making news in america this morning a landmark finding involving popular bone-building drugs. they may help prevent breast cancer. stormy day. arctic temperatures and a dangerous blizzard lock up parts of the nation, as another big rainmaker raises mudslide fears on the west coast. and deep trouble. the defending super bowl champs even further out of the playoff picture of a frigid upset loss. it s friday, december 11th, 2009. good morning. and thanks for being with us on this friday. i m vinita nair. i m stephanie sy, sitting in for jeremy hubbard. we begin with the kind of news that raises some exciting medical possibilities. the results from a new study indicate that so-called bone-building drugs may help prevent cancer. bisphosphonate drugs are among the popular drugs for women, with 30 million prescriptions written annually in the u.s. the medications are used to treat osteoporosis. but emerging research shows they might also fight breast cancer. doctors susp
mountainous area of northwest pakistan that s a well-known rebel hideout. the unidentified operative is thought to be a somali working under al qaeda s third in command. the drone strike is part of an expanded offensive approved by the white house. north korea is hinting it is ready to end its year-long boycott of nuclear negotiations. after three days of high-level discussions with president obama s special envoy, north korea says it has reached what it calls a common understanding on the need to resume six-party talks. secretary of state hillary clinton calls the outcome of these meetings quite positive. the cia and private security contractor blackwater may have had closer ties than first thought. that is according to this morning s new york times. the report says guards working for blackwater took part in cia raids against suspected rebels in iraq and afghanistan. this development comes just ahead of a congressional probe into the cia s work with blkwater. the cia h
developing now, a powerful category 2 hurricane now gaining steam in the gulf of mexico. at least one state has already declared a state of emergency. we are tracking its progress, i m julie banderas, we re live as fox reports tonight. the bill is passed. julie: a historic vote on capitol hill. house democrats narrowly passing their controversial health care reform bill by a margin of just five votes. in moments like this is why they sent us here to finally meet the challenges that washington put off for decades. not everyone is hailing its passage. the house bill is dead on arrival in senate. look how it passed it passed 220-215. julie: new questions tonight surrounding the accused shooter in the massacre at fort hood, as a top senator calls for congressional investigation into what he believes may have been a terror attack. if the reports that we re receiving of various statements he made, the acts he took, are valid, he had turned to islamist extremism. jul