House will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The secretary the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. December 24, 2012. I hereby appoint the honorable Mac Thornberry to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the brare will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy god of light, we give you thanks for giving us another day, as this chamber lies silent, we pray for joy, hope, and love within the homes of the members of the peoples house. Send us your spirit so that there might be peace on earth, good will among all men and women. All that is done this day be for your great honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The share will lead the house in the pledge of alleg
student at glasgow middle school. grief counsellors will be there today to speak with studentstaff. our top story controversy surrounding the shooting death of veyron martin. trayvon martin. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more good morning. reporter: good morning allison members of congress do believe there is a federal role, they have federal jurisdiction to step into the trayvon martin case if florida authorities do not act. his parents will meet with the congressional black caucus and then attend that hearing, guest of sheila jackson lee of texas on that briefing for democratic members to of the house judiciary committee, communities as we have seen all over the country are growing in their outrage george zimmerman has not yet been arrested or charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin florida has very lenient self-defense laws called stand your ground and zimmerman claimed self-defense community leaders members of congress believe much more ne
that s a key corridor. they say that as the i-4 corridor, so goes the state of florida. that was a key area. newt gingrich trying to make a last ditch effort today to try to rally some type of support. you get the feeling that romney is going to be victor ious. the polls showing romney in the lead over the last 24 to 48 hours. they have been holding steady since the debate on thursday night. all indications are that romney will have a comfortable lead. it s so interesting. we thought that gingrich could possibly pull off an upset in florida. until that debate last thursday. was that the turning point for him? i think that was definitely the final turning point. gingrich certainly couldn t match dollars with mitt romney here in florida. there are ten television markets. you need a lot of money to survive this state. romney s camp, they outspent gingrich by 5-1 margin. they spent over $15 million when you add in the super pack where gingrich and his supporters spent over $3
we are following a developing story in maryland right now. when remains wash up on the shore of a local creek search crews are called in. good saturday to you. a man discovered what appeared to be aanum h umfoot. bdehin bdn ehis e creek in okseth c i the pasadena area of ann arundel county. reporter: it was a bizarre and starting discovery in anne arundel county an hour northeast of washington. it is possible human remains were found along a shoreline. two feet, part of an arm and a wrist. a very serious situation. it is being investigated as a possible homicide. reporter: now police are having second thoughts. the medical examiner will have to determine if they belong to a human or animal, possibly a bear. around 7:15 this morning one waterfront homeowner found a severed foot, then a neighbor finds a second foot. 2 1/2 hours later a natural resources officer found what appeared to be an arm. there was a massive search for additional remains. we had the anne arundel