'First Look': First News for Dec. 31

Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories:

OIL COMPANY LAYS OFF 700 IN BAKERSFIELD: A Canadian oil field services company appears to be the first in Bakersfield to carry out a mass layoff as a result of the recent collapse of oil prices. Ensign Energy Services Inc. warned state officials earlier this month that it expected to release 700 people in Bakersfield effective De