Weekend. New activity on syrias chemical weapons and the heightened fear they may fall into the wrong hands. Aurora, penn state and, of course, newtown. We countdown the top ten biggest crimes of 2012. Time magazine named president obama person of the year, but do you know who their Readers Choice was . You might be surprised. It is sunday, december 23rd, good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. We begin with breaking news. The brutal gang rape of a woman is sparking protests in india. Protesters chanting we want justice in new delhi. The 23yearold was attacked on a bus last weekend. Cnn has learned that a journalist has been killed in demen strags today and well bring you much more on this as soon as we get it. Now, to a tearful ending and a new beginning in connecticut. Flags will be raised to full staff today for the First Time Since the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. This comes just after the final three funerals for the victims of that tragedy. Emilie parker, josephine gay. All little girls with Bright Futures taken before their time. People gathered to say their goodbyes. To just see the hall filled with pink flowers, glitter, it was fancy and thats what emilie lived her life celebrating life. And everything was special to emilie. She was just 6 years old and her father is one of the few family members from the newtown families to speak publicly about the shooting. He wanted people to remember his daughter as a kind and caring big sister. Now, to other news, president obama is in hawaii for the holidays and today hell help celebrate the life of the late senator daniel inouye. He is scheduled to attend the funeral for the pacific in honolulu. The senator passed away last weekend at the age of 88. The president spoke at the Memorial Service in washington on friday. In new orleans, a federal judge has given final approval to Bp Settlement with gulf coast businesses and residents. Bp will pay at least 7. 8 billion in compensation to settle claims from the deep water horizon disaster in 2010. There is no cap on the settlement except for those claims from those in the sea food industry, so, the final bill could still be much higher. Thousands of people made claims from texas to florida. Moving overseas to a deadly cold snap in the ukraine. Hundreds more have been treated for hypothermia and frost bite. The government has set up thousands of Heating Centers to help people deal with the extreme cold. The temperatures there have dropped down to just one degree fahrenheit, far below the average for this time of the year. Well, this morning it looks like a major u. S. Ally will have a new constitution, but theare still a whole lot of questions about egypts democratic future. The draft charter has been approved by a majority of voters in a referendum. Official results are expected later on. Two rounds of voting followed violent protests. Lets check in now with cnns ian lee. He is in cairo this morning. Good morning. How was the voter turnout . Well, randi, voter turnout was really, really low. Lower than a lot of people were expecting, especially in the turmoil we saw leading up to this election. The Second Lowest turnout weve seen. 32 of egyptians came out and voted, which really is having a lot of people wondering where the 68 of other people werent voting. Either they were unwilling or unable to cast their votes. It really is not a strong mandate for the Muslim Brotherhood and president morsi. They will be happy that they won this constitution, but with such a small number of people that came out to vote, a lot of people are wondering what they could have done differently, especially with the opposition. What they could have done differently to get people out to vote in this constitutional referendum. It certainly was so controversial now, i guess, the question is what does this all mean for the opposition . Well, the National Salvation front, which is the Umbrella Organization for the opposition, will be meeting here shortly. But they really have just two options. One, continue the protesting and continue rejecting this whole process or, two, prepare for parliamentary elections, which will come within two months, if this constitution is radified or if the Supreme Electoral Commission does approve this constitution. They have within two months of parliament, which they need to get ready for. Like i said earlier, 68 of the people didnt vote. Theyll want to target that large majority that didnt come out, as well as the islamists. They want to go after them, as well. Its in the parliament where the changes to the constitution can be made now, randi. Morsis Vice President has now quit, what is the significance of that . Well, in the new constitution, there isnt a Vice President and he was aware of this, of this move. He made the decision last november. This was all before the turmoil that happened before the constitutional referendum, the declarations were made, but he held on saying that the president needed him and that he wanted to help the country, but he said there was a conflict of interest between being a judge and being Vice President and mixing the judiciary with politics, he didnt like that. But it isnt really a big surprise and shouldnt have a real big impact in egypt. As a result of this, how much unrest do you think well continue to see . Well definitely see some pockets of unrest, probably within the next week. People still angry over what happened. A lot of people unsatisfied with the constitution. But, really, we havent seen the protests, at least in the runp to this Constitutional Assembly really make any difference or have any impact on this whole process. So, if these groups who do object to the constitution really want to make a difference, theyre going to have to do it in their legislature and that election is within two months. All right, ian lee for us, appreciate your reporting there, thank you very much. And to washington now, with Congress Home for the holidays, a deal on the fiscal cliff looks less and less likely. That could mean coal in the stocking for House Speaker john boehner and also mean the end in his twoyear rein. He is facing pressure after his plan b failure. He proposed a plan, but republicans had to pull it off the table after admitting they just couldnt get it passed. For an illustration of the pressure facing john boehner, check the latest polls. Thats what we have political reporter John Steinhauser for. Americans are worried about the taxes if the nation falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. Seven of ten questioned in our poll says there will be major problems or a crisis in the country if that happens. Part of what voters they were looking for is some compromise up here. Thats what folks want. Our poll indicates more americans want the republicans than the democrats to compromise more to reach bipartisan solutions. The democratcontrolled white house has no plan and offered no plan all year to deal with these looming cuts. But the public doesnt seem to agree and more people would blame republicans in Congress Rather than the president if no deal is reached. One reason why, more people see the views and policies of the gop rather than the Democratic Party as too extreme. That wasnt the case two years ago. If theres any good news in the poll for the republicans, its this. A small majority say its good for the country that the gop controls the house, which suggests the public doesnt want the democrats controlling everything here in washington. Paul steinhauser, thank you very much. It has been quite a year and with the end just around the corner, we wanted to look back at the top stories of the year. Ill run down what crime and punishment stories made our list. But, first, a holiday message from our troops from president obama and first lady. The war in iraq is over. The transition to afghanistan is under way and after a decade of war, our heroes are coming home. All across america, military families are reuniting. So, this week letes lets give thanks for our veterans and their families and say a prayer for all our troops, especially those in afghanistan, who are spending this Holiday Season overseas risking their lives to defend the freedoms that we hold so dear. crash ow i landed on my keys. Did you get that . Oh yeah. That was amazing. Here you go. That was a fun trick see . Santas okay. Walk it off santa. Share videos instantly with s beam. On the galaxy siii and note ii. For a limited time get two flip covers for the price of one. Exclusively at verizon. [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. This season, discover aleve. All day pain relief with just two pills. With odor free aspercreme. Powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. So all you notice is relief. Aspercreme. Well, the year turned out to be one full of incredible stories. Some sparked International Outrage and as others developed, the details were almost too hard to believe. Crimes were committed and in some cases justice was handed down. But some victims are still waiting for justice. Heres the list for top ten crime stories of to 12. A manhunt is under way for mack macafee founder. Police are pursuing multiple leads, they say, they claim they want to talk to mcafee as part of their investigation, but no one knows where he is. This one was strange and only got stranger as after weeks went by and no one could find him. Breaking news right now john mcafee wanted for questioning for his neighbor in police has been on the run from authorities for weeks but Martin Savidge found him. Number nine the day darkness fell under a Crystal Clear august sky in wisconsin. The latest information that we know, seven people are dead at this point, three of them, were told, outside of that temple. The gunman on a rampage at a sikh temple. Wade michael page. After shooting one Police Officer multiple times he was shot and killed by another officer. Number eight, the massacre in kandahar province. The United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. The accused gunman agent Staff Sergeant robert bales. He left his afghanistan outpost on a night back in march and single handedly attacked two villages. Opening fire and killing 16 afghan civilians in their homes and wounding six others. Number seven, striking a deal in the blow. The man who shot Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people on a rampage in tucson pleaded guilty to 19 charges. Jared loughner was sentenced to seven consecutive live terms plus 140 years. His guilty plea means he will avoid the Death Penalty. Chicagos murder rate surged to levels not seen in almost a decade. By december, close to 500 people were killed in the city. Just not the gang bangers. Right now innocent kids and women are being shot on a daily basis. Averaging more than a murder a day, most of the crime happened in a few specific areas. The entire city suffers when violence happens and this idea of not in my backyard is not okay. We start this morning with breaking news from italy. A massive cruise ship, the Costa Concordia on its side after running aground in january. 32 passengers and crew were killed. The captain faces charged. The ships captain is being charged for manslaughter and abandoning ship. The sentencing of Jerry Sandusky. Carol, Jerry Sandusky will die in jail. A judge sentenced him to at least 30 years in jail, after he was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse. Despite the mounting of evidence against him, sandusky continues to proclaim his innocence. He is in the process of appealing his sentence. Number three, the shooting of unarmed 17yearold trayvon martin. My son left sanford, florida, in a body bag while George Zimmerman went home to go to sleep in his own bed. Accused gunman George Zimmerman claims selfdefense in a case that sparked International Outrage and ignited racial tensions. The trial is set for june. Number two we need rescue inside the auditorium. Multiple victims. Seven down july 20th, just past midnight, terror inside theater nine. Nine miles east of denver where there was a mass shooting at a movie theater. In the end, 12 people killed, 58 others wounded. Holmes faces 152 charges. Many victims continue to recover, while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. And number one unimaginable horror grips the nation in one of the Deadliest School shootings in u. S. History. Tragedy at sandy hook elementary. This is unspeakable what happened in this town. Innocent children shot dead in their classrooms. The victims,. Emilies laughter was infectious and all those who had the pleasure to meet her would agree this world is a better place because she has been in it. In newtown, connecticut, an outpouring of compassion while the nation faced hard questions about Mental Health and guns. As the president issued an emotional call for action. For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory. A look back there at 2012. Be sure to stay with us for more of our year ending top ten lists. If you want something really special, well, you should head to cnn. Com for the year in pictures. All the images that define 2012. Our friends there at cnn. Com put that together for you. He beat out olympic athletes, tv personalities and a long list of humanitarians around the world. You may be shocked, though, to find out which leader won Time Magazines poll online. I was reminded when i came into this country one of the messages i got about the london olympics, thank you for sending our athletes back safely. I thought that was such a lovely thing to say. Ill say the same thing to you, there are people loving you and thinking of about you, please come back in one piece. All those men and women around the world. 22 minutes past the hour now. Lets update you now on the alleged brutal beating and gang rape of a young woman on a bus that is sparking anger in india. Protesters chanting we want justice in new delhi. A journalist has been killed in protests today in northern india. Cnn ibm joins me on the phone from new delhi. What can you tell us about the reports that were getting that a journalist has been killed . Yes, the journalist has been killed. This was when protests erupted while protesting a similar incident where a woman was assaulted and now thats been police we thought resulting to firing a vehicle of the police. A car was burnt by the protesters during the retaliation. Now, it only happens in extreme cases. Just allowed to do a mild charge after which is followed by the gas shells which are lobbed at protesters. In this case, they are fired upon the protesters and the cameraman was killed in that. And there was a police ban on these protests, right . The demonstrations defy the ban, is that what happened here and how violent are they getting . It is getting slightly out of hand. People are assembling in the thousands. Of course, the police task enforced a section which is called 144. That does not allow, that prohibits assembly of more than four people in a particular location. But people are just defied that and come to india, which is the Historical Monument there in central new delhi. People have come down and confronting the police and they wish to march up to the president s house. You know, most of them say that they want a hearing with the president , but police have, of course, barricaded the entire area and not letting any of them pass through. That is the point of conflict right now. And their youngsters. Some from colleges, universities and people from all walks of life have really come together. So no one head or one group of leaders that one can go to. So, everybody is having a sort of and the police are unable to control the mob. What about an arrest . Has there been an arrest on the woman on the bus . Yes, all of those accused have been arrested. Theyre in with the police right now. All of the six that were accused, one is a juvenile. Hes claimed to the police that hes under 18 years. So hes been sent to a home for juveniles, which is generally the case in india. But the rest are in police custody. They are being questioned by the police and police are going to file a charge, so to say. Which present before a court of law here in india in the next 30 days is what police are saying. What is the condition of the young woman . She continues to be in critical shape right now. Yesterday the doctors had released a medical bulletin where they said that she was doing well. They also helped her take a few steps, but, really, the condition right now is that she had trouble breathing, again, this morning. So, the doctors, again, looking at putting her back on ventilator support. So, shes not well at all. And various procedures that were involved in saving this girl involved removing her abdomen completely. So, its really a difficult time while the entire country, certainly, is praying for her. That just sounds horrible. There have been, correct me if im wrong, but there has been a surge in rape attacks in new delhi recently, is that correct . That is correct. You know, delhi has seen a number of rape attacks. If we look at the numbers by police last year, it stood at around 625. So, the rapes have been there. But because, you know, of the social of the victim that takes place, many people do not report it because, you know, they feel that the honor of the victim that they dont report it. So many of the cases, really, going unreported. But 625. That number certainly alarming for last year and as this brutal gang rape came to light, many of the people have been coming forward and r