heartland of america. juliet: looks kind of cool. let's talk about person of the year. >> caitlin jenner, with all the other persons of significance or no significance there's no doubt caitlin will win. it is let your of caitlin. if you were the dictator of time magazine. >> vladimir putin. the moment he decided to get into the battle against isis, your president finally came to life a little bit. you saw in the oval office, he had the podium and wouldn't even sit behind a desk like other presidents, he wanted to flex. juliet: that is not what he wanted to do. >> he wanted to show strength but exudes weakness. to bomb isis, a radical fundamentalists, terrorists, that is why he deserved to be time's man of the year. juliet: i am leaning in that direction. >> now it will possibly bring everything together. iran, russia, the united states. donald trump although he is making a lot of news the second half of the year, he announced in june he is running for president and said a number of outlandish things. juliet: if i was the mexican i wo

. >> the heartland of america. stuart: steve, thanks a lot. the dow modest loss, 10 points.t oil. oil broke below $35 a barrel earlier and now recovered, 35.49 and the dow has recovered a little bit because of that, but the two markets are going in sync. oil down, stocks down. oil up a little, stocks up a little. that's the story of the day thus far. how about gopro. citigroup cut its rating on the stock and slashed its price target all the way down to 22. that's not exactly slashing the target, is it? the thing is at 16. take a look at apple. making up with taylor swift and announces an exclusive deal with apple music, doesn't help the stock. forget about gas? how could we. i want 1.90 the national average by christmas. and if oil goes to 32, 33 a barrel, that's my forecast for the day. reports of another isis related attack in france. a teacher attacked, injured in a paris suburb. a man attacked her with a pair of scissors, and said it was a warning from isis. and tashfeen malik posted with jihad before she entered the united states. she did this before she came here, she

and he started out in his parents' basement, and now he has a great pop song that all of america's heartland will will catch on to. >> and you were on youtube and people found you right away? >> and i was in my dad's basement, and i said that i have to work, but then i decided to work on myself. and so i put it out. and people liked it. >> it is huge, right, 450 million? >> yes, he has had that many views on youtube. >> and you are going to sing for us? >> yes. >> and sister trivia with the bella twins. feel it start to kind of wrap itself around me. then the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress then it also adjusts to my body. my cloud feels so comfortable. it feels like somebody's hugging you. how can a bed do that? (vo) there's a tempur-pedic for everyone. find the feel that's right for you. give yourself the gift of your best night's sleep. treat yourself to tempur-pedic. drama? sometimes i like to push it. new push up drama mascara from maybelline new york our unique cup shaped bristles... cup and coat... for volume

of the rape that sent him to prison? and if so, is the real rapist still on the loose? >>> in america's heartland, in an upscale suburb of kansas city lives a man named eddie james lowery. he has all the trappings of success. a wife, kids. by any definition, the american dream achieved. but this sunny picture has a dark side. >> this was a case where somebody broke into the victim's apartment, covered her head with a sheet. strange as it could seem, could famed co-founder barry scheck be talking about eddie lowery? >> what's extraordinary about this in my mind is that if eddie lowery, all-american boy from covina, california, a soldier in the military, can all of a sudden be put into a jackpot in a false confession case, then it can happen to anybody. >> it's the summer of 1981. eddie lowery is 22 years old. growing up in california in a family with eight children. money was always tight. lowery decides to join the army and go places. he ends up at ft. riley, kansas. >> never been to kansas before. didn't hear a whole lot of good things about it, i guess, besides being flatland and nothing to do

beginning, pluralistic, organized around the middle class, and spawned a culture of middle america and what we think of as the heartland, where ethnic and ideological. he had never been a priority, where government is seen as an unwelcome intrusion, and political opinion is moderate, even apathetic. it was an ethnic mosaic from the start. resolution,the pennsylvania had a german rather than british majority. it is a swing region because it shares yankee belief that society should be organized to benefit ordinary people, but unlike the yankees, it rejects top-down government intervention to achieve this. it ends up being a buffer zone between two traditions in the yankee and appellations that are at -- appalachians that are at odds. that many maps have a large midlands section. moving southward into the chesapeake country, southern bits of maryland and delaware, eastern north carolina, you are in the tidewater. this is set up more or less the same time as the expansion of new england, set up by english people. but it was a different group of english people. it was settled not by calvinists creating a religious utopia, b

of "good morning america." >> dan harris joins us. he's got that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, tam, hey matt. great to be with you on a wednesday morning. historic flooding in the heartlandcy declared in missouri as rivers reach historic levels. millions from illinois to oklahoma could be affected and our rob marciano is right there on the scene in saint louis this morning. also coming up the race for the white house. trump opening the doors to his private plane as he he ramps up his attacks on both hillary and bill clinton plus the candidates battling for supremacy in new hampshire. plus new details about that wealthy teenager and his mom arrested in mexico after a three week manhunt. the exclusive surveillance video showing what ethan and tonya couch were doing while on the run in puerta vallarta. what charges the pair now face. >>> it's all coming up only on "gma." we'll see you guys very soon. >> dan thanks so much and happy new year if we don't see you. >> yeah, that's right. >> coming up. >> we're down to like hours count down now. not too bad, not a lot of people out and about on 42. little bit of northbound volume headed toward 295. if you're coming southbound on

. >>> rising danger as we track an epic flooding disaster in america's heartland. millions ofmericans are at risk of going under water and we'll tell you where the severe weather may strike next. >>> trump's enemies, he's declaring war against rivals and blaming hillary clinton for his decision to attack her husband. will trump's ocpponents bring u indiscretions. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar and you're "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight, one of the entertainment world's most familiar faces now has a mug shot. bill cosby is free on $1 million bond after being charged for the first time in the sexual assault investigation that stained his image. he was arraigned in pennsylvania on three felony charges of aggravated indecency assault. he did not enter a plea in the case. that stems from a 2004 accusation made by a former temple university employee. another story we're following, security ramped up in times square for new years eve. senior officials

of tamir rice. you'll remember the 12-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer last november... after he refused to put turns out that gun was only a pellet gun. america's heartland is getting slammed with severe weather-- in all, more than 40 people have been killed. just this past weekend, 11 of those victims died in dallas, texas from those terrifying tornadoes. missouri is under a state of emergency following those deadly flash floods. and denver broncos quarterback is fighting back... after a documentary claimed he was using illegal drugs following his 20-11 neck injury. the information is coming from an al-jazeera documentary. meantime, the person behind those claims is saying he made it all up... and was just trying to test the reporter. and we're just days away from new years, and america's largest party! las vegas sheriff joe lombardo says the city has received threats... but none have appeared to be credible. authorities are asking you if you see something, don't be afraid to say something. they're also asking you to leave your big bags at home. more officers will be out patrolling too. now to a breaking news update a vacant building goes up in flames.

of "kennedy" monday through thursday. video collection. (doorbell chiming) oh, hey, hi, dean. hey, hi there, uh... bob. (narrator) from the battlefield to the white house, from hollywood to the heartland, america'sob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, of course. (laughter) (narrator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip.

america" is brought to you by carmax. the bright side of car buying. >>> "good morning america." it's 8:00 a.m., deadly storms pounding the heartlandg the midwest. now, new travel nightmares for everyone trying to get home from the holidays >>> madonna's fight for here son the pop star embroiled in a custody battle with her ex. her son refusing to come home for christmas ♪ >>> the hidden dangers in your medicine cabinets. >> katie's got one open. >> dr. besser breaking down the risks. >>> the billion-dollar blockbuster, "star wars: the force awakens" slamming records at high speed ♪ >>> and we're kicking off a new year with a bang, buzzfeed is here to help you throw an amazing bash on a budget as we say -- >> all: "good morning america." >>> and good morning, everyone, you're looking at the football team from rosemary hall, yeah, as we look forward to tonight's monday night football game. peyton manning's denver broncos taking on the cincinnati bengals. >> the wild borres in time squares. >> look at that. left and right. 70 pounds he dropped. his way of working out made all the difference for her and his mother. deb roberts is here

beginning, pluralistic, organized around the middle class, and spawned a culture of middle america and what we think of as the heartlandwhere ethnic and ideological. he had never been a priority, where government is seen as an unwelcome intrusion, and political opinion is moderate, even apathetic. it was an ethnic mosaic from the start. even around the resolution, pennsylvania had a german rather than british majority. it is a swing region because it shares yankee belief that society should be organized to benefit ordinary people, but unlike the yankees, it rejects top-down government intervention to achieve this. it ends up being a buffer zone between two traditions in the yankee and appellations that are appalachians that are at odds. it's no mistake that many maps have a large midlands section. moving southward into the chesapeake country, southern bits of maryland and delaware, eastern north carolina, you are in the tidewater. this is set up more or less the same time as the expansion of new england, set up by english people. but it was a different group of english people. it was settled not by calvinists creating

including of american citizens living in america in the manner that we saw in chattanooga is an enormous concern and yet another reason why isil needs to be fought and defeated in its heartland of syria and iraq. but it is a global campaign, including one that involves law enforcement, homeland security, intelligence, and other elements right here at home. we need to protect our people in that world. >> and why is general dunford not here? mr. carter: well, i'm announcing my decision. i was the one who took this decision. i'm announcing my decision. i should say -- you are going to have an opportunity to talk to general dunford. i have talked to him extensively about the subject. he is very knowledgeable about it. he will be with me as we proceed with implementation. theave taken parts of his -- conclusions huge room. others drew different conclusions, including myself. and that is the direction we have taken. >> mr. secretary, does this decision now lead to a greater debate about whether women need to register for selective service? mr. carter: it may do that, fill. -- phil. that is a matter of legal dispute right now, so i cannot -- i don't know how that will turn out. the

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of people waiting in line outside. they've gathered in the quintessential american high school gymnasium to mourn the immigrants who lost their lives to hate violence in america's heartland. the jamaica with a spontaneous call and response from the audience. respect to the victims by lining up. ii tried to prepare myself for looking into the faces of the innocent people,, but i was more shaken as i realized the next each cast as to their children. his two sons flanking the casket was the sons in the casket said. i remember the only words of comfort and reassurance that i could muster. i believe these words fully but knew they could provide little solace. to use american leaders to become a visible crescent. prevent the massacre from occurring. while service proceeded. including attorney general eric: he said unfortunately this sort of violence has become all too common in recent years. the public backlash that has been experienced has indeed become all too common but it did not happen in a vacuum. reinforced by racist anti- muslim and xena from political rhetoric, media narratives of stereotype and stereotyping dehumanized communities and the government some policies and

of rain coming through the region. it pushing down to the deep south. all this rain continues into the mid-atlantic. if you are traveling to chicago, anywhere down through the midwest, america's a heartland, that's where we're seeing severe thunderstorms. today is a weather alert day. it will turn breezy after the rain moves out of here. thursday will be in the mid 70s. around 70 on christmas day. we'll have some chances of rain on saturday and sunday, too. we have the #70forsanta. >> all right, lauryn, i thought that was you in the weather center. >> the spirit of the holiday season is playing out in arlington. a local mother wanted her 6-year-old and 4-year-old girls to know where more -- that there's more to christmas than unwrapping presents. so the family went to a 3-d printing lab and with some help with doctors and students, emma and eva printed a prosthetic hand. they gave it to 13-year-old bekka jenson. >> seeing her grab something with her right hand for the first time. >> a lot of emotions in this. >> yes. pretty exciting. i wanted them to see that christmas is more than just receiving gifts. >> bekka, the recipient of the hand, is thankful for her early christmas present. she

heartland, america's entertainer was bob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, ofrse. (laughter) (narrator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip. we've been to england, to germany, then to crete, then to thailand, vietnam, korea, and alaska, and we're gonna keep on going till we find howard hughes. (laughter) (narrator) our heroes' hero. (bob hope) the monsoons really caught up with us at da nang. the sky was black, the field was a morass of mud. but nothing bothered these marines. they waited five hours in this sea of mud for the show. and with an audience like that, you really have to go to work. (cheering) i had a great arrival here. i stepped off the plane and disappeared. (laughter) (narrator) and no performer in history

of time. i'm doing it to myself. video collection. (doorbell chiming) oh, hey, hi, dean. hey, hi there, uh... bob. (narrator) from the battlefield to the white house, from hollywood to the heartland, america'ss bob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, of course. (laughter) (narrator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip.

including of american citizens living in america in the manner that we saw in chattanooga, is of enormous concern, and yet another reason why isil needs to be fought and defeated in its heartland of syria and iraq, but which i've spoken a great deal. but it's a global campaign, including one that involves law enforcement, homeland security, intelligence, and other elements right here at home. that is the world that we are in. and we need to protect our people in that world. >> reporter: why is general dunford not here, sir? >> i'm sorry. well, i'm announcing my decision. i was the one who took this decision. i'm announcing my decision. you know, i should say about general dunford, you'll have an opportunity to talk to general dunford. i've talked to him extensively about this subject. he's very knowledgeable about it. he will be with me as we proceed with implementation. i have taken parts of the conclusions he drew. others drew different conclusions, including myself. and that's the decision i've taken and that's the direction we're going to go. phil? >> mr. secretary, does this decision now lead to a greater debate about whether women need to register for selective service?

america. record-breaking floods swallowing the heartland. in this is supposed to be two major highways. >> hundreds of roads drowning underwater as rescuers raceo find survivors overnight. saving a man and his dog from a rooftop. now new concerns as rivers are on the rise. >>> bill cosby charged for the first time. the superstar comedian taken into court with a cane in his hand facing a judge in the andrea constand case now on a million dollars bail. his attorney, the woman by his side, will be joining us live this morning. >>> breaking overnight, the mom of the so-called affluenza teen deported to the u.s. after helping her son go on the run in mexico, handcuffed and taken into custody at l.a.x. as her son remains behind bars. ♪ >>> and we're counting down to the

of emergency is in effect there. meantime, 13-people have been killed in the storms moving across america's heartland. 10 to 20 mph sustained winds will be common through the celebration with potential wind chill will make the valley feel like we are in the mid 20s new years eve night and may cancel the fireworks for the main event! we will continue to track this system and give you the latest information on the winds as it comes into the silverton casino hotel confirms the popular restaurant will be opening there. they don't know yet exactly when the business will be opening. right now the closest cracker barel is in kingman. here's tonight's primetime lineup on channel 13... it starts at 8 with fresh off the boat, the muppets at 8-30, then two full hours of beyond the tank. and make sure to join us for action news live at 11. the chew is up next... and be sure to watch action news live at 3 p-m with rikki cheese... until then.. tt2w`t3n@24" bt@qc., tt2w`t3n@24" "a@qs"h tt2w`t3n@24" bm@qx)d tt4w`t3n@24"" dztq k6$ tt4w`t3n@24"" entq ;2d tt4w`t3n@24"" gzt& "5< tt4w`t3n@24"" hnt& 2;p tt4w`t3n@24"" iztq xr( tt4w`t3n@24"" jntq

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america. record-breaking floods swallowing the heartland. >> this is supposed to be two major highways. >> hundreds of roads drowning underwater as rescuersd survivors overnight. saving a man and his dog from a rooftop. now new concerns as rivers are on the rise. >>> bill cosby charged for the first time. the superstar comedian taken into court with a cane in his hand facing a judge in the andrea constand case now on a million dollars bail. his attorney, the woman by his side, will be joining us live this morning. >>> breaking overnight, the mom of the so-called affluenza teen deported to the u.s. after helping her son go on the run in mexico, handcuffed and taken into custody at l.a.x. as her son remains behind bars. ♪

heartland, america's entertainer was bob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, ofe. (laughter) (narrator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip. we've been to england, to germany, then to crete,

america. state of disaster. deadly floods taking over the heartland killing more than a dozen as the missouri governor calls in the national guard. hopes and businesses drowning under nearly 20 ft of water and cities on edge as the rivers begin to crest. >>> also this morning, the gloves come off. donald trump on the attack taking aim right at hillary and bill clinton. >> she's got a major problem. happens to be right in her house. >> naming names and not backing down, what he's now saying about monica lewinsky and what did hillary have to say about all this as the race for the white house gets personal. >>> caught on camera. exclusive new video showing the so-called affluenza teen in mexico moments before his arrest as new details emerge about how going away party they threw just before disappearing. now prosecutors want both him and his mom behind bars. get knock down >>> major knockout. mike tyson down for the count because of a hoverboard. what his little girl said to him right before and what he's saying now about the wipeout seen around the house. i get knocked down but i get up again you're never going to k

as our final day of 2015 goes on, we can expect a high temperature in the middle 20s and increasing clouds. >>> good morning, america. swallowing the heartland.

radicalization including of american citizens living in america in the manner that we saw in chattanooga is a huge concern. yet another reason why isil needs to be fought and defeated in its heartland, syria and iraq, about which i have spoken a great deal. but it's a global campaign. including one that involves law enforcement, homeland security, intelligence, and other elements right here at home. that's the world we are in. and we need to protect our people in that world. >> and why is general dunford not here? secretary carter: i'm announcing my decision. i was the one who took this decision. i'm announcing my decision. i should say about general dunford, you'll have an opportunity to talk to him. i've talked to him extensively about this subject. he's very knowledgeable about it. he will be with me as we proceed with implementation. i have taken parts of his, the conclusions he drew. others drew different conclusions, including myself. and that's the decision i've taken and that's the direction we're going to go. >> does this decision now lead to a greater debate about whether women need to register for selective service? secretary carter: it may do that. that's a matter of le

heartland, america's entertainer was bob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, ofator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip. we've been to england, to germany, then to crete,

heartland. it has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and falls day why. do officials keep pouring money into it as taxpayers cry foul? natitial investigative cocoespondent jeff rosen paid a visit. >> reporter: welcome to mid america airport. only one airline, allegeant operates out of here. some days there are no flights a a all. whwh i catch one of the rare flights in, we soar over the cornfields of illinois on final approach. and here's what i see from my window. empty runways, empty gates. so how empty is it here? let me show you around. it's a week day afternoon. we are talking about the peak travel time. escalators aren't running because there are no passengers here. suffice it to say, there are no lines at the ticket counter. there is not even a ticket agent. come d dn this way. this is baggage claim. you know how annoying it usually is? no one there we are judge, the state can't afafrd it and all they want to do is tax us. >> reporter: local taxpayers call it the money pit. >> this is everybody's tax money. >> reporter: the airport costs nearly $300 million to build. another $22 million for improvements. and today, it's nearly $82 million in debt. nbc news first investigated this airport back in 1998. back

heartland, america's entertainer was bob hope. oh, this room, it's so dull and depressing tonight. if only there was some way to brighten it. oh, of (laughter) (narrator) he was a true patriot. (bob hope) this has been a great trip. we've been to england, to germany, then to crete,

america. breaking overnight -- state of emergency. 43 people killed in storms across the country. >> it's the worst i think anybody has seen it. >> deadly storms and flash floods pououing the heartland, sweeping away caca. as snow, freezing rain and ice pound the midwest. >>> tornado on the ground. >> devastating tornadoes hitting through arkansas, tearing apart texas. 180 mile per hour winds plowing