hello, everyone. happy christmas eve. robin s celebrating with her family. great to have elizabeth here again. what a week for the secret service. i m wondering if president clinton should be on alert. president bush got somebody on his front line. and now, president obama. this was not connected, they think, to the president at all. lots of holiday travel this weekend. it s going to be a busy weekend. the airports will be crowded. a lot of people paying higher prices at the airports and at the gas pump, as well. for the first time during a holiday season, gas is topping $3 a gallon.t time during a it usually goes down at christmastime. not just topping it. but topping it by a lot. also, we re going to have a wonderful christmas story about a marine who is serving in afghanistan and found a way to be present for the birth of his first child. there s his wife in labor. there he is. you see him on the computer screen. technology is unbelievable. incredible. he sat
in many cities, the cleanup from the eight-day deluge is underway. the final storm did the most damage. inland and coastal communities now buried in mud. some canyon roads completely washed out. residents doing all they could to battle those rising waters. brad wheelis has the story from l.a. reporter: san diego is submerged. stranded guests had to be rescued at this inn, surrounded by water. you don t really know what to do in a situation like that. reporter: qualcomm stadium looked more like a big, dirty pool. but officials say it will be ready for thursday s college bowl game. nearly four feet of water raced through the streets of laguna beach, leaving a mess for residents and businesses to clean up. in silverado canyon, rain loosened boulders. what sounds like thunder is a loft rocks coming down in that creek. and they re hitting these trees. it s cutting away if embankment on the side. reporter: a devastating mudslide in highland, california, devastating ev
robin is off. great to have elizabeth here. it s nice to be here. let s get to breaking news this morning. with christmas coming, there s been so much concern about terror attacks here in the united states and europe. two bombs have gone off in roam. at the chileean and swiss embassies in roam. it detonated when a worker opened that package. one person was seriously injured. miguel marquez is following the latest for us from london. good morning, miguel. reporter: the second bombing sounds very similar to the first. the first one at the swiss embassy exploded while it was being opened at noon time local time. the employee s hands were injured. a fake bomb was found on a subway in roam on tuesday. last month, several packages were sent to multiple embassies and political people. like the u.s., europe is on high alert for possible suicide or mumbai-type attacks. all of this will raise the alerts and concerns heading into the holidays. back to you. a lot more investi
good morning. robin is off. great to have elizabeth here. let s get right to the breaking news this morning. late-breaking news. with christmas coming, there s been so much concern about terror attacks here in the united states and europe. and we learned some kind of bomb has exploded at the swiss embassy in rome.ome kind of bomb it detonated when a worker opened that package. one person was seriously injured. miguel marquez is following the latest for us from london. good morning, miguel. reporter: good morning. this was a package bomb that was opened in the swiss embassy in rome, in the northern part of the city. as the package was opened, it injured the hands of that employee. why the embassy would be targeted is not clear. things have been tense in rome and across italy, because of government cuts, especially where students are involved. but it wouldn t explain why they would target the swiss embassy. there was a bomb or a bomb without a detonator on a train on tuesda
some canyon roads completely washed out. residents doing all they could to battle those rising waters. brad wheelis has the story from l.a. reporter: san diego is submerged. stranded guests had to be rescued at this inn, surrounded by water. you don t really know what to do in a situation like that. but you just cooperate with the firefighters. reporter: qualcomm ig, dirty looked more like a big, dirty pool. but offor thursdy s collebe ready for thursday s college bowl game. nearly four feet of water raced through the streets of laguna beach, leaving a mess for residents and businesses to clean up. in silverado canyon, rain loosened boulders. rushing water blocked access to mountain homes. what sounds like thunder is a loft rocks coming down in that creek. and they re hitting these trees. it s cutting away all the embankment on the side. reporter: a devastating mudslide in highland, california, devastating everything in its path. 20 homes destroyed. i had it in