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i think maybe if not for us but maish with themselves the chiefn niece know how to do deeper thinking and how they would see things on the korean pence. pgh i think the creation of thes a positive development between president bush and jung single men. it created a motion of community and a group of penal in that part of the world. they have not basketbal been abo address the multiform that the chinese were aicial to talk to the south coryants and the south koreans anted yach niece as a result of the six pearlt talks. the format has not really been the probably. i would see it as apartment of the solution i don't think the north cory yarch. i don't think they'll w worry we have to g rid of these nuance. >> charlie.har: all roadso thro. >>> i want to mention a fewminm. pgh it's been a change in the south core racorycore cory yafke in, just five years ago, gafn to reverse that and on reasons that the north koreans are much more dependant on zien that because they are no longer getting the trade and aid they got from south core rye yeah foon for most of the deck ailtd and the chiep that'

i think maybe if not for us but maish with themselves the chiefn niece know how to do deeper thinking and how they would see things on the korean pence. pgh i think the creation of thes a positive development between president bush and jung single men. it created a motion of community and a group of penal in that part of the world. they have not basketbal been abo address the multiform that the chinese were aicial to talk to the south coryants and the south koreans anted yach niece as a result of the six pearlt talks. the format has not really been the probably. i would see it as apartment of the solution i don't think the north cory yarch. i don't think they'll w worry we have to g rid of these nuance. >> charlie.har: all roadso thro. >>> i want to mention a fewminm. pgh it's been a change in the south core racorycore cory yafke in, just five years ago, gafn to reverse that and on reasons that the north koreans are much more dependant on zien that because they are no longer getting the trade and aid they got from south core rye yeah foon for most of the deck ailtd and the chiep that'

all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece.n camera. brooklyn, new york -- the senior community is not aware of a string of vicious muggings targeting the elderly. so far, it hasn't hit the media. >> we had absolutely no idea. my aunt would have definitely been a lot more cautious. >> a very independent and unknowing lillian france, an 85-year-old woman from the area, is planning to surprise her niece with a visit. >> she lives about a mile from me. she occasionally makes surprise visits. and that day, unfortunately, she decided to do so. >> before she arrived at her niece's house, she makes a few stops in the neighborhood, although she says she was feeling uneasy on this day from the get-go. >> she woke up with like a heavy feeling, as if something was going to happen. >> france goes against her instincts and makes a stop at this bank to withdraw money to give to her grandnieces who are in from out of town. as she becomes more comfortable walking around that summer afternoon, her fears dissipate. she has no idea someone is wat

i only pray for my niece she says. iraqi christians now living in canada, pray for victims like raja. shortly after the attack on the baghdad church, the vatican airlifted her and other wounded to rome for emergency treatment. the pope met with her in a private audience in late 2010. and then the vatican arranged for her to get religious asylum in canada. these days, the former high school science teacher walks with a limp from her wound, but she is safe in toronto. and she now prays freely at a church where mass is celebrated with this mostly iraqi congregation. canada takes in more iraqi refugees per capita than any other country in the world, including the untied states. why does canada take in so many refugees? >> these are people whose churches have been destroyed, whose daughters have been violated, whose priests have been beheaded. >> reporter: rev. majed el shafie received religious asylum in canada and now lives in toronto. majed says he was tortured and imprisoned in his native egypt for being a christian act

to save her niece's life of up saving a three more. >> wgn news @ 9 police said they know who they are looking forututhe hunt ntntueue tonight for the man whoilild and two teenanarsrs top story around the country live chicago police headquarters with the latest developments tonight >> good evening we are hearing the last few minutes from police sources police have somebody in custody not confirmed by police so far. five people injured and the shooting and two boys at 15- 17 were killed. family members say the two teenagers were not targeted by the government last night just before 7:00 p.m. police say a fight started between two men outside of the chicken restaurant one man went into a restaurant the other followed inside and opened fire hitting seven people to of the seven were killed including a 16 year-old sophomore in high school >> all i know is he went to get himself something to eat at the next thing we know my nephew has been begun dow >> family members and friends say still in shock coping the boys killer is brought to justice >> the only thing i know is that my brother is dec

i bought a few for my nieces and nephew. you to take home. >> merry christmas to me. >> reporter: the ideas keep coming in, by the way. >> that's right, so, please, send yours to our constantly growing list, abc.c b kbcnews. m abcnews.com/worldne abcnews.com/worldnews. thank you for watching tonight, "nightline" is along later. we want to show you the new skyscraper rising on the site of the world trade center, aglow in holiday lights. thanks to wabc, right here in new york. and good night to all of you. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.

so, i bought a few for my nieces and nephew. and there's one for you to take home. >> thank you.. >> reporter: the ideas keep coming in, by the way. >> that's right, so, please, send yours to our constantly growing list, abcnews.com/worldnews. and we thank you for watching. "nightline" is along later. and we want to leave you tonight with a sign of renewal. the new skyscraper rising on the site of the old world trade center, aglou in holiday lights. thanks to affiliate wabc, right here in new york. ight to all of youall of you. >>> homeless for the holidays. veterans get evicted from a building due for demolition. >> parents taking action. tonight the local school board members who could lose their jobs foreclosing some neighborhood schools. >> and take money and run. thieves targeting a holiday concert, escaping with cash from the biggest school fund-raiser of the year. >> university of california offering hope tonight to middle class families beating the cost of sending your children to college. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson its moving day for a group of homel

i bought a few for my nieces and nephew. you to take home. >> merry christmas to me. >> reporter: the ideas keep coming in, by the way. >> that's right, so, please, send yours to our constantly growing list, abc.c b kbcnews. m abcnews.com/worldne abcnews.com/worldnews. thank you for watching tonight, "nightline" is along later. we want to show you the new skyscraper rising on the site of the world trade center, aglow in holiday lights. thanks to wabc, right here in new york. and good night to all of you. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthm

anyway. >> like niece like aunt. >> give it a go, hanna. show us how you ride it. yay!tcase for ages 3 to 6. >> is it cool, sweetheart? >> do you like it? come here. it holds up to 100 pounds. yes, come here. >> she's getting up there, this child. >> who cares about the product really. it's really about hanna. anyway, it's a nice suitcase. >> how much do you love your auntie hodi? how much? >> a lot. >> a lot. >> why? >> because. >> because you're staying at my apartment and we're having fun? we are going to decorate our tree on sunday, right? >> your bush. >> hey, careful. let's do that okay/not okay. >> it says, is it okay to put your picture on your holiday card? to which i said? >> whose picture are you going to use if it's not yours. hoda says, sure it's okay, but why not just send picture of your kids. that's the money shot. >> don't put yourself on is what i'm saying. >> why? >> i don't know. it's enough. >> all right. we have a big show, don't we. what's coming up, do you know? we don't either. we have a lot coming up. how you can find those nasty spots and germ

. >> he said, well, her and my niece like to go down on the stairs. it could be from that.nd i just -- i didn't believe it. >> reporter: when ayla went missing, she was wearing a soft cast. she had recently broken her arm in a fall. our request to speak to dipietro went unanswered. but police say both sides of the family are cooperating. for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, waterville, maine. >>> coming up here, how will kate and all the royals are getting ready for the holidays. there may be too many guests for the big christmas weekend. gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? woah! [ giggles ] woah! sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas for the whole family. and 35% off fragrance gifts sets for

the names of my nieces and nephews, and gift wrapping. look what happened when i tried to wrap my wife's present, okay. this is a pair of earrings. (laughter) >> and it just works forget ho, ho, ho this year, santa is being taught now how to say no, no, no. this holiday season he is balancing the job of being a generous santa with a new reality of having to tell children to lower their expectations in a bad economy. you asked for anything that you want from santa but unfortunately, santa has a budget too. and we're in tight times. mrs. clause and i had to sit down and we literally had to cut back. if every child asked for an ipad, we would be bankrupt. >> stephen: listen up, fatman, the whole point of you being at the mall is to upsell these kids. when littlejohnee asks you for an xbox you remind him how much cooler he would be with the conduct, a one-year live x box system and you don't say ho, ho, ho, nothing can match the 3-d graphics of your imagination. and if a kid asks you for something that is too expensive, you do the responsible

>> she's taking care of some kids, her niece and nephew. >> not her own kids, but -- >> her niece andphew. yeah, she ain't coming. >> i mean the thing is is this, we can take whoever we want in and charge them. nothing's going to stick. the drugs are in there open. it doesn't matter. if the target was here, that's one thing. without the target, it's going to go to prelim and get caused. why own bother. we recover the drugs -- we can recover the narcotics and try to call in and try to get an arrest warrant for the old man. >> so we're going to cut him loose? >> yeah, yeah. >> just so you know, this wasn't a wasted effort on our part. we got some drugs out of your house. now, we're not saying they're yours. we're not saying any of that. but just so you know, the search warrant was for the house. your house has been searched thoroughly. you're going to go back to a little bit of clutter, but it's not personal this is business. >> yeah, i know. >> i understand. >> when you're doing bad business, it's our business to handle. you understand what i'm saying to you? >> even though police don'

in fact, just 30 minutes before the 911 call was made his niece sent this text message to a friend.ing to quote it. so we're here. we just got here and my uncle is here, too, dressed as santa. awesome. she then sent a second text 15 minutes later. now he wants to be all fatherly and win father of the year. police now believe that before he killed himself, he tried to stage the crime scene by placing one of the two guns used in the killings in the hands of his brother-in-law, but according to authorities, once he realized what he'd done, he killed himself as well. >>> the stanford fire department just released those audio transmissions between dispatch and firefighters on the scene of that deadly christmas day fire that killed those five family members. they revealed the heroic efforts firefighters made to rescue the victims inside the $1.7 million victorian home before the searing heat and flames turned them away. >> 24 to unit 4. >> we've got victims trapped in the second floor. we're going to rescue mode with a ladder. >> proceed. >> we got a report from one of the victims. there'

in fact, just 30 minutes before the 911 call was made his niece sent this text message to a friend.'m going to quote it. so we're here. we just got here and my uncle is here, too, dressed as santa. awesome. she then sent a second text 15 minutes later. now he wants to be all fatherly and win father of the year. police now believe that before he killed himself, he tried to stage the crime scene by placing one of the two guns used in the killings in the hands of his brother-in-law, but according to authorities, once he realized what he'd done, he killed himself as well. >>> the stanford fire department just released those audio transmissions between dispatch and firefighters on the scene of that deadly christmas day fire that killed those five family members. they revealed the heroic efforts firefighters made to rescue the victims inside the $1.7 million victorian home before the searing heat and flames turned them away. >> 24 to unit 4. >> we've got victims trapped in the second floor. we're going to rescue mode with a ladder. >> proceed. >> we got a report from one of the victims. t

they'll attend a concert featuring actor gary sin niece. >>> coming up next. caught on tape, a police raid involving some bad cops. but not the kind you are thinking about. we'll explain when we come back. don't forget we are always on awusa 9.com. we'll be right back. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ caught on tape. a fire bombing at the santa barbara county sheriff's office. this surveillance video from last month shows a suspect throwing two molotov cocktails at the building. no one was hurt but there was damage to the outside of the building. police are offering a $5000 reward to help catch the suspect. >>> now look at this video of what looks lik

katherine, my niece is a premed student who has already done volunteer work in africa and wants to gowitters out there. i love the kind program founded by lawrence. it's the best gift i've bought. alley van zee says i wasn't in the christmas spirit at all. then i watched the last word. how can you not be infused by the spirit of giving when you see those kids. and in case you were wondering how cool the k.i.n.d. fund is, i just gave 30 kids in malawi school desks. you can, too. he is the creative director of milk studios, the place where "vogue" shoots its covers. you cannot get cooler than that. i have not asked minute to redirect their charitable giving from something that they consider more worthy or to give more than they can afford. and i can never thank them enough. patrick tweets, lawrence disabled military vet donating $75 to kind. you moved me to tears. no small feat. thank you, sir. and a civilian working for the u.s. navy, i couldn't sit here another night without helping those poor kids. so we donated $100 to k.i.n.d. fund. i'm not sure how long i will be working for the n

i can't even tell you how exc e excited i am tomorrow for my nieces and nephews.ow. >> he's coming tonight for some. >> for some, yeah. >> and i was telling you earlier, your voice is so perfect for those christmas songs. >> that's my niece and nephew on the video. >> oh, how cute! >> was it difficult, though, trying to make these songs that are so loved and so well known? >> no. you know, i wanted to make this record for so long that i had come up with the concept years ago, some of them 20 years ago. so i walked into the studio and i worked my butt off. we worked in july, which people think isn't christmassy. but just playing these songs gets people into the spirit. and we did it all live at capital records and there were about nine people all playing at the same time. and it made it easy easy to get into the spirit of things. >> and you mentioned july. we're seeing snow, but you say it was 95 degrees out there when you were doing? >> it was so hot, yes, it was so hot. >> so you're an actor, as well. >> it was filmed in vancouver, canada. it's summertime. they h

. >> my grandsons, nieces and nephew. they have wiped out my entire family. two man had been killed earlier in the day in retaliation. shooting indiscriminately and setting them on fire. the youngest victim was just six months old. >> the victims and the attackers were from the same family. the land dispute had been going on for a long time. gunmenesses say begthe waited outside. some survived until the emergency services got there, but many lives had already been lost. >> they inflicted so much cruelty on my mother. i saw it on television. now i am see it for myself. >> feuds that go on for generations are not uncommon in this part uof punjab. but rarely do they erupt in ways that are so barbaric. >> a child dies because of malaria every minute. significant progress is being made against the disease. in some countries, the problem will not go away, as our correspondent reports. >> a scramble. not for food, but for nets. cheap, simple mosquito nets. they have become a weapon in the fight against malaria. >> the problem is getting enough nets for enough people

we are nieces and grandchildren. it is just remarkable who we are and of the footprint that we're going to leave. i was an award recipients in 2009. that was probably one of my proudest moments. i am getting cherry i when i think about it. my parents came down from seattle, and my parents have no idea what i do. all they know is that i show up on christmas and i bring gifts, but they have no idea what i do. so to stand amongst filipina 100 other amongsts and have it -- to stand up amongst one hand -- hundreds of other amazing filipinas with my parents that there was wonderful. the gala will be fabulous. but we are women, and we're women of color. and we are leaders. i do not want any of you to ever forget that. because we're leaders, we always have people behind us that support us to make sure that the doors are open for us, that we're given the supports that we need, and that we're recognized on a regular basis. because we need to be recognized, because we do not get recognized enough, not only as filipinas but as w

outing at the mall to a very tearful reunion as a special added bonus she got to see her 8-year-old niece skate for the very first time. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> temperatures are often like wild start this morning. a chance for rain. showers down along the eastern shore. more showers reaching into western maryland. some is coming down as it wintry mix. temperatures will stay warm to keep it just rain. plenty of chances for rain this week and warm temperatures. >> 4:57. we're remembering a co-worker, friend, and professional, ron smith. stay tuned as we take a look back of his life. >> we have one problem on the roads in anne >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> i am lisa robinson. than're 20 degrees warmer we were yesterday at this time. each state we're seeing temperatures above normal with increased chances for rain -- each day. 49 is the current temperature. that is what you were walking up to right now. to right now.

my nieces and nephews and cousins, i have one sister that had four kids that were all military and three-- >> the old man in the military. >> yeah. >> and maybe that comes the sdwrooenz, my mom's father was -- i'm named after leon hernandez. like you, i never served, and i think back in those days there was one way to break the cycle of poverty, and i read about so many chicanos that would enlist, and for them to serve their country, they wanted to make a contribution. i started opening up the show with america the beautiful, which i still do today, and i said i'll do this until the war is over. unfortunately, there will always be wars. i just continue it. we need to pay respect. we owe the veterans. we owe the military, period, and their families. we need to acknowledge the veterans because there's no way to pay them what we owe them, you know, and, unfortunately, with as rich of a country we are, we're not making up their promises to them, and anybody that anybody out there can do anything for the now -- the military -- the people in the military now, and the veterans, i -- an open han

i want to give a shot out to my mom, and nieces and nephews.appy christmas and happy new year's, love you guys. >>> the presidential campaign kicks off in iowa. voters will caucus next tuesday and make their choice for the nominee. until then, gop nominees will blanket iowa. newt gingrich, and mitt romney are starting multicity bus tours this week. also hitting airwaves with this new ad. >> i'm going to do something to government. i'm going to make it simpler, and smaller, and smarter. >> rick santorum, ron paul, and michele bachmann also have big campaign stops in iowa this week as well. gingrich's lead over romney keeps getting narrower. 26% of republicans picked the former house speaker. 23% picked romney. the 3% margin is a sharp drop from earlier this month, when gingrich led by 15 points in the polls. >>> change may be on the political horizon that could affect the upcoming presidential election in a big way. a recent u.s.a. today poll says 2.5 million americans have switched, or abandoned their political parties. breaking down all the nu

all my nieces are. i could probably find somebody to help me. >> he beat and tried to strangle his girlfriend and beat her young son. he held her against her will about a year ago. >>> prince philip returned to the family country estate today after a hospital stay. the queen's 90-year-old husband smiled and waived -- and waivered as he left the hospital he underwent a success -- successful coronary stent procedure. he complained about chest pains last friday. >>> sex--- same-sex spouses are paying more than $6,000 a year in taxes. while marriage provides tax benefits for many heterosexual couples same-sex families are not allowed to file their federal taxes jointly in california same-sex couples registered with the secretary of state are required to combine their federal tax returns and file their state taxes jointly. >>> businesses use reward programs these days to attract customers now airports are doing the same. more than 30 airports nationwide, including the three airports in the bay area have join

. >> said her and my niece like to go down on the stairs t could be from that and i didn't believet. >> reporter: i would never do anything to hurt my child he said, the questions of her arm or bruises or anything else are ridiculous. >> we have a daughter that's missing. just talk to me. that's all i want. >> reporter: though the parents have been in a bitter custody battle authorities say both are cooperating and believe someone kidnapped their daughter. >> we feel that someone took her out of that house and the circumstances surrounding that we aren't sure. >> reporter: police have received close to 400 tips, more than a hundred of them since monday when a 30,000- dollar reward was offered. >> other news around the nation right now let's take to you new orleans. look at this pile up on interstate ten. two people are dead and dozens more hurt. it was a 40 car pile up. it happened round 4:00 in the morning and there were reports that dense fog was happening at the time of this wreck. >>> one person has died. this say fiery crash in florida. sheriff's say three track for trailer is a

. >> my grandsons, granddaughters, and nieces and nephews were wiped out. my entire family. two men had been killed earlier in the day. in retaliation, gunmen attacked four homes. shooting indiscriminately. the youngest victim was just six months old. >> the victims were all from the same family. the land dispute have been going on for a long time. >> witnesses say the gunman went waited outside to make sure that nobody escaped alive. four people did survive. many lives had already been lost. i was at school monday inflicted so much cruelty on my mother. i saw it on the television. and now i have seen it for myself. feuds that go on for generations are not uncommon. rarely do they erupt in this way. bbc news islamabad. >> this is bbc world news from london. these are the top stories. syrian security forces are reported to have killed at least 35 people, for opening fire on large anti-government protests. in nigeria a blast kills four people and injured many others. one of england's major cities could have gone into unmanaged decline in the 1980's. margaret thatcher and her g

all my nieces are. i could probably find somebody to help me. >> he beat and tried to strangle his girlfriend and beat her young son. he held her against her will about a year ago. >>> prince philip returned to the family country estate today after a hospital stay. the queen's 90-year-old husband smiled and waived -- and waivered as he left the hospital he underwent a success -- successful coronary stent procedure. he complained about chest pains last friday. >>> sex--- same-sex spouses are paying more than $6,000 a year in taxes. while marriage provides tax benefits for many heterosexual couples same-sex families are not allowed to file their federal taxes jointly in california same-sex couples registered with the secretary of state are required to combine their federal tax returns and file their state taxes jointly. >>> businesses use reward programs these days to attract customers now airports are doing the same. more than 30 airports nationwide, including the three airports in the bay area have join