in tupelo, he was robbing a bank there. >> reporter: tupelo police officer sergeant kevin gael stauffer was killed and another wounded when they confronted the suspect on monday when he was stopped at a railroad crossing. the fbi has launched a massive manhunt, as far away as chicago. >> we have enough detail of the clothing, the weapon, of the vehicle, that i think somebody will come forward. >> reporter: this morning, officer morrow remains in serious condition. on friday, sergeant gale stauffer, a father of two, young children was laid to rest. and the reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest, now up to $200,000. >>> now, turning overseas, where four american military personnel assigned to the u.s. embassy in libya were detained for several hours by the libyan government but later released. the u.s. defense department said the four were taken into custody after an altercation at a checkpoint new the city of sabratha. all four were taken to the u.s. embassy after their release. >>> unemployment benefits for 1.3 million americans are about to come to an end. the federally

. >>> other top stories, one attempted robbery in atlanta, and another in tupelo, mississippi. in tupelo, the suspect shot and killed an officer and a second officer was woundeded in the gunfight. today the fbi agent in charge of the case explained how all three robberies are linked. >> there were mnumerous similarities between the bank robberies that occurred in atlanta, tupelo, and phoenix. the clothing worn by the subject. the object is subject used to prop open the door, statements uttered during the robberies and overall mow ddus operandw dudus bank robber. >> they used cell phone records to link the suspect to all three states. >>> new developments in the case of the california girl declared brain-dead by doctors after routine tonsil surgery. vigils carrying into a third week and now the family of the girl is trying to transfer her to a facility in new york but has agreed, apparently, to keep her on life support, all of this before the court order giving the doctors the okay to remove her from a ventilator. that goes into effect just over 24 hours from now. dominic di nat

we begin with that manhunt for a bank robber who killed a police officer in tupelo, mississippi. it appears that the suspect was -- tried to rob another bank hundreds of miles away, only hours earlier. the fbi says the man seen here, about to rob a bank in tupelo, mississippi, was robbing his second bank that same day, while fleeing the bank robbery in mississippi. he allegedly opened fire on two police officers, killing one of them. investigators say these bank surveillance photos released overnight, show the same suspect 280 miles away, trying to rob a bank in the atlanta area. that attempt was unsuccessful. >> we have great images from the bank here in atlanta that match up with the bank surveillance photos in tupelo. same individual. same day. it's a violent robbery. >> reporter: and the suspect's car, a light gray sedan, matches the car leaving the tupelo bank's parking lot, after the robbery was there. >> the timing is such that he had enough time to make it. 3:00 p.m. in tupelo, he was robbing a bank there. >> reporter: sergeant kevin gael stauffer was killed and another w

in tupelo, he was robbing a bank there. >> reporter: the suspect, captured on security cam, making his get away in a light gray sedan. police say he shot two officers who approached him at a railroad crossing. one was wounded. the other, kevin gail stauffer, an army veteran and father of two young children was killed. and hundreds of officers gathered yesterday paying their respects at his funeral, the reward for information grew and it's up to $200,000. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> and now to the growing problems for customers who had credit card information stolen while shopping at target. now comes word, hackers got their pin numbers too. and one customer pleading with his bank for help after he said his bank account was cleaned out. here is reena ninan. >> reporter: it was a thanksgiving weekend purchase at target that burt never expected would wipe out his entire bank account. 6. >> just caught my a lesson. my debit card will not pay for a retail purchase again. >> reporter: two withdraws, almost $350. charges he said me never made. he believes his card is

police say a masked suspect left a tupelo bank with a bag full of cash before opening fire on the two officers. earlier in the day they say the same man tried to rob a bank in atlanta, georgia, where he also robbed an atm customer. nationwide law enforcement officials put on the look out far man believed to be driving a gray chrysler sedan. then on saturday, a break. investigators saying he turned up on the other side of the country in phoenix arizona where he was spotted leaving a bank with a bag and gun. police say he shot at two officers who were not hurt before one of the officers shot and killed him. >> we are in the process of healing at this time. this closure helped us mend and begin to heal that deep, deep wound. >> deadly shot fired in phoenix a day after the funeral for tupelo's officer. he is believed to be the first officer in the history of the department to be killed in the line of duty. more than 300 police cars performed a precession to follow the fallen officer. he leaves a wife and two young children. >> we brought a flag from our house. so it is just a tragic thing

six hours later and 300 miles from atlanta, surveillance if the owes show him robbing a bank of tupelo mississippi, when officers pursued him there was a shoot-out killing corporal stauffer wounded officer ma her, he disappeared until yesterday when he turned up 1500 miles away in phoenix. on friday hundreds of mourners lined the streets of tupelo to honor corporal stauffer. >> this is a senseless tragedy. we wanted to come and show our respects. officer maer is expected to recover. >> jeff: tonight we are told seven time formula one champion michael schumacher is in drit call condition following a skiing accident in the french alps. schumacher who is 1 --44 years old was airlifted to a hospital in gren only after crashing and hitting his head on a rochblingt he was wearing a helmet. along the baja, california peninsula a large portion of mexico's scenic high bay is gone. photos show a cracked and crumbled road in a large section coulds lad, about 300 feet not cliffside. authorities blame a series of small earthquakes. one truck driver was trapped but escaped without injury. it is uncl

this police officer on monday, in tupelo, mississippi. another officer was also hit but survived.'s alexandra field tracks the suspect's movements while apparently started in atlanta. >> i heard one boom, boom, boom. >> for nearly a week a nationwide manhunt was on. but saturday morning, a deadly shootout in phoenix, arizona ended the search. police believe they killed the man who killed one of their own. >> numerous people didn't get to celebrate christmas with their families. because they were trying to bring peace to our family. >> gail, tupelo, mississippi police officer was killed monday. his colleague critically injured, following a gun fight with a suspected bank robber. a suspect left the bank with a bag full of cash before opening fire on the two officers. earlier in the day they say the same man tried to rob a bank in atlanta, georgia where he also robbed an atm customer. law enforcement officials were put on the look out far money driving a gray chrysler sedan. then on saturday, a break. investigators say he turned up on the other side of the country in phoenix, arizona

from there, investigators say he drove nearly 300 miles to tupelo, where he robbed a bank, then shot the two officers. five days later, the fbi says he robbed another bank, 1,600 miles away in phoenix, where he was taken down in a shootout with police as he tried to leave the scene. tonight, some relief for sergeant stauffer's widow. >> you have made it possible for us to move forward to work finding peace for the long road ahead. >> reporter: and a federal law enforcement source tells abc news that while investigators believe garnet acted alone, they are not ruling out the possibility that he may have had help. >> all right, marcy gonzalez. marcy, thanks. >>> and now to the controversial case playing out in california. the doctors who declared a teenage girl brain dead and the family demanding the hospital allow them to move her elsewhere now. and tonight, we learn here of yet another case, this one playing out in texas, in which the roles are reversed. abc's aditi roy on the very painful decisions families face and the two very different fights. >> reporter: two families facing two

in tupelo this week, the grim sight of flags at half staff, of a candlelight vigil on christmas eve. >> i'm at peace with gale because i know he died doing what he loved. >> reporter: police have released this photo of what they called a person of interest, captured by a security camera at a convenience store just a short time before the bank robbery and shooting. they say they're making progress in the investigation but so far no arrests. the killing of that police officer made all the more terrible by the fact that he leaves two young children without a father now at christmastime. the manhunt for the suspect is spread across three southern states and the reward for their capture has been upped to $152,000. no break in the case yet. >> horrible story. thank you, ron. >>> to los angeles now and to a dramatic christmas rescue, a bomb squad officer was on his way to work when he spots a car engulfed in flames. abc's aditi roy on what happened next. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: christmas day on one of the busiest freeways in california, a car on fire in heavy traffic -- >> get him out o

on friday hundreds of mourners lined the streets of tupelo to honor corporal stauffer. >> this was a senseless tragedy. we wanted to show our respects. >> reporter: officer mauer is expected to recover. don dahler, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up, minimum wage is raised. details on "moneywatch." this is the "cbs morning news." too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. new creamy alfredo soup. and these little angels build in strength. and that little angel says, "weeeeeeeee!" 60% more sheets than charmin. everything you want and the value you love. angel soft. from the big screen to small screens near and far twizzlerize your entertainment every day with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. when you don't have the time, there's crest 3d white 1 hour express whitestrips. removes years of stains in just 1 hour. whitening without the wait. crest 3d white 1 hour express whitestrips. ♪ whitening without the wait. [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ]

and then later, that same day, the suspect drove to tupelo, mississippi, where police say he shot one officer, killed another while leaving the scene of a bank robbery there. >> so let's fast-forward to yesterday. according to cnn affiliate kph o someone noticed a man with a mask walking into a phoenix bank and they called 911. a detective responding to the scene shot and killed the suspect while he was engaged in a gunfight with a different officer. after leaving that bank. >> the suspect died there in the parking lot, right there at the scene. no one else was injured. we have on the phone with us from mississippi highway patrol officer ray hall. good to have you with us. what can you tell us about the investigation as it relates to this killing and the ending of this search in phoenix? >> sure. you know, based on information we received, especially after the phoenix internet, the fbi agents have begun running down leads, started to see just a few things that seem to be similar and continued to track those leads. and at this time we do believe that this -- this killer is going to be

it appears he's the same man responsible for a crime spree that began in atlanta, georgia, moved tupelo, mississippi and finally, phoenix, nearly 1900 miles and triggered a man hunt that reached as far north as chicago. we believed that this suspect is the same individual. last monday morning, a bank robber attempted to hold up this atlanta bank, he's seen on this surveillance video in that bank. later the same day, the same man police robbed a bank in tupelo, mississippi and killed a police officer while fleeing. the man hunt from that suspect is very likely over. physical similarities are what led the same suspect in all three of those bank robberies. we should learn more about this later today from fbi officials, including perhaps the biggest mystery of all, who was this guy, this suspect. >> ron, thank you>>> we'll turn now to the breaking news out of russia, a female suicide bomber walking into a train station and blowing herself up and killing multiple civilians, happening six weeks before the start of the winter olympics, raising new security concerns. abc's muhammad lila is here

from there, investigators say he drove nearly 300 miles to tupelo where he robbed a bank and shot the two officers. five days later, the fbi said he robbed another bank. 1600 miles away in phoenix where he was taken down in a shootout with police as he tried to leave the scene. some relief for sergeant stauffer's widow. >> you have made it possible for us to move forward toward finding peace for the long road ahead. >> reporter: a federal law enforcement source tells abc news while investigators believe garnet acted alone, they are not ruling out the possibility that he may have had help. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> the family of an american contractor abducted two years ago in pakistan is speaking out for the first time, just days after he appeared in a new video. warren weinstein is apparently held captive by al qaeda. on the tape released last week the 72-year-old appealed directly to president obama. he said he had been abandoned and forgotten. tough words for his wife and two daughters who spoke exclusively to abc news. >> i wanted to die right there on the spot becau

officials say cell phone records confirm the suspect was in atlanta, tupelo and phoenix at the time of the robberies. >> this investigation is not over. all of the evidence gathered by investigators following the phoenix robbery must be examined and compared with that gathered from the atlanta and tupelo crime scenes. there are numerous leads which we must continue to follow. and questions which we must answer. >> reporter: melissa rainy, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a controversial nativity scene outside a southern california church features a representation of a wounded and bloody trayvon martin. the clairemont united methodist church says the idea is to start a conversation about gun violence. george zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of martin. in the past, the church has depicted scenes of mary and joseph as a homeless couple or war refugees. >>> january 1 means new laws on the road. >> and one of those new laws aims to make city streets safer for cyclists. >>> one of the greatest race car drivers of all time is fighting for his life tonight. and it has nothing to do with t

police in phoenix reached out to their colleagues in tupelo.e is what they had to say. >> we mentioned to chief mcgeyer we don't celebrate any death regardless of the circumstances. however, we hope in this case that the knowledge that this suspect had no longer caused harm to anyone bring as little peace to the officers of tupelo, mississippi, his family, the fallen officer and officer that was critically injured and their friends. our thoughts and prayers are with them and will remain with them as law enforcement brothers and sisters. >> reporter: so obviously a bittersweet resolution to this spree of bank robberies spanning three states. bill? bill: what a story that is. jonathan serrie, thank you. updates from atlanta. heather: many americans may have a last minute trip to the doctor on their new year's eve to-do list. "the wall street journal" reporting that thousandings of americans racing to the doctor's office, cramming in tests, elective procedures and specialists visits. that will be left out of their health plans due to obamacare. jo

severe thunderstorms moving in through the tennessee valley area, memphis, tennessee, mississippi, and tupelo area. the possibility of tornadic activity in that region of the country, and behind the cold front where the colder air mass is, we're looking at an ice storm expected overnight for chicago, down towards quincy. we're talking a lot of snow. kansas city, up towards milwaukee, close to a foot of new snow expected overnight tonight. numerous delays, and that's also hampering a lot of the holiday deliveries as well. we here on our coast, a lot better. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> lucky us. thank you. >>> target is making its customers some new offers today as it tries to recover from a massive credit card brief. this week it was revealed thieves stole credit card information from 40 million customers. the retail giant is offering a 10% discount this weekend and there were good crowds at this target in emeryville. target announced customers affected by the breach would bear absolutely no liability for any fraudulent charges. target is providing free credit monitoring to all af

believed to be the same man that allegedly robbed a bank in atlanta and shot and killed an officer in tupelo, mississippi. >>> they're getting ready in new york's times square. the amazing spider-man who was the official superhero on new year's eve helped test out that confetti. the paper was sent flying from the marquee of the hard rock cafe. and for the first time, a supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor, a new york native will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball to ring in the new year. >>> a rare shark sighting to tell you about in minnesota. a snow shark, a snow shark is what we're talking about, it took three brothers 95 hours to build this 15-foot high snow sculpture of a shark that's sitting in their front yard. and the three, as you can tell, are old pros. because in the past years they've made a puffer fish, they made a walrus. >> how do you get enough snow? >> giant ice cube based on the weather. >> completely. >> i'll stick to snowmen. >> slushy and frozen, it will be there until may. >> exactly. >> let's talk california. we have red flag warnings

this image captured by a surveillance camera as he was about to rob the bank in tupelo.olice say a short while later the suspect, possibly with one or more accomplices, gunned down police officer gale stauffer and wounded joseph maura. >> we have a number of law enforcement agencies that are working in unison, in a unified manner to solve this heinous crime. >> reporter: authorities are looking for this man, they call a person of interest. this photo taken at a convenience store by a security camera just before the bank robbery. and another video shows what police say was the suspect's car as it left the parking lot after the robbery. >> i want to, again, publicly appeal to all citizens. if you have any information, please get that to law enforcement. >> reporter: in tupelo this christmas weekend, normally a festive occasion, there was a candlelight vigil. and flags lowered to half-staff, in memory of officer stauffer, an army veteran of the iraq war and the father of two young children. >> i'm at peace with gale because i know he died doing what he loved. overwhelming o

. >>> a new twist in the tupelo murder case.he suspect allegedly threatening the president before his cross-country robbery spree. we'll have the latest details this morning. >>> and we have the very latest on the antarctica rescue. stalled by punishing weather that won't let the ice breakers get through. what the plan is to free the passengers. >>> as we prepare to ring in the new year, the bone-chilling temperatures in the midwest. ginger zee and the extreme weather team here. that's already a huge crowd in times square. >> they are. it's the warmest we're going to be. you can hear them. they're all happy. the temperatures are the mildest at this point that we'll be for a long time to come. let me show you where the cold air is this morning. now we have to make it serious. this is dangerous cold. when you expose skin to 32 below, that can be bad for the body. 10 blow in minneapolis. 8 below in sioux city. and look at this. that's not just a pocket in the northern plains and great lakes. it's going to spread east. early morning

the kids enjoyed it the deck and tupelo at the plate with what i like it was hard it was about. but this nutty with a lid on bus to work. over the past week the eighth with them or not about to talk to who he wanted some to think that all this talk about what they get a dose of laughter that was the fun of it. john dean of the top. but divest some of which would be. it starts to get me into the stores of militancy dublin is it to scientists started to get me meant that the united states which really show the distance of forty two. even up to two thousand fourteen. many believe that god has done is to boston on etsy the dissident who was in india he says he sought indiscipline insecurity of the war torn country. leave it. discussed with them the garment of india. with dawn are both trying to stop and get back to one month sink. wide ranging issues all stats and what countries also was included in those discussions were had by doctrine corporation the two countries. on the skewers he intends to stick to the india at a cost attached to his aid see the i'm getting a gun is done with

he's believed to have robbed a bank in atlanta and shot and killed a police officer in tupelo, mississippi. >>> they are getting ready for new year's eve in new york's times square. the amazing spider-man who is the official superhero of new year's eve helped test out the confetti that will be released when 2014 arrives. the paper was sent flying from the marquee of the hard rock cafe. and for the first time, a supreme court just advertise, sonya sotomayor and new york native, will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball that rings in the new year. >>> now let's get the latest in sports from richard louis, who's dressed as baby new year this morning. >> baby new year, far from that. testing the paper to make sure it falls the right way, good job. the season is done, now begins the road to the super bowl. eagles at cowboys in a win or go home game for them. fourth quarter, dallas down by eight. dez bryant cuts it to two. but later, the eagles intercept dallas, 24-22 the eagles move on. >>> broken collarbone, aaron rodgers back after missing seven games. they misse

after robbing the bank, police say the suspect and accomplice gunned down a tupelo police officer and. >> this is a day no family, law enforcement agency or city wants to endure. >> killed was a police officer, 38-year-old army veteran of the iraq war. severely wounded was officer joseph mayer. in tupelo this week the grim sight of flags at half staff of a candle light vigil on christmas eve. >> i'm at peace with dale because i know wha. what they call a per interest captured by a security camera at a convenient store just a short time before the bank robbery and shooting. they say they are making progress in the investigation. so far, no arrests. the killing of the police officer made all the more terrible by the fact it leaves two young children without a father at christmastime. the manhunt for the suspects in that case has spread across three states, and the reward for information leading to their capture has been up to $152,000. 3 ork. >>> a harebroken mother here in -- heartbroken mother here in new york is pleading for answers after her daughter and cousin were found dead in ja

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it started in tupelo, mississippi. the authorities put out the pictures of the gray sed an. the suspect shot and killed officer kevin gale. and wounded another one. now the fbi is offering an award for up to 100,000 leading to an arrest. >> we are making a public appeal to please come forward. and get it to law enforcement. >> and it is seems to be promising and we'll follow-up on those leads. >> agents say the suspect is wanted in connection with a robby in georgia. and they want xn with information to contact the tip line at 1-800 call. >> and a nursing home said it can help for the family of the young child left on life support. >> the ears under fear for unfairly targeting conservative groups because of their political beliefs. it is a huge story and put the ears on the top of the list of scandals for 2013. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave americ

police linked him to another robbery in tupelo, mississippi. >> we can truly begin the healing process and that could not have happened without the hard work of so very many. numerous people didn't get to celebrate christmas with their families because they were trying to bring peace to our family. >> phoenix police shot and killed garnett yesterday during a bank robbery there. the secret service says garnett was convicted of threatening president obama in 2010. he was supposed to get mental healthcare. >>> an official change from the chinese government this weekend on the country's decade's old one child policy. this weekend, china officially approved a new policy that allows couples to have a second child if one of the parents is an only child. previously, a couple could only have a second child if both parents were only children. china argues its win child limit kept population growth in check and supported the country's rapid development, that has seen it soar from mass poverty to become the world's second ladies -- largest economy. >>> a shark photo bomb? the frightening photo tha

tupelo police officer kevin stoefr was fatally shot while confronting the suspect in a bank robbery inssippi on december 23rd. a fellow officer injured in the confrontation remains hospitalized but authorities say his condition is improving. then on saturday police in phoenix, arizona, received a 911 call from a person reporting a masked man walking into a bank. police say the suspect opened fire on the responding officer, but a detective who happened to be working on an unrelated case nearby had arrived on the scene as backup and returned fire killing the suspect. investigators believe the same man was responsible for the robberies in all three states because he used similar clothing, issued similar statements and used similar tactics. police are expressing relief that the string of bank robberies appears to be over. but of course their condolences go out to their comrades in tupelo, mississippi, who lost a fellow officer and friend gunned down in the line of duty. bill. >> john than, thank you. an update on that story today out of atlanta. jamie. >>> another high-ranking administrati

one police officer was killed in the shoot-out in the tupelo robbery.ew year's day. january 1st they actually can start legally selling pot. many picked up their state licenses to sell this week. last year voters approved legalized recreational pot for those over 21. washington is the only state to legalize recreational 345ir juan so far. >>> more than 40,000 people are still without power in the wake of extreme weather across the u.s. and southern canada. michigan has it the worst. more than 46,000 still in the dark there. and in canada, more than 43,000 still don't have power. overall, this is a big improvement from about 15 hours ago, i guess, when more than 127,000 were in the dark. the problem is those without power are in the coldest part of the country right now. cnn meteorologist alexandra steele joins us now. so how cold is it for those people trying to find some way to stay warm without power? >> well, the electric company there says for the most part, we should have the power up by tomorrow or beginning of next week. you can imagine. look at

. >> reporter: phoenix police expressed condolences to their colleagues in tupelo, mississippi.ere police officer kevin gale photographer was fatally thought during a similar confrontation with a bank robbery where investigators believe was committed by the very same suspect. a second tupelo officer, joseph maher remains hospitalized but authorities say his condition is improving. back to you. jon: our condolences to the family of officer stouffer, thank you. arthel: white house claiming major progress on obamacare. a million people signing up through the federal exchange thus far, a dramatic increase but still far short where the administration thought we would be by now. many questions remain what will happen with the health care law in the new year as people actually begin using their insurance. joining me now, to answer some of your questions, michael mahoney, senior vice president of consumer marketing at gohealth, a private company that helps people sign up for insurance. michael weinberg, senior policy advisor to the bay area council, and obec roy, senior fellow at the ma

the warriors faced off against the tupelo golden wave in the mississippi state championship game friday. >> i couldn't be more proud of these kids. >> reporter: after a scoreless first half, oak grove took the lead late in the third quarter on a fake field goal and went on to win, 14-7. >> he taught me everything i know about playing the position. and he's been a blessing in my life and for our team. >> reporter: away from the bright lights of the nfl, favre and his squad of star-struck high schoolers seemed right at home under the friday night lights. now, favre has been with the school the last two seasons. but this is oak grove's first-ever state title. and the victory is especially sweet since favre's youngest daughter attends that school. good story all the way around. >> attendance has increased ten-fold since he started. >> no question, with brett favre on the sidelines. >> thanks, rob. >>> time for a check of the weather. back over to ginger. hey, ginger. >> imagine getting in your car. and your look at the dashboard and it says this. that's 35 below. and it's true. it's happeni

feels like 20 below in tupelo and chicago. this is arctic air trying to move in behind the next storm system that is still out in california. the one that pwrut all that ice to parts of oklahoma and arkansas, western tennessee and kentucky, that has exited. out in california, that's where we are starting to see the next storm system make its way in. highest elevations, a massive amount of snow. we're going to see that snow move back into the plains, especially the northern plains. then snow and ice possible in eastern arkansas and parts of western tennessee before it changes to rain. by 3:00, snow in maryland and eventually into new york city by 3:00. it should be more of a rain event through southern new england. snowfall totals, another 3 to 6 inches from eastern nebraska into wisconsin. highest elevation back through california will see the most snow. and new york and pennsylvania, 3 to 6 inches as well. so today is going to be fairly quiet, especially where it has been busiest. looking at a high of 2 degrees in minneapolis

hours ago a funeral was held for officer gail stauffer in tupelo, mississippi. the fbi says bank robbers shot and killed him two days before christmas. the suspect is believed to have been in this car that you see here. and our nick valencia is tracking this story. what's the latest on the manhunt, nick. >> good afternoon. the latest coming to us from local media in the chicago area where authorities there were reportedly told to be on heightened alert because the suspect in this shooting, the fatal shooting that have 38-year-old officer may have fled to chicago. now, as you mentioned, this is a nationwide manhunt for this man, a senate shot from the surveillance video provided by the mississippi bureau of investigations. he's described as a black male, about 6'3", last seen wearing that cart heart hoodie, a ski mask and blue jeans. he is the suspect in the fatal shooting of one officer and critically wounded another officer. you mentioned the funeral held earlier for the former louisiana naurds mab. the update on the other officer, he has been stabilized and th

hours later he robbed a bank in tupelo it, mississippi, killing a police officer in 2010.s accuses of threatening president obama. >>> they could have easily been killed but two hikers who triggered an avalanche on mount washington survived with a fractured arm and bumps and bruises, the avalanche carried them 800 feet over rocks, cliffs and ice. they had to climb 200 feet before they could reach rescuers yesterday. you have to check this out. this could be the ultimate photo bomb. also ultimately fairifying. two kids with their boogies boards. and yes, that is what looks like a great white shark behind them in that wave. june emerson says she was looking over the photo she tooking to manhattan beach california, and made this terrifying discovery. the pope is the one getting props for his fashion sense. pope francis is "esquire" magazine's best dressed man of 2013. no joke. the magazine admits the choice is unconventional but says his modest attire, his new take on catholicism and his approachable attitude helped him score the win. >>> you our cnn viewer have voted for the

the first robbery took place in tupelo, mississippi. one officer there shot and killed.e same day. >> irony. talk about irony. a ship designed to breakthrough ice gets stuck in the ice while trying to rescue a stranded expedition vessel in the antarctic that was stuck in ice. >> that's real irony. >> the snow dragon ran into an ice floe while trying to reach the expedition. the 74 people onboard will have to wait another two days to be rescued. two other ice breaking ships have been sent into help. >> a black bear breaks into a florida family's home looking for leftover turkey, perhaps. the bear broke through the home's porch at 2:00 in the morning. the homeowner left a big vat of fried turkey oil on the porch. >> i guess he thought it was turkey inside of my grill here. he got that a little bit. he gave us a disappointing look and left. >> they were disappointed because this bear caused about a couple hundred dollars worth of damage. >> they got a quote from the bear. the bear said the turkey tasted just right. >> i think it tastes just like chicken. >> you've been hang

is asking for help to find the suspect wanted in connection with the shootings of two officers in tupelonday. one was fatally shot during the robbery. the other critically wounded. authorities say the suspect also tried to rob a bank in atlanta the same day. >>> and in louisiana, there are new details on a violent rampage that left four people dead and others wounded. investigators say ben freeman was going through a difficult divorce. on thursday, police say he allegedly killed his former mother-in-law, his former boss and his current wife before taking his own life. the shooting happened about 45 miles southwest of new orleans. >>> well, after a week of ruffling feathers, if will you, the father of the flock is back. cable network a&e deciding to bring phil robertson back to its most-watched tv show "duck dynasty." this after controversial comments in a magazine but it remains to be seen if "duck dynasty" is mend fences with critics. >> greg, what a standoff this has been between a&e, the robertson family. and after that "gq" interview went nuts but under pressure, fans and the biggest

as your service in the mississippi legislature and just by virtue of the fact of practicing law in tupelo, mississippi. mr. chambliss: what is the opinion of the senator from mississippi as to the morale influence that a provision like this is going to have on our men and women in the military but not just those that are retired but active duty military today? mr. wicker: you know, i can only imagine that it's a severe blow to mor morale and also it s to make people who are willing to step afford and rick their lived, be separated for months and years from their loved ones, has to make them wonder what else is being promised to me that's going to be taken away? mr. chambliss: and i mention also the reduction in federal retirement pay, which we've got to figure out way to save money. we all know and understand that. and there is a change in the pension for federal retirees, but it's all prospective. mr. wicker: right. we don't do anything to any other federal employees retroactively. only the military. in this budget. i can't imagine how the public could think that is faimplet. mr. chambli

hours later, officials say he pulled off a bank heist in tupelo mississippi. to phoenix. garnett had served four years in the army. in 2010 he was arrested for making online threats against president barack obama and was released from federal prison in july. the fbi said garnett's cell phone records show he was in all three cities at the time of the robberies and noted other connections. >> similarities included the clothing worn by the subject, the objects the subject used to prop open the door statements the bank robber uttered during the robberies. >> reporter: sunday the widow of sergeant stoffer thanked investigators. >> you made it possible for us to move forward to finding peace for the long road ahead. >> reporter: bill whitaker los angeles. >>> this morning the fbi is investigating why a passenger jumped off a royal caribbean cruise ship. witnesses say the 26-year-old canadian man leapt overboard saturday night. the coast guard used helicopters and a boat to search for him, but this morning there's still no trace of the man. the cruise ship was east o

the 40-year-old already wanted for attempted armed robbery of a bank in georgia and another one in tupelo, mississippi, where he allegedly shot and killed a police officer, and wounded another. >> he entered the bank. he put a lock of some type on the door. he pulled out a weapon and said this was a robbery. >> reporter: the attempted heist in phoenix would be his last. >> he's running out. he's running out. they're shooting. they're shooting. holy crap. >> reporter: after demanding cash from the bank's tellers, garnet walked out the front door, allegedly firing at awaiting officers. that's when police shot him dead. >> the guy pulled a gun. started shooting at the officers. one guy down. he's down. that's crazy. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> linsey, thanks. >>> now, to the daring new mission to rescue dozens of people trapped onboard a research ship in the ice of antarctica. they're now going to use a helicopter to try to free the stranded passengers. and gio benitez has been on this from the start. >> reporter: this morning, it's go time f

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a tupelo police officer was killed and another officer shot when they confronted suspected robbers duringes releasing a photo of the person of interest. they're looking for a thin man between five foot nine and six feet tall. charcoal colored medium sized sedan may have been used as the get away car. anyone with information is asked to call the f.b.i. tip line at 18 hufpb -- tip line. >>> a shooting spree leaves three people dead and two others wounded. police say the gunman targeted his ex-wife's family. ben freeman has been indicted now by police -- identified rather. been identified by police as the shooter. they say he went to the home of a councilman last night, shot the councilman along with his wife and daughter. deputies arrived to find his wife dead. the councilman and his daughter are critically injured. freeman went to a home and shot a hospital administrator and his wife. freeman's current wife also found dead at their home. motive unclear. >>> flesh eating fish go on the attack in argentina injuring 70 people on christmas day. thousands of people were trying to cool off in a

officials in tupelo say 38-year-old gale stauffer was shot at close range by one of the suspects, his critical condition after the two confronted the suspects who held up a local bank. police are offering a $50,000 reward for any information in the case. >>> allen touring, nearly 60 years after his death, touring played a pivotal role in breaking the code used by the germans in world war ii. he was accused of homosexuality, committed suicide in 1954 by eating an apple believed to be laced with cyanide. >>> there's no such thing as too much christmas cheer. this year, she has 22 -- 22, count them, decorated trees in her home. it's an annual christmas tradition for jen. it took her three weeks to hang all the ornaments. each tree has a theme, an angel tree, a barbie tree. jen says her grand kids just love it. >> of course they do. that's fabulous! >> except she spends all her time saying don't touch it, don't touch it, don't touch it, don't touch it. >> i love the idea of a themed tree. >> she also has 22 cats. >> that's when it takes a turn to the grinch. >> he made that up by the way.