the mayor dropped to second place in a separate mock race that gave council member rebecca kaplan 20%. she's recently deflected questions on the matter. >>> a fund-raiser is planned for a young woman hit by a stray bullet. she was watching television in her home when a bullet came through the wall and lodged in her spinal cord. she's been moved out of intensive care, but no visitors are allowed except for immediate family. donations will be collected outside the coliseum on sunday to cover medical expenses. >>> the taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in afghanistan that killed three nato service members. a suicide car bomber carried out the attack about a half mile from the base in kabul. 12 coalition troops have died this month, including six u.s. soldiers who died in a helicopter crash on december 17th. >>> a chinese ice breaker ship is slowly making its way to a russian research vessel trapped in the ice aantarctica. the ship is care rig 74 professional and amateur scientists researching climate change. it became stuck on tuesday about 1500 nautical miles south of t