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g inside the caylee anthony case sunday night on tlc. her show, "dr.d health. >>> coming up next we'll switch gears and preview the hot food trends we'll be talking about in 2012. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we're back at 8:45. meatballs, regional italian. what food trends will we be chewing on in 2012? here is a look ahead with the editor of "saveur" magazine and a chef. nice to see you. almost happy new year. how do you spot trends a year out or half a year out? >> you just sniff around and you get a gut feeling. i think the amazing thing about 2012 is going to be a return to trends. real feel good foods. >> comfort foods? >> yes. absolutely comfort foods. >> we had a little comfort food in 2011. i mean meatballs were very popular. but you say meat loaf is going to be the dish for 2012. why? >> meat loaf is absolutely going to be the year that the meatball grew up in 2012. but what we're going to be looking at are international versions of meat loaf like the beautiful ones from denmark that are wrapped in bacon or this one from south afric

the question remains, did she kill her daughter, caylee? the evidence proved she did and for weeks, millions of americans, and i mean millions and millions were glued to every sten of this trial -- every step of the trial on the televisions, and the trial played out until a dramatic ending. she is one of the most despised women in america, and accused of killing her daughter, caylee, but in a verdict that stunned the country, acquitted of a crime. the story began in 2008 with a chilling 911 call from caylee's grandmother. >> 911, what is the emergency? >> i have found out that my granddaughter has been taken and missing for a month and my daughter finally admitted she had been -- >> casey said that her daughter had been abducted by a nanny and police did not believe her and charged her with murder. two months later, caylee's remains were found near the family hope. and then the trial of the decade began, and with casey facing a possible death penalty if convicted. >> casey anthony lived the good life. at least for those 31 days. >> the test

the question remains, did she kill her daughter, caylee?at the evidence proved she did and for weeks, millions of americans, and i mean millions and millions were glued to every step of the trial on the televisions, and the trial played out until a dramatic ending. she is one of the most despised women in america, accused of killing her daughter, caylee, but in a verdict that stunned the country, acquitted of the crime. the story began in 2008 with a chilling 911 call from caylee's grandmother. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> i have found out that my granddaughter has been taken and missing for a month and my daughter finally admitted she had been -- >> casey said that her daughter had been abducted by a nanny, but police did not believe her and charged her with murder. two months later, caylee's remains were found near the family home. three years later, what some call the trial of the decade began, and with casey facing a possible death penalty if convicted. >> casey anthony lived the good life. at least for those 31 days. >> the testim

it's called "caylee's law"... &pand it's in honor of caylee anthony... the 2-year old toddler from florida who died in 2008.her mother... casey anthony... waited a month to report her disappearanceeon thhrsday... delegate kevin has pre-filed the bill for the 2012 legislative session. similar bills have been filed in at least 2 other states. some pennsylvania residents are waking up in shelters today... after a massive sinkhole forced them out of their homes.this was hhescene the ground opened up.according to the town's fire chiee... a broken water main is to blame. the sinkhole also spread into a historic cemetery... threatening dozens of graves. most people love friday... but for folks in one country... they'll have to wait until ánext weeká to enjoy it. it.in samoa... a pacific island nation located between hawaii and new zealand... they're skipping today all together.the tiny nation is jumping right from ttursday... to saturday. and according to the samoaa prime minister... itts an important move because it puts the nation on the samee side of the lin

a jury found anthony not guilty after her lawyers argued caylee accidentally drowned in the family'sackyard pool. >>> a virginia tech football player is behind bars this morning after breaking into a home in blacksburg. kicker cody jurnell and two others were charged late wednesday night after breaking into the home of a virginia tech basketball player. they say the act was over some sort of drug deal. he has been suspended from the hokies upcoming sugar bowl against the marines. he was an all-acc honorable mention this past season. >>> a homeowner is taking to the web to try to find the people who broke into his house. he took surveillance video and put it on youtube. the burglary happened on monday on burnett avenue. police believe it might be connected to another robbery in that same neighborhood just a few minutes earlier. >>> two people are facing charges after authorities say they attacked a police officer. the occupy d.c. camp site. investigators say the injured officer was responding to a report of a man assaulting a woman at mcpherson square when he was kicked. he was taken

it is called caylee's law in member rif caylee act in who died in 2008.her mother didn't report her disappearance for a month. now the bill would make it a felony not to report a child's death within two hours. missing children under 13 would have been reported within 24 hours. children older than 13 need to be reported within 48 hours. >>> a man accused of murderrering a the-year-old girl he was -- murdering a 9- year-old girl he was baby- sitting will be in court. mike plumadore is charged with the murder. the girl attended school in hagerstown. the school is offering counselor for students who may have known her. >>> 1978 is the last time we sniffed the idea of a murder rate below 200 in baltimore city. we are in 2011 and the city has a very good chance of marking the 33 year low again in homicides. abc2 news corinne redman is here with new reaction from the man who leads the police department. >> reporter: well, it was a sound bite we stared to hear bad guys with guns. the commissioner made that the focus of the police administration and is proud to s

it's called "caylee's law"... and it's in honor of caylee anthony... the 2-year old toddler from florida who died anthony... waitee a month to report her disappearance.on thursday... delegate kevin has pre-filed the bill for the 2012 legislative session. similar bills have been filed in at least 12 other states. 3--clapping--- --clapping--- hundreds of military men aad women are back home this morning.. at b-w-i several people lined up to greet more than 200 soldiers returning from service.from the army to airforce... they've been deployed across the world... some serving in iraq. "we get your commericals overseas...and i know years it's very awesome" awesome""great to know people do care back home" home""all these people here...means a lot to us, supporting the troops...real good feeling almost tears...almost ..." the soldiers were also greeted by t-mobile reps ... offering information on employment opportunities. most people love friday... but for fflks in one country... they'll have to wait until ánext weeká to enjoy itt it.in samoa... a pacific isl

caylee's mother acquitted six months ago.re parents or guardians to report missing children within a certain period of time or felony charges. not everybody likes the proposal. kelly is a family law attorney. doug is a former prosecutor. deli you like this idea, why? >> i think it holds parents accountable. i think casey anthony's acquittal shows there are some problems. even if you believe her story that she knew caylee was dead she didn't report it. caylee couldn't protect herself. i think it holds parents accountable to protect her children. gregg: doug, that does make perfect sense, doesn't it? you have reservations, why? >> first of all the question is, is this really a problem or is this more in the nature of putting a stop sign up at an intersection where we had one accident in a 20-year period to use a hypothetical. in other words, do we really have a problem where parents don't report their children missing? this was a very bizarre, unusual or sort of a one in a thousand type of case. even if there were such a proble

caylee? >> who killed caylee. >> one juror said it was a horrible decision to make but that there was reasonable doubt. >> lift-off. >> shuttle atlantis recorder into space -- roared into space. it was her last flight and the last for the 30-year-old shuttle program. a historic hurricane made landfall in north carolina. irene didn't stop there. it went from d.c. to maine, up the eastern seaboard. [ singing ] >> september the 11th, the nation marked 10 years since the worst terror attack on u.s. soil. a new memorial opened in the footprints of the twin towers and another in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> true legacy of 9/11 is that our spirit is mightier, the bonds that unite us are thicker and the resolve is firmer from the millions of time and concrete that make up the memorial behind us. >> "occupy wall street" started as a single protest in downtown new york and it exploded into a global movement. >> we got -- >> the 99 percenters as they call themselves lashed out at the wealthy 1%. >> the

g inside the caylee anthony case sunday night on tlc. her show, "dr.health. >>> coming up next we'll switch gears and preview the hot food trends we'll be talking about in 2012. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were those in new england, that moment that we got our first web order... ♪ ...we could tell we were on the verge of something magical. all of a sudden it just felt like things were changing. we can use this to advertise to bakers everywhere. [ man ] browns summit, north carolina. crescent city, california. we had a package go to kathmandu once. the web has been the reason this entire section of the warehouse exists today. we were becoming more than this little flour company in vermont. [ woman ] we're all going after one common goal, which is to spread the joy of baking throughout the whole world. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> we're back at 8:45. meatballs, regional

during the murder trial earlier this year, they accused him of finding and keeping caylee's body and then placing the remains where he found them. a jury found anthony not guilty after her lawyers eventually argued that caylee accidentally drowned in the family's backyard pool. >>> it may be smart to keep your smart phone out of sight if you're in one capitol hill neighborhood. police say robberies there are up and that iphones are often the thieves' main targets. officers there say there have been a dozen street robberies this month alone in the patrol service area 106. that neighborhood is bounded by sixth street southeast and 13th street southeast to the east and west and south of east capitol street. most of the crimes have taken place on weekends, evenings, and usually on darker residential streets. >> no weapons involved, but they have resorted to violence by striking people and pushing people to the ground and things of that nature. >> just last night, police say two men in ski masks held up a radio shack on capitol hill. iphones were among the items thieves took from the stor

g inside the caylee anthony case sunday night on tlc. her show, "dr.health. >>> coming up next we'll switch gears and preview the hot food trends we'll be talking about in 2012. but first, this is "today" on nbc. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> we're back at 8:45. meatballs, regional italian. what food trends will we be chewing on in 2012? here is a look ahead with the editor of "saveur" magazine and a chef. nice to see you. almost happy new year. how do you spot trends a year out or half a year out? >> you just sniff around and you get a gut feeling. i think the amazing thing about 2012 is going to be a return to trends. real feel good foods. >> com

he says anthony's defense team accused him of killing caylee. casey anthony is also being pursued by a texas search team and another woman. casey anthony was acquitted of murder back in july. >>> american airlines is warning customers of a potential email scam. the emails look like real letters from the airline asking customers for personal and account information. american has already posted a warning on its website telling customers to be suspicious of any email it gets from the airline. american airlines officials say the best move is to open the email, but do not click on the link inside and call customer service. >>> you know things like liquids or pocket knives are a no no through airport security. but what about cupcakes? a massachusetts says she had one of the sweet treats taken from her as she tried to board a flight this week. it happened during her trip home from las vegas. the cupcake as you see here was a gift from a friend packaged in a jar. she said the tsa agent told her it was the frosting that made him suspicious because it was

now, maryland state delegate has filed paperwork to introduce caylee's law the next session.uary 11th. failure to report a child's death or disappearance within two hours would be a felony. >>> maryland's waterways are more dangerous then there used to be. the state had the most deadly year on the water since 1992. 25 people were killed this year in boating accidents despite safety campaigns and stepped up enforcement, similars, water men and recreational boaters. most of them were not wearing life vests. >>> holiday miracle or a horrible mistake. a church is having second thoughts about a recent donation. someone left a large chunk of cash in clothes. the church will not say how much money they received, but they are trying to track that person down. they are not sure if it was a gift or mistake. >> they might say, we really meant to donate that to you, that would be wonderful for the community, but we want to find that person and at least be able to thank them. >> right now, the money is in a bank account. a worker saw the donor and car, but she doesn't know who the person

the law is named caylee's law in honor of caylee anthony.ey anthony did not report her daughter's disappearance for two months. >>> 911 operators can be the difference between life and death, but in prince george's county, the 911 call center has been bogged down by an onslaught of emergency calls. >> i hate you. i hate you. that's my emergency. >> you want to call who? >> i want to call the water department about -- there's no water at this location. >> the call center says about 20% of calls fall into the nonemergency category. because of calls like those, the call center now has a new number with a light system to help direct calls faster. green means true emergency. yellow means trouble but not an emergency. the current nonemergency number for prince george's county is 301-352-1200. county officials are also hoping to adopt a three-digit number like 311 for nonemergency calls in the future. >>> it is now 6:37. the "today" show is next at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer to see what they're working on this morning. matt, good morning

those that captured a lot of media attention was the anthonyywas accused of killiig her daughter caylee 2008 and covering up the crime. her trial.... and the outcry over the verdict were the talk of the summer.elizabeth ccrridan takes a look back. 3 3 reporting. corridan i'm elizabeth expenses.i'' elizabeth corridan reporting. tis the season for returns and . exchanges...find out what the most áreturnedá giits are .. .and find out just how many ábillionsá of dollars are lost in gift cards. cards.((:27 awww... you're kiddin' me. :31))no a look at the top youtube ot - videos of the year... plus... we'll tell you just what it takes to make a video go viral. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 4)) the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30

about caylee? reporter: one juror said it was a horrible decision to make, but that there was reasonable doubt. shuttle atlantis roared into space. it was her last flight and the last for the 30-year-old shuttle program. a historic hurricane made landfall in north carolina. irene didn't stop there. it tracked up the eastern seaboard from d.c. to maine. [ singing ] reporter: september 11th, the nation marked 10 years since the worst terror attack on u.s. soil, a new memorial opening in the footprints of the twin towers and another in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> the true legacy of 9/11 is that our spirit is mighty, the bonds uniting us are thicker and the resolve is stronger when the millions of tons of limestone and concrete that are erected behind us. reporter: occupy wall street started as a single protest in downtown new york and it exploded into a global movement. >> we got sold out! reporter: the 99 percenters as they call themselves lashed out at the wealthy 1 percent. >> the most amazing ip

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to get for anthony's first interview since being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, cayleey anthony is currently somewhere in the state of florida serving probation for an unrelated check and fraud case. >>> penn state has announced it has received the largest donation since the child sex abuse scandal arrived last month. an anonymous doran donor gave $10 million to the engineering school. the money will be used to enhance research facilities and equipment. donations have been pretty much the same xafrd to last year according to one official. >>> former fbi director louis free is heading up the investigation into what role the school had in the jerry sandusky allegations. he told reporters that this isn't a criminal investigation and says the school board has given him free reign to look into the school's involvement. >>> 28 military veterans tried to sue for allowing a culture of behavior exist in the military. the judge called the allegations troubling, but said the judiciary cannot intervene in military discipline. >>> police in vienna, virginia, need your help finding t

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. >>> the same group that helped look for caylee anthony is now joining the search for a missing florida mother. texas based equisearch, a mounted search and rescue team, has joined volunteers looking for michelle parker near lake eleanor where her cell phone signal was detected. parker went missing the same day she appears on a people's court television show. coworkers held a fund-raiser last night to help raise money for her twin children and to support the church. >>> jerry sandusky's lawyer says he hasn't discussed pleading guilty with his client. joe amendola says the former penn state football coach still maintains he's innocent of the charges against him. amendola said he'd consider, quote, possible alternatives with sandusky if more boys appear than are covered in the indictment. >>> firefighters in one prince george's community are chipping in to help a family that lost three loved ones over the weekend. a donation drive was held at the lewisdale elementary school on wednesday night. earl monroe was the lone survivor of a friday on sunday morning sparked by an overloaded power s

this time from the man who found caylee's remains. geraldo rivera, host of "geraldo at large", covered this story extensively. it was one of the biggest stories of the year. >> it was no doubt. jenna: what do you think, is there a case here? >> it is difficult. ray kronk was the meter man who found the remains and he is a shadowy character and he had a checkered past filled with domestic violence and other things. jose baez saw him as a weak link in the prosecution case because he is a such a funky individual. he found the remains and he called or they didn't come and they didn't find them. months later he called them again. there was a lot about his activities that could be painted with a, kind of a number of suspicion and the defense in the casey anthony case cleverly or die billion i canly depending diabolically depending on your point of view helped fuel reasonable doubt they were heaping on the procution case. remembering they didn't have a time of death, a cause of death, a place of death. this is one more element that allowed j

. >> child sex abuse experts say the road to caylee is possible through professional therapy and counseling. jennifer franciotti reporting. now back to you. >> i what is the focus and newt gingrich is the target -- iowa is the focus. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> i do not think he understands -- >> mitt romney, rick santorum, and michele bachmann all hold town hall meetings before saturday's debate. >> i have been married to the same woman for 42 years. >> when i married my wife -- it is an important issue. >> there are coming at newt gingrich from all sides. they're hoping they can bring it down. >> the guy who used to be the speaker? >> mitt romney is taking some heat, too. >> i'm not going to contort myself into a pretzel. >> but newt gingrich is the clear target. in south carolina, he brushed off the criticism. >> i have one opponent, barack obama. >> one poll has gingrich beating president obama in ohio. >> his biggest primary lead right now is in ohio. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a new era baltimore city government. >> congratulations. >> jack young began his f

five or six percent will also get one or two seats in parliament respectively but marching in the caylee specialist in russia from the university of london says this will have a positive influence on the law making process. it would be a big good thing if there were some of the smaller parties more independent minded people because they good to create a different view for. the you know to grow sure because it's a green party it will contain the people who are in power the people who want to be in power. and the people who work for the government and so on and those in the economy who depend on government contracts and so on outside that need they are those who are not dependent on the government. to dictate the views and all of this can be put into the mix to develop. russia which is going forward. so more than ninety percent of the votes have been counted in russia's parliamentary election so far preliminary results show that the ruling united russia is leading with around fifty percent down from the sixty four percent share they won in the last election four years ago and short of cons

caylee harrison, abc 7 news. >>>-- haley harrison. >>> the beltway at university boulevard, moving prettyo problems on the beltway between college park and silver spring. if you are leaving the beltway to go invalid on university, that is closed. towards piney branch road. but outbwestbound is open. you will see activity on the other side of the road. in virginia, 395 et the 14th street bridge, moving nicely. no delays leading springfield all the way through alexandria and into the district. back to you. >> thank you. >>> cold start today, barry chilly outside. bundle up this morning. temperatures are in the '20s widespread. we don't have gusty wind like yesterday. there's no real until factor to talk about this morning. what you see is what you get. 28 in leesburg, waldorf, 25. damascus, 27. mid 40's this afternoon with increasing clouds. fairly pleasant day overall, mid 40's. not as cold by this time tomorrow. we will be in the low to mid 30's. a warming trends for tomorrow into the weekend. 50's over the weekend. if much colder next week, in the 30's by tuesday. >>> to our other top st

a maryland state delegate filed the paperwork to introduce "caylee's law". failure to report a child's death within two hours would become a felony if the bill passes. >> a prominent maryland money manager is a free man tonight after four years behind bars. he was convicted of fraud and filing false tax returns for investing money. he also spent shareholder money on his mistresses. >>> a bogus cancer diagnosis for one woman may have all been a scam to make money. most of the cash was collected at an elementary school. >>> bakerfield is closed for the holidays but when school opens next week one worker will face a fraud investigation. the sheriff's office said between january of 2010 and this summer the unidentified worker told other employees she has cancer. they stepped into pay for her rent, groceries and even plane tickets to treatment centers. >> they were doing things to when their co-worker who they believed was in need. >> but this month one of the coworkers turned to police and was suses suspicious. during the summer, said the cancer progressed to st

. >>> the utility worker that discovered the remains of caylee anthony is suing casey anthony.nthony's defense team made multiple false statements accusing him of killing her. zenaida gonzalez as a possible abductor. she was acquitted of murder back in july. >>> multiplatinum rapper, young buck, could lose the rights to his stage name because of a bankruptcy case. ♪ ride with me, ride with me he owes more than $11.5 million. that includes more than $10 million for his old record label claims he owes from a contract dispute. selling the rights could be the only way to settle his debts. the legal drama is making it difficult to sign with a new record label. >>> it's been more than a month since george michael was rushed to a hospital with a life threatening bout of pneumonia. there were conflicting reports about his condition. he's returned to his home in london and spoke briefly to reporters. he is still weak and short of breath. he spent part of the last month in a coma. >> i spent my -- the last ten days since i woke up literally thanking people for saving my life. it's someth

simpson's gripped the nation like casey anthony, the mother accused of murdering her daughter, cayleehing, is that i have not seen my daughter. >> reporter: heard the troubling phone calls home from jail. >> how can anybody saying you're not upset? you're not crying? that you show no caring where caylee is. >> i'm not trying [ bleep ] every two seconds because i have to stay composed. >> reporter: then, saw casey point the finger at her family. >> casey was raised to lie. >> reporter: all leading to that stunning verdict. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, not guilty. >> i don't know what those jurors were thinking. >> this is a breakdown of our judicial system. >> reporter: in california, the death of a global icon led to another high-profile case. >> if there were anybody else but michael jackson, anybody else, would this doctor be here today? >> reporter: on trial, the doctor who prosecutors say killed him. >> the jury, finds the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty. >> reporter: unlike anthony, murray is starting 2012 behind bars. >> justice was served. michael is watching ov

. >> may 24th, casey anthony goes on trial for the murder of her little girl, caylee, in orlando.x weeks later. >> we've got some breaking news. right to the hill. dana bash, wondering if this has anything to do with anthony weiner. >> i spoke to a source who tells cnn he does plan to resign. >> anthony weiner embroil nd a scandal after a lewd picture of himself was sent to a woman on twitter resigns weeks later. >> i am announcing my resignation from congress. >> a major arrest of one of america's most wanted criminals after a sting operation. >> alleged organized crime figure wanted for at least 19 murders is caught in california. and lift off. the final lift off of atlantis. >> july 8th, the shuttle lifts off at kennedy space center. the final launch of the program. >> space shuttle spreads its wings one final time. >> a scandal brings down a storied tabloid. >> july 10th. after 168 years in existence, rupert murdoch's newspaper shuts down. >> two explosions have rocked central oslo in the last hour, wounding at least eight people. >> july 22nd. terror in norway. in oslo, a bom

. >>> maryland is considering its own version of caylee's law. the general assembly would consider a bill that would require parents and guardians to quickly notified police about dead or missing children and would make it a felony to report missing children under the age of 13 within 24 hours. ceilidh's mother did not report her daughter's disappearance for a month. a jury acquitted her of the murder in july. at least 12 states now are considering similar bills. drivers will notice some changes next year to a handful of marilyn bridges. work will begin to improve the safety on the chesapeake bay bridge. workers will install cameras, new lighting, and sensors to detect stop vehicles. the upgrades are expected to cost $11 million. is expected to take 18 months to complete. >> in the effort to crack down on red light runners as a highway safety advocacy group takes steps to ensure safety on the road. there graphic plan and why not everyone is sold on what they're doing. >> these are some of 2011 is worst offenders. this driver runs a red light and

. >> casey anthony acquitted of killing daughter caylee.fe. >> the jury said amanda knox did not commit the crime. >> thank you to everyone who has believed in me. >> the manslaughter of michael jackson's doctor. >> weigh tonight so to seeious. >> do you feel guilty that he died? >> i didn't do anything wrong. >> the jury finds the defendant guilt of involuntary mansligh y manslaughter. >> my son's gone. i'll never see him again. >> one of the world's most powerful bankers accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper. >> dominique strauss-kahn now a free man. >> i was pranked, i was hacked. >> from blame to shame. congressman anthony weiner says he sent inappropriate photos to at least six women online. >> i have not been honest to myself, my family. >> if it were me i would resign. >> today i announce my resignation from congress. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> the sex abuse scandal that rocked penn state at the center is former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. >> are you sexually attract

defense team made multiple false statements against his client, including that he killed 2-year-old caylee, and that he removed the remains. casey anthony is also facing lawsuits for implicating two other people for the death of her daughter. >>> barry bonds is appealing his felon obstruction conviction. the home run king lawyer filed an appeal on wednesday, asking the ninth u.s. circuit court to toss out his conviction. 47-year-old bonds was sentenced to 30 days of house arrest. two years probation and $4,000 fine. bonds was convicted of giving evasive answers to a grand jury. it could take as long as 18 months for a final decision there. >>> and an unusual illegal borderreportedly tried to smuggle shark fins in at the border near san diego. the 54-year-old mexican woman was caught with 29 pounds of shark fins trying to cross the border. the woman was cited. the visa canceled and she was deported. shark fin soup is considered a delicacy by the chinese, and fins can fetch more than $2,000 a pound. but importing fins is illegal. >>> it's 5:54 right now. it's also gadget friday. scott has tw

the same group will help look for parker, they found caylee anthony in florida.about what he knows about this case. secretary of state hillary clinton says she's encouraged by recent policy changes in the nation of burma. she challenged their president to continue to pass the reform. she called for release of political prisoners and an end to ethnic violence. in return, the u.s. would establish even greater diplomatic relations in the near future. clinton is the first secretary of state to visit burma in over 50 years. the rockefeller center christmas tree lit up right across the street from our studios here in new york city last night. >> three, two, one! >> there it is, the norway spruce shipped in from a small town in pennsylvania. it's 74 feet tall. covered with more than 30,000 lights and stars like justin bieber there to spread some holiday cheer. >> ♪ poor boy too ♪ i have no gifts to bring ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ to sit >> justin bieber believes in the drummer boy. that's what's important. >> drummer boy. >> he finally got a haircut. tony bennett, neil diamond and ush

. >> reporter: a jury acquitted casey anthony of charges she killed her two-year-old daughter caylee.ut a lie? >> reporter: -- cayley? >> reporter: one juror said it was a hour believe decision to make but there was reasonable doubt. >>> liftoff. >> shuttle atlantis reared into space, the last flight and the last for the 30-year-old shuttle program. a historic hurricane made landfall in north carolina. e robe didn't stop there and tracked up the eastern seaboard from d.c. to maine. september 11th. the nation marked 10 years since the one of the terror attack. a new memorial opened and another in shanksville pennsylvania. >> the true legacy of 9/11 was in our mighty, the bonded united are thicker and the resolve is firmer of the millions of tops of lying stone in the concrete -- >> reporter: occupy wall street started as a single protest in downtown new york and ended exploding into a global movement. the inspect percenters, as they called themselves, lashed out at the wealthy 1%. >> the most amazing iphone ever. >> reporter: apple unveiled the latest gadget in early fall. the news was

to get for anthony's first interview since being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, cayleey anthony is currently somewhere in the state of florida. she's serving probation for an unrelated check and fraud case. >>> it is now 6: 26. a new push to find a dangerous man wanted for eight rapes and a high profile murder. what's being done to track him down. >>> also on tape, a local family caught by a >>> i believe that the fundamental dream of all of humanity is to be able to give our children a better life. today, the iraqi people move closer to realizing that dream. >> milestone morning, the war in iraq is now officially over. >> and serial rapist, this morning, investigators are making a new push to solve a cold case. one suspect connected to ten sickening crimes. good morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. let's take a live look right now outside at 6:30. it is 46 degrees. tom says it is that warm outside right now in our area. >> it's not that warm, but you're watching us all over the region. shennendoah valley, we're in the 40s this time

. >>> the utility worker who discovered the remains of 2-year-old caylee anthony is suing her mother casey for defamation. roy cronk says he was falsely por trade as a child snatcher and killer. he said anthony's defense team made multiple false statements accusing him of killing the girl. anthony is being searched by a texas search team and a woman whose game anthony gave to authorities as a possible abductor. she was acquitted of murder back in july. >> santa isn't the only man spreading holiday cheer this december. meet scott. he's that guy walking through the state island ferry terminal dressed, you guessed it as a christmas tree. scott's a little angry that new york city banned all holiday decorations at transportation terminals. so he took matters into his own hands. >> just another example of political correctionness gone crazy where christmas decorations are offensive or unsafe or whatever you want to call it. it's this whole agenda that is trying to destroy everything that is traditional about america. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg said the ban was implemented after pe