identified died at the hospital on the other man remains in critical condition. a vacant los angeles warehouse going up in flames last night. the l.a. fire department upgrading the fire to major emergency status. this happening in the brooklyn hills neighborhood more than 80 firefighters were called to the scene trying to extinguish the blaze. no injuries have been reported in the cause is still under investigation. another person in the is attacked by a shark in long island causing two beaches to temporarily close. a lifeguard identified in the middle of a training exercise when the shark reportedly bit him in the chest and hand. following that attack another shot setting was reported but it is unclear if it was the same one. police are on high alert for more shark activity in the area increasing boat patrols using drones. my goodness. another win for tom cruise s topcon maverick flying to another milestone in film
and boys club augusta national and new calls for women to wear the green jacket. will a ceo change the masters course? and play ball. opening day 2012 is here, new stadiums, new lineups and new chances. get your peanuts and crackerjacks grab a seat. the first pitch just hours away. but we begin in dallas. as many as 13 tornadoes danced around the city, tore through the suburbs. so far no fatalities but emergency crews are fanning out to see if anyone is trapped at the wreckage. today s dallas morning news describes the onslaught as fast and fierce. it show as twister surrounded by debris. and the star telegram shows rubble. in arlington texas, at least 150 homes were destroyed. good morning. good morning, carol. it s amazing how widespread this damage was. that s a bedroom if you can t make it out behind me. they are going through places like this to make sure no one is trapped or injured. look at that. oh, my god! violent weather whipping across north texas spawn
hello, there. it s not quite 2012 yet. we still have some news to get to before the new year. i m hala garani in washington. kyra phillips has the day off and we begin with the latest out of the united states in terms of politics this morning. let s get you straight to iowa and expecting any minute now, by the way, the new jersey governor chris christie will join mitt romney in iowa. christie is a rising star and many republicans wanted in this presidential race. he endorsed romney back in october and this will be their first joint appearance since then. just four days before the iowa caucuses. and mitt romney is going into this confident, according to the polls, still leading four days as we said before these iowa caucuses. cnn political reporter jim acosta is awaiting the event. he s in west des moines this morning. hi, there, jim. what can we expect today and how much might this appearance bice chris christie help mitt romney? well, it will help him a lot. chris chri
the new york stock exchange. the unemployment dropping below the 9% to 8.6 mark. how is the stock market taking it? it s taking a breather at this point. the rally has fizzled out because investors had a look at the report. they got a look at what is just behind the headlines. what it showed is that 120,000 jobs were added in november with september and october numbers revised higher by a total of 72,000. sure, the pickup in hiring. it s a good sign. but it s still not great. the country is barely creating enough jobs to keep up with population growth and 13 million people are still out of work. the reality reason is why it s fizzled out. they have done enough buying for the week. the dow is up almost 800 points just for the week, brooke. wow. that s tremendous. but also some people are saying that the numbers aren t as tremendous and i want to ask you a question. i want to pose this to one of the presidents of the south economic advisor. is it a bit of an beabboration?
fires in los angeles, more than a dozen in just the past four hours. houses, cars, nothing is safe. we re talking live with the l.a. fire department tonight. students on a wilderness adventure attacked by a grizzly bear and one of her cubs bites and puncture wounds and the latest on their conditions. plus there. therefore, by the powers vested by me by the state of new york i pronounce you both married. [ cheers and applause ] history is made in new york. same-sex marriages, even new york city s mayor gets involved by performing a ceremony. i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. if you weren t paying close attention to the deficit and the debt ceiling talks in washington, you really need to now. a sunday filled with tv talking points. fa face-to-face meetings and party conference calls brought the debt ceiling debate back to the very beginning. a little stalemate tonight and traders worldwide are surely taking notice, several overseas markets have opened lower