Corner all morning long watching the tragedy unfold. it s a great tragedy, a horrible, horrible thing on a christmas morning. it s hard breaking. it s the biggest fire in stanford in maybe a couple of decades. reporter: other residents we spoke to say the family had just moved into the house a few months ago. they were in the process of re renovating. jon: the only survivors of this tragedy, the girl s mother, a prominent advertising executive and a male friend, a contractor who was doing work on the home. jamie: meanwhile iraq, it is rocked by the worst violence in months. of course this is after u.s. troops have left the country. so what does it mean for stability in the middle east and our national security right here at home? we ll take a closer look with major general bob scales. ugh pa, do you want fast relief? try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain.