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[00:00.000 --> 00:09.720]  This is World News, and tonight, the fire fears mountain California, an arsonist on
[00:09.720 --> 00:10.720]  the loose.
[00:10.720 --> 00:14.560]  More than three dozen fires, cars, apartment buildings going up in flames.
[00:14.560 --> 00:17.960]  Tonight, the profile investigators are piecing together.
[00:17.960 --> 00:22.600]  Under arrest, an Army soldier charged, authorities say he was about to carry explosives onto
[00:22.600 --> 00:25.840]  a plane, his family with him.
[00:25.840 --> 00:29.440]  Storm warning, the first major winter storm of the new year on the move tonight, deadly
[00:29.440 --> 00:34.520]  winds in Colorado, and now plummeting temperatures across a huge part of this country.
[00:34.520 --> 00:38.600]  The most potent painkiller yet, the raging debate tonight over a new drug.
[00:38.600 --> 00:43.000]  It's supposed to erase extreme pain, but could it do more harm than good?
[00:43.000 --> 00:47.480]  And the behind the scenes images we didn't see this past year, that moment at the new
[00:47.480 --> 00:52.880]  memorial, two presidents, two first ladies, the president as coach in chief, and nice
[00:52.880 --> 00:53.880]  ride.
[00:53.880 --> 00:59.760]  We'll learn just where Bo is headed.
[00:59.760 --> 01:05.680]  From ABC News, this is ABC World News with David Muir.
[01:05.680 --> 01:08.920]  Good evening, it's great to start another year with you, and we begin here tonight with
[01:08.920 --> 01:11.000]  those growing fire fears out west.
[01:11.000 --> 01:16.000]  The images coming in all weekend long after a major rash of fires, more than three dozen
[01:16.000 --> 01:20.280]  set over three nights in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, and so far, authorities say
[01:20.280 --> 01:22.360]  they don't know who's behind it all.
[01:22.360 --> 01:26.880]  But look at the pictures tonight, this firefighter here battling a fully engulfed car, and then
[01:26.880 --> 01:30.680]  this image, like so many others, once the cars are set on fire, the buildings beside
[01:30.680 --> 01:34.780]  them going up in flames, leaving apartments like this one a burned out shell.
[01:34.780 --> 01:37.080]  You can see the family there sifting through what's left.
[01:37.080 --> 01:41.080]  Tonight, the latest from investigators as they try to put together a profile.
[01:41.080 --> 01:43.600]  Here's ABC's Abby Boudreau.
[01:43.600 --> 01:48.540]  Police tonight announcing a possible break in the case, surveillance video of a person
[01:48.540 --> 01:53.840]  of interest, as investigators search for the serial arsonist responsible for a string of
[01:53.840 --> 01:55.840]  fires set throughout Hollywood.
[01:55.840 --> 02:00.440]  The acts we've seen over the last 72 hours here in these communities have kept these
[02:00.440 --> 02:02.400]  public safety professionals up at night.
[02:02.400 --> 02:06.920]  It's being called the worst wave of arson in 20 years in LA.
[02:06.920 --> 02:09.280]  Fortunately, no one has been injured.
[02:09.280 --> 02:11.420]  I could have died with my children.
[02:11.420 --> 02:16.320]  Even as firefighters and police officers doubled and tripled their manpower throughout the
[02:16.320 --> 02:22.880]  city, the increased surveillance was not enough to stop a serial arsonist from striking again.
[02:22.880 --> 02:25.520]  Seven more fires.
[02:25.520 --> 02:29.760]  Investigators say most of the fires began as car fires, but the flames quickly spread
[02:29.760 --> 02:32.360]  to nearby structures and apartment buildings.
[02:32.360 --> 02:36.120]  By the time I got out there, the whole carport was engulfed.
[02:36.120 --> 02:40.800]  Arson investigators are searching for clues and also building a psychological profile
[02:40.800 --> 02:41.800]  of the arsonist.
[02:41.800 --> 02:48.000]  They do it for recognition or fame, and oftentimes we see that they do it out of spite, out of
[02:48.000 --> 02:49.400]  anger.
[02:49.400 --> 02:52.120]  Experts say many serial arsonists act alone.
[02:52.120 --> 02:55.560]  They're typically white males with below average IQs.
[02:55.560 --> 02:59.900]  It would appear that the primary motive may not be killing people.
[02:59.900 --> 03:02.220]  The primary motive may be attention.
[03:02.220 --> 03:09.280]  And until investigators solve this case, it looks like another restless night for firefighters.
[03:09.280 --> 03:13.760]  Experts say that many serial arsonists find pleasure in coming back to the scene of the
[03:13.760 --> 03:17.880]  fire, so they can watch as firefighters try to battle the blaze.
[03:17.880 --> 03:22.560]  Investigators are asking anyone who sees anything suspicious to contact them right away.
[03:22.560 --> 03:23.560]  David?
[03:23.560 --> 03:24.560]  Abby Boudreau tonight.
[03:24.560 --> 03:25.560]  Abby, thank you.
[03:25.560 --> 03:28.960]  And in Texas this evening, growing questions about the intentions of an American soldier
[03:28.960 --> 03:32.200]  arrested while preparing to board a flight with his family.
[03:32.200 --> 03:35.600]  Authorities say he had explosives in his carry-on bag.
[03:35.600 --> 03:38.200]  Here's ABC's Cecilia Vega tonight.
[03:38.200 --> 03:42.600]  The man accused of trying to board a New Year's Eve flight with explosives in his carry-on
[03:42.600 --> 03:45.440]  hardly fits the profile of a terrorist.
[03:45.440 --> 03:50.960]  The suspect, Trey Scott Atwater, a 30-year-old soldier traveling with his family, headed
[03:50.960 --> 03:56.180]  back to his North Carolina military base after visiting relatives in Texas.
[03:56.180 --> 04:01.260]  It was during an X-ray screening at the Midland International Airport that a TSA agent spotted
[04:01.260 --> 04:06.680]  the bag and the suspicious item, the kind of explosives used by the military for demolitions
[04:06.680 --> 04:09.460]  like this.
[04:09.460 --> 04:13.760]  This was Atwater's return flight, raising questions about whether he managed to fly
[04:13.760 --> 04:18.880]  with the C-4 explosives during the first leg of his trip and what exactly he planned to
[04:18.880 --> 04:19.960]  do with them.
[04:19.960 --> 04:24.120]  There's no indication at this point that there was, he wasn't wanting to do anything malicious.
[04:24.120 --> 04:29.520]  I mean, it's in his carry-on bag, unless he had some sort of detonator.
[04:29.520 --> 04:33.720]  And authorities say there was no detonator and therefore no threat to passengers.
[04:33.720 --> 04:38.400]  And law enforcement sources tell us this looks more like a dumb move than an act of terror.
[04:38.400 --> 04:42.320]  Atwater is now facing federal charges for trying to bring explosives on an airplane.
[04:42.320 --> 04:43.320]  David.
[04:43.320 --> 04:45.040]  Cecilia Vega in our Washington bureau tonight.
[04:45.040 --> 04:46.040]  Cecilia, thank you.
[04:46.040 --> 04:47.040]  And now to politics.
[04:47.040 --> 04:51.300]  Your voice, your vote in just two days until the Iowa caucus is now casting the first votes
[04:51.300 --> 04:55.520]  of this presidential election year and a new poll tonight of likely Republican voters
[04:55.520 --> 04:56.800]  showing a tightening race.
[04:56.800 --> 05:02.000]  Mitt Romney and Ron Paul on top, Rick Santorum in third place and surging with Newt Gingrich
[05:02.000 --> 05:03.880]  and the other candidates trailing.
[05:03.880 --> 05:07.320]  ABC's Jonathan Karl spent the weekend face to face with the candidates and here's what
[05:07.320 --> 05:09.400]  they're saying on the eve of Iowa.
[05:09.400 --> 05:12.040]  Here's John now from Des Moines.
[05:12.040 --> 05:15.440]  Here's the candidate Iowa is putting on the map.
[05:15.440 --> 05:19.620]  Former Senator Rick Santorum campaigning today in Iowa City.
[05:19.620 --> 05:22.000]  This is your chance, Heartland.
[05:22.000 --> 05:24.800]  This is your chance, Heartland of America, to speak out.
[05:24.800 --> 05:30.320]  Until recently, Santorum was ignored by his opponents and virtually invisible in the polls.
[05:30.320 --> 05:36.600]  Now nobody is rising faster within striking distance of winning the Iowa caucuses.
[05:36.600 --> 05:41.160]  He's done it the old fashioned way, spending more time traveling around the state and talking
[05:41.160 --> 05:43.480]  to voters than anybody else.
[05:43.480 --> 05:45.840]  We met up with him in Marshalltown, Iowa.
[05:45.840 --> 05:49.040]  I'm very confident we're going to do well and surprise a lot of people.
[05:49.040 --> 05:54.040]  Santorum has been helped by the collapse of Newt Gingrich, who spent the last week complaining
[05:54.040 --> 05:57.600]  about negative ads and he has been hit hard here.
[05:57.600 --> 06:00.400]  Newt has more baggage than the airlines.
[06:00.400 --> 06:05.440]  Today Gingrich lashed out at Mitt Romney, accusing him of trying to buy the election.
[06:05.440 --> 06:06.440]  He would buy an election if he could.
[06:06.440 --> 06:07.440]  Do you believe he's trying to buy the election?
[06:07.440 --> 06:12.120]  Well I don't know, three and a half million dollars in negative ads, you tell me.
[06:12.120 --> 06:16.760]  Later Gingrich point blank accused Romney of lying in his negative ads.
[06:16.760 --> 06:21.200]  Somebody who will lie to you to get to be president will lie to you when they are president.
[06:21.200 --> 06:26.040]  Romney, riding high in the polls, stayed above the fray today as he campaigned in Atlantic
[06:26.040 --> 06:27.040]  Iowa.
[06:27.040 --> 06:30.200]  I want to restore the principles that made America great and I will do it.
[06:30.200 --> 06:37.160]  Michelle Bachmann, who was born in Iowa and won the big straw poll here in August, is
[06:37.160 --> 06:39.760]  now languishing at the back of the pack.
[06:39.760 --> 06:42.840]  She told us she expects some divine help on Tuesday.
[06:42.840 --> 06:47.280]  I'm believing in a miracle because I know the one who gives miracles.
[06:47.280 --> 06:49.640]  You don't come in first, second or third, can you continue?
[06:49.640 --> 06:55.480]  I am going to be the next president of the United States of America.
[06:55.480 --> 06:58.880]  David Gingrich has tried to make a virtue of the fact that he hasn't run any negative
[06:58.880 --> 07:04.520]  ads here in Iowa, but he has made it clear that all bets are off after the Iowa caucuses.
[07:04.520 --> 07:09.640]  You can expect to see a feistier Gingrich not afraid to savage his opponents, especially
[07:09.640 --> 07:10.640]  Mitt Romney.
[07:10.640 --> 07:11.640]  David?
[07:11.640 --> 07:12.640]  John Carl tonight in Iowa.
[07:12.640 --> 07:13.640]  John, thanks.
[07:13.640 --> 07:14.640]  We'll see you in Iowa tomorrow.
[07:14.640 --> 07:17.440]  In the meantime, I want to bring in ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd with us here
[07:17.440 --> 07:18.440]  in New York tonight.
[07:18.440 --> 07:19.880]  Matthew, always great to have you.
[07:19.880 --> 07:23.160]  And you were telling me earlier what we all should be watching for in Iowa, which is not
[07:23.160 --> 07:27.320]  necessarily the winner to be chosen for the nomination, but for the field to be winnowed
[07:27.320 --> 07:28.320]  down.
[07:28.320 --> 07:29.320]  Yeah, we're about to get to the voting.
[07:29.320 --> 07:30.320]  Months we've been waiting for this.
[07:30.320 --> 07:33.120]  And the voting in Iowa usually doesn't pick the nominee.
[07:33.120 --> 07:34.560]  It picks who the nominee isn't.
[07:34.560 --> 07:38.420]  And so if you go back and look at history as recently as 2008, Mike Huckabee wins a
[07:38.420 --> 07:41.760]  surprising victory in Iowa and is not the Republican nominee.
[07:41.760 --> 07:44.160]  John McCain becomes the Republican nominee.
[07:44.160 --> 07:45.440]  That has happened over and over.
[07:45.440 --> 07:49.360]  Iowa performs a very good function, which is it winnows the field down from multiple
[07:49.360 --> 07:51.000]  candidates to a smaller number of candidates.
[07:51.000 --> 07:53.960]  So when you look at this image tonight of the debate, we pulled it up the last ABC News
[07:53.960 --> 07:54.960]  debate.
[07:54.960 --> 07:57.960]  You predict that the next ABC News debate, less than a week from now, we might not see
[07:57.960 --> 07:59.080]  all the same people standing there.
[07:59.080 --> 08:02.040]  It'll be a less crowded stage, and when we throw up in New Hampshire, it'll be a much
[08:02.040 --> 08:04.960]  less crowded stage, and one or two of those candidates probably won't be there.
[08:04.960 --> 08:08.440]  Now, the White House surely will be watching Iowa, whether they say they are or not.
[08:08.440 --> 08:11.960]  And what is their strategy at this point, their possible path to victory, given the
[08:11.960 --> 08:12.960]  field as it stands?
[08:12.960 --> 08:15.160]  They're in an incredibly vulnerable environment.
[08:15.160 --> 08:19.320]  The president's job approval isn't very high, the wrong direction of the country is high,
[08:19.320 --> 08:23.600]  and consumer confidence is low, and so they know that this race shouldn't be about them.
[08:23.600 --> 08:26.040]  They want it to be about whoever the Republican nominee is.
[08:26.040 --> 08:29.440]  If it's Mitt Romney, they want him to be emerged beaten up.
[08:29.440 --> 08:32.720]  So far he hasn't, but as soon as this thing is over, they're going to start their campaign
[08:32.720 --> 08:33.720]  in earnest.
[08:33.720 --> 08:34.720]  All right, Matthew Dow tonight.
[08:34.720 --> 08:38.240]  Matthew, thank you, and Matt will be here Tuesday night with Diane and George following
[08:38.240 --> 08:42.200]  the caucus results, and it's hard to believe, but we're now just six days away from the
[08:42.200 --> 08:45.480]  next ABC News debate, just before the New Hampshire primary.
[08:45.480 --> 08:50.160]  Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos moderating, will all be there in New Hampshire next Saturday
[08:50.160 --> 08:51.160]  night.
[08:51.160 --> 08:54.000]  The Republican candidates have been critical of the White House when it comes to foreign
[08:54.000 --> 08:58.080]  policy, and there are a lot of eyes on Iran tonight after they claimed this weekend to
[08:58.080 --> 09:02.520]  have made huge inroads in their longstanding warning to build their nuclear muscle.
[09:02.520 --> 09:06.840]  Tonight ABC's Kelly Kobiea on what happened today and why everyday Americans could pay
[09:06.840 --> 09:10.680]  the price for it at the pump.
[09:10.680 --> 09:15.800]  Iran flexed its military muscle today, test firing a missile in the Strait of Hormuz.
[09:15.800 --> 09:19.840]  Twenty percent of the world's oil exports travel through here, and Iran has threatened
[09:19.840 --> 09:23.560]  to block these waters if it's hit with more sanctions.
[09:23.560 --> 09:25.800]  That could force up gas prices.
[09:25.800 --> 09:30.800]  Even more worrying, Iran says it is one step closer to becoming a nuclear nation, claiming
[09:30.800 --> 09:37.640]  today it tested its first Iranian-made nuclear fuel rod, technology no country has been allowed
[09:37.640 --> 09:39.360]  to sell to Iran.
[09:39.360 --> 09:41.260]  So why is that important?
[09:41.260 --> 09:46.120]  The U.S. and its allies believe Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, but it lacks the
[09:46.120 --> 09:49.160]  know-how to make the fuel rods on its own.
[09:49.160 --> 09:53.800]  The fear is that Iran's nuclear program is now farther along than expected, meaning a
[09:53.800 --> 09:57.280]  showdown over it may be closer than many thought.
[09:57.280 --> 09:59.440]  Iran denies it has a weapons program.
[09:59.440 --> 10:02.240]  Still, President Obama is ratcheting up the pressure.
[10:02.240 --> 10:07.080]  He signed a bill this weekend to put the economic squeeze on Iran if the nuclear program is
[10:07.080 --> 10:09.480]  not shut down in six months.
[10:09.480 --> 10:10.480]  David?
[10:10.480 --> 10:12.640]  Kelly, thank you.
[10:12.640 --> 10:16.520]  Back in this country and a major winter weather on the move tonight, first the deadly winds
[10:16.520 --> 10:17.880]  across Colorado.
[10:17.880 --> 10:21.640]  They reached over 100 miles per hour, roaring through the Rockies, killing at least one
[10:21.640 --> 10:23.360]  man and injuring several others.
[10:23.360 --> 10:25.120]  Cars and homes were damaged.
[10:25.120 --> 10:28.520]  And now a winter storm is hitting parts of the upper Midwest with more than a foot of
[10:28.520 --> 10:30.800]  snow and bitterly cold temperatures.
[10:30.800 --> 10:34.320]  And so we want to bring in meteorologist Jeff Smith of our station here in New York, WABC.
[10:34.320 --> 10:35.720]  And Jeff, what are we looking at?
[10:35.720 --> 10:39.740]  The coldest air mass, David, since last winter, since last February, is going to be moving
[10:39.740 --> 10:42.680]  through the eastern half of the country, starting tomorrow, really.
[10:42.680 --> 10:45.560]  It's moving across the parts of the upper Midwest right now, if we take a look at that
[10:45.560 --> 10:46.560]  map.
[10:46.560 --> 10:47.920]  The Arctic blast moves off to the south.
[10:47.920 --> 10:53.200]  We have highs in the teens and 20s over the Ohio Valley from tomorrow right through Tuesday.
[10:53.200 --> 10:55.560]  And that reaches the East Coast on Tuesday.
[10:55.560 --> 10:56.600]  And a lot of snow with this.
[10:56.600 --> 10:57.800]  What kind of totals are we looking at?
[10:57.800 --> 10:59.960]  Yes, the cold air moves across the warmer Great Lakes.
[10:59.960 --> 11:03.200]  We're looking at snowfall totals of potentially over a foot.
[11:03.200 --> 11:07.920]  Downwind of the lakes, parts of lower Michigan, which had the least snowy December that they've
[11:07.920 --> 11:11.760]  had on record, might be getting snowfall totals over a foot with blizzard conditions in that
[11:11.760 --> 11:12.760]  area.
[11:12.760 --> 11:13.760]  All right.
[11:13.760 --> 11:14.760]  It's just beginning.
[11:14.760 --> 11:15.760]  Jeff Smith, thanks to you.
[11:15.760 --> 11:16.760]  A new year and tonight new laws.
[11:16.760 --> 11:19.880]  Four more states joining the growing crackdown on illegal immigration.
[11:19.880 --> 11:25.100]  Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee now requiring employers to verify the legal
[11:25.100 --> 11:27.120]  status of people they hire.
[11:27.120 --> 11:31.100]  Workers in eight states are getting a raise as their state's minimum wage goes up.
[11:31.100 --> 11:34.640]  And tonight we take a closer look here at one new law in California that might have
[11:34.640 --> 11:39.080]  some parents wrestling to get their eight-year-olds back into their car seats.
[11:39.080 --> 11:42.080]  Here's ABC's Clayton Sandel now.
[11:42.080 --> 11:46.560]  At LA's Griffith Park, you can ride the big ponies if you're seven years old.
[11:46.560 --> 11:50.960]  But starting today, in a car, you'll be back in a booster seat.
[11:50.960 --> 11:52.800]  I can't believe it.
[11:52.800 --> 11:57.320]  California, which has more drivers than any other state, is raising the car seat cutoff
[11:57.320 --> 11:59.240]  age from six to eight.
[11:59.240 --> 12:00.840]  I'm not happy about it.
[12:00.840 --> 12:04.920]  It's creating crisis in millions of families with six and seven-year-olds who thought they'd
[12:04.920 --> 12:07.160]  left their car seat days behind.
[12:07.160 --> 12:11.000]  Brenda Salazar got rid of her twin's car seats when they turned six.
[12:11.000 --> 12:15.480]  I sold them a yard sale and now it's time to go buy some.
[12:15.480 --> 12:19.320]  Most parents understand it's all about safety.
[12:19.320 --> 12:23.560]  Ben here is helping us demonstrate that even though he's six, this seat belt is the wrong
[12:23.560 --> 12:24.560]  fit.
[12:24.560 --> 12:27.920]  It comes right across his neck and right across the soft parts of his belly.
[12:27.920 --> 12:32.080]  The booster lifts him up, putting the belt where it should be, across the bony parts
[12:32.080 --> 12:33.760]  of his chest and hips.
[12:33.760 --> 12:38.460]  The Golden State helps drive trends in auto safety, and this new law might help ramp up
[12:38.460 --> 12:41.320]  pressure for a nationwide car seat standard.
[12:41.320 --> 12:45.920]  We need to have a federal standard because when parents go to buy a booster seat, there's
[12:45.920 --> 12:51.960]  no guarantee that that booster seat is going to provide good belt fit in all kinds of different
[12:51.960 --> 12:53.080]  vehicles.
[12:53.080 --> 12:58.200]  In our completely unscientific kid poll, we found two-thirds against the new law, but
[12:58.200 --> 13:05.400]  there's an incentive to enforce it, break the law, and mom or dad get a $475 ticket.
[13:05.400 --> 13:07.880]  Clayton Sandell, ABC News, Los Angeles.
[13:07.880 --> 13:09.340]  Our thanks to Clayton tonight.
[13:09.340 --> 13:13.400]  On this New Year's weekend, we got a new glimpse from inside the White House from the photographers
[13:13.400 --> 13:18.600]  who were there every moment this past year, and tonight, some of what we didn't see.
[13:18.600 --> 13:21.560]  Ground zero on the 10th anniversary of 9-11.
[13:21.560 --> 13:25.680]  Former President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, with President Obama and
[13:25.680 --> 13:28.840]  the First Lady as they greet families of the victims.
[13:28.840 --> 13:29.840]  And there was this.
[13:29.840 --> 13:33.480]  The President about to present a wounded warrior with a purple heart, walking into a hospital
[13:33.480 --> 13:36.000]  room at Walter Reed wearing scrubs.
[13:36.000 --> 13:39.760]  This photograph taken high above the Oval Office of the Rose Garden, a state dinner
[13:39.760 --> 13:41.740]  for the German Chancellor.
[13:41.740 --> 13:44.300]  The funeral for former First Lady Betty Ford.
[13:44.300 --> 13:48.160]  There for the service, three former First Ladies, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn
[13:48.160 --> 13:51.480]  Carter, joining First Lady Michelle Obama.
[13:51.480 --> 13:54.860]  The President and First Lady bidding farewell to the Queen and Prince Philip, following
[13:54.860 --> 13:57.200]  a dinner in London to honor the Queen.
[13:57.200 --> 14:02.180]  And there was this smile, the President filling in his basketball coach for his daughter Sasha.
[14:02.180 --> 14:06.320]  And as this nation prepares for a toughly fought presidential race, we noted the children
[14:06.320 --> 14:07.320]  in this picture.
[14:07.320 --> 14:10.840]  Behind the President, their video games far more pressing.
[14:10.840 --> 14:16.280]  And Beau, with a view from inside the presidential motorcade, en route to PetSmart, we're told,
[14:16.280 --> 14:18.440]  to get his Christmas gift.
[14:18.440 --> 14:20.000]  The view from the White House.
[14:20.000 --> 14:23.720]  Still ahead here on World News this Sunday night, the debate this evening over a brand
[14:23.720 --> 14:24.720]  new drug.
[14:24.720 --> 14:29.560]  Some say it's the strongest pain reliever ever made, but will it do more harm than good?
[14:29.560 --> 14:33.280]  Also tonight, a royal rebound, what we saw today from Prince Philip.
[14:33.280 --> 14:36.360]  And we know there's a million ways to say Happy New Year, and so tonight, so many of
[14:36.360 --> 14:42.480]  you sent us messages on Facebook and online, the new year, in your three words.
[14:42.480 --> 14:55.640]  This is ABC World News with David Muir, brought to you by Progressive.
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[15:15.360 --> 15:16.360]  You guys are going to get this tree right here?
[15:16.360 --> 15:17.360]  Are you sure that's the one?
[15:17.360 --> 15:19.160]  I'll tie it to the roof for you.
[15:19.160 --> 15:23.840]  Make savings a new holiday tradition.
[15:23.840 --> 15:25.200]  Is this your normal?
[15:25.200 --> 15:26.680]  Jamie Lee Curtis.
[15:26.680 --> 15:27.680]  Oh, hi.
[15:27.680 --> 15:28.680]  Yes.
[15:28.680 --> 15:30.880]  Wow, you really went all out on the decorations, huh?
[15:30.880 --> 15:35.320]  Yeah, but I'm so slow taking them down after all the fatty holiday food.
[15:35.320 --> 15:37.240]  Well, that's normal.
[15:37.240 --> 15:38.340]  What do you mean that's normal?
[15:38.340 --> 15:39.920]  It doesn't have to be.
[15:39.920 --> 15:43.120]  To me, normal means feeling good inside, not slow.
[15:43.120 --> 15:44.120]  Try some Activia.
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[15:49.600 --> 15:50.600]  And let me know about your new normal.
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[15:54.040 --> 15:55.040]  Bicitis congestion.
[15:55.040 --> 15:56.640]  Ed, it's your fault.
[15:56.640 --> 15:59.560]  Instead of blaming me, try Advil Congestion Relief.
[15:59.560 --> 16:02.280]  Often the real problem is swelling, not mucus.
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[16:09.480 --> 16:11.480]  Chug that java.
[16:11.480 --> 16:12.480]  Down that dog.
[16:12.480 --> 16:20.240]  No matter what life throws at you, you can take the heat until it turns into heartburn.
[16:20.240 --> 16:23.680]  Good thing you've got what it takes to beat that heat, too.
[16:23.680 --> 16:24.680]  Zantac.
[16:24.680 --> 16:25.680]  It's strong.
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[16:28.680 --> 16:29.680]  And it lasts up to 12 hours.
[16:29.680 --> 16:30.680]  So let them turn up the heat.
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[16:43.680 --> 16:44.680]  My name's Jill Strange.
[16:44.680 --> 16:45.680]  I'm 49 years old.
[16:45.680 --> 16:46.680]  I love gardening and I love volleyball.
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[17:13.160 --> 17:15.920]  in joint comfort within seven days.
[17:15.920 --> 17:19.680]  Since taking osteobiflex, there's nothing that I can't do.
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[17:23.320 --> 17:30.520]  First came ABC News in Iowa with America's most watched debate, and now this Saturday
[17:30.520 --> 17:36.640]  night Americans again turn to ABC News just days before our country's first primary for
[17:36.640 --> 17:40.040]  the high stakes New Hampshire Republican debate.
[17:40.040 --> 17:45.900]  Saturday night at 9 Eastern, 6 Pacific on ABC, then the very next morning, George returns
[17:45.900 --> 17:50.560]  to Sunday morning politics on ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
[17:50.560 --> 17:55.560]  This election year, watch ABC News and see the whole political picture.
[17:55.560 --> 18:00.600]  Well, tonight some doctors are hailing it as the strongest painkiller yet to help Americans
[18:00.600 --> 18:05.400]  battling chronic pain, but many others say it would instead open a Pandora's box of new
[18:05.400 --> 18:08.140]  concerns, chief among them addiction.
[18:08.140 --> 18:11.040]  Here's ABC's Ron Claiborne tonight.
[18:11.040 --> 18:15.680]  The powerful new painkiller would be aimed at people like Kelly Amsbrocker, who suffers
[18:15.680 --> 18:18.240]  from intense migraine headaches.
[18:18.240 --> 18:24.160]  Throbbing, pulsating, feeling like spears are coming through my eyes.
[18:24.160 --> 18:28.400]  Currently undergoing testing in patients, Zohydro contains pure hydrocodone.
[18:28.400 --> 18:31.320]  It can be as much as 10 times stronger than Vicodin.
[18:31.320 --> 18:36.800]  Zogenix, one of four companies developing the drug, told ABC News Zohydro represents
[18:36.800 --> 18:42.240]  a potentially safer option because it does not contain acetaminophen, a drug associated
[18:42.240 --> 18:44.380]  with serious liver toxicity.
[18:44.380 --> 18:50.140]  The critics say Zohydro would only add a powerful and unnecessary drug to the nation's abundant
[18:50.140 --> 18:51.640]  supply of painkillers.
[18:51.640 --> 18:56.280]  Do you believe that Zohydro is a dangerous painkiller, dangerous to the public?
[18:56.280 --> 19:01.440]  When you pack this amount of a narcotic into a single pill, it's very easy for somebody
[19:01.440 --> 19:03.120]  to overdose and die from it.
[19:03.120 --> 19:05.280]  There's also the potential for addiction.
[19:05.280 --> 19:10.440]  The terrific business model, if a medication like this gets prescribed to a patient, many
[19:10.440 --> 19:13.940]  people will be on this medication for the rest of their life.
[19:13.940 --> 19:19.720]  An estimated 15,000 people die each year from overdosing on prescription painkillers, according
[19:19.720 --> 19:21.720]  to the Centers for Disease Control.
[19:21.720 --> 19:27.880]  And law enforcement officials link painkiller use and abuse to waves of violent crime and
[19:27.880 --> 19:30.040]  a surge in pharmacy break-ins.
[19:30.040 --> 19:35.480]  Just yesterday, an off-duty federal alcohol, tobacco and firearms agent was killed on Long
[19:35.480 --> 19:36.480]  Island, New York.
[19:36.480 --> 19:40.260]  The robber, who was also killed, was demanding OxyContin.
[19:40.260 --> 19:45.440]  But Zogenix says Zohydro could be a crucial new weapon against chronic pain.
[19:45.440 --> 19:51.160]  Critics say it's one painkiller the nation's medicine cabinets don't need.
[19:51.160 --> 19:53.200]  And Ron Clayborne joins us on the desk here in New York.
[19:53.200 --> 19:56.580]  Ron, if and when this drug is approved in the coming year, what kind of safeguards will
[19:56.580 --> 19:58.400]  be in place, given all the concern out there?
[19:58.400 --> 20:03.160]  Well, David, if it is approved, then almost certainly it will be a class two medication,
[20:03.160 --> 20:07.800]  which means that to get it filled and refilled, each time you have to go back to your physician
[20:07.800 --> 20:12.280]  instead of getting an automatic five refills, which is done for most painkillers now.
[20:12.280 --> 20:15.280]  So it'll be much more restricted if it is approved.
[20:15.280 --> 20:16.280]  If.
[20:16.280 --> 20:17.280]  All right.
[20:17.280 --> 20:18.280]  Ron Clayborne tonight, thanks very much.
[20:18.280 --> 20:30.240]  When we come back here, those falling birds from the sky on New Year's Eve, not again.
[20:30.240 --> 20:35.360]  When a moment suddenly turns romantic, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident
[20:35.360 --> 20:39.200]  in their ability to be ready with Cialis for daily use.
[20:39.200 --> 20:43.200]  Even if it doesn't happen every day, you can be ready any time the moment's right, because
[20:43.200 --> 20:48.480]  you take a clinically proven low-dose tablet every day.
[20:48.480 --> 20:52.400]  Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is
[20:52.400 --> 20:54.440]  healthy enough for sexual activity.
[20:54.440 --> 20:58.240]  Don't take Cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop
[20:58.240 --> 20:59.240]  in blood pressure.
[20:59.240 --> 21:01.400]  Do not drink alcohol in excess with Cialis.
[21:01.400 --> 21:05.320]  Side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed back ache, or muscle ache.
[21:05.320 --> 21:08.720]  To avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more
[21:08.720 --> 21:09.880]  than four hours.
[21:09.880 --> 21:14.000]  If you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, stop taking Cialis and
[21:14.000 --> 21:16.840]  call your doctor right away.
[21:16.840 --> 21:19.840]  Ask your doctor if Cialis for daily use is right for you.
[21:19.840 --> 21:25.720]  For a 30 tablet free trial offer, go to Cialis.com.
[21:25.720 --> 21:29.960]  For many, Nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease.
[21:29.960 --> 21:33.840]  Osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with Nexium.
[21:33.840 --> 21:36.920]  Possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
[21:36.920 --> 21:38.920]  Other serious stomach conditions may still exist.
[21:38.920 --> 21:41.840]  Talk to your doctor about Nexium.
[21:41.840 --> 21:47.160]  I take an Omega for my heart, but to be honest, I find the Omega choice is overwhelming.
[21:47.160 --> 21:48.160]  Which one is right for me?
[21:48.160 --> 21:51.560]  Then I found NuPro Nutrients Omega 3.
[21:51.560 --> 21:53.920]  It's from Centrum, a name I trust.
[21:53.920 --> 21:57.320]  It goes beyond my heart to support my brain and eyes, too.
[21:57.320 --> 22:01.680]  And these ultra-concentrated mini-gels are much smaller than many others.
[22:01.680 --> 22:04.080]  It's part of a whole new line of supplements.
[22:04.080 --> 22:06.240]  There's probiotic and fruit and veggie, too.
[22:06.240 --> 22:10.920]  NuPro Nutrients from Centrum, look for your $5 coupon in this Sunday's paper.
[22:10.920 --> 22:11.920]  This is Laura.
[22:11.920 --> 22:14.520]  Her morning begins with arthritis pain.
[22:14.520 --> 22:16.800]  That's a coffee and two pills.
[22:16.800 --> 22:20.480]  The afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills.
[22:20.480 --> 22:24.680]  Evening guests arrive, back to sore knees, back to more pills.
[22:24.680 --> 22:26.480]  The day is done, but hang on.
[22:26.480 --> 22:28.160]  Her doctor recommended Aleve.
[22:28.160 --> 22:32.560]  Just two pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than Tylenol.
[22:32.560 --> 22:37.600]  This is Laura, who chose two Aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain.
[22:37.600 --> 22:40.640]  Get an Aleve coupon in this Sunday's paper.
[22:40.640 --> 22:45.680]  We were flattered when Regenerist beat $100 cream, flabbergasted when we creamed a $500
[22:45.680 --> 22:46.680]  cream.
[22:46.680 --> 22:51.120]  For about $30, Regenerist Microsculpting Cream hydrates better than over 20 of America's
[22:51.120 --> 22:53.080]  most expensive luxury creams.
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[22:55.080 --> 22:59.640]  History repeating itself today in the town of Beebe, Arkansas.
[22:59.640 --> 23:03.720]  Folks there woke up this morning to find hundreds of dead blackbirds littering their streets.
[23:03.720 --> 23:06.800]  The same thing happened in Beebe last year, though the number of birds falling from the
[23:06.800 --> 23:08.760]  skies this time a little smaller.
[23:08.760 --> 23:11.960]  Animal control experts suspect the birds were spooked by the fireworks.
[23:11.960 --> 23:13.680]  That's what they said last year, too.
[23:13.680 --> 23:14.680]  There were plenty of fireworks.
[23:14.680 --> 23:18.760]  Meantime, elsewhere around the world, spectacular displays lighting up the night skies, everywhere
[23:18.760 --> 23:22.680]  from Sydney, where one and a half million people turned out, to Seattle, where the Space
[23:22.680 --> 23:25.120]  Needle provided a glorious launching point.
[23:25.120 --> 23:29.080]  250,000 people filled the streets of London to see a dazzling display.
[23:29.080 --> 23:34.400]  And in Las Vegas, police cleared a four-mile section of the strip for a spectacular display
[23:34.400 --> 23:36.360]  in Vegas, too.
[23:36.360 --> 23:39.640]  Prince Philip made his first official public appearance today after spending four days
[23:39.640 --> 23:41.560]  in the hospital for a heart procedure.
[23:41.560 --> 23:45.840]  The 90-year-old walked 400 yards to attend traditional New Year's Day services with the
[23:45.840 --> 23:46.840]  Queen.
[23:46.840 --> 23:47.840]  Great to see.
[23:47.840 --> 23:50.500]  When we come back here on World News, we were so impressed by your three words.
[23:50.500 --> 23:55.200]  With so many of you sent in on Facebook, online, you're about to see the range of your three
[23:55.200 --> 23:58.280]  words in a moment.
[23:58.280 --> 23:59.280]  My name's Jeff.
[23:59.280 --> 24:02.880]  I'm a dad, coach, and I quit smoking with Chantix.
[24:02.880 --> 24:06.600]  Knowing that I could smoke during the first week was really important to me.
[24:06.600 --> 24:09.880]  Along with support, Chantix has proven to help people quit smoking.
[24:09.880 --> 24:14.520]  Chantix reduced my urge to smoke, and personally, that's what I knew I needed.
[24:14.520 --> 24:18.560]  Some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood
[24:18.560 --> 24:22.080]  and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping Chantix.
[24:22.080 --> 24:25.800]  If you notice any of these, stop taking Chantix and call your doctor right away.
[24:25.800 --> 24:29.320]  Tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could
[24:29.320 --> 24:31.180]  get worse while taking Chantix.
[24:31.180 --> 24:34.320]  Don't take Chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it.
[24:34.320 --> 24:38.040]  If you develop these, stop taking Chantix and see your doctor right away, as some can
[24:38.040 --> 24:39.040]  be life-threatening.
[24:39.040 --> 24:42.060]  If you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new
[24:42.060 --> 24:43.180]  or worse symptoms.
[24:43.180 --> 24:45.960]  Get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack.
[24:45.960 --> 24:48.280]  Use caution when driving or operating machinery.
[24:48.280 --> 24:51.520]  Common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping, and unusual dreams.
[24:51.520 --> 24:54.960]  These are the reasons I quit smoking.
[24:54.960 --> 24:58.200]  Ask your doctor if Chantix is right for you.
[24:58.200 --> 25:03.320]  While some fiber ads use supermodels, Metamucil uses super hardworking psyllium fiber, which
[25:03.320 --> 25:06.780]  gels to remove unsexy waste and reduce cholesterol.
[25:06.780 --> 25:11.080]  Taking psyllium fiber won't make you a model, but you should feel a little more super.
[25:11.080 --> 25:15.000]  Metamucil, down with cholesterol.
[25:15.000 --> 25:20.000]  Do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation or a-fib that's not caused
[25:20.000 --> 25:21.600]  by a heart valve problem?
[25:21.600 --> 25:25.400]  Are you taking Warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot?
[25:25.400 --> 25:27.460]  You should know about Pradaxa.
[25:27.460 --> 25:31.920]  An important study showed that Pradaxa 150 milligrams reduced stroke risk 35 percent
[25:31.920 --> 25:32.920]  more than Warfarin.
[25:32.920 --> 25:36.240]  And with Pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests.
[25:36.240 --> 25:38.640]  Pradaxa is progress.
[25:38.640 --> 25:42.200]  Pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding.
[25:42.200 --> 25:46.760]  Don't take Pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding and seek immediate medical care for unexpected
[25:46.760 --> 25:49.640]  signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising.
[25:49.640 --> 25:54.240]  Pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or
[25:54.240 --> 25:59.160]  a bleeding condition like stomach ulcers, or if you take aspirin products, NSAIDs or
[25:59.160 --> 26:00.440]  blood thinners.
[26:00.440 --> 26:04.680]  Tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medical or dental procedures,
[26:04.680 --> 26:08.520]  and don't stop taking Pradaxa without your doctor's approval, as stopping may increase
[26:08.520 --> 26:10.600]  your stroke risk.
[26:10.600 --> 26:15.740]  Other side effects include indigestion, stomach pain, upset, or burning.
[26:15.740 --> 26:21.680]  If you have a fib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if Pradaxa can reduce
[26:21.680 --> 26:23.440]  your risk of a stroke.
[26:23.440 --> 26:27.040]  For more information or help paying for Pradaxa, visit Pradaxa.com.
[26:27.040 --> 26:30.440]  Tuesday, here comes the bride.
[26:30.440 --> 26:32.520]  Did she fall, or was she pushed?
[26:32.520 --> 26:33.520]  But only one guest.
[26:33.520 --> 26:35.480]  I got a room full of suspects in that bridal suite.
[26:35.480 --> 26:36.480]  Who knows what really happened?
[26:36.480 --> 26:37.480]  I hate weddings.
[26:37.480 --> 26:45.400]  ABC's Body Approve, all new Tuesday at 10, 9 central.
[26:45.400 --> 26:49.720]  And finally tonight here, your three words, your own way to say Happy New Year.
[26:49.720 --> 26:54.600]  We put the call out and so many of you responded with high hopes and great expectations for
[26:54.600 --> 27:01.600]  the year ahead.
[27:01.600 --> 27:25.740]  Happy New Year, everybody.
[27:31.600 --> 27:36.600]  Possibilities are endless.
[27:48.600 --> 27:49.600]  Say it to the camera.
[27:49.600 --> 28:05.600]  Happy New Year!
[28:05.600 --> 28:13.600]  When can I stop?
[28:13.600 --> 28:26.600]  Get a great job!
[28:26.600 --> 28:29.600]  In your three words for 2012, thank you for sending them in.
[28:29.600 --> 28:32.600]  Our three words, simpler, Happy New Year.
[28:32.600 --> 28:33.600]  Thanks for watching tonight.
[28:33.600 --> 28:35.600]  Diane Sawyer right here tomorrow night.
[28:35.600 --> 29:03.600]  From all of us here at ABC News, good night.
[29:03.600 --> 29:07.600]  This is ABC 7 News at 6.
[29:07.600 --> 29:08.600]  Good evening and Happy New Year.
[29:08.600 --> 29:09.600]  I'm John Alston in for Alan Wong.
[29:09.600 --> 29:10.600]  And I'm Amna Dates.
[29:10.600 --> 29:11.600]  Thank you for joining us.
[29:11.600 --> 29:14.600]  First tonight, developing news from the East Bay.
[29:14.600 --> 29:19.600]  Utility crews are on the scene of a major water main break on the Hercules-Rodeo border.
[29:19.600 --> 29:21.600]  They tell us that a number of customers are without water.
[29:21.600 --> 29:24.600]  Now, the broken main is two feet in diameter.
[29:24.600 --> 29:27.600]  It's near the intersection of Willow Road and Hamilton Avenue.
[29:27.600 --> 29:29.600]  There are reports of some flooding in the area.
[29:29.600 --> 29:33.600]  We do have a crew on the way and we will have more on ABC 7 News at 11.
[29:33.600 --> 29:36.600]  Other news, new rules for shoppers in San Jose tonight.
[29:36.600 --> 29:39.600]  Plastic bags are no longer an option and paper is going to cost you.
[29:39.600 --> 29:40.600]  It certainly will.
[29:40.600 --> 29:42.600]  And not everybody is happy about the change.
[29:42.600 --> 29:45.600]  ABC 7's Sergio Cantana is live tonight in San Jose.
[29:45.600 --> 29:47.600]  They'll look at how residents are dealing with this change.
[29:47.600 --> 29:48.600]  Hi, Sergio.
[29:48.600 --> 29:49.600]  Yeah, hi, Amma.
[29:49.600 --> 29:50.600]  Well, I'll tell you what.
[29:50.600 --> 29:51.600]  Environmentalists probably are happy.
[29:51.600 --> 29:54.600]  Over the years, they've been attacking the use of these plastic shopping bags
[29:54.600 --> 29:56.600]  because they're not biodegradable.
[29:56.600 --> 29:59.600]  Environmentalists say they can be dangerous to waterways.