building,ed burj khalifa, which stands just a few hundred yards from that hotel fire. >> quijano: holly williams reporting tonight. holly, thank you. munich, germany was just about to celebrate the new year when police got word of a terror threat. they cleared two train stations and told people to avoid crowds. elizabeth palmer has more on new year's in europe. ( cheers ) >> reporter: not even terrorist threats could keep europeans from ringing in the new, from moscow to berlin. although everywhere, security was heavy. especially paris, where terrorists struck twice this year. there, the defense minister himself appeared with some of the 11,000 soldiers on duty. it was a photo-op designed to reassure both residents and visitors. >> we're not really scared about it. we want to enjoy it. year's eve, and it's magical. >> reporter: but the magic was scaled back a little. there were no fireworks this year, and the traditional party will wrap up earlier than usual. in brussels, the official party was canceled. soldiers fanned out across the city and workers dismantled the stage where the new year's sh

first, holly williams, who has been following the fire in dubai. holliy. >> reporter: elaine, the dubai government says that the fire broke out on the 20th floor of the address hotel, quickly engulfing the 63-story luxury hotel and apartment building. the fire apparently began at around 9:30 p.m. local time. you can see the entire skyscraper lit up against the night sky. now, the dubai authorities say that they now have the fire under control, and they also say that only one person was killed by a heart attack during the evacuation. another 15 people were injured. the cause of the fire is still not known. very rapidly through the tower which is almost 1,000 feet tall. >> the heat was so intense outside it was unbelievable. and just people started to panic, crushing each other trying to get down the stairs and jumping over railings. i couldn't believe how fast it actually happened. >> there were people running in the corridors, and i ended up having to put somebody on my back. he was in a champion, carried him down to the ground floor. >> quijano: b

holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe told us he started hunting with his father when he was just five years old. >> i enjoy it. i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a gun in industrial you need a license, which with background checks takes at least 28 days and sometimes months. all semiautomatic long-arm weapons are banned, and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. >> i had a semiautomatic firearms brought, the law is changing and i complied with the no, not particularly. >> reporter: the ban was the resultave public outcry after 35 people were massacred by a lone gunman in 1996. >> i had just been elected. i had the authority of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. total ban throughout life. >> reporter: john howard was australia's conservative prime minister at the time and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. >> i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. the greatest civil right you have is to stay alive. staying alive and being free from random attack is a

holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe told us he started hunting with his father when he was just five years old. >> i enjoy it. i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a fun in australia you need a license, and it takes at least 28 years and sometimes months, all semi automatic long arm weapons are banned and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. >> i had semi automatic firearms prior to the laws changing and i come plied with the law. do i miss them? not particularly. >> reporter: the ban, after 35 people massacred in 1996 by a lone gunman. >> i had the authority of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. >> reporter: john howard was the prime minister and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. >> i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. the largest civil right is staying alive. staying alive and being safe from random attack is a more precious civil right than owning a gun. >> reporter: there's a buyback program, confiscating guns. since then the number of deaths

holly williams found out in australia. >> reporter: anthony winchcombe told us he started hunting with his father when he was just five years old. >> i enjoy it. i enjoy tinkering around with firearms. >> reporter: but to own a fun in australia you need a license, and it takes at least 28 years and sometimes months, all semi automatic long arm weapons are banned and it's illegal to carry a gun for personal protection. prior to the laws changing and i complied with the law. do i miss them? t particularly. >> reporter: the ban, after 35 people massacred in 1996 by a lone gunman. >> i had t authority of an enormous majority, and i had to do something. >> reporter: john howard was the prime minister and fought off opposition from his own party to push the ban through. i don't regard this thing as a civil liberties issue. the largest civil right is staying alive. from random attack is a more precious civil right than owning a gun. >> reporter: there's a buyback program, confiscating guns. since then the number of deaths by firearm has fallen by about half. it was in decline before 1996. the

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. >> holly williams reporting. thank you. in another important story, chicago police already under federal investigation for their questions over a suspect who died in custody. and, again, there is a video of the incident. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: when the chicago mayor saw this tape of a detainee being tasered and beaten by chicago police in here. either the actions of the officers or the policies of the department. 28-year-old philip coleman soon died from what police said was a fatal drug reaction at the hospital. an autopsy said he had more than >> this is happening too much. >> reporter: percy coleman is his father and a former police chief. >> chicago police have 007 badges to kill whoever they want to, and most of them get away from it. >> reporter: a review authority initially found no fault, but with the tape out, it's reopened the case. lawsuits and official attempts at transparency have led to the release of other videos showing chicago cops shooting suspects. there are questions about police accountabili

. >> holly williams reporting. thank you. in another important story, chicago police already under federal investigation for their use of force are tonight facing questions over a suspect who died in custody. and, again, there is a video of the incident. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: when the chicago mayor saw this tape of a detainee being tasers and beaten by chicago police in 2012, he said something is wrong here. either the actions of the officers or the policies of the department. 28-year-old philip coleman soon died from what police said was a fatal drug reaction at the hospital. an autopsy said he had more than 50 bruises and abrasions. >> this is happening too much. >> reporter: per si coleman is his father and a former police chief. >> chicago police have 007 badges to kill whoever they want to, and most of them get away from it. >> reporter: a review authority initially found no fault, but with the tape out, it's reopened the case. lawsuits and official athe tempts at transparency have led to the release of othe

it's offensive. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," holly williams, istanbul. >>> the first funeral will be held this afternoon for a victim of the san bernardino massacre. 27-year-old yvette velasco and attack. survivors and family members were allowed on wednesday to return to the scene of the shootings. investigators met with them in private to answer questions. >>> the fbi says the attackers farook and his wife malik talked about violence for two years. carter evans is outside where the massacre happened in san bernardino, california. >> reporter: good morning. we are now getting a clearer between farook and malik. the fbi says it is clear they shared extremist views long before they shared wedding vows. >> they were actually radicalized before they started courting. >> reporter: fbi director james comey on capitol hill on wednesday gave chilling details about the husband and wife terrorist, syed rizwan fa reek and tashfeen malik. >> at the end of 2013 they were talking about jihadism and martyrdom before becoming engaged. >> reporter: that is before he brought his fiancee into

it's offensive towards human beings. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," holly williams, istanbul. >>> the first funeral will be held this afternoon for a victim of the san bernardino massacre. 27-year-old yvette velasco and 13 others died in the attack. survivors and family members were allowed to return to the scene of the shootings. investigators met with them in private to answer questions. >>> the fbi now says the attacker, syed rizwan farook, and his wife, tashfeen malik, talked about an attack for 13 years. carter evans is live from san bernardino, where the massacre happened. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting a clear picture of the relationship between farook and malik. the couple shared extremist radical views before they shared wedding vows. >> they were actually radicalized before they started courting. >> reporter: fbi director james comey gave chilling details about the husband and wife terrorist, syed rizwan farook and tashfeen malik. >> as early as the end of 2013, they were talking about to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they

. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," holly williams, istanbul. >>> the first funeral will be held this afternoon for a victim of the san bernardino where the massacre happened in san bernardino, california. reporter: good morning. we are now getting a clearer picture of the relationship between farook and malik. the fbi says it is clear they shared extremist views long before they shared wedding vows. >> they were actually >> reporter: fbi director james comey on capitol hill on wednesday gave chilling details about the husband and wife terrorist, syed rizwan fa reek and tashfeen malik. >> at the end of 2013 they were talking about jihadism and martyrdom before becoming engaged. >> reporter: that is before he brought his fiancee into the united states using fiancee visa. >> was the woman shooter in san bernardino radicaliziz befefe they came totoamerica? >> it looks like she was. >> reporter: lawmakers are now questioning how thoroughly she was vetted before being granted a visa and whether her marriage to farook could have been part of a terrorist plan all ong. >> do you agree with me

williams. she got 50 first place. second place was holly lloyd. and third was ronda rousey. right behind her was the woman who upset her -- holly holmes. she knocked her out in the second round in melbourne, australia. new reports estimate the fight did between 1.1 million pay-per-view watches. it is among the fourth biggest pay-per-view events in history. it chooses not to release taking a look at college bowl games, marshall held on to win over connecticut in the st. petersburg bowl. washington beat miami and the sun bowl. washington gets it done over mississippi. and in the pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium, duke wins by a field goal in overtime -- 44-41. indiana would march back down to try to kick the field goal, it was ruled no good. it is really controversial because it looked kind of close. they cannot be reversed because it went over the top of the post. you cannot review it then. gerard: what would again be without a little controversy? very good. amber, thank you very much. still ahead, justin bieber may be the it guy in the music world. of gerard: that is from our

williams, novak djokovic, three majors apiece. serena so close to the first calendar grand slam. rhonda rousey, the most dominant woman no moore. holly the year's biggest stunners. >> inside corner. 2015 world champions. >> sorry, mets fans, caps city relentless on the way to its first world series in 30 years. no shortage of scandles. more than a dozen soccer officials facing corruption charges, fifa's leader under charges. aaron hernandez charge with murder and washington's football team not budging from its name in school, coaches on the move. and the legendary head ball coach, steve spurrier, stepping down after a decade in south carolina. >> time for me to get out of the way and let somebody else have a go at it. >> don't say i've retired completely from coaching. who knows what will come. >> as the thad open at duke florida, and south carolina, steve spurrier led his teams to 21 bowl games and a national championship. ahead, look at the most powerful pictures of 2015. and the single image that helped focus the world's attention on a crisis. feel secure in your dentures... feel free to be yourself all day. just switch from dentu

williams beat out carli lloyd -- who helped the u.s. team win the world cup title -- and u-f-c star ronda rousey -- who finished third -- just one spot ahead of holly holm on the men's side -- stephen curry -- who led the golden state warriors to their first n-b-a title in 40 years --- he finished first in the vote by u.s. editors and news directors. curry beat out golfer jordan spieth -- who won 2 majors and american pharoah -- who became the first horse since 1978 to win the triple crown. quarterback peyton manning denying claims that he recieved human growth hormones back in 20-11. al jazeera america released information accusing manning and other athletes of recieving h-g- h...which was banned by the n-f-l in july 0f 20-11. their source is a former pharmacist at an indianapolis anti- aging clinic... who says the drugs were prescribed and sent to manning's wife in 20-11... when he was recovering from manning issued a statement saying "whoever said this is making stuff up a new p-s-a featuring n-b-a stars like steph curry and carmelo anthony takes a stand against gun violence -- take a look "i heard about a shooting involving a 3-year old girl ov

holly holm hollywood for deck eights. >> reporter: seeing star wars is one thing, but hearing it is another. the movie, the franchise wouldn't be the same without its composer, john williams. >> when i think of one of the things that george lucas did right in that first movie, nothing on that list is more important than the music. >> the scenes are incredible and adding the music to is like another thing to see it all coming together. it's stunning >> reporter: at 83 the hollywood legend is considered america's best-known composer with five academy awards, 49 oscar nominations, second only to walt disney. after a three year stint in the air force, he attended julliard before settling in as a studio musician on various movies. then came his partnership with steven spielberg on jaws, et and, of course, the indianna jones series. now he has done it again with the latest star wars. >> you can't over sell the persons of what he does and to know that he was coming back to create a score for the force awakened was as exciting as any other aspect as working on this movie >> it is exciting for me also, even though i've been with it for so long and from the very earliest days with

holly, another accident. another update coming up in 15 minutes. >> meisha, thank you. today jury deliberations continue in the trial against the first of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. officer williamrter faces manslaughter charges. gray died while in police custody in baltimore last april, setting off days of protests and riots. the city's now bracing for averred. craig boswell has details. >> first of six trials in connection with the april arrest and death of freddie gray. >> we want conviction, we want jail for killer cops. >> officer william porter faces manslaughter and other charges for his alleged role in the death of the 25 year old, who died of spinal injuries, while in police custody. prosecutors say gray was illegally transported without a seatbelt, and porter should have south medical attention when gray showed signs of distress. >> the six officers involved will all have separate trials. many believe will set a mood in the trial after gray's death. >> i think people are willing to let the judicial process go forward. we're wait to go hear the truth. we're wait to go hear what happened to freddie gray. and what evidence the prosecution will present. >> the judge asked

. >> holly williams reporting. thank you. in another important story, chicago police already under federal investigation for their