ben tracy, cbs news"did you get that"on the pavement of a los angeles look at this look at this giant squid in japan! usually this kind of squid is in deep waters but somehow this guy made his way to shallow waters on christmas eve.he was right by a marina and a diver was able to capture this video before he swam back out to sea. basketball great meadowlark lemon, who entertained millions as a long-time member of the harlem globetrotters has died.his family says lemon died sunday in scottsdale, arizona.lemon joined the globetrotters in 19-54 and played with them for 24- seasons and more than 16- thousand games.lemon later served as an ordained minister and motivational speaker, and was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2003.meadowlark lemon was 83. "good news for holiday travelers, and star wars the force awakens breaks a box at the nyse, i'll have those stories and more coming up in your cbs moneywatch report." praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress cracked the gridlock with john

just saw ben tracy out on the pacific northwest. this is what he's talking about.he river of moisture coming in, storm after storm. lots of rain, heavy snows in the mountains. here's another storm, another storm, and they are just lined up. that's going to be headed toward san francisco tomorrow. they are going to get into heavier rains there. for us, other than the low clouds, it's a fairly quiet- looking map. one area of cold front is going to pass well to our north. other than squeezing out a sprinkle in the mountains and perhaps couple of showers along the coastal areas overnight, looks pretty quiet. just nice and mild. again, tomorrow we're going to be even milder. we'll have more sunshine, so we should make a run toward 60 tomorrow and these fronts just stay to our north right through the weekend. so mild to warm, in fact, as we get into saturday and sunday. today, 55. yeah, even warmer than that in the sunny spots. only upper 40s to around 50 where the clouds are hanging tough. mid-40s tonight in town. 40 north and west. tomorrow around 60. friday, make it a

ben tracy shows us several viral videos... taken when parents decide to take a spin. 3 the hoverboard was one of the most popular gifts under the tree this year despite the fact people were warned about the dangers from boards catching fire, and injuries sustained from falls. but as fast as they were being unwapped by excited children, parents decided to give them a spin. moms and dads began hopping on hoverboards and with the often hilarious results captured on cellphones and shared on social media. ben tracy has the story.) natsot- "this is a piece of cake! bam! man goes down!narr 1 social media sites are full of parents attempting to take their kid's hoverboards out for a joy find themselves cruisin for a brusin'.narr 2 helmets and kneepads were nowhere in many parents went down it end well. grx in this teenager tweeted, with one arm in a sling and the other holding "my dad sprained his arm riding the hover board morning...merry christmas!! florida congressman curbelo shared a photo of his arm in a sling tweeting: #hoverboa

ben tracy has the latest in los angeles where tonya couch arrived early this morning. >> handcuffed and franked by u.s. marshals, escorted out of the los angeles international airport this morning. ktvt appears to know the 18- year-old clad in a dark baseball hat and coat being move today a larger immigration facility in mexico city. on monday, mexican immigration officials detained the pair, mexican officials deported tonya couch for being in the country illegally, ethan is going through a more complicated deportation process. >> it seems to me if they wanted to they could pay them as much as money as they want. in 2013. his defense argued that he suffer from the controversial condition "affluenza" claiming his lack of responsibility was a result of his privileged upbringing. years juvenile probation. he is expected to serve time at a juvenile direction facility until april when he turns 19. >> well could to juvenile law in texas, it doesn't make sense. >> now tonya couch is likely to face felony charges for allegedly helping her son evade authorities, if she is convicted she could fac

ben tracy found out the hard way. >> this is a piece of cake. ah! . >> it's the gift that keeps on giving. especially for kids enjoying seeing their parents hop on their hover boards and finding themselves cruising for a bruising. >> watch your toes. >> the hash tag hover board fails has now gone viral. carlos shared a photo of his arm in a sling tweeting hover board for kids. my daughter got it, i ended up in the er. >> the safety product reported the number of injuries spiked 35% expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally and worried some safety experts. >> you have a product that requirements finding it's way to the u.s. market. >> nathan furnace sells the boards at a los angeles mall. he showed me the proper way to board the board. i thought i got the hang of it pretty quickly until i didn't. his cell phone caught me hovering on the ground and that may be the lesson of this holiday season. something that seems like child's play is probably best left to actual children. ben tracy cbs news on the pavement of a los angeles parking lot.

ben tracy found out firsthand. social media sites are full of their kid's hoverboards fayd.oyon giving. especially for kids enjoying seeing parents hop on hover boards and finding themselves cruising for a bruising. hash tag hover board fails, has now gone viral. florida congressman, carlos, shared a photo of his arm in a for kids, my daughter got it, i ended up in the er. just before christmas, the u.s. consumer product safety commission reported the number of injuries associated with hover boards spiked 35%, that is expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally and worries some safety experts. >> off product that -- you have a product that doesn't have to meet safety requirements. >rr: showed me the proper way to board the board. >> try to stand straight up. >> reporter: i thought i got the hang of it quickly, well, until i didn't. the cell phone caught me hovering on the ground. that maybe the lesson of this holiday season, something that seems like child's play, is probably best left to actual childre

but some parents tried them out ben tracy finds out first hand. >> this is a piece of cake. bam. ben: it is the gift that keeps on giving. #hoverboardfails has gone viral. florida congressman carlos curbelo shared a photo of his arm in a sling tweeting #hoverboard is for kids. my daughter got it. i ended up in er. just before christmas the u.s. consumer product safety commission reported the number of injuries associated with hoverboards had spiked 34%. that is expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally and worries some safety experts. >> you have a product that doesn't have to meet any safety requirements and is finding its way to the u.s. market. ben cohen -- ben: nathan furniss he showed me the proper way to board the board. >> try to stand up straight. ben: i thought i got the hand of it pretty quickly well i didn't thankfully as our camera shut down furniss' cell phone caught me hovering on the ground. and that may be the lesson of this holiday season, something that seems like child's play is probably best left to actual children. ben tracy, cbs news on the , pa

ben tracy, cbs news, sacramento. >> axelrod: the white house is sharing its favorite photos from 2015. that's coming up.es a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost to get the nutrition that i'm missing. has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strtrg bones and 10 grams of proteinto help maintain muscle. all with a great taste. i don't plan on slowing down any time soon. >> axelrod: the north pole is famous for extreme temperatures 3434egrees today i i north pole, new york, and 41 in northole, alaska. even if the real north pole it was 33 degrees. that is 50 degrees above normal and the first time it's been abe freezing in december in 13 years. off california, the warm waters of el nino have chased away the fish that seals and selions rely on for food. at least 4200 starving sea lions have washed ashore this year and the situation is expected to get worse this winter as ocean temperatures rise. today, the white house released t

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ben tracy, cbs news, sacramento. sharing its favorite photos from that's coming up. >> axelrod: the north pole is famous for extreme temperatures, but not these kind of extremes. 34 degrees today in north pole, new york, and 41 in north pole, alaska. even at the real north pole it was 33 degrees. that is 50 degrees above normal and the first time it's been above freezing in december in off california, the warm waters of el nino have chased away the fish that seals and sea lions rely on for food. at least 4,200 starving sea lions have washed ashore this year and the situation is expected to get worse this winter as ocean temperatures rise. today, the white house released the gallery of president obama's year in pictures. among the chief photographer's favorite shots, this snuggle with the first lady. the father-daughter chat where malia tells dad he's got something on his face. the selfie two brothers will never forget. a bride and groom greeting an unexpected guest at their wedding. and the one where jerry seinfeld c

as ben tracy reports a staggering number of california's trees are dying. . >> reporter: this high-tech flying laboratory has been soaring over california, measuring the impact of four years of drought. screen. which is a sign that we're over an area that's in trouble. >> reporter: scientist greg asner says his team has made a startling discovery-- 888 million trees in california's forests have seen measurable water loss since the drought began. you're basically saying the drought has impacted nearly 1 billion trees in california. >> that's correct. >> reporter: they can be this precise because their plane is equipped with state-of-the-art lasers that scanned 15 acres of forest every second. it's like having x-ray vision that produces these first-of-its-kind 3d images of in the forest. the red areas on this map show severely drought-stressed trees. blue areas are healthier. your equipment reads how much moisture is in each individual tree? >> yeah. the measurement is focused on how much water is in the foliage itself. it's like getting a blood test. it's really one of the key indicators

ben tracy, good morning. >> reporter: mother and southern were separated on wednesday when tonya couch was kicked out of mexico and deported to the u.s. she arrived here at terminal 2 at lax but in a style returning from mexico. handcuffed tonya couch was escorted out of los angeles morning. her son ethan left behind in mexico. video from cbs dallas station ktvt appears to show the 18-year-old in a dark baseball immigration facility in mexico city. the two were detained on monday calling for their deportation. according to u.s. marshals the mother and son obtained local representation who filed an protection order for an appeal. >> it's the court to issue an order to stop the proceedings. >> reporter: mexican official deported tonya couch for being in the country illegally and ethan couch is going through a process that could keep him there for several weeks. >> the couch's have legal counsel and it seems to me if they wanted to, they could pay them as much money they want to to drag this out as long as they want to. >> reporter: earlier this week surveillance video obtained by cbs new

ben tracy is there. >> multiple shootings in the area. >> reporter: two drive. by shootings last night in los angeles left one man dead and two others wounded. so far this year, there have been 280 homicides in l.a., up 10% from last year. the number of rapes increased 8.6%, and aggravated assaults jumped more than 27%. >> the spike in crime, i don't understand. >> reporter: iona diggs has lived in south l.a. for more than 60 years. her neighborhood has seen 74 more people shot in 2015 compared to last year. what kind of crimes have you seen increased? >> the shootings, drive-by shootings. >> reporter: so serious stuff. >> serious stuff. >> reporter: all 21 l.a.p.d. divisions are reporting crime increases. fallen dramatically in los angeles in the past decade due to a crackdown on gang-related crime. police attribute some of this year's crime spike to a resurgence of gang violence this summer. in august, l.a.p.d. commander le trianon told cbs news about a two-week span in south l.a. where 50 people were shot, 15 of them homicides. >> there were internal gang dis

ben tracy, cbs news, sacramento. >> axelrod: the white house is sharing its favorite photos from 2015. that's coming up.es a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... so i drink boost to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost compmpte nutritional drinknk has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of proteinto help maintain muscle. all with a great taste. i don't plan on slowing down any time soon. on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california ininead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important nationon security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa >> axelrod: the north pole is famous for extreme temperatures but not these kind of extremes. 34 degrees today in north pole, new york, and 41 in north pole, alaska. even if the real north pol

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, o ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning."help us keep our new year's resolutions? "the new york times" science columnist john tierney is in our toyota green room with simple strategies. >>> box office critics in 2015 talk about "star wars" phenomenon and other stories you shouldn't miss. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. >>> "syracuse post" standard says sprint and verizon customers have a deadline today to submit a refund claim. the company settled allegations of cramming earlier this year. that refers to putting unauthorized third-party charges on customers' bills. customers who beat today's deadline can get share of the 158 million dollar payout. >>> best loved cars on the road report is released. consumers were asked to answer which are the most testifying. tesla model s is number one and followed by the corvette and caiman. the least satisfied is r re owe and sentra reason. >>> a cat found two weeks ago with a badly damaged leg that had to be amputated and it was adopted wednesday by

ben tracy, cbs news(nat) "did you get that" on the pavement the consumer product safety commission says that there were at least 70 reported hover-board related emergency room visits over the holidays. the federal government is also investigating 22 reports of the deces bursting into flames. it's still to come, the latest films to be honored in a national library. library.in your cbs 2 llibrary. films to be the latest here's a look at some of eastern iowa's top stories -- on this morning... in iowa city - a faculty group is calling for the new university of iowa president to face consequences for suggesting unpreparededteachers quote "should be shot."in a letter to the board of regents, chapters of the american association of university professors at iowa's three public university say the insensitive remark calls into question bruce harreld has apologized and said it was an off the cuff comment. a crash in dubuque monday sent a 14-year-old boy to the hospital, after being ejected from a vehicle that lost control due to hazardous weather conditions.authorities say caleb sweat became pinn

ben tracy is in washington. >> the pacific west is no stranger to rain. just not this much this fast. landslides are blocking roadways and slamming into homes, even search and rescue vehicles are swamped. >> came up and wouldn't stop. >> hendrickson lives in columm. >> washington, submerged under several inches of water, it was flooded and the fire station next door had to be evacuated. >> how fast did this happen? >> it came up fairly quickly. over, probably a three hour period, four hour period. >> also the town was flooded. >> yes. it was crazy. >> this pacific storm has dumped a foot and a half of rain in some plays. high winds toppled the tree on this portland ore ghosn home killing a 60-year-old woman. a tree fell on her back door. >> what were you doing when it happened and what did it sounds like? >> my daughter a, my youngest daughter thought it was an earthquake, just kind of a big bang, the whole house shook. >> the ground is now saturated and another storm system is expected to move in tonight and there is even more rain in the future this wee

ben tracy, thanks very much.ton college said today 80 students, including most of the men's basketball team, got sick after eating at a chipotle restaurant. initial tests show it was norovirus, and not related to a recent e. coli outbreak linked to chipotle restaurants in nine states. for the first time, cars will be graded on how well they avoid crashes. and when a glee club breaks out in song, a train conductor gets into the act. when the cbs evening news continues. >> pelley: government regulators plan to shame car companies into building safer vehicles. they announced today that top safety ratings will be much harder to get. kris van cleave now, on what you can expect: >> reporter: the newly proposed standards are so strict, there is not a car on the road today that would earn five or even four stars. secretary of transportation anthony foxx: >> our goal is not to just protect people in the event an accident occurs. we ultimately want to eliminate crashes all together. >> reporter: among the changes are addin

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, on >>> good morning, i'm nicole brewer.ght of course is new years eve. fire works will light up the delaware to get the party started tonight. sugar house casino has fire works at 6:00 and then again at midnight but that is not all that is happening in our area for complete list of parties and family friendly activities go to our web site at cbs philly.com. lets check on that forecast and see if you need a jacket this new years eve, katie. >> have the extra layer ready to go we are seeing a trend closer toward seasonal for a change in terms of the thermometer readings ushering in the brand new year. we will not need wet weather gear and winter weather gear say for heavier coat because we are expecting high pressure to just take over and at this point clouds are thinning out nicely, starting to see just blue skies but get this, some sunshine for a change. the as we wrap up 2015 kick off 2016 with the parade to tell but chill which sunshine for mummers parade tomorrow and expect at 10:00 a.m. for kick off generally temperatur

here's ben tracy. >> all lausd s sools have been shut down today. please do not bring your children. >> reporter: the robocall alert went out at k466:32, stopping students in their tracks. nicole's son donovan is in second grade. >>ind of scared, but, you know, my immediate thoughtht was just how i was going to talk to home about it. >> reporter: the 11-year-old heard the news from her dad. >> he ld me it was a teat, possibly a bomb, and i got kind of nervous. comfortable with his decision. >> somebody sent us information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe, that our children and our staff are safe. >> reporter: hundreds of law enforcement officers were deployed to campuses. police secured buildings. armored vehicles were mobilized, and every school in the district would be searched. given the terrorist attack less than two weeks ago in nearby san bernardino, mayor garcetti defended the decision to quickly close l.a. schools. >> we've just gone through a horrible experience of losing loved ones right here in our back yard. so i thi

here's ben tracy. >> all lausd schools have been shut down today. please do not bring your children. >> reporter: the robocall alert went out at k466:32, stopping students in their tracks. nicole's son donovan is in second grade. >> kind of scared, but, you know, my immediate thought was just how i was going to talk to home about it. >> reporter: the 11-year-old heard the news from her dad. >> he told me it was a threat, possibly a bomb, and i got kind of nervous. >> reporter: ramon corps teens comfortable with his decision. >> somebody sent us information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe, that our children and our staff are safe. >> reporter: hundreds of law enforcement officers were deployed to campuses. police secured buildings. armored vehicles were mobilized, and every school in the district would be searched. given the terrorist attack less than two weeks ago in nearby san bernardino, mayor garcetti defended the decision to quickly close l.a. schools. >> we've just gone through a horrible experience of losing loved ones ri

1,000 schools in l.a., a school district second in population only to new york and covering here's ben tracy. >> reporter: the robocall alert from the nation's second-largest school district went out at 6:32 a.m., idling hundreds of school buses and stopping parents and more than 640,000 students in their tracks. nicole scates' son, donovan, is in second grade. >> kind of scared but, you know, my immediate thought was just how i was going to talk to him about it. >> reporter: 11-year-old sullivanne montagu heard the news from her dad. >> he told me that it was a threat, possibly a bomb, and i got kind of nervous. >> reporter: los angeles unified school district superintendent ramon cortines said he was comfortable with his decision. >> somebody has sent information that leads us to pause and make sure that we are safe, that our children and our staff are safe. >> reporter: hundreds of law deployed to campuses. police secured buildings, armored vehicles were mobilized, and every school in the district would be searched. given the terrorist attack less than two weeks ago in nearby san bernardi

are already receiving e-mails that their kids' schools will be open tomorrow morning. >> pelley: ben tracy in l.a. for us, thank you. terror is sure to be a topic at the republican presidential fifth, this one in las vegas. front-runner donald trump is again at center stage, and major garrett is there. >> reporter: donald trump arrived in las vegas on a roll nationally, but trailing senator ted cruz in iowa. the two candidates are sharing center stage at the debate. at a rally here last night, trump ignored the iowa polls. >> so far, everyone that's attacked me has gone right down the tubes, so that's good. >> reporter: cruz told a las vegas radio show he will not turn on trump. >> reporter: but with voters more focused on terrorism, cruz will make the case trump isn't prepared to be commander in chief. so will new jersey governor chris christie, who was tapped to be u.s. attorney the day before the 9/11 attacks. >> you need to have the experience of actually having made these decisions. this is not something where you get briefed in the basement of the capitol and you understand it. >> re

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, on the pavement of a los angeles parking lot. >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." york city, i'm don dahler. >>> no charges against police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland. also tonight, a giant storm system crawls across the country dumping snow and ice after tornadoes tore through texas. >> we are at nature's will, whether we're going to live or die. >>> an environmental disaster with no end in sight. thousands flee a methane leak in southern california. and he was king of his court. farewell to meadowlark lemon. >> he's up to something. he's done it. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm jeff glor. >>> an ohio grand jury declined to indict two white cleveland police officers, timothy loehmann and frank garmback, in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. last year after being spotted waving a gun in

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, on top of seattle. good morning...it's 8:25. here's a look at our top stories. today...roads closed because of flooding yesterday reopen. greenwoodod emergency responders closed more than 20 roads yesterday in theoy because of flooding. it forced some people... to evacuate. the american red cross set up a shelter ... where more than a dozen people stayed...until the storm passed last night. we'll get an update today.. about an anderson police officer who was attacked in november.police say officer kristin brady was assaulted in the oak ridge subdivision. state investioare on the case. police say..kristi hendricks and bryan keith gary were found in a wooded area nearby.. and may have something to do with the case.. they were arrested on >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, how can science help us keep our new year's resolutions? "the new york times" science columnist john tierney is in our toyota green room with simple strategies. >>> box office critics in 2015 talk about "star wars" phenomenon and

as ben tracy reports, a staggering number of california's trees are dying. >> reporter: this high-tech flying laboratory has been soaring over california, measuring the impact of four years of drought. >> there's a lot of red on this an area that's in trouble. >> reporter: scientist greg asner says his team has made a startling discovery-- 888 million trees in california's forests have seen measurable water loss since the drought began. you're basically saying the drought has impacted nearly one billion trees in california. >> that's correct. >> reporter: they can be this precise because their plane is equipped with state-of-the-art lasers that scanned 15 acres of forest every second. it's like having x-ray vision that produces these first-of- their-kind 3d images of the health of every single tree in the forest. the red areas on this map show severely drought-stressed trees. blue areas are healthier. your equipment reads how much moisture is in each individual tree? >> yeah. the measurement is focused on how much water is in the foliage itself. it's like getting a blood test. it's rea