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
for nato airstrikes last month that killed two dozen pakistani troops along the border. brigadier general steven clark that led the investigation in the incident said the u.s. forces used the wrong maps were unaware of the pakistani border post locations and mistakenly provided the wrong location for the troops. the pentagon has not formally apologized but is offering to pay retribution to the families of those killed. iran s navy plans to hold a ten-day drill in the international waters beyond the strait of hormuz. at the mouth of the persian gulf. the training could bring iranian ships in proximity with the american navy vessels. one-third of the world s oil tanker traffic goes through the strait. iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that
for nato airstrikes last month that killed two dozen pakistani troops along the border. brigadier general steven clark that led the investigation in the incident said the u.s. forces used the wrong maps were unaware of the pakistani border post locations and mistakenly provided the wrong location for the troops. the pentagon has not formally apologized but is offering to pay retribution to the families of those killed. iran s navy plans to hold a ten-day drill in the international waters beyond the strait of hormuz. at the mouth of the persian gulf. the training could bring iranian ships in proximity with the american navy vessels. one-third of the world s oil tanker traffic goes through the strait. iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that