investigators are trying to figure out how it happened. today, monday december 19th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. and i m carl quintanilla in for matt today. kim jong-il actually died on saturday, though it was announced on television yesterday. he suffered a heart attack on a train. his 17-year rule marked by his unpredictable nature helped to isolate his country from the rest of the world. his son, kim jong-un is called the great successor. the military has reportedly fired a test-range missile. a major winter storm is said to bring near white-out conditions from new mexico to kansas. some areas could see up to a foot and a half of snow. we ll see where the system is headed next. not good as the holidays are emerging. a 13-year-old girl who kept her cool during a terrifying situation. close way synington was in her home when two men broke in, she climbed under her bed and called
game. seven people are injured, and investigators are trying to figure out how it happened. today, monday december 19th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. and i m carl quintanilla in for matt today. kim jong-il actually died on saturday, though it was announced on television yesterday. he suffered a heart attack on a train. his 17-year rule marked by his unpredictable nature helped to isolate his country from the rest of the world. his son, kim jong-un is called the great successor. the military has reportedly fired a test-range missile. a major winter storm is said to bring near white-out conditions from new mexico to kansas. some areas could see up to a foot and a half of snow. we ll see where the system is headed next. not good as the holidays are emerging. a 13-year-old girl who kept her cool during a terrifying situation. close way synington was in her home when two men broke in,
investigators are trying to figure out how it happened. today, monday december 19th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. and i m carl quintanilla in for matt today. kim jong-il actually died on saturday, though it was announced on television yesterday. he suffered a heart attack on a train. his 17-year rule marked by his unpredictable nature helped to isolate his country from the rest of the world. his son, kim jong-un is called the great successor. the military has reportedly fired a test-range missile. a major winter storm is said to bring near white-out conditions from new mexico to kansas. some areas could see up to a foot and a half of snow. we ll see where the system is headed next. not good as the holidays are emerging. a 13-year-old girl who kept her cool during a terrifying situation. close way synington was in her home when two men broke in, she climbed under her bed and called
kuwait for a few more months. about 4,000 forces remain inside iraq. they re packing up the last two u.s. bases there. some have mixed feelings about leaving. they are happy to head home but concerned about iraq s future. i really do hope the best for the iraqi people. this has been really hard. reporter: many iraqis are glad to see the american forces go. this man says, the u.s. has only sewn seeds of division and sectarianism. others are optimistic about their future saying they are confident the iraqi police and military can secure their country and protect it from terrorism. and panetta also acknowledged the difficulties iraqis will no doubt face in the years ahead. it s hard to believe after all this time it s finally over. tar yeah, nine years is a long time but certainly, there has to be some concerns about the troops pulling out completely from iraq. reporter: you bet. some military experts are concerned. they say iraqi forces are just not up to the task yet o
and starting today, victims of last monthly s huge fire in berkeley can start applying for low interest loans. ktvu s craig death slow in berkeley to explain how a declaration by the federal government is making this possible. good morning, kraig. reporter: good morning, tori. this is the problem right here, this building burned on november 18th, and you can see that clearly the people living in the building re going to be eligible for those loans but the first floor actually faces telegraph avenue, and the bottom floor many of those places are occupied by businesses, and the owners of course will be among the first in line for loans. many of the tenants at that building are students at cal. yesterday the state declared the area a disaster zone and that makes some people down here eligible for those loans. among those people, students and business owners eligible for the small business administration loans. tenants are eligible for 30- year loans, up to $40,000. businesses