rahm emanuel. he is also implementing de-escalation training. security is tight around the world this morning as many plan to celebrate the new year. new york city police will carefully screen people today who want to watch the ball drop in times square. about 6,000 officers will cover the event. soldiers are deployed throughout paris to keep people safe after last month's terror attack. around 60,000 police and troops are deployed across france for a new year's celebrations. tensions are high in turkey where two suspects were detained who allegedly planned to detonate suicide bombs tonight. belgium's capital cancelled new year's eve fireworks amid fears of an attack. no grand prize winning tickets sold for last night's powerball drawing. the next drawing is saturday.

a ban on a popular beauty product. we will tell you why the president made microbeads

this is the "cbs morning news." new worries over the impact of el nino. and a beauty staple is outlawed. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "atlanta journal-constitution" says president obama has signed a law banning plastic microbeads from shampoo, toothpaste and facial wash. an estimated 800 trillion beads are flushed down the drain every day. scientists say that they are too small to be caught in waste water treatment filters and they end up in the water supply. the ban goes into effect in july. "the washington post" says the driver who was killed after he crashed into another car carrying secret service agents in new hampshire on tuesday had an extensive criminal history. he was identified as bruce

suffered serious injuries. the bbc reports the powerful el nino weather phenomenon this year and next is expected to be as bad as the one in 1998. el nino is linked to floods and storms around the world, as well as unusual temperatures. the north pole, for example, was 40 degrees above normal yesterday. on the cbs "moneywatch" now. the most loved cars on the road and big lift for weight watchers. wendy gillette is with that and more in new york. general motors. the u.s. territory governor said on wednesday, bondholders will receive the $329 million they are owed, but that payment will come from lower-grade bonds. general obligation bonds are considered the safest investment bonds. puerto rico has racked up billions in bond debt that it says it cannot pay. wall street stocks ended

prices. the dow lost 117 points on wednesday. the s&p 500 index was off 15. the nasdaq fell 42 points. the u.s. is reportedly preparing new sanctions over iran's ballistic missile program. "wall street journal" says the potential sanctions can be imposed under july's landmark nuclear agreement. international companies and individuals suspected of involvement in the ballistic missile program would be targeted. oprah winfrey's new tv commercial for weight watchers has given the company's stock price another boost. the commercial began airing on wednesday. shares jumped 19%. weight watchers stock has more than tripled since october when winfrey bought a 10% stake in the company. most satisfying cars were the tesla model s.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. republican presidential candidate jeb bush is shifting his campaign strategy as we approach the iowa caucuses. he is cancelling tv ads and boost is his staff on the ground. meanwhile, the talk on the campaign trail is getting tougher. mark albert is at the white house. >> reporter: with five weeks before the first votes, candidates are doing what they can to separate themselves from the pack and that means turning on each other. >> i think as we get down the stretch here, some of them get a little desperate and nasty in their attacks. >> reporter: marco rubio was the focus of attacks from chris christie and jeb bush.

released this ad, attacking rubio's voting record in congress. >> rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. >> reporter: and christie went after the senators in the race. >> marco rubio and ted cruz and rand paul who come from the senate, all who have never had an executive job in their lives. >> reporter: one person escaping most of the attacks is front-runner donald trump. he is bashing hillary clinton. >> madam president, can you imagine? believe me, women, if it's got to be a woman, which i'm all in favor of someday, it shouldn't be hillary. >> reporter: in south carolina wednesday, trump, once again, implied clinton is a hypocrite for claiming he is degrading to women, considering president bill cnton's past affairs. >> she wants to accuse me of things and her husband is one of the greatest abusers of the world? give me a break. >> reporter: trump says if he wins the nomination, he will win the female vote and beat clinton in november. mark albert, cbs news, the white house.

the golden state warriors, without steph curry were routed by dallas. curry missed his first game of the season with a lower leg bruise. the mavericks j.j. barea led dallas with 23 points. dallas blew out the warriors 114-91. it was golden state's second loss of the season. in what was likely his last game in boston, kobe bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the lakers to a 112-104 win over the celtics. bryant notched his first double-double of his final season. in the final minute, the boston crowd chanted his name. in college hoops, marcus tate scored 18 points and seventh ranked north carolina clemson at chapel hill. the tar heels beat the tigers 80-69. carolina improved to 58-0 against clemson at home. and who are the best athletes of all time? well, according to a just

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. here is another look at this morning's top stories. comedian bill cosby is formally charged with sexual assault. he was arraigned yesterday in a pennsylvania courtroom for a case dating back nearly 12 years. his attorneys expect cosby to be exonerated. rivers in the midwest could

flooding. the mississippi river, near st. louis, could climb about 15 feet above flood stage. mandatory evacuation orders are in place. nearly two dozen people have died in flooding incidents. the new year will bring change and, perhaps, a lack of it to a fullerton, california, convenience store. the mission market will stop using pennies. a sign tells customers all transactions will be rounded to the nearest nickel. we are all consumers. we know how annoying pennies are. they waste time. they accumulate lint. we throw them on the trash and put them in our piggy bank never to be seen another. >> price tags in the store will not change. a supply of penny will be kept on hand just in case. the largest container ship to dock in north america arrived in oakland, california, from china.

it can carry 18,000 containers. next largest ship. the 4-h project was pretty easy for dakota rogers in texas. he had to raise a chicken. and he did! it kept on eating and eating until it weighed about 24 pounds. pounds. mac. pretty good name. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," tips for sticking to your new year's resolutions.

this is the "cbs morning news." some of the biggest stories of the past year included the pope's visit to the u.s. and the attack in san bernardino.

>> reporter: the december attack on a holiday party in san bernardino, california, was the country's worst mass shooting since sandy hook elementary school. 14 people were killed when a radicalized husband and wife team opened fire. >> this was an act of terrorism. >> reporter: other mass shootings took place at a lafayette, louisiana movie theater. a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic and a historic black church in charleston, south carolina. the suspect in the church shooting posed with confederate flags and triggering a backlash that led to the flag's removal from statehouse grounds. police involved deaths of african-american men sparked outrage across the country. in north charleston, south carolina, walter scott was shot in the back. in baltimore, freddie gray died of spinal injuries in a police van after being taken into police custody. in chicago, newly released video of laquan mcdonald's 2014 death touched off community protests

police officers. racial incidents spapaed protests on several college campuses, including the university of missouri where the president resigned after the football team refused to play. boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev and aurora, colorado movie theater james holmes were both found guilty. holmes received a life sentence. tsarnaev got the death penalty. supreme court legalized same-sex marriage and prompting celebration and nuptials nationwide. kentucky county clerk kim davis spent five days in jail after refusing to issue licenses because of her religious beliefs. in upstate new york, a massive police shot and killed one convict and captured the other. the freighter ship "el faro" and its 33-person crew hurricane.

a speeding train derailed. california's governor declared a state of emergency as the record drought got worse. and boston had the most snow ever. more than 110 inches. pope francis captivated americans on his first trip to the states, visiting washington, d.c., new york, and philadelphia. the nfl suspended super bowl mvp tom brady over deflategate, but a judge later reversed the penalty. >> triple crown! >> and american pharaoh won the triple crown. the first horse to do it in 37 years. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," legal analysis of the bill cosby case. we will hear from cbs news legal expert rikki klieman. tips for success when it comes to sticking to those new year's resolution. we will have a preview of some of hollywood's biggest movies in 2016. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

have a great day.for new year's eve. the extra security metro is adding... for tonight's celebration. ((denise valdez)) > plus.. bill cosby... charged for sexual assault. what's next for the comedian after his first day in court. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and filtering out trump. the new feature that google's adding.. so you can avoid the candidate. ///