i have other friends who own other theaters across the country and this is a celebration day for us in the ability to win one against the big guys. i think that s a good spirit. i like that. interesting to hear your perspective. paul brown, thank you so much for coming on the show. we appreciate it. happy holidays. it s a long holiday. thank you. coming up, a coalition pilot captured by the terror group isis after his plane went down over syria. his family pleading for his release. that story up next. later, the markets here in the u.s. are doing pretty good. the dow closed above 18,000 for the first time. we re going to take a look back at the top business stories of the year. what made the list? that s coming up. hi. i m senior airman michael thomas out here in qatar. i want to give a shout-out to my family, my mom and dad, brothers
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it works in mexico is that all the testimony is given and has to be typed up and submitted to the judge and the judge then makes the ruling. they say it could be sometime thursday or friday before he decides. here is maldonado s brother-in-law. there is so much red tape in the mexican government, just to get evidence that will easily prove their innocence to the judge is a huge bureaucratic mess. reporter: and very slow. she is the mother of seven. she was born in mexico and became a u.s. citizen 17 years ago. she is devout mormon. her family pleading for her release saying that she is an outstanding woman. listen. she is so amazing. when people talk about her, she is always smiling. she, there is something about her. you fall in love with her. reporter: arizona
upheld his conviction and he s served four years sentence. a northern california family pleading for privacy after their 12-year-old accused of stabbing his younger sister. he was arrested saturday. leila fowler was stabbed to death and police spent over 2,000 man hours investigating her death. her mother is trying to understand what happened. he was very close to his sister. he went to every doctor s appointment with me, he was like all about his sister. my son loved his sister so much. and i know my son could never hurt his sister. he never like pushed her around like normal big brothers and sisters do. we re still waiting to learn the exact charges the 12 kr 12-year-old will face and when he ll appear in court. a new report about detroit s
jon: right now, new information on some crime stories we re following. investigators in new mexico trying to figure out the motive for a bizarre attack at a church this weekend where a 24-year-old man stabbed four churchgoers just as the choir began its final hymn. church members tackled the suspect who was charged with aggravated battery. the wounded are said to be in stable condition. in west michigan police say they are getting tips from around the country as they investigate the kidnapping after gas station clerk. the young mother was abducted as she prepared to close for the day on friday. her family pleading for her safe return. the jury in the jodi arias murder trial could get the case this week as reports that the her boyfriend travis alexander