i am molly hall.irst draft -- despite as come nationwide truce that went into effect hours ago at midnight. in the past hour we are hearing of reports from the syrian observatory for human rights that says government warplanes have carried out several airstrikes in, province. the cease-fire was brokered by russia and turkey and marks the first time in decades a major middle east initiative does not include the united states. a regional correspondent, beth mckernan, is monitoring the situation for us. beth: we have getting new reports of clashes between government forces and rebels in a valley near damascus. monitors reported that the government is -- has gunships to conduct a series of raids and officials say one person has been injured. we do not have any more word on casualties as of yet. it is a strategically important area. the syrian government launched an offensive to retake it because it contains a lot of the water supply. it is the latest incident in a series of clashes which mark a shaky star

i am molly hall. hero the headlines. lawmakers in south korea impeach the president. park geun-hye suspended after weeks of antigovernment protests. the syrian government showing in aleppo, despite the russian announcement of a new pause infighting. a new report exposes the russianionalized athletes. we will go to moscow for the latest. molly: we start with a major seoul, thehakeup in south korean president impeach this friday after weeks of antigovernment protests against her rule. scandalence peddling caused park geun-hye's suspending of her powers. go to jason strother, who joins us from the south korean capital. i understand there is official reaction coming in about the impeachment. we heard from president park herself. jason: right. she expressed regret over causing all this chaos, as she said. it was not an admission of guilt, by any y means. she has been accused of pressure in some of south korea's largest companies to give tens of millions of dollars to a close friend who embezzled much of those funds. but she says she is stepping down and peacefully handing

i am molly hall. hero the headlines. lawmakers in south korea impeach the president.ark geun-hye suspended after weeks of antigovernment protests. the syrian government showing in aleppo, despite the russian announcement of a new pause infighting. a new report exposes the

here is molly hall. >> just about every packaged product in the grocery store has a date on it, some say best by, use by, or sell by. here is a indicate with no word. >> reporter: sasha stashwick with the national resource defense council says nine out of 10 schoopers confused by the different dates. >> the average family is actually throwing away about 1,500 dollars a year in food that ask perfectly good to eat. >> reporter: to clear up the confusion the u.s. department of agricultural just wants one label, best if used by, it is asking egg, meat and dairy manufacturers to use it. >> the grocery manufacturers association would not say if they plan to adopt the label, but they did tell us the food and consumer products industry is committed to providing consumers with the information they need to make informed decisions regarding the safety and quality of the products they purchase and consume. stashwick says current labels and the new best if used by stamp are not an expiration date. >> typically, those dates are just a manufacturer's best guess on when that food will be at its peak

hall, thank you. meteorologist molly rosenblatt is tracking the holiday storms at wcco in minneapolis.t's the latest, molly? >> reporter: well, demarco, conditions will be dicey for any christmas day travel. we have a powerful system out west affecting the rockies right now as well as the four corners. lhat will continue to move off rs the east-northeast as that area of low pressure does. we'll see things really start to eeteriorate. for much of the western portion of the country, again, the rockies, plain states and upper midwest, we're now seeing snow esvelop off to the east- nrtheast. as well as rain, some strong thunderstorms heading near ngristmas day sunday for the cain states, specifically right around kansas, where we could see some severe weather. and we do have a blizzard warnings in effect for most of north dakota as well as the ostern portion of south dakota. they could see a foot or more. esme areas, more like 15 inches. ndd then ice storm warnings, about .25 inch possible for portions of minnesota as well as strong winter storm warnings in erfect with strong storms cfecti

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