captioning funded by cbs good morning. it is wednesday, december 30th, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." historic flooding threatens 18 million people in the midwest and the mississippi river could swell to its highest level in more than 20 years. >> donald trump announces he'll spend millions for a final push on a primary vote. >> will guns and roses make a final push? we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> a lot of disaster. a lot of people hurt right now. >> we expect most rivers to crest in the next few days. >> flood fears rise in more than a dozen states. >> 18 million americans now living under warning.

officials there are calling historic -- >> white house conditions from the northeast to the midwest. >> thousands of travelers are stranded. >> we don't even know if we are going to get on a flight. >> george pataki announced the suspension of his campaign and donald trump is ramping up his fight against hillary. >> madam president, can you imagine? if it has to be a woman, which i'm all in favor one day, it shouldn't be hillary. >> the u.s. military says iranian naval vesse conducted rocket tests near u.s. war strips in the strait of hormuz. >> a 4.4 magnitude earthquake widely felt across southern california. >> everything started shaking really bad. >> the fbi is investigating the fatal crash of a plane into an anchorage office building. the pilot's wife worked on the

>> iron mike tysyn on his son's hoverboard and the latest to hit the deck. >> might come out with big moves. >> in rhode island. my brothernd i will whoop both of their booties if we ever step in the ring with them. >> guns 'n roses will be reunited with the bad coachella. >> it is a joy to watch a baby's first step but a riot to see this baby eatg bacon for the first time. >> thank you! dada! [ screaming ] announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning," i'm jeff glor with margaret brennan. chilly rose and gayle king and norah o'donnell are off. millions of americans face

illinois and missouri. mandatory are under way at this hour and in missouri the flood is blamed for 13 deaths. >> the mississippi river could each 14 feet above its flooding stage in st. louis. the flooding could affect 18 million in its path from illinois to louisiana. anna werner has more. >> reporter: this is what you're seeing around st. louis or they are waiting for it to happen. way. it looks kind of just like a generic area or a field. this is supposed to be the southbound lane of u.s. 67, but as you can tell, there is no

the severity of this is not broken to flooding. >> they would not sell me flood insurance so i've never been concerned about it. >> reporter: this is not the usual time of year for the mississippi river to come over its banks. it's been more than 20 years since this kind of event has happened in the area, but all of that december rainfall is all winding up down here. margaret?

some areas could suffer from the effects of the storm system for days. chief weather caster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs shows us what to expect. >> reporter:r:ood morning, everybody. what is interesting to note you take a look at the satellite image for the entire u.s. a good portion of the country that is having this catastrophic flooding is getting a pretty calm day today. but, remember, a lag effect from when the big rains come and when the river crests. take a look at the number r rivers we have river flood warnings in effect. 18 states have a flash of green out here. each and every urnship one a river flood warning. you saw the pictures in st. louis. here is the deal. for st. louis, flood stage is 30 feet and 31 feet will cause a problem and rightow it's 41 feet and itt will crest tomorrow at 43.1 the third highest in history. i don't see it being a record because that would be up to like six feet above that. two more inches of rain will fall in the southeast so that is problematic as well.

will change by the time you get to new year's eve to new year' day colder air for the norman tier of country and mid-atlantic states have chillier air. in new york city, you're dealing what is the warmest december in our history going back to the late 1800s and start o o a different note as w w go into the new year. that is the latest. now back to you. >> lonnie, thank you very much. airlines are scrambling this morning to get back on track after days of weather delays. more than 160 flights are cancelled so far today and 170 delayed. yesterday, more than 7,300 flights weree cancelled or delayed. adriana diaz is at chicago's o'hare airport, one of the hardest hit airport. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you're trying to get through security at this checkpoint this morning you have to get on this line. it is eight rows deep and starts a hundred yards in that direction. some of the passengers on this flin are frustrated and weary. they are just trying to get home

days ago backed up flights. >> our flight was at 5:30 and it's 10:00! and they cancelled it now they won't speakk to someone! this iss bull [ bleep ]! it's such a bull [ bleep ]! >> reporter: emotions are running high at chicago's o'hare airport as travelers struggle to get to their destination. this woman is trying to get back to northern virginia. >> how long does this even go? oh, my god. this is actually -- this is for security? >> reporter: yes. the airport set up 400 cots last night for people calling these terminals home and hope pfizer and scott millman found a spot on the floor. they described the situation as chaos. >> they wouldn't tell us that our flight had been delayed for anour and then they would just continue to tell us it's been delayed for an hour. finally, they move your gate and

>> reporter: flightawawe.com ceo daniel baker says flights arere packed so rebooking the stranded take time and when it gets airlines to pony up for a hotel. >> the airlines doesn't have an obligation to put you up at once. if you put enough pressure on them and you have a good reason you probably could pull that off. >> reporter: that couple we met sleeping on the floor, they are now at a hotel. they werer rebooked on another flight but it doesn't leave until next year on new year's day. >> wow. adriana, thank you. we have breaking news this morning from new hampshire where four secret service agents were involved in a deadly car crash. local police say the agents'' car was hit by another car that strayed across the centet line in wakefield along the main border. the driver of that car was killed. the four agents are being treated for serious, but nonlife-threatening, injuries. donald trump says he is ready to put more money toork in the republican presidential race.

polls for months. even though other candidates have outspent him. he told reporters, though, he will ramp up spending in the new year. major garrett in washington looks at trump's plans for the final weeks before republicans start voting. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump played squire aboard his appointed private jet inviting reporters for an on-board press conference but reminding them not to scratch anything. trump promised to spend $2 million over campaign ads the next month and republicans running far behind trump ignored the front-runner and started attacking each other. >> madam president, can you imagine? believe me. women, if it's got to be a woman, which i'll all in favor of someday it shouldn't be hillary. >> reporter: at an iowa rally nextxt month, trump aimed most of his barbs at hillary clinton but made a pitch to evangelical chbistians who made up more than half of the gop caucus turnout in 2012.

not too many evangelicals come out of cuba. okay? just remember that. just remember. if all fairness, here we are. >> reporter: rubio and cruz who are cuban descent are trump's rivals. trump says he will soon hit the air waves because he doesn't want to risk losing momentum. >> i will be spending a minimum a week of $2 for ads in iowa, south carolina, new hampshire. >> reporter: the others battled each other. the super pac supporting jeb bush denounced rubio's absenteeism. >> rubio admits national security hearing and missed more votes than any other senator. >> millions of dollars in spending and not changing his

attack is not new. >> reporter: another ad criticized kasich and christie. christie joined the jousting, questioning his rival's qualifications. >> we do not want anothth president who sits in a chair in the oval office on the first day and spins around and says, gee whiz, isn't it great i'm president? >> reporter: george pataki quid

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they are being listened to. one of the challenges the administration has done is unilaterally disarm on collecting on certain allies and not others. it puts the white house in an uncomfortable position on why it decided not to collect on some leaders like angela merkel but collecting on netanyahu. >> policic in turkey this morning have foiled suicide attacks planned for new year's eve. officers raided a house in ankara. the attackers were going to blow themselves up in the capital city. police believe suspects were rking with isis. i i less than 24 hours more than a million people will start pouring into midtown manhattan for the biggest new year's eve party in the country. organizers ran a confetti test tuesday with colorful paper raining down on times square.

in full swing. don, good morning. >> reporter: the new york police department began their preparations for this new year's eve celebrations when the last piece of confetti fell last year. with the threat of global terrorism on the rise, security is more intense than ever, some measures you see, some measures you don't. when the clock strikes 12:00 this new year's eve, the new york police dement when the clocktrikes 12, nypd new year's eve in new york city will be the safest place in the world to be. >> reporter: roughly 6,000 police officers are guard the heart of manhattan. hundreds of them with long guns and radiation detector and bomb sniffing dogs. rooftop snipersrs and nypd helicopters will be on patrol. at a new operationsenter in downtown, manhattan, officers

this year the nypd also set up a specialized counterterrorism unit with more than 500 highly trained cops and officials say there are no credible threats to new york city, deadly attacks in paris and san bernardino have raised the level of fear. >> we are aware that the threat picture has changed because of isis. share information about any potential threat. jeff? >> don, thank you. one of the most successful rock groups in history may be planning a comeback. guns 'n roses is reportedly considering a reunion tour next year and could signal the end of disputes among the band's founding members. welcome to the jungle

jungle m m be in the future for this famous rock group. billboard magazine says members including axl rose and guitar slash plan to headline a coachella music festival in apriri and a music tour is in the works. one of the most successful rock groups of all time, gnr's 1987 album upended the genre. slash left the band in 1996. the two haven't performrm on stage together in more than 20 years. rose snubbed an invitation to the band's rock 'n' roll hall of fame induction in 2012 but earlier this year, slash talked to "cbs this morning" about burying the feud with rose and the e ssibility of the band reuniting. >> a lot of the attention you're talking about is -- we don't

it's something that is more per pep per pep waited by the media. >> would you want to do it? >> if everybody wanted to do it for the right reasons, i think the fans would love it. >> representatives for the band have not yet commented on the reported reunion. we would love to see the music but not sure about the hairstyles coming back. >> that's true. the so-called affluenza teenager to return to the united states today.

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ahead, the fbi steps in after a pilot crashes his plane in a building where his wife works. tomorrow, a look back at a big year in movies.

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it is my story this is my song all the day long thisis my story >> gospel music legend with a beautiful tribute to another legend actress cicely tyson that aired last night on cbs. it included a children's choir from the cicely tyson school performing in fine arts, as well

can you see the emotion in the audience. the 91-year-old honoree was clearly delighted and overwhelmed by that performance. she had an extraordinary interview with gayle king the other day that aired, if you missed it. >> she talked about how that made such a difference. >> so good. welcome to "cbs this morning." fugitive teen ethan couch is in custody and likely to return to texas today. how a call to domino's may led to his capture in mexico. rikki klieman is in our green room and shows us how couch could face additional charges when he comeses back to the united states. our fact checkers are working overtime in the next campaign. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the "chicago tribune" to announce that the mayor is expected to announce changes in

it includes tasers for every officer on street duty and training police to deescalate conflicts when it comes to shoot or don't shoot situations. fbi leading an investigation into why a pilot crashed a small plane into an office building where his wife worked. the cessna clipped her building, first, tuesday, before crashing into another building. the pilot's wife worked on the sixth floor. the pilot was the plane's only occupant and was killed. officials do not believe it was an act of terrorism. it is reported the faa is investigating a plane that accidentally land odd a taxiway in seattle-tacoma runway.. the pilot landed in a taxiway between two runways and nobody hurt but it could have been disastrous if a plane was parked there. the fourth time that mistake has been made at the airport.

on a new copyright class action lawsuit against the music streaming service spotify. david larry who led beethoven and cracker is seeking $150 million in damages. the suit claims spotified streamed songs without the necessary rights. the fugitive texas teen known for the so-called affluenza defense is expected to return to the u.s. from mexico today. ethan couch and his mother tonya were arrested at a puerto vallarta apartment complex. the pair on the run for about three weeks.

$350 a night apartment in a more discrete location. tarrant county officials say ethan couch had sort of a going away party before fleeing town with his mother tonya. during the three-week. >> christmas eve is about t time that i think that the really kind of concrete information came in. the problem with it was, as you can imagine, puerto vallarta christmastime a tremendous amount of tourists. >> reporter: their search eventually led mexican authorities helping with the investigation to this puerto vallarta apartment complex. according to reports, couch and his mother moved here after first staying at a resort. a picture taken shortly after couch's arrest reveals that he had dyed his blond hair black. in a statement on tuesday, couch's attorney said we have

with our client. couch disappeared earlier this month, shortly after this video was posted to twitter. it appears to show him at a party with drinking, possiblyy violating his ten-year probation. in 2013 when couch was 16, he killed four people and paralyzed another in a drunk driving crash. during the trial, his defense argued that he suffered from affluenza, a controversial condition of his privileged wealthy upbringing that failed to teaea him responsibility. todd clement is an important representing the victims' families. >> no question that ethan couch was raised in a way where he was taught to avoid responsibility, that he was taught the rules don't apply to him and his family. i think now we seeing they do apply. >> reporter: couch will likely be placed in a juvenile detention facility until he turns 19 in april. in january, there is a hearing

as for tonya couch, she faces a third-degree felony charge for helping him escape and that carries a sentence up to ten years in prison. let's bring in cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. let's talk about the notion of the adult system and whether he is going to be moved. first of all, do you think he is going to be moved to the adult system and what happens if he is? >> well, first of all, everyone seems to think that because this is a, quote/unquote, bad boy, that he is going to be brought back to this country having fled to mexico and the book is going to be thrown at him and he is going into prison for a long time. the answer to that is wrong. and we have to go back, jeff, before i get to adult status. as a juvenile, the purpose of the system is to protect the child. it isn't to rehabilitate the child. the adult system is to punish. so what is going to happen? he is going to be brought back. he can only face20 days in jail. that's it.

transfer him to be an adult, because that is going to adult status. why? not because they can get him any more prison time, but they can, they believe, get him ten years probation or the reminder of what is left which is eight years and put him on probation to 2024. so if he then breaks the law or he then violates his probation, then he is going in. government is saying four deaths? we are going to look consecutive and look for 40 years if he does another bad thing. >> yet, the mormther faces a third-degree felony charge. >> the mother may do more time than the son. the mother is facing third-degree felony charge two to ten years because she hindered the government from getting her son by takingim off to mexico. you have to remember consistency here, margaret and jeff. what happened originally was

that this was the parent's fault, this permissive household and world of affluenza and why responsible. observation that i think we ought to look at. this is a story of a rich white boy who got a break, is too kind of a word, when he, by virtue of, quote/unquote, affluenza got probation. if he were a young man of color, you would not see that happen. that's why people get upset with the system. >> rikki klieman, thank you. political tall tales reached new heights this year. ahead a look at some of the xajs trail. if you're heading out to work, set your dvr s you can watch "cbs this morning" this morning. you don't want to miss seth doane's rare look inside north korea.

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but we are just over ten months away and 23 candidates from both parties jumped into the presidential race. today, the field has been whittled down to just 15. just 15. the crowded contest has kept political fact checkers busy. jan crawford is in washington with some of the most memorable tall tales. >> reporter: you where politics is concerned, there is always the truth to stretch. but this year, was something special. >> read my lips. no new taxes. >> if you like -- >> reporter: in president hall politics, the whoppers can be legendary. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i'm not a crook. >> reporter: but in this year's presidential campaign, the fact checkers say one candidate

on. >> this is the first time we have named someone the king of whoppers. >> reporter: donald trump earned that crown says eugene keiley of factcheck.org with the biggest whopper of 2015. >> and i watched in jersey city, new jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. >> reporter: the fact checkers only found evidence of just a few celebrating. but that wasn't the only trump tall tale of the year. >> well, he is certainly keeping us busy. it is the worst that we have seen in the 12 years we have been doing this. >> you know, the president is thinking about signing an executive order where he wants to take your guns away. you know, it started off with 10,000. the other day, i heard 200,000! we are going to take in 200,000 syrians or wherever they come from. >> it's just way over what the actual number is.

didn't have the whopper ma nope reply. >> i'm sorry for that. i take responsible. >> reporter: hillary clinton had her share most notably her attempt to explain why she had an e-mail server. >> i saw it as a matter of convenience and it was allowed. others had done it. >> none of them had a private server, though. >> reporter: then she told a whopper about the king of whoppers. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people and showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> reporter: trump wasn't alone calling that false and noted the fact checkers. >> to lead the fight -- >> reporter: republican contender ted cruz got dinged for duping marco rubio. >> one of the things about that

blanket authority to admit refuges, including syrian refuges. >> that is simply not true. >> reporter: bernie sanders linked climate change to terrorism. >> climate change is directly related to terrorism. this is what the cia says. >> reporter: 2015 has kept fact checkers working around the clock to pin down the truth. >> it's important for the voters. they want to know the facts. >> reporter: here is the thing. the primaries haven't even started. the general election is still nearly a year away. so if history is any guide, 2016 may be an even bigger year for the fact checkers. >> i was going to say, ten more months? >> are you ready? >> of campaigning. yes, indeed! it was love at first bite. a baby's sizzling response to tasting bacon for the first time is awesome and becomes an online sensation.

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>> hilarious. >> she was a little less enthusiastic from what i saw. in the meantime, there is a new effort to keep hoverboards away from kids. even though grown-ups like mike tyson seems to have the most trouble. find out how on january 1st the law is changing one big state.

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your morning news. into a september car accident in rural plymoututcounty has a cherokee iowa woman behind bars this morning.the iowa state patrol investigated the crash on september 9th... three people were sent to mercy medical center in sioux city with serious injuries.now... police say the driver of one of the vehicles intentionally drove her s - u - v into the path of the other car. melissa ebert of cherokee was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of attempted murder... tt counts of serious injury by motor veveicle... and o - w - i second offense. she's been booked into the plymouth county jail in le mars. 3 the two sioux city brothers convicted last year in federal court of assaulting two drug dealers have had their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30 - year - sentence given to his brother levovo dean junior were proper and appropriate. the judges rejected the brothers' request for a new trial in the case. they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux city in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two drug dealers.that's all for now... have a great day!

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it's wednesday, december 30th, 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including a new focus on an old time. why a documentary series is trying to solve a murder while the convicted killer is already serving a life sentence. but first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> because of the severity of the flooding the national guard has been activated statewide to help fight the flood. >> take a look at the number of rivers that we have river flood warnings in effect for. there are 18 states that have a flash of green. >> some of the passengers are frustrated and weary. they're just trying to get home. >> just let me speak to someone. >> trump promised to spend $2 million a week on campaign ads over the next month. >> people like hillary clinton

i mean the entire worldld blew up during her term. >> i think we have to collect on heads of state. that said, the white house is going to have to answer to whether or not they engage in sbil jens intelligence collection for political purposes. >> with the threat of global terrorism looming, security is more intense than ever before. >> he is going to be brought back. he can only face 120 days in jail. that's it. >> if james bond ever needs an assistant, he may want to get ahold of this raccoon. >> he is doing it. he's going to commit. >> i'm margaret brennan with jeff glor. charlie, gayle and norah are off. historic flooding in the midwest

it's the latest effect of a deadly storm system that barrelled through the south. mandatory evacuations are under way right now. rivers are swelling to near record levels. hundreds of roads are closed. shipping on the mississippi river has been halted. the river is expected to crest on thursday south of st. louis. >> this flooding may affect 18 million people in states along the river from illinois to uisiana. the storms are responsible for at least 13 deaths in missouri already. the governor called 12 of those deaths preventible and urged drivers to avoid rising water. homes and businesses are flooded across the state. roads are closed in nearly 500 places. >> the severe weather disrupted one of the busiest traral periods of the year. delays and cancellations stranded tens of thousands of travelers. chicago's o'hare airport set up 400 cots tuesday for stranded passengers. so far nearly 180 flights are cancelled today nationwide.

tuesday morerehan 7400 f fghts were canceceed orr delayed. >> two small earthquakes in the west shook thousands of people in two major cities but left no real damage. a 4.8 quake struck late last night near victoria, british columbia. it was felt in seattle, 85 miles away. six hours earlier, a 4.4 q qke hit san bernardino county east of los angeles. it is the fourth s sll earthquake in that area in the last ten days. the u.s. this morning is accusing iran of testing rockets too close to two american warships. the incident happened saturday in the straight of hormuz. iranian ships fired seval rockets less than a mile from the aircraft carrier harry s. truman, a destroyer and a french warship. donald trump says he's going to spend $2 million a week on campaign ads over the next month. those commercials in iowa, new

would be the republican front-runner's first major ad campaign. at a rally in iowa last night, trump sharpened his attacks on hillary clinton. >> madam president, can you imagine? oh, oh. believe me, women, if it's got to be a woman, which i'm all in favor of someday, it shouldn't be hillary. >> clinton did not mention trump by name at a rally in new hampshire. she argued the economy does better when a democrat is president. she also got a question about equal pa for women. it came from a young boy whose mother is a teacher and father is an engineer. >> i think my mother has been working much harder -- is working more harder than my father and she deserves to have more money. get more money than my father. >> oh, that is really so sweet. i think that we still have problems, and if you deny those

fastest way to increase incomes in america, and that is to make sure women are paid wt they deserve in the jobs that they do. >> the former secretary of state was also asked if she would serve in another democratic cabinet. she said let's not put any carts bebereny horses. any kids in california who received hover boards for christmas have two days left to ride them. they will be outlawed for anyone under 16 on new year's day under a new state law. all outdoor riders will have to use helmets and use bike lanes as well. they can go noaster than 15 miles an hour. videos of hover board injuries are still spreading very fast on social media. one of them knocked down former heavyweight champion mike tyson, who squealed after falling down. >> wow, i hope he's okay. other videos show some of

consumer safety groups say the lithium batteries that power the hoverboards may be to blame. most major airlines have banned the toys but oscar winner russell crowe didn't get that memo. he blasted virgin australia for not allowing his son's on a ight. too late to tell us at airport. kids and i offloaded. good-bye, virgin. never again. >> we still don't know why they're called hoverboards since they don't hover. and we don't understand why people don't put their hands down when they're falling. they crack their head back into the floor. watch out. north korea is one o othe most isolated countries on the planet. seth doane went on assignment in

the sometimes surreal reaction is an innocent man serving a life sentence for murder? the subject of a new netflix

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>> a new netflix series raises questions about a high-profile wisconsin murder case like the podcast serial and hbo's "the jinx." making a murderer has reignited interest in a crime that vanished from the public spotlight. michelle miller shows us why many are wondering if an innocent man was framed twice. >> good morning. "making a murderer" focuses on steve avery who has a lengthy rap sheet but spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. he was finally exonerarad in 2003 by dna evidence. just two years later, avery was back behind bars, this time accused of murder. >> you know, we're all victims. they just won't leave us alone. they keep it up and keep it up.

the suspect in teresa halbach's death, steve avery claimed he was being set up. >> so you're telling me somebody planted the body? >> i didn't do it. >> who did it? >> i don't know. >> halbach's car with avery's blood in it was discovered in the avery family salvage yard. the 25-year-old's cremated remains were just steps away from his trailer. avery's teen age nephew, -- brendan dassey confessed to being an accomplice. >> who shot her in the head? >> he did. >> why didn't you tell us that? >> i didn't think of it. >> avery says police manipulated arightened boy with a learning disability. he later recanted to his mother. >> did you? huh? >> not really. >> what do you mean not really? >> do that.

murdered in 2005, one yearfter avery filed a $36 million civ lawsuit for his wrongful conviction. that suit had embarrassed several law enforcement officials in manitowoc county. two officers from that case also worked the halbach investigation and helped find her car keys inside avery'ss bedroom.m. >> i'm at the averysalvage. >> investigators were on the salvage yard for eight days looking for clues. >> i didn't see them plant evidence with my own two eyes. i didn't see it. do i understand how human beings might be tempted to plant evidence? i don't have any difficulty understanding those human emotions at all. >> avery was convicteded in 2007 for the halbach murder and sentenced to life in prison. lower a ricardy and moira demos spent ten years on "making a

>> we were very thorough and in our opinion very accurate and veryryfair. >> district attorney ken kratz told "cbs this morning" the netflix series leaves out key dna and other evidence, including cell phone records showing avery lured halbach to the salvage yard. kratz said the suggestion investigators framed avery was, quote, irresponsible and inconsistent with the consideration of all the evidence presented. the filmmakers say their goal is to document avery's case as it unfolded in its entirety. >> our question going in was never about guilt or innocence or about trying to solve this crime. it was really an exploration into the system. >> and teresa halbach's family did not respond to our request for comment. before the series was released, they issued a statement saying they were saddened that people were creating entertainment and

we also reached out to other police and prosecutors mentioned in "making a murderer." they either did not respond or declined to give interviews to "cbs this morning." >> thanks, michelle. >> thank you. one of the most secretive countries in the world invited us in for a visit, but within some very strict limits. >> is this the last trip? >> the last trip we interview people, we can't come to north korea. >> seth doane learns the north korean definition of press freedom but still gets insight into the so-called hermit kingdom. that's ahead on "cbs this morning."a complete, anway to support... ...your energy... ...immunity... and metabolism like never before. centrum multigummies. see gummies in a whole new light. everyone needs aff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades.

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almostst north korea, this morning, introduced the official in charge of relations with south korea was killed in a traffic accident. state media gave no details of what happened. another sign of the country's secrecy. leader kim jung un. earlier this year north korea did allow journalists inside the reclusive nation. our seth doane was among them. >> reporter: reporting from north korea is equal parts

there is no doubt they are masters at putting on a show. this is saber rattling on a very grand scale. but it's hard to know what is performance and what is real. north korea's government granted permission for us to visit this fall. we were bussed around like totoists. we cannot choose w wre we willll go. we are brought to different places. today, we are being brought to the birth place of kim ilsun. he is the grandfather of kim jong-un jong-un. this secretive state. they took us deep down into a metro station. even here, it was hard to know what was staged. asking folks didn't add much clarity, especially with a government assigned minder controlling with whom we could

how about this lady here? we haven't asked. can we ask? still it was clear just how deeply the government touches its people. why do you want to wear kim il song? do you wear that pin every day? nrs this >> translator: this isn't get off even one hour. >> reporter: we were granted access to this secretive country but like we were ushered around a city and shown seats to a show. there were actual performances which demonstrated the softer side of this nuclear armed state. unbelievably the government took us to a doff fin performance. here the aim couldn't possibly have been to wow us with the tricks these marine mammals could do. no. the real show was next to us in the stands

middle class north koreans. so can we talk to some people? wait. i just want to talk to some of the people who came. >> no. no time. >> reporter: we don't have time? we tried again outside. how did you like the show? until our minder lost his patience. >> we have to go. if you want this to be your last trip, do youit. >> reporter: lt trip? meaning if we interview people, we can't come to north korea? >> you can't come. >> reporter: this military parade was the focal point of our visit and it's what the wanted us foreign journalists to broadcast home, a strong north korea. one of the things that you can't quite appreciate when you see this on television is with all of this goose stepping while you're standing here, the ground is shaking. but what struck us even more than the military might were the faces of those everyday people looking up at their leader kim jong-un in awe. could that possibly be an act?

kim sue ha about the anti-american rhetoric we have seen and heard here. i'm an american, what do you think about that? i didn't know you were american, but it's quite surprising, she giggled, you're not as evil as what i've read about in books. there it was. a glimpse of something authentic. a sense that so much could be accomplished if we could only communicate for real. for "cbs this morning," i'm seth doane in pyongyang, north korea. >> so interesting to watch. >> seth did a good job. >> he did. can we talk to that person? no, they don't want to talk. i haven't asked her yet. >> at a dolphin show. you're not as evil as i thought you'd be. recent tornadoes ripped away petsrom their owners. we will show you the emotional

rubble for two3 once the snow stops this mornrng, look for overcast skies and highs that will only reach the lower 20s. skies will slowly clear and that means tonight will get quite cold with temperatures falling into the single digits.look for a very cold day on thursday with partly cloudy skies and a high in the teens. we will see some sunshine but it will stay cold.the rest of the week into the weekend will see sunny skies, but temperatures will remain mostly in the 20s for highs

3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 three people from sioux city are in jail in sioux falls this morning... facing charges related to prostitution.police in sioux falls say 28 - year - old amanda meyer and 23 - year - old brittany leners were arrested for prostitution.26 - year - old rashad lee was arrested for pimping. they were arrested after sioux falls police investigators answered an online ad and met the two women at a hotel.lee is believed have driven the womemeto ssux falls from sioux city.the arrests are partf the sioux falls police department's campaign against human trafficking... and a lot of times officers use online ads for prostitution as a way to try and find women being trafficked for sex. 3 iowa's state auditor says the city council in the woodbury county town of hornick failed to catch more than 100 - thousand dollars in improper spending by two of the city's clerks.yesterday the state auditor'r'office released a report saying the clerk from 2001 to 2009 improperly spent more than 5 - thousand dollars... and improperly documented payments to herself of more than 11 - thousand dollars. the clerk after her... who served from 2009 to 2012... improperly spent at least 42 - hundred dollars and failed to properly document more than 47 - thousand dollars in payments

council members. no charges have been filed against either former clerk... but prosecutors and the i ia division of criminal investigations both reived copies of the report.have a great day! 3

h they do have a question about the chicken. could you tell us a little bit more about it? >> the chicken is a heritage breed, woodland raised chicken that is fed soy milk and hazel nuts. >> one more time. is this local? >> it is. >> is that usda organic or portland organic? >> it's just all across the board, organic. >> that is the show portlandia poking fun at the new obsession with food labels. welcome back. allegations of fraud coming up in this half hour in the exclusive world of artisan sweets. the makers of $9 chocolate bars.

alicia on the rise. that is ahead. right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines los angeles reports on the arrest of former "glee" actor mark salling for allegedly possessing child porn. the 33-year-old played noah puckerman on "glee." he was arrested in l.a. on tuesday. his bail is reportedly set at $20,000. "the new york times" says there is a global race to gain the upper hand in antarctica. turkey and iran are planning bases this.. one long-term goal is exexore the mineral oil and gas reserves in antarctica. politico reports one man showed up at a campaign stop in iowa for democratic presidential

the man identified as kenneth braved a severe winter storm on mondnd to attend. the weatatr forced other candidates to cancel their events. o'malley said kenneth was glad to see him but he still wouldn't commit to caucus for him. three brothers are the newest members of the new york city police department. they were more than 1100 graduates of the academy on tuesday. among them steven and twin brothers alec and hn. they followed the foot steps of their father anthony who is a 30-year veteran of the nypd. new york city is reported on mail carrier who allegedly dumped bags of holiday mail in the trash because he was stressed out. officials say 25-year-old daniel darby was overwhelmed bill the extra cards and gifts he was susuosed to deliver earlier this month. they say darby admitted to ripping open some of the mail to see what it contained. he faces up to five years in prison.

reports on pow people on twitter mocked a leader of isis. baghdadi tried to inspire muslims to join his group. one tweeted a translation of the message received funny response. one says he is busy watching "star wars." another wants to wait and see what happens to john snow on the new season of "game of thrones." one said i have to be home at 8:00 p.m. will we be done by them? >> he got trolled on twitter. not interested. cbsnews.com says a north texas family was reunited with a dog they lost in last weekend's >> ah! thank you! whoa! goodness! >> i love this video! it captured michael delgado pulling his dog lucy to safety. she was discovered in the wreckage two days after the home. rescuers didn't hear lucy's

they also found the family's other dog sawyer. delgado said he is happy everyone survived with just cuts and bruises. both dogs are expected to be okay. nearly 2 million people have already watched the rescue on our facebook page. they liked it as much as i did. if you want to see or share the video go to facebook.com/cbsthismorning. a scandal surrounding high-end chocolate pushed the phrase bean to bar into the mainstream. the mast brothers chocolate company is accused of using remelted chocolate from another brand in some of its products. the brothers say they only did so in their early days and never lied to consumers. part of a larger debate about so-called artisan products. research shows americans want more information about what they are eating. 59% look for products labeled natural and 66% search for

suzanne vranica, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> repororr: the mast brotherer acknowledge they use some remelted chocolate and say they never labeled those beans to bar but we said this is part of a bigger issue. >> absolutely. it seems like every couple of weeks another company is getting hauled into the social media sphere and everybody is attacking them because guess what. some of their marketing is not holding up to the product. all of those back to the changes that we are seeing in consumers eating habits, ght? everybody i looking to be healthier. they are looking for simple source and they are looking for gmo-free products. and so companies are responding because people are abandoning products that aren't healthy so what do you do? you have to sort of use marketing techniques and different words. clearly they are trying to make better products in many cases but, a lot of times this is simple marketing. when it is marketing and itt falls through, that is when you're innrouble from a company's perspective. >> the people are looking for truth in advertising but you're saying like@any other business?

are driven by profit margins and shareholder value. it's in conflict to what goes to making this stuff. >> why would somebody be wling to spend 9 9 dollars a bar? >> they think it's better. clearly, because it's made a different way. if you really want to spend $9 it depends on your taste. if it tastes better to you, then you should buy $9th.. today you have all of the tools necessary to figure out what is really in it. it's really up to the consumer. you shouldndn be believivi advertising to begin with. do your homework. go to website and clearly they can lie but nine times out of ten these things are going to flare up and come back and bite them. >> you still have to do research when people say organic is it usda or nongmo? so many labels. >> that video is great. when you about what is going on here you take itack to the

we saw that the last couple of years. natural was on every product and government agencies had to get involved. right now, the fda still doesn't have an official meaning on the word natural so companies can slap it on. it's sort of a loose definition they have, no artificial or synthetics substances. but they actually are opening up for review and they are asking the public to commento maybe they will come out with something stronger that companies can abide by. i think 40 billion dollar food business that uses the word natural and a huge business. it doesn't mean it can be interpreted by different companies in a different way. very few people out there checking up on this, right? there is not a whole task force looking at advertising every day. >> it's not just the word. it's the colors and the lababing the way they do it put trees and leavesesn it and make it look -- it looks green and you just automatically think it's better, right? >> people just want to buy in. we always have bought into imagery and advertising is always going to be around and

today it's artisanal. >> mcdonald's has an artisinal chicken sandwich. >> i think people think it means -- >> right, handmade but lots of wiggle room because nobod has defined it at least from the fda's perspective. companies have a lot of wiggle room. if you want to spend the extra buck then you need to do your homework and sometimes it's not very clear so you have to wait for somebody to do a big expo say on a company. seeing this in suburban category. lots of companies are removing the word natural from their products because there was a rash of consumer lawsuits against them. so it will take time and, guess what. two weeks from now a new word we will be talking about and a new marketing technique we will be talking about and get us to pay more. >> in the meantime, i'm looking at the chocolates there. >> margaret wants a chicken

>> i just want the chocolate version. suzanne, thank you. hollywood's newest "it" girl found her spot on the movie set. >> i'm able to call what i call my passion my job. >> reporter: which is pretty special.

>> anthony mason finds out how this has been a record breaking holiday season for hollywood. last weekend was the highest grossing christmas weekend in box office history. with $300 million ticket sales in north america. one highly anticipated moving drawing cloudsdsnd critical acclaim is "the danish story. >> it's based on a true story in a marriage in transition. it starred golden globe nominated actress alicia vikanner. anthony, good morning. >> reporter: it's an enchanting year for alicia vikander.

behind her sudden success are years of hard work and they are paying off. in just a matter of months, alicia vikander has gone from obscurity to "it" girl a sense has even taken her by surprise. you got two golden globe nominations. >> which is pretty -- i don't think i've yet got my head around it. i did have a bit after freakout when i heard it. >> reporter: she has a best supporting actress nomination for her role as the robot in the artificial intelligence thriller." >> you shouldn't trust him. you shouldn't trust anybody. >> reporter: and the beses actress nomination for "the danish girl."

artist einar wegener played by eddie redmayne. the true story of one of the first s s change operatatns. >> it's extraordinary when somebody rejected from drama school twice. >> that's also -- i grew newspaper a country where is there a very tall industry. my mom is a stage actress, so i kind of know how tough it is and i never thought you could work abroad. >> reporter: we met at scandinavia house in new york at an exhibition of paiaiings by vilhelm hammershoi. growing up in gothenburg, sweden, it seems set on a different path. at 15, she went off to the royal swedish ballet school in stockholm but the demanding schedule made her doubt her commitment. >> i lovovto be on stage, but sometimes i question it.

and you need to want it so bad that you don't even question any of it. >> reporter: she left ballet school after she won a part in a swedish tv drama. >> then i suddenly felt that passion that i had been almost jealous of that some of other girls had. suddenly, with fear, i could read a script from 2:00 a.m. and not able to go to bed at night and i'm able to call what i find my passion, my job. >> reporter: which is pretty special. >> very special. >> reporter: in "the danish girl" her character has to wrestle with loving her husband, at the same time, she is losing him as einar becomes lily. >> i need to see einar. >> that be me. >> i mean, my husband. can you get him? >> it is a very tough journey that she goes on and really

that is just who she is. can make the choice and then support her. >> reporter: for vikander, each role is a jurnourney. >> the important thing is make the truth. why would somebody act like that? >> reporter: right. >> you need to fin y. >> reporter: then you start to understand some part of yourself maybe too? >> yes. it could be quite terrifying. i see a lot of things in your subconscious, i think. >> reporter: she landed her biggest role yet in the fifth installment of "the bourne franchise" with matt damon. do the stakes seem higher somehow? when you make a bourne film, you know you're making an international blockbuster. >> especially with the bourne movies, i have seen them and they seem surreal stepping o the set and somebody says this. i'm like, whoa. you realize it is one of those films. maybe you should see a doctor.r.

thrilling part of acting in film for you? >> if you come on set and you feel like you believe in this film and it's something that you care about, everyone does their best and that kind of team work is something that i love that creation that you do with all of the people. >> reporter: as much as you asasre to with every film, you just can't guarantee it? >> no. that is why it's alsoo so special when you feel it because i think you long for that feeling. >> reporter: including the bourne sequel, she will star in another four films set for release in 2016 which is why a cover story in the january issue of "vogue" calls it "the year of alicia vik anner." >> she was great. >> she is great in almost everything i've sese her in and especially extraordinary for a foreign actress. >> right. another big import to the american film industry.

the dancing queen sad news in ourur "cbs this morning" family. our news center is one man short today. where we coordinated the video for this broadcast. it's where russell johnson worked for years. he died suddenly on tuesday at the age of 55. russ spent decades at cbs beginning with cbs radio. our thoughts this morning are with his family. >> that does it for us. be sure to tune into the "cbs evening news" tonight and for

news network 3 once the snow stops this morning, look for overcast skies and highs that will only reach the lower 20s. skies will slowly clear and that means tonight will get quite cold with temperatates falling into the single digits.look for a very cold day on thursday with partly cloudy skies and a high in the teens. we will see some sunshine but it will stay cold.the rest of the week into the weekend will see sunny skies, but temperatures wi remain mostly in the 20s for highs

3 3 good morning siouxland, i'm jacob heller.here's a look at your morning news. 3 a three - month investigation into a september car accident in rural plymouth county has a cherokee iowa woman behind bars this morning.the iowa state patrol investigated the crash on september 9th... ree people were sent to mercy medical center in sioux city with serious injuries.now... police say the driver of one of the vehicles intentionally drove her s - u - v into the path of the other melissa ebert of cherokee was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of attempted murder... two counts of serious injury by motor vehicle... and o - w - i second offense. she's been booked into the plymouth county jail in le mars. 3 the two sioux city brothers convicted last year in federal court of assaulting two drug had their sentences upheld on appeal.the 8th circuit court of appeals says the life sentence given to jamal dean and the 30 - year - sentence given to his brother levon dean junior were proper and appropriate. the judges rejected the brothers' request

they were convicted of traveling from south sioux city to sioux cici in april 20 - 13 to assault and rob two drug dedeers.that's all for now...