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Symbolic in any way. it's not been declared, you know, part of the caliphate on one hand or central to the future of iraq. >> reporter: the u.s. is dedicating more resources to the fight over the strategic town of baiji, home to iraq's largest oil refinery and key to denying isis income. just a day earlier, isis released video of insurgent clashes in baiji. if t the iraq government has yet to show claims today its forces took full krog of tcontrol of t >> back and forth. you will see instances they move into retreat and elsewhere on the offense in isil, the ones in caravans, heading out. >> re...

Government has yet to prove that today its forces took full control of the area. >> it will be back and forth. you will see instances where they move back in retreat but you will see isil, the ones in carav caravans, heading out. >> reporter: today, they announced they killed a former baptist leader. seen here in 2003. the deputy of saddam hussein linked to isis. abo abduri was the king of cards. >> just in the last two days, u.s.-led coalitions have launched five air strikes and only two in ramadi. so you can see where the u.s. priorities are.

And it's a 3 out of a 5. is that a stay away? or is that a manageable risk with the right equipment? >> yeah. the avalanche risk is level three out of a scale of 1 to 5. that's level orange. and here in the united states that means dangerous conditions and you should choose conservative terrain. in other words, stay off of slopes between about 34 and 45 degrees in steepness. so if you pay attention to the avalanche report before heading out, then you, they tell you where it's safe where it's not safe, and what kind of terrain you should be in for that particular day. >> when it is in orange wh...

The big story today as you head out the door is the dense fog on i-95 from new york city down all the way to south carolina, visibility very low right now. d.c., baltimore, philadelphia area being very careful heading out. give yourself definitely extra time. snow yesterday from areas of wisconsin have moved through michigan this morning. there's some bands of snow down through indiana, so maybe some slippery roads there. it's going to be much colder today up through the northern plains, also through the great lakes. and some of that chilly air's trying to head down into the southeast today, b...

Experiencing delays. people lined up at this fedex shipment center in oregon on christmas day. >> they left me a note. thank god they're open, so i can go to my parents and give my mom her gift. >> reporter: meanwhile, u.p.s. says they expect the vast majority of packages to be delivered today. online companies who rely heavily on u.p.s.'s service are making amends. or trying to make amends anyway. they say they're giving gift cards and refunding the charge of shipment for some of their customers. hopefully they can make amends for those botched shipments. kate? >> all right. thanks so much. w...