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Munitions, and algeria is a case in point. >> katherine heritage, live. >> president obama just days from officially kicking off his second term. well take a look at what to expect as d.c. prepares for the inauguration and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of folks. first, the advice columnist known as "dear abby "has died after a battle withalzheimers, her real him in, pauline phillips. her daughter helped her with the column and by the time the illness was announced, jean phillips continued...

Martha? martha: what has reaction been, david lee, to finally locating this boy? >> reporter: best way you can describe it is bittersweet. the indiana police sergeant who worked the case says there are no plans in the works for a reunion. in his words, a bombshell was dropped on this young man the last few days. now, as for his mother, she is reportedly jumping up and down with joy. the son she never knew is now 24 years old and married. although living under an assumed name he eventually gave a...

He is now 24 years old he has been using a name that his grandparents gave him. cops were finally able to track him down after all of these years by using his social security number that was given to him by his stepfather just last year. >> young man living in the state of minnesota was using the social security number. but what was really interesting is that doing further checking he had the same exact date of birth as the boy who was missing back in 1994. >> thank goodness they hadnt given up ...

Case went cold. jenna. jenna: see if that maybe changes in all of this. what is the reaction so far to finally locating this missing boy who is now a man? >> reporter: for everyone involved this is really bittersweet. the indiana state police sergeant who worked the case says at this point there are no plans in the works for a reunion. in his words a bombshell was just dropped on this young man in the last few days. as for his motherer attorney says she ways thrilled but scared. the son she neve...

Vehicles, gas, oil, anti-freeze, lubricants that could taint the water source. >> long islanders get all of their drinking water from underground. what gets into the ground gets into their water and we think it shouldnt be fluids from wrecked cars. >> reporter: well the auction company says all of the vehicles are inspected every day. theyre all parked on pavement. and the all be sold off in three to six months, jenna. jenna: wow, some unbelievable pictures there of the airport. have you just wa...

After hurricane irene we wanted to say. we were worried about property. >> so you stayed in violation, and mcquick, you can get arrested. the authorities are waiting after this segment to get you. but after you stayed in your area, you thought im on the north shore, im on the other side of the island from you. now gasoline on long island. they cant pump it because theres no power, right? >> cant get it. >> three and a half hours, four and a half hour waits at the few stations that are open. in y...

After hurricane irene we wanted to say. we were worried about property. >> so you stayed in violation, and mcquick, you can get arrested. the authorities are waiting after this segment to get you. but after you stayed in your area, you thought im on the north shore, im on the other side of the island from you. now gasoline on long island. they cant pump it because theres no power, right? >> cant get it. >> three and a half hours, four and a half hour waits at the few stations that are open. in y...

Is last night for the first time since the storm, the temperatures dipped down into the 30s. so long islanders are experiencing very cold temperatures. if it continues, this becomes beyond a power emergency. it becomes a public health and safety emergency. one thing that the administration has done, which im grateful for, is theyve deployed national forest service assets, chainsaws, woodchipers, and personnel, about 120 national forest service personnel to long island to help with tree removal a...

Planet in color from the rover they call curiosity. panorama stitching together thumbnail images the camera. like you can do with a processor. this is the best image yet so far so good for a 2.6 billion-dollar mission. but here on earth, a bit of a set back. >> 3, 2, 0,. >> shepard: jiffy pot here was a flop here. nasas experimental lunar lander got off the ground before it crashed and burned. happened at the kennedy space center during the landers first free flight. officials down on the florid...

Tomorrow morning. the landing is a complicated sequence of events, called "seven minutes of terror." we have former nasa astronauts and author. tom, talk to us about how tricky this is. >>guest: very ambitious landing. they have had to do a new landing technique on this attempt because this one ton rover cannot come down with airbag cushioning like others. the normal landers will not work because the rubber is too heavy to drive off the ramp. so, this sky crane system of tying the rocket to a sl...