and that is welcome news, especially here in missouri. >> all right, rob marciano with rob, thank you. >>> we turn now to other news texas teenager who authorities say was on the run with help from his mother, now both of them caught in purt vie yard that. tonight, new reporting on the takedown in mexico. ethan couch, on probation, before and after there. his hair dyed black. and now, questions about his mother tonight. tonya, who, investigators say helped her son evade police. the two threw themselves a going away party before making a run for it. and who now faces more time behind bars? his mother. ab kre's matt gutman in mexico. >> reporter: the three-week manhunt for that privileged texas teen, ending on this gritty street in mexico. ethan couch transforming himself, that black hair and beard so different from the childish looking teen who pled guilty to killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving crash. in the sentencing, his legal claimed he suffered from affluenza, too rich and spoiled to know right from wrong. he got ten years probation. the break for investigators, coming on

rob marciano in missouri for us again tonight. rob, thank you. >>> we turn now to breaking developments involving the taker on the run with his mother, found in mexico. and tonight, there is now word coming in at this hour that the mother is now being sent back to the u.s. her son, allowed to stay in mexico, at least for now. and the new video seen first here on abc news of ethan couch, his hair dyed black in disguise, at a local market, shortly before he and his mother were caught. abc's matt gutman in mexico tonight, on the call to domino's pizza that led authorities straight to them. >> reporter: tonight, another a mexican court staying his deportation to face a texas judge for alleged probation violations. the teen fugitive lawyer s keeping him in this center. tonight, he was moved. his mother, not as lucky. tonya couch, considered an accomplice, bundled off to the u.s. tonight. >> the case we're filing against her for assisting him and hindering an apprehension in texas is a felony punishable by two to ten years in the peniten

rob marciano with us from minneapolis. rob, thank you. >>> now, to the developing headline out of chicago at this hour, after authorities pleaded for calm there after video was released of a deadly shooting. well, the officer charged in the shooting death of laquan mcdonald has now walked free, just a short time ago after posting bond. the officer charged with first degree murder after this dash cam video showing laquan mcdonald holding a knife when officers moved in. authorities say 16 shots in a matter of seconds. abc's alex perez in chicago on the officer's release and the money now being raised for that officer's family, as prosecutors had demanded no bail at all. >> reporter: tonight, the chicago police officer accused of shooting laquan mcdonald, free on bond. he was back in court this afternoon, the judge viewing on a laptop that now infamous dash cam video where investigators say van dyke can be seen shooting mcdonald 16 times in 15 seconds. the judge then setting bond for van dyke at $1.5 million. van dyke's defens

rob marciano, abc news, orlando, pl. >> boy, you go, rob. >> the ride looks good.looks disgusting. > it looked pretty good to me. here we are, by the way. our own insomniacs. >> i like it. ear worm, look it up, you'll thank me. >>> this morning on "world news now," donald trump's political bombshell. >> the gop front-runner wants to stop muslims from entering the u.s. the firestorm igniting over religion. trump's politics and terrorism. and the reaction coming in overnight. >>> secrets revealed about the san bernardino couple responsible for 14 deaths. new details about their terror connections and what led up to the gunfire. >>> record rainfall. the downpours hitting the pacific northwest again today. the extreme storm system could dump up to a foot of snow. accuweather has it covered. >>> and later, new hints about the highly anticipated new "star wars" movie. the stars reveal what they can about the film as the excitement builds. it is tuesday, december theth.

all right, rob marciano for us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> after the brutal winters of the past few years, many may be finding the balmy weather is a nice holiday gift, but others rely on the cold to make a living. abc's gio benitez with a look at the wild winter. >> reporter: tonight, an unusual christmas eve in the northeast. a record in new york city -- 72 degrees. almost as warm as the fourth of july. this december is on track to being the warmest on record ever. it is so warm that here in new york city, you can walk on the street wearing short sleeves on christmas eve. >> i'm loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to california or florida. i'm fine right here. >> reporter: up and down the east coast, people are walking around in shorts and flip-flops. even the ice cream trucks are out. 1984 was the last time you brought the ice cream truck out? >> yes. >> reporter: but the nice weather comes at a price. weath weather-related sales are down dramatically. at loss of at least $421 million. ski r

rob marciano inn missouri for us again tonight. rob, thank you. >>> now, to the breaking velopments involving the teenagerern the run, with h h mother, fofod in mexico. and tonight, word coming in now his mother, also being allowed to stay in mexico, at least for now. and the new video seen first here on abc news of ethan couch, his hair dyed black, in a local market, shortly before he and miss mother were caught. abc's matt gutman in mexico tonight, on the call to domino's pizza that led authorities straight to them. >> reporter: tonight, another legal reprieve for ethan couch and his mother. a mexican court staying his deportation to face a texas judge for alleged probation violations. the teen fugitive and his mother hiring lawyers here that have managed to keep them in this detention center for at least another three days. >> they could pay them as much money as they want to, to drag this thing out as long as they want to. >> reporter: couch's american legal team infamously invoking an affluenza argument in his sentencing for a

rob marciano, abc news, minneapolis. >> so we move from that to client change. president obama is wrapping up his trip to paris today after attending the climate summit with 150 other world leaders. the president acknowledged that the u.s. shares the blame for climate change saying we embrace the responsibility to do something about it. he also joined the french president for dinner at one of the finest restaurants in all of paris. most nations have pledged to reduce greenhouse gases but the biggest issue is who should bear most of the burden. the president returns to d.c. this evening. >>> republicans have pounced on the president's climate agenda even before an agreement is reached. house majority leader kevin mccarthy says the house will not back the president if he tries to commit taxpayer dollars to support a climate accord. the house is voting this week on several bills aimed at the president's climate policies. >>> the suspect in the planned parenthood clinic shooting made his first appearance before a judge. robert dear appeared from the krooent county j

>> rob marciano, we appreciate it. and the flight cancellations are being felt coast to coast at this hour. more than 1,000 flights canceled ininhicago alone tonight. as millions now try to get home. abc's linzie janis is at laguardia airport here in new york. >> reporter: millions of americans facing chaos at airports across the country today. >> i've been stranded now in the airport for 50 hours. >> reporter: more than 2,000 flights canceled and roughly 4,000 more delayed. vidal mcneal is trying to get back to california after visiting family in chicago. >> i've been on the phone with the airline and they're telling me the soonest they can get me wait and doing everything they can. >> we're trying to get our son back to school. he's actually marching in the rose bowl parade. so we saw this morning, early at 5:00, that the first leg of his travel is canceled. passengers traveling from the south to the midwest facing a double w wmmy of bad weather. >> of course, we're flying into st. louis, where, like, all the floodin

rob marciano is in st. louis for us this morning. good morning, rob. >> it's been raining all weekend long. we got another 1 to 3 inches coming. flash flooding warning in effect for the st. louis area. the rivers behind me continue to filling up. overnight a state of emergency in the heartland, as severe weather pounds the region. producing flash floods and at least 15 people are dead. the in tennessee, the river surging to the highest it's been in 11 years. >> there is the probably the worst flooding that i have ever witnessed. >> reporter: in missouri, rampant flood waters engulfed homes. swept away rvs and shut down major highways. overnight, st. louis sandbaggers preparing for more. >> our neighbors are totally under water. >> reporter: across the midwest, tiny neighborhood creeks morphing into dangerous bodies of water. >> this is liberty creek about 12 feet wide, right now it's probably every bit of 200 feet wide. >> reporter: in illinois, this flooded creek claiming the lives of two adults and their three children when their ca

rob marciano is in st. louis for us this morning. good morning, rob. >> it's been raining all weekend long. anywhere from 5 t 10 inches of rain falling. we got anonother 1 t3 inches coming. flash flooding warning in effect for the st. louis area. the river behind me continui to fill up. to what i is nowecoming a record overnight, a state of emergency in the heartland, as severe weather pounds the region. history heavy rains producing flash floods and at least 15 people are dead. in tennessee, the river surging to the highest it's been in 11 years. >> this is probably the worst flooding that i have ever witnessed. it's very devastating. >> reporter: a state of emergency declared in n missouri after rampant floodwaters enlfed homes. swept away rvs and shut down major highways. >> it's the worst i think anybody has seen. >> reporter: overnight st. louis sandbaggers preparing for more. our neighbors are totally under water. we're out here doing the right thing. >> reporter: across the midwest, tiny neighborhood creeks morphingng into daer

meteorologist rob marciano is in st. louis tonight, with the forecast for us, and rob, you told us, this system will stretch from the south, all the way up to the northeast before it's done? >> reporter: yeah, david, it is just a huge system and it's really shaking up what's been a really stuck weather pattern. the rain from missouri now heading north and east into colder air, so, we've got snow still happening in wisconsin and in iowa. we have an icing situation in chicago, with wind, could see power outages there. i think it turns mostly to rain, chicago, detroit, by 11:00 tonight. still strong storms across the south, but it noses into the northeast, and tomorrow morning, a slick commute for folks in the albany and inboston area, some ice there. south, but turning to rain by midday across parts of central new england. icing, there's your accumulation. 6 to 12 inches of snow across wisconsin in through maine. here in missouri, the rain is mostly over, but residents have sandbags at the ready to shore up the levies along