any empty spot at reagan airport to catch a rest or nap. we have plenty of rain around the area today. now lifting to the north and east. could we see rain for the rest of the day or the rest of this week? details coming up. and i'm aaron gilchrest with new information on a developing story, the arrest of a young man who used his wealth to defend his part in a drunk driving accident that killed four people. news4 midday starts right now. well, we had a wet morning out there. yes, it was a bit of a messy commute out there as well.

i'm happy to report not only are we seeing sunshine, but that rain has since now moved off to the east. we're looking at drying conditions here. i think our rain chances are done for the day. the thing that we're more concerned about is really if you're traveling, what kind of rain are we looking at or snow? even all the way up through new england. you can see some of that mixed precipitation coming from upstate new york and maine. for us, again, we are looking dry. temperatures challenged. right now we're in the 40s. areas of the eastern shore and annapolis around 50. we'll talk about the daytime highs coming up. winter weather moving into the northeast is the latest problem for travelers. hundreds of flights were canceled since sunday leaving many people stranded. david culver is live at reagan airport along with some frustrated travelers. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. they have the christmas tree up, holiday music, but folks here, passengers not feeling in the

holiday spirit. they're tired. they're frustrated. you can't really blame them given many of them have spent the last 24 hours just trying to get home. >> where did you sleep? >> i haven't slept yet. >> it was a little after 5:30 in the morning. we first caught up with sarah pauley, sprawled out on the airport bench. three cancellations in the past 24 hours. she's dreaming of being home. >> we're just like can you get us to texas? if you can't get us to dallas, get us to austin, san antonio, houston, something. those are close cities to where i'm trying to go. still can't get us there. >> reporter: she's not alone. we found this man keeping close to the heat vent as he napped. tablet by his side, this guy curled up on the baggage claim conveyor belt. even the luggage has nowhere to go. among the destinations feeling far away today, chicago. the departure board showed the first four out of five flights canceled or delayed.

frustrated travelers decided to switch from one airline to another. they had a long walk to another terminal. we caught up with her a couple hours later, trying to find a comfortable place to dose off. no luck. >> the plan is to check in. >> she joined the line to check her bag. >> it's going to be the greatest day of my life if the plane actually takes off. and made her way to the gate. her flight to houston on time. she's not breathing easy just yet. >> i'll feel better when we get off the ground. >> we'll let you go. >> and sarah just texted me, her plane is boarding right now. it is on time. but adding to some problems for some other passengers, you can see behind me some long tsa lines. reporting live at reagan national airport, david culver, news 4. >> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. an isis leader linked to the man behind the paris attacks killed in an air strike.

pentagon officials put the world out that charaffe al mouadan was killed christmas eve in the air strikes. he had a direct link to the ring leader to the paris attacks that killed 130 people last month. >> thank. we are tracking a still developing story out of mexico. ethan couch, the so-called afluenza teen is waiting to be brought back to the u.s. the 18-year-old and his mother were arrested by immigration authorities last night this is couch's new mugshot where he died his hair black. couch was convicted of killing four people in texas while driving drunk two years ago. his defense claimed growing up rich made couch not know the consequences of his actions. >> a temper tantrum, that's what

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is calling republican threats to pull his security detail. attorney general mark herring announced last week that virginia will no longer recognize concealed carry permits from 25 other states. in response, state senator charles ceraco told a bristol newspaper that he is considering a budget that will cut money for the governor's guards. soon president obama will be wrapping up his vacation in hawaii and head back here. last night he had some drama when a drone flew by his motor cade. the secret service jumped in and questioned the man at the controls. he said he had no clue the president would be there. the man was not detained or charged. the redskins are heading back to the playoffs. the team is ready to cash in on some of that excitement. starting today, redskins stores, dick's and modell's sporting goods stores starting to sell division east champion gear.

the steam playing at fedex field in the first round. because of their record it's unlikely they'll get another home game after that ticket also go on sale next monday, january 4th. if you're a season ticket holder or know one, you can get your tickets now through this friday. the search for a country music singer missing since sunday continues. and the steps being taken today to make sure the people in charge of safety at airports around the country are

here are some of the stories lighting up social media. mot motorhead's bass player died yesterday after an battling an aggressive form of cancer. he found out he had the disease a few days before he died. the band is best known for their

1980 anthem "ace of spades." more than 300,000 people shared that post. lemmy was 70 years old. you may not think of a calendar pinup when you think of vladimir putin. oh, my, think again. according to british newspaper "the express" for about a dollar you can buy his latest calendar for 2016. it features interesting poses from fishing, bare chested to cuddling a fluffy puppy. there's one there with a horse, scuba diving. it seems russians cannot get enough of it as it is selling out in parts of moscow. game of thro"game of thrones is for you. a popular character shedding back to season six of the show. an image released by entertainment weekly shows isaac hempstead wright returning to his role as brian stark. you didn't see him in season five. he was last season in season four finale after he met the mysterious three-eyed raven.

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after a messy morning out there, the afternoon looks so much better. we'll get some sunshine out there. that's that big yellow ball that we haven't seen in quite some time in the sky. few showers tomorrow, looking less and less likely that we'll see organized precipitation. a seasonable start to 2016. temperatures in the 40s. rainfall totals for the last event that we had over the last 24 hours, we picked up a half inch of rain in d.c. now, highs today, it does look like we could hit 60 degrees. this forecast is tricky. areas to the south will be in the low 60s. areas to the north staying in the 50s. the reason why, we got to get

this frontal system here. see this orange down there? eventually it will spread to the north. the question is how quickly. still going with 60 degrees, that's something we'll have to watch and chilly for the weekend. the seven-day forecast coming up. developing now, the search for a missing country singer after he and a friend disappeared during a hunting trip. you may know craig strickland from the group back road anthem. they were duck hunting this sunday near tulsa. authorities found moreland dead yesterday. the family hoping against all odds that their son is okay. a dangerous stunt on the beltway. a group of at least 100 dirt bike and atv riders took over parts of the inner loop in prince george's county, they drove the wrong way and brought

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out of belgium, two people were arrested for plotting a terror attack. belgium prosecutors say the suspects were planning to target symbolic sites on new years. when police searched the

suspects they found isis propaganda but no weapons. once the news of the arrest broke, belgium raised its terror alert level for police and the military. we have a bit of fog out there right now. that is lifting up. boy, was it a gloomy and wet morning. you can look at our live tower camera. you can barely see above the surface that will get better as we go through the afternoon with improving conditions. travel now especially the p.m. commute, just some wet roadways. a green. exercise caution. it will be wet out there. we'll even have sunshine out there. if you're out and about doing some shopping, it will be cool. it will be dry. temperatures tonight will be in the 50s if you want to head out for a pre-new year's eve dinner. no rain gear. we'll be on the cool side. speaking of new year's eve. after a few showers late on wednesday, we'll have new year's eve in the mid 50s. new year's day, breezy and in the 40s. >> thank you, lauren. some big changes on the way for airline employees. the tsa says it is all in an effort to keep you safe.

edward laurence has the latest. >> reporter: weather is causing delays across the country, but specifically airport workers will see some delays as they try to go to work through the airport security area. the tsa announced that they are increasing random screening for airport workers and airport employees. the move comes after incidents over the past two years where employees smuggled weapons and laundered money into airports. in one case last year five employees were arrested after bringing $400,000 in cash through boston's logan airport. a year ago a delta baggage handler was charged with bringing guns to a smuggler on several occasions in january, an faa employee used his badge to bring a gun in his carry-on luggage. the tsa says that these extra screening measures are already in place so employees coming to the airport can expect delays.

on capitol hill, edward laurence, back to. many of you have returned home for the holidays, but did you leave anything behind? the tsa says it has recovered a large amount of lost valuables from local airports. we've been inside the agency's lost and found room in dulles international, we've seen everything from coats, belts, a laptop computer, and somebody forget their new unwrapped drone. some of you told news 4 you realized you left stuff behind but time was against you. >> clearly didn't have time to go back and get back on the train, go back, go through security, come back through security again with my wrife. we wouldn't have made it. this year alone, the agency recovered 500 laptop computers at dulles international airport. a developing story in the district. police investigating a deadly shooting in southeast. police found darnell mayfield's body on hartford street southeast last night no suspect information has been released.

new details now in the officer-involved shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. he is the cleveland boy police shot after mistaking his pellet gun for a weapon. a grand jury decided not to indict them. the review could come with punishment. and a new pilot program in loudoun county aimed to prevent heroin deaths. 21 deputies have been trained into using narcan which can be a life saving tool when seconds count. new today, people are buying ticket now for the first ever circular high speed train. the rail line is on an island in china. it opens tomorrow. and the people in charge there are hoping it boosts tourism sales. they're giving away some tickets at a discount through the end of next month. after the break, a story that has a lot of us saying wow.

>> yeah. boy scout leader comes face-to-face w

we are just now getting information about an arrest made in monday's murder investigation. this at a park. a man was found stabbed to death behind gaywood elementary school monday afternoon. and this man that you see on your screen, 31-year-old alex james jones has been arrested. he's in police custody charged with first degree murder. as soon as we get more information we'll bring it to you. from the live desk, erika gonzalez. >> my scout master went into a cave and a bear is after him. >> he can't get out because of where the bear is or he's too injured? >> i think the bear is on top of him. >> this morning we're hearing how some boy scouts sprang into

action to save their leader from a bear. police just released the 911 calls after the attack. brian thompson explains how the scouts outsmarted a bear to get some help. >> my scout master went into a cave and a bear is in the cave with him. st >> is he like he can't get out because of where the bear, is or is he too injured to get out? >> i think the bear is on top of him. >> reporter: alone in the cave, the scout master suggests that they lure the bear out. >> my scout master suggested we put some food out to lure the bear away. >> if you guys could start a fire to signal. >> reporter: after that, the scout leader calls911. >> i was mauled by a bear.

with are you bleeding? >> left arm, left leg, neck, head. >> reporter: they knew searchers were somewhere out here. >> guys, on three everyone yell hello, you can hear us? >> can you hear us? >> i see the helicopter. >> all right. he sees the helicopter. >> i'm going to get out of this alive. you love you guys. >> we have the kids. >> and at the same time, the scout master sees them and is rescued. >> you see my guys or anybody out there. >> i see them. they're walking towards me. >> can you imagine? >> no. that is just so intense, so dramatic. those kids really held it together. give props to them. >> boy scouts. >> yeah. so a coyote in san antonio, this guy is more than just a mascot. >> so a bat made its way into the at&t stadium in texas last

night. this was during the tim wer abo timberwolves/spurs game. so the mascot is sort of the hero this morning after he caught the bat in a fishing net. nobody was hurt. the bat wasn't hurt. it was released outside. this guy gets props for a long time. >> mvp. >> for sure. >> vp. so, a look at one of the most popular gifts of the season. >> and why a pop star's ad is

>> we still have a few sprinkles moving out of the area. now we're starting to see a bit of clearing in some spots. most of that rain now gone off to the eastern shore. pushing to the north and east. looks like they're getting snow and wintery mix in boston. it's moving out of that area, which is good. as we know boston still has plenty of delayed flights.

everybody else looking good. even chicago looking good as well. so here's your future weather. we'll get some sunshine as we continue into the afternoon and evening. the clouds roll back in overnight. we'll have a cloudy day tomorrow. maybe a few showers late tomorrow. mainly south and east. we'll keep them in tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. then your thursday just looking cloudy that will be your transition day before a cooler 2016. more of that on the seven-day coming up. >> thank you. so the city of san francisco wants justin bieber to clean up his act. this after his record company launched a guerrilla marketing campaign to promote the artist's upcoming album. >> reporter: spray painted ads force justin bieber's album have gotten attention. >> i think it's good. good stunt. >> reporter: increasingly more negative. someone sprayed their own comment in between the stencilled words, now the city

attorney has sent his words to justin bieber's music company and universal music group saying tell us who painted them and where so the city can clean up what it calls graffiti. >> it's sending a message exactly to the demographic that we don't want to communicate that graffiti is okay. >> reporter: herrera wants the music company to pay for the cleanup. >> i think it's high time that corporate america follow the rules the rest of us follow. i get tons of complaints about this kind of graffiti. >> the city has had similar run-ins over goo la'el ad campaigns from zynga and nbc universal. both apologized and paid hefty fines. the fitbit app was the most downloaded app from the apple

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>> the weather would cause more problems today. raegan medgie has more. >> reporter: you have a lot of snow mixed in with sleet. about an inch or so. finally, you got the sidewalk. so what is it doing right now? you can see in my hands there's a bit of sleet and some snow. my goodness, what is this doing on the roadways? revealing the road. you can see this is a busy intersection in andover, massachusetts this is route 28, it will eventually lead to 495, and also to 93 which goes to boston. speaking of the roadways, mass

pike has been reduced, the speed limit, to 40 miles per hour because of the ice and the slushiness and of course the department of transportation for the great state of massachusetts is saying that there are a lot of crashes and spinouts because of what you see on the ground. we'll go down to the ground, no plows are coming, let's look both ways, it's kind of slushy and and icky. if you're going to drive, go slow. make sure there is room. my goodness, it's like the weather live shot gods are with me. can we see what's going on next to me? omg. look at this. that, my friends, is action shot.

right? that's an action shot this is what i love for. back to you. >> those weather people are a different breed. the things they get excited about. thunder snow. give her some thunder snow. her head might pop off. >> you see the radar over here. >> you know what i'm talking about. >> i was excited. i was like she nailed it with that salt truck coming through. right time. i loved it. you know, as we continue through the day, we're just looking at a few clouds pushing off to the east. for the most part we're seeing some sunshine. everybody keep their fingers crossed that we get some sub shine out there. as we continue up to the north and east. she was in boston. that snow and mixed precipitation continues to move out. their left with flight delays there. as we go through the next eight hours, i have to tell you, these temperatures are on the tricky

side. i have us going up to 60 degrees in d.c. north of d.c. in the 50s. south of d.c. in the 60s. we'll show you that seven-day in a few minutes. >> the chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of laquan mcdonald has pleaded not guilty. jason van dyke was just in court. he's charged with six counts of murder for the 2014 shooting of the 17-year-old. you might disturbing video that shows mcdonald veering away from the officer before van dyke fired 16 times. the footage sparked protests and the resignation of the chicago police superintendent. also in chicago, mayor rahm emanuel cut short his family vacation to deal with a deadly police shooting this comes as the father of the man killed files a wrongful death suit against the city. on saturday police officers shot and killed 19-year-old clintonio

la greer as they responded to a domestic situation. his family said he suffered from a mental illness. officers said he was combative. betty jones lived upstairs and was hit by gunfire after opening up the front door. >> never did i think i would lose my mother for opening up the front door. >> jones family has not indicated whether they plan on filing a lawsuit against the city. peyton manning is threatening to sue over a documentary that claims his wife was mailed human growth hormone. debra davis who works for al jazeera talked to the "today" show she morning. she said the allegations involve manning's wife, not him. >> this is an hour-long documentary about doping in sport. within that documentary there is a short section at the end. it's a section that everyone has picked up on. >> the documentary uses

information from a form pharmacy employee who was an employee at clinic where manning was treated years ago. after the documentary came out that young man said he lied. we're back in 60 seconds

starting this friday it's ill leg for businesses that serve food to use products made out of styrofoam. the former mayor signed off on the bill to ban styrofoam last year, but it will become law in 2016. the measure means that restaurants, carry-outs and food trucks have to use recyclable containers and cups. we all know that a lot of you are celebrating from the holidays, but there's some things that you got that you don't necessarily want, right, erika? >> that's right. sometimes we're talking about gift cards. they have ballooned into a $32 billion a year business.

half of all shoppers say they plan to buy one this year. that according to a consumer reports survey. what if you get a gift card that you don't want? well, we've got some options for you. you can buy store gift cards almost anywhere, but not everybody likes to get them. >> i got a gift card to this clothing store that i have no interest in. i gave it to my sister. >> reporter: another way to get rid of gift cards, trade them for cash at one of the many gift card exchange websites out there. consumer reports todd marks looked at four of them. >> these websites buy your cards at less than face value and then resells them. so sometimes you get less. >> reporter: for example a $100 toys "r" us gift card gets $80.50 at giftcards.com but shrinks to $50 at another. >> we looked at store gift cards and found that giftcards.com gave us the most money back but

it pays to shop around because it differs from site to site and card to card. >> reporter: you will generally get more cash back from more popular retailers. a $100 walmart gift card gets you $90. and you can get cash at many coin star kiosks, but you may not get as much money as you would get at websites. this $100 walmart gift card only gets you $71. >> bank gift cards are easier to redeem than the store give cards. if they carry a logo of mastercard, visa, american express, they can be redeemed at any merchant that accepts those cards. >> that's what i generally do for my brother, but those gift cards cost $4 to $6, so add that along to the purchase as well. so, it seems like it's rained every day lately.

>> after the break, when could we see four straight rain-free days? that

>> on monday a hover board caught fire at a mall in texas. no one was injured. several u.s. airlines have banned hover boards from checked and carry-on luggage. amazon has yanked some brands. with your cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. >> i'm lauryn ricketts waiting for these temperatures to really move in the right direction. seeing this warm front just down to the south. it's going to continue to lift to the north. it's going to get its act together if we're expecting temperatures around 60 degrees. i have faith. so temperatures are at 60 and above if you're south of d.c.,

50 to the north. we'll watch the placement of that front as we continue through the day. so we're in the 50s tomorrow. we could have a few showers tomorrow after lunch. for your new year's eve, not looking bad. we'll have temperatures by the stroke of midnight in the 40s. again, not that bad, just a few clouds out there. as we continue through new year's day, temperatures in the 40s as well. we have more on that forecast coming up. an investigation into how much whole foods charges customers is ending. that's because the chain says it will pay $500,000 to settle claims it improperly labeled food. new york city investigators say they found 80 different items labeled with the wrong weight which added up to a higher cost for customers. in addition to the settlement whole foods says it is adding audits to ensure it doesn't happen again. new information on the mother of the young man who used his wealth to defend his part in the drunk driving accident that

new information just in in the case of the texas teenager who claimed that being rich made him unable to understand the consequences of his actions. ethan couch and his mother were detained in mexico the other night. in a news conference the sheriff explained that they plan to arrest his mother as well. gabe gutierrez has all the

angles of this store. >> reporter: this morning the search for ethan couch and his mother are over. they were picked up by immigration authorities 6:00 a.m. monday. couch's air dyed black two weeks ago the fbi and u.s. marshal services launched an international manhunt offering an award after the 18-year-old failed to check in with his probation officer. >> it's our number one priority right now for our task force. >> reporter: couch's case drew worldwide attention after he killed four people while driving drunk in 2013. >> we need some ambulances. it's bad. we flipped and, oh, god. >> reporter: his blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit. during sentencing his attorney claimed the teen did not understand the consequences of his actions because of his affluent upbringing. a judge gave him ten years probation, sparking widespread anger. kevin mcconnell's then 12-year-old son lucas was

seriously injured in the crash. >> i think he was never taught that actions have consequences other than the easiest way out. >> reporter: earlier this month cell phone video of this party surfaced on social media. a spokesperson for the tarrant county district attorney said investigators interviewed witnesses who claimed couch was there. alcohol use would violate his probation though couch is not seen drinking in the video. >> i think that was the trigger of what forced him to run. i think they ran because that video was released and the fear that he would now finally be locked up. >> we have some cool conditions out there this morning. we continue with the cool conditions. at least we won't have the rain as we continue into the afternoon. we'll get a few peeks of sun out there. it's a seasonable start to 2016 with temperatures around normal. if you're traveling, wet roads, nothing like this morning, but wet roads out and about.

sunshine this afternoon. it's going to be cool out there with temperatures in the 40s. hoping to make it up to the 60 degree mark. you can see a lot of that rain has moved off and out of here. still up in the new england area with mixed precipitation coming through that region. otherwise we are looking dry for the remainder of the day. i've been teasing that seven-day forecast and that's coming up in a few minutes. debate over debates in decision 2016. former maryland governor martin o'malley appeared on "morning joe," and said the democrats deserve as many debates as the republican candidates. donald trump making headlines for calling the biggest newspaper in new hampshire a pile of bar damage. trump was called an insult to the voters of that state. and he was compared to biff from back to the future. the paper endorsed governor chris christie's campaign last

month. trump stirring up social media defending last night's tweets. many of them target former president bill clinton, now helping hillary clinton's campaign. today's savannah guthrie questioned his accusations. she asked trump on whether bringi bringing it up is fair game. >> and if she's going to play that game and if he's going to be out there campaigning, then he's certainly fair game. in decision 2016, two presidential candidates are among some of the world's most admired people. president obama took top honors for the annual gallup poll being

named most admired man. hillary clinton took the most admired woman for the 14th straight year. and republican front-runner donald trump tied with pope francis. disney, even with "star wars" breaking box office records, the company's stock has dropped about 6% since the movie premiered. according to the "washington post," espn is the reason for that. the channel is struggling as people opt out of cable packages and high fees. 2016 will be known as the year of the movie. "star wars: the force awakens" is putting an exclamation point on the end of a lucrative year for movie studios. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> reporter: 2015's biggest box office question is still up in the air. whether "star wars: the force awakens" blistering start will propel it to challenge

"avatar's" all time box office record, $2.8 billion worldwide. >> the only way you can make "avatar" and titanic money is if you go back and see the film three, four times. >> reporter: that's what vaulted jurassic world into the third most seen movie all time. furious 7 moved its way into the five spot. avengers age of altron was behind in number six. >> this is one of those years that doesn't come along often in terms of mammoth box office. >> the hunger games mocksing j part two also did well. >> when you have a movie like mocking j and train wreck that do well, that's exciting. >> my gosh. >> reporter: amy schumer's comedy topped $100 million, so

did melissa mccarthy's "spy." three major success stories for female driven films. >> that's a trend we'll see continuing more and more as the years go on. >> reporter: this year could crack $11 billion in total u.s. box office, an all-time record. >> i don't think we'll see a year like this for quite a long time. >> reporter: leaving a tall challenge for films to come in the year ahead. >> i think it's going to be -- i saw everything in that piece except "hunger games." this year i've seen some trailer force good movies coming out in 2016. star trek movie. >> and coming off another solid weekend. we have "concussion" the big short, daddy's home. >> the sisters. >> yeah. have to see that. more new years news after the break.

here are some stories you're clicking on. we saw this next story on buzzfeed. imagine being confronted by this during a deep sea dive. a diver caught this rare and white squid while diving. the squid was about 12 feet long. the diver said his curiosity overpowered his fear so he swam alongside the giant sea creature. probably too close for me. 2016 just around the corner. celebrating in new york's times square may break the bank. a vip table for four people at ruby tuesday will cost you almost $2,000, that's according to cnbc. you'll pay $400 at darden's olive garden. olive garden. and almost $800 at bubba gump shrimp. even chain restaurants are cashing in on the new year

celebrations. what about some of the best places to have your parties? we know where the priciest meals are. according to forbes.com basement miami is the new studio 54. if deejays and dancing are not your cup of tea, head to the nomay hotel. the entertainment we hear is the secret. third on the list of new years parties is london's radio rooftop bar. paris makes the list. ed bang ebangers is the place to if you love to dance. >> all i heard was bread sticks. where you live could make a difference in how w

today it's going to look like new year's eve in times square. any will host the annual

confetti test today. 3,000 pounds of confetti will be released when the clock strikes midnight on december 31, 2016. >> i love the handwritten notes. a nice sentiment. there the cloud cover is clearing out. we'll get sunshine this afternoon. keep our fingers crossed that the temperatures warm up. at 5:00, you can see clearing in the skies. clouds come back quickly overnight. the clouds stick with us. tomorrow a chance for a few showers tomorrow afternoon to tomorrow night. your new year's eve looks cloudy otherwise it's dry. temperatures will be in the 50s on new year's eve. mid 50s. but then we drop to the 40s on new year's day. we stay in the 40s throughout the weekend but get full sunshine. >> we like sunshine. that is it for news4 midday. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> you can always get your news and weather updates with the nbc washington app. have a great day.

we'll see you dark and early tomorrow morning.

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today on the meredith vieira show it's almost new year's eve. whether you be making resolutions and will you stick to them? and plus you think it's okay to sleep with a co-worker? would you. from american pie and american beauty. she's dishing about her unusual new year's ritual and revealing the scary thing she and meredith have in common. she lost almost all of her teeth. >> it felt like it was the death of me, the death of my identity. we are coming to the rescue and giving her back her smile with a miracle makeover have you to see to believe. it's starting right now on meredith. ♪ ♪