nurses onboard to jamaica. the governor of jamaica was a bit of an idiot didn't like the u.s. interference, but nevertheless, we provided very quick medical assistance and needed supplies. guantanamo is serving that function even as we speak. one of the first ships to arrive in haiti after the earthquake, i read in the "new york times" this morning, was a military ship, coast guard cutter, that was base at guantÁnamo. i also understand that a number of people who have been rescued who were injured in the earthquake, including the spanish ambassador to haiti, have been taken to guantanamo for medical attention. so this is something that i think, if and when, relations between the united states and cuba become much more amicable, or relations are restored, i would like to see this to be considered as a way in which guantanamo could be used. because earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, this is a very busy seismic area, the caribbean. there are disasters that occur throughout the region almost every year. okay. i calle

a week later, a plane overran the run way in jamaica, ininjurying passengers.wo days later, a plane hit a wing tip while landing in oousen, texas. >>> well, it takes ink to make a tattoo and for the police to make a fingerprint, but you're not going to believe what a couple did with one that got them the other. >>> about 15 same-sex couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said i do while standing outside the state house. others planned private ceremonies around the state. it eliminates the separate status for civil unions. th >>> a woman in dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a judge ordered her to turn over her daughter to janet jenkins yesterday in virginia, but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined in a civil union in 2000. when the couple broke up, miller moved to virginia, renounced homosexuality and be

this is video from december 22nd when a plane overshot the runway in jamaica during a george and two other landings, the jet's wing tips touched the ground. the faa officials say they're looking to see if there is a larger problem here. the airline said it's cooperating with the investigation. >>> and an assisted living center shutting the doors due to a strange illness. some in woodbridge have come down with flu-likeitism soms. no visitors are allowed for the time being. the health department said that one, once residents start to feel better, they will lift the quarantine. > the search is on for survivors after massive mud slides in brazil. 26 people are dead at the luxury beach resort of ella grande. another in d.c. reos killed at least 13. they were triggered by 10 inches of rain that fell in the area in three days. the areas are popular vacation spots. >>> the family of abe poland is speaking out about players packing heat. gilbert arenas and critten don are accused of pulling guns on each other inside the locker room. poland's family said, quote, the fact that guns were brought

over a week later, another american flight overran a runway in kingston, jamaica, injuring 91 passengers. you can see the aftermath in this video. then two days later an american airlines plane hit a wingtip while landing in austin, texas. an american spokesperson told cnn the airline is cooperating with the investigation, which he says is routine in landing incidents. >>> well, it takes ink to make a tattoo. and for the police to take a fingerprint. but you're not going to believe what a couple did with one that got them the other. >>> about 15 same-sex couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said "i do" while strang outside the new hampshire state house in concord. others plan private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays and lesbians but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut and iowa in allowing gay marriage. >>> a woman in dispute with her former p

that includes the accident in kingston, jamaica, where the jet overshot the runway in a rainstorm. investigators are also looking into incidents in charlotte and austin where airplane wing tips actually touched the ground during landings. >>> when the leader of a california mega church discovered christmas donations fell very short he made a plea asking for nearly $1 million to keep saddleback church running. evangelical minister rick warren's prayer was answered in a big way. laura marquez reports. >> we met our goal, folks. we met our goal. >> reporter: their goal, and then some. $2.4 million raised in just a few days after pastor rick warren made an unusual plea on the saddleback church website. last week, warren posted a letter saying they were on target for the year. then this last weekend, the bottom dropped out. the weekly offering, less than half of what is normally received. plunging the church into the red. warren said he needed $900,000 by year's end. the donations came pouring in over the internet. small amounts, most under 100 bucks. and that's not even counting what c

this includes an accident in jamaica. investigators also want to know why wing tips hit the ground during austin and char slot. >> facebook is now being blamed on a growing number of divorces. according to london's "telegraph" divorce lawyers say the site is tempting people to cheat. a law firm now cites 1 in 5 divorces in facebook. >>> time for sports and an end to the regular seon. here's ducis rodgers at espn news. >> good morning, i'm ducis rodgers with this espn news update. a lot of drama heading into the final week of the nfl season. the jets with the bengals. the jets clinch a play offberth with a victory. brad smith under center. option right, 32 yards for the touchdown. mark sanchez and the jets are headed to the playoffs with a 37-0 victory. they'll face cincinnati again in week onen saturday. >>> ravens and raiders with the win. the ravens have a playoff spot. willis mcgahee up the middle. and a 73-yard touchdown as mcgaughey takes it to the house. worth another look. mcgaughey just moves eugene out of the way

that includes the accident in kingston, jamaica, where the jet overshot the runway during a rainstorm. investigators want to know why airplane wing tips hit the ground during recent landings in austin and charlotte. >>> a man suspected of killing four family members over the thanksgiving holiday is now in custody. the five-month manhunt ended thanks to a motel manager who was watching "america's most wanted." stephanie sy reports. >> reporter: after more than a month on the lam, paul her ring was arrested saturday night. the 35-year-old is accused of gunning down his twin cities, elderly aunt, and cousin's 6-year-old daughter on thanksgiving. >> i'm really happy that, you know, the monster's in a cane. >> reporter: after months of plastering florida neighborhoods with wanted posters, it was a few seconds on tv that led to the arrest. the owners of the motel saw his picture flash on-screen during a commercial for "america's most wanted." >> there was no doubt because we have a big-screen tv in the house. it just shocked him to the core and he came up front and he says, i can't believe

a 737 overshot the runway in jamaica, and planes wing tips touched the ground during landings in charlotte and in austin. >>> tomorrow is the first business day of this new decade. after a terrible 2 0009, the bi question is, will things get better in 2010? well, nobody has a crystal ball. betsy stark has been talking to a lot of experts about some key areas in the economy. let's start with jobs. you got your hand on a not so pleasant forecast today. >> reporter: and this kind of shows you what we're up against. the federal reserve says the unemployment rate in 2010 will average between 9.3 and 9.7%, which is clearly not much improvement over what it stands now at 10%. the basic probleis, while the economy is expected to improve, it's not expected to improve enough to put a serious dent in joblessness. what may keep unemployment high ishat discouraged workers may feel encouraged enough to rejoin the hunt increasing the competition for jobs out there. >> one of the bright spots has been the stock market this year. what are we talking about in 2010? >> reporter: nobody i'm talking to is expe

i've been to jamaica. the bahamas. >> larry: senator, have you been there?i've been there a number of times. i've been there many times over the last 30 years. the size of this tragedy is just enormous. these people are so resilient. they put up with just about everything. you think the plague and locusts are going to happen next. this is a culture that's very deep, very strong, just incredibly appealing. these very, very strong people. they just get hammered again and again and again, right off of our shore, 90 miles away. i think we have a special obligation in the united states in this situation to help out. >> larry: ted, the foundation also supports the immediate deployment of two emergency response teams, providing communications, enabling relief. you have teams in the field already? >> one of the things that we really focused on in helping larry, is to be able to stand up communications very quickly. there's a communications group you've heard of med-source frontier. it's important so people can understand what's going on elsewhere. it makes a tremend

now, this is video from december 22nd when a plane overshot the runway in jamaica during a rainstorm. in two other landings the jet's wing tips touched the ground. faa officials say they're looking to see if there is a larger issue. american says it is cooperating with the investigation. >>> a local assisted living center shutting its door due to a strange illness. several residents have come down with flu-like symptoms. no visitors are allowed for the time being. the health department says once residents start to feel betr they will lift the quarantine. >>> hundreds gathered in a church to remember an 11-year- old girl whose body was found recently. an attorney says his client db's any involvement in the crime. her loved ones can't make sense of the killing. >> how could this ever happen in the delmarva area? people are going to cry, and a lot of people have already. i know i did. >> loved ones say sarah was a bright girl that loved to joke around. there's currently three bills working their way through maryland's legislature that would beef up laws against sex offenders. >>> a princ

you're looking at video of the worst of the incidents when a jet overran a runway in jamaica injuring passengers. that came a few days after a plane slid off the side of a north carolina runway. on christmas eve, an md-80 struck its wing tip, its wing while landing in texas. american airlines is said to be cooperating with that federal investigation. >>> take a look at the beautiful skyline of new york city where temperatures are plummeting here tonight. i believe it is 14 degrees windchill and getting colder and colder and colder. there you go. that's mutual new york building right there. and the thermometer on top, temperatures in fahrenheit and celsius, 14 degrees fahrenheit and minus 9 celsius. there is the gwb, the george washington bridge. beautiful night but very cold. flags are at half-staff here. i'm going to tell you why because percy sutton was one of the nation's most prominent african-american political and business leaders during the civil rights era. new york city mayor michael bloomberg paused to remember him during his inauguration speech just yesterday. take a listen

>> it's interesting, because i heard reports they felt it all the way to jamaica. but one of the things about port-au-prince is it's a densely populated city, there have been issues of concern about the construction. but interestingly enough, we're hearing about the presidential palace, which is a very well constructed building has been damaged. the president, fortunately, was not in but other people were in and they are reportedly injured, so they're trying to get some assistance there. and this has happened in petionville, which is a suburb of very wealthy, very well-built homes. so i don't necessarily think it's because of poor construction or this is just mother nature. >> larry: jackie charles, good luck getting there. next is patrice pierre. she spoke to family in haiti. have you reached anyone? >> yes, i have. most are okay, but the whole house is collapsed in. they didn't report anybody die yet, but so far some of the people not okay. >> you keep in close contact with us. let's check with meteorologist chad myers. chad, how did this happen quickly? >> i'll

looking at video of the worst of the incidents when a jet overran the runway, injuring 91 passengers in jamaica which came a few days after a plane slid off of the side of a north carolina runway. on christmas eve, an md-80 struck its wing tip while landing in texas. american airlines is said to be cooperating with the faa while conducting its own investigation. >>> a locker room incident could cost a pro basketball team much more than a game. police are investigating a reported stand-off between gilbert arenas and jabbaras crittenton. the "new york post" reports that the two players drew guns during a dispute over a gambling debt. arenas denies the story, but the team admits he brought handguns into the locker room. flip saunders discussed the distraction. >> you'd like as a coach a player who's able to totally focus on your game at hand, and when you have other things to distract off the court or whatever, those are things that you're always concerned about. but from my standpoint, and as i told our players, we still get judged on what we do as far as on the court for the guys that are here a

you're looking at video of the worse of the incidents when the jet overran a runway in jamaica injuring. that came just a few days after a plane slid off the side of a north carolina runway. and on christmas eve, an md-80 struck its wingtip while landing in texas. american airlines is said to be cooperating with the federal investigation. >>> what did tv anchors do during the commercial breaks? they party. i know those two guys. they are funny, funny, funny, and great people. yeah, anyway, you might be surprised. >>> also ahead for you -- calling all cars. be on the lookout for a speeding coke machine. stay with us for a coke chaser. lots of caffeine there, it looks like. >>> "the situation room" is straight ahead. suzanne malveaux is in for wolf blitzer. suzanne, what do you have for us? >> thanks, don. at the top of the hour i'll talk to a 9/11 commission member who's concerned that the u.s. intelligence community is still failing to connect the dots when it comes to fighting terrorism. >>> plus, is president obama doing enough to help blacks? one prominent african-american says he is

and then there was the plane that overshot the runway in jamaica and broke into pieces. officials are investigating to see if there might be a larger issue. >>> elin woods is reportedly back from a ski trip to france. elin talked every day to tiger but only about their kids. then the news of the world is reporting that when elin was asked what tiger gave her for christmas she replied, quote, $300 million. news of the world is also reporting elin did not allow tiger to see their kids because of his, quote, mental state. >>> also prince william says he will not become a shadow king. they quote his personal press secretary saying the prince will focus on his military career. >>> finally, ask and you shall receive. rick warren's plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit brought in a whopping $2.4 million. three days later he reached the $2.4 million mark and donations are still coming in. didn't even have to pass the plate. it's 17 past the hour, that's the news. let's send it back over to lester, jenna and >> is cold out there. even with sunny skies it feels like 0. eve

this morning, some surgeons from jamaica arrived with news that they would take some of the patients away. the earthquake was a week ago, but aid workers say lives are still being lost here with a lack of leadership to blame. >> ifill: a week into the disaster, we take a closer look at what's working, and what's not. the pan american health organization, which is part of the world health organization, is providing assistance on the ground. and its deputy director, dr. jon andrus, joins me now. welcome dr. andrus, thank you for joining us. one week later, what can you tell us about the level of coordination on the ground? we saw a lot of confusion in those pieces. >> we sure did. the level of coordination is something that started with immediately after the disaster the world came crash being down on haiti, a country that had very fragile infrastructure. so really no capacity to respond. we've gone from that picture to a picture today where there's better coordination. we're far from achieving the levels of effective coordination where we need to be. but there is some progress. that's

i come from jamaica.e been to cuba several times because they did not set any restriction of anybody coming into the country. we are neighbors in the caribbean. they supply certain items to jamaica. q. what is a very literate country. -- cuba is a very literate country. they do not suffer a lot a lot like we do here. the american people do not understand much about cuba. have a very good new year. guesthost: 1 viewer says the in barkemargo shouldbargo should hd years ago. what about that? guest: you did not have millions of chinese living in an important swing state before the election. another issue is the cubans are not following the china model. they are not opening their economy to more foreign investment, trade, but rather practice state run economics. i did not agree with everything the caller said. cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. that has helped to generate a lot of support for cuba in the developing wor

in one instance a plane overshot a runway in jamaica.her jet craft wings touched the ground during landing. last wednesday rev. rick warren appealed for donations to cover a $900,000 deficit in the budget for his california mega church. yesterday warren announced he has received nearly $2.5 million. warren calls that amazing. now for today's weather. you don't need a calendar to know it's january. frigid air extends over much of the country. snow is expected in the plains around the great lakes and in new england. in the days to come more cold and more snow. but in the southwest it will be warm and sunny. all week long. next, what defines a defining year? >> hello. hi. thank you for reading me. my goodness. look at your beautiful jacket. >> osgood: later actress patricia clarkson from the big easy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> osgood: many of us may be looking back on 2009 and ex-claiming, what a year! but there's no telling if history will concur. after all the experts are still arguing over the pluses or minuses of the year 1959. that was 50 year

i came from jamaica, 90 miles from cuba. basically, i have been to cuba several times, because cuba does not have any restriction on anybody coming into the country most of the time. cuba is a very helpful country to all the neighbors in the caribbean. they supply certain items to jamaica. q. what is a very literate country. -- cuba is a very literate country. they do not suffer a lot a lot like we do here. the american people do not understand much about cuba. have a very good new year. guesthost: 1 viewer says the in barkemargo shouldbargo should hd years ago. what about that? guest: you did not have millions of chinese living in an important swing state before the election. another issue is the cubans are not following the china model. they are not opening their economy to more foreign investment, trade, but rather practice state run economics. i did not agree with everything the caller said. cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. tha

i am from jamaica. host: we are going to put you on hold.minder, you have to turn your television down. peter from new york. democrat line. caller: thank you. unfortunately, that person who expressed what he feels about you, i do not think that is right. but i want to point out the problem that we have with this conversation. i did not really care when the high definition broadcasts of the state of the union was. i want you to discuss the state of the union. obama is going into a chamber that is so self-ridiculing, when you have chief justices who say that it is ok for chinese or filipinos to spend as much as the one on the election. barack obama, who worked hard to get elected, walking in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers.

for example, in the caribbean, in cancun, and jamaica.re you have high tourist traffic. there is some streaming allowed on the shores of other countries. in europe you would get some resistance for sovereignty reasons. host: the subhead in this article this morning, european airports slow to implement. it sounds like they're having some of the same problems we have here as far as having enough people on the ground to do these kind of checks? guest: yes, i think yesterday many of them did not understand what the new requirements are. airports in france and the u.k. did not know whether the rules the u.s. was not trying to promulgate were legal in their systems. there is a general -- this is a problem most countries have. these are not jobs it will pay a lot of money for. the screen jobs. therefore, you attract a certain level ofÑi candidates for the jobs. it is whether or not you to pay the money to increase security. host: we see some of its all- time with leaders of various nations. economic summits. recently the climate change summit in

for small businesses like strawberries bar-b-que, that means instant access to customers from jamaican. a college student could take courses on her laptop, a cancer specialist could read it medical records from the doctor. we will compete for every possible dollar to turn this project into reality to help missouri stay competitive. you bet we will. [applause] there is an undeniable correlation between a state's competitiveness and the cost of health care. last year we were poised to make good progress on health care. the senate voted overwhelmingly to provide health care to missouri at no additional cost for taxes. [applause] unfortunately, the proposal failed on the last day of the session. this year, having noticed there has been a little talk about health care, from halls of congress to town hall meetings across our country -- [applause] congress is debating significant health care legislation, but if that passes, if that legislation passes, it is our job to show steady bipartisan leadership, to maximize the benefits for the people of our state. [applause] there is another importan

i am from jamaica. host: we are going to put you on hold. as a reminder, you have to turn your television down. peter from new york. democrat line. caller: thank you. unfortunately, that person who expressed what he feels about you, i do not think that is right. but i want to point out the problem that we have with this conversation. i did not really care when the high definition broadcasts of the state of the union was. i want you to discuss the state of the union. obama is going into a chamber that is so self-ridiculing, when you have chief justices who say that it is ok for chinese or filipinos to spend as much as the one on the election. barack obama, who worked hard to get elected, walking in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding f

for small businesses like strawberries bar-b-que, that means instant access to customers from jamaicajapan. a college student could take courses on her laptop, a cancer specialist could read it medical records from the doctor. we will compete for every possible dollar to turn this project into reality to help missouri stay competitive. you bet we will. [applause] there is an undeniable correlation between a state's competitiveness and the cost of health care. last year we were poised to make good progress on health care. the senate voted overwhelmingly to provide health care to missouri at no additional cost for taxes. [applause] unfortunately, the proposal failed on the last day of the session. this year, having noticed there has been a little talk about health care, from halls of congress to town hall meetings across our country -- [applause] congress is debating significant health care legislation, but if that passes, if that legislation passes, it is our job to show steady bipartisan leadership, to maximize the benefits for the people of our state. [applause] there is another impo

that is already being done in some places, in the caribbean for example, in cancun and i believe in jamaicahores of other countries. in europe and in other countries, i think you get some resistance for sovereignty reasons. they do not want the americans doing something that they have the capability to do. host: this article in the "washington times" this morning. european airports slow to implement. it sounds like they are having some of the same problems that we're having, not having enough people on the ground to do these kinds of security tests. guest: a lot of us did not understand yesterday's exactly what were their requirements. i think that there were airports in france and the u.k. where they did not know whether the rules that the u.s. was now trying to promulgate were legal in their system. i think that there is a general -- this is a problem that most countries have, which is this is not jobs -- these are not a job that you will pay a lot money for, the screening jobs we're talking about, and so therefore you attract a certain level of candidates. that all follows from there. it

small business like strawberry's bar-b-que in holcomb, that means instant access to customers from jamaica to japan. a college student could take courses on her laptop in fair play. we will help them stay competitive. we bet we will. if there is a correlation between a state's competitiveness and the cost of health care. last year, missouri was poised to make real progress on health care. the missouri senate voted overwhelmingly to support my plan to provide health care to 35,000 working missourians at no additional cost to state taxpayers. unfortunately, that proposal failed on the last day of the session. this year, there's been a lot of talk about health care, from the halls of congress to town hall meetings across the country. congress is debating significant health care legislation. if that federal legislation passes, it's our job to show steady, bipartisan leadership and maximize the benefits for people of our state. there's another important health care issue that demands our immediate attention: autism. this spectrum of disorders is diagnosed in one in 110 children. and the sooner

over a week later another american flight overran a runway in kingston, jamaica injures 1 passengers.ou see the aftermath in the vi. then two days later, an incident in austin, texas. the airline is cooperating with the investigation, which he said is routine in landing incidents. >>> a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave in when she lost strength. check this out. it's on surveillance video. one of them jumps over the counter. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared, said she knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do this, and i held it as long as i can, and after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. police say the robbers told the clerk happy holidays as they took off. >>> a group of former students make good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they looked exactly the same, just with beards and gel in their hair. >> and everybody -- >> kids in toe. >> everybody acting -- >> a great story. emotional reunion with a teacher that left a lasting impression on their lives.  >>> president obama se t

that's already being done in some places in the caribbean, for example, in cancun and i believe in jamaica and places like that where you have very high tourist traffic. there is some screening allowed on the shores of other countries. in europe and in other countries, i think you'd get some resistance for sovereignty reasons.nñy i mean, they don't want americans doing something that they believe they have the capability to do. >> host: the subhead >> host: having enough people on the ground to do these security checks. >> guest: yeah, i think a lot of them just didn't understand what exactly was the -- what were the new requirements. i think there were airports in france and in the u.k. where they didn't know whether the rules that the u.s. was now trying to promulgate were legal in their system. and i think there is a general -- this is a problem most countries have, which is these are not jobs that you're going to pay a lot of money for. the screening jobs i'm talking about. and so, therefore, you attract a certain level of candidates, job candidates. and that all follows from there, yo