camouflage pants and eye glasses. the ripken family released a statement saying that our mom was abducted from her home yesterday, and relieved that she is back safe and want to thank the authorities for the quick work. unusual story, fred. very. and there could be a news conference at 1:00 eastern time, and we will check in back in if we get more information. and we are glad that she is okay, and again, just one potential suspect they are looking for? or the description of one person this is. that is what it sounds like. right. and you have to wonder if somebody took the time to pick out a high-profile target like this, if there might have been more afoot, but who knows. maybe the authorities can answer the question. keep us posted if that press conference gets under way. thank you, joe johns in washington. the mayor of the city council in anaheim are calling for a federal investigation of the deadly shootings of two people at the hands of police officers. since
everything is clear. there s snow activity toward the border and to the west. seeing pretty good snow there. that may try to move to the east. i m not expecting much for the rest of the evening. the last couple hours showing precipitation through the region. 43 degrees under cloudy skies. winds out of the southwest at 7 miles per hour. it s bringing our windchill down to 39 degrees. we are going to see a system pass tonight. it s not going to do a lot except warm us up for tomorrow. to the south, the warm spot 47 in charlottesville, 46 in frederick. what can you expect this evening? 38 degrees by 11:00. a chilly night. not as cold as it was last nilgt. partly to mostly clear skies. there are going to be a lot of changes going on the next couple days as we head toward 2012. i ll explain coming up. thanks, doug. a week before the iowa caucuses. a power shift in the polls. mitt romney is leading the pack. former front-runner, newt gingrich taking a nose dive. former pennsylvan
house republicans prepare for a last showdown. even after the senate republicans reached a deal, snatching gridlock from the jaus of victory. by the way, the paycheck is on the line. newt gingrich goes after the judiciary. a popular boogie man in republican primaries. he will ignore supreme court rulings and wait until you see how he forces judges to testify before congress. it s monday, december 19th, 2011. let s get to the first read of the morning and it begins in north korea. jim jung ilturned his country into a state by starving and imprisonings his own people ha died. [speaking foreign language] that was a weeping anchor reader announced the death of the man known as dear leader on state television late sunday. according to that report, kim died of a heart attack after 17 years of rule. even his age is not known for sure. he had been in bad health since suffering from what was believed a stroke in 2008. kim s chosen successor, his youngest son, kim jong un. they condu
house republicans prepare for a last showdown. even after the senate republicans reached a deal, snatching gridlock from the jaus of victory. by the way, the paycheck is on the line. newt gingrich goes after the judiciary. a popular boogie man in republican primaries. he will ignore supreme court rulings and wait until you see how he forces judges to testify before congress. it s monday, december 19th, 2011. let s get to the first read of the morning and it begins in north korea. jim jung ilturned his country into a state by starving and imprisonings his own people ha died. [speaking foreign language] that was a weeping anchor reader announced the death of the man known as dear leader on state television late sunday. according to that report, kim died of a heart attack after 17 years of rule. even his age is not known for sure. he had been in bad health since suffering from what was believed a stroke in 2008. kim s chosen successor, his youngest son, kim jong un. they condu
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