These are the early morning headlines for Wednesday, December 8, 2010.

Including: a small cruise ship in distress.

Video provided by ABC's World News Now.

You can get more news any time from http://ABCNews.com.

ABC's Vinita Nair anchors this mini-newscast from New York.

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