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(White House: Jonathan Karl) The surprise visit by President Trump & First Lady Melania Trump to Iraq to see the US troops in the war zone at the Al Asad Air Base featured; photos & video of the visit shown; details given about his decision last week to withdraw troops from Syria & his flight to Iraq. [TRUMP - thanks the troops for keeping America safe; says ISIS "is not so dominant" today; notes our presence in Syrua was not open-ended; recounts flying in the darkened Air Force One.] [Dec. 19, TRUMP - says they are all coming back {from Syria.}] The resulting criticism from Congress & the resignation of Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis noted. The issue of a replacement from Mattis discussed. 5:3520Economy: Stock Market
(Studio: Tom Llamas) Report introduced.
(New York Stock Exchange: Rebecca Jarvis) The record rebound of the stock market reviewed; details given about holiday spending with more volatility for the market ahead.
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(Dallas Love Field Airport: Marcus Moore) The treacherous travel after th holidays due to stormy weather featured; scenes from South Dakota of a motorist's rescue, snow in New Mexico & California & weather maps shown. [ABC10 Sacramento reporter Kevin JOHN†- reports on the snow on the road.] The tornado threat here discussed.
(Studio: Tom Llamas; New York: Rob Marciano) The weather storm forecast discussed; weather maps shown.
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(Los Angeles: Matt Gutman) The death of a second child, Felippe Gomez, in US Border Patrol custody at the Mexico border featured; timeline of the boy's death outlined on screen. A statement from the Border Patrol about this humanitarian crisis quoted; details given about ICE busing children to an El Paso park & leaving them there noted. [Dec. 25, President TRUMP - says the border will not be reopened until we have a wall.] The announcement by Homeland Security of new medical policies for migrants discussed.
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(Denver: Clayton Sandell) The manhunt for the California man who shot & killed a police officer, Ronil SIngh††, in the town of Newman on Christmas night during a traffic stop reviewed; scenes from the site & photos of the suspect shown. [Stanisluas County sheriff's department deputy Roy Jindar SINGH†- describes what happened to the officer.]
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(Carita Beach: Indonesia: Ian Pannell) The tsunami strike in Indonesia after an eruption from the Anak KrakataU†† volcano that caused an underwater landslide featured; scenes shown of the final searches for survivors, the damages, the tsunami striking a concert; statistics cited on casualties & the homeless.
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(New York: Gio Benitez) The video tweet from actor Kevin Spacey, who faces felony assault charges, examined; tweet from Spacey as his "House of Cards" character shown; details given about an apparent video of Spacey touching a busboy & the charges against Spacey.
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