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(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Grass fires in Texas and Oklahoma continuing to burn reported; details given on concerns that weekend weather could spark more fires.
(Denver, Colorado: Alicia Acuna) Preparations in Texas & Oklahoma for the possibility of more fires this weekend outlined; details given on the declared state of emergency in Oklahoma, and fire bans in both states.
#823702
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Winter storms causing problems in the Midwest and West reported; scenes shown of a massive mudslide and traffic problems in California.
(Fox Weather Center: Rick Reichmuth) Movement of Tropical Storm Zeta tracked; winter weather systems tracked; national forecast noted; weather maps & data shown on screen.
#823703
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The FBI's investigation into who leaked the information on President Bush's domestic spying program to the press noted.
#823704
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) A judge's decision allowing John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, to spend nights at his parents' house noted.
#823705
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(White House: Wendell Goler) Senator Charles Grassley's investigation into the Red Cross's response to Hurricane Katrina and its use of aid money featured; details given on the Red Cross's defense of its actions and the investigation. [Senate Finance Committee investigator Dean ZERBE†- comments on the investigation.] [Red Cross spokesman Pat McCRUMMEN†- comments.]
#823706
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Record holiday sales for Internet retailers, and the status of Japan's Nikkei index noted.
#823710
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Steve Centanni) A move by the US to stop Iraqi commandos accused of abusing prisoners featured; details given on an increase in the number of US soldiers assigned to oversee the commando units, and evidence of continued abuse in prisons. [Maj. Gen. William WEBSTER†- says some commandos are motivated by tribal or family loyalties.] [Senator Richard SHELBY†- says we should have done more before.]
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) An Iraqi baby with a birth defect heading to the US for surgery noted.
#823713
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The case of a man beaten by a mob in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, updated; details given on 5 teen gang members under investigation.
#823714
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The recapture in North Dakota of Charles Beeney, who had broken out of jail yesterday, noted.
#823715
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) A 4-year-old Utah girl's 911 call that saved her mother's life reported; 911 recording played.
#823716
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Tonight's stories: A car chase in Texas; the collapse of a water tower in Alabama; a furniture factory consumed by fire in Arkansas; a museum made of ice in Alaska.
#823717
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Experts' warning that iPod earbuds may contribute to hearing loss noted.
#823718
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jamie Colby) This year's health and medical headlines reviewed.
#823719
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The rehearsal & testing for tomorrow night's New Year's Eve celebration in New York City, and an all-time high for hotel room prices there noted.
#823722
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(Washington: Major Garrett) Targeted tax cuts for the wealthy taking effect on January 1 featured; details given on President Bush signing the cuts into law, the delay in implementing them, and the budget problem. [Center of Budget & Policy director Bob GREENSTEIN†- criticizes the cuts.] [Heritage Foundation senior fellow Daniel MITCHELL†- defends the cuts.]
#823724
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(Miami, Florida: Orlando Salinas) Farris Hassan††, a Florida teen heading home after his venture to Iraq that he "forgot" to tell his parents about, featured; details given on his trip, and problems he encountered there due to being an American; map shown of his journey. [Hassan's mother Shata ATIYA†- says she can't believe he would do this.]
#823725
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The ongoing recovery effort from Hurricane Katrina featured; details given on Louisiana & Mississippi National Guard troops coming home from Iraq to rebuild, the reopening of Antoine's in New Orleans, the third casino reopening in Biloxi, Mississippi, plans for the New Orleans Saints to their football practice facility, the Alabama governor's request for help moving stranded ships, cautions to buyers about Katrina-damaged boats, and the attempt to find 2,000 sex offenders who fled the Gulf Coast.
(New Orleans: Jeff Goldblatt) Concerns in New Orleans about illegal immigrants taking up jobs featured; details given on the influx of immigrants into the city, and incentives for businesses to hire residents; scenes shown of residents looking for work. [New Orleans Mayor Ray NAGIN†, KGLA Radio Ernesto SCHWEIKERT†, Resident Anthony THOMAS†, NOLA Metro/Convention Bureau CEO Stephen PERRY†- comment on the situation.]
#823726
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) The Boston Archdiocese's offer to settle more Catholic Church sex abuse cases noted.
#823729
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(Washington: Megyn Kendall) Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's position on voting rights as stated in his 1985 job application to the Reagan administration examined; details given on concerns about his position on minority voting rights and reapportionment. [US Committee on Civil Rights Abigail THERNSTROM†, Senator Joseph BIDEN†, Citizens' Committee on Civil Rights William TAYLOR†- comment on Alito's position.]
#823730
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) A group of renegade Palestinian police that took over a Gaza-Egypt border crossing, and the parents of a slain US peace activist joining in a West Bank peace demonstration noted.
#823731
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Tonight's stories: Police and Sudanese refugees clashing in Egypt; a ship running aground in Mexico; snow in France; the Christmas Without Borders project between Russia & Estonia.
#823732
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Scenes shown of Lithuanian divers planting their Christmas tree on the bottom of a frozen lake.
#823735
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Renewed fears of a transit strike in New York City in the face of the possibility that Governor George Pataki will veto part of the transit workers' new contract noted.
#823736
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Report introduced.
(Olympia, Washington: Dan Springer) The question of whether workers should be required to join unions presented; details given on Washington's policy that state workers must pay dues to the union or lose their jobs, and criticism of the union's contract with the governor. [Washington state employee Debbie KOEPP†, Director of Labor Relations Steve McLAIN†, union executive director Greg DEVEREUX†- offer varying views.]
#823739
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) Tonight's stories: The possibility tycoon Donald Trump may run for New York governor; actor Tom Cruise's inspiration for "jump the couch" as Slang of the Year; 2 "Lost" stars facing drunk driving charges; a woman in Israel marrying a dolphin; actor Billy Bob Thornton's New Year's Eve plans; actor Pierce Brosnan's lack of advice to the new James Bond.
#823740
(Studio: Rick Folbaum) On this day in history: 1916: Rasputin was finally killed after a night of failed attempts.
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