cbs news legal expert rikki klieman is with us now.s a former prosecutor and a defense attorney. good morning. >> good morning. >> we heard his defenseton pretty much shrug off the issue about obtaining the quaaludes that he admitted in his deposition, said that she didn't need to defend that. do you agree with that? >> i think what you have in his defense lawyers are great lawyers who are really fierce advocates and doing what they should be doing now. when you look at the quaalude issue, the deposition that became public in july from a civil case brought by this complaining witness, this alleged victim andrea constand, does not say that he sexually assaulted her by the use of drugs. what it does say is that he did get quaaludes to use with women for sex. now, that takes us in a whole, what the lawyers would call a frolic of their own. that is not a facetious comment but a lawyer comment. because back in the '70s and '80s, quaaludes were often used by consenting adults so that is what this lawyer is talking about. however, i think the

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rikki klieman is in our green room and shows us how couch could face additional charges when he comes back to the united states. >>> our fact checkers are working overtime in the next campaign. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. >>> the "chicago tribune" to announce that the mayor is expected to announce changes in it includes tasers for every officer on street duty and training police to deescalate conflicts when it comes to shoot or don't shoot situations. >>> fbi leading an investigation into why a pilot crashed a small plane into an office building where his wife worked. the cessna clipped her building, first, tuesday, before crashing into another building. the pilot's wife worked on the sixth floor. the pilot was the plane's only occupant and was killed. officials do not believe it was an act of terrorism. >>> it is reported the faa is investigating a plane that accidentally land odd a taxiway in seattle-tacoma runway. the pilot landed in a taxiway between two runways and nobody hurt but it could have been there. the fourth time that mistake h

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cbs news legal expert rikki klieman joins us at the table to discuss.his is really tough, because the babies are not hers, but it is her body. what are the surge gat's legal rights here? >> what you're dealing with here you have to remember this is commercial is your gsurrogacy. >> you're saying there is a contract? >> you know i'm going to say there is a contract. not only is there a contract, there is a contract and when you're dealing with california in particular which is known as a surrogacs friendly state, that they mandate that both sides must have legal representation that is separate. so each side should know what is going on. they mandate it's notarized and to make people understand the formality and the seriousness of what they are signing. what you have here is a terribly emotional issue and really emotional. >> the heart of it, can the parents force the surrogate to have an abortion? >> in essence yes but let me finish it. they can't arrest her or bring her to the table to have an borings. ultimately psychologically and monetarily, they can

we will hear from cbs news legal expert rikki klieman.s for success when it comes to sticking to the new year's resolution. we will have a preview of some of hollywood's biggest movies in 2016. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >>> new this morning terrifying moments for a mother and child during a home invasion robbery how one of the suspects foiled his own crime. >>> bill cosby charged with sexual assault coming up his attorney speaks out about the criminal charges and a legal experts weighs in on the the one piece of evidence, that could be key to the prosecutor's case. >>> and getting ready to ring in 2016, extra security will be on hand in times square for tonight's new years eve celebration. >>> today is thursday, december 31st, new years eve, of course i'm nicole brewer. >>> i'm rahel solomon, erika von will tiehl is off. we will get started with a check of weather. katie, a lot of people will be outig

we will hear from cbs news legal expert rikki klieman. tips for success when it comes to sticking to those new year's resolution. we will have a preview of some of hollywood's biggest movies in 2016. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. reen. have a great day. ,,,, good morning. it's thursday, december 31-ist i'm anne makovec, in for michelle gr. >>> a live look at the golden gate golden gate the final morning of 2015, believe it or not. here we are. thanks for joining us. thursday, december 31. i'm anne makovec. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. happy new year. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 4:30 on the dot. and a lot of people are going to be out and about today so let's get some traffic and weather. >> they were already out and about this morning. they were crazy driving. gianna, we'll have to talk about that later. but this morning, heading out the door, it is going to end on 2015 as we began. with dry skies. clear conditions right now and yes, it's another cold

rikki klieman is in our toyota green room to take a look back. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades. in fact, it whitens more than the leading express whitening strip. it's your smile bff. >> we reported earlier on major new developments in the tamir rice case. a grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against cleveland police officers involved in his shooting death. >> that case is just the latest in a year filled with big legal news. we have a look back and the cases to watch for in 2016. good morning. >> good morning. calm in cleveland in the wake of the grand jury decision. were you surprised? >> ultimately, i don't think i'm surprised be i the decision, because the material that went into the grand jury as it's become public as a story is very different than what we see in chicago with jason van dyke. in tamir rice, one thing we do know from the report is there was an enhanced video and that enhanced video supposedly showed this boy who had a pellet gun, having that gun in his hand at the

rikki klieman takes a look at everything from freddie gray to bill cosby. first, here's today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> the city is under a snow emergency, bracing for a storm punch. >> it is a zoo here. the severe weather is a major factor in the travel chaos. >> all the different lors, snow. >> the search for the so-called affluenza teen and his mother is over. the question of why they were running is just getting started. >> boston police say mistakes were made, point to a police radio dispatcher who they say did not relay important information. >> the push to take ramadi, troops had surrounded the town and cut off the isis supply nes. >> donald trump did have harsh words for the paper's endorsed candidate, new jersey governor chris christie. >> part of the danger here is where you're looking. when your head is down looking at your phone, you have a very limited range of vision so you may not see obstacles until you're right up close. >> we are under way at the military bowl. henderson from the 1, across the 20, side-steps, one man to beat. he could go!

. >>> let's bring in cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. let's talk about the notion of the adult system and whether he is going to be moved. going to be moved to the adult is? >> well, first of all, everyone seems to think that because this is a, quote/unquote, bad boy, that he is going to be brought back to this country having fled to mexico and the book is going to be thrown at him and he is going into prison for a long time. the answer to that is wrong. and we have to go back, jeff, before i get to adult status. as a juvenile, the purpose of the system is to protect the child. it isn't to rehabilitate the child. the adult system is to punish. so what is going to happen? he is going to be brought back. he can only face 120 days in jail. that's it. then the government wants to transfer him to be an adult, because that is going to adult status. why? not because they can get him any more prison time, but they can, they believe, get him ten years probation or the reminder of years and put him on probation to 2024. so if he then breaks the la

we'll talk about the lawyer for bill cosby and rikki klieman on what's next in the case.g olive oil, a 60 minutes report on the mafia's food fraud industry. and jerry seinfeld. the news is back in the morning. see you at 7:00. >> do you ever go to the big celebration in times square? do you pack in? >> i haven't -- i did go but i haven't been in at least 15 years. it's such madness that i -- i -- i honestly cannot remember a new year's eve when i have actually been awake when the ball dropped. that's how old and boring i am now. >> we feel ya on that one. we'll be back here tomorrow morning. "cbs this morning" starts at 7:00 ,:happy new year, jeff. >> thank you. >>> an l.a. man escaped with his life after his hoverboard burst into flames. and it was all caught on camera. this man says he was headed to the post office yesterday when his board suddenly stopped threw him to the ground. we have seen that before but not this. sparks, smoke, and the guy said there was an explosion. the fire department called in had to come out and douse t the owner has this advice for other hov

analyst rikki klieman is in studio 57. more on that plus. >>> stay with us.t. ,, ,,,,,, >>> let's look at conditions on the peninsula. southbound 101 just before 92. it is over to the right shoulder. light conditions anyway as you work your way through there. now, taking the san mateo bridge out of hayward into foster city, we are not seeing any brake lights right now. drive times are clear. elsewhere though we are seeing a few sluggish conditions northbound 280 especially along the extension as you head into san francisco. 101 looks good though no delays and the bay bridge very quiet metering lights remain off and no delays off the eastshore freeway. >> valley fog has slipped into the eastern portion of the bay area. good morning. the tri-valley visit visibility a quarter mile in some pockets. the fog is stacked up next to mount diablo. temperatures are below freezing in livermore. it's 29 degrees in santa rosa. later today numbers from the 50s at the beaches through the bay to the peninsula and inland. ,,,,,,,, >>> good morning to viewers in the west, it's

rikki klieman is in our green room and shows us how couch could face additional charges when he comes back to the united states. >>> our fact checkers are working overtime in the next campaign. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. >>> the "chicago tribune" to

. >>> let's bring in cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. let's talk about the notion of the adult system and whether he is going to be moved. first of all, do you think he is going to be moved to the adult

ahead, rikki klieman rules in on the dueling legal you. 7:26 right now. let's go right to pamela with a check at the weather. morning. >> back to reality with seasonable here. shock to the system as you head out. we have 43. plymouth, 44 degrees. on the way to a high of 44 by 3:00. sunny skies inland, few clouds