The victims and their families to have a choice whether or not they want to attend the reopening. We have the preliminary hearing coming up next week, and were just trying to live each and every day through the moments that we dont have our loved ones. Reporter some victims families say timing is everything, and the theaters a awful. Getting word this morning of a deadly shooting in switzerland. A gunman with an Assault Rifle opened fire in a village east of geneva, killing three people and injuring two others. The shooter was wounded by police. Switzerland has one of the highest levels of gun ownership in the word. Now that shes been released from the hospital, her staff says Hillary Clinton is eager to get back to work. Doctors say they expect her to make a full recovery after the discovery of a blood clot near her brain. The junior senator from illinois is returning to work in washington today nearly a year after suffering a stroke. After months of grueling physical and speech therapy, senator mark kirk is as determined as ever. He said he visualized climbing the 45 steps to the capitol as a source of inspiration. I just thought about the capitol has an awful lot of steps. That would be a good, symbolic goal for me. And to me, its about setting goals almost every month that are big enough and meaningful for me. Kirk will have a scaled back schedule and do less traveling but says he still has the stamina to do his job. Thats inspirational. In just a few hours, congress will be sworn in at noon today. This years freshman class is going to look very different. For the first time, the new congress will have 20 female senators. That is the most in history. It will also have the fewest number of military veterans since world war ii. And tammy baldwin, a democrat from wisconsin, will become the nations first openly gay senator. And everyone is cheering this tax deal. Essentially what they did was establish three more fiscal cliffs to deal with. One over the sequester, which are the massive spending cuts. Then the debt ceiling debate and a continuing budget resolution. So there are three more cliffs coming in 2013. You wonder what else could or would or will get done this year. Maybe they will be more productive, though. Maybe they can get along. I love your optimism. So good luck. My new years resolution is to be more optimistic. Good luck, congress. Over night, we learned that president obama signed the fiscal cliff bill, which preserves tax cuts for most americans. The agreement sent stocks surging with the dow jones up 300 points. The euphoria, aint going to last long. Big cuts with defense were not worked out, but were delayed for two months. Another example of kicking that can down the road. And a small plane has crashed at a las vegas airport. But fortunately, no one was seriously injured. The twin engine plane skidded off the runway, burst into flames yesterday afternoon. The two people on board managed to escape before the fire engulfed the cabin. Escaping without serious injuries. Powerful winds in Southern California knocked out power and caused major travel problems. This big rig was knocked on its side by those winds, leaving the driver with a broken leg. That is some pretty hefty winds. Also, at a nearby construction site, work came to a halt after the winds blew down a fence and knocked over the portapotties. Its expected to be just as windy today. Oh, you know what . The poor soul that had to clean that up. Hopefully nobody was in there. Ive always wondered when youre inside one, i hope this doesnt teeter over. Is that a fear of yours . That is one of my phobias. That and im scared of the dark. Well keep the light on in the portapotty. Youll be all right. Snow from Southern New Mexico into southwest texas. Showers from Corpus Christy to mobile. Thunderstorms from orlando to the coastal carolinas. And lakeeffect snow from erie, pennsylvania to grand rapids. Upper 40s from atlanta to dallas. 80 in miami. Just 20s from boise to salt lake city. All right. Do you want to get your caffeine fix and help the environment at the same time . No. But if you want to, youre in luck. Starting today, starbucks is rolling out its reusable plastic cup. It will cost you 1 and you can get ten cents off each cup of coffee when you use it. Hopes are not too high for it. A few years ago, starbucks said they wanted to serve a quarter of their drinks in these things. That goal has been reduced to 5 . Every little bit helps. Im just thinking how to keep it sanitary. Go home, put it in the dishwasher. And then you have to carry it or what have you . They wash it for you when you get there. They do. Thank you, suzanne, for that little tip. Put you at ease . Im at ease. Its going to be a great year. A phobia free, germ free year. Coming up, how two 5yearold girls had the where withal to stave their moms life. But first, pop stars and paparazzi. A photographers pursuit turns deadly. Now its sparked a call for change. Youre watching world news now. Every time someone chooses finish over cascade, it sparks a movement. Because people cant keep it to themselves. Look no ugly spots awesome incredible shine. Im switching for good. Love, love, love finish over a Million People have switched to finish. Join the finish revolution and get up to half off. Introducing a revolutionary new mascara. Clump crusher. Crusher. 200 more volume. Zero clumps. New clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. Welcome back, everyone. R. A. Paparazzi are coming to the defense of one of their own. Theyre saying the photographer who died taking pictures of Justin Biebers car should not be used as an example by those who fight against what the celebrity picture takers do. Bieber was not there for tuesdays deadly incident. Abcs brandi hitt is in l. A. With more. Good morning, brandi. Reporter good morning. Stars say this incident show the paparazzi has gone too far. Miley cyrus tweeted, an accident like this was bound to happen and Justin Bieber is nandzing action. Justin bieber says enough is enough after a paparazzi was killed photographing his car in los angeles. Biebers friend was driving his White Ferrari tuesday night and pulled over for speeding. Thats when photographer chris garra parked his car and crossed this street to snap pictures. He verbally ordered him to return back to the vehicle. Reporter he was then struck by an suv and killed. Bieber wasnt even there. In a statement, he offered his condolences and said hopefully this tragedy will inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders and the photographers themselves. This also isnt the first dangerous runin involving paparazzi and the pop star. Ed 11 emergency, what are you reporting . Hello, i have like five cars following me. Reporter last july, a highspeed christmas led to a photographer being arrested and charged with californias 2009 antipaparazzi law. But a judge later threw out those charges and said the law was too broad. In this case, garras friends claim he was the victim. He loved the people that he was following, and was respecting the celebrity. He always played by the rules. Reporter the driver who hit garra had her two grand children in the car. The lapd says she was not at fault and will not be charged. Let that debate rage on. Up next, two smart little girls, savvy little girls who helped save their mommas life. How they did it and their mothers emotional reaction. Welcome back, everybody. A mother in brooklyn, new york has her own daughters to thank for saving her life. And their story serves as a reminder to make sure your youngsters know what to do in the event of an emergency. Stacey sager of new yorks wabc reports. Reporter they are every bit the typical 5yearold girls, except little alexa did something extraordinary. She saved her mothers life. I never realized just how serious Something Like this could be. Until now. Reporter suzanne bono tells us she and her daughters hadnt felt very home for days. Suzanne, cooking on three different burners, when suddenly she was overcome. She fell to the floor like this. Her daughter, michaela trying to wake her, drawing her pictures to make her better. Then little alexa sprang into action and knew just who to call. Reporter you called your grandma, right . Yes. Reporter the girls grandma got here and was so upset on the phone with 911, alexa saved the day again. She said, grandma, our address is and then told us the address. Reporter suzannes Carbon Monoxide alarm did go off, but it was late, after she was already passed out. They were all treated here at the medical center, where doctors say both girls also had elevated levels of Carbon Monoxide. It could have been much worse for the girls and mom. It could have been a real tragedy. Reporter for a family thats suffered already. The girls dad died only a year and nine months ago. They lost their daddy. I dont want them to lose me. It was just very scary. Reporter the lesson, teach your kids 911 and emergency numbers. Suzanne forever grateful. Theyre my life. My life. Wow. What a great lesson for those of us that have children. I dont think my daughter knows how to play with the many apps on my phone. Today kids are so tech savvy. I told her to call 911. She would talk to sery. Have you taught them an emergency plan . I havent. I will after that. Big announcement at world news now. Were finally able to drink. Not on the air. We turn 21, the show does. 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And learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now and down the road. I have a lifetime of experience. So i know how important that is. Okay, so this is a law that i can appreciate in israel. They like a little meat on their models. Theres a controversial new law passed in march. The models there, they have to prove that theyve maintained a bmi, a body mass indecision of at least 18. 5 for three months prior to a fashion shoot and also a woman who is 58 can weigh no less than 119 pounds. It also requires advertisers to disclose that. That weve airbrushed that. Thats a debate here in this country, about be up front if youve been photo shopped, own it. I like that. So thats good. A little meat on the bones, nothing wrong with that. I like it. This story, theres a new study out and they said that this generation, current generation, is ruder than they distinguished between people over 55 and those between 18 and 34 years old. They said the younger folks now are more reluctant to give a cup of tea to builders or tip the postman at christmas. Theyre less likely to say hello to neighbors or open the door for the elderly compared to people who are 55 years old. Thats our age bracket. Do you think were ruder . I think the young folks are a lot ruder. Like 25 and under. We talk about the entitlement generation, their sense of entitlement. Just shut up and let me do my next story. Go ahead, moron. Jerk. I just want to hit you. Any way, do you drink water out of plastic bottles . All the time. Dont go to concord, massachusetts because youll be fined. Theyre one of the First Communities to ban the sale of plastic water bottles. The first offense, a slap on the wrist, the second, 25 fine, the third 50 fine. They say it claims 70 Million Barrels per oil per year to make all the bottles used in the u. S. Alone. My girlfriend gets mad at me because i constantly buy water bottles. Also, again, from brazil, putting their virginity on the auction block. This woman says im going to auction off my virginity to help my mom with her this morning on world news now, a bittersweet return. The children of Sandy Hook Elementary School return to the classroom today. But theyre not alone. They will bring with them the nations hopes for their healing. Its thursday, january 3. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone. Im paula faris. And good morning, everybody. Im rob nelson. Good to be back after a little vacation. How do you feel . Rested, which is a strange, weird feeling on this shift. Hes been chatting it up with all of us here for the last couple of hours. Not that you usually dont, but you have an unusual little jump in your step. Its called sleep. Isnt it amazing, the wonders of sleep . Happy new years to you guys and happy one Year Anniversary to you. You missed all the fun. Good morning again, everybody. More on this emotional return to school for the sandy hook students coming up in just a second, including how their classrooms have been meticulously recreated to make sure all those young kids feel at home. A big day for that community. Hopefully some return to normalcy for those guys. First, some of the other stories were following for you this half hour. The nation did avoid the fiscal cliff and wall street responded positively. How the new deal will benefit your retirement savings. Rob and i will actually look into our 401 k . No, thats not happening. You dont want to see us cry. New this morning, a followup on that deadly attack on aid workers in pakistan. Well learn how a failed plan to capture Osama Bin Laden may have led to a violent climate against innocent civilians who were only trying to help others. And a new movie touching nerves and sparking controversy. Well hear from the stars of django unchained. A fascinating interview. I have not seen it yet. I hear jamie foxx is pretty good. But tarantino does not shy away from controversy. Children, teachers and staff take up a familiar scene this morning, they are going to school. Parents are being reassured that the new setng is the Safest School in the entire country. Abcs diana perez has more on this. Good morning, diana. Reporter rob and paula, its been less than three weeks since the mac kerr at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. It will be a long time before things return to normal for the children of sandy hook elementary. But in an effort to bring them one step closer, they saw their teachers again wednesday and walked through what will be their new school. Children are coming up, so excited to see their teachers. The students coming in completes the circle. Thats what is missing right now is getting our students back. Reporter class resumes today at a retro fitted middle scoot in monroe, connecticut. The school held an open house for students and parents to take a look around. Its the first time theyll be back in school since the december 14 massacre. For weeks, teachers have worked to recreate every aspect of their old school. Even the pencils on their desk will be in the same place they left them. The sign has been changed to read, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and green ribbons of support line the road to school. A great deal of effort to make this as seamless as possible. Reporter but some things are different, like counselors who will be at the school to help students and teachers transition back. Our goal is to make it a safe and secure learning environment for these kids to laur s ts to. Right now it has to be the Safest School in america. Reporter the schools old principal came out of retirement. A spokesperson for adam lanzas father says he has claimed his sons body and is planning a private burial. To washington now where a major battle still looms over spending cuts. The fiscal cliff agreement puts off the budget fight for two months. But the fact that lawmakers reached any agreement sent stocks higher. Reporter if you combine the 300 plus jobs with the additional 166 points for new years eves, the blue chips had their biggest point gains ever for the last day and first day of any year. It was a relief rally, with the deal being done, the markets up as a sigh of relief. Reporter all 30 stocks were up and more than 90 of the s p 500. The markets were optimistic that the economy wouldnt fall into recession after congress agreed to a deal that prevented most tax increases and postponed painful spending cuts for another two months. Big name stocks and technology companies, the engines that helped fuel economic growth, did particularly well. Removing uncertainly like the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling, thats going to help bring things into a clearer focus and should ultimately help both the Economic Performance and the performance of everyones 401 k . Reporter thats a relief to 60 million americans invested in 401 k s. Traders were quick to point out had we gone over the fiscal cliff, we would be probably talking about a 300 point selloff. And the volatility is not over for the week. Friday, the big jobs report for the month of december expect 160,000 jobs to have been added last month. Criticism within his own party, john boehner has agreed to hold a vote tomorrow for aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The new congress will vote on a 9 billion portion of that bill and a vote for the remaining 51 billion will be held on the 15th of the month. Both republicans and democrats ripped into boehner when he allowed congress to adjourn after the fiscal cliff deal without voting on the aid package. 66 days and counting. Shame on you. Shame on congress. Since the vote will be taken in the new congress, the senate will have to pass the legislation again. It is expected to be approved quickly on a voice vote. Can we streamline anything . Please . It is crazy. But you have to look at the big picture here. Boehner has kind of gone back a ttle bit and promised this money, because the folks in the northeast made the point katrina victims got their money within a few weeks in 2005. What could be the holdup here . But some felt the 60 billion price tag was just too much. A lot of critics within boehners own party had a meeting today to try to calm them down a little bit and say this is going to happen. Gave them his word it was going to happen. Theyll get the 9 billion as of friday and the remaining 51 billion coming up. But some of the more outspoken critics said that this wont sway them, theyll still vote for him in the 113th congress. Hes had a rough couple of weeks. Plan b kind of collapsed on him, showed the rift in the republican party. And then, again, fellow republicans not happy with how he handled the storm package. But looks like he will return as speaker of the house. Power can be a bumpy thing sometimes. Speaking of a good thing. Good news about Hillary Clinton. The secretary of state is back home in suburban new york this morning following treatment for a good clot. With her husband and daughter at her side, clinton walked out of the hospital yesterday afternoon. A state Department Spokesman says clinton is anxious to get back to the office, but its not clear when she will return to washington. The new senate being sworn in today will have the largest class of women ever. A record 20 female senators are part of the incoming 113th congress. And they all sat down with diane sawyer sharing their views on everything from their male counterparts to a female president. You can catch the entire interview with diane tonight on world news. And its a Diverse Congress coming in today, which is reflective of the country. So a banner year for women. First openly gay senator, we have senator mark kirk who will walk up the steps of the congress for the First Time Since suffering a stroke. He hasnt cast a vote in 11 months. Massachusetts will again have a kennedy in congress as joe kennedy and for the first time the fewest number of military veterans since world war ii. As we get further and further away from the greatest generation. Interesting how the demographics change. Hopefully theyll get something done. Lets just let the ladies do it. Nowhere to go but up. We know how to get stuff done. Talk about dirty politics, a former congressional candidate says shes been the target of vandalism by a political rival. Gary smith was arrested for slashing the tires of Janice Arnold jones. A judge told him to stay away, but police say he didnt listen. Now she says smith is stalking her. Neither candidate won the seat by the way. But smiths former Campaign Manager says hes been a target, as well, having to replace 54 tires because of smith. The tdude likes to slash tires. The judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation. They belong in congress. If your workplace is like ours here, there are a lot of folks out sick. The cdc says flu season has hit, and its hit pretty hard. Health Officials Say since early december, theres been an increase in flu in more parts of the country and the strain of flu called ah3n 2 has been associated with more hospitalizations and deaths. And youve heard of the classic smash and grab. Usually involving a thief punching through a window to get what he wants. In texas, a thief took it a big step further. Heres the surveillance video. He smashes the truck through the glass doors of the grocery store. Three people jump out, load the atm right on the struck. An employee says the whole thing took 90 seconds. The thieves then got away. Im wondering if they were able to tap into the atm after that. Its effective. Breaking into that thing is a different story. 90 seconds. Quick. Im done. On a sports note, i was waiting for you to a classic line. Its my first day back. Sunday marks the beginning of the end for one of the nfls most feared and respected players. Were not talking about saint, new orleans saint. No, no. Baltimore line backer ray lewis says he will retire when the ravens playoff run is over. Hes played 17 nfl seasons and named all pro in 13 of them. He says now is the time to spend a little more time being a father. God is calling. God is calling in so many other areas of life. And my children have made the ultimate sacrifice for their father. The ultimate, you know, for 17 years. Lewis has missed most of the season with a torn tricep but will be back and ready to take on the colts sunday in whats likely to be his last home game for the ravens. That doesnt spell good news for the colts. Coming up, its one of the seasons most unsettling films. The stars of django unchained sit down to talk about the language, the violence and controversy. And well tell you how an american plan to catch Osama Bin Laden may be fueling violence against the pakistani people. Youre watching world news now. [. ] ive been training all year for the big race in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. And i just found out my best friend is getting married in l. A. Theres no way im missing that. Then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. See, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. So i got my fourstar hotels for halfprice men hotwire hotwire. Com announcer save big on car rentals too, from 12. 95 a day. Welcome back, everybody. A serious story from pakistan. On tuesday, seven people were killed in whats considered the largest attack targeting efforts against polio. Despite the attacks, vaccination workers say they will continue fighting this disease. Reporter the woman beneath this shroud is dead simply because she cared for needily children. She and her team were buried after being gunned down in their van by plil militants. This boy lost his mother in the attack, the third in just three weeks against workers taking part in what had been a very Successful Program to vaccinate against pole yo. The womans boss says she blames the gunmen and the cia. The cia tried every idea it could think of to get into the compound. Among neighbors the cia. They moved into one of these houses. They even hired this doctor to launch a fake vaccine campaign. But that may have backfired in the longterm, because today they use it to justify their attacks. Theyve had to halt the polio vaccination campaign. This enormous barrier thats come in the decades long effort to eradicate polio is substantial and its going to take a long time for that to go away. Reporter the longer the attacks continue, the larger the risk to millions of children and to women who provide them care. Nick schifrin, abc news, london. Coming up next, tabu topics, rough language and a bloody tale of revenge. It all describes Quentin Tarantinos new movie. Abcs Cynthia Mcfadden sits down with the stars of this abcs Cynthia Mcfadden sits down with the stars of this nf afc, offensive lineman, defensive tackles, quarterbacks and cornerbacks are all living united. To ensure the academic success ofof millions kids in our communities. All the way toto graduation day. But that wont all the way toto happen without you. So take the pledge at unitedway. Org. Make a difference in the life of a child. Suit up like your favorite nfl players, and become a volunteer reader, tutor or mentor with united way. Maybe youve heard of quinten tarantinos new movie, django unchained. Did we mention its kind of controversial here . Reporter it is one of the best reviewed but most controversial movies of the year. Quinten tan tinos film django unchained. I sat down with the stars. Its an epic, revenge fantasy. I like the way you die, boy. Romantic westerns. One critic said recently, theres something for everyone to hate in this film. I dont think you do a film like this with Quentin Tarantino and not expect that. Thats what you sign up for. I dont think anybody is going out there saying we used the word more excessively than it was used in 1858 in mississippi. Reporter leonardo plays the despicable calvin kanldee. A plantation owner and all around bad guy who uses the n world repeatedly. The first day onset was incredibly difficult for me. Its supposed to be tough. Youre not supposed to feel like thats normal in 2012, 2013. Reporter and then theres the violence. Does the director think the violence he putsen to the screen makes real violence more likely . Its nothing new. In shakespeares time he was blamed all the time for the anarchy in the streets. Who you blame, blame the playmakers because its easy to blame them. Wow. Controversial film. Its going to do very well, could be his best selling film ever. He has quite a record. Number two at the box office, but they say this could be the most violent yet. Quinten, you know what youre getting with quinten, thats for sure. Well be back with more after this. Were watching up. Its been a week. Finally this half hour, you know as you watch it all, she is my girl, who else, but Kim Kardashian. And halle barry. Kim now is with child. And beyonce. Youve got a lot of girls. I get around. Youve got to qualify that. But that didnt stop kim from a night out for new years, where she made her first comments about how her pregnancy is going. For one of hollywoods hottest couples, Kim Kardashian and kanye west rang in 2013 vegas style, celebrating a new year and new edition. The reality star spoke exclusively to entertainment tonight about her pregnancy. Are you having morning sickness . I havent yet. I wouldnt say that its been easy, because its been no morning sickness. It was a softer, warmer, engaging Kim Kardashian. Can we make some noise for my babys momma right here . Family and friends have been tweeting congratulations. Sister kourtney wrote, been wanting to shout from the roof tops with joy, now i can. But not everyone in the kardashian clan is so approving. According to people magazine, little brother rob reportedly said, im so proud of my sisters, but ill be married before i have a baby. The 35yearold rapper and 32yearold reality bombshell went public with their relationship in march. However, kardashian is still legally wed to her second husband, nba player kris humphries. That union went down in flames just 72 days after their madefortv wedding spectacular in august of 2011. But for the soontobe mommy, 2013 will be about her new future and new baby. This new year is just about being happy and healthy. How do you feel . Shes cheating on you. Im heart broken to think shes messing around with kanye. But i learn to accept things and im going to move on. I wish them health and happiness and above all, i wish that kid doesnt come out butt first. This morning on world news now, relief and rally. Stocks soar on the first trading day of the year as wall street cheers the tax deal. But with the payroll tax cut gone, workers are busy figuring out what their first paychecks of 2013 will really look like. It is thursday, january 3. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everybody. Im rob nelson. Feels good to say that again. You are ready to go. Im rested. Feels good. You are more chipper than normal. It feels good. Do you feel like a normal human being . Its strange. It will be gone by tomorrow, folks. Dont get used to this. Hell be back to his cranky self. Exactly. Its the overnight. And im paula faris on this thursday. After all the fiscal fireworks in washington, the new years started with a monster rally on wall street. But theres still plenty of finger pointing on capitol hill. Also, the new focus on staying safe around propane grills after espns hanna storm tells her story of being badly burned in an explosion. Its a really Important Information that we need to disseminate. A household danger. I didnt know it happened to her until after she came out and said this is what ive been through. So really scary there. And then, precious moment. A touching delivery room photo goes viral. Take a look at that. The Details Behind the picture make that our favorite story of the day. That little hand reaching out. Wow and later were you pulling my finger . Sorry. And folks, were back, officially. Yes. The brangelina rumor mill is working overtime. Plenty of clues that the couple may have tied the knot on christmas day. Really . All the evidence coming up in the skinny. Wow. There we go. First, president obama has officially signed the fiscal cliff bill into law, which preserves tax cuts for millions of americans. But that lastminute deal worked out in Congress Also has other farreaching effects. With a look at them, heres abcs jonathan karl. Reporter it finally passed. The motion is adopted. Reporter but not before a political blood bath. At one point, the speaker of the house telling the Top Senate Democrat to essentially buzz off. But using language we cant use on television. But it was Speaker Boehner who had to save the deal fending off a revolt of his own party and putting his job on the line. Supporting something opposed by the vast majority of his fellow republicans. Now that its passed, what does it mean to you . For the first time in more than 20 years, youll see tax increases on the wealthy. For taylor swift, who made an estimated 57 million last year, thats nearly 2. 6 million in new taxes. Warren buffett, who paid a lower tax rate than his secretary, will also take a hit on an estimated earnings of 63 million, hell pay at least an extra 2 million thanks to an increase in the Capital Gains tax. For those making under 400,000, no income tax hike. But your paycheck will still take a hit because the Social Security payroll tax cut passed two years ago is now gone. For workers earning 50,000, that will mean 1,000 less in their paychecks over the next year. And the bill extends Unemployment Benefits for 2 Million People looking for work. But even as that was resolved, a political firestorm erupted over what congress has failed to do, adjourning without pacing an aid bill for victims of Hurricane Sandy. The rug was pulled out from under us. Absolutely indefensible. Absurd shame on you, mr. Speaker. Reporter the failure to even vote on the 60 billion bill prompted an outburst from new jersey governor chris christie. 66 days and counting. Shame on you. Shame on congress. Reporter his wrath aimed squarely at Republican Leaders in congress. They forget we sent them there. We sent them there to do the work for us. Not to sit down there and play with each other. Reporter all that sound and fury apparently paid off. Late wednesday, the speaker of the house said that aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy would be the First Priority of the new congress to be sworn in on thursday. The first vote for sandy victims coming on friday. Jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. Understandable outrage. You have to wonder why it was handled so poorly. Why scrap the bill . At least give the folks a heads up that were not going to do it right now. It just it seems like that could have been an avoidable episode of outrage from within the republican party. Yes. Theres a lot of that going on right now. Despite all of that, they said the republicans that were very vocal against the speaker of the house, said they would still vote for him. Again, people think the cliff thing is over and i think you pointed on the show earlier this week that payroll tax holiday, its going up a little bit. So everyone is still going to take a hit. So that paycheck tomorrow, open it up. Everyone is still taking a hit. We got the bush tax cuts settled. The payroll tax is gone, roughly 2 . So everyone still gets a little pinch come paycheck time this month. In related news, the fiscal cliff agreement ignited the stock market yesterday. The first trading day of this new year. The dow was up more than 300 points. Its biggest gain since december of 2011. Hillary clinton is back home this morning after being released from a New York Hospital with her husband and daughter at her side. Clinton walked out of columbia presbyterian yesterday afternoon. A Spokesman Says the secretary of state is anxious to get back to washington, but her stay wont be long. President obama has already nominated john kerry to take clintons place. We just hope she takes some well deserved time off. Absolutely. Its certain to be a very emotional day for parents as sandy hook Elementary Students return to classes for the First Time Since the massacre there. Families got a chance yesterday to check out the new school, which has been renovated to accommodate younger kids. The sign outside of Chalk Hill Middle School has changed to read, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Green ribbons of support line the road to the school. A great deal of thought and effort and volunteer work to make this as seamless as possible. At one point, there were 80 people in the Building Cleaning up the building, doing the kinds of things, painting to make it look cheerful and happy. At the nearby volunteer firehouse, where so many parents learned the grim news their children had died, 26 bronze stars line the roof. 20 small ones for the first grade students and 6 larger stars for the adults. And the suburban new york newspaper that sparked outrage by identifying thousands of gun owners has hired armed guards to protect its own staff. In response to the Newtown School shooting, the journal news posted an interactive map last week listing the names and addresses of people with gun permits. The paper has received a flood of negative reaction, including an intimidating email. One nearby county is refusing the newspapers request for the names of its permit holders. Putnam county Officials Say the move is an invasion of privacy that could endanger lives, but they may not have much of a choice under the freedom of information law. But you wonder, i understand that they want to disseminate this information and engage people and start a conversation. But what good are you doing by listing the names and addresses of those who are within their legal right of owning a gun . Thats my question, what is the goal . The bottom line is they should explain more what theyre trying to do, but it is public information. If youre registered with the government, it makes it a public record. If you applied for a permit. So theres no legality in terms of should it be public. The answer is clearly yes. But its just what is the goal here . Now we know who applied. Now what . Is it going to turn neighbor against neighbor here . I dont see the goal. I dont know. I guess maybe they got wrapped up in the debate so they wanted to stoke it a little. I thought it was interesting from this particular county, they said theyre calling the journal news editors elitist eggheads and called the decision to publish the maps as asinine. Well hear what the newspaper has to say in response to that. Relatives of some of the 12 People Killed in the colorado Movie Theater massacre have flatly rejected an invitation to attend the reopening of the theater. Outraged family members called it a disgusting offer saying they had not reached out to them previously to offer condolences for what happened there months ago. The january 17 event is being called an evening of remembrance, but some relatives say its merely a public replaces ploy. A passing to note. Singer patty page has died. How much is that doggy in the window the one with the waggly tail got to love that voice. She spent two months at number one in 1952 with how much is that doggy in the window. And her song tennessee waltz reached the top of the charts. She won her only grammy award in 1999. She will be given a Lifetime Achievement award at the upcoming grammys. She died tuesday in california. She was 85. Everybody loves that song. I love it. Heres your thursday forecast, everybody. Up to six inches of snow in southwest texas and the new mexico desert. It will be a little windy in southern cali and some light lakeeffect snow. From grand rapids to western new york and pennsylvania. Thunderstorms in the southeast. Showers along the gulf coast. Just shy of 50 in dallas, atlanta and new orleans. Mostly 30s in the northeast. Teens in minneapolis and fargo. Coming up, we told you about hanna storms triumphant return to tv after a horrible propane accident that left her seriously hurt. Up next, how to make sure your propane grill is safe and secure. Great information you need to know, coming up on world news now. Ws now. Every time someone chooses finish over cascade, it sparks a movement. Look no ugly spots and see that shine youve got to try finish. Because once they try finish, they cant keep it to themselves. Im switching for good. Wow awesome finish is seriously good. Cannot believe how great it works. Incredible shine. I wont use anything else. Love, love, love finish so far over a million neighbors, friends, and family have switched to finish. Join the finish revolution and get up to 50 off. 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Reporter the flames burned her face, neck, chest and hand. Hannah had lit the grill but when she went to check on it, the flame had blown out. She went to light it again, not realizing that even though the top had been open, an invisible cloud of propane had formed. I relit the flame and it was a wall of fire, a huge explosion. Reporter you can see from videos on youtube just how dangerous propane grills can be if not used carefully. Something grill makers warn about. We put it to the test. Watch what happens if you light the grill with the top closed. The gas builds up. And james novak of the st. Paul, Minnesota Fire Department shows us what happens if the grill goes out. The propane keeps flowing. You go to relight the grill. Watch again as those doors blow open. Heres whats happening. If the flame goes out, the gas can begin to fill up the grill, especially if the tank isnt closed. Because propane is heavier than air, its slow to dissipate, even more so in cold weather, pooling around the tank and grill. So when you go to relight, this could happen to you. If your grill goes out and you need to relight it, how long should you wait . Most manufacturers instructions will say a minimum of five minutes. Reporter so open the grill, turn off the valve, wait five minutes and trust your nose. Oh, i do smell that. Propane has an added odor, like rotten eggs. Although hannah says she never smelled anything. Shes just thankful now to be on the mend. Lisa stark, abc news, washington. How very lucky. Props to her for having the spirit to come back and get back on the hair. And to her hair and makeup people. She looked wonderful when she got back on the air. But theres a lesson for all the grillers out there for sure. Take heed of that advice. Let it dissipate, open up the top of the grill, wait five minutes before you relight it. And the smell test. Or buy charcoal, which i have. Even better. Up next, did brad and angelina tie the knot . Why some say the two got hitched. The skinny is coming up next skinny, so skinny willis just woke up. Exactly. Time for my first skinny of 2013. Could be big news here. According to the telegraph here, brad and angelina may have tied the knot over christmas. Eight months they announced their engagement back in april of 2012. And now there are reports saying they did indeed tie the knot. They had this holiday vacation in the caribbean, and there was reports that there was a very private, small ceremony. And theyre saying these two are officially, could be officially husband and wife after seven years together. Hes 49, shes 37. Six kids and apparently, get this, when you have six kids, guess how many nannies they took on this vacation . 12. 12 nannies for 6 kids. So two on one for each child . Thats it. Maybe brad just likes to have a harem. Thats it. Maybe they got hitched. Well see. That would have been a perfect ploy, christmas day, paparazzi. Everyone off for the holidays. Well see if its true. Some groundbreaking modeling news coming from serbia. For the first time, a transgender model has been on an elle cover. This is andreas, shes a he in real life. But hes the first well, not first, with you he models male and female clothes. Hes previously modeled lingerie. He says my gender is open to interpretation. He hit the cat walk dressed as both sexes. The first transgender model to be on the cover of elle. In the magazine, his two sides, struggling with one another. The female is dressed in a black, lacey lingerie and suspenders and wrestles with the male who wears a variety of dark suits. Shes pretty. Something different. Go ahead, elle magazine and props to j. J. Abrams, director of the new star trek movie. Word got out that there was this person named dan, a 41yearold man dying of cancer after damage to his liver. Word got out he was a die hard star trek fan. 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They would go shopping on two totally different occasions, not even talking to each other and will end up bringing home the same thing, but opposite colors. Until this day they do that. Donovan and aden were born an hour and 52 minutes apart. Everybody is doing well. Cute kids, welcome to the world. And now we have an amazing image thats going to take place at that magical moment of birth. Thats why its our favorite story of the day. We should say that some might find the photograph at the center of the story fairly graphic. But it does capture a unique and wonderful moment for the family youre about to meet. Adam slinger of our phoenix station reports. Reporter when you realize what youre seeing, you probably wont believe it. As soon as i looked at it, looked in the camera and saw the picture, i was like wow, this is awesome. Reporter not even born for another 15 seconds, the picture shows a baby holding on to the doctors hand during a csection. He knew right away it was going to be a good photo. Reporter alicia at kins is a professional photographer. But it was her husband that took the image that shell never forget. My daughter reached up out of my stomach. Reporter she posted the picture on facebook the day after christmas and gave it as a gift to the man who gave her baby a helping hand. I saw the hand. Reporter the doctor delivered the baby on october 9. He says usually the babys head is the first thing he sees, but not this time. Ive never captured that picture before. So thats really rare. Its such a miracle of life. It was an awesome experience to have. The miracle of birth. This guy, if and when he ever becomes a father, just clean it up and let me know whenky return. I like the kid when the kid is cleaned up and with the beanie on. Thats when i get involved. That is a beautiful youre a mom, you appreciate that. Just clean it up a little bit. That is a pretty picture. So congrats. Its a miracle. The miracle of life. Its a miracle. The miracle of life