it's wednesday, december 30th, coming up on show she "early today" today," over a dozen killed and rivers aren't expected to crest for day said. the affluenza teen and his mom could be back in the u.s. after being captured in a mexican resort. the frontrunners preparing for a political battle. plus, a hover bord takes down iron mike tyson. and big winners and losers in the game of sports. "early today" starts right now.

30 years. at least 13 people have died as extreme storms have given way to swollen rivers. missouri governor has activated the national guard to assist rescue operations. here with the latest. >> reporter: in the missouri, flood waters and fear are both on the rise. residents in the town of union hope sandbug bags would save their community. rising waters have left some stranded. one had to be rescued from the roof of his home. >> before i knew it i was overwhelmed. >> reporter: this has been the wettest december on record in st. louis and missouri is under a state of emergency governor jay nixon has called in the national guard and warned residents that the threat is far from over. >> now that the rain has moved

it is not by any means over, especially along mississippi river. >> reporter: and there arewauts in the southeast. and in alabama up to 14 inches of rain fell in some areas. some 14 million americans are now under flood watches. meanwhile, good news out of texas. a family whose home was destroyed during a weekend tornado found their dogs. they were buried for two days and they're going to be okay. the texas affluenza teen and his mother could be extradited to u.s. as early as today according to u.s. martials. ethan couch and his mother, tonia were apprehended in puerto valla are rta, mexico.

international man hunt, ethan couch and his mother, tonia await their return to the u.s. they caught the pair in this apartment in the popular resort town. and his hair died black, they believe to avoid capture. the butcher said the teen paid cash and seemed nervous. and now they're racing to see if they had help in what they're calling a premeditated escape in this pick up ending up some 960 miles away in puerto vallarta. couch's case gained world wide attention after he killed four people while driving drunk in 2014 and the attorney argued he didn't fully understand the

wrong due to his afffluent upbringing. and witnesses claimed couch was there and he's not seen dreng drinking, alcohol use would violate his probation. and once he's back in tks t exas texas, a judge could keep it in juvenile court. or the case could be transferred to adult courts where a judge could sentence him to just 120 days in jail. >> couch's attorneys have declined to comment until their client is back in the u.s. and they plan to charge tonia couch with apprehension. and a possible sentence of one to two years in prison. hillary clinton is changing her position, now accusing isis of committing genicize. that is a departure from an earlier posture.

evidence to call it gen oside. and billionaire invester who usually donates democrats, will support republican governor john kasich this time around. and that's not all she has to worry about. nbc's edward lawrence is live in washington. and the war with donald trump may just be getting started. >> reporter: in fact, all of the republican candidates want momentum going into 2016. they will try to get as many voters as they can. donald trump has a new tactic and a new target. he says he will start spending $2 million a week on campaign ads. >> so, i'm going to be doing big ads in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and they're going to be very substantial. i've seen the first two or three

>> i think it's a little bit risky. what if they look conventional. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. so, the notion that he would start running a conventional campaign should concern him a little bit. >> reporter: and he is now attacking hillary clinton through her husband, former president, bill clinton, calling him the sexist one. meanwhile, senator marco rubio got an indorsement. >> and some of them get desperate and nasty in their attacks and that's fine. >> reporter: rubio also defended his voting record in the senate. the republican field of candidates shrank by one. george petacky dropped out. he had less than 1% of voters in

a pilot of a small ing single engine plane in anchorage alaska crashed. 42-year-old pilot was not authorized to fly to plane. no other injuries have been reported. investigators say windy weather condition may have played a roll in the crash but they're not ruling out other factors at this time. algezeerau is digging in their heels suggesting that peyton manning was somehow involved in performance enhancing drug. and manning is still fighting back. both sides say their version is accurate. >> reporter: under increased scrutiny, al jezea is defending. >> do you have specific evidence that he himself has ever taken hdh?

against manning. >> reporter: their story was not credible to begin with he says and it's not now. a time line of events is undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010. and admit reseesk treatment in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they thought might be good for me, a hyperbaric chamber. >> and he played for the denver broncos come back. and it never directly says he took human growth hormone but the implication is strong. >> charley sly clams he's part of a medical team that helped peyton recover. >> reporter: the source, says the substance was shipped blarks blake, mccoy, nbc news.

and good morning to you, bon bonny. >> lots going on across the country. and if you're traveling today, kansas city getting a little built of snow as is omaha and along the gulf coast we're seeing storms rumble through, especially along the new orleans area. and st. louis, another record. and the rainfall record with over 61 inches really tells the story of why we're seeing the flood threat and so much of it in the past 10 days. 445 river gauges, 48 reporting major flooding. so, this is going to be a huge concern going through the next week or so in this region and then to the south as we move to january. we're getting very close to this. this will occur tomorrow with a

hopefully it won't gelt to t to that record level. and tampa had a record high temperature yesterday and today you're back up to 85. so, look for more heat. that's a look at your national weather, now a closer look at the day ahead. we're looking at some warm conditions across parts of the southeast, especially florida and coastal georgia and up to the north, it gets cooler especially in boston where we have temperatures in the 30s. so, at least the snow has finally tapered off in the new england area but we're going to get a little bit of a cold plast of air on new year's day, perfect right. >> bonny, thank you so much for that. well, a priest on a hoverboard leads to an unholy outcome. plus, will oprah hit introducing centrum vitamints. a brand new multivitamin you enjoy like a mint.

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searching for a man caught on surveillance video stealing an 84-year-old woman's purse while she was praying in church. it was found in a nearby squt mun and money. the diocese of san pablo suspended the priest after this cell phone video went viral, saying in a statement, that was wrong, it is not a personal capriciously introduce something to get the attention of people. the video has inspired debate on whether or not the priest did anything wrong. oprah winfrey in a new weight watcher's campaign. and oprah hopes fans will relate as she tries to shed pounds. >> every time i tried and failed. >> reporter: there are testimonials and then there are testimonials.

mirror and you don't even recognize your own self. >> reporter: in a newly released commercial, oprah winfrey is asking for people who have struggled with their weight, as she has, to join her with weight watchers. >> inside every over weight woman is a woman she knows she can be. sglrks the >> reporter: the woman who turned unknown doctors into stars, no name books into best sellers. and entrepreneurs into overnight success stories. >> spranks, we have over 100 products. >> reporter: has a new favorite thing, weight watchers and she owns 10% of the company. >> she might as well have 100%. >> reporter: long time member and coach says oprah's pitch is

when you watched the kmurlsh commercial, did you immediately connect with it? >> i started to cry. because i felt like it wuz my story to. >> stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. let's get down to business now. toys r us is closing siting the rising cost of rental rates for the space and that has also l --. north american box office sales crossed 11 $11 billions, thanks to a major boost from star "star wars: the force awakens." holiday peek package season is coming to a close and fedex struggled with the surge of last minute shipments and the company

pulling delivery dates forward. just ahead, an nfl bomb shell, chip kelly is now officially the former head coach of the philadelphia eagles and unranked iowa playing the roll of cinderella. down goes number one. that's up next in sports. wlllwll olay regenerist

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in sports, after being shut out of the playoffs, the philadelphia eagles have jettisoned chip kelly. the newly fired kelly says he wants to remain in coaching and avoid the front office. look for kelly and tennessee to talk in the coming days. and top ranked michigan hit a brick wall against the hawk eyes. they trailed the entire game. the iowa faithful stormed the court after the 83-70 win. their first against a number one ranked team in 16 years. and second ranked jayhawks struggled before putting together a 22-2 run to win their 10th straight against a lost michigan state.

nby lakip, and jay jay mccallau. next to the bowl action, 17th ranked baylor upset number 10 north carolina. the bears down the tar heels 49-38. and lsu made easy work of texas tech, 26-27 in the texas bowl. leonard fornet had five touchdowns. and just ahead, can plus glee actor has been the shocking details nex. ex.

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snoelts now to entertainment. e news confirms rob kardashian is back home after being hospitalized yesterday. they diagnosed him with diabetes. doctors warned him to lose weight, exercise and dramatically change his diet. and "glee" actor has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. his bail was set at $20,000. can you imagine leonardo dicaprio in "star wars" ."

hayden christianson was instead cast for the roll. and entertainment weekly released two photos previewing the bat cave for the upcoming "batman verse superman" film. the guns and roses original members will be reuniting with the band. bill board reports that it will be the first time the two will be on stage together in over 20 years. and it says crocella may mark the start of a summer tour, however the band has not commented. that would be great to see both of them back on stage again. >> it would be. >> but i'm still stuck on leonardo dicaprio passing on star star "star wars" ." would it change the movie or the career? interesting thought. i'm dara brown and this is "early today." ay."

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>> this is 7news now. >> nancy: good wednesday morn, everyone. 7news "today in new england" starts in just a few minutes. >> sarah: here are some of the stories we're working on for you. new this morn, a car plunges into a pond in hamilton. the driver was able to get out of the car before rescue crews got to the scene. it's not clear what caused the crash. >> nancy: three men are expected to be in court today accused of a frightening armed robbery. taunton police say two of the suspects held up a clerk with a gun and took money yesterday afternoon. >> sarah: and a warning for drivers this morning. signs on the expressway reminding people to slow down. the wet snow and slush that fell yesterday froze overnight and there could be some slick spots today. >> nancy: not as messy today,

i put on the mittens this morning, bri, put the beanie on for the first time. >> jeremy: it's true. the city of boston 25 degrees right now. the cold air was able to seep back in from the north and refreezing those spots that are still wet and slushy. so please take it easy, not just while you're in your car but also walking around in the driveways and also on the sidewalks. be very careful. we do have some patchy fog out there. worcester three miles of visibility right now. not an issue with visibility but rather with freezing fog. and that can make for black ice on the roads. so again, it is slick out there this morning, a slow go. plan ahead, grab that ice scraper that you haven't had the use in a while, and some spots of drizzle still working through as well. for the most part, in metro west, we're keeping that on the cape for today. but it doesn't look like it's freezing. those temperatures on cape cod near 40 degrees at this point. then we turn our attention toward this system. you can see it moving through atlanta. believe it or not, that's what

tonight. that can bring us some rain tonight. temperatures don't look to be dropping below freezing for the city of boston, but for northern worcester county, we could see some freezing rain overnight tonight making for slick spots once again tomorrow. so the next two days, keep it at chilly for today, we top out in the mid to upper 30s, but a mild day on tap for us tomorrow into the mid-40s. i got to tell you, 2016 is getting off to a very chilly start. here's that freezing rain advisory i was talking about. again, for tonight with those showers working in overnight hours and into the wee hours of tomorrow morning, for northern worcester county and into the merrimack valley, north of route 2, we're going to be watching out for slick roads. we've got more details on this in the time line. 7news "today in new england" starts right now. >> sarah: the first winter storm of the season leaving behind more than snow. it could mean a slick drive to work in some places. >> nancy: plus tunnel troubles giving commuters a headache. officials rush in to make emergency repairs over a blue line track.

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