and new laws take over the land as hollywood goes to hollyweed. "early today" starts right now. >>> good to be with you on this first monday of the new year. i'm frances rivera. >>> police are on the hunt for a gunman who attacked a new year's celebration in istanbul, turkey. authorities have not identified the suspect or the motive in the attack which left at least 39 dead and close to 70 others wounded, including one american. this chilling video captures the moment that gunman stormed into this popular nightclub, call lullsly shooting at bystanders before wreaking havoc inside. anything more we know specifically about the manhunt? >> reporter: frances, the interior minister in turkey is saying security operations are under way. but not giving any more specifics as to who they may be looking for or whether they're looking for more than one person. they've said repeatedly the attack was carried out by only one began man and they are looking for that one began man. the attack happening on the reina nightclub on new year's eve, behind me in the dis

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it really does say "hollyweed." pranksters made their way up to the hollywood sign and changed it for the world to see. police are investigating the incident as a misdemeanor trespassing crime and many are looking at it as perhaps homage to a new law that went into effect in california. >>> leading the news, just as the pranksters changed the hollywood sign, california's new law is just one of several across the country that have officially gone into effect. from the minimum wage rising in some 20 states in washington d.c. to new laws covering conceal and carry statutes to providing proof for service dogs. nbc's pete williams has it all. >> reporter: the new year begins in california with a ban on holding cell phones while driving. they must be mounted and can be used only for functions that require a single tap or swipe like answering a call. philadelphia becomes the first big city with a tax on sugary sodas. 1.5 cents an ounce, that's 64 -- 24 cents for a 16-ounce. california imposes tougher gun laws. it's now ill

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some prankster changed it to say hollyweed. psomeone changed it to hollywee. back in 1976 someone did it on the day marijuana possession was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. this sign coincides with the recent vote to legalize marijuana. >>> the first baby born in the bay area in 2017 arrived just seconds after midnight in san jose. grace emily moreno weighs 6 pounds, 11 ounces. her dad is a marine. the family lives in san diego. they were visiting relatives here when grace's mom went into labor. now, here's a fun fact. the doctor who delivered the baby also delivered the father 22 years ago at the same hospital. >> now your accuweather forecast with drew -- >>> the first week ahead features several opportunities for rain as a series of storms looks to take aim on the region. live doppler 7 showing you right now. you begin to see a couple of isolated showers pop up. we'll go in closer. you do notice just an isolated shower along the coast just south of half-moon bay. an isolated shower could pop up as a storm system begins to move through. out there rig

abc news, los angeles. >> very ambitious of whoever did the hollyweed. not what you think of for a pot head, just celebrate, sit home and chill, but you do that? >> you think, dude, i have an idea, mess with the hollywood sign. >> you laugh about it, but to do it? >> facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge. >> but you made national news, so, oh, well. >> minnesota, one, two protesters arrested. it didn't work out perfectly. >> although, hollywood person not caught yet. >> and we're talking about it. >> exactly. >>> when we come back, what mariah carey's about her meltdown on live tv. >> why a microphone was cut off. >>> "world news now" continues after this, from our abc stations. hy a microphone was cut off. >>> "world n by peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more... you can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. trulia. the house is o

someone changed the iconic hollywood sign to say hollyweed. the pot joke comes after they passed proposition in november. it legalized the use of marijuana and hemp. >> it is brilliant, hollyweed, people. welcome to 2017. >> with everything depressing this was uplifting to me. >> reporter: as word of the prank spread, the sign became a popular spot. people grabbed their phones and went outside for a quick selfie. the sign was quickly changed back to normal. >>> the first baby born in 2017 in the bay area will not stay here long because home is in san diego. they were in san jose for the holiday, here to visit family. two hours in to their drive back home, leslie started to feel contractions. they turned around. grace emily moreno was born at 12 seconds after midnight at a connor hospital in san jose. her parents say they are thrilled. >> we wanted to have her before the new year, you know, but it feels amazing to have her on new year's. it was a great surprise. for me, everybody was cheering at the end and i was like oh, my gosh, it's finally

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yes, that says hollyweed. tonight police are looking for the person behind this new year's prank. >>> meet the first baby of 2017 born in the bay area. and snow is coming down tonight in the sierra. much more may be on the way. our meteorologist >> we didn't have a check for this song. we'll just say, it went another way. >> maybe they should have had a sound collect. it was not such a smooth new year's eve for mariah carey. tonight her reps have an explanation for her disastrous performance in front of millions in times square. abc news reporter eva pilgrim has the story. >> times square will let's hear it right now for mariah carey. >> reporter: tonight her meltdown. the ball drop before the ball drop that began innocently enough. ♪ should auld aquaintance be forgot ♪ >> but no one will forget what happened next. ♪ >> just brought me now. >> reporter: the performance spiralling into disaster. >> i can't hear but i'll just get through the motions. >> reporter: carey standing on stage not singing. >> we didn't

harvey: they changed hollywood to hollyweed.me a huge story over the weekend. >> to everybody who doesn't smoke weed, by the way. everybody who does smoke weed was like oh, hollyweed sign, cool.

the letters now spell out hollyweed.t's not the first time the sign has been altered in this way. according to variety, it was changed to "hollyweed" on new year's day in 1976, when marijuana was first decriminalised in the state. that's it from me. goodbye. good evening. the first day of 2017 has brought us some real contrasts across the country in terms of the weather. there has been cloud, outbreaks of rain, wintry showers too. here is some glorious wintry sunshine being taken by a weather watcher in cumbria earlier on. clear and cold conditions have been pushing in from the north across most of the country. towards the south, this frontal system is bringing outbreaks of rain. a lot of cloud around here. the cloud and rain is thinking towards the south later on this overnight. most of us clear and dry the night, but the wintry showers, particularly from the north—east of scotland. a fuse la-— the north—east of scotland. a fuse la" if the north—east of scotland. a fuse la--ifa the north—east of scotland. a fuse la —— i

the letters now spell out hollyweed.e first time the sign has been altered in this way. according to variety, it was changed to hollyweed on new year's day in 1976. this is bbc news. hello. well, many of us had a bit of a wet new year's day, but that wet weather was courtesy of a cold front. the cold front has cleared through, introducing much chillier air, but much clearer, sunnier conditions as well for many of us today. a bright, crisp, but distinctly chilly start to your monday. some ice around after yesterday's rain, so watch out for that. could be quite slippery, particularly across the north and the east, where we've got some wintry showers, in actualfact. so it is not dry everywhere, but for the majority there will be blue skies as you step out first thing in the morning. this is 9:00am. a lovely start to the day, if you wear a few layers, that is, across most of wales and northern ireland. some of those wintry showers still peppering some northern areas of the province. the snow settling on the highest ground of

. >>> the hollyweed prankster struck again. zack fernandez posted pictures on instagram showing a banner reading "impeach" on the golden gate bridge. fernandez used a walkway beneath the roadway to hang his banner to protest president donald trump. fernandez gained worldwide fame for turning the hollywood sign into the hollyweed sign as you may have seen earlier this month. >>> a new bill would allow children as young as 10 to testify in custody court cases. right now 14 is the youngest a child can be when testifying in guardianship cases. so if the law passes, a child younger than 14 could testify only if they want to do so. the bill supporters say it's aimed at preventing children from ending up with an abusive or neglectful parent. >> i think we underestimate children sometimes. people always say, oh, they're just kids, they're just kids. children are very smart and they're very intuitive and they're living in this situation. they know better than anyone what's going on. >> the legislation must pass through the senate and as

some prankster changed it to say hollyweed. psomeone changed it to hollywee. back in 1976 someone did it on the day marijuana possession was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. this sign coincides with the recent vote to legalize marijuana. >>> the first baby born in the bay area in 2017 arrived just seconds after midnight in san jose. grace emily moreno weighs 6 pounds, 11 ounces. her dad is a marine. the family lives in san diego. they were visiting relatives here when grace's mom went into labor. now, here's a fun fact. the doctor who delivered the baby also delivered the father 22 years ago at the same hospital. >> now your accuweather forecast with drew -- >>> the first week ahead features several opportunities for rain as a series of storms looks to take aim on the region. live doppler 7 showing you right now. you begin to see a couple of isolated showers pop up. we'll go in closer. you do notice just an isolated shower along the coast just south of half-moon bay. an isolated shower could pop up as a storm system begins to move through. out there rig

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the hollyweed sign remained updu until around 11:00 a.m. tarps. >> okay. >> all right. right >> i don't par make that sort pr of thing but m that's clever asa all get out.all ge out. >> let's talk about this.'s t sad news talo talk about this morning. mash star william christopher has died. he played fwiathellria mulcahey onulcay the popular television series s christopher passed away awa saturday morning at his homeisom in pasadena, california.if he was diagnosed with cancered more than a wit year ago and had been in the hospice since thepi beginning of the week.nning of e christopher was 84 years old. >> get ready for the return ofno another popular sitcom. sco leslie jordan claimed thattht will and grace was coming back this year for 10 episode eso limited series. he guest starred on the show playing a character beverly bevy leslie just a funny guy.t a fuyu the rumors started last fallastl as you recall when the main cast members got together tors t film a scene for theor t presidential election. >> all right. out. o.is >> oh, man. oh, m

someone made it over the fence and changed the sign to read hollyweed. someone pulled the same prank in 9076 but this could be tied to a decision by california voters to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. >> so i guess they have to fix that and get back to the traditional hollywood sign. we came to see the hollywood sign, not the hollyweed sign. >> the capture -- the camera captured footage of the vandal who appears to be a male. >>> it has been eight years since oscar grant was shot and killed by a police officer and the efforts taken by the community to honor his life and what they are saying about the impact of his death. >>> plus, this is starting to have a familiar feel for the third straight january in santa clara talking about the firing of the 49er head coach. i have some reaction from some players in just a little bit. >>> now that san francisco 49ers are cleaning house frying head coach chip kelly and general manager trent baalke after a horrific season. jed york held a news conference on the team's feature and we had joe fonzi joining

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own investigation >>> no one has been arited yet for the prank on changing the hollywood sign to hollyweed. >> reporter: days after a prankster dressed in all black jumped over the fence and altered the sign to raid "hollyweed", they are looking into beefing up security. in a statement, chris baumguard says, quote, we won't know more until later this week after there's been time to conduct additional due diligence regarding the new year's morning prank. we are looking at options, such as technology updates if warranted. mayor garcetti says security around the sign is robust, but the city wants to work with the agency to take a second look. >> it's a very steep slope, the reason it's closed off is not just to protect the sign but to protect individuals. we want to make sure we can close any vulnerabilities that are there. >> reporter: visitors checking out the iconic sign say adding additional security would only impact tourists and not the pranksters themselves. >> i came from brazil. i just would like to see the sign. >> reporter: this resident thinks security should be heightened. >> i'm

calling it hollyweed. authorities have since changed the sign back to its original form. >> i have almost nothing to say about that. that is cool. >> on the subject of almost nothing to say about that. >>> yes. mariah carey blaming a malfunctioning ear pierce for the breakdown on new year's eve. ♪ >> all right. we didn't have a check of this song. we'll just say it went to number one. that's what it is. ♪ feels like >> you can hear her say they did not have a sound check on the song for "emotions." telling the production set her up to fail. cnn reached out to dick clark productions for a response. you know, it is unclear. yesterday, there was reporting from the new york times culture editor that the technical people said it was all technically okay. there was another meltdown. clearly a live performance on new year's eve. >> it wasn't that live because the whole thing was lip sync'd. she didn't do that part flawlessly. if the technical people messed up, who knows? a lot of people were watching. they did no

. >>> a prankster gives an iconic hollyweed landmark a make over.xt the message some people were shocked to see on a visit to the hollywood sign. people in los angeles woke up to an unexpected change in the landscape today. a prankster climbed the mountain early this morning and changed the two o's to two e's so now the sign said holly weed. it is not the first time the sign has been edited or the first time it has been changed to holly weed. a student doctored the sign on new years day back in 1976 to say holly weed. that was the first day the california classified possession of up to one ounce of marijuana as a misdemeanor. one sight seer didn't seem to mind it. >> we came to see the hollyweed sign but -- it is okay with me. [ laughter ] >> well the sign has also been altered to say a few other things including hollywood. now i don't agree with -- changing things up there but you got to give him a point or two for creativity, huh? >> can you imagine a tourist not aware of that and then showing up there. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah. >>> what is happ

the sign was first altered to reed hollyweed in 1976 this was marijuana law took effect by the way.u're going to tell your kids where you were the night that mariah carey lost it at new year's eve. dick clark productions are khaingttizing her after the de backle. she was vizicily upset. after the show tweeted something happens, blank happens she blamed it on technical difficulties and then said dick clark productions set her up to fail and they call those claims ob suburb. we hope and play both sides resolve differences. >> so the world can move forward. >> that's what's standing in middle of everything. >> i would be curious what happen? >> before she started singing. >> doesn't happen doesn't mean they did it on purpose. there are technical issues. >> we're over thinking it. >> we are we'll move on. cool story. arizona mother went into labor new year's eve giving birping to twins. >> but the twin boys were born minute apart in different years. sawyer shay new year's ever and then ten minutes later after mariah carey's performance it happened in glendale. >> sawyer was born in 2016

. >> all that -- >> van dals changed the sign to read "hollyweed." >> the green bay packers go to the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. >> -- and all that matters -- >> a tiny mcadoo. throw a headset on him and he is the coach's twin. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> mariah care are attempted last night and it went horribly wrong. >> she's like, all right. just relax. let's do a lift. >> it judgment don't get better. >> announcer: this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning". i'm jeff glor with reena ninan and vladimir duthiers. happy new year to you. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a deadly weekend attack at a nightclub in turkey. vary lance shows the suspect opening fire an hour into the new year. he's seen approaching with a rifle. the gunman escaped after the attack. >> the gunman killed 39 people, many of them from outside turkey. nearly 70 others were injured including one american. turkish media now reports police have detained eight suspects who may be connected to the shooting. jonathan vigliotti is outsid

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un artista es sospechoso de modificar el y cÓlico letrero de hollywood, por hollyweed, el artista se y el no fue arrestado, este joven se entregÓ a las autoridades por haber hecho que el fue una expresiÓn de arte en las montaÑas. javier: 1000 $ y para afuera. carolina: suspenden 10 dÍas impagos al policÍa que protagonizÓ un vÍdeo antes de navidad. el departamento policial dijo que sÓlo sobrepasÓ con una madre afroamericana. javier: el vÍdeo desatÓ la indignaciÓn. las dos mujeres habÍa llamado a la policía resultaron arrestadas. carolina: se acuerdan de robin hood? lo obligÓ a transmitir en facebook live robando. javier: es sospechoso de este individuo dijo que tenÍa una bomba lo que desatÓ un tremendo operativo policial que fue detenido junto al conductor. lo bueno es que entregÓ el dinero. carolina: espero que la gente que estaba la playa sean personas necesitabas y no turistas millonarios. javier:uno se entretiene y se rÍe ahora mirando todo eso pero que una persona tenga, vaya un banco y amenace con una bomba en estos momentos en el que paÍs vive estos momentos de tensiÓn, uno dic

used giant black tarps to turn two of the iconic o's into e's so for a few hours, the sign read "hollyweed perhaps a not to -- perhaps a nod to california's legalization of marijuana in december. that, and more of the business news in a few moments. but first, a short break. ♪ sarah: this is "dw news" live from berlin. the so-called islamic state claimed responsibility for the deadly new year's eve attack on a turkish nightclub. police are still searching for the government that killed 39 people, despite several arrests. it is the first have been this in the new year and daniel have the roundup of what we can expect. daniel: happy new year to you. exchanges were closed today in london and new york, but still plenty to talk about. solid factory data is boosting eurozone stocks. job creation is at its fastest rate since june of 2011. there are still a few things in the air for investors, such as how britain's exit from the eu will affect sentiment. and, donald trump's vision to make america great again. the u.s. will remain a world power, at least on equity markets. the 14 most valuable corp

using tarps, a prankster changed the 45-foot-tall letters to read "hollyweed."a lone individual climbing the fence that guards the sign. the tarps have since been removed and police say the incident will be investigated as a misdemeanor trespassing. this comes after california voted to legalize medical marijuana. >>> and a stir in italy is happening as mcdonald's opens in vatican building. the opening of the new mock donald's was low key and the restaurant made no announcement. >>> well, let's get a check on weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. they were super sizing that one, weren't they? >> it's in the basement, too. so the smell of the french fries all day long, you're sniffing that in. >> that's so true. subliminal advertising for them, right? >> exactly. betty, a lot of concerns in texas this morning with severe weather. we just got -- you would think here we are in the new year, typically this time of the year we're talking about winter storms, blizzards, ice. and we still have a little bit of that, but we just had an 82-mile-per-hour wind gust wit

. >> the man behind the hollyweed sign is revealed. those are some of the headlines on the "morning news" stand. "marie claire" reports on the tension between members of the rockettes and their performance. at a private meeting last week many dancers expressed concern and pointed to backlash they encountered. one rockette suggested they were being asked to tolerate intolerance. their boss james dolan called the performance an opportunity and they should be toll rant of dichlkt opinions. >> the "washington post" reports on a good-bye bash at the white house for president obama. sources tell the paper friday's party will feature guests like stevie wonder, bradley cooper, and oprah winfrey. the president heads to chicago next week to present his address. >>> a man was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. the 82-year-old has been serving a sense since 1981. he >>> "the wall street journal" report os a massive settlement over misleading claims by two credit reporting companies. equifax and transunion agreed to pay more than $23 mi

>> a prankster's way of saying happy new year in los angeles changing the hollywood sign to say "hollyweed" making the o's look like e's. marijuana is legalized in california. not the first time, new year's day 1976 an art student did the same thing at the time. california relaxed marijuana laws. today, some of the people that saw it, were not pleased. >> well, it is not funny. it is promoting drugs. [ laughter ] and we are vetoing drugs in the family. >> the person reresponsibilityible for the 2017 project is facing a misdemeanor charge if -- responsible for the 2017 project is facing misdemeanor charges. >>> many people are getting their resolutions ready. water fasting and how it can benefit your body and your brain. >> reporter: in 1994 christina was violently hit in the head by accident. >> when i regained consciousness i had a terrible headache. >> reporter: a headache that would not go away. it tore a membrane covering her brain and spinal cord. she consulted many doctors but to no e -- no avail. >> we, unfortunately, have no cure for you. >> reporter: she turned to water. she went

someone adjusted the o's to look like e's spelling out hollyweed.t tarps to transform the sign. many had pictures taken before the tarps were removed. >> mariah carey had a botched performance on new year's rocking eve here on abc. >> happy new year. >> the singer appeared to have technical difficulties during her live performance. she even stopped singing, paced the stage and told the audience to finish the lyrics for her. she performed in front of a million people. many took to twitter to comment on the fiasco. weather is next on "action news." adam joseph has the forecast from accuweather when "action news" comes back. ♪ ♪ >> check out this great video sent in by an "action news" viewer taken by a drone above new jersey. more than a thousand swimmers took a dip in the ocean for the 16th annual polar bear ocean swim. participants raised $80,000 for fisher house for wounded soldiers. >> this is a lot of fun. >> this would be a good year to do it. >> 40 for the water, air temperatures 50 down there. >> do it next year. >> a look at double scan radar

. >>> a vandal changed the sign to read hollyweed. >> in the corner of the end soenl. >> the green bayackers go to the play-offs for the eighth consecutive years. >> a tiny ben mcadoo, the giant head coach's twin. >> no relation between those two. there could be. >> on "cbs this morning." ♪ >> just walk me down. >> mariah carry attempted to help us ring in the new year and it went horribly wrong. >> just for laughs, let's do a lift. >> just don't get any better. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota, let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm jeff glor with rena ninan and vladimir. charlie rose, norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. a deadly weekend attack on the weekend claimed by isis. the suspect opened fire about an hour into the new year. seen approaching the istanbul club with a rifle. the gunman escaped after the attack. >>> victims came from more than a dozen countries around the world. the gunman killed 39 people, 70 others injured including one american. turkish media now reports that police have detained eight suspects who may be connected to the

. >> reporter: the os in hollywood were changed to sped hollyweed.ngress will occur including dozens of new changes. of course, a new president follows on january 20th. donald trump will be the first commander in chief with no prior experience in any elected office. but it's not just washington that's changing. california is one of four states where the stroke of midnight brought the first tokes of legal recreational mann. nevada, maine, and massachusetts also voted to end pot prohibition to a head bringing the national total to eight states. millions of workers are mareking more money as 19 states in the district of columbia bump up their wages. military will see a slightly fatter increase. 2.51% of the people in the country thought things got better. most americans, 55% said they believe things will be bet e at least for them personally in 2017. tony dokoupildokoupil, cbs news york. >>> police are searching for the gunman who opened fire at a popular turkish nightclub. at least 39 people were kill and 750 wounded including an american from pennsylv

overnight, the iconic 45-foot-tall hollywood sign altered to read "hollyweed." >> it makes you wonderst of all how they did it. it's not my lifestyle but i can still appreciate the creativeness and artistry of it all. >> reporter: artistic, maybe. bold, definitely, but not original. pulling the same prank on new year's day in 1976. crews spending the day fixing the sign. >> well i kind of like the traditional sign, but you know it's kind of cool being here at the moment. >> reporter: two protesters -- one wearing that purple brett favre jersey -- dangling from the rafters of u.s. bank stadium. unfurling this giant banner above the crowd. "divest #nodapl" it read, a rallying cry for those protesting the construction of the dakota access pipeline. >> a whole section of the vikings game got cleared out because of these dapl protesters. >> reporter: the game going on uninterrupted. experts saying the two very public stunts expose lapses in security. >> it just showed people that may want to commit a crime where people are going to get hu security measures, and they can exploit that. >> th

harvey: they changed hollywood to hollyweed. this became a huge story over the weekend.

someone changed the famous hollywood gn hollyweed.veillance video shows a male suspect dressed in black making the change. he could face misdemeanor charges if they catch them. this is not the first time the letters have been changed. activists did the same thing in 76 when legislation went into effect relaxing marijuana possession laws in california. we'll have one final look at the weekend forecast when we re tonight at 5:00, a somber day for students in ellicott city headed back to school after a classmate was shot to death. plus going out to eat isn't always easy for people with vision loss and making work out resolutions >>> that's always the hard part. it's easy to make the resolutions. 46 today. the showers will continue. more rain tomorrow. and then cold. >> that's it for us. we'll be back at 5:00. have a great day. see you tomorrow at [ door closes ] >> christine: we have been trying to bust luther fisk for years, and it's not just about the drugs that he's moved, but it's about the bodies he's piled up along the way. i want

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someone covered sparts of the sign with harp so it read hollyweed now the surveillancesystem is getting technology to keep people from tampering with it. >> it's 4:49. for people have been killed as storms within the across the south. more on the threat lingering there this morning. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, at least 4 people have been >>> a fast moving storm system is leaving a travel damage as it moves across the south. at least four people have been killed and more severe weather is possible as the storms move east. hena daniels has more. >> reporter: a string of violent storms are sweeping through the south. bringing heavy rain and flash flooding. making roads treacherous. and bringing down trees and power lines. in southeast alabama four people were killed monday night when a tree fell on their mobile home. the national weather service says more than a dozen tornado sightings have been reported in georgia alabama and mississippi. >> it peeled off like a tin can. >> reporter: jill was inside the soon to open nor shot in gulf shores alabama when the storm moved through. >> we were watching and

abc news, los angeles. >> very ambitious of whoever did the hollyweed.you think of for a pot head, just celebrate, sit home and chill, but you do that? >> you think, dude, i have an idea, mess with the hollywood sign. >> you laugh about it, but to do it? >> facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge. >> but you made national news, so, oh, well. >> minnesota, one, two protesters arrested. it didn't work out perfectly. >> although, hollywood person not caught yet. >> and we're talking about it. >> exactly. >>> when we come back, what mariah carey's about her meltdown on live tv. >> why a microphone was cut off. >>> "world news now" continues after this, from our abc stations. >>> "world news >>> time now for the skinny starting with, guess who, mariah carey and the new year's eve performance, if you call it that. >> oh, man, the final act on new year's rockin' eve. she had just finished singing "auld lang syne" when the wheels >> well, happy new year. i'll just go through the motions, okay? ♪ all right. we didn't have a check for this song, so we'll just say

i was just see that video of hollyweed sign. prop 64, when this passed legalization of recreational marijuana in california, it actually went into effect right after it passed on november 8th but here are the basic things that folks need to know. so if you're above the age of 21 and over you can use marijuana legally, privately in our own home and have up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and 8 grams of concentrated marijuana such as hash in your possession. you can grow up to six marijuana plants in a private home and give marijuana to these as long as the amount fits the guidelines i mentioned and the person is 21 years and older. the passage authorizes the resentencing and destruction of records for prior marijuana convictions. but it's still illegal to smoke weed while driving a car, in public place or any location where smoking tobacco is not allowed. even though californians with legally smoke weed if you don't have a medical marijuana you cannot legally purchase weed from dispensaries until another part of prop 64 goes into effe

he changed the iconic hollywood sign to read hollyweed. >> a male suspect was recorded on surveillanceeo about 3:00 in the morning. he modified the letters with black tarp so that the os became es. >> somebody has a lot of time on their hands. a much more serious incident by the way, this banner was unfurled from the raptors during the second quarter of the vikings/bears football game. police left the two protestors there until the end of the game but cleared out the fans from below them. >>> time now for sports including the nfl playoff picture finally set. >> here is espn's john buccigross with the highlights. >> good morning, america. happy new year. if you're up this early it means you might not have been up late last night so i have highlights of the sunday night football games coming up. first we'll look at the washington redskins and the new york football giants. washington, they win the game, they make the playoffs. giants already in the playoffs. the game is tied. washington down by three. score a touchdown, go to the playoffs, but no. washington eliminated from the playoffs.

you can see it's been tampered with to read hollyweed.ifornia entering its first year in which marijuana is legal for adult recreational use. los angeles police say they're investigating what they describe as vandalism. the sign was altered in a similar way in 1976, when marijuana was first decriminalised in the state. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators, and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs. the bbc‘s helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but hong kong's protestors aren't celebrating. instead, they're marching through hong kong streets calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy marches every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new source of tension. these protesters are furious that the government is trying to disqualify four democratically elected legislators. they also say beijing's recent interpretation of the basic law has undermined hong kong's judicial i

enters its first year with marijuana legal for adult recreational use, the letters now spell out ‘hollyweedhas all the latest business news in world business report. first, a look at the weather where you are. hello. a different sort of day today. many of us had rain on new year's day, most of us will see sunshine today. but it is cold. a frosty start for most of us. crisp and sunny. not dry everywhere. wintry showers in the north of scotland primarily. no at lower levels. snow and showers especially over the hills of north—east england, down towards east anglia on that cold breeze. but the west it will be a sunny start for wales. set to be a fine day here. watch out for some slippery surfaces almost anywhere after yesterday's grain. but the risk is greatest where we have the showers, especially the north of scotland, where a snow is down to low levels. settling snow further up. the central belt southwards it should be a dry and sunny start to a mostly dry day. still a couple of showers down the north york areas. getting as far south as east anglia. is staying dry. it will be a sunny start