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Attorney concluded the fire was most often caused by the disposal of fireplace ash, a fact she had blurted out to a fire official the morning of the blaze. do you think that became the entirety of the investigation? do you think they just said, okay, it was those ashes. >> what do you think? >> reporter: do you think it could have been something else? >> yes. >> reporter: and yet, once the house was torn down and the demolition occurred, you really dont have any way to carry on your own investig...

Romney agreed to two more debates in florida. rick santorum came in third and ron paul fourth. the region got hit by the first major winter storm . new york city and philadelphia and washington were blanketed by four inches was snow. parts of massachusetts saw 10 inches . across the country in reno, nevada. rain and snow helping to stop a dangerous brush fire. the fire is now contained and thousands are now returned to their home. improperly discarded fireplace ash started the fire and leaving 2...

3:00 christmas morning and taking fireplace ash and putting it near the mud room at the back of the home. thats where the fire began. madonna and her companion tried saving the children before rescue crews pulled them away. investigators will re-interview them and go through the inspection records to see if anyone should have legally been in the house christmas morning. andy field, abc news, stamford, connecticut. >> well, she is obviously in shock. so i think, you know, the investigation is sti...

good evening upon. im ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett tonight. out in front, campaign is kicking into high gear. candidates are criss-crossing the state, trying to pick up last-minute support for the first contest in the race for the gop nomination. lets go straight to the political correspondt. jim acosta is on the ground in iowa. good to see you. lots of campaign events and everybody is back in the game. a recent poll shows 12% of voters in iowa, still undecided. you spoke wit...

lets go "out front." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good evening upon. im ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett tonight. out in front, campaign is kicking into high gear. candidates are criss-crossing the state, trying to pick up last-minute support for the first con tefrt in the race for the gop nomination. lets go straight to the political correspondent. jim acosta is on the ground in iowa. good to see you. lots of campaign events and everybody is back in the game. a recent...

good evening upon. im ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett tonight. out in front, campaign is kicking into high gear. candidates are criss-crossing the state, trying to pick up last-minute support for the first con tefrt in the race for the gop nomination. lets go straight to the political correspondent. jim acosta is on the ground in iowa. good to see you. lots of campaign events and everybody is back in the game. a recent poll shows 12% of voters in iowa, still undecided. you spoke...

Jon: is this the next big showdown? >> the white house definitely wants this to be the next showdown. ive talked to administration officials that feel strongly that the politics are fundamentally with the white house, that republicans over the course of this debate are going to be portrayed if the white house is successful as companions of the democratic national committee are as portraying them as friends of the big wall street bankers, republicans have their own talking points which is if this...

And what have you. and so nobody has any experience. i mean, up until that point, we didnt have any experience, and after that, we never saw anything. i mean, theres an active coal veino on the -- volcano on the island in hawaii but it doesnt have that plume on it and there was one in the philippines, and the problem is, at night you cant see t. so the safest thing to do, if theres a volcano around, just stay away from it, thats what they -- thats what needs to be done and its the smart thing to...

Turbine blades and the compressor blades, and it will mess up the air flow through the engine. so theres a lot of different things. the ash can be obviously different types, but all of it, you need to stay away from, its dangerous. jon: this volcano hasnt erupted in about 200 years, but this thing could go on for a while. in europe, aviation could be a mess for who knows how long. >> theyre saying that the minimum of two weeks before it really slows down, and it could be as long as several month...

Really depends on the weather pattern and beyond that the volcano itself. how long these eruptions are going to continue, and also, theyre going to have to, keep in mind, too, what type of ash is coming out of the volcano. some very fine ash that could perpetuate the problem longer. jane: what does it mean for the president? >> right now theyre saying this trip is in fact still on, the family of the polish president says they do not want the state funeral to be delayed and right now the airport ...