that's what's maki 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 miststake, a psenger plane landing at a major american airport but not on the runway. how did this happe and going viral, a baby's hilarious reaction to his first taste of bacon. and good wednesday morning to you. we begin with the e historicnd dangerous flooding in the heartland. >> and it is devastating, indeed. at least 18 people are dead in 2 states. these are some of the images coming out of missouri showing

by water. >> and 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 fm abc's megan hughes. >> reporter: along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed with sandbags are fighting a tough foe. >> the water has come up really fast. >> reporter: parts of the town of kimmswick near st. louis already flooded. in union, missouri, a mcdonald's nenearly subrged. 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 coming at you here. you're talking about almost ten more vertical feet of moving water. >> reporter: flooding is being

the regionon, and acss t country snowstorms are also proving deadly. in new york this crash between a fedex truck and a 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 overernight. thousands of passengers across thcountry are stranded. >> i'm just trying to get home. it's been a pretty long day. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. >> it's been 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. >> k kendis anmarci, thanks again, and good morning to you, as well. we're tracking some snow on this

nation's midsection, i think enough that could cause some slippery travel through chicago as we get through the evening rush. later on this s week newear's eve forecast coming up now 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 there. we want to get to some breaking news now. two earthquakes overnight on the west coast, one with an epicenter in canada, it was a 4.9 magnitude quake, and people in seattle say they felt the shakin >> another, a 4.4 magnite in california, hitting near devore justst outsidef san bernardino. people also reported feeling the earthquake throughout the suburbs east of los angeles, which is about 50 miles southwest of the epicenter. >> and what we're learning is more than a dozen aftershockcks already felt. no major damage or injuries have been reported as yet. all right, now to the race for president starting with donald trump's increasingly personal attacks against hillary clinton.

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 is reverse ion her because she's got a major problem, it happens to be right in her house. so, if she wants to do that we're going to go right after the esident, the ex-president and we ll see how it all comes out. and i feel very confident that it will come out very well for us. >> he used the names monica lewinsky and paula jones in attacks against former president clinton. after a question from reporters he said his own extramarital affairs are also fair game in the presidential campaign. trump says he will begin spending at least $2 million a week on ads starting in the new year. overnight hillary clinton seemed to ignore trump's latest attacks. she didn't mention him during a town hall in new hampshire. clinton also didn't answer

billionaire's comments. >> what about the attacks donald trump has made against your family? >> how are you? good to see you. >> no response from the democratic front-runner while greeting reporters. her final stop. after the town hall she returned to new york for new year's. i want to get to one more final political note. republican george pataki has ended his campaign. the former three-term governor of new york 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. rit 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 van dyke faces six counts of first degree murder for the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald in 2014. his defense attorney says van dyke wants to tell his side of what happened so he's not seen as a cold-blooded killer. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is under enormous pressure because of this case. protesters seen here called for

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 says al mouadan was actively planning g attacks against the west. well, back here on the home front, police in new york city say there is no specific or edible 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 about a million people will gather to welcome 2016. you n see that a lot of people are getting ready even at ts hour. >> a big part of celebration, of course, is the confetti that will fly. they did some testing of it, believe it or not, yesterday, and it seemed to work just fine. the famous waterford crystal ball will undergo a test drop today. >> okay. i'm sure they're all ready. and still ahead, is there

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hundreds of images on sauling's computer. police obtained a search warrant afte getting a tip. he was released on a $0,000 bond due back in court next month. new details in the capture of the so-called affluenza teen from texas. authorities say ethan couch and his mother gave away their location inexico by using a cell phone to order a domino's pizza. couch was onhe run after allegedly violating probation. he killed four people in a 2013 drununk driving crash but couch avoided jail time after his legal team claimede was too spoiled to know right frorom wrong. his mother is expected to face charges. both could be returned to texas as early as today. admittedly we've been spoiled but gas prices have stopped falling. right now they're hovering around a national average of $2 a gallon. aaa says prices on christmas the

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flooded roads are the problem from southern new england down to the gulf coast. no showers in northern rockies could make roads there slippery. >> if you're flying airport delays likeliest in neworleans, atlanta and charlotte. but not on that list is seattle's airport which is where the faa is still investigating a potentiall deadly mishap involving an alaska airlines passenger jet. >> this one is really frighten. the pilot tried to land on what he thought was a runway but turned out to be a taxiway and kayna whitworth has the story. >> reporter: an investigation into how an alaska airlines flight could have landed on an active taxiway instead of a runway. the 737 aircraft was flying from chicago to seattle earlier this month when it was cleared for landing and directed to a runway. >> alaska 27, maintain 5,000 to establish localizer. >> reporter: that's not what happened. the plane cleared to land on a runway at sea-tac instead landing there.

it's a taxiway. luckily nobody was injed during the landing. >> the danger is not landing on a long strip of concrete. the danger is actually that somebody else might ben that taxiway. >> reporter: aviation analyst for abc news john nance was an alaska airlines pilot for 20 years and landed at sea-tac international airport hundreds of times. >> pilots from major airlines like alaska are certainly trained to recognize runway markings and taxiway markings. >> reporter: you can seeee the here. both faa and alaska airlines is invevestigatin and it's preliminary. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> also on the west coast the fbi investigating the crash of a sile engine plane into an anchorage officebuilding. the pilot was the only occupant of the cessna. he was a member of the civil air patrol but we're told his flight was not sanctioned by the group at thehe time investigators in alaska say the victim's wife worked on the

she was not in the office when the plane crashed. the search reses this morning for craig strickland. body of his hunting partner was recovered monday along with the singer's dog who was found alive and well. they had been duck hunting on a lake in the northern part of the state when the boat capsized. family members say they are holding out hope. the coaching carousel is firing up. the eagles fired chip kelly who had been with the team for three seasons. kelly was criticized after certainly personnel decisions backfired and eagles missed the playoffs the last two seasonon. college football, bowl season is cranking into high gear. >> details about one plplayer's incredible performance now from our friends at espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. we're not doing this again until next year.r. >> let's check out the texas

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 grt night of the his fifth touchdown and went through the air, four on theground, 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. and own basket. you expect that from the 76ers maybe. iowa's bench, go crazy.

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welcome to the jungle >> time for "the pulse," one of the gatest hard rock bands of all time, of course, talks about gu 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 chelausic festival near palm springs and says they're in talks for a stadium tour next summer. >> theyaven'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 hoverboard and he had no real chance going against this opponent. it's a knockout. >> the former heavyweight just

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 yoto 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 t video of e 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 churchh not so impressed and the diocese suspended the priest saying he needs time to reflect on his actions and the diocese actually apologized on his behalf.

it was lifting him up on to that hoverboard. today is the day we should celebrate. >> i am all for celebrating this holiday. >> it is national bon day, americans, of course, have a love affair with bacon every day of theyear. that legacy has been handed down to easton beech. a 19-month-old tried bacon for the first time on christmas morning and it was love at first bite. >> bacon. >> bacon. >> bacon. >> bacon. >> bacon! bacon. >> this video has gone viral. his father who posted it is quick t assure us the child diet is usually healthy. especially bananas.

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former president bill clinton's infidelity, donald trump tells reporters his own extramarirital actitivities wl be fair game during t the caaign, as well. trump is promising now to spend $2 million a week on tv ads. two earthquakes overnight on the west coast, one in canada, a 4.9 magnitude, was felt l the way in seattle. the other, a 4.4 magnitude quake, was in southern california. 13 deaths blamed on the flooding in missouri alo. more than 500 roads are closed. parts of the mississippi expected to crest tomorrowow at the highest level in 22 years. and looking at today's weather, the heavy rain is 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 lolook forwa 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. >> along with all that exciment came plenty of controversy. here's abc's ryan smith.

a part of the national dialogue as revered quarterback tom brady was accused of tampering with the air pressure in the footballs during the patriots' rout of the colts in the afc championship me. >> i didn't alter the ball at all. >> the kansas city royals defeated the metsn five games to win their first world series in 30 years. mvp steph curry and the golden state warriors hoisted the chamonship trophy for the first time since 1975. american pharoah galloped into history becoming just the 12th horse to win the triple crown, ending a 37-year drought. >> has won the triple crown. >> reporter: 21-year-old jordan spieth set the golf world on fire with a dominant masters performance tying tir woods' 18 under scoring record and became the second youngest masters winner ever. tennis superstar serena williams had her own grand slam chase. she dominated her way through

tripped up by roberta vinci who pulled off the remarkable upset. >> today is my day. sorry, guys. >> reporter: floyd mayweather finally fought man niny pacquiao ending with mayweather winning with a unanimous decision. ronda rousey had a stunning up set. >> i feel at peace with it. >> reporter: and 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 e greatest individual performance ever in a final scoring a hat trick 16 minutes into the game. >> hat trick for lloyd. >> reporter:he 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. >> oh, yeah, that's to look forward to. at's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday.moring iowa in hd. we

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