CHO: Forty-eight minutes after the hour. Here you're "Morning Headlines". Markets open in less than 45 minutes and things are looking up for the third to the last trading session of the year. The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P; 500 futures all pointing to a higher open this morning. Syrian forces accused of hiding tanks and detainees from Arab League monitors. The military fired on protestors yesterday despite the presence of monitors in the country. An opposition group says another 39 people were killed yesterday including two children. The trial of former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak resuming in Egypt after a three-month delay. Mubarak in court on a stretcher charged with ordering the killing of hundreds of protesters to squash the revolt that ultimately ended his 30-year reign. Funeral services for former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, his son and successor Kim Jong-Un at the side of the hearse. Memorial services are expected to last for two days. "Occupy Des Moines" protesters are vowing to stage protests against the Republican candidates in Iowa this week at their events and their individual headquarters. Hundreds of activists from at least ten states are reportedly on hand and they met last night to pick their targets. Just six days to go. Next Tuesday night the candidates' first true test at the Iowa caucuses CNN Special live "AMERICA'S CHOICE 2012" coverage begins Tuesday night January 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. CNN the place to be for the best political coverage on television. Today in "The Situation Room" at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, our Wolf Blitzer sits down with Mitt Romney, that's only on CNN. And that's the news you need to know to start your day. AMERICAN MORNING is back after this.
Mubarak Trial Resumes in Egypt