heart, and a hospital technician. we ll be on the scene all night long. our command post is coming out. the faa will conduct an entire investigation. we ll assist them in any way we can. julie: the mayo clinic saying the heart they were going to pick up could not be used in another transplant because it s viability expired. federal investigators now looking into that crash. jon: al-qaida in iraq now claims responsibility for a deadly wave of attacks that ripped through baghdad last week. nearly 70 people killed in one day in a series of coordinated blasts, sparking more concerns about security in the withdrawal of all u.s. troops. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg live in london with more, amy. reporter: this is really soaking fears that al-qaida maybe on the a send tkapbt again, exploiting a power vacuum. a lot of fears that sectarian violence in iraq may be experiencing an up surge again.
some folks believe if turnout is low he is a winner on caucus night. jon: steve brown in iowa. thank you very much. reporter: you re welcome. julie: right now in syria arab league observers wrapping up their very first day on of the ground prompting the withdrawal of government tanks from the city of olms. site of deadliest violence in the nine-month long uprising. activists say four people were killed in early morning violence. there is a new report of a massive protest in that city. leland vitter is live in jerusalem with the latest. leland, what is going on right now? reporter: julie the very good news coming out of today appierce syrian government is using tear gas instead of artillery which is an improvement albeit small one. earlier today the syrian tanks headed out of the city where the revolution began ad the site of the biggest protests. the tanks and armored person until carriers pulling out
immunity. in population where people can t get immunized or can t are protected by us that are immunized. with small infants that is critical. if in the last five or so years we ve seen a really big resurgence in pertussis or whooping cough. that is one of the vaccines we give infants but not until eight years old. that is important because the very tiny kids are very much at risk. they are harder to treat. those are ones who end up if you look back in history that died. julie: these are worldwide infectious disease we re talking about? correct. julie: in the wintertime especially there is uptick in massachusetts as well. this is a very serious concern that all parents should be aware of especially if we have newborns in the house. absolutely. we have newborns are at risk. so are older patients. so elderly people are at risk. anyone with a lung condition of any sort who have weaknesses from that. that is when i practiced in massachusetts we see the big resurgences we started lookin
very much looking forward to rejoining his family at their country estate. julie: police in maine offering a $30,000 reward for any information leading to this little girl, the disappearance of 2-year-old ayla reynolds on many people s minds there. this little girl hasn t been seen in ten days. rick learick leventhal has more. reporter: she says she didn t leave her father s house on her own, they are not saying how they know or who they believe is responsible for her disappearance. she was reported missing a week ago by her father. he said he put the 20-month-old friday night and when he went to check on her the next morning she was gone. police wouldn t speculate as to whether she was taken by a family friend or in trueder. he reportedly had house guests that saturday night. police seized two vehicles from the driveway, one belonging to
steve moore, senior economics writer of the wall street journal says this is not a good sign. what these new housing statistics indicate is basically that this is now a four-year depression in housing. we still have not found the bottom in the housing market. it s very distressing for americans, if for no other reason is that the principle assett that americans own is their home. reporter: americans are feeling poorer and it means they will not be spending as much money. julie. julie: isn t that piece of bad news softened by the up tick in consumer confidence? reporter: indeed that is the case. a month monthly survey those consumer conference surged to the highest level in april. the new york-based conference board says tuesday, that is today, that it s consumer confidence index rose almost 10 points to 64.5 in november, a level of 90 indicates a solid