sawyer? do you think that canada will eventually go back to the negotiating table to discuss the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions? >> this does not mean that they have opted out of the reduction. they are making some modest progress, and they have said very clearly that they would be committing to this process, and they will be at the bargaining table to come up with a global deal, into the take on the binding reductions. >> and david sawyer was joining us from canada. thank you. moving on to up early -- other news, the troops are coming home but with their heads held high. this is what the message was from barack obama today, as he stood with the prime minister to mark the end of the military commitment in iraq after nine and a half years. on december 31 the last american troops will leave the country. we have more. >> al-malaki asked to come to arlington national cemetery, where thousands who died in iraq are buried. and for barack obama, a warning to the overbearing neighbor of iraq.

but a dog like sawyer, he is house broken. he is leash-trained. >> he's energetic. >> he's energetic. >> take out on a walk once, twice a day. if you got a yard, even better. have we got concerns with other animals? >> he has no kid history so we're going to say children 10 and above. he's a little too interested in cats. he has a wonderful foster in olney, maryland. they have a cat and he's pretty playful with the cat. so, we're also saying no cats for sawyer. >> how can people contact you, becky? >> easiest way is to get on to our web site, lab-rescue.org. we have an adoption day, next one is january 21st at the petsmart in sterling, virginia. >> if you missed any of that, go to wusa9.com. you are aggressive. wusa9.com. click on petline 9. stick around. we'll be right back with more 9news now at noon from the kitchen in just a moment. good boy. >>> i'm one on one today with one of my favorite people, steve lucas. he is the chef for several facilities. if you really want good mexican food, if you go to rosa mexicana. they hav

as newt surges and mitt goes on the attack, we're on the ground in iowa with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos on the eve of tomorrow's crucial abc news republican presidential debate. zw . >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," december 9th, 2011. >> good evening. we don't hear very often about the acts of citizen heroism that

let me asked you, colonel sawyer -- let me ask you, colonel sawyer -- -- was it harmful for the special operations forces involved in the first 2011 killing of osama bin laden to be personally identified? -- publicly identified? >> sir, is a difficult question. i would like to direct it in classified session if we may. >> secretary stockton? >> i recommend that approach as well. >> the same thing? >> yes, sir. >> did their public identification danger these unit's members or their families? mr. stockton? >> i welcome to take that in a special session, please. >> let me try one other question. should units involved in such sensitive operations be identified in the future? >> again, i welcome the opportunity to discuss that in post session. -- in closed session. >> we will be meeting in closed session after this hearing. the secretary will be available. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would yield my time back. >> i would like to recognize the newest member of the committee and one of the hottest working in california. -- one of the hardest working in california, ms. hahn. >> thank you, mr.

so let me ask you, colonel sawyer. what is harmful for the special operations forces involved in the may 1, 2011 killing of osama bin laden to be publicly identified? >> fair, that's a difficult question would like to address and classified session. >> secretary stockton. >> i recommend that his perch as well. >> and i assume stuteville the same thing. >> yes, sir. the public identification of these members and their families >> i'm welcome to take that. >> let me try another question related to that. should units involved in such sensitive operations be identified in the future? >> again, i welcome the opportunity. >> if i say to the gentleman from michigan, or we are going to be made in the closed session after this hearing for the secretary will be available? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would yield my time. >> i would like to recognize the newest member of the committee or the newest member in the minority side, one of the hardest working in california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for this opportunity. i

and that will be moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos, who join us now.iane and george, this is really crunch time out there right now, with the caucuses just a few weeks away. especially for romney what does he have to do to stop the momentum of gingrich? >> i've been asking george all day, what are his strategists saying to him, how do you get somebody ready far prize fight? >> he's got to do it, it's the first time he had to do it his whole campaign. he's been attacked, not the guy being aggressive. he's given clues out over the course of today how he's going to do it. he doesn't want to get personal with newt gingrich at all. he does not want to do that. but he is ready to draw some distinctions. what newt can't do tomorrow night is show that, you know what he's been accused of in the past, losing his cool. he's got to find a way to take all this incoming fire and it's not just going to be coming from romney, but from the others, as well. >> right, and, terry, i was out today, i wandered through a supermarket, through a drugstore, and one man said, wh

diane sawyer has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman in ke mois at the site of tonight's debate. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mitt romney took the campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. how far will he go tonight? and will newt gingrich respond? when mitt romney steps up to the podium, will he throw down? he tells abc news -- >> i would expect that newt and i will have differences and we'll be able to discuss those as well. >> reporter: but will he discuss them or will he discuss them? like his campaign, which has launched a full frontal media assault. on video zblsh he doesn't have the discipline you want. >> his mind isn't so hot and his discipline and commitment is terrible. >> reporter: romney says, that's not me. >> i can't write a script for the people that support me. >> reporter: but he stopped short of saying that gingrich's two divorces should stop voters. gingrich backers say, it will not work. >> iowans are

diane sawyer and i will moderate. begins at 9:00 eastern/6:00 pacific. >>> in washington today, an unprecedented move from the white house. president obama called on all agencies to hold back assistant from foreign covets that punish homosexuality. it was sparked by a bill in you began day. >>> and in west virginia today, the 29 families who lost a loved one in the single worst mining disaster in 40 years got some justice. massey energy, the economy that owns the coal mine where those men lost their lives, agreed to pay $210 million settlement. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: tonight, even more pictures inside the mine, where investigators say massey energy put miners lives at risk every time they sent them underground and created a culture of fear and intimidation so the miners wouldn't report reckless practices. today, settlement does not protect former executive, including the ceo. he defended his record to diane sawyer. >> 2006, there was a tragedy, a disaster. now another one what are you going to do, a

diane sawyer and i will moderate. beginning at 9:00 eastern/6:00 pacific. >>> in washington today, an unprecedented move from the white house that aligns foreign aid and gay rights. president obama called on all american agencies to hold back assistance from foreign governments that punish homosexuality. the move was sparked by a controversial bill being debated in uganda that would outlaw homosexuality and could lead to the death penalty for gays and lesbians. >>> and in west virginia today, the 29 families who lost a loved one in the single worst mining disaster in 40 years got some justice. massey energy, the company that owns the coal mine where those men lost their lives, agreed to pay a record-breaking $210 million settlement. and now it's the target of a scathing new report that portrays a company trading lives for profits. abc's david kerley has more. >> reporter: tonight, new pictures inside the mine where investigators say massey energy put miners' lives at risk every time they sent them underground, created

special report. >> good evening, i'm diane sawyer.aking news out of hartford, connecticut, where bec becky's favorite pizza toppings are, in order -- pepperoni, clams, bacon, ham and sausage. sorry vegans, smiley face. >> jimmy: that's pretty heavy. keep an eye on that. thank you, diane. [ applause ] tomorrow is a sad day for television. it's regis' last day on "live with regis and kelly." regis has been on television for 50 years. i'm going to miss his voice screaming at me every morning for no apparent reason. i really am. i'm sure they have fun stuff in store with regis tomorrow and from the looks of this promo, it looks like he has fun stuff planned for them, too. >> after all these years, what in the world could regis do now to surprise you? >> okay, where's katie couric? >> well, america, get ready. because right after regis takes his final bow, he's going to take it all off. >> look at me! i'm naked! >> watch his victory lap through the abc offices. >> what are you doing? >> let me get that for you. so long! say farewell to reg

as the republican presidential contenders square off in a debate moderated by abc's diane sawyer andeorge stephanopoulos. which client is likely to be targeted by all the others? >> mitt romney has lost his position at the top of the republican field and now he has shown seens he's ready to release attacks on newt gingrich. romney stopped short of criticizing gingrich directly but opened the door to doing just that. >> we have differing views on some issues and we will be talking about those differences. that's, after all, the nature you of a debate. >> and he plan that conservatives liked but gingrich criticized. >> he called this right wing social engineering. i believe it's a very important step to protect medicare and to protect social security. >> with less than a month until the iowa caucuses. gingrich now has big leads in three of the four key early voting states, but the chairman of the iowa republican party said on abc news's top line, with so many voters still undecided, it's anybody's ballgame. >> this debate could not be happening at a more important time as iowans are tr

don't forget "gma" in the morning and diane sawyer right here at the desk tomorrow night.everyone. >> a san francisco apartment building goes up in flame dozens are looking for shelter. >> good evening. officials say a discarded cigarette is to blame for sparking the fire that forces dozens from their hoped. it happened in a six story building in the tenderloin district. we're live with the details. >> reporter: we're on eddie street and the fire happened in this building. crews have been in it all day, repairing the smoke and water damage. the fire started on the second floor of the apartment building. firefighters say it started in a light well where someone discarded a cigarette. the fire burped up the air shaft the fourth floor, where firefighters stopped it but flames flared up again and made it up to the sixth f

diane sawyer, who is moderating the debate with george stephanopoulos, has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mostly because mitt romney has taken this campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. and the question is, when he walks on this stage tonight, how far will he go? and will newt gingrich respond? when mitt romney steps up to the podium, will he throw down? he tells abc news -- >> i would expect that newt gingrich and i will have some differences. and we'll be able to discuss those, as well. >> reporter: but will he discuss them or will he discuss them? like his campaign, which has launched a full frontal media assault. on video -- >> he doesn't have the discipline that you want in a president. >> reporter: and supporters on radio. >> his mind isn't so hot and his discipline and commitment is terrible. >> reporter: romney says, that's not me. >> heaven knows, i can't write a script for all the people that support me. >> reporter: but romney himself refused

world news is next with diane sawyer. have a great night.

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stockton's lead on that. >> lieutenant-colonel sawyer? >> we a seen a proliferation of other movements that share the al qaeda islamic faith. it is characterized by their members. that is the reason why my answer is no. >> thank you, a gentleman. it has been said here today that there were in the 1990's white extremist. would you agree that skinheads and white extremists no longer exist and are not a threat to this country or our military bases? secretary stockton? >> they are likely to still be a threat. >> mr. stuteville? >> my answer would be no. >> mr. sawyer? >> i would refer that question to the record. >> would you say they exist? >> yes. >> thank you. i went through those questions because what we were told as members -- the topic of this hearing was "homegrown terrorism, the threat to military communities inside the united states." it does not say "islamic anywhere in here. budget cut effects in this by our environment we are all facing -- there is included in the sequestration the possibility of cutting the military. how would t

as abc's diane sawyer discovered in a 2006 trip to north korea, the population was kept almost hermeticallyealed from the rest of the world. >> my country, the strongest country in the world. and here are the strongest soldiers. >> reporter: if north koreans know little of the outside world, the outside world knows even less about the young man who was anointed his father's successor. kim jong-un is thought to be in his late 20s, his father's third son. while kim jong-il had been a well-established member of his father's military team, kim jong-un is a virtual unknown. >> here you have a young man of 26 or 27 coming into power with this very important dynastic role to play. andthink he's not going to want to have anybody rock the boat. and i don't think he is going to rock the boat. >> reporter: what if some other faction in north korea decides to rock the boat? it's not yet clear how much kim jong-un commands respect among the military hard line. this is only the second time in history the hermit kingdom of north korea has had a transition of power. and now there are nuclear weapons in the

over the past year these children talked with abc's diane sawyer.oung kids telling their stories, no matter how difficult. >> these are the ms that i have been taking since i was four. one, two, three. 11, 12, 13. >> lexipro. the last one is abilify. they made me feel as if i had a thousand bricks on my head. >> tiny witnesses who came out of the shadows to tell and show us the mountain of potent drugs they were given in america's foster care system. >> i was a zombie. >> and keep in mind these are vulnerable children already been dealt a hand from hell. some of them from homes filled with neglect and abuse and bounced from foster home to foster home. >> i was in 28 homes. >> i felt sad because no one would keep me or love me. >> consider the case of 7-year-old brooke taken from a drug addicted mother just 43-pounds but given five mind altering drugs at the same time, a combination that is deemed too risky even for adults. >> brooke, you you need to get down. come here, brooke. >> and foster parents who want to help soon learn that if they don't giv

when diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos moderate the abc news republican presidential debate froma. for all of us here, thank you for watching and we'll see you next week. >>> people buying guns for chrisman mass join shawn saysy billy murphy and lisa orenstein on square off sunday morning at 10 on abc2.

. >> you can watch more of barbara walters' interview with assad tonight on world news with diane sawyer at 5:30 and night lynn right after our late news. >> -- "nightline" right after our late news. >>> hackers were able to access and publish private pictures of founder mark zuckerberg facebook says the bug enabled anyone to look at recently uploaded pictures regardless of privacy settings. the company says it shutdown the affected part of the system and will restore it after the bug is fixed. >>> kind of a chilly picture out there >> we'll have pictures of frost from around the bay area. we'll also talk about the other big story, the pollution hanging around. you can see the line between the pollution at the ground and the clear air above. spare the air, will it last through tomorrow into friday? possibly. >>> plus, the surprising overruling on making the morning after pill available to young teenagers. >>> the family of a toddler seriously wounded during a shot out is holding a news conference now. they want the hospital to give them more time before taking 23-month-old hiram lawrence

karen , abc news, iowa >> the debate will be -- moderated by diane sawyer and stepanek right here at:00. >>> ford recalling ever -- more than 100,000 tech -- stepanek >>> ford is recalling more than 100 -- it affects cars with 17 inch steel wheels. regulators say the bolts holding the wheels can fracture causing a vibration if the vibration ignored wheels can separate. ford says no crashes or injuries have been reported. dealers will replace lug nuts on all four wheels. >>> mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> final fully going to change the direction going to talk about rain. not until possible sunday we still have to deal with this, look how murk that i air is. it is a spare the air day -- rain on the way should clean our air i'll tell you how much to expect >>> plus what's that in the sky? the blood moon that could have you waking up very early tomorrow morning. >>> if you are willing to get up really early tomorrow morning you are going to see a total lunar he clip the bay area should have one of the best views. nasa says a red shadow will start to fall across the moon at 4:

if you want to see the candidates square off in iowa, keep it here on abc2 news, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be here. first caucus will be held next month. >>> hello i'm roosevelt leftwich, coming up, brand new at 6:00 , the push so make a dirchg rouse intersection safer arguments petition making the rounds, where is the money? we will look at how many crashes have been there in queen ans county. an in depth look at one of the men behind the extreme makeover home edition build in eastern maryland. see what pushes simmss to be the man he is and create the homes he does. those satisfactories and more coming auto6:00. -- those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >>> a look at today's stocks, dow jones industrial average was up 186 points, nasdaq closed up 50. standard and poors closed up 21 points. in tonight's consumer alert, household health take as dive. according to the federal reserve , the net worth of households took the biggest hit since the height of the financial meltdown during the third third. household net worth fell 4% to a little more than $57 trillion in the

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos moderate. >>> voters in russia have delivered strongman vladimir putin a setback there. the united russia party will hold a slim majority. the vote went to the communist party, who looks to get to% of the seats. put season still looking to win back the president's seat. >>> the powerful santa ana winds picked up steam today. utility crews scrambled over the week end to restore power. winds as high as 150 miles an hour toppled trees, overturned trucks, and damaged cars and homes. rough weather in california. >> those folks need break out there. we hope they get it in the next couple of days. >>> flood advisories in nearly a dozen states. heavy rain in little rock, shreveport, memphis, louisville, cincinnati. that will spread to the northeast. thunderstormses from houston to new orleans and montgomery. a foot and half of snow across new mexico and several inches in west texas. >> a snowy 21 in albuquerque. just 14 in fargo. 21 in minneapolis. 34 in kansas city. a mild 61 here in new york. and 52347 boston. >> a balmy 61 for the beginning of december.

see the whole picture with diane sawyer this week on abc. . >>> all right in tonight's consumer alert it's the thought that counts right. that's why you were back in the store this week trying to return gifts that missed the mark during the holidays. abc 2 news karin caifa with tips on happy returns. >> reporter: gifts we received during the holidays aren't always the perfect fit or perfect match. if you plan to return items, you'll want to have a receipt. >> without a receipt or gift receipt you're going to get back either a, merchandise credit or the lowest amount it sold for. >> reporter: some stores will charge a restocking fee. in the case of electronics a repackaging fee. >> you want to be sure not to open the packaging if you're not sure you want it because again you can leave all the tags and the labels on the item. if you destroy the packaging or rip it apart, again you'll have a much more difficult time returning it. >> reporter: most retailers willis the tells of their return policy on your receipt and if that still doesn't make it clear ask someone in the store when you ch

. >> the debate will be moderated by diane sawyer and george step >> the seventh annual youth empowerment work workshop happened today. >> students teaching other students how to become an ally, how to intervene if you hear someone calling someone names, how can you stop that and intervene in a way that you're still safe and it's about the adults making sure that a good knopp -- nondiscrimination and antibullying policies are implemented. >> one official says the biggest problem with keeping schools safe is nonenforcement of antibullying rules by adults. >> three women who risked their lives to transform their nations received the nobel peace prize today. up next, the remarkable women and how they're changing the world. >> and that famous golden oscar me a become an endangered species this award season. >> i'm leigh glaser, kind of a cool, hazy day today. not as cold overnight. and cloud move in, could bring us some showers. we look at@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñúÑúÑ >> the nobel peace prize was awarded to three women. the honorees are africa's first demcrat which i electedle president. and a woman who helpe

. >> you can watch more of barbara walters' interview with assad tonight on world news with diane sawyer at 5:30 and night lynn right after our late news. >> -- "nightline" right after our late news. >>> hackers were able to access and publish private pictures of founder mark zuckerberg facebook says the bug enabled anyone to look at recently uploaded pictures regardless of privacy settings. the company says it shutdown the affected part of the system and will restore it after the bug is fixed. >>> kind of a chilly picture out there >> we'll have pictures of frost from around the bay area. we'll also talk about the other big story, the pollution hanging around. you can see the line between the pollution at the ground and the clear air above. spare the air, will it last through tomorrow into friday? possibly. >>> plus, the surprising overruling on making the morning after pill available to young teenagers. ddddddddddddd you can see >>> the family of a toddler seriously wounded during a shot out is holding a news conference now. they want the hospital to give them more time before taking 2

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >> we welcome all of you back. we thank the republican candidates for president of the united states for debating here tonight. i want to return to the yahoo! question which brings the struggles of the middle class down to something personal. many of us are forced to make cuts to continue necessities such as mortgage payments, groceries, transportation to work and health care. and then the question continues. they want to know, when is the last time you had a personal financial strain that forced you not only to give up a luxury but also to cut back on necessity? and what were the consequences you faced? this is from an undrew in texas. i'd like to start, governor perry with you. >> well, obviously, growing up where i grew up, there were some people that probably said -- as a matter of fact, i was on a radio station here, w.h.o., yesterday and talked about my upbringing. growing up in a house that didn't have running water till i was 5 years old. and my mother sewing my own clothes for me till i went off to college

be held.ill abc's diane sawyer will moderate the debate. 9:00. bate begins at >> looking at the day ahead this morning, it is sentencing day for former prince george's council woman leslie johnson. guilty to lead conspiracy and evidence tampering charges in july. earlier this week her husband, , was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on corruption charges. >> ok. track work will make it tough to use metro this weekend. en van ness and friendship heights. blueline trains will single track. orange line between foggy bottom. between u ains street. closing on sunday. >> your time now, 5:37. 36 degrees on this friday. >> still to come, we'll take you to the holiday celebration first nt obama and the lady held last night at the white house. out which airline just turned convicted governor rod blagojevich's prison fare gimmick. i'm here in old town alexandria. shoplocalalexandria.com to arn about products and promotions in alexandria, virginia. ood morning, washington! >> 30 degrees right now in pittsburgh. 36 degrees at reagan national airpor

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. good to see you both this morning. diane, viewers were really expecting a rumble, how do you think it stacked up in the fisticuffs department. >> i think they came to engaged. and they knew with 23 days to go. as jon was saying it was gingrich who was in the testing zone last night. george told me that the dnc this morning, have already decided to target him. which means they think he survived it and survived it well. >> the first time they have done that. they're out now there trying to define him as they were before with mitt romney. he has a legitimate shot at being the nominee. >> the big question, how was mitt romney going to deal with the front-runner newt gingrich who has stormed by him. george, you opened the door a little bit for him. let's hear and watch how he handled it. >> speaker gingrich crystallized his argument, he said i quote, i'm a lot more conservative than romney and lot more electable than anyone else. >> of course, i don't agree with that. i don't think most people agree with that. we have a lot

karen , abc news, iowa >> the debate will be -- moderated by diane sawyer and stepanek right here at:00. >>> ford recalling ever -- more than 100,000 tech -- stepanek >>> ford is recalling more than 100 -- it affects cars with 17 inch steel wheels. regulators say the bolts holding the wheels can fracture causing a vibration if the vibration ignored wheels can separate. ford says no crashes or injuries have been reported. dealers will replace lug nuts on all four wheels. >>> mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> final fully going to change the direction going to talk about rain. not until possible sunday we still have to deal with this, look how murk that i air is. it is a spare the air day -- rain on the way should clean our air i'll tell you how much to expect >>> plus what's that in the sky? the blood moon that could have you waking up very early tomorrow morning. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. n

now reporting -- diane sawyer and john stephanopolis. >> welcome to drake university, as the presidential voting draws near. the political team of abc news has been out in force. we will say to the people of ottawa, we are struck with how seriously you take your role. >> 24 days and counting. that is when the voting will began, and it is time for closing arguments. let us introduce the presidential candidates from the republican party for the united states of america. rick santorum of pennsylvania. gov. rick perry of texas. mitt romney of massachusetts. newt gingrich of georgia, ron paul, and congresswoman michelle bauchman. thank you all. before we begin, george and i have been talking -- we have been talking to many of you about what it takes to run the presidency in this country. we are talking about the physical stamina and the road that he traveled, the

more likely though, it was the remaining of the russian sawyer's rocket. that's according to the royal observatory. >>> well, another spirit of the air day for us. that will bring fire for them. there are some changes in for the forecast. >>> it was a beautiful christmas day across the bay area. now temperatures tonight, they are cooling, but mostly in the 30s and the 40s. so a bit milder than what we have seen in the past couple of nights. you'll notice a few temperatures on out there at or slightly below freezing, but these temperatures, they are not going to -- not going to be widespread. we won't see any freeze warnings for tonight. for tomorrow, we're warming things up, mostly in the upper 50s with a few low 60s on out there. you'll see the mix of sun and clouds across most parts of the bay area. so we had a few high clouds on into the picture today. we'll be e remaining dry for the next couple of days. take a look at your forecast overnight. mostly in the 30s to the 40s. this is pretty season financial for this time of the year. 28 in fairfield and y

it's as if he's running to be tom sawyer, and i think it's a way to establish a connection with voteres, even despite questions they may have about mormonism or anything else. i think it's a way to distinguish, in his eyes, between him and barack obama. he's more maintreme. and then, again, this theme of returning, as posing as tom sawyer, he's returning to some earlier values. and, you know, that may play this year. mark is absolutely right. the rick santorum and a lot of the candidates are very negative. the guy who won it four years ago, mike huckabee, very positive. but the mood here has darkened aappreciatably, and maybe they're in tune with the voters are hearing right now. >> lehrer: mark, you heard what judy said, that her feeling was that the polls show that there's a cap. that cap is still there for romney. it's working to his advantage in iowa because everybody else is so split up, right? >> that's right, jim. nobody has been able to consolidate, for example, the religious conservative vote-- although, it seems that rick santorum has meade great inroads there. no, there seems

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. >> again, the debate will be moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. you can watch it tomorrow night on abc7 at 6:00. the debate will take the place of our regularly scheduled 6:00 p.m. newscast, but join us for our 5:00 and 11:00 newscasts. get your local news, weather and sports. carolyn? >> thanks. >>> coming up next, a christmas wish answered. a five-year-old cancer patient has a good reason to smile tonight. and the one thing you should not be eating this season before it goes in the oven. and then late other "nightline" -- >> i'm terry moran. carolyn, julia roberts made her famous and now erin brokovich is sounding the alarm saying that the water in towns across the country is contaminated. and healing and kung fu. in ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coff

to new york for the hit of the night, the maple leafs thee on fal loof crushed the rangers michael sawyers a textbook hit. he hit his head on the boards on the way down. he was fine, just a little rattled. toronto bruised the rangers 4-2. that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >> for another look at the weather here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >>> i keep saying it, this is really it for the warm weather. the eastern seaboard week after week this late fall season. now we'll see the temperatures beginning to drop. we're 55 to start your morning in boston. we should be about probably 25 or 35. this is just very unusual. temperatures were already crashing in buffalo where it's down to 39 degrees. the cold air is not that far away, it's going to take a couple days to move in. right now we're watching plenty of clouds, plenty of light rain out there along with drizzle over areas from d.c., philly and new york. steady rain around albany, vermont and new hampshire. no ice or anything. it's just wet this morning. here is your forecast for today, temperatures getti

pacific when diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos moderate the abc news republican presidential debateiowa. for all of us here, thank you for watching and we'll see you next week. >>> in the news this sunday, the chp is investigating a collision that killed a bicyclist in burlingame on the freeway. concord police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed several geese at a popular park. join us next for the news at 9:00.