BLITZER: Lisa Sylvester is monitoring some of the other top stories in THE SITUATION ROOM right now. Lisa, there's no let-up in the violence in Syria.</s>SYLVESTER: Yes, that's right, Wolf. The Arab League says snipers are still a threat even though government tanks have withdrawn from residential areas. This video purports to show an Arab League monitor saying he witnessed sniper fire. CNN cannot independently verify the reports. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's government insists it's cracking on armed terrorists not anti-government protesters. New York police are investigating three attacks involving Molotov cocktails in Queens. An Islamic center and a private home were targeted. There was some damage, but no injuries. It's unclear whether a fourth incident, a house fire was related to the others. Governor Andrew Coumo condemned the attacks as being, quote, "against everything we stand for as New Yorkers and Americans." And now orbiters are now in place as planned. Scientists hope these orbiters will help map the gravitational field of the moon in an effort to understand its formation. A spacecraft launched back in September.> Rick Santorum is getting support from a former boss. "News Corporation's CEO and Chairman, Rupert Murdoch. He is now on Twitter and used one of his first tweets to praise Santorum, writing, quote, "Good to see Santorum surging in Iowa regardless of policies. All debate shows principle, consistency and humility like no other." Santorum is a former contributor to "News Corp's Fox News -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: Thanks very much, Lisa, stand by. Meanwhile, new developments at an arson spree that's been terrorizing the Los Angeles area. We're learning new details of an arrest. Coming up in our next hour, Democrats are linking Mitt Romney to massive layoffs through his own firm. We're going to talk about that and much more with the head of the Democratic National Committee. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will join us live.
Snipers Still A Threat In Syria; Three Molotov Cocktail Attacks in NYC; NASA Orbiters Circling Moon