i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.court today. the boston marathon bombing suspect faces potential jurors for a second day. his attorneys plan to argue he was under the influence of his older brother. >>> bad weather is disrupting the search for the wreckage of the doomed airasia flight. divers wait to retrieve parts of the plane from the indonesian sea. indonesian officials who allowed the flight to take off have been suspended. >>> former new york governor mario cuomo is being laid to rest today. yesterday thousands of people lined up to pay their respects to cuomo who died last week of heart failure. >>> oil prices are dragging the markets down. investigators fear the continuing slump could indicate weakness in the u.s. economy. the dow lost more than 330 points after oil briefly dipped below $50 a barrel. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin with the death penalty trial in boston. this is the one they've been waiting for f

. >> i'm reena ninan.we're following on "world news now." security in new york's times square was even tighter than usual after the recent police shootings and protests. but there weren't any major problems. as many as a million people showed up in person. details coming up. >>> much better weather today should aid the search for victims and wreckage from airasia flight 8501. investigators are eager to find the black boxes from the airbus a320. stay tuned for our update. >>> a hiker is dead after he and two companions cut across an area labeled suspicion on an area west of denver. the snowshoer was buried by an avalanche for 15 to 20 minutes. >>> and a delta flight had to be diverted to salt lake city after a woman went into labor midflight. the passenger was rushed to a hospital where she gave birth. those are some of our top stories on this new year's day, january 1st, 2015. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all right. hey, everybody. happy new year to you. thank you for joining u

i'm reena ninan. >> asking for an anniversary gift. >> just thinking. >> 23rd. like 30 years. >> feels like 23 years. >> i'll just go with 23. i'm the aforementioned just three months t.j. holmes here. we've been asking you when did you become a fan of this show? today is the 23rd anniversary of this show. we'll be sharing your responses and we'll have some surprises later in the half hour. stick around for that. >>> first, weather. brutally cold weather invading the eastern two-thirds of the country this week. >> more accidents than dispatches could count in upstate new york. many drivers could see the edges of roads and drove off them. residents were told no unnecessary travel. >> also in the upper plains. an alberta clipper brought high winds and low visibility. abc's alex perez begins our coverage. >> reporter: blinding snow and deadly cold to start the first full week of 2015. bundled up in minneapolis where it felt like minus 30. in wisconsin, rice lake covered in a sheet of ice. at least two dead in milwaukee. officials believe from exposure to the cold.

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson.n't kicked in yet, this is sure to make it kick in. it's the new year already. >> i should have known the crew would do this up right. i went out to buy a couple of things from duane reed because i was worried. all i got were the fuft% off christmas section. >> that's awesome. >> and this lights up. >> and it also plays -- wait for it. it's "happy hanukkah" on my head. >> multitask. >> isn't that great? >> that really is -- >> i didn't have anything to drink but that's seriously killing my buzz right about now. >> killing your buzz. >> buzz killer hat. yeah. >> i'll do my carlton. >> anywhere. and this is happy hanukkah. i've got all of this for $9.26. >> not bad. >> the finance department who will be watching. >> is that off? >> it's off now. we'll have to put this away. we're going to do a very hard turn. >> it's going to be a hard turn. >> as beautiful as it is to celebrate the new year, there are some suffering today. >> you think about the heavy hearts in asia. we're going to begi

. >> reena ninan has more. >> reporter: there's no doubt pizza is a meal time favorite.act, it's been the second largest contributor to calorie and knew treat intake in kids' diets in the u.s. this morning an alarming new study that looked at over a decade of data shows there may be more peril in pizza than you might think. >> plays a major role of kids intake in calories and weight gain. >> reporter: look how two slices of pizza compares. nearly the same number of calories. pizza can account for more than 20% of a child's intake of daily calories and contributes to much higher overall calorie intake on the days they eat it potentially leading to health problems like type two diabetes and hypertension. >> they are just having too much of some of the wrong greed ents. >> reporter: but experts say not all slices are created equal. experts suggest opting for veggies, or going light on the cheese. >> pizza can be great if it's done right with the right ingredients. it deserves an up grate. >> reporter: next time your little ones or craving a sizzling slice try opening up tha

. >> i'm reena ninan.d men in france after horrific terror attacks that stunned paris and the entire world. >> the masked gunmen opened fire at a newspaper bursting into an editorial meeting and calling the victims by name before shooting them one by one. by the time it was over 12 people were dead, 11 wounded. meanwhile, thousands of people have been gathering across paris and other big cities to protest and condemn the attack hoping to send a message that terrorism won't win. >> abc's alex marquardt begins our coverage where the manhunt for the gunmen is underway. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. france is reeling from this attack, the worst terrorist attack in half a century. here about 90 minutes from paris, police are combing through an apartment in this building looking for any clues that might lead them to the suspects. french authorities have named the three men they believe took part in the attack. one of them, an 18-year-old, has already turned himself in to police in a town about 2

i'm reena ninan. this is t.j. holmes. >>> we start with tragic news. not going to start with it. we will get to it later. "downton abbey." heart breaking for me. i thought it should lead the broadcast. one, it is apparently in c 5 --? >> it's not that big of a deal. >> it is a big deal for some people. >> that's why it is lower in the show. >> you haven't seen it yet. i have been trying to get him to watch. >> okay. we will start with something else of concern to many of you. weather. the big dig in the northeast. a lot of people trying to bounce back from the monster blizzard as another round of snow is headed their way. >> parts of long island and new england are buried under mounds of snow this morning as crews clear the roads. the massachusetts coastline is still a frozen mess. here's more from marci gonzalez. >> digging out from under three feet of snow. >> i can't do it. no way. >> stephanie turner is one of the millions of people in new england coping with windchills in the single digits, all while trudging through the aftermath. >> up to my hea

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.me cold forcing millions of americans to bundle up. my kids went and played in the snow yesterday and went back in the house because it was too cold. it's everywhere across the country from the dakotas to new england and the deep south. >> arctic air plummeting to as much as 30 degrees below normal forcing hundreds of schools and schoolchildren, they get to stay home. chicago, minneapolis, dakotas. temperatures expected to stay well below zero much of the day. >> the snow is finally tapering off along the east coast after making a mess of the rush hour. here's more from abc's david kerley. >> reporter: this may be the worst. an interstate shut down in central indiana. so many accidents leading to an eight-mile backup. a horrible commute, too. pushing cars in illinois, in minnesota, medians and highway shoulders littered with stalled, spun out cars. >> go slow and put it in four-wheel drive. >> reporter: so slick, a fire truck in delaware couldn't stop sliding into a house. 15-minute co

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.nes. >>> millions are digging out from three feet of snow in the northeast. 25,000 homes and businesses remain without power this morning. most of them in hard-hit massachusetts. full coverage in a moment. >>> the deadline is approaching for two isis hostages. the terror group is vowing to kill a japanese journalist and jordanian pilot if jordan doesn't turn over a female terror suspect who's now on death row. >>> a daring gold heist in san francisco. masked robbers rammed an suv in to a museum and grabbed a handful of gold nuggets but the nuggets weren't originals from the gold rush era and worth a lot less than thieves may have thought. >>> keep an eye on apple shares today following the earning report. they made $18 billion in the last quarter. that's the best quarter in terms of profit of any public company, ever. those are some of the top headlines on this wednesday, january 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> let's start this half hour with what milli

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.uding tens of thousands of officers. >> the attack claimed 12 lives. the iconic eiffel tower going dark for five minutes in memory of the victims. they're holed up at a business in northern france with at least one handle. police tracked down the suspects after they stole a car and shots were fired. more now. >> reporter: the french national guard are swarming a town north of paris at this hour where the two suspects in this week's deadly newspaper attack are reportedly holding a hostage inside a business. french officials say a massive operation is underway to detain the suspects. this of the last time the world saw the gunmen, brothers with assault rifles, who french police say are heavily armed and dangerous. >> these are orphans who are looking for family and want to belong to something and feel they need revenge. >> reporter: officials acknowledged the brothers ages 32 and 34 were gun counterterrorism officials. in fact, both are on the u.s. no-fly list. apparently they were not c

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. in ohio. calls of isis for lone wolf terror attacks in the u.s. >> federal authorities say they stopped an attack on the capitol building tipped off by messages on twitter. abc's richard cantu has details. >> reporter: this is the man the fbi arrested. suspect christopher lee cornell, seen here in his mug shot. the fbi calling the 20-year-old an al qaeda isis wannabe. the plan an all-out assault taking aim at members of congress, planting pipe bombs in the u.s. capitol building and then using semiautomatic rifles to shoot and kill employees and officials. agents arrested cornell on wednesday morning after buying two m-15 assault rifles like this and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> as soon as the purchase was over and he left the door, several agents came out and tackled him here in the parking lot and took him down. >> reporter: the fbi focused in on cornell after a confidential informant came in with a tip that cornell had been posting disturbing messages and video on twitter expressing

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm t.j. holmes.just saying about the weather, it seems like it caught a lot of people off guard. >> it did. the freezing rain so dangerous. my husband and daughter went out and slipped -- he's fine but you can't tell with black ice when it is there. that's the problem. >> what's going on. that's the story we start. extreme weather. we have seen it on both coasts now. your husband is all right, right? >> he's okay, thanks for asking. >> and the little one. she didn't slip. >> he was holding on to her. he didn't fumble. >> just watching daddy struggle. >>> talking about the northeast here. we had an ice storm that is blamed for deaths. at least five deaths. major highway closures, pileups. >> ice is also responsible for several chain-reaction accidents in the west. abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: along the east coast a deadly mix. freezing rain instantly icing over roadways. >> look out! look out! >> reporter: sending cars out of control. in philadelphia, three people were killed after more th

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.terror attack in paris. >> a widespread manhunt is under way for these two brothers accused of brutally killing 12 people and wounding 11 at a french satirical newspaper that often mocked islam. the editor and two police officers among the dead. a third suspect justice 18 years old has surrendered to police. >> spontaneous rallies are being held in rallies as far as new york and san francisco. thousands gathering to condemn the shooting rampage. some carrying banners saying we are not afraid. abc's terry moran is in france where it's a national day of mourning. >> reporter: in the streets of paris, terrorists wearing ski mafrks and carrying automatic weapons firing a hail of bullets. the deadliest attack france has seen unfolding here at the offices of "charlie hebdo," a satirical newspaper about a mile from the notre dame cathedral. the attackers pulling up around 11:30 a.m. opening fire on two doormen killing one. inside they find korean ray and her daughter. they force them to give

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. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with ringing in the new year across the world, 2015. >> there were about a million people in new york's times square last night to watch the ball drop and usher in a new year. all it quiet in times square except take a look workers who are picking up the tons of confetti. >> what a work out that must be. there was extra security around new york city and other cities because of police protests and shooting. there were no major problems. elizabeth hur has a roundup. >> reporter: parties and protests from california to new york. as 2015 kicked off across the country with police on high alert. the fbi warning officers to be vigilant following the assassination of two nypd officers. citing copycat threats. >> any threat against my officers is dealt with quickly, very effectively. >> reporter: in new york city alone, authorities monitoring at least 70 threats against police. but the protests, for the most part, remaining peaceful. and police calling times square the safest place in

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. it's the 2nd. was day one. all right. of course, our top story. the new year here beginning with winter storms from coast to coast. more than a foot of snow fell over the holiday in northern arizona bringing joy to resort operators and unhappiness to drivers. >> skiers and snowboarders needed four-wheel drive or chains to get to the slopes. our coverage begins with clayton sandell. >> reporter: new year, new headaches for drivers across the south. in oklahoma, state troopers are busy with dozens of crashes on icy, slick roads. big rigs needed big tow trucks to shove them back on the highway. police aren't sure how this happened but say the ice certainly didn't help. sand and salt are being dropped on the worst roads, trying to get ahead of a winter mess now slamming eight states. crunching and crashing from texas -- >> when i hit my brakes, it went sideways and hit the rail over there. >> reporter: -- to nevada where it's not icy, it's plain cold. freeze warnings in arizona and nevada, where vegas

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. a new threat to the u.s. in the wake of the paris terror attacks. isis is calling for attacks in this country and against america's allies. >> but there was an amazing sighted in paris yesterday. more than a million people taking a stand against terror and intimidation. abc's matt gutman begin ourselves coverage. >> reporter: american police and security on alert. isis renewing its call to launch attacks here in the u.s., posting a new message on twitter calling on followers to strike the soldiers, strike their police, security and intelligence members. all this comes as more than a million people took to the streets in paris vowing to defy terrorism. the rally cry "je suis charlie" honoring the 17 people killed in the satirical newspaper "charlie hebdo" and the grocery last week. >> we are not afraid. >> we have to be here in memory of these people, innocent people. >> reporter: this is the chant we've been hearing all day, charlie. you don't see almost any security around here yet people say right now they

. >> i'm reena ninan. >>> we need to start with a weekend of weather extreme ss across the south severe storms toppling trees and downing power lines. >> snow and ice causing havoc on the roads. the brutal cold forecast in just a moment. we begin with abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: the sound of chainsaws ringing through a suburban atlanta neighborhood startling homeowners. >> i came out and looked around. pretty frightening what i saw once the fire truck came with the big light on and i could see what was actually out here. >> reporter: thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and severe wind gusts knocking down trees, severing power lines and blocking roads. a tornado in georgia. another confirmed in mississippi. further north, a nightmare for motorists. slick roads. this was the scene in albany, new york, along interstate 87. nearly a dozen cars slid off the roadway. >> everyone crashing into each other. no one really has control over their cars so they can't stop and can't slow don at least. >> reporter: icy roads were also responsible for a car accident along the texas panhandle that kille

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.cans digging out from the massive if not historic blizzard in the northeast. >> 50 million americans from washington, d.c. to maine did get slammed. with new england taking the brunt of the storm where it is still falling and blowing. abc's marci gonzalez begins our coverage. good morning. >> reporter: this was not the historic blizzard predicted for new york city but it did break some records farther north. wind whipping the still falling snow. >> we're still in the middle of a winter storm of historic proportion here in the city of boston. >> reporter: three feet of snow already on the ground in some places. on nantucket, a whiteout with nearly 80 mile per hour winds leaving the entire island without power. further north, the blizzard freezing and flooding the coastal town of marshfield. a stretch of seawall crumbling there sending the ocean surging in to homes. >> this is horrible. we walked this wall yesterday and it is gone. >> reporter: army soldier bruno grabbing what she could

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.french newspaper eluding tens of thousands of officers. >> as the french express grief and anger over the attack that claimed 12 lives, the iconic eiffel tower going dark for five minutes in memory of the victims. here's more from abc's terry moran in paris. >> reporter: the getaway. the last time we saw the gunmen and ever since police just a step behind them. s.w.a.t. teams, 88,000 officers descending on the french countryside. in reims, eerie scenes of snipers and s.w.a.t. teams mingling with locals all shown live to a riveted nation, but no arrests. no captures. french authorities release a wanted poster. brothers cherif and said kouachi named as the suspects. police take nine people into custody for questioning but not the gunmen. then apparently a huge break. a gas station hold-up in villers-cotterets. the robbers resemble the kouachi brothers, police say. the vast police sweep lasting for much of the day, nothing. as dusk draws near, the search continues northward to the small v

. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the overnight reaction to the state of the union address in which president obama steamed to turn his famous slogan yes we can into a new one. >> it went off script. >> susan saulny with details. >> reporter: good morning. in this speech we saw an optimistic president trying hard to secure his legacy. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. >> reporter: president obama unveiled an ambitious state of the union agenda for his final two years in office emboldened by rising job approval ratings and improving economy. >> since 2010 america has put more people back to work than europe japan, and all advanced economies combined. >> reporter: the president took credit claiming a vindication of his democratic policies. >> middle class economics works. expanding opportunity works. and these policies will continue to work as long as politics don't get in the way. >> reporter: the president's priorities included middle class tax cut, paid sick leave,

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.ckwaves around the world. >> a widespread manhunt is under way for these two brothers accused of brutally killing 12 people and wounding 11 at a french satirical newspaper that often mocked islam. the editor and two police officers among the dead. a third suspect just 18 years old has surrendered to police. >> meanwhile, spontaneous rallies are being held in cities as far as new york and san francisco. thousands gathering to condemn the shooting rampage. some carrying banners saying "we are not afraid." abc's terry moran is in france where it's a national day of mourning. >> reporter: in the streets of paris, terrorists wearing ski masks and carrying automatic weapons firing a hail of bullets. the deadliest attack france has seen in decades unfolding here at the offices of "charlie hebdo," a satirical newspaper about a mile from the notre dame cathedral. the attackers pulling up around 11:30 a.m. opening fire on two doormen killing one. inside they find corrine rey and her daughter. th

abc's reena ninan and t.j.money. >> ill pulled stocks down. >> dow lost more than 330 points after a barrel of crude fell below $30. low oil and gasoline prices are good for the economy for now some energy companies though end up going bust haven't to lay off worker. >> stock futures falling overnight atop wall street firm fired a worker accused of stealing information for as many as 350,000 clients. >> morgan stanley says there's no evidence any of these wealth management clients lost any money nor did the information include passwords or social security numbers. >> girl scouts introducing three new cookies and two are gluten free. >> in addition to the favorites they're offering butter cookie trio and the rah-rah raisin an oatmeal raisin cookie with greek yogurt. >> always put the thin mints in the freezer. >> good advice reena. >> that's america's money. >> that is tasty. >> snickers, too. >> it's 5:23. we continue to track the new year's first snow heading our way. accuweather updates are just ahead. >> new

abc's reena ninan and t.j. holmes have america's money. >> good morning. money the worst start to the year for stocks in seven years. >> the dow is down nearly 500 points in the past two days. 4% drop from its all time high at the end of last year. a former business partner of dr. dre says the sale of beats headphones to apple cost him millions. >> he claims he sold his stake in beats after being told the company could not be sold for years. well shortly after that beats was sold to apple for $3 billion. >> venezuela run out of mcdonald's french fries shortage blamed on a dispute with west coast dockworkers. >> franchise owners are replacing it with fries made of the tropical plant yucca. >> it sounds awful. look at this. that's pretty right. $974 million that's a check. ham's ex-wife turned that checks down in their divorce battle. >> a judge ordered him to pay her $1 billion. he says it's too much she says not enough. >> we're keeping you updated on the icy weather conditions before you hit the door. your accuweather team coverage is just ahead. >> also

i'm reena ninan. i'm t.j.st would be terrorists. that sting like the one this week that prevented an attack on the u.s. capitol. full details in a moment. >>> the u.s. is sending 400 trainers to the mideast to help syrian opposition force and other support personnel. the obama administration has been criticized for not moving fast enough on this. >>> the first lawsuit stemming from the washington metro accident will be filed this morning. it alleges shoddy maintenance and a slow emergency response. other lawsuits are likely to follow. >>> pope francis is drawing massive crowds on the second day of his trip to the philippines the pope is calling on filipinos to reject corruption and work to end poverty. those are some of the top stories on this friday, january 15th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we begin this half hour with an exclusive look at how the fbi is protecting us from terrorism threats. the bureau earlier this week arrested an ohio man for allegedly plot

. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following an "world news now." investigators praising the 7-year-old survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents, sister and cousin. they hope sailor gutzler may provide valuable information about the crash. >>> improving weather off the coast of indonesia is helping. they've located what they think is the biggest piece of the plane so far. >>> fight like hell is what stuart scott did from the day he was diagnosed with cancer until his death yesterday at the age of 49. scott will be remembered for his courage and, of course for his sportscenter phrases delivered in his own unique way. >>> "real housewives of new jersey" star teresa giudice becomes a real prisoner of the government as she serves her sentence for fraud. those are just some of our top stories on this monday, january 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to we begin with the latest on the little girl who survived a deadly plane crash. funeral services will be held friday for sailor gutzler's parents and sist

. >> i'm reena ninan.east. >> this morning's commute could be dangerous here in communities that haven't completely recovered from this week's blizzard. we get the facts from abc's alex perez. >> reporter: roads glazed in dangerous ice. ford airport in grand rapids, icy conditions causing american eagle flight 3277 slide while taxiing. >> flight 3877, you guys sliding there? >> get a vehicle out there shortly to assess the situation. >> reporter: in western michigan, icy roads causing two semi trucks to lose control. one of them slamming in to a police vehicle responding to another accident. sleet, freezing rain and snow stretching from the great lakes to new england. in pittsburgh, a small plane is skidding off an icy runway. in the bronx, tense moments have firefighters rescuing a young boy who had wandered on to the frozen river. from boston to the frozen new england coastline, they are bracing for another two to four inches of snow. empty lots turned in to snow farms. the cleanup just beginning. chris

. >> reena ninan. >> me.t have a great day. >> wait until you hear what some new yorkers are renting outer using a brand new app. >> breaking overnight a overpass collapses on to a highway leaving one person dead. a full report from the sat center at 5:30 a.m. >> ♪♪ [ kevin ] this is connolly cameron, zach, and clementine. we have a serious hairball issue. we clean it up, turn around and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table underneath my work desk we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really? ♪ ♪ >> ♪♪ >> happening today, jury selection begins in the aurora colorado movie theater mass shooting. james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others during a showing of the dark knight rises two

i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. >> i'm reena ninan. good to see you. a lot of confident president obama delivering the estate of the union. so confident there was a moment where he went off script. the most memorable line of the evening. >> twice. the hashtag one both, trending on twitter overnight. abc's political director shushannah walshe has more on the speech. >> reporter: facing the new republican congress for the first time, president obama sent a message to the house and senate. >> i will seek to work with you to make this country stronger. >> reporter: the president took credit for the improving economy, touting his achievements. >> middle-class economics works. expanding opportunity works. these policies will continue to work as long as politics don't get in the way. >> reporter: he also called for middle-class tax cuts, paid sick leave, two years of free community college education and to pay for these tax increases, tax increases on the wealthiest americans. plans that will get no support from the republicans. the republicans applauded when

i'm reena ninan. this is t.j. holmes.e were talking about how that was our worst moment on television ever. are we on? are we on? that was hard i have to say. >> only idiots on the street by the way. >> there was a police car circling around. because they are taking this ban seriously. >> you are not supposed to be out there. as you see, there are no cars out there on the road. the ban has been in place a few hours now. at 11:00 p.m. a lot of places have the bans. people are heeding the warning. it costs 300 bucks if you are caught out there driving around. you can see them trying to get the snow off the road. a live picture outside of our studio, just down the street here. it is kind of nasty. this is the middle of this massive snowstorm right now. so far it is paralyzed the northeast. >> six states in the northeast under a state of emergency. 35 million people all the way from philadelphia to maine hunkering down and bracing for snowfalls up to three feet in some areas. the new york area expecting anywhere they're sayin

abc's reena ninan has the celebrations around the world. >> reporter: it's 2015 and people around theld are ringing in the new year. from a packed times square in new york to philadelphia and chicago. millions gathered to celebrate the new year with a bang. new zealand was the first to celebrate in 2015 and australia, not far behind. lighting up the famous sydney harbor with a spectacular 7-ton fireworks display. celebrations from hong kong and shanghai also illuminated the night sky. this light show captured outside of beijing's olympic stadium. but no celebration was bigger than this one, literally. in dubai, the tallest building in the world was equipped with 70,000 l.e.d. panels to help countdown to the new year. all across europe millions crowded historic landmarks just to get a glimpse of the fireworks. take a look at this breathtaking photo that was taken just after the clock struck 12:00 in london. now with the celebrations over, and the crowds going home it's time to get 2015 started. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>> a tragic start to the new y

abc's reena ninan has the details. >> reporter: for the first time in almost a decade the fda approvingechargeable system a weight loss aid for overweight adults with a bmi of 35 to 45 who have at least one other obesity-related condition like type 2 diabetes. here is how it works. it is implanted into the abdomen and sends sporadic electrical pulses to temporarily shut off the nerve that tells your brain if your stomach is feeling empty or full. >> when the nerves are shut off patients tend to lose their appetite and eat less and therefore lose weight. >> reporter: doctors say it could be a good fit for patients looking for a procedure less invasive than the first patient to speak about using it publicly has been using it for three years and lost around 70 pounds. >> i was always overweight. i was overweight as a child and i was on continuous guy ets all my life. this has been just a life saver. >> reporter: but doctors are careful to say this device that has had adverse reactions including in some cases nausea and chest pain is not a quick fix. >> if patients don't eat correctly they

abc's reena ninan has that story for us. >> reporter: the aircraft had just taken off for a skydiving trip over lake tapo in central new zealand when the plane lost power and suffered engine problems. the pilot told the six tourists and crew members this he had to leap for their lives midair. the instructors attached themselves to the tourists and were ail to tandem jump at the last minute. 4200 feet above water. >> so plane came across smoke coming out of it and saw the plane, the parachuters jumping out and then heard a big bang like yeah it blew it blew up before it hit the water. >> reporter: the plane nosedived crashing into the waters as hundreds of stunned holiday onlookers watched. >> the pilot, what happened to him? >> he landed down there. he landed in there pretty deep so had to wait for fire brigade to come down and cut him out. >> reporter: some of the survivors managed to swim to the coast. while others were rescued by boat. you can see the plane here just below the surface. authorities will lift the plane today and are investigating the cause. the group paid to tandem s