linda thorn has lost everything. this was her mobile home in arnold, missouri, swallowed by nearly eight feet of water. today we helped her get back there because she wanted to see what was inside. >> oh, my god. my house! >> reporter: the walls are coming apart, the floor has buckled, and outside her backdoor, it is a lake. >> oh, my god. this is supposed to be the levee. the water was not supposed to come up over that. that's supposed to be a field. that's 40 feet down. >> reporter: the red cross is feeding her and housing her at a temporary shelter. the mississippi river through st. louis was receding today. we were invited on an aerial tour of the devastation. because the water was receding so quickly, the state of emergency in effect since sunday today. major traffic arteries through st. louis both reopened. this was interstate 44 on the illinois side of the mississippi river, evacuations are under way. >> this was my tree. >> reporter: back in arnold, linda thorn has decide on her future. is it worth staying in

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in the city of arnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods rang in the new year in shelters. (linda pipe 5 ) we're all in this together thorne's mobile home was submerged (photo) and this is all she has left. some clothes, donated blankets and this: (marlie & linda exchange ) m: the angel you were able to get off your christmas tree.. very important to me.. mom's special angel.. and out of everything out of this is what i really wanted.. the humane society has taken in four-legged flood victims. (mike perkins / human society) as people were leaving .. as people have been displaced.. they've taken their animals with them and we've been able to care for a lot of those animals for them. the record- breaking high water is moving downriver through the mississippi valley. officials say its impact will be felt well into the new year. marlie hall, cbs news, arnold, missouri. /// ((dave courvoisier)) members of iowa's national guard have been dispatched to missouri with equipment that can purify water at the rate of 15- hundred gallons per hour./// tedd florendo (

. >> reporter: at 60 years old, linda thorn has lost everything. this was her mobile home in arnold, missouri, swallowed by nearly eight feet of water. today, we helped her get back there because she wanted to see >> oh, my god. my house! >> reporter: the walls are coming apart, the floor has buckled, and outside her backdoor, it is a lake. >> oh, my god. this is supposed to be the levee. the water was not supposed to come up over that. that's supposed to be a field. that's 40 feet down. >> reporter: the red cross is feeding her and housing her at a temporary shelter. the mississippi river through st. louis was receding today. we were invited on an aerial tour of the devastation. because the water was receding so quickly, the state of emergency in effect since sunday in st. louis county was lifted today. major traffic arteries through st. louis both reopened. this was interstate 44 yesterday, and here it is today on the illinois side of the mississippi river, evacuations are under way. >> this was my tree. linda thorne has decided on her future. is

. >>> the thorn family has lost their home in arnold due to the flooding, but for linda thorn this new year brings a sense of home. >> oh my lord it is a new beginning. i've got a great grand baby coming in. >>> cbs 2 news, st. louis, missouri. >>> stay so positive through all of that. the st. louis area received 10 inches of rain in just three days earlier this week. >>> we have nothing to complain about when it comes to our forecast when you see these pictures. >>> erika is in for john elliot. >>> we have colder temperatures on the way, alex and cindy, nothing like what's going on up and down the mississippi river. i do have some more information however, locally, things are pretty mild we have dry conditions as the high pressure system sits tight over canada influence our weather here. everybody is i think pretty much impressed with how comfortable conditions, 42 says, ed rhodes, keep in mind we do have cooler temperatures by next week. i love that it feels a little bit more wintery pretty much normal temperatures thank you information on weather watcher. here is a look what's going

but for linda thorn, this new year brings a sense of hope. >> oh my lord. it's a new beginning. i got a great grand baby coming in. >> reporter: david begnaud st. >>> turning to the weather at home, kind of a sunny but gray day and depends on where you are really. this is a live look at gillette stadium the puck will drop in less than an hour on the winter classic but will the weather cooperate? sound like it will. >> a and-- and a lot of people are out there and my best friend is out there and wants know what the weather is going to be. >> i think it's classic weather for the classic. highs in the 30s and wind chills in the 30s right now. so it could be a lot worse this time of the year. we know that much. the real feel is 25 in spot. boston down to chatham the real feel temperatures in the lower 30s right now that's pretty must case acrosses region. yes absolutely. but it's winder time so -- much. temperature 41 in boston. so, with that wind factored in that's why it feels colder. low 40s along the south coast. and we are going to gradually cruise back this afternoon. so any s

. >> reporter: the thorne family has lost their home in arnold due to the flooding but for linda thorne, this new year brings a sense of hope. >> oh, my lord. it's a new beginning. i have a great grandbaby coming in. >> reporter: david begnaud, cbs news, st. louis county, missouri. >> today the music world and fans mourning the loss of natalie cole. the singer died at the age of 65. cbs reporter chris martinez takes a look back at her life and her music. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: her voice was unforgettable. the music in her blood. natalie cole followed in the footsteps of her famous father nat king cole finding her voice and success along the way. she won the first of nine grammys in 1975 with the hit this will be. in 1979 she received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. but in 1991 her popularity reached new heights with her hit, unforgettable, a virtual duet with her late father. ♪[ music ] >> unforgettable too ♪ >> reporter: but through years of success, there were setbacks. cole developed an addiction to drugs and alcohol entering a rehab program in 1983. >> it was such a revelatio

but for linda thorn, this new year brings a sense of hope. >> oh, my lord. it is a new beginning. i've got a great grand baby coming in. >> reporter: david begnow, cbs news, st. louis county, missouri. >>> now in little rock, the arkansas river is expected to crest tonight at 26 feet. that is three feet above flood stage. >>> here at home, we're off to a chilly start for the new year. at least it is not raining. we have a first look at the forecast with allison. >> we have had a soggy couple of days, of course, nothing like that. we just had nuisance rain. each and every day, for what seems like the last week. and we are starting off dry. but these clouds, they just will not budge. and here is the good news, as we head into 2016. we will see some more sunshine. but with that, comes more typical temperatures for this time of the year. definitely feels a little bit more like january. we got away with a mild december. the warmest on record. and not the case as we head into the next two days. 45 degrees, it is still cloudy and with that little bit of a wind, it is not much, it is not

. >> reporter: in the city of arnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floodse new year in shelters. >> we're all in this together. >> reporter: thorne's mobile home was submerged and this is all she has left. some clothes and this. >> you were able to get off your christmas tree. this was important to you. >> it was very important to me. for one thing, it says mom's special angel. the own thing i wanted. >> reporter: the humane society has taken into four-legged flood victims. >> as people were leaving and people have been displaced they have taken their animals with them and we have been able to care for a lot of those animals for them. >>> the record-breaking high water is moving down river through the mississippi valley. officials say its impact will be felt well into the new year. marlie hall, cbs news arnold, missouri. >>> a morning news crew in oklahoma city had just finished reporting their first earthquake of 2016 when this happened. >> watching a cold start to a -- >> having an earthquake right now. how about that? it's still going. >> on a skycam it'

in the city of arnold, linda thorne and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods rang in the new year in shelters. (linda pipe 5 ) we're all in this together thorne's mobile home was submerged (photo) and this is all she has left. some clothes, donated blankets and this: (marlie & linda exchange ) m: the angel you were able to get off your christmas tree.. very important to me.. mom's special angel.. this is what i really wanted.. the humane society has taken in four-legged flood victims. (mike perkins / human society) as people were leaving .. as people have been displaced.. they've taken their animals with them and we've been able to care for a lot of those animals for them. the record- breaking high water is moving downriver through the mississippi valley. officials say its impact will be felt well into the new year. marlie hall, cbs news, arnold, missouri. /// ((paula francis)) members of iowa's national guard have been dispatched to missouri. among other rescue methods, they'll be able to purify water at the rate of 1500 gallons per hour.// ((dave courvoisier)) > preventi

(sot linda and tammy thorne - flood victims)"hey, give me the baby updatea&" (narr 3) the thorne family arnold from the floods -- but for her and her family, despite their enormous loss -- the new year brings a sense of hope. (sot linda and tammy thorne - flood victims) "oh my lord, it's a new beginning, i have a great grandbaby coming in (narr 4) david begnaud, cbs news, saint louis county, missouri right now - 45-iowa national guard members are being deployed to missouri to help with flood recovery. now an update to a story cbs 2 news at noon brought you yesterday. yesterday.a johnson county man is safe after falling through ice at the hawkeye wildlife area in oxford.fire officials in north liberty say the man called 9-1-1 himself when he became stuck in mud and waist deep water.two sheriff deputies broke through ice an inch and a half thick to get him out. a shooting in downtown waterloo is being investigated today. today.it happened near downtown just before 2 this to a bar on the 200-block of east fourth street.nearby - they found a group of people. people.when officers approached

. >> reporter: in the city of arnold, linda thorn and hundreds of others forced out by historic floods rang in the new year in shelters. >> we are all in this together. >> reporter: thorn's mobile home was submerged and this is all she has left. clothes donated blankets and this. >> this is the rain sell angel you were able to get off your tree? >> yes! it was very important to me. it was my mom's angel. >> reporter: the humane society has taken in four-legged flood victims. >> as people were leaving and people have been displaced, they have taken their animals with them and we have been able to care for a lot of the animals for them. >> reporter: the record breaking high water is moving through the mississippi valley. officials say the impact will be felt well into the new year. marlie hall, cbs news, arnold, missouri. >>> members of iowa's national guard have been dispatched to missouri with equipment that can purify water at 1700 gallons per hour. >>> you know, some of us like snow. do you ski adam? >> toy. >> and i know howard does. >> we are big skiers. >> we may get our wish. >>

. >> reporter: the thorn family has lost their home in arnold due to the flooding but for linda thorn this new year -- >> oh, my lord. it's a new beginning. i've got a great grandbaby coming in. this baby, if i i comes at midnight, it is definitely going to be a fantastic new year. morning," david begnaud, st. louis, missouri. >>> new year's day is known for bowl games but the matchup for college football's national championship was decided on new year's eve. top ranked clemson stayed defeated beating oklahoma 37-17 in the orange bowl. second seeded alabama shut out michigan state in the cotton bowl 38-0. the two play in a title game on january 11th. >>> a fire in dubai left a luxury hotel skyscraper in flames before that city's fireworks. heavy smoke billowed from the 63-story tower. allow explosions could be heard inside. many evacuated said they never heard a fire alarm. 14 people were injured. your local weather. >>> one month from today, actual presidential voting will begin by the end of 2016, americans will elect a new president. but we still have miles to go in this campaign a

. >> reporter: the thorn family has lost their home in arnold due to the flooding but for linda thorn this new year --- >> oh, my lolo. it's a new beginning. i've got a great grandbaby this baby, if it comes at midnight, it is definitely goingng to be a fantastic >>> many people who were inside say they never heard a fire alarm. at least 14 people were jured. >>> top ranked clemson stayed undefeated. second seeded alabama shut out michigan state in the cottoto bowl 38-0. the tigers and crimson tide play in the title game coming up on it's 7:06. time for a check of your local weather.aafternoon. afternoon.football this of college players in all of the to fense says >>> one month from today, actual presidential voting will begin at the iowa caucuses. by the end of 2016, americans will elect a new president. but we still have miles to go in this campaign and we have an ace to guide us this morning. "face the nation" host john dickerson is also cbs news political director and "wall street journal" peggy noonans abs news contributor and the author of "the time of our lives." nancy cordes h

but for linda thorne, this new year brings a sense of hope. >> oh, my lord. it's a new beginning. i've got a great-grand-baby coming in. this baby, if it comes at midnight, it will definitely be a fantastic new year. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," david begnaud, st. louis, missouri. >>> a fire in dubai left a luxury hotel skyscraper in flames before that middle heavy smoke billowed from the tower and wreckage fell to the streets below. many people who were evacuated say they never heard a fire alarm. at least 14 people were injured. >>> new year's day is known for ball games. but the matchup for college football's national championship was decided on new year's eve. top ranked clemson stayed undefeated, beating oklahoma 37-17 in the orange bowl. second seeded alabama shut out michigan state in the cotton bowl, 38-0. the tigers and crimson tide play in the title game, that's comingis up and we need it to warm up! it was cold for ringing in the new year! temps had dropped to 34 degrees at midnight last night. ........... and so no wonder it's really cold right now! we're below

linda tripp, remember her? a thorn in bill clinton's side.ill had affairs with thousands of women while in the white house. and remember cnbc's failure of a debate, more fallout from it even months later. oh, yeah, we're not above a little bragging here on "varney

linda tripp, remember her? a thorn in bill clinton's side. and her claim once again, bill had affairs with thousands of women while in the white house. and remember cnbc's failure of a debate, more fallout from it even months later. oh, yeah, we're not above a little bragging here on "varney & company" which starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ well i've been running down the road trying to loosen my load ♪ >> that was one of countless hits by the eagles, of course, "take it easy". we are remembering glenn frey throughout the morning, the founding member died at age 67. don henley calling frey a brother and quote, the man with the plan" and he will be grateful every day for having frey in his life. more in the show. take it easy. and the market not taking it easy. stocks up, and china reported its slowest economic growth in 25 years, but they are injecting a boatload of cash into their economy and that is sending the markets higher. let's bring in former reagan economic advisor, my good friend art laffer all the way from music city. i guess, art. bad news