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Tens and thousands of people from michigan to maine are still without power as a result of last weeks massive ice storm. authorities blame the ice storm for 17 deaths in the u.s. and 10 in canada, at least five have been attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning from generators they were using to keep their homes warm. in michigan, 57,000 still in the dark and power companies there say it could take until sunday to fully restore the service. in maine, more than 12,000 people are in the dark, 12,00...

0 muler, that had the metadata system put in place before september 11th there would have been a better chance to catch the terrorists. and then he goes why its unlawful. >> the lawsuit was filed by the american civil liberties union and they responded in the last hour saying, were extremely disappointed with this decision which means the relevant statutes understands the privacy implications of the government surveillance and this describes a narrow and outdated precedent to read away core -- t...

thousands of deliveries did not make it under the tree. what the carriers and the retailers are saying and doing to make it up to customers. what a way to have christmas if you dont get your gifts. good morning, everybody. we want to start with a video perporting to show warren winestein in pakistan. >> my name is warren winestein. >> al qaeda support the 13-minute video to several western news agencies. nbc ewes cannot confirm when or where the video was produced. martin fletcher join...

protesters run for cover. this morning, the smoke has cleared and frank ogalla plaza in oakland. people behind the movement are not giving up, and neither are the police. christie smith is following this story for us. she joins us in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: its fairly calm out here right now in downtown oakland, barely any sign of the clash between police and protesters where police end ed p lobing tear gas into the crowd. frank ogawa plaza still closed off this morning. ...

while it is a century old tradition, abc 7 shows us how organizers hope this years race will be much different. >> the barriers are going up along the starting line here at howard biel closing the streets. on and off again rain is falling. it hasnt slowed down these workers or tow truck drivers clearing the staging area of cars. possible rain showers wont bother many of these runners either. >> one, two. >> lazaro and five of his family are running and rain isnt going to be a problem. ...

for the gop. but it is how they use that power that could determine the power of the country. >> god bless you speaker bainor. >> he wants to carry out the mandate of american voters, less government. >> no longer can we fall short. no longer can we kick the can down the road. the people voted to end business as usual. and today we begin to carry out their instructions. >> reporter: after first pledging to reduce spending by $100 billion, republicans now say they want to reduce it by $...