photojournalists brought to you this year. tune in this weekend to see the very best of the in focus stories saturday afternoon at 3:00 eastern. i m heidi collins, cnn newsroom continues with tony harris. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december 30th of 2009. here are the top stories. a trail of missed opportunities, from nigeria to detroit. eight years after 9/11, u.s. agencies aren t communicating about potential terrorists. the iranian regime calling thousands of supporters to the streets. anti-government protesters are told to stay away or expect no mercy. and tears of joy in georgia. a mother reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption 50 years ago. good morning, everyone, i m tony harris and you are in the cnn newsroom. a new finding this morning about the attempted bombing of northwest flight 253. here s what we know right now. two senior administration officials tell cnn the u.s. military is reviewing targets in yemen, retaliatory strike