0 mall destroys two businesses. as many as 200 firefighters were on the scene trying to gather the upper hand. just before 9:00 p.m. pacific time flames reached as high as 100 feet into the air before firefighters contained that intern no. no injuries were reported. the texas man who injured four and killed 9 in a drunk driving accident in june now facing multiple lawsuits. they filed civil suits against him, the family and the family business. one of them seeking the maximum $20 million in damages. couch was sentenced to ten years probation and mandatory rehab for the fatal crash his attorneys arguing his wealthy parents and up bringing were to blame for his responsibility because he didn't know any better. a duck dynasty car suspended after making controversial comments. like many devout christians he thinks homosexuality is a sin. he told gq magazines homosexuals like adulterers and thieves would not inherit the kingdom of god. the personal views don't reflect those of a&e network who has been vonning champions for lgbt community. >> i would never treat any one with disrespect because they are different from me. we are all created the almighty and like him i love all humanity. a deal just reached could have a dramatic impact on hundreds of terrorists being held at gitmo. elizabeth prann is live for us in washington with what it means for the future of the prison. >> remember this back in 2009? >> the process where by the second a jury sentenced to 14 years for involvement with training camps but he is being released for an exemption for a war of courts plea deal. this is the second time this week we have seen prisoners released. there are 158 captives and they are from 22 different countries. >> heather, back to you. >> elizabeth prann>> the senate passed a by part stan agreement yesterday afternoon sending it to the president's desk just in time for the holiday recess. the deal is a 2 year budget agreement and avoids another government shut down. the president is expected to sign this into law. that brings us to our look who is you can at thatting. south carolina governor nicki haley is talking about the cuts in the president's desk. >> it hits close to home for the governor. her husband just turned last week from a year long deployment in afghanistan with the army national guard. >> during an appearance are greta last night on "the record" this deal is poorly managed>> everyone is talking about military benefits i find it interesting that in south carolina we go and we cut we balance every year and we don't cut military benefits. we don't cut the things that are important to our citizens. we don't cut those core issues. why is it they can't seem to get a budget where one they cut and two they prioritize on what they caught. it is chaotic and mismanaged and it is poor decision making from my standpoint but it is dc as we know it. >> she has been in the army national guard since 2006. >> more people want to strepeal obamacare. >> good morning, doug. >> the white house is trying to boost lackluster enrollment on healthcare.gov. the image of the guy known as pajama boy is rapidly making the rounds on-line and the white house is specifically reaching out to moms. here is first lady michelle obama yesterday. >> we urge you if you have grandchildren make it a treat to talk about healthcare. ring in the new year with new coverage. >> there's no question obamacare meantime is dragging the president down. the troubled web sites the broken promise about keeping healthcare plans all of this with an enrollment deadline looming next week. 53 percent now think the law should be repealed. 41 percent think it should be in place. more troubling numbers have to store emergency phone records and require a court to sign off on individual searchs of phone and internet data. it is one of 36 in a 300 page report calling for more transparency and less secrecy. the epa highest made employee sentenced to 32 months in prison for defrauding taxpayers and nearly $1 million. john beal avoided doing his real job for more than 12 years by convincing his bosses he needed months off of work to work as an under cover cia agent. he has already paid back the government nearly 900,000 dollars. he is expected to pay an additional 500,000 in the next few days. remembering the victim of a fatal car jacking. during his yule gee she praised her husband saying she couldn't have asked for a better man to marry. he was shot and killed in front of his wife in a shopping mall parking lot over the weekend. friends and neighbors still realing over this tragedy. >> light hearted funny guy. just lit up the room when he was in there. he was always happy. >> police found the stolen suv in an abandoned parking lot in newark, new jersey. the two-car jackers are still at large. >> we have a heartwarming update for you to the story we have been following this week. the blind man remember whose guide dog saved him when he fell on railway tracks. he will be able to keep his dog thanks to generous donations. he says he was worried because insurance would not pay for his dog orlando after the dog retired. but since the accident donations have been pouring in now totalling more than 45,000 dollars. >> things like this don't happen to everybody. it should happen. we care about one another. i am thinking about god, why did he save me? why did he keep me? i don't know, but i do believe it is for a reason. >> now they can stay together. orlando has been his guide dog for eight years. >> meet your mega millions winner her name is ira kurr krur re. she is from georgia one of the two lucky winners who will split the jackpot. she purchased the ticket in atlanta at gateway news stand. she choose the numbers by picking birthdays from her family members. she plans to take the lump sum payout which is 123 million after taxes. a second winning ticket was sold at a gift shop in san jose, california. the big winner hasn't come forward. the gift shot owner got $1 million for selling that ticket. >> well, now it is time for your first degree weather update with maria molina. part of the country is going to be heating up a bit. >> it will be feeling more like spring in the areas along parts of the east coast especially as we head into the latter half of the weekend. i want to talk about a storm system starting to develop across parts of the rockies. we have breeze itti freezing rn mixing in with snow. we will continue to see it falling across most of the rockies. spots may actually see up to a foot of snow maybe higher amounts. as we head further east across parts of the minnesotas and dakotas we have a little bit of a bigger concern out here. not so much snowfall accumulation but freezing rain will be a concern. iowa with widespread advisories in the national weather service. here's a look at the high temperatures. today in the 70s across texas. you have cold air in place across parts of the plains and the midwest. take a look at this. sunday 69 in new york city 70s in raleigh and 82 for the high in miami. >> very nice. >> crazy weather. >> thank you maria. >> a decision from big airlines about whether or not you can talk on your cell phone during a flight. adam shapiro from the fox business network has that and more top business stories. >> good morning, ainsley. fasten your seat belts and do not use your cell phone at least on two airlines in the business report. delta will not allow cell phone calls aboard delta flight. southwest airlines ceo says customers don't want phone calls during flights. if customers don't want it, they don't want it. the 40-year-old sports blackout rule may get sign lined for good. they fail to sell out stadium. last year only 6 percent of the games are blacked out in the season. teams used to make moneyi sellig tickets. they make most of the money from tv and merchandise. it helped fill nfl stadiums and prevent games from ruling primarily new television. new safety rules make it tougher for the vehicles. honda hybrid civic the accord and others made the list. i would like to see you heather in a corvette. >> red for sure. >> the time now is 13 after the top of the hour. coming up college basketball coach fed up with his own team. >> any time i coach somebody they put their head down. we are soft. >> is this what happens when everyone gets a trophy? 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