Christmas. Stories were watching in the newsroom on this Christmas Day. Pope benedict xvi tells people not to up hope even in the worlds most troubled reasons. His appeal for peace. And its not the grinch stealing christmas cheer. Its the weather. Blizzard warnings may turn your White Christmas into a travel nightmare. And tornados threaten the south. Your forecast is coming up. And were seven days away from going off the fiscal cliff and with washington in a political gridlock were getting closer and closer. The question, how will it affect you and your paycheck . The images, the words, the names, highlights and low lights of 2012. Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you. Im Carol Costello wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and we begin with Pope Benedict xvi using his an ill christmas message to speak about the hope for peace even in the most difficult times and situations. Translator in this world theres a good soil which god has prepared just hours ago the 85yearold pope spok
Congress passes a fiscal cliff compromise. The house late last night passed the senate bill that avoids the spends cuts and tax hike set to take effect later this year. Weve set up more fiscal cliffs. Were going to look back on this night and regret it. President obama urged them not to fight politics with the nations debt limit. I will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that theyve already racked up. Wall street is ready to rally this morning after the latenight budget breakthrough in washington. Asian markets got a big boost over news of the agramt. Horng congresss hang seng gained nearly 3 . Sandy hook Elementary Students are about to head back to class three weeks after a shooting. Classes return to a repurposed school. An open house is set for today. A Shell Oil Rig has run aground off the coast of alaska. No oil is leaking. All members have been evacuated. They captured photos of justin bean eers car. But he wasnt driving, and
Killed in last weeks school shooting, this as investigators reveal new details about the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im shawn yancy. Im maureen umeh. As relatives begin to say good bye to their slain children, investigators in connecticut continue to work to better understand what happened. That includes interviewing two injured witnesses and Digging Deeper into the gun and computer use of the 20yearold gunman. Two young victims laid to rest monday, 6yearold jack pinto, a huge new york giant fan, and 6yearold noah pozner who loved learning how things worked. His twin sister was in a different classroom and survived. He was celebrated as a pure innocent child who had the promise of life ahead of him who brought joy to his family and to his community and will be sorely missed. Reporter funerals are planned throughout the week as the investigation into the mass shooting continues. Authorities established adam lanza shot his mother four times in the hea
Newtown, connecticut. This is the day that the students go back to school after one of the worst School Shootings in the history of this country. The School District is sending its children back but the school in question, no. The kids from sandy hook elementary are not going back to class today. They wont be going back to class for a while. They will go back to a school in a neighboring town in monroe. It is being readied for those children and they will return. As others have returned on a twohour delay today. All of this as this town buries yet another of its dead. A 6yearold girl, jessica rekos. Her family will lay her to rest today. And just so you know a little bit more about that little child. She loved horses. She wanted a cowboy hat and cowboy boots for christmas. Her parents spoke with abc news about their little angel. She was a ball of fire. She ruled the roost. Our little ceo we called her. She was the boss. Reporter as they remember their child there are so many funerals
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