2. Police in Maine are now offering a $30,000 reward as they search for missing toddler Ayla Reynolds. Police now say they believe someone took the 20-month-old from her father's home a week before Christmas. 

 

 

 

3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he wants the presidential election planned for this March to be absolutely transparent. There are widespread accusations of vote rigging in favor of Putin's party in the recent Russian parliamentary election. Tens of thousands of protesters have called for Putin to leave office.

 

 

 

4. And opposition activists say Syria is pulling tanks from the city of Homs following battles there. Arab League observers are on their way to the city to ensure the government stops offensive against opposition forces.