more. a complete list of what you can expect to pay more for in 2012. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com one teenager's stunned saga ended with her return to the united states. this is exclusive video of jakadrien turner arriving at the airport in dallas. she spent most of the past year in colombia after being deported by the u.s. government. the problem is, she isn't colombian. these an american teenager who ran away from home. shoplifting, arrested in houston, convinced colombian officials her name was ortega cortez. her family wants answers from the federal government, but right now are just happy their daughter is home. >> they want to get some rest, to reunite the family. that's the purpose of this day. they're very happy that we were able to get them home. >> what a story. federal immigration officials are investigating. much more a little later in the show on the situation, including how her family finally found her. well, a two-ship convoy is making the first of its kind journey from the ice to nome, alaska right now. an american ship is leading wait for a russian tanker. bad weather cancelled the shipment last fall. this is the first time fuel's been taken from ice-covered waters to western alaska. check out this video from the u.s. navy. it shows 13 iranian fishermen held hostage by suspected hostage. an american destroyer rescued the men in the north arabian sea. the iranians held more than 40 days. 15 suspected pirates held by the u.s. navy. the navymen are the hero. penn state is ready to introduce its permanent replacement for legendary coach joe paterno. it's new england patriots offensive coordinator bill o'brien. the official announcement expected this afternoon. you rep that paterno was dismissed in the middle of a sex abuse scandal surrounding former assistant coach jerry sandusky. the head coach since the 1960s. we'll have to wait until wednesday to hear a plea from joran van der sloot. expected to plead guilty to murder in the death of a 21-year-old woman in peru. instead, van der sloot asked the judge for more time to consider this plea. you may remember, van der sloot was also a suspect in the disappearance of alabama teenager natalee holloway back in 2005. to politics now. any other iowa caucuses in the rearview mirror, meaning it's time for new hampshire. the new hampshire primary. tuesday. cnn political editor paul steinhauser repreviews all the action. >> good morning, gary. three days to go until the big primary and all major presidential candidates right here in new hampshire for two debates this weekend. right. one tonight and another one tomorrow morning. so where do things stand in the battle for the grand state? a bran new poll is out. there at the top a familiar figure in this state. former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the front-runner in all the polls here in new hampshire going back about two years. ron paul, 20%. everybody else in single digits. when the debate is over tomorrow, you'll see two candidate peel off and go down sow south carolina. the third contest in the primary caucus calendar. where do things stand in south carolina? look at this brand new poll out just yesterday. look at this. a surprise. mitt romney now on top in south carolina. that's a big switch from about a month ago. romney surging in south carolina. rick santorum the former senator from pennsylvania, at 19%. his numbers jumping and newt gingrich, his numbers plummeted in the palmetto state. ron paul at 12%. everybody else in single digits. that's where things stand in new hampshire and south carolina. back to you. >> thank you. they aren't resting voices. they're on the trail all over new hampshire. mitt romney the first out of the gate with a rally in derry in about two hours. rick santorum and ron huntsman the busiest. seven events. ron paul, newt gingrich, one each. still with cnn for the campaign trail all day today. meteorologist alexandra steel is in for our meteorologist. from the southeast, is there rain on the way? much more, and when will we see the wind and the cold is we'll tell you, that's calmoming up. been to the gas station lately? you know it's more to fill up your car. wait until you hear the prediction for this summer. a little youtube. great day in washington, d.c., because it is going to be a beautiful day, unseasonably warm in the nation's capital and all over the northeast on january 7th. wonderful news, warm weather in much of country. meteorologist alexandra steele in for reynolds wolf. a warm weather. >> unseasonably. last week alone, 1,100 records. minnesota, highness the 60s, since records began for the first time in history. really, notably warm. so where's the heat and where's it going? what we saw yesterday, with all the heat, minnesota through wichita and all the way south. temperatures there, 15 to 25 degrees above average. we're watching this cold front, although i use that term loosely, because not a lot of cold air behind this. cooler air coming down. certainly not record cool by any means and barely even chronologically average. ahead of it, boston, washington, all the way down through the mid-atlantic and into the deep south, temperatures there today, still holding on to 15 to 25 degrees above average. so the warmth is still on. a little caveat, though, here in the southeast, from charlotte to atlanta, to memphis, new orleans, moisture coming in. you can see the surface winds coming up from the gulf. warm air, yes, but clouds and a few showers. not a total long shot by any mean, but a few rain showers. windy conditions in the midwest. we'll see winds coming in. maybe a little lake-effect snow coming in, but very little. high pressure in control. high and dry for the plains. beautiful conditions, though, along the west coast. sunny skies. gorgeous conditions from phoenix all wait to los angeles. enjoy the weather today in the northwest. some clouds and rain coming in tomorrow. so in terms of temperatures, wlook whe look where we should be. live picture from washington, d.c. how about 63 in january in washington? you know, we're a little off the mark. 53 in boston. new york seeing 56. incredibly mild. again, ahead of the front, temperatures begin to cool down, really slightly. there we are out west. the only places that are going to see any snow are the mountains of colorado. mountain tops will get into snow. the rockies are pretty good for a little snow, but places like tahoe, really baran. really barren. the snow aids around bets in making more. we don't have much. we're not going to see much in the short term. talk about the heat coming up with incredible numbers. >> snow begets snow. i like that. >> much more in my pocket. see you a little later. >> thank you very much. just a week into the new year, gas prices are on the rise again. look at today's average price in the u.s. $3:37 for regular unleaded. a year ago, and by summer gasoline could hit, wait until you hear this, $4.25 a gallon. utah, cheapest prices. the only place still below $3 a gallon. and a list of other items likely costing more. american express, predicting the price for an economy seat will rise about 5% in 2012. next, food prices are going up. they rose 6% last year and higher whole sale prices. next, municipal fees. what you pay for everything, from dog licenses to vehicle registration, even local police may be writing more tickets. finally, shipping. the u.s. postal service raises race nearly 5% this year, and fedex and u.p.s. expected to do the same. it's not all bad news. after the break, i've got a list of five items that will cost you less this year. stick around. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? 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[ female announcer ] only from aveeno. before the break we showed you a list of items with prices on the rise from 201 from deallose.com. the good news, prices falling into the sunlight this year. take a look. wine. vino. retailers slashes bottles over $30. next, car rent 8rentals. deep discounts this year. next, the ipad 2. ipad 3 rumored to hit the stores. watch for price cuts on the ipad 2. especially refurbished models. and fancy tvs plummet in 2012. 3d tvs and homes. expect prices to stay low this new year on homes. former pennsylvania u.s. senator rick santorum is the latest republican to emerge as a possible front-runner for his party's presidential nomination, but where does he stand on the issues? the good place to start, just to listen to what he's saying. >> reporter: losing by just eight votes to mitt romney has certainly invigorated rick santorum. >> there's going to be a rematch. we're going to go to new hampshire and take him on, and we're going to run a campaign talking about my vision for this country. >> reporter: we can already tell you dwight a bit about his vision for this country. santorum, after two terms as congressman and u.s. senator, established a reputation as a conservative in every sense of the word. just this past sunday in iowa, santorum was talking about entitlement programs. >> i don't want to make people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. i want to give hem the opportunity to go out and earn the money. >> reporter: santorum's statement came in an area where most conservatives are white. he was tongue tied and didn't mean top say the word black, but he didn't meng the word black in another situation. from january of last year regarding comments made by president obama, saying it was above his pay grade to say when a baby is above human rights. >> the question is and this is what barack obama didn't want to answer is that, is that human life? a person under the constitution and barack obama says, no. well, if that person, is not a person, then i find it almost remarkable for a black man to say, now, we are going to decide who are people and who are not people. >> reporter: santorum received significant attention when he gave a quote to the associated press to the supreme court about homosexuality. if the supreme court says you have the right tore con sexual flight nor home, you have the right to bligmy, you have the right to polygamy and you have the right to incest. does that undermine the fabric of our society? i would argue, yes it does. that's not to pick on homosexuality. it's not men or child, men on dog or whatever the case maybe. santorum says he wasn't equating that but trying to make a larger point on morality. >> do things which we believe are wrong, but when you act out those things that is a problem. i was simply reflecting that opinion and that belief structure that i happen to hold as a catholic. >> reporter: san tore somme a staunch supporter of vatican policy when it comes to contraception and said this to an evangelical blog site. one of the thing i will talk about no president has talked about before, the dangers of contraception in this country. it's not okay. it's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things supposed to be. a belief that may play well in the far right but might be a harder sell among other conservatives. regarding national defense, certainly the an thing stithesi ron paul. >> we will degrade the facilities through air strikes snd make it very public we are doing that. >> reporter: critics thought rick santorum's political career was over after he lost the senate seat by 18 percentage point. his star is once again rising. and hopes of iowa showing a b broad reach in new hampshire and beyond. >> for the latest on rick santorum's views as well as the others running for president, go to cnn.com/politics. and ahead, you'll hear from parents outraged about their children's homework assignment. and imagine hitting the lottery, but the check bounces? yes, bounces. those stories straight ahead. first a new study shows which college degrees make it harder to find jobs. according to the georgetown center, an education in the work force recent college graduates with engineering degrees have been at 7.5% unemployment. humanities and liberal arts, 9.4%, third highest. look at the two with the worst job prospects in a moment. s p! ] ow, ow! 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