the queen mary ii, a cruise ship was about 110 miles off the coast of nag's head, north carolina whenne of their passengers, a 64-year-old woman was complaining of severe abdominal pain. so, the coast guard was called in to medivac this woman from the deck of the cruise ship. >> she's almost in. still getting there. >> you can see one of the rescue swimmers helping this 64-year-old woman into the rescue cage. >> look how awesome he's being with her. he's so supportive, supporting the back of her neck. even gives her a little pat on the shoulder after he gets her in. >> that's got to be scary. >> for her. >> for an older woman to be thrown into a basket and -- see ya. >> i'm in. >> roger. and right. >> the guy from the coast guard who is on deck, he's called a swimmer, basically, he's the one helping this woman into the basket. and a lot of people, this looks familiar because it's kind of like the ashton kutcher movie, "the guardian" because he's a swimmer. you can hear the communication between the helicopter and the guy down on deck. >> and basket cleared of the vessel. >> they start

mary major in 2004. many victims' rights groups criticized pope john paul ii for naming law to that prominent position. >>> now, a lucky severson story about a phenomenally energetic doctor, brenda williams and her husband joe in south carolina. they have run a clinic for poor people for more than a generation. and that's just the beginning. they do a prison ministry, fix up and give away houses, get people back to school, do voter registration and on and on. >> god is a good god, yes he is. god is a good god, yes he is. one more time. >> this is the medium security pod at the detention center in sumter, south carolina, and this is dr. brenda williams, all four feet, eleven inches of her. >> okay, now listen up. what were going to do is this. a couple of things, then we're gonna go on, 'cause i am a very short-winded person. >> she says she was afraid to talk in public until the teacher made her give an oral report in 7th grade. her husband, dr. joe williams, says that was just the beginning. >> she was talking when i first saw her and she's continued to talk since then. >> talk, talk, talk, talk, talk,

. >> "my life ii: the journey continues at one," the new album from mary j. blige, is now out. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> tonight, keeping them honest. what the dictator of a country says to the parents of a child his own security forces abducted, tortured, and murdered. syria's strongman, bashar al assad, rules just like his father did, with intimidation and brutality so complete that no one is safe, not even children. before you hear what assad is now saying about 13-year-old hamza al qatib, you need to see what became of this little boy. we should warn you, though, it's tough to take. this is what his body looked like when security forces returned hamza his parents a month after they arrested him during a protest. there are burn marks over his body, scars, signs of beatings. his genitals are mutilated. again, this was a 13-year-old boy taken off the streets, held for nearly a month, defiled, and dumped on his justifiably horrified and terrorized family. i want you to see what bashar al assad said when asked by abc news's barbara walters about ham

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marie noe have killed her own children? in this hour, from cradle to grave. america just after world war ii. the baby boom was in full swing. the economy was looking up. and a young philadelphia couple decided to start a family. >> this was 1949. i think that the assumption for everybody was that if you got married, you had a child. >> but having kids, rather, raising them, didn't seem to be in the cards for arthur and marie noe. the couple lost ten children over a period of 19 years. they became nationally known in the 1960s after two high profile magazines told their tragic story. steven fried is an investigative journalist who interviewed them over a period of several months in 1998 for an article in "philadelphia" magazine. that article stirred up emotions and led to the reopening of the 30-year-old cold case. >> i read about this case in a book called "the death of innocence." one of the cases that it mentioned was a case that was referred to as the moore case by the pseudonym that "life" magazine had given to arthur and marie noe when they wrote about their case in 1963. and what the b

mary belle gould of overland park, kansas, sweet mary belle, a proud american red cross volunteer and world war iifrom torrance, california, 100 years old today. recently celebrated his 75th anniversary with his lovely wife, connie. and that's all. that's it right now. >> okay, willard, thank you. >>> just ahead, "people" magazine's top stories of the year, but first your local news and weather. >> the time is 8:26 and time to get a check on the morning commute. >> we have problems cropping up. we will start in cockeysville. warren road and york road, closures remain in effect. 55 miles per hour on the north side. entire beltway it looks good. charles street, fire department activity. aberdeen, closures along route 20 to viers hill road. everything as being good in cecil county. live view of traffic. we will see what is going on at 83 and warren road. live view of traffic at 29. 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> as you notice on the cameras, the roads are dry, but rain is moving through western maryland. moving in baltimore through the late morning and afternoon. temperatures are very

ii and with good reason. on may 13th, 1981, the pope was shot in st. peter's square and barely survived. rescued from death, he believed, by mary'sam sure he believes it, too, that it was the virgin of fatima that saved him. yes, i think he believes it. the pope has said once to my bishop that he comes to fatima every day. ♪ >> fatima is the town in portugal where the catholic church believes this image of the virgin mary appeared to three shepherd children on may 13, 1916, 65 years to the day that the pope was nearly killed by this bullet. the virgin mary also gave three secrets to the children. the first, a vision of hell. the second, the need to defeat communism in russia. and the third, a prediction too terrible to reveal. then, in the year 2000, pope john paul revealed the secret. >> it was about a figure in white being wounded. it wasn't a precise prophecy of what happened to the pope in 1981 but it was kind of a vague picture that fitted that occasion and there was nothing very startling about it. and i am very glad they came out with that because that was a happy hunting ground for religious fanatics. ♪ >> but the pope wa

mary belle gould of overland park, kansas, sweet mary belle, a proud american red cross volunteer and world war iiorrance, california, 100 years old today. recently celebrated his 75th anniversary with his lovely wife, connie. and that's all. that's it right now. >> okay, willard, thank you. >>> just ahead, "people" magazine's top stories of the year, but first your local news and weather. >>> 8:26 is your time now on this tuesday december 27th, 2011. good morning to you. i am eun yang. let's check in with veronica johnson. clouds over head now, veronica? >> yes. we are waiting for the rain. just to the west of us already seeing showers. and it's going to turn moderate and heavy today after lunchtime, and heavier rain will amount to rainfall totals of about half to an inch. i think the bulk of it will be between two and six going up to a high of 50. >>> good news. northbound accident on 395, most of the vehicles are gone and the delays dissipated. between november circle and white oak vista, ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bell rock ♪ ♪ jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring ♪ >>> 8:30, on

ii vet. he's try to live the american dream and is now living the american nightmare. >> last night, supporters held a posada, a mexican tradition, of mary and joseph asking for shelter. >>> "the chronicle" reports police evertime is up to $500,000. the public works department has spent $47,000 clean up justin herman plaza. the parks department has spent $50,000 to prepare damage left behind. this is from the occupy protests. >>> well, when san francisco mayor ed lee anowptsed last week the -- announced last week the city would match a private donation of $1.5 million to house homeless family, homeless families were happy and confused. but according to "the chronicle" they've never heard of this. the paper says more than $800,000 has been sitting in that fund unused for years. >>> as we mentioned, we're following the missil test -- missile test by south korea. we will have reaction from the white house and new concern about the stability in that part of the world. >>> and the payroll extension bill, it's in jeopardy. >>> and happy reunions in the bay area as american troops officially pull out of iraq. >>> it's 7:15. this morning, there

sweet mary belle, a proud american red cross volunteer in world war ii.from torrence, california. 100 years old today. recently celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary with his lovely wife, connie, and that's all. that's it right now. >> okay, willard. thank you. just ahead, "people magazine"'s top stories of the year, but, out,ficar y heatwehe >>> good morning, everyone. the time now is 8:26. i'm jon kelley. in a few day, san francisco will become the first big city in the country with a minimum wage topping 10 bucks an hour. on january 1st, the city's minimum wage will be $10.24 an hour. right now, minimum wage workers make $9.92 per hour. san francisco, one of the few big cities that sets its very own minimum wage. back in 2003, voters approve aid law that called for automatic yearly wage increases. by the way, this year the federal minimum wage will not change. it stays right where it is at $7.25 per hour. >>> time now to check your local weather. actually, let's check traffic out there. mike inouye will tell you how your commute is to work. >> no maj