leeann, you were on the december cover of "playboy."it possible low han just sold more -- lohan sold more than that one? >> we don't know. i said how is she doing? i was told she was doing well. they said they won't know for two or three months. you know, people are fascinated with her. she is a train wreck. i was interested in seeing the photos. i will not lie. i searched and they were everywhere. i think they are still out there. i looked and i was interested too. >> greg, are you solely responsible for these -- >> i was going to say, people assume the covers sells. there was a question with the late james cocoa. you don't know how that will affect the numbers. >> i prefer to think it was the interview with chris wallace. >> do these sales numbers surprise you, or do you think they have intimated that they are made up? >> i don't know who is buying "playboy." i think it is collector's items for gay men. >> you are the leeann tweeter that posed in "playboy"? >> oh, i have something to tell you. but it will have to wait. >> you are the

. >> thanks, leeann. thanks, pete.,t is gavin, greg, not bad for a first time guest. and senate are on a collision course over the payroll tax cut extension. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: i'm bret baier. house is digging in for a long night as it debates the merit and pitfall of the senate version of the payroll tax cut extense and attempt to come up with the own way forward. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest. mike? >> good evening. they are expected to have three votes. the first is expected to kill the package that passed on saturday. house spea speaker john boehnery they need to sit down and work it out. >> there is a disagreement between the two chambers. and we sit down and rethe differences. that is what i believe the house will do. >> message from harry reid that thought vote in the senate including the 39 republicans meant the issue would be finished until february responded, senator mcconnell and "i" negotiated compromise in speaker boehner's request. i will not reopen negotiations until the house

. >> thanks, leeann. thanksank you. >> but you'll be here. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> the final we've been year is the homestretch for candidates before the iowa caucuses. this is "special report." >> good evening. i'm shannon bream in for bret baier. while many americans are resting from a big christmas weekend, the republicans who want to be measuring the drapes in the white house next christmas are gearing up for the big electoral test of the season. chief political correspondent karl cameron is live in des moines, iowa. good evening, carl. >> the iowa caucuses are a week from tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. local time january 3rd. iowans will arrive, they'll hear speeches from each campaign. only five minutes per campaign. that takes about an hour. then they will have the opportunity to cast write-in ballots for their choices. if all goes according to plan they could have as many to 120,000 to 140,000 turn out, a record, yet a small fraction of the population in iowa, and that explains the organizational hun

abc7 leeann reports. >> karen works for the federal government.was denied health benefits for her wife under the defense of marriage act known as doma. doma prohibits federal recognition of same sex marriages. >> i have to pay for a separate policy that i'm lucky i can even afford to cover my spouse when all of my colleagues when are legally married put their spouses on there the minute they walk in the door. >> the obama administration said doma is unconstitutional and that's what the department of justice argued in court. with that said, galinski's attorneys are asking the court to rule in her favor. >> this case is really about whether karen should be compensated differently because of the sex of her spouse. >> but here is where the house of representatives and it's bipartisan advisor group steps in. the advisory group is comprised of five house members, including speaker john boehner, a republican, and minority leader nancy pelosi, a democrat. that advisory group voted 3-2, along party lines, to defend doma in court and asked that galinski's c

. >> leeanne panetta flew to baghdad to attend it. the flag of the u.s. forces in iraq was officially retired or cased as it is called according to army tradition. in nearly nine years, the war in iraq caused 45 -- cost 4500 american lives, left 32,000 u.s. troops wound and cost $8 billion. as of this morning, about 4,000 american troops are still in iraq. >> that's about 800. >> late last night, the house of representatives approved a defense bill requiring the military to handle suspected militants linked to al-qaeda. the passage came after president obama dropped his threat to veto the legislation. it also imposes new sanctions against iran central bank and preemptively freezes some aid to pakistan. the senate is expected to pass the bill today or tomorrow. >> there is some pretty good news about the safety of new cars on the road. today, the insurance institute for highway safety is releasing its findings from its latest crash test and they show a lot more vehicles are up the standard if not better. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live in arlington

defense secretary leeann panetta marked the day with the last remaining american troops in bath.,000 americans died fighting the war which began nearly nine years ago. >>> president obama and the first lady mark the end of the war yesterday by welcoming home troops at ft. bragg in north carolina. >>> this morning, the fbi will officially launch a campaign by catching a serial rapist. he's accused of tacking almost a dozen women in the washington area. jackie bensen has the latest. >> criminal profiler pat brown believes he's hiding in plain sight. >> one of the things you find with serial rapists and serial killers is often they're the guy that does live next door or even worse, with you. you may know them. they may go to work every day, they watch movies like everybody else. especially the type that does not have a criminal record. we find many of these guys do not. >> investigators now between that between 1991 and 1998 in montgomery county, maryland, a man assaulted eight women and attempted to rape another. in addition to being raped, she was struck multiple times in the head

in the news, leeann ma lindies, abc7 news. >> a bit of winner came here yesterday. the episcopal church had its annual snow day. truck loads of snow were piled up on the lawn of the church and this gives kids who normally don't get a chance to see snow a chance to enjoy an early white christmas. >> lisa is here now. we definitely are not having any snow here. what about in the sierra? >> no. not having any there either. maybe wednesday, thursday they will have a few light snowflakes. another weak system headed that way. today we have one headed south, and that's really going to bring a limited moisture around the bay. not even to the bay. i'll explain coming up. >> also ahead, the robot that could one day revolutionize the workplace by allowing you to be in two places at once. >> in the past couple years we've seen games and movies move into the electronic storage place known as the cloud. we have a lock at a local company using some funny looking robots to let you be everywhere at once. >> i've been a virtual assistant for a couple years. >> she is a real person. s

. >> i have leeanne goodman, canadian press. >> hi there.minister, from suspect company like pakistan, even if they have no interception of coming to the u.s. under this new agreement? and mr. president, do you want to be warned? do you want that kind of information? >> we do, i think as you know, our two countries cooperate -- >> we've been watching a press conference with the president and the prime minister of canada, stephen harper. they've just been addressing the issue of the xl pipeline. the prime minister of canada saying he accepts the president's view that all options and consequences must be considered before he can offer a definitive answer on whether this project goes forward. do stay with us. we'll be right back. iotic cap ay helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. you had me at "probiotic." do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afi

here is kgo's leeann melendez. >> reporter: there are times when even scientists have to learn the artt after one of their experiments careened through this house. >> this is the worst thing. i have kids of my own. i have a house of my own. i can't imagine how angry i would be to find it happening to it. >> reporter: cannonballs end up doing a lot of damage. the mist busters crew was on the other side of this hill experi cannon but the cannonball missed its target. instead the projectile came down the hill with extraordinary force traveling 2,800 feet before hitting the ground and shooting through the door of this home. doing damage inside then exiting through the back. the cannonball, airborne again, then crossed the road before taking out a tile on the top of this roof, and finally landing inside a minivan across the street. total traveling range, 3,300 feet. the owner of the van -- >> my husband and my son was in the car five minutes before it happens. i am so glad they are fine. >> reporter: according to the sheriff's department, the tv show has used the firing range close to 100 t