their homes. one eyewitness telling abc he felt the ground shake and saw a yellow ball of fire. both people onboard that plane were killed. news tonight on the uproar over the treatment of that high school wrestler in south new jersey, forced by the referee to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the match. at this hour, an emergency school board meeting held to discuss that investigation. the superintendent of the school district saying that school will not compete in any matches where that referee is working. turning overseas now, word tonight japan is pulling out of a global alliance banning commercial whaling. officials there saying populations have now recovered enough to resume certain whale hunts for the first time in 30 years. this despite international protests and declining demands for whale meat in japan. and when we come back, a son s christmas card thank you that s a gift beyond words. you don t want to miss this. ix. smoking. it dictates your day. i didn t like some
you very much. jon: remember the reporter whose speech sud beenly became garbled while covering the grammies live? the diagnosis for serena branson, what doctors say really happened to her. plus, you ve seen some of these confrontations at sea, whalers from japan targeted by activists who sail on the open oceans to try to stop the whale hunts. what s happened that has japan pulling its whaling fleet?