flames were first reported at the home in the 3800 block of sugarloaf parkway around 10:30 last night. firefighters were able to keep it contained to the two garages. so far though, no word on what may have sparked that fire. no one was hurt. >>> the first contest in the 2012 republican nomination is a week away. voters in iowa will meet in the iowa caucuses next tuesday night. >> the republican white house hopefuls are gearing up for the first big electoral test of the season. sherry ly has more from the newsroom about who is leading in the iowa polls. >> reporter: these caucuses are vie turnout affairs and that what is makes organization so key. and in a multi-candidate field, just 40,000 votes could win it. ron paul is considered a serious threat to win iowa. his devoted following is organized and energized. at just over 22%, paul leads mitt romney with 21% in the real clear politics average ever polls taken before christmas. gingrich has plummeted to 14% in iowa. perry is gaining at 12%. ads resumed after a one-day christmas break. romney and perry both launched new ones. candidat

the volunteer first responders at sugarloaf are key to both wild land andres. endrble fires as well as car accidents and health emergencies in the lands they so capably serve. however, until this bill becomes law, they are unable to make improvements to their facility. they can't even add a hutch-needed restroom facility so their volunteers can have the same type of plumming we can expect in this day and age. since 1967, the fire district's physical home was established in an existing building thru a special use permit. three years later, a second building was built through a special use permit. this bill will exchange a small amount of federal land on which the facilities exist with private land purchased by the fire district for this transfer, land better suited for the recreational needs for the local public land. it's a net gain for the federal government. wile the forest service special use permits have been greatly appreciated, it's important that the fire district have the autonomy to direct its future, modernize its fa ill sill -- facility, build basics

flames were first reported at the home in the 3800 block of sugarloaf parkway. this is around 10:30 last night. firefighters were able to keep flames contained to the two garages at that home and fortunately, no one was hurt. at this point, investigators are calling this suspicious. >>> the search for a missing disabled man from maryland this morning. 33-year-old mitchell malik smith is blind and has not been seen for 11 days. relatives dropped him off at union station the evening of december 16th. he hay ticket to birmingham, alabama but somehow wound up on a train headed to normens. a virginia woman who was a passenger says amtrak helped him get off in charlotte and wait for the next train to birmingham. now, a charlotte police detective is investigating another new lead. >> he said in the confusion, mitchell finally said i want to go back to washington and amtrak is supposed to have put him back on the train to come here. >> the family is hoping surveillance footage might help explain what happened. >>> police need your help locating three men suspected of ho

flames were first reported at that home in the 3800 block of sugarloaf parkway at about 10:30 last night. firefighters were able to keep it contained to the home's two garages. so far, no word on what may have sparked that fire but no one was hurt. >>> the first contest in the 2012 republican nomination is a week away. the iowa caucus next tuesday. >> now that christmas is over, the republican candidates are focusing on the first big election contest of the season. sherry ly is live in the newsroom with more on who is ahead at the polls. >>> the candidates are making their final push. the caucuses typically very low turnout affairs which makes organization key and no once more organized in iowa than ron paul making him a serious threat to win. the texas republican is peaking at the right time with a week to go. he has got a one-point lead over mitt romney in an average of polls. he trails behind them now is newt gingrich who has been falling aand rick perry who has seen a new surge. today, the cth are launching a last-minute flurry of ads arrested and touring the state by bus. the guy wo

from a chair lift at sugarloaf ski resort in tahoe. he suffered a traumatic head injury but the child passed away yesterday. the boy was practicing with the resort's ski team when he slipped out of the chair lift. the resort is cooperating fully with state investigators. >>darya: police are looking for this man after two different carjackings and leading police on a chase. he led police on a chase for in milipitas and san jose. milipitas police chasing after a carjacking of a bmw. he led officers to a south san jose neighborhood where he crashed the car and ran into a nearby neighborhood. >>justine: we want to know this morning if you still have holiday shopping to do. we have failed stores that opened early and staying up late. here are some of the stores we have found trying to accommodate procrastinators. for the navy is opening at 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. macy's is also opening at 7:00 a.m.. target is opening at 8:00 a.m. and closing at 11:00 p.m.. kohl's open from 6:00 a.m.-midnight, when wal-mart stores will be open for 24 hou