next time. it's tuesday december 29th, coming up on "early today," breaking news overnight. captured. the affluenza teen and his missing mother in police custody busted at the mexican resort. extreme weather. more than half the country impacted and fatalities rise. a grand jury votes against indictment and cleveland braces for fallout. a drone goes too close to obama's motorcade and much more on a very busy tuesday.

good morning, i'm richard lui,. affluenza teen has been taken into the custody. both were taken to authorities because they could not establish legal immigration status. couch was 16 at the time and had a blood alcohol three times the limit. sentenced to probation but missed a check in earlier this month. law enforcement officials believe he fled after the video surfaced that appeared to show couch violating his probation. although it is unclear if anyone seen in that video was actually drinking. also extreme weather and fatalityies after winter hits with a vengeance. the storm is now moving north, knocking out power to hundreds

in multiple states. in wisconsin, heavy snow and ice caused an enormous gas station canopy to collapse on cars below. and in illinois telephone poles snapping. and elsewhere flooding waters. and in missouri at least ten are dead from continued heavy flooding. >> reporter: snow, ice and strong winds have pounded the plains and midwest. in iowa some roads were closed where as much of a foot of snow. thousands were left without power in oklahoma. one family thankful for their generator. >> the heat and the refrigerator.

>> one of the transportation hubs where weather stranded travelers. >> my flight was canceled. i didn't find out till i got here. >> reporter: part of the same system that dumped nearly two feet of snow on new mexico. and it's headed northeast. >> we're good to go. >> reporter: 12 inches could fall in some parts of new england. prosecutor says it was a perfect storm of human error. there will be no indictment for the two cleveland cops involved in last year's fatal shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice. he was killed after what turned out to be a pellet gun. >> the families of the victims are looking to washington for justice. they want to make sure that the

thorough investigation into whether the officers involved violated the civil rights of the ones they killed. >> protests in cleveland and across the united states in response to no indictment of officers involved in shooting and killing 12-year-old tamir rice. this protest in new york city. >> i'd like to see a legal system that incarcerates killer cops. >> reporter: 2014, someone called 911 saying there was a gunman in the park. they never relayed critical information to responding officers that it was likely a boy with a toy gun. >> it was regrettable but it was not by the law that binds us a crime. >> working closely with law enforcement officers in this community day and in day out

>> mayor rahm emanuel cut his meeting short amid new call for his resignation. two officers shot and killed a 19-year-old say say was acting out with a baseball bat. >> the justice department already investigating the chicago police department as a whole for their community response and escalation policies. >> edward lawrence, thank you. rock n roll legend, icon, lemmy kilmister has died at the age of 80 after a battle of cancer. easily recognizable with his signature mutton chops and large facial mole started out as the roady for jimmy hendrix before forming motorhead in 1975. the band is in the guiness book of world records as loudest ever.

acts from metallica to the foo fighters who tweeted we've lost a friend and legend. my heart is broken. ozzy osbourne, lost one of my best friends today. warrior and legend. see you on the other side. ian lemmy kilmister, who's birthday was christmas eve, dead at the age of 70. the 2016 race is starting to have a general election feel. trump is now further dragging bill clinton into the fray saying he has a, quote, terrible record of women abuse." the demonstratecratic front runner fired back. her husband is getting involved as well. trump may not impressed. he tweeted late last night remember bill clinton was brought no help hillary against obama in 2008.

failed badly and was called a racist. and make this what you will of it. last night trump said starting around the 4th he said the campaign is going to start spending a lot of money adding we don't want to take any chances, we're too close. a lot of publicity is being done for him for free on facebook. over 50 million interactions on facebook, likes, shares posts and comments. nearly double all the other contenders together. for more on his feud with the clintons. donald trump will talk with savannah guthrie later today. turkey's plight of syrian

you might recall these heartbreaking photos of allen kurdi. his mother and brother also drowned but his father survived. alan's uncle, aunt and cousins arrived in vancouver on monday. al alan's father declined to go to canada and now lives in iraq. and nearly 3700 aso i'mylum seekers have died this year trying to reach europe. a chaotic scene to telll you about as three boy scouts tried to get help for their scout master who had entered a cave and was attacked by a bear. >> my scout master went in a cave and the bear was in the cave with him. >> and he can't get out because of where the bear is. >> i think the bear is on top of him. he's still okay.

i love you guys. >>. [ inaudible ] >> we have the kids and we're walking. >> that plan to lure the bear away did work. none of the boys were injured. and the 50-year-old man escaped with non life threatening injuries. bonny snyder is here to talk about the bearish weather but boy, was that person lucky. >> absolutely. but you are right about the weather. we've seen the snow across areas in the northeast and we have snow in the midwest and the plains. the temperature is 20 degrees and there is a winter weather advisory for lower minnesota and minneapolis right now. this is another huge story that will really ramp up the threat for flooding. right now a flood stage along the mississippi over 400 river gauges with 48 reporting major flooding. and unfortunately thursday and

potential cresting all the way up to st. louis. hopefully it won't hit the record but we are looking at the forecast for major flooding. and further west, nice conditions in l.a. 62 today. 54 in san francisco. the sun is back after wet weather yet. and ice in the northeast and clear to the west. cooler. i think it will be comfortable in phoenix with a high of 60. lots of sunshine meteorologist: check our your seven-day forecast. another chilly day today after a chilly morning. we peak at about 50 degrees with plenty of sunshine, diminishing windses. staying chilly through 2016. sunshine in monterey, 57 degrees. that is what we're looking at across the country. we'll be watching for areas in the northeast also to get hit with snow. but richard that is going to taper off through tomorrow. >> it was colder in the west

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osweiler connected with sanders to get denver back into the game. fast forward to the fourth. here is the call on the espn's spanish station. >> noooooooo. >> yeah. that's not good. the game goes into overtime. and final score, broncos 20-bengals 17? san antonio it was bat versus bat man. there happened to be a furry critter flying around in the arena. now to the action where san antonio wins the 18th straight home game. and improves to 18- s tos to 28-6. and steph curry, nailed his sixth career triple double.

as the warriors won for 29th time in 30 attempts. 122-103 over the kings. to basketball. the yankees just added aroldis chapman is moving to the yanks for four minor leaguers. in case you missed it. meadowlark lemon has died after 80 years. died sunday. he was 83 years old. one of the greats?. just ahead juicy game of

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universal studios had advertisements spray painted --. the city wants the know who actually did the graffiti so as to bring them to justice. no one has responded for comment. >> the family of a late new hampshire poet are suing the people responsible for the big bang theory over the use of the soft kitty song you are hearing there. the lawsuit claimed the tv show used lyrics without buying the copyright. i'm richard lui and this is "early today." when it's your time to shine you want to feel good from head to toe... including your nails. introducing the latest innovation from amop\. the amop\ electronic nail care system.

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leading the news in the detroit news, obama signs into law upton's bill banning micro beads. used in cosmetics, the tiny bits of plastic are polluting lakes rivers and oceans. it will be illegal to manufacture them in july 2017. further bans will take effect in 2018 and 19. and the dog who died is being awarded a medal for bravery. diesel is being honored for the medal for gallantry. he was killed by terrorists in a apartment raid in saint-denis last month. the award has been handed out 65

a total of six people were taken in for questioning but four released. federal prosecutors say brussels was the focus of the plot. police found military clothing and islamic state propaganda but no weapons or explosive. a bridge in pittsburgh is no more. yesterday the bridge came crashing down. the new bridge is expected to be completed over the next two years and we just love watching bridges explode here on "early today." great stuff. china launches a satellite today. the project aims to launch seven high definition satellites before 2020. and not your typical traffic jam. an elephant seal delaying motorists. repeatedly tried to across the highway.

divert the animal back into the water. these fall las sfellas, by the way bonny, they love the -- >> is that why everyone is acting so calmly looks like the rescue workers know what they are doing. >> great shots. now a look ahead. times square will host its annual confetti test. 3 thousand pounds will be released midnight thursday night. and by the way, happy birthday to jude law, 43, ted danzen, 68. john voit, 77. and mary tyler moore is 79. happy birthday all.

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