i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with many happy returns. christmas is officially over, but for many americans, there is one more tradition to observe. millions of shoppers will head out today to return unwanted gifts. and if retailers get their wish, they'll spend more money on post christmas sales. nbc's brian mooar joins us with the details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. everybody out there in tv land, did you get what you wanted for christmas? >> santa. >> reporter: after speeding around the globe to deliver all his gifts on time -- ♪ jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ santa and friends spent time surfing in cocoa beach, florida. and if facebook is any measure, the man in red did a pretty good job this year. foul weather left u.p.s. scrambling to get tens of thousands of packages delivered on time. speaking of scrambling, it's now crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. just eight days left before iowa. president obama and the first family are chill

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with one week to go. from bus tour to fresh tv ads, republican hopefuls are pulling out all the stops in iowa as they make their final campaign push. ahead of that state caucuses one week from today. nbc's brian mooar has the details. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a rough primary season, but the republicans are about to face their first official test. one week before the iowa caucuses, ron paul is leading the gop presidential pack. . but it's still anyone's race. >> usually the iowa caucuses aren't completely defined until very close to the end. >> reporter: while rick santorum is hunting for votes -- >> you're not electing someone to cast votes. you're electing a leader. >> reporter: michele bachmann is getting ready to hit all of iowa's 99 counties. rick perry released a new attack ad. but it's aimed at washington. >> let them get a job like everybody else back home. thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney is still trying to convince iowans he's conservativ

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with assessing the damage. newt gingerich is still standing after his republican rivals pile on to personalize his personal and political past. but mitt romney may have tripped himself up at the worst possible times. the latest polls show on gingerich ahead in the first four presidential contests. and making headway in the fourth. trace good morning to you. >> republicans and democrats are criticizing mitt romney for the $10,000 comment. in terms of the polls, the one to watch seems to be newt gingrich. gingrich is widening his lead and republicans are going after him. on conservative views. >> there is not a dime's worth of difference. >> and personal attacks. >> if you will cheat on your wife you will cheat on business partners. >> people have to render judgment. in my case i have said that i made mistakes at times. i have had to go god for forgiveness. >> but romney took the harshest criticism. >> $10,000 bet. >> i'm not in the betting business. >> of all the things

i'm veronica de la cruz. this is fis "first look" on msn. we begin this morning with one week to go. from bus tour to fresh tv ads, republican hopefuls are pulling out all the stops in iowa this week as they make their final campaign push one week from today. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a rough primary season, but the republicans are about to face their first official test. one week before the iowa caucuses, ron paul is leading the gop presidential pack. but it's still anyone's race. >> usually the iowa caucuses aren't completely defined until very close to the end. >> reporter: while rick santorum is hunting for votes -- >> you're not electing someone to cast votes. you're electing a leader. >> reporter: michele bachmann is getting ready to hit all of iowa's 99 counties. rick perry released a new attack ad. but it's aimed at washington. >> get a job like everybody else back home. thank you so much. >> reporter: mitt romney is

>>> veronica de la cruz, this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> the rain may be gone but we're still feeling the effects of the latest storm on the backside. we will look at hd doppler and you can see there are some snow showers from west virginia all the way into upstate new york. as for the mountains in maryland, light snow showers this morning with hardly any accumulation. ay, butbaltimore, a dry d you'll be feeling the wind. >> 4:57. 42 degrees on tv hill. a bus accident in anne arundel county and police are reporting a carjacking. >> today marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of phylicia barnes. >> six days and counting until the iowa caucuses. latest on the final push. >> an accident on u.s. 50. will check on some [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good m

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with no more mr. nice guy. republican presidential campaign newt gingrich lambasted two of his top gop rivals tuesday. despite earlier claims he would stick to a positive campaign. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are sprinting toward the starting line. >> what's going to happen in this process -- >> reporter: with six days to go before the iowa caucuses, the gop presidential campaign is getting personal. mitt romney mocked newt gingrich's failure to get on the primary ballot of his home state of virginia. >> more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. you know, you've got to get it organized. >> so, our campaign is going to stay positive. >> reporter: gingrich insists he's going to be positive, his supporters have launched attacks on romney, asking whether a moderate can be trusted and a new text message campaign, recalling romney's once pro-choice views. rick perry portraying the other candidate as washington insiders

>>> veronica de la cruz, this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to wednesday. we are waking up to another cold morning, and it looks like wind is going to be our headline when we're talking weather today. hello, everyone. i'm angie goff in for joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this wednesday, december 28th, 2011. >>> north korea has begun funeral services for leader kim jong-il. >> the procession was led with a car carrying a huge portrait of the late leader followed by a huge floral wreath and another car carrying his coffin. kim jong-il died of a heart attack on december 17th. he's been lying in state since then. kimman kim's youngest son, his successor kim jong-un, walked next to the car. >>> the obama administration is mulling over whether to allow yemen's outgoing president into the country for medical treatment. abdullah saleh was injured in an assassination attempt. while he is considered an ally in the war against ter

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with many happy returns. christmas is officially over, but for many americans, there is one more tradition to observe. millions of shoppers will head out today to return unwanted gifts. and if retailers get their wish, they'll spend more money on post christmas sales. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. everybody out there in tv land, did you get what you wanted for christmas? >> santa. >> reporter: after speeding around the globe to deliver all his gifts on time -- ♪ jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ >> santa and friends spent time surfing in cocoa beach, florida. foul weather left u.p.s. scrambling to get tens of thousands of packages delivered on time. speaking of scrambling, it's now crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. just eight days left before iowa. president obama and the first family are chilling in sunny hawaii. this is, of course, the season of giving. and many spent their christmas day doing just that. 1800 meals served at a church in north carolina

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with many happy returns. christmas is officially over, but for many americans, there is one more tradition to observe. millions of shoppers will head out today to return unwanted gifts. and if retailers get their wish, they'll spend more money on post-christmas sales. nbc's brian mooar joins us now from washington with the details. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. well, everybody out there in tv land, did you get what you wanted for christmas? >> santa! >> ho, ho, ho! >> reporter: after speeding around the globe to deliver his gifts on time -- ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ >> reporter: -- santa and his friends spent time surfing with his friends in florida. and he did a pretty good job this year. foul weather left u.p.s. scrambling to get tens of thousands of packages delivered on time. and speaking of scrambling, it's now crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. just eig

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i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. marathon u.n. climate talk in south africa have added five more years to the expiring kyoto protocol. countries agreed on a new time treaty that would force all major polluters to targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. that would include china and india. a major demand of the obama administration. the u.s. has yet to ratify the kyoto agreement. >>> u.s. weapons specialists exploded some 1,300 pounds of munitions were exploded in libya sunday. it's part of an effort to make sure unsecured weapons from that country's civil war don't fall into the wrong hands. >>> former dictator manuel noriega is back in panama after being extradited from france. he will serve out three 20-year sentences in a prison for slaying political opponents in the 1980s. >>> japan successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit this morning. officials are being tight lipped about its capabilities, but it's part of an intelligence gathering network developed after concerns over north korea's missile program. >>> and

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with no more mr. nice guy. republican presidential campaign newt gingrich lambasted two of his top gop rivals tuesday despite earlier claims he would stick to a positive campaign. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are sprinting toward the starting line. >> what's going to happen in this process? >> reporter: with six days to go before the iowa caucuses, the gop presidential campaign is getting personal. mitt romney mocked newt gingrich's failure to get on the primary b ballot in the homestae of virginia. >> more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. you know, you've got to get it organized. >> so, our campaign is going to stay positive. >> reporter: gingrich insists he's going to be positive, his supporters have launched attacks on romney, asking whether a moderate can be trusted, and a new text message campaign calling romney's once pro

. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with assessing the damage. newt gingrich is still standing after his republican rivals piled on to criticize his personal and political past at saturday night's debate but mitt romney may have tripped him up at the worst possible time. the latest polls show gingrich ahead in three of the first four presidential contests and making head way in the fourth. nbc's tracie potts is live for us in washington with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. both democrats and republicans are jumping on that romney error but the polls you talked about show that newt gingrich is the one to watch. nbc's latest poll shows newt gingrich widening his lead in florida and south carolina. and republicans are going after him. on fannie m freddie mac consult >> i think you got some of our taxpayer money. >> reporter: on conservative views versus-m romney. >> that's not a dime's

first we'll check this morning's top stories from veronica de la cruz at the news desk.morning, everyone. as you know christmas is being celebrated around the world today. here in new york, thousands of people attended the midnight mass at st. patrick's cathedral. similar services were held across the country and around the world. at the vatican during christmas eve mass pope benedict decried the commercialization of christmas urnling t inurging tho discover true meaning. hundreds of people gathered for christmas eve mass in bethlehem the town believed to be the birth place of jesus. at least 25 people are dead and an unknown number wounded after five bombs exploded across nigeria today. one of them during midnight mass at a catholic church. a nigeria islamist that claims responsibility for the bombings targeting africa's most populated nation. >>> in afghanistan this morning more violence. a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people including a member of parliament and wounding 50. in the northern city of talikhan. people were gathered at a funeral when the bomb went off

first we'll check this morning's top stories from veronica de la cruz at the news desk.ood morning, everyone. as you know christmas is being celebrated around the world today. here in new york, thousands of people attended the midnight mass at st. patrick's cathedral. similar services were held across the country and around the world. at the vatican during christmas eve mass pope benedict decried the commercialization of christmas urnling t inurging tho discover true meaning. hundreds of people gathered for christmas eve mass in bethlehem the town believed to be the birth place of jesus. at least 25 people are dead and an unknown number wounded after five bombs exploded across nigeria today. one of them during midnight mass at a catholic church. a nigeria islamist that claims responsibility for the bombings targeting africa's most populated nation. >>> in afghanistan this morning more violence. a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people including a member of parliament and wounding 50. in the northern city of talikhan. people were gathered at a funeral when the bomb went

our thanks to veronica de la cruz and bill karins.e plaza and give you a sneak peek. >> plus, tips for returning unwanted gifts. that will do it tonight for nbc nightly news. so long, everybody. thanks for watching and have a merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv news today in baltimore. >> good morning, here's a look at some top stories. the search continues this morning for a suspect after a double shooting in east baltimore. happened thursday night and officers found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound, and a woman with a gunshot wound. ed hale is now a retired man. making that announcement yesterday with new york base premium fund, that will provide $30 million into the bank, and the bank president will serve as c.e.o. state transportation officials announced a pilot program for emergency parking for select park n rides. only for certain inches of snow. coming up next we have answers to the pet questions. i love this song, a maryland holiday classic, celebrating its 30th anniversary

i'm veronica de la cruz.s what's happening. supreme court agrees to hear a texas case about redistricting. >>> tens of thousands of protestors are expected to gather in moscow saturday for organizers say it will be the large est protests yet against recent election irregularities. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> with "lockup," we film in some of the toughest prisons in america. every time we send a crew out to a maximum security prison, you never know what might happen with regards to violence, whether it's a stabbing, whether it's a fight in the yard, or even a riot. there's always a chance that violence may break out. >> we found that was the case when we visited california's legendary fulsom state prison. >> you can feel it. it's like electricity in the air. it gets so thick you can actually breathe in the tension. >> in the blink of an eye, in that much time, it can change because there's the real threat, attitude or temper can change in a moment. >> and tempers did flare while our came

i'm veronica de la buzz.ack to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> fear is an ever-present emotion in prison. but one resident at indiana state knows no fear. >> just walks around here and survives off everybody. everybody shows it love. it's a little punk cat. >> punk cat! >> that's a cool cat there. >> her name is actually precious. but joey couldn't get it to come to him calling it precious, so he started calling it punk cat. >> while punk cat seems to belong to everyone, her real caretaker is joseph hill. >> she got that nickname. somebody got stabbed in the cell house. i had lieutenants and captains and everybody on the range yelling at me to get her in. she decided she didn't want to go in. i got a little aggravated and told her to get her punk ass in the cell. so she kind of looked at me and went "meow." i said, "punk ass, get in the cell." that's how she got her name. >> he's kind of a rebel, i would say he is. everybody else, you're supposed to keep your cat o

i'm veronica de la cruz.ening. newt gingrich is beating mitt romney by 15 points in florida and 20 in south carolina. a fuel tanker exploded at a gas station in melbourne, australia, today. the driver was taken to the hospital with burns on his arms and legs. hundreds were evacuated from the area. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to our program. >>> cereal >>> sear >>> serial rapist james "dusty" rhodes has raped three women, killing one. >> being frank here, none of this is really normal behavior. >> none of it is. >> the police department suspects a rapist is on a hunt for women in its town and detective paula zetselburger is on the case. she and her two teenage daughters live near the crime scenes. >> the fact that my family, my daughters were in that area made this case very important to me. especially with this cluster of violent crimes that we started seeing piling up within the month and a half that he was in st. petersburg. you get nervous and you wo

first we want a check of the morning's top stories with veronica de la cruz at the news desk. >>> goodround the world are celebrating the holiday. here in new york thousands of people attended midnight mass at st. patrick's cathedral. we have more in our london bureau. duncan, good morning to you. >> good morning, veronica. happy christmas. this is a time for celebration and thinking about family members who can't be at home. here in britain the royals are without prince philip after he spent the night in the hospital recovering from a minor heart operation. what family is mising a loved one on christmas day? the royal family. thousands came to wish them well as they attended church without prince philip. after lunch family members will visit him in hospital. in rome, the pope made his traditional message to the world and prayed for peace. last night he urged worshipers to look beyond the glitter of the season to the true meaning of christmas. around the world people are celebrating in their own ways, from the sunshine of sydney, australia, to santa in the sand in india. >> praise the

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today."your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. you'll notice there are some clouds in the sky. a storm system is approaching from the south and west and that will increase our rain chances. right now they are pushing into west virginia and southern virginia. we will be tracking these later in the day for the mid atlantic. showers could be heavy. there is some snow al-faran. >> 4:57. we're following breaking news. a fire in charles village. >> republican's presidential hopefuls make a final push before next week's iowa caucuses. >> if you're heading out at this early hour, elected the west side. [marching band playing] is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower chole

i'm veronica de la cruz.-dade correction, the sixth largest jail system in the united states, is like a small overpopulated city, one that never shuts down. the task of officially running these facilities can be daunting, meals, medications, rec time, visitations. it's a never ending trouble to properly care for a population of thousands. with most of their time spent locked behind bars, inmates at miami-dade corrections welcome the three hours a week they're allowed outside for exercise. >> we come out to the yard, try to do some stretching. that way we don't have to worry about the officers with us when we're in there and everything. this is one of our privileges right here. basically everybody looks forward to coming to the yard. >> we come out here for a stretch then run, run a little bit, do a little jumping jacks, do a little pushups, you know, do a little shadow boxing. try to get the lungs open. very important because we need that fresh air, you know what i'm saying, to open up our pores to sweat beca

our thanks to veronica de la cruz and bill karins. peek. >> plus, tips for returning unwanted gifts. that will do it tonight for nbc nightly news. so long, everybody. thanks for watching and have a merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >>> if you can't trust a banker, who can you trust? a san jose man put his faith in a banker and had his million dollar life savings spent on serious bling. >>> an apartment caught fire. how the tragedy has some of the bay area's finest scrambling to help. >>> got a traffic ticket? you may get a discount, dependingn when where you got it. we'll explain in just a few minutes. ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury cookie dough easy. then add my own favorite frosting and sprinkles. just three ingredients t

our thanks to veronica de la cruz and bill karins. unwanted gifts. that will do it tonight for nbc nightly news. so long, everybody. thanks for watching and have a merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >>> good morning. >>> straight ahead on news 4 today, two of the most prominent republican candidates will be left off the ballot for virginia's gop primary. we're going to tell you why. >>> and millions of americans are hitting the roads for the holidays. wait until you hear how many people are traveling this weekend. >> reporter: last minute christmas shopping. an important time for brick and mortar retailers. these hours belong to them. >>> i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we had a few rain drops early this morning. now the sub is shining in washington. looks like it's going to be a beautiful weekend for christmas like weather. your detailed forecast coming up. >>> all that and more when you join us for news 4 today in less than two minutes. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. an

Últimos cuatro aÑos mÁs de 75 narco tÚneles en california y arizona, autoridades seis personas enfrentan cargos por distribuir precisamente marihuana, desde la ciudad de mÉxico, verÓnicateles de las drogas rivales dejÓ 6 muertos, autoridades dijeron que sobre los cadÁveres habÍan mensajes con amenazas los cuerpos fueron hallados junto al portÓn de una casa. >> y la marina mexicana recibiÓ por parte de estados unidos el primero de 4 aviones de patrullaje y vehÍculos que serÁn utilizado en lucha contra el crimen organizado, por el medio estados unidos ayuda a mÉxico. >> surgiÓ una esperanza para una niÑa estadounidense de origen salvadoreÑo cuyas posibilidades de vida radican en un transplante de mÉdula Ósea, a la niÑa estados unidos le ha negado una visa humanitaria como nos dice salvador castellanos el propio presidente de el salvador decidiÓ tender una mano de ayuda. >> saber que de una visa podrÍa depender la vida o muerte de una pequeÑa niÑa moviÓ al presidente mauricio funes a interceder en la embajada de estados unidos en el salvador. >> para que puedan otorgarle esta visa que se justifica porque es por razones humanitaria, no es una niÑa que vaya a pasear. >> la

la de carolina del sur, pero no sería hasta noviembre próximo . >>> en méxico, millones de peregrinos de la virgen de guadalupe celebran su aniversario de la aparición número 480, tenemos la información con verónica>> de todos los lugares de la república vienen para rendir honor a la virgen morena. >>> dios no exige ningún sacrificio de ese tipo, sino es individual de cada persona el mostrar su amor por la virgen . >>> un hombre de 40 años fue encontrado sin vida en la calzada de guadalupe, por hipotermia. >>> otra mujer sintió dolores de parto, algunos se flagelan, otros se arrodillan y otros bailan. >>>t engo 10 años de venir a bailarle a la virgen, porque mi hijo chocó y como se alivió cumpli los 10 años de bailarle a la virgen . >>> es que la morenita, es parte de la cultura nacional . >>> es una dicha estar aquí,para todos los mexicanos y para todos los que están más allá de las fronteras de méxico. >>> como es tradición, varios famosos le cantaron a la medianoche. >>> antes que termine el día, las autoridades estiman alrededor de 7 millones de peregrinos, a propósito, es la primera misa especial en honor a la virgen del tepeyac en el vaticano. >>> cómo han reaccionado los mexicanos a la vis

i'm veronica de la cruz.ack to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> on the first wednesday of every month, inmates gather in the yard of indiana's wabash valley correctional facility to have their pictures taken by prison staff. it gives inmates an opportunity to connect with loved ones. >> i'm waiting to get my picture taken. i have a friend out there writing me off and on. i will send her one and my grandma and my mom and dad. >> all the housing units. >> reporter: for inmate willing to pay $1.22 mike cardinal will take a photo and a set of four prints to send to friends and family. >> what is the biggest challenge for you taking these pictures? >> trying to please them all. they think they are gq material. >> you get four pictures on one sheet. all prisons you get one picture for it. >> tim harris is one inmate who never misses picture day. >> every month. this one right here is a photo that i took at last month's pictures which you can see it has a different backgr

. ♪ >>> msnbc now, i'm veronica de la cruz.ree people are dead after a 6.5 magnitude hit mexico tonight. there are no reports of widespread damage. and republicans debated in iowa, and as expected new front-runner newt gingrich came under attack from his opponents. mitt romney and others sparred with gingrich over his beltway connections, recent comments about palestinians, and even his admitted marital infidelity. more news coming up later. but first back to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> so this is my crib. this is 414. got a big 13-inch tv. you know what i mean? go ahead and get a pan of that. this is my living room/bedroom/studio. we've got the tunes. that's not eight-track but cassette tape. might as well be. we don't got refrigerators in here. however we do got foot lockers. soup, soda, beans. some kool-aid. get some kool-aid and that's about it. >> well we have inmate kevin blanco who was a little upset. he was issued three disciplinary reports. he has his own way of thinking

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. an anonymous donor in north texas is spreading holiday cheer.ropped a rare coin worth about $1,200 in a salvation army kettle. a note attached read -- to honor my mother barbara. >>> newt gingrich and rick perry failed to qualify for virginia's march primary. the state gop party said they didn't submit their required 10,000 signatures in order to qualify to be on the ballot. due to mature subject matter, viewer disregulation cretion is. >>> whether smuggled in or fabricated from everyday items, inmate-made weapons are a constant concern to officers at indiana's wabash valley correctional facility. with so much effort focused on keeping weapons out of the prison, it might come as a surprise that in one housing unit, scissors are given to inmates nearly every day. >> how are you doing? >> may i get a pair of scissors? >> certainly can. how's the sewing project going? >> pretty good. got it about halfway done. >> that's good. that's what we want to hear. >> thank you, sir. >> keep up the good work, you hear? >> all right. one of the main things we

i'm veronica de la cruz.xtend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. the deal also requires the president to decide on the keystone excel pipeline within 60 days. >>> and a district judge says two former penn state officials can face charges of lying to a grand jury. a witness to the alleged abuse by ex-coach jerry sandusky says he informed the officials about the alleged incident but both men gave differing accounts in court. now back to "lockup." >>> a major crackdown on contraband, specifically cell phones, has left some indiana state prison inmates in a precarious position. for others, the future looks considerably brighter. after 26 years in prison, today is paul komyatti's last day at indiana state. authorities have approved his transfer to a minimum security facility with a work release program in nearby south bend. >> he's going to be going through a nine-month process of getting a job, of getting his driver's license and getting a car, trying to orient him back into society, slowly. >> it's behi

investigaciones para dar con los responsables de la masacre entras que la fiscalÍa realiza las necropsias, pruebas de adn el registro de huellas. >> desde la ciudad de mÉxico, veronica15 paÍses latinoamericanos se unieron para impedir la entrada en vigor de la ley migratoria de utah. interpusieron una demanda legal a los estados unidos porque la consideran inconstitucional. la apcaciÓn de esta ley se encuentra suspendida por orden de la corte federal. >> la cÁmara de representantes rechazÓ un plan respaldado por el presidente que buscaba prolongarÁ por dos meses mÁs los recortes en los del 2% a la seguridad social para millones de estadounidenses. dijo que el hecho de que la cÁmara baja no aprobara el alivio a los impuestos propuesto por el senado podrÍa poner en peligro la recuperaciÓn económica del paÍs. >> fufutes vientos y una densa nieve ha cobrado vÍctimas humanas. no sÓlo tiene a unos cuantos con frÍo, tambiÉn obligado a muchos a cambiar sus planes navideÑos. >> el invierno no ha empezado en teorÍa, pero en la prÁctica, la tormenta invernal iniciÓ en occidente del paÍs. la tempestad de viento y nieve se extendiÓ en cio estados. >> las tormentas en nuevo mÉxic

de la virgen de guadalupe antes de termar la celebraciÓn de su dÍa. miles de devotos celebron su apariciÓn hace 480 aÑos. llegaron a las inmediaciones de la basÍlica de guadalupe donde se encuentra veronicae hemos estado cogidos de su mano. solo podemos venir a darle las gracias. de hipotermia y muy cerca de aÍ, otra mujer de 30 aÑos dio a luz a su bebÉ. 7 millones de fieles cudieron hastesta noche para cantarle las maÑanitas. >> estar compartiendo la fe. la vivencia de todo un pueblo que tiene su identidad. >> la comunidad inmigrante y los 30 millones de hispanos catÓlicos que viven en los estados unidos festejaron tambiÉn a la morenita, a la que miles de indocumentados pidieron fuerza para salir de una de las peores etapas de persecuciÓn, deportaciónes y odio racial en su contra. es la primera vez que se celebra el dÍa de la virgen morena en el vaticano. precisamente ahÍ anunciÓ su viaje apostÓlico a cuba y mÉxico antes de semana santa >> esperamos con mucha alegrÍa. pero no con la misma alegrÍa de juan pablo ii. >> varios famosos le cantaron las maÑanitas a la virgen. se clamo por el cese a la violencia. >> concluirÁ esta medianoche. hasta momento se han recuperado 24 personas extravi

i'm veronica de la cruz. and here's what's happening.s long as unemployment remains high and incomes stay low americans are going to feel unsatisfied with his administration. >>> newt gingrich is leading in key states in the gop race for president. he easily beats mitt romney in florida and south carolina. >>> and panama's former strongman, manuel noriega, is back in his homeland. he's there to serve three 20-year sentences for the killing of political rivals in the 1980s. now back to our program. >>> police have now identified two key living victims of david parker ray's toy box, but they believe there were many more victims, most likely dead, somewhere in or under the new mexico desert or at the bottom of nearby elephant butte lake. but no bodies had yet been found. and the prosecutor's rape and kidnapping case against ray was on shaky ground. the good news for investigators was that one of his victims, kelly van cleave, was recalling more and more of what happened to her. on july 1996 she had been abducted from this once-bustling bar

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, and here's what's happening. >>> do you want me to call for him? where is he? come on in. how was the drive? >> good. >> we hired this 18-year-old actress as a decoy. here pretending to be a 12-year-old alone in our undercover house. the man who's coming to visit her is 29-year-old james cisneros. his screen name is too graphic to say on television. almost right off the bat cisneros asks an apparent 12-year-old online -- >> do you like sex? >> who doesn't? >> me, too. you want to hang out tonight? if you're not busy. >> she tells cisneros that he can't come over now because her mother is home. >> oh, can you sneak off late tonight and we can get a hotel and i will drop you off and you sneak back in? >> what for? >> sex. >> you heard that right. he wants to take someone he thinks is a 12-year-old to a hotel for sex. but the decoy won't budge. so cisneros gives in and shows up at the house. >> so i made a drink. i don't know if you want to try it or not. it's kool-aid. >> is this regular kool-aid? >> yes. >> and he comes prepared. >> what are you doi

i'm veronica de la cruz. midnight mass at the vatican took place at 10:00.p to allow the 84-year-old pope some rest before the christmas day address later today in st. peters square. >>> anonymous donor in north texas is spreading cheer today. someone dropped a rare coin worth about $1,200 in a kettle. a note attached read to honor my mother barbara. more news in an hour but now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> the high walls and razor wire that surround a maximum security prison leave no doubt that this is a place where you pay your dues for terrible decisions. but even in these stark environments, inmates will still find ways to celebrate life's milestones. >> we've covered all kinds of events in prison, from an inmate's birthday to an anniversary to a wedding, even a funeral. and nothing symbolizes the futility of committing a major crime more than seeing an inmate die in prison. >> during our extended stay shoot at indiana state prison, we were told a memorial service was being held for an 81-year-old

para dar con los responsables de la masacre mientras que la fiscalÍa realiza las necropsias, pruebas de adn el registro de huellas. >> desde la ciudad de mÉxico, veronica una demanda legal a los estados unidos porque la consideran inconstitucional. la aplicaciÓn de esta ley se encuentra suspendida por orden de la corte federal. >> lÁ

i'm veronica de la cruz.." >>> it ain't over until it's over. >> amen. >> yes. >> a few of our warm weather supporters have, you know, gotten off the cain train, but the good news is many of our solid supporters are still on. and once we clear up this most recent accusation, i think a lot of people are going to aee it for what it was worth. >> they've got to bottle this guy's self-confidence. welcome back to "hardball." that was herman cain, of course, last night, saying the cain train has not yet come to an end. he said he'll make a decision about the future of his campaign for president in the next few days after sitting down face to face with his spouse, for the first time, actually, since the adultery allegation broke, for a sustained, obviously, allegation. he said he's been on the phone. if you watch cain in the media these past few days, you've heard him lay out his defense, which is that the allegations are all part of a massive conspiracy against him cooked up. he said the democrats see him as their

. >>> i'm veronica de la kru. herman cain has spendsed his bid for the gop nomination.mes five days after a woman says she had an affair with him. cain denies all allegations of sexual misconduct. >>> and some gop candidates are rejeekcting the selection of donald trump as moderator for a debate. jon huntsman and ron paul won't attend. newt gingrich sevaccepted the invitation. more news in one hour, but first back to "lockup." >>> the penitentiary of new mexico houses the state's only death row. the last lethal injection took place in 2001, and you're about to meet one of the few men waiting execution. he has a reputation as a savage killer and a unique perspective on his crimes. >> my name's robert fry. i am in for four counts of murder, and i'm currently serving three life sentences, and as of now, i'm on death row. should that get overturned, i'll be serving a maximum of 209 years. >> robert fry is a serial killer. behind each of his murder convictions lies a tale of violence and horror. >> i feel that i had evil within. not that i myself was evil, but that i allowed

i'm veronica de la cruz. three days to go, the final stretch of the iowa caucuses is going on right now across the state with gop candidates making a mad dash to rally supporters. let's go live right now to des moines and peter alexander. peter, for many of the candidates, this morning is just the start of what's is sure to be a whirlwind weekend, if you will. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. to give you a sense where the confidence is right now, it's with ron paul and mitt romney. ron paul now back in texas to, his family. and mitt romney is already in the next state to vote. he's made it very clear that he expects to be the nominee. more than 1200 miles away in new hampshire, mitt romney was already focusing on the next primary state friday night. >> i want you to bring friends to the voting booth. i want it loud and clear message. >> reporter: earlier romney's message was reinforced by popular new jersey governor chris christie who offered iowa voters this playful jab. >> you don't do what you're supposed