not red rum. making news in america this morning, historic flooding. rising waters forcing people to higher ground. evacuated from their homes and it's not over yet. on the attack, overnight, donald trump talking to reporters from inside his plane, blasting the clintons once again as hillary clinton makes her final campaign stop of the year. major mistake, a passenger plane landing at a major american airport but not on the runway. how did this happen? going viral, a baby's historic reaction to his first piece of bacon. and good wednesday morning to you, we begin with a historic and dangerous flooding in the heartland.

at least 18 people are dead in 2 states. these are some images coming out of missouri showing entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. >> a mcdonald's with water up to the windows. residents are being told to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice and many already have because it is not over yet. more now from abc a megan hughes. >> reporter: along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. >> the water has come up fast. >> reporter: parts of the town of kimmswick already flooded. in union, missouri, a mcdonald's nearly submerged. a gas station under water. rising rivers causing this sewage treatment plant to exceed capacity. and many rivers haven't crested yet. water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66. more than 500 roads are already closed. the missouri governor is calling in the national guard. >> we're dealing with an incredible amount of water

you're talking about almost ten more vertical feet of moving water. >> reporter: flooding blamed for at least 18 deaths in the region and across the country snowstorms are also proving deadly. in new york this crash between a fedex truck and black sedan on slick roads killed the car's 22-year-old driver. whiteout conditions from the northeast to the midwest made travel nearly impossible. by road, or by air. 850 cots were set up at o'hare airport overnight. thousands are stranded. >> i'm just trying to get home. it's been a pretty long day. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. >> a mess everywhere and it'll be a much drier day today in the northeast although as you can see on the radar there will be some rain, sleet or light snow in the morning. >> not so in the southeast where there is more rain in store. let's get the details from accuweather's justin povick. good morning, justin. >> kendis and marci, thanks again.

we're tracking some snow on this wednesday throughout the nation's midsection that could cause slippery travel through chicago as we get through the evening rush. later on this week new year's eve forecast coming up looking quiet for the most part throughout the northeast but it is going to be on the chilly side. those midnight temperatures mostly into the 30s and the 40s. kendis and marci, back to you. >> all right, our thanks to justin. breaking news right now. two earthquakes overnight on the west coast, one with an epi epicenter in canada, a 4.9 magnitude quake and people in seattle say they felt the shaking. >> another, a 4.4 magnitude in california hitting near devore. people also reported feeling the earthquake throughout the suburbs of east of los angeles which is about 50 miles southwest of the epicenter. >> what we're learning more than a dozen aftershocks already felt. no major damage or injuries have been reported as yet.

for president starting with donald trump's increasingly personal attacks against hillary clinton. >> yeah, trump opened up his campaign plane to reporters last night then went on the offensive against the democratic front-runner. >> hillary brought up the whole thing with sexist and all i did was reverse it on her. she has a major problem in her house. if she warrants to do that we're going to go right after the president, the ex-president and see how it all comes out. i feel confident it comes out well for us. >> he used the names monica lewinsky and paula jones in attacks against former president clinton and said his own extramarital affairs are fair game. he will begin spending $2 million a week on ads starting in the new ar. hillary clinton seemed to ignore trump's latest attacks and didn't mention him during a

she also didn't answer reporters' questions about the billionaire's comments. >> one time only. >> donald trump have made against your family. >> how are you? good to see you. >> no response while greeting reporters. her final stst. after the town hall she returned to new york for new year's. one more final political note. george pataki has ended his campaign. he never really gained traction in the crowded gop field and he actually had trouble raising money and never appeared on the main stage during any of the republican debates. right now a dozen republicans remain in the field for president. the chicago police officer charged with the murder of a black teenager has pleaded not guilty. jason vavadyke faces charges for shooting laquan mcdonald in 2014. his defense attorney says van dyke wants to tell his side of what happened so he's not seen

chchago mayor rahm emanuel is under enormous pressure because of this case. protesters seen here called for his resignation at a rally outside his house last night. u.s. led air strikes have killed ten top isis leaders in syria and iraq over the past month. among those charaffe al mouadan who the pentagon says was directly linked to the leader of the paris attacks. a spokesman said al mouadan was planning attacks against the west. >> police in new york city say there is no specific or credible threat against tomorrow night's big new year's party in times square. here you see a live look there of the so-called crossroads of the world where a million will gather to bring in 2016. a lot are getting ready even at this hour. >> a big part of the celebration is the confetti that will fly. they did testing and it seemed to work just fine.

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almost always go down after new year's year's. that's a gift. dupont is saying off more than a fourth off its work force in delaware. the loss of 1700 wororrs will be quite a blow to the state's economy. the chemical giant is cutting expenses before its merger with dow chemical which has yet to be approved. they can certainly feel the force in hollywood. the north american box office has passed $11 billion this year. that's the first time it has ever beeee that high. and a big reason, of course, is "star wars: the force awakens" from our parent company. it has brought in about $600 million in less than two weeks. >> that really says a lot because the box office sales have been down for most of the year. >>. needed boost. when we come back a plane slamming into a building. we're getting new details about the pilot and the strange twist about who works in that building.

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i'm neil. we're not doing this again until next year. >> let's check out the texas bowl to get it started. lsu and texas tech. leonard fournette ready for action. he came to play, 44 yards untouched for a touchdown in the third quarter. sets a single season record at lsu for rushing touchdowns. lsu, 28-24. up 42-27 fourth quarter. fournette putting the caps on a great night of the his fifth touchdown and went through the air, four on the ground, 226 total yards they roll 56-27. >> purple, recognize. one michigan state visiting iowa, tom izzo's father passed away on monday so obviously a heavy heart. boy, his team did not perform. shot clock violation. this is in iowa city.

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welcome to the jungle >> time for "the pulse," one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time, of course, talks about guns and rose, billboard magazine saying a reunion is in the work. >> ooh. that report says the band including lead singer axle rose and guitarist slash will headline next april's coach chela music festival near palm springs and says they're in talks for a stadium tour next summer. >> they haven't played together since 1993. the band's first album "appetite for destruction" is the biggest selling debut album in history. >> i can't believe it's been that long. all right. play nice now. mike tyson like many dads decided to go a few rounds against his daughter's

chance going against this opponent. it's a knockout. >> the former heavyweight just goes down. his 7-year-old daughter knew this would end badly and the first few seconds of the video you actually hear her say, daddy, i don't want you to fall. this looked like a setup. >> you see him on a pink hoverboard. tyson like so many dads before him this holiday season landed with a thud. the champ posted the video of the spill on social media right now. >> that is awesome. a priest in the philippines made the pope's message about the church being more approachable he took to heart. >> now we've gone too far. the congregation seemed to think it was kind of cool. >> did this priest fall? the catholic church not so impressed and the diocese

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taking a look at our top story, after criticizing former president bill clinton's former infidelity. he also tells reporters his own affairs will be there, as well. two earthquakes overnight on the west coast, one in canada, a 4.9 magnitude was felt all the way in seattle. the other a 4.4 magnitude quake was in southern california. 13 deaths blamed on the flooding in missouri alone. more than 500 roads closed. parts of the mississippi expected to crest tomorrow at the highest level in 22 years. the heavy rain moving east from the gulf coast up to the mid-atlantic. expect some snow in the rockies and around the great lakes. finally this morning we look forward to a new year that we're going to take an opportunity to look back at some of the past year's most exciting moments in sports.

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: deflategate became a part of the national dialogue as tom brady was accused of tampering with the air pressure in the footballs during the patriots' route of the colts in the afc championship imga. the royals defeated the mets in five games to win their first world series in 30 years. mvp steph curry and the warriors hoisted the championship trophy for the first time since 1975. american pharoah ended a 37-year drought. >> has won the triple crown. >> reporter: 21-year-old jordan spieth set the golf world on tour tying tiger woods' 18 under scoring record and became the second youngest masters winner ever.

grand slam chase and dominated through the first three majors tripped up by roberta vinci who pulled off the remarkable upset. >> today is my day. sorry, guys. >> reporter: floyd mayweatherer fought manny pacquiao ending with mayweather winning and ronda rousey had a stunning upset. kobe bryant announced this would be his final season of his storied 20-year nba career. in the women's world cup carli lloyd turned in the greatest performance ever scoring a hat trick 16 minutes into the game. >> hat trick for lloyd. >> reporter: the u.s. beat japan 5-2 for their first world cup triumph in 16 years. that's the year in sports for 2015. >> 2016 expected to be another exciting one, of course, we have the olympics in rio next year, as well. >> that to look forward to.