here are some are stories to watch today on abc news. overseas investors have jitters this morning as european finance ministers prepare an $89 billion debt bailout for ireland. it s a day of damage control for secretary of state hillary clinton. she s visiting central asia and the persian gulf region, hoping to stop problems from the online release of diplomatic secrets by wikileaks. and a critical bailout ballot recount continues in minnesota where the governors race is undecided between democrat mark dayton and republican tom emmer. finally this half hour, a story to warm your heart for the holidays. when lola gonzales s business fell on hard times she realized she had to lay off one of her employees but which one? the florida woman did a lot of soul-searching and came up with an extraordinary solution. here s jeremy hubbard.