. >> harris, getting home is what everybody here is very much focused on. 20,000 soldiers or thereabouts still in the country. a thousand a day. they should almost all be gone part of a small constituency called the mighty 157. that's the number of u.s. servicemen and women that will remain here in dedicated training and assists missions likes of the air force, the navy, and some heavy artillery that the iraqis need training. in they will be gone in six months, perhaps 12 months. t

in iraq today, seven people were killed in a series of bombings in the southern city of basra.t news came as the government announced violent deaths in october were the highest this year. 161 civilians were killed last month, and 55 police officers lost their lives. meanwhile, u.s. troops in iraq started pulling out today. they are on schedule to be gone completely by the end of the year. the prime minister of israel today defended his move to speed up blding 2,000 apartments in jewish sections of east jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu said it was israel's right and duty. other officials said it was an answer to the palestinians' gaining membership in the u.n. cultural agency unesco. in washington, white house spokesman jay carney said president obama is deeply disappointed by the israeli decision. >> unilateral actions work against efforts to resume direct negotiations, and they do not advance the goal of a reasonable and necessary agreement between the parties. and that's the only way to achieve the two-state solution that both sides have as their goal. >> sreenivasan: the palest

and i think that if he is our nominee, conservatives will unite behind mitt romney basra back obbarack obama is the grea uniter of lots of independents and moderates who think our country is going in the wrong direction at warp speed and they know we've got to change the direction of this country. even if it means electing a president who is not as conservative as i am or not as conservative as that voter may be. >> any regrets that you didn't get into this? >> not really. you know, i've lived my life, andrea. make a decision and don't look back. >> okay. and after this election that takes place because you're term limited. you could be re-elected for life in mississippi if you -- if there were some other law. what's next for haley barbour? >> well, my wife thinks it would be interested if i go to work for money. the concept that we haven't undertaken in the last eight years. i asked marsha in 2002 when i was thinking about running for governor. i asked what do you think about a 90% pay cut? i am going to do everything i can to make sure we have a new republican president. and i'm not

at least 19 people were killed when a string of bombs went off in an open air market in basra. >>> americanoverseas took time out of their days to celebrate thanksgiving yesterday with a traditional turkey dinner. one province in afghanistan, the top commander in the region came by helicopter to wish the troops a happy holiday. while they ate, they could still hear gunfire in the distance. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords helped serve thanksgiving dinner at an air force base in tucson. her husband was there. base officials asked congresswoman's staff members to be part of the feast but when she found out about it, she wanted to go. >> i love her big smile. she has the greatest smile aren't she is doing so well, it's great to see. >>> another great thing to see is the weather. on top of that, our cute little doll that we're going to see probably. >> time for that? >> you got it. first, we have a picture and then a nice-looking forecast for you. let's get down to business. cuteness factor of the day. time for my fox 5 photo of the day. look at that. how cute. >> this is ten months old kyn

we're sunshine but stilling with fog in southern maryland and the eastern shore fog ine have a dense basrail 10:00 a.m. reagan national is now 42 degrees. part, we are in the areas bute outlying along the water. upper 60's, sunny, and color the days.ouple of thank you for joining >>> walking in with jim avila is the first jackson juror, to speak out, talking exclusively to "gma" about deciding the fate of conrad murray. we're going to hear from juror number five. and then, dan and nancy will weigh in live. >> nancy just going around the clock. >>> she'll be here later talking about her final dance in the ballroom. she did have a great season. >> one shy of the semis. >>> and justin bieber, he can't seem to stop tweeting about the baby scandal. and it's time for somebody to take that blackberry away. >> the story might go away. but he keeps tweeting about it, talking about it. >>> let's look at elisabeth leamy. our live "show me the money" team. they have a van now. they have a fat check. going to give it to that restaurant owner. he has no idea how much money he's getting this morning. >>

today we had 7 people killed down in the city of basra. and 70 people injured.aghdad and across the country preparing to leave by the end of the year. they say they have thanks to give that finally u.s. troops are leaving and many of the pro -- soy asked hem when i went out to see them today if this thanksgiving has any more significance than others they spent here or back home. this what is they had to say. >> absolutely. i hope no one else has to spend thanksgiving here away from their families. >> this is my first thanksgiving and hopefully my last. >> it has a great significance as far as completing the mission. and future success of this country. >> going home to our loved ones. it means a lot they are doing a celebration for us. but for most of us, i have four days left here. so it's awesome. >> reporter: you a tsunamis the buzz word. the incredible effort the u.s. military is nught to get the last remaining troops out of here. this year they had 45,000 consistently throughout. and 20,000 to get out of the country by the end of the year. a lot of people ge

last week, a triple bombing at a market in basra killed 19 people.nd he tried to assassinate ronald reagan. the president of the united states. and now he wants to be a free man. for the past 30 years, john hinckley jr. has been in a psych ward at a hospital in washington, d.c. and on wednesday, his lawyers will ask a judge to release him so he can take care of his mother. hinckley's request is expected to be rejected. gretch, over to you. >> g.o.p. presidential candidate newt gingrich getting a key endorsement from the new hampshire union leader. if newt wins the new hampshire primary, would that destroy mitt romney's chances of winning the g.o.p. nomination? well, for a fair and balanced debate, we're joined by our washington insiders, david mercer is a political campaign strategist and supporter of president obama's re-election effort and a political campaign strategist and rick perry supporter. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> when we look back on history, this particular endorsement from this particular newspaper hasn't really ad