thanks so much, lisa sylvester. happy new year to you and yours.he moment you may have missed, new jersey governor chris christie was in iowa stumping for mitt romney and listen to this warning he had for the people that live in the hawk eye state. >> so, listen, i want to tell you something. i want to tell you something very clearly. i'm in a good mood this morning. i'm feeling happy and upbeat. let me tell you, you people disappoint me on tuesday, you don't know what you're supposed to do on

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let's bring back lisa sylvester. what a story it's been, lisa. what's the latest?ead of goldman sachs. this is the first time he has spoken publicly about mf global. corzine says mf global had so many transactions, particularly in the final days of the company, that he is not certain what happened to the customer money. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give -- >> a contrite jon corzine on capitol hill, he was asked how his firm cannot account for more than a billion dollars in missing customer funds. >> i simply do not know where the money is or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date. >> federal regulator rs and the fbi have now launched investigations. corzine didn't take the fifth, but he couched his responses noting that he did not have access to relevant documents. >> did you authorize -- >> ever intended to break new rules, whether it dealt with the segregation rules or any of the other rules that are applicable. >> keeping customer funds separate from company accounts is a bedrock in the investment world. it appears that

lisa sylvester is doing fact checking for us. what are you finding out?shocked by the notion after $10,000 bet that substance of the wager seems to have been lost. the issue you is over whether rom flee and his book be a dacated. perry declined the bet which was a good move in more ways than one. >> the bet heard around the world. >> you're for individual man tats dates my friend. >> you have raised that before. >> it was true then and it is true now. >> rick, i tell you what. 10,000 bucks. $10,000 bet. >> i'm not in the betting business. but i'll -- >> okay. >> i'll show you the book. >> mitt romney's $10,000 bet only seemed to reinforce his rich guy label among some eye iowans. >> he has a lot of money so i guess that is his prerogative. >> i think that will hurt his campaign a little bit. >> the biggest bet i ever made? $5. >> the nonpartisan group fact check.org says -- >> rick perry would have been wrong and he would have owed mitt romney $10,000. >> it turns out romney was right. the issue is over romney's book, no apology. the hard cover version ha

that is lisa sylvester. she is in washington with the latest news you need to know right now. . >>> hi, candy. please in grapevine, texas, a killer called 911 to report he was shooting people. authorities say they didn't understand his words at first. the man dressed in a santa shoot shot and killed six members of his family and killed himself on christmas morning. a quick warning before we play the newly released 911 recording it's both difficult to understand and disturbing to hear. >> hello, grapevine 911. do you need help? are you sick? what was that? do you need an ambulance or police? hello? >>> in other news, you may remember the 2008 crash when a marine jet plunged into a house in san diego. the pilot ejected safely, but the crash killed two women and two children in the home. now the judge just ordered the government to pay nearly $18 million to man who lost his family. he says he harbors no ill will to the marine corps or the pilot who he said did all they could. >>> finally here's a story you can sink your teeth into if you're in japan. wendies at a japanese company

here's lisa sylvester with the late of news you need to know right now. there, jessica. it was supposed to be friends getting together for christmas, but for one bountiful, utah, family, an unwanted guest crashed the party. yes. take a look here at this. a 5-foot tall buck broke through the family's basement window and made himself quite at home in the master bedroom. look at him there. thankfully the deer didn't do too much damage although he did crush some christmas presents. the division of wild life had to be called in to remove that unwanted visitor. >> he likes to work out at the beach and has been known to play the bang owes naked. that is actor matthew mcconaughey and he plans to add husband to his list of accomplishments. yes, yes, it's true. the 42-year-old actor proposed on christmas day to longtime girlfriend camilla alves. mcconaughey and alves have two children together. matthew mcconaughey isn't the only heartthrob making headlines. tom cruise's new movie "mission impossible" made it by far the big winner of the weekend. this, in case you'v

. >>> a bloody assault in belgium today, lisa sylvester is monitoring that.he other top stories right now. what happens? >>> well, a prosecutor in the belgian city says one man was responsible for a rampage that killed two teenagers, a woman, and the gunman. 1,900 others were injured in the bomb and grenade attack. the man was wanted for questioning about drug and arms charges. >>> three men face charges in the wake of another alleged hazing incident within florida a & m's marching band. they stem from several alleged beatings of a band member. he died november 19th in a suspected hazing-related incident. >>> and police in suffolk county, new york, believe they have found the remains of shannon gilbert, a new jersey woman whose disappearance touched off a search last year that led them to the remains of ten other people. a police commissioner says the investigation involves around a possible serial killer. >>> and jerry sandusky's defense team waived his right to -- prosecutors had planned for 11 witnesses, including sandusky's alleged victims. sandusky also

lisa sylvester standing by with more. so what's the story behind these latest numbers? >> okay, wolf. we're going to talk you through the numbers. first, the positive news. unemployment, as you mentioned, it did tick down from 9% to 8.6% in the month of november. that is very good news. and if you take a look at it in terms of the jobs created, 120,000 jobs that is higher than what economists were estimating. they were predicting around the range of 110,000 jobs. and as an added bonus, take a look. these numbers have actually been revised higher. the numbers for the prior three months, october, september and august. significantly higher than what was initially reported. that's all the positive news. but we have to qualify all of this. we can take a look. here's the thing. 120,000 jobs it might sound actually like a lot. but if you want to create more jobs and actually bring down, lower the unemployment rate, you're going to have to do a lot better than just 120,000 jobs. in order to really make a dent and bring down the unemployment number, the economy needs to create a

lisa sylvester with the news you need to know. >> the funeral for kim jong-il featured his extra wide hearse. his son and heir marched along the right front fender. reuters reports one of the myth b s about kim jong-il he could control the weather. it's been unusually cole since his death. >>> if you sneak a peek at facebook from time to time you aren't alone. 55% of the world's internet population, everyone in the world who has a connection, spent time on facebook in october. the numbers, which come from facebook, they're the ones who should know, say one of every seven minutes people spent online is on facebook. mark zuckerberg spent part of the christmas holiday in vietnam trying to persuade authorities to stop blocking facebook. i can't remember if you said you're on facebook or not. >> i'm secretly on facebook. unanother name. it's only to see pictures from nieces and kids and all of that stuff. i'm not a facebook writer, let me put it that way. i'm a watcher. >> i am on facebook, but i don't do much with it. maybe that's one of my new year's resolutions, do more on facebook and

>>> lisa sylvester is monitoring some other stories in "the situation room." >> two syrian soldiers whoore are now telling their stories. one says syrian officers ordered soldiers to open fire on crowds, saying at one point, quote, we killed eight people in eight minutes. the protesters were unarmed. they didn't even have rocks. that's when i decided to defact. another soldier recounts the day in april when a crazed protester was shot in the shoulder. quote, his mother approached us and said, let him go. take me inside. a secret police guy shot the guy point-blank and killed him in front of his mother. in other news, a new satellite image shows what's believed to be china's first aircraft carrier stretching its sea legs for the second time. the chinese reportedly bought the stripped down ship this was built in the 1980s to turn it into a casino and fewer americans for the death penalty. a new study finds the number of death sentences and executions are at historic lows with a 56% drop in the last 12 years. 78 people were sentenced to die by lethal injection this year. experts say there

lisa sylvester is monitoring this and other stories in "the situation room." ened here? >> he was meeting men who answered his wife's craigslist selling jewelry. they allegedly robbed him and then fired. >> i go to afghanistan multiple times and i haven't been shot or blown up and i'm here at home in florida, and here i am riding away in an ambulance with a bunch of gunshot wounds. >> he reportedly plugged the bullet holes with his fingers until the police arrived. two suspects are being held without bond. >>> two people are dead, 50 are injured following a horrific pile-up in new orleans. some had to be transported to hospitals while others were treated at the scene. heavy fog was there at the time. >>> there appears to be a tiny new island in the red sea following an underwater eruption that left lava cooling after breaking through the water's surface. nasa captured the image last week showing the new mass with the plume. the so-called island is forming along islands between yemen and there. >>> just after the earthquake and tsunami, there are disasters repor

lisa sylvester is look into these allegations that were posted by amnesty international.international has a new report out, based on government statements, interviews with lawyers and former prisoners who have left the country, and the group as concluded saudi arabia has been engaging in a campaign to quash dissent. amnesty international accuses the saudi government of cracking down on peaceful protesters, arresting hundreds of mostly shiite muslims in the eastern part of the country. those detained, according to the report, include political critics, bloggers, and academics. >> they're often held without charge, held in isolation from the rest of the world, so they have to access to their families, no access to a lawyer. often no access to a lawyer while being interrogated and in some cases while being tried. >> reporter: the government of saudi arabia is ruled by the royal family, with final authority resting with king abdullah. protests that have helicopter across countries put pressure on the kingdom for reform. in response, the saudi government increased salaries for

lisa sylvester is monitoring that story.rning about a government push to crush the -- they say at least 37 people were killed across the country today. nearly half of those deaths were in palms. soldiers are manning dozens of check points. the u.n. says more than 4,000 people have been killed since a brutal crackdown began last march. >>> police in india arrested six hospital managers for negligence after a fire killed 88 people. a government minister said most of the bedridden patients were abandoned by the staff on duty. the blaze started in the basement where investigators found safety violations. authorities are still trying to determine what caused the fire. >>> and the woman accused of pepper spraying her fellow walmart shoppers on saturday won't face felony charges. the los angeles district attorney's office is referring the case to the city attorney and the woman could be charged with a misdemeanor. firefighters treated ten people for exposure. she paid for her purchases then left, but later turned herself into polic

let's bring in lisa sylvester.is part of the story. >> rick santorum, he picked up the endorsements of two key evangelical leaders in recent days. the head of family leader and the iowa family policy center and his poll numbers are now on the rise and some would call it the evangelical effect. ♪ evangelical christians make up 26% of the nation's population. >> put them on your outside of your coat. so when you go to the grocery store, to church, people can see who you're for and you can engage in the very thing that caucusgoers do right now, which is talking about your candidates. >> but in the iowa caucuses, evangelicals wield much more clout. >> the reason i think there's such a power player in iowa is they're very concerned about the issues and since iowa goes first in the country in selecting the next president of the united states, what they want to be able to identify is with the core values, the characters, the integrity of the candidate. >> those conservative values, opposing abortion and gay marriage and p

lisa sylvester takes a look. >> iowa voters this week are seeing a blitz of political ads.he latest tally says three quarters of them are negative. >> ever notice how some people make a lot of mistakes? >> i made a mistake. >> serial hypocrites and flip-floppers can't clean up the mess. >> mitt romney raised business taxes 20% in massachusetts. >> reporter: newt gingrich's poll numbers have taken a tumble. he was way-out gunned according to ad trackers. 45% of all political ads in iowa this month have been hits on him. only 6% were supporting him. >> the disparity between what the pro-romney super pac was able to spend in iowa, and what gingrich was able to mount in december was clearly a key factor. >> reporter: mitt romney was the target of only 20% of the ads. and who's paying for these ads? often independent groups called superpac's, most allowed to spend unlimited amounts, most friends of a candidate and sometimes backed by undisclosed donors. gingrich is crying foul. >> he's buying million of dollars in attack acts through a sup superpac. >> reporter: but romney says

lisa sylvester taking a look at this story for us. what happened? >> rick perry says he watched a documentary and was so moved by it that he actually changed his position on abortion and this is being well received by christian conservatives in the state. rick perry in urbandale, iowa, jockeying for the top spot in next week's caucuses, but the competition so tight -- drew a new line in this position on abortion. p perry now says he opposes abortions in all cases, even rape and incest. what accounts for the change? this dvd called "the gift of life." >> my mom was raped. and i was -- my life was spared. >> when the lady who's in the dvd was looking me in the eye and saying you need to think this through. she said, i am the product of rape. and she said my life was worth -- it was a powerful moment for me. >> the powerful documentary was produced by the conservative group citizens united and narrated by former arkansas governor, mike huckabee. a collection of stories with a strict, pro-life message. gop candidates vying for iowa's evangelical vote at

but first, let's bring in lisa sylvester. she's got more of what i'm calling the ron paul phenomenon as it's going on right now. tell us about this amazing support that he has. >> well, wolf, ron paul supporters have literally spent years building up support in iowa and he has found his perfect target audience in that state. reducing the size of government and lowering caucuses and now, paul is running neck and neck with rockne. >> so many people know him for his flashing smile and charisma. >> at the headquarters in des moines, volunteers work the phones. it's a hub of activity in contrast to the iowa campaign offices of mitt romney, which was still closed at mid-morning. paul is leaps and bounds ahead of romney and newt gingrich in the ground game in iowa and it's now paying dividends. >> when people join our campaign, they rarely leave. they're real solid, determined supporters. they understand the message about about agree with that. so i think it's a very good sign and i think in political terms, it means that we're prob

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first lisa sylvester is monitoring other top stories in "the situation room" right now, sounds like deja to a lot of us. >> that's right, wolf. president barack obama plans to ask congress later this week to raise the nation's debt ceiling, according to a treasury department official. the request will move the ceiling to $16.39 trillion, but don't expect a huge fight this time around. its he at third of three debt increases authorized by the agreement last august. the new debt ceiling would put off the possibility of default until the end of 2012. >>> the economy may be improving but too little too late for many sears and kmart employees. sears holdings plans to close at least 100 of the two retail stores. it blames the decision on a sharp drop in holiday sales. shares of the company fell by 19% after the announcement. the share price has been cut in half over the past year. >>> and a new problem for the unmanned drone program of the military. a nato drone was forced to make an emergency landing in afghanistan. nato says it's because of a technical failure. the drone landed in paktia pro

. >> as a new development happening right now involving the faa, let's go to lisa sylvester with theaa administrator randy babbitt has submitted his resignation. we have a statement that we just received from him. he said, quote, today i submitted my resignation to secretary ray la hood and it has been accepted. serving as faa administrator has been an absolute honor and highlight of my profession after career but i'm unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day 7 days a week by my colleagues at the faa, they run the safest aviation system in the world and i'm grateful i had the opportunity to work alongside them. i am confident in their ability to carry out all of the critical safety initiatives under way and the improvements that the faa has planned and i want to thank ray la hood for his leadership and dedication to the safety of the traveling public. randy babbitt, he was arrested last saturday night in fairfax city, virginia on a dwi charge. he was allegedly driving down the wrong side of the road at the time of his arrest. earlier today se

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lisa sylvester is following the story. it's heartbreaking to hear the stories. >> that's right.se were every day folks impacted by mf global's collapse, particularly farmers who used the brokerage firm to park money until they need it to buy seed for planting season. and whether they put the money there, they weren't investing it or loaning it. it is like putting money in a bank account and they thought that money was untouchable. >> the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: dean toflin bought a new suit to come to washington. he is a hog farmer from minnesota. more accustomed to getting his hands di hands dirty in the field. but he's here testifying how mf global's down fall cost him big money. >> co-mingling munn is stealing money, especially when it disappears. >> reporter: he had about $250,000 with mf global. $200,000 of that money is still missing. part of about $1.2 billion in customer funds that are unaccounted for. >> we will ask -- force. >> reporter: senators on the committee hammered the top three executives at the now bankrupt mf global incl

let's bring in lisa sylvester. she has been reporting seriously on this collapse of the firm.ppened? >> jon corzine, former senator, former governor of new jersey, former head of goldman sachs. this is the first time he has spoken publicly about mf global. and corzine says mf global had so many transactions, particularly in the final days of the company that he is not certain what happened to customer money. >> do you swear the testimony you're about to give -- >> a contrite senator jon corzine on capitol hill in a much different role. the former chief of mf global was asked how his firm cannot account for more than a billion dollars in missing customer funds. >> i simply do not know where the money is or why the accounts have not been reconciled today. >> reporter: federal regulators and fbi launched investigations. corzine didn't take the fifth but he couched his responses, noting that he didn't have access to relevant documents that he says are essential to him testifying accurately. >> did you authorize a transer if of customer funds from the segregated accounts? >> i neve

here's lisa sylvester. >> reporters are pouring over the latest financial disclosures by the members"the washington post" says the average net worth is $750,000 compared to the average american family's net worth of about $20,500. the new york time adds nearly half of the members of congress, 250 in all, are millionaires. both papers say the wealth gap between lawmakers and voters is growing. >>> in syria, thousands of protesters tried to welcome international observers to homs a city that's been a hotbed of anti-government protests. security forces used tear gas and bullets to scatter protesters. one report says 39 people were ki killed. >>> listen to what happened at the mall of america about this time yesterday afternoon. take a look here. what authorities are calling a mob of about 200 young people, started throwing chairs, knocking over shopping kiosks and fighting. panicked shopps fled the stores. at least nine people were arrested. you won't see this "people" magazine cover featuring taylor lautner along with the headline "out and proud" at the newsstand because it is a fake.

cnn's lisa sylvester explains. >> reporter: you can bet on your favorite team. bet if you think the price of oil is going to rise or fall. you can even bet if you think the unemployment rate is going to go up or down, and in the near future, you may be able to win big if you accurately predict who will win the next presidential race. the north american derivatives exchange in chicago filed an application with federal regulators to offer trading on political events. saying the trading would be similar to the way a farmer might trade for the future price of wheat or corn. >> you're talking tax policy, or health care costs or energy policy, elections matter and can have a really significant economic impact on people. so we think that these types of contractses fit squarely with the traditional functions performeded by futures exchange. >> reporter: you can place political bets currently through the iowa electronics markets and an exchange in ireland called intrade. the big difference here is you could have big money on the line. these markets can be a good predicto

here's lisa sylvester. >> reporter: talk about a tempest in the teapot.t card and it can be used for anything. use it to go to hawaii. and you know, they get food stamps out to millionaires. >> reporter: but is it all true? the u.s. department of agriculture administers the food stamp program officially called a supplemental nutrition assistance program. purchasing with a food stamp electronics card are strictly limited to food according to lou jacobson with politifact. >> it food card stamp will not let you buy anything. it looks like a credit card. it's an ebt card. it will tell you what it can and can't purchase. >> reporter: that means you can't use it for a plane ticket to hawaii or anywhere else. politifact rates that gingrich statement, pants on fire. what about the claim millionaires are living off food stamps? to qualify your net income must be no more than $11,000. for a family of four the income cutoff is about $22,000. but that's income. what about assets? what if you have $1 million in bank and had no income? only 13 states use assets as a ta