we'll to go pendleton in a moment. here we go. camp pendleton. we're going -- here's camp pendleton. some families very, very happy now that the marines are home. this was the 15th marine expeditionary unit. just coming home there to california. we'll get a live report from casey. they've been gone. they've been deployed for seven months. many, many of our men and women coming home. we'll share some of those moments, tearful moments, i imagine, sprinkled through our show. >>> now for this. a courtroom brawl caught on video. the whole thing happened as the judge sentence as man convicted of murder. that's ahead. >>> also, julian assange is threatening to release more secrets. the defiant founder of wikileaks refusing to hide hours after being released from jail. and now he has some very choice words for the u.s. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. with listerine® whitening pl

. >> morgan and pendleton county schools as well. we will run the latest delays and closing information at the bottom of your screen all morning long. >>> and the latest on the snow center tom. >> this is highly unusual to get it althe way to lake erie. that is usual. it's almost unpredictable for it to happen like that. all due to the very intense winds gusting 35 to 40 miles per hour. lake-effect snows into pennsylvania. they have made it this far south. bay effect snows, moisture evaporatingff the chesapeake bay. cold winds turning to snow showers on the eastern shore this morning. closer here, as we look at the radar, a patch of blue. a snow shower is moving out. southern ward, northern prince george's. it is frid. right now temperatures are only in the upper teens to near 20 degrees with wind gust toss 30 miles r hour. windchills are in the tee t just single digits. in fact, windchill 10 degrees in washington. that's what it feels like. winds are gusting to near 40 mis per hour farther to our west. we could get an additional gus

this balentien out camp pendleton california took it upon themselves to expansion a few christmas gifts and greatings and even decorate one of the ad hoc christmas trees that have been so popular around the base. these were some of the first marines into kandahar that secured the base. they song carols after the sun went down and two separate religious services one early for the protestant marine and a midnight mass for the catholics. the military also established phone lines so that the military can call home free of charge. they say the marines are bolstered by the support that they are get from home and says anyone in their right mind would want to be here defending their country. they have the training to do that and they are proud to be here. >> reporter: holidays in 2001 were particularly difficult ones for members of bay area afghan community. tonights are struck in the land where they lived and war had broken out in the land of their ancestor, but as ktvu's robert honda found they felt they still had much to be thankful for and much for accomplished. >> reporter: it was low-key,

pendleton, oregon, more snow. and idaho is going to get nailed with another significant snowstorm tonight. we'll be back with your friday outlook, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, stocks sizzle, job numbers improve and a piece of history goes up for auction. but who would want it? the early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is snoop dogg planning on rubbing elbows with royalty across the pond? >>> nets and thunder need triple overtime. a possible final four preview, and what has gotten into the lakers? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. england's newspaper "the independent" reports that wikileaks founder julian assange is in a secret location out side of london. he's informed police there of his whereabouts but they've been unable to arrest him because swedish authorities made a mistake when filing his arrest warrant. yesterday his lawyer called the allegations of r

. >> at camp pendleton right now. item nice to know this. >>reporter: sentinel freedom non-profit organization made up and supported primarily by community and business leaders put on the ceremony. group also helps the severely wounded and assist servicemen and women 7 all of the benefits coming to them. >> sentinel of freedom take it a step further. allowing the young men to network with local mover and shakers. so if and when they end their armed services career, they will have a leg up on starting a new career. jolie has been in the navy for 2 and a half years and isn't certain if he will make a career out of it. he wonders about his future. >> yes. haven't decided whether or not military or not is going to be the choice. what i'll do when i get out. continue doing the same thing in the military or go back to school. >>reporter: the chairman says the group initiate the introduction. >> they have an immediate network. this is where we really start the network. by getting them face-to-face. know your name and face and come and talk to us. >

>> reporter: casey wian reporting from camp pendleton in california. back to you. >>> don't forget a special documentary, a soldier's story. jason carroll brings us the story sunday and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. follow what is going on in "the situation room" at facebook. i'm suzanne malveaux in "the situation room." john king usa starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. a huge friday here in the nation's capital. the president signed into the law the nearly $900 billion tax compromise and it speaks volumes about our politics that he felt compelled to take a minute to find just what compromised means. >> yielding on something that each of us cares about to move forward on what all of us care about. all of us care about. it's growing the american economy and creating jobs for the american people. >> also the congress is on the verge of making history. our vote counts shows more than enough support for repealing don't ask, don't tell in the senate. we'll talk to the senator leading the effort. joe lieberman explains why he can't sway his good f

big concern there is all the way towards pendleton.eanwhile, across the entire united states we're dealing with some pretty big extremes from the cold here in minneapolis to the cool in orlando. temperature just 66 degrees. looking for wintry weather through the ohio valley and lots of sunshine in the desert southwest. that's the way things look here across the nation. here's what it looks lik >> bianna and dan, i only wish you could help me shovel out. >> yeah. >> strained knee. >> i hurt my back. sorry about that, chikage. >>> in these polarized times, by the way, even bake sales are fair game. president obama is scheduled to sign into law the healthy hunger-free kids act. >> now, this new law will expand the school lunch program and set new standards for the quality of school meals. but it's also causing a bake sale brouhaha. tahman bradley has the details. >> reporter: this is how we typically think of school lunch. mystery meats. cookies. all the fattening goodies you can think of but tomorrow when president obama signs a new law

whawhat if they hold division fm camp pendleton ended up working for the bloods and crips? what if an "l.a. times" reporter was unemployed because he wouldn't take money from the avenues gang? you know, to me that's what just change the agency name and that's what's happening in juarez. that's the world that they are living in. >> and increasingly much of mexico. it's systemic. americans, particularly american policymakers like to imagine we have to fix things by adjustment. we will send experts down like giuliani went down there, and they will get a few lectures on security and police, and then it's fine. it reminds me of a conversation, not in mexico but on iraq i had with senator john mccain in his office, in the summer of 2002. he said, chalk, look, we can change iraq into a parliamentary democracy in less than five years. and i leaned forward, i'm a friendly guy. instead will you share your drugs? and he sincerely believed it. because he thought these cultures were plastic. now have secretary hilton -- clinton and secretary no politology a whole plane full of people yo

we have video of camp pendleton. these men and women going through their training. getting a chance to get a break. now, they are home for the holidays for a bit. >> go ahead. >> please, you go ahead. >> yesterday, you were in jackson. how many do they expect to go through for the holidays? >> in jackson, they had roughly 2000. they were going to have another 2,000. tomorrow is the big day. sunday, they are expecting 5,000 men and women coming through. all though this is a happy story and a lot of people coming home, it's extremely important to mention that a lot of people are going in the other direction. people are leaving today within 48 to 72 hours. some of them will be on the front lines, possibly under enemy fire. they are great people. they certainly deserve our respect. it's a wonderful thing to see. we talked to you yesterday. you were in there, at the uso center. a lot of people don't realize it's there. >> a lot of people that work there, many of them are vietnam veterans. they didn't get the best reading home. they are trying to make sure that never happ

about 2,000 marines and sailors stationed in pakistan and somalia arrived in camp pendleton, californiaterday. we love seeing these scenes. a lot of them, of course, coming home, a lot of them not ending deployment. a lot of them have to go back to basic training or whatever it may be, but at least they get the holidays. catherine callaway has been talking to a lot of the troops coming through. hello again, catherine. >> reporter: hello, yeah. we are here right at the top of the escalator where the military personnel have been coming up this escalator and greeting their families and it has been just heartwarming to see the reunions. and behind me now is the wood family. this is megan wood. she's waiting on beloved michael wood who has been in afghanistan. tell us about michael. >> he's been gone for six months, with the second striker cavalry regiment and i can't wait to see him. >> she's actually shaking. i'll tell you why. she's been talking to him on her cell phone and he's one train stop away, which is why she can't stand still. we may get this reunion live in just a minute. behind

and happening now, 120 marines are arriving back at camp pendleton in california. participated in disaster relief after the pakistani floods. they were also involved in the seizure of the ship magellan star. >>> time to go globe trekking. it will be an intense weekend. north korea has warned south korea that it will launch a strike if it goes ahead with military drills near yeonpyeong island. it is just off the coast. seven miles off the coast of north korea but part of south korea. the tensions are very high. it killed four people. . in governor bill richardson is in north korea invited by the country to attempt to cool things off. cnn's wolf blitzer as you see on the right. only u.s. television journalist traveling with him. we heard from wolf earlier by phone. he said the governor has met with both sides to talk about key issues. >> it sets the stage for a more important meeting tomorrow that richardson will have with the chief nuclear negotiator of north korea. the men who invited him. richardson here, they'll have a meeting tomorrow. there will be a big banque

homecoming just in time for the holidays in california. 2,000 marines and sailors are returning to camp pendleton today. the servicemen and women were deployed seven months overseas and delivered aid to the floods in pakistan this year and fought pirates in somalia. you can't go wrong showing reunion video at christmastime. >> they look so happy. it's nice to see them grab their kids and see their spouses. >> sigh of relief when they get back. >>> a new plea from sarah palin to the senate against passing a critical nuclear arms treaty. we'll tell you why. >>> plus, new details on testing the space shuttle after cracks in the fuel tank delayed its launch. >>> and a stunning new discovery that could help explain the mysterious disappearance of legendary aviator, amelia airhart. [ male announcer ] open up a cadillac during our season's best sales event. and receive the gift of asphalt. experience the cadillac of crossovers, the striking srx. it's the one gift you can open up all year long. see your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. backed by the peace of mind that only comes from cadillac p

when we buy chinese-made doorknobs for the renovations at camp pendleton when there's an american company that can do the same work. when we buy copper and nickel tubing for our subs from a german manufacturer when there's an american firm that can do the same work. we're wasting billions and billions of american dollars, sending our jobs overseas. i'm here today, mr. speaker, to talk about the latest affront on this issue. the army last month offered a solicitation for 96 machines to make dog tags for our service men and women. these are aim intolbol of the life and death faced by our soldiers. they serb a crucial function in the field. little else embodies the american tradition than those little plathes that hang from a serviceman's neck. an american company lost its bid to a company that manufactures that machines in italy. while the neubold was marginally only about 4% more expensive they still offered round the clock technical support for soldiers in the field, even after they filed a protest, and unfortunately, due to this loss, neubold has to lay off people and the 4% we saved wil

bragg, camp pendleton, waiting to leave to go to afghanistan.top it. >> how many christmases have these american heroes missed over the past decade? how many christmases have police officers missed. sure they do shifts. they've got to go in. >> i thought joe biden was good, i really did, in his statements about get on with the nation's business, stop it. >> now to sports, let's turn to willie geist. >>> not every day that we start with an nba game. the new york knicks are suddenly good this year. it's been a decade in the wilderness. a great game last night. knicks won 13 of 14 going in. they met the 20-4 celtics who won ten in a row. amar'e stoudemire scored more than 30 points in each of his last eight. didn't disappoint last night. 39 points for amar'e stoudemire. the knicks led the celtics through the first three-quarters. in the fourth, the celtics pulled even. with .4 seconds, paul pierce, a little step-back jumper, looks like the game win nerp putting the celtics up by two. there were still .4 seconds on the clock. one more chance. stoude

serving on the frontlines alongside infantrymen from camp pendleton, california. z was the a 1999 graduate of south houston high school where he competed on the trojan wrestling team. after high school, z worked as a youth pastor and tutor for at-risk children on houston's northeast side and as a merchandiser for coca-cola before enlisting in the navy in 2006. z we was known for living life to the fullest. his life embodies the fabric of the exceptional men and women who comprise our u.s. military. he is the embodyment of the honorable, courageous and kay pais trotic young americans we are privileged to have defending our country. his selfless heroism, both as a civilian and in the military, created a legacy of courage and patriotism that will not be forgotten. by those who knew him. the lebber -- the liberty we cherish in this nation has come at a great cost. zarian and his family have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. but it is not without the tremendous gratitude of this nation, this congress, and this congressman. mr. speaker, america cannot repay the d