u.s. highway 75 thurston county near pender. e nebraska state patrol says embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as 30-year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. an ohio grand jury will not charge any officers in the 20-14 police shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland. rice was shot while playing at a recreation center near his home. the 12-year-old was holding a pellet gun when he was a shot, and the two officers involved in the shooting said it looked real. the lead prosecutor says i iwas reasonable to believe the officer who fired the fatal shot felt threatened. (tim mcginty/cuyahoga county prosecutor) "given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunications by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police." a witness who reported rice to 9-1-1 said the w wpon the african-american sixth-grader was holding was "probably fake". but the officers involved were not told this. most of siouxland is now

u.s. highway 75 in thurston county near pender. the nebraska state patrol says the vehicle rolled down an embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as -year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. the patrol says investigators suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. friends and family gathered today to honor the memory of a spencer, iowa wrestler who died during a meet last weekend. more than 1200 people packed the spencer high school to attend funeral services for senior austin roberts. during the championship round the 18-year-old collapsed and died at the hospital. a gofundme account was put together by the spencer tailtwisters to help austin's family with medical and funeral expenses. the e count now has more than $50,000. childhood asthma may be on the decline but not among kids living in poverty. after peaking in 2009, childhood asthma rates leveled off. then dropped a lot in 2013. however -- asthma among poor children has continued to rise. experts believe childr

u.s. highway 81, when it crossed into the northbound lane and struck a toyota avalon the driver, and two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. a male in the rear passenger seat suffered serious non- life threatening injuries, and was taken to the yankton hospital both occupants in the chrysler sustained serious non-life threatening injuries, the driver was taken to a sioux falls hospital while the passenger was taken to yankton hospital the accident is under investigation. jenna: training for active shooter incidents has become almost a routine for law enforcement. and authorities in eastern iowa say they're better prepared than ever. the johnson county sheriff's office says every deputy in their department undergoes an the reason behind that is because events like the san bernardino shooting have become common. officials say that locally since sandy hook they have funded through homeland security grants, training statewide for 'alice' instructors. " it's changed dramatically, we never used to teach any survival skills, it used to be all about lockdown, and now it's basically run, hide, fig

u.s. highway 50 near sierra at tahoe. water experts say the snowpack is about 120% of normal for this time of the year. they are hoping for 150% in april for a chance to ease the drought. >>> police in fairfield continue to investigate the death of a 4-year-old boy. his grandmother is under arrest accused of drowning him in a bathtub. kpix 5's jackie ward reports from the neighborhood where it happened. >> reporter: neighbors tell us that the family was new to the neighborhood. this man lives just a few houses down from where some believe drowning happened. he has two young children. >> no, we never saw the kids playing outside or, you know, congregating with people so it was a little weird like there was a bunch of kids in there we never seen 'em. >> reporter: fairfield police got to jefferson street yesterday morning and determined that the death was suspicious and alleged he had been intentionally drowned in the bathtub. >> because of the nature of the call, the little boy having died and certain information certain st

u.s. highway 81 near norfolk, nebraska. the deputy calm in the face of danger later talked about what happened. >> the driver was sitting there and responded later. was a die biettic. his blood sugar was le at the time. dangerously low. ed: the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ok. heather: this is happen along the main highway. first responders spent three hours rescuing the man after the van went off the road. that van was teetering on cliff overlooking another 30-foot drop. firefighters just trained what to do if the vehicle were to go over at the site of that crash. ed: you know what tonight is. i he is opening night for star war fans. the film they have been waiting for for years is finally in theaters. heather: and watch we're getting the first reviews from fans here in boston. newscenter5's mary saladna is live on the common tonight. mar. mary: as you mow, i am a star war's fan myself. fans to get their honest row action. we promise no spoilers. finally, the long-waited moment is upon us and if y

u.s. highway 101 reopened late this afternoon after the fire forced the highway patrol to close the majorery. that fire broke out late last night when winds battered the coast. >> a downed power line was the cause for this incident and we could surmise that the winds certainly had something to do with that but that is our primary cause. >> 400 firefighters will remain on the front lines overnight. the fire charred more than 1200 acres, no homes have been damaged so far and it's no longer spreading. two firefighters are recovering from minor injuries. >>> new details revealed. chicago police say officers fatally shot a mother of five by accident when they also killed a man while checking out a domestic dispute. it happened on chicago's west ciderly this morning. both people killed were african american. the family of the man killed by police says he had emotional problems. this morning's shooting comes as the chicago police force faces a probe following the shooting of a black teenager caught on video. >>> firefighters made an arrest after witnessing a woman break a car window and steal a

u.s. highway 101 reopened yesterday afternoon. it was shut down for some time. fire broke out late friday night when winds battered the coast. >> a downed power line was the cause for this incident. we can surmise the winds certainly had something to do with it, but that's our primary cause. >> 400 firefighters have been battling the fire. it burned more than 1200 acres but luckily no homes were damaged. containment is at 60% this morning. two firefighters are recovering from minor injuries. >> san francisco firefighters made a citizens arrest after witnessing a woman bike into a car and steal a bag. it was in the south of market neighborhood at tenth and fullsome streets where it happened after 10:30 yesterday morning. the fire crew chased the woman down, held her until officers arrived. >>> if you received one of this year's hottest christmas gifts, watch out. many are being treated for serious injuries. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana tells us why bay area doctors are warning about hover boards. >> in internet video after internet video, people are posting

u.s. highway 276, near simpsonville you should start seeing rain, too. it's light-to-moderate rain. not having a huge threat over our head like we had all morning yesterday at the flash flood warnings, much calmer conditions. but, the river is still pretty high. it dropped a little bit over the last hour. it's still though, flood stage so, we don't continue to drop, by saturday things look a lot better. almanac today and for the year, this is, of course, the last day of the year. we have picked up a lot of rain, almost 55" plus in many locations. so, almanac today for our temperatures showing a warmest december on record. that's right. that's how warm it has been. it's not your imagination. we have been unseasonably comfortable. 52 in asheville and 60 in asheville. upper 50s in forest city, 59 down into greenville. visibility looks good in asheville. not the same case in greer at 7. 9 in anderson. 7 in forest city and dropping down to 3 right now into morganton. the winds picked up overnight at 15 in asheville, and 6 down into greenville. > this is the system that brought all the ra

u.s. highway 50 between twin bridges and myers. >>> some of our roads still slick.'s check in with gianna. >> reports of a big rig that lost its trailer. westbound 580 at grant line. that's gonna cause a big backup as you work your way through there. westbound slow for the morning drive. we have a breaken down vehicle reported near flynn. that's gonna cause -- add to the backup. 23 minutes is the drive time from the altamont pass to 680. do plan for that this morning. once you go et to the dublin interchange, you will have delays connecting to 680 as well. taking a look at conditions off the eastshore freeway, we have a lot of brake lights westbound as you work your way near an accident at university that's clearing out the of two left lanes but sluggish past the bay bridge. your back upis well into the maze. 40 minutes as you head to the maze right now. also seeing some delays along the san mateo bridge between 880 and 101. that will dave you 220 minutes to work your way across the span. northbound 880, it looks like traffic is doing okay. north of there is where y

u.s. highway 101 reopened yesterday afternoon. the fire broke out late friday night when winds battered the coast. >> a downed power line was the cause for this incident. we can surmise the winds certainly had something to do with it but that's our primary cause. >> 400 firefighters have been battling the fire. it burned more than 1200 acres but luckily no homes were damaged. containment is at 60% this morning. two firefighters are recovering from minor injuries. it. >> in illinois chicago police say an officers fatally shot a mother of five children by accident when they were checking out a domestic dispute. it happened on the south side yesterday morning. both people killed were african-american. the family of the man killed by police said he had emotional problems. yesterday's shooting comes as chicago police face a federal civil rights probe following the deadly shooting of a black teenager caught on video. >> san francisco firefighters made a citizen arrest after witnessing a woman break a car window and steal a bag. it was i

u.s. highway 50 near sierra at tahoe. experts estimate the snowpack is about 120% of normal for this time of year. they are hoping for 150% in april for a chance to ease the drought situation. >> roberta says it's looking good. >> it is. you know, and even if, if, el nino was to be a complete bust, we're doing well because we keep seeing these series of cold fronts roll through the bay area. and if we can keep that happening, boy, that means a lot of snow for the tahoe area. that means that we are seeing substantial rainfall here in the bay area. but that's a big if. and we still have el nino in our forecast beginning with the month of january through about march. and while our long-range computer models suggest we'll have more rain in the area, this one again is from a cold front on tuesday. right now we're taking a look at our live weather camera looking out toward the bay bridge where we see increasing cloud cover. temperatures now up to 32 degrees in santa rosa. i say up to. it had dipped down to 28 but we have mostly

u.s. highway 50 near sierra at tahoe. experts estimate the snowpack is about 120% of normal for this time of year. they are hoping for 150% in april for a chance to ease our persistent drought. i don't know, what do you think, roberta? can you get up to 150 by april? >> i believe so especially with cold fronts coming especially few days which we have been experiencing. we don't even need el nino if we are going to continue with that. but we still see el nino on track with the warming of the pacific waters and we are looking for more snow to come. in fact, we have more snow on the horizon in the greater lake tahoe area today. a few flurries have been reported there this morning with a bigger system coming in by tuesday. we are taking a look at mineta international airport. no local airport delays. levi's stadium in the distance and including today, we are 40 days away from super bowl 50 to be seen right here on kpix 5 on february 7. >>> good morning, everyone. currently in the south bay in the santa clara valley, reporting

u.s. highway 50 from kyburz to meyers. and here at home, there is snow on mount hamilton. bay waters spilled over piers yesterday in san francisco along the embarcadero. >> it will be cool and windy and cold tonight. king tides around 10 a.m. so the usual spots, the off- ramp from northbound 101 into mill valley will be flooded. they will probably shut down that off-ramp in a few hours. meanwhile, back in the bay area, freeze watch -- mill valley is in the bay area -- freeze watch friday and saturday night so tonight, tomorrow night, for most inland valleys. overnight lows in the 20s. we'll get record lows possible tonight. low pressure meanwhile heading east. a chance at rain. on the futurecast, you can see we'll start out with some clouds. but when the clouds clear, we should have a beautiful mantle of snow maybe on mount hamilton. that would be nice to see. we'll have to wait for that. look what happens overnight. there is no cloud cover so it's going to be cold. in the bay area. what's going to happen today, a few scattered showers possible not likely. snow above 3,000

u.s. highway 75 in thurston county near pender. the nebraska state patrol says the vehicle rolled down an embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as 30-year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. the patrol says investigators suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. friends and family gathered to honor the memory of a spencer, iowa wrestler yesterday. more than 12-hundred people packed the spencer high school to attend funeral services for senior austin roberts. during the championship round the 18-year-old collapsed and never got back up. a gofundme account was put together by the spencer tailtwisters to help austin's expenses. the account has almost $50,000. if you would like to donate there's a link in this story if you go to ktiv.com. new hampshire's largest newspaper took a aajor dig at donald trump yesterday. ththunion leader called his campaign an insult to voters' intelligence. the paper even compared him to biff - the bully from "back to the future" movies. a

u.s. highway 50 from kyburz to meyers. >>> limited transit service today because of the christmas holiday. based pixar and how the studio has changed the world of animation. weather is coming up next. >>> merry christmas. we are starting out with a chill in the bay area and that sets the stage for freeze watches posted for tonight. the doppler shows that most of the showers have moved offshore. there could be a rogue shower or two around this morning, though. see all that purple? that's where freeze watches are posted for tonight. it's going to be cold. in general, though, we are going to look for increasing sunshine and things slowly drying out. low pressure is now kicked inland. high pressure is offshore. that means gusty in order west winds today and chilly temperatures. 53 san rafael, 53 san francisco and fremont. 52 san jose. extended forecast looks for increasing sunshine today. sunny saturday, and then on sunday, maybe a few light showers. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning" on this christmas day. i hope you got every

u.s. highway 50 all the way into myers and south shore.interview with presidentially candidate chris christie, that story, traffic, and weather, right after the break. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> good morning from the traffic center, delays due to weather systemwide, 10-15 minutes. plan for that. golden gate ferry on time, muney as well. to the freeways, flooding reported southbound 101 through the valley. a heads up, try to avoid the area. once you get to the golden gate bridge, traffic is okay in san francisco, portion between i-80, probably 15-minute ride. bay bridge, 37 minutes for the drive time. a little better. you will see delays out of the maze but it is improving along the east shore freeway commute. better news here as well in the san mateo bridge. 880 to 101, 20 minutes. the traffic accide

u.s. highway spending bill gets passed dycom is seen as a potential beneficiary. >> up next, the one chartys nat gas could go even lower from here. "power lunch" will be right back. >>> welcome back here to "power lunch." got a news alert. don't have a lot on it right now. pretty much just a headline, but according to some headlines, you have the secretary of the commonwealth of massachusetts, frank galvin, who has opened an investigation into the third point focused credit fund. that is the fund that was forced to close down last week because of customer redemption requests. thank you very much, guys. appreciate that. it's all happening on the fly. opening an investigation into that third avenue focused credit fund. just a headline right now but apparently the state of massachusetts has some requests to third avenue about what happened with that fund. the ceo who had been there, folks, since 1991 was also forced out because of this. so, melissa, not only was this sort of a surprise, it cost a long-time ceo his job, and now the state of massachusetts wants to know what the heck happened. >

tom: we have a major mess on u.s. 95 northbound past boulder highway. how bad is this backup? we will show you from sky 3 in a moment. jim: a local woman indicted on charges that she forged documents to keep prostitutes from serving their sentences. she is an attorney. jessica: the case against her coming up in the second half news 3 li jim: on this stormy night we near boulder highway. -- tom hawley. tom: and exited on the east lake of the 9 15 has put a hurt on the evening rush hour. lanes 95 north past boulder highway. now they have only one lane on the right. these two cars in the middle have gone diagonal with one another. here is the backup as it goes pass over the boulder highway and back towards the flamingo interchange. the delay starts just past flamingo. doesn't let up until you get past boulder highway accident. about a 15 minute delay. this will be here for at least another half hour. a mess on the east leg of the 95. tom hawley reporting from sky 3. jessica: local medical marijuana patients can buy a much tastier version of their doses. it starts selling their ne

u.s. the national highway traffic safety administration says a teenager who died a few days after a car crashly was killed by a faulty takata air bag. this is the 8th death in the u.s. blamed on these air bags. the ninth worldwide. 23 million air bag inflators have been recalled and the list is still growing. >>> following the latest e. coli scare, chipotle is changing some of its being couping prep, tomato, cilantro and other ingredients will now be chopped at central locations rather than at individual restaurants to allow testing. other things like onions and limes will be blanched before chopped. raw chicken will be marinated in resealable bags rather than bowls. chipotle says the changes shouldn't impact taste. the cdc has aren't identified just what triggered that e. coli outbreak. >>> tonight on news 4 at 11:00, a mystery that ended with a reunion right here in our area. a class ring lost long ago finally found and by the strangest of circumstances. >> i was crying like a baby. i just broke down. it was just so amazing. >> it was a search that spanned several states. in the end, a beau

with poor visibility and as much as 22-inches of snow temporarily shutting down some highways including i80 and u.s50. up in washington statant 9890 is now back open but an 80-mile stretch from north bend to he will lense burg closed for nearly 24 hours thanks to more than 25-inches of heavy snow and high avalanche danger. >> we understand that having the path shut down especially op this holiday weekend super big inconvenience for folks but it's about safety. >> reporter: snow threatens parts of texas. mercury hitting up to 72 degrees thursday in new york. >> it's worrisome obviously. it shouldn't be like this. maybe not snowing but it should be at least 50. at most 50. >> i'm enjoying now but i'm worried for future. >> reporter: down south flooding in torrential rain issues are hitting part of the southeast including alabama and georgia. the mayor of alba alabama issuing this warning about the flooding threat. >> if you live in those areas and you have water, we recommend that do you whatever you did back then because that's where the predicted crest wills on georgia's interstate south of atlanta

highway. it also closed down a portion of u.s. 101, a workhorse of a highway. >> these homes are right along the seashore. i mean, if you step out the backyard, your feet are wet. but this fire just happened to blow down right at the area, in alignment with the wind. there was a fuel bed long enough to carry it toward those homes. we were fortunate. we recognized the threat immediately and deployed engines into that area successfully defended those structures. >> reporter: the fires burning hundreds of acres in ventura county which lies between santa barbara to the north and malibu to the south. population, nearly 850,000. and an even worsen their you looms. ventura county is home to an oil field. it's conceivable the fire could make its way there. >> this is a very dynamic, if you look up on the hillside you can see a lot of smoke. whether we open something up is still a dynamic situation. and it could change or could even if we do open up the roadways, is that it's still not a contained fire. so i just want to caution you that any openings that do happen is at a subject to being closed again i

with poor visibility and as much as 22 inches of snow temporarily shutting down some highways, including i-80 and u.s. 50. up in washington state, interstate 90 is now back from north bend to ellensberg has closed for nearly 24 hours takes to more than 25 inches of heavy snow and high slan avalanche danger. >> we understand having having the passes shut down holiday week it's a superbig inconvenience for folks but right now it's about safety. >> reporter: the snow also threatens parts of texas and in the new york city area record high temperatures mercury getting up to 75 . >> it shouldn't be like this maybe not snowing but at least 50s at most 50s. i'm enjoying now but i must >> reporter: down south flooding and torrential rain issues are now hitting parts of the southeast including alabama, georgia. this warning. >> if you live in those areas and you have water in 94, 98 we recommend that you do whatever you did back then because that's where the predicted crest will be. >> reporter: on georgia's interstate 20 south of atlanta the rain causing a mudslide that led to a major >> how long have you bee

u.s. route 9 this morning in marlboro. the highway was shut down near county road 520 around 9 a.m. that made a mess during rush hour a new jersey state police bomb squad arrived at the scene. there was no bomb in the end and all-clear was given that road was reopened shortly after. >>> in queens, elected officials are rallying behind a store owner who says he was viciously attacked because he is muslim. yo at attack happened over the weekend in a story in news 4's john chandler is outside that store today where the v tim jugost spoke. john? >> reporter: that's right, rob. as you can see behind merck the story is still going on, state and local politician and passers by here at astoria walking by, stopping and listening to support this local man who has been here for more than two decade has five children, all attending schools in this area and owns this store here on the corner. at this very store saturday afternoon. noticed a man who was acting strange coming in. that man picked up a newspaper, referenced the san bernardino killings on the front of it and then allegedly said to m

u.s. deaths due to an exclusive -- explosive the national highway traffic safety of ministration said a teenage driver died in the hospital a few days after being injure trash -- crash. a spokesperson learned of the death after the family lawyer contacted them. the nhtsa chess -- the board expects takata to be compliant with the recall. vicki: christmas shoppers are warned about a scam. it usually comes in the form of an e-mail that advertises a asks users to get your website, credit card information, or both. consumer reports says there are plenty of legitimate avenues that offer these services. a letter or call from santa can be a memorable gift, but stay aware to make sure that you do up with a love of coal in your stocking -- lump of coal in your stocking. vicki: some bunesses are profiting from the influx of hobbyist. mary: drones getting a lot of buzz this holiday. the faa forecasting americans will buy 800,000 recreational drones in the first quarter. an estimate that has new jersey drone academy owner racing for a post-christmas -- bracing for a post-christmas rush. >> i am expecting be

headaches with poor visibility and as much as 22 inches of snow temporarily shutting down highways, including i-80 and u.s. 50. up in washington state, interstate 90 is back open, but an 80-mile stretch from north bend was closed for nearly 24 hours thanks to 25 inches of heavy snow and high avalanche danger. >> we understand that having the pass shut down, especially on this holiday weekend, super big inconvenience, it's all about safety. >> the snow threatened parts of texas. record high temperatures continue. the mercury hitting up to 72 degrees thursday. >> it's glory?some, it shouldn't be like this. it should be 50s. i'm enjoying now. >> torrential rain issues are hitting parts of the southeast. the mayor of alabama issuing this warning about the flooding threat from a swollen local river. >> you live in those areas and you have water, 94, 98, we recommend you do whatever you did back then, because that's where the predicted crest will be. >> south of atlanta, the rain causing a mud slide that led to a major traffic backup. >> how long have you been stuck in traffic? >> i think three hours now, it's

u.s. connected to the shooting in california. the alleged highway plot that trapped drivers. consumer out reach tonight over adelle tickets. >> it's not secret that bay area traffic is horrible. new at 6 cloek, you're going to see how your commute stacked up against others. plus, the ray of hope >>> invest $14 million to redevelop two community in heyward. heyward's mayor says the donation is sorely needed. >> but the building is tired. it needed more than investment to keep it going. it's time to rebuild. >> kaiser moved to -- to move its office last year. it also announced today it will be opening a medical school in southern california. >> jerry brown has spent his first night in his new sacramento home. his office confirms tonight he has slept in the historic mansion and says the move-in is still kind of a work in progress. the vacant mansion went from a 1.5 milli$1.5 million renovatio. the last governor? ronald reagan back in 1967. >> the annual toys for tots distribution on the peninsula. marines handed out gifts to eager children and their families. every year, the mar

u.s. potentiallypostal service this holiday season. the workers there are already delivering packages and mail seven days a week. for arrival by christmas, officials recommend sending by december 21, priority. >> the national highway safety administration are recalling rogue crossovers sold her in the u.s. the vehicle can shift out of park without the brake pedal being depressed. all the vehicles were made the affected owners will be identified by mail. >> now to a drink that's bringing people together. budweiser put some kick into root beer, marketed as a sweet ale aged on vanilla beans. the drink hits stores and restaurants this very day. looks good! >> mmm! yeah. could be tasty. >> over ice cream. >> i like the way you think. that will wrap it up for us

highway measure. live coverage of the u.s. senate always here on c-span2. >> booktv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on c-span2. saturday afternoon at 2:00. the vegas valley book festival in las vegas. features author talks on race, free speech, and the american west. >> a fantastic word, tragic, invented by an australian anthropologi3'c" ñ and it is the unconsolable loss of a place that you know that has been pulled out from under your feet. you feel nostalgia for a place you have been, where you grew up. so where you're standing still and then watching the landscape out of the front of your windshield or your living room window go away. >> and at 10:00 p.m., gilbert gall examines the business culture of college football. >> i don't think the players in a few years are going to be satisfied with just a couple thousand dollars. some of them are quite smart and they're at least smart enough to see where the money and is how much there is and what the coaches are are being paid and ask why shouldn't the

u.s. the national highway traffic safety administration says a teen driver died a few days after a july crash near pittsburgh. so far, nearly 23 million takaa air bag inflaters have been reowcalled. >>> well, one staten island man will certainly have a very merry christmas. he's the winner of a $7 million lottery. he scored the big prize off a golden ticket scratchoff game he bought last month from bagels on the island on forest avenue. he says he wants to buy his family a new home and expand his small construction business. >> he's not smiling too much there. >> i think he's in shock. >> what a christmas gift. very nice. >>> it is 5:10. we have big changes coming up for the tsa. what agents can now do in those has some passengers upset. >>> and the possible data breach at a popular chain of hotels. is your information at risk? we'll have the details less than three minutes away. >>> and your weather and traffic on the 4s. spring-like weather coming up. >>> coming up on 5:14 right now. here are four things to know this morning. at least seven people were killed in a string of spring-like torn

this is supposed to be the southbound lane of u.s. 67, but divided highway here, because of the severity of this flooding. the national guard has been activated statewide to help fight the floods. the water has surrounded west alton, missouri, where residents were told tuesday, it's time to leave. >> we got everything out of our basement of anything important and cleaned out the house of clothes. >> reporter: as the mississippi river threatens st. louis county, it took team work to fill 20,000 sandbags. officials pleaded for help and the community responded. >> just like the movie "field of dreams," if you build it, they will come. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers is monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising mississippi river and its tributaries. in the shadow of st. louis's majestic gateway arch during the city's wettest year, the mighty mississippi is expected to crest at over 43 feet close to its second highest level ever. missouri governor jay nixon. locations are predicted to succeed the historic crest during the great flood of 1993. >> reporter: this was hannibal, misso

highways under water. new warnings as rivers rise to even higher levels affecting more states. >>> family fugitives. the wealthy motherer of the so-called affluenza teen, hauled back to the u.s., arriving from mexico in handcuffs. her so in a mexican jail, fighting extradition. >>> and, u-turn. the family in tears. their plane, about to take off without them. and the delta pilot who realized it was the one flight they could not miss. >>> and good evening. great to have you with us on this new ye's eve. i'm tom llamas, in for david tonight. the countdown to new year's is on across america tonight. crowd of 1 million builds in

together and that of course could threat he 10 nearby railroad tracks as well as u.s. 101 and the pacific coast highway. >> the mayor of slick is cutting his family vacation to cuba short to address the weekend shooting in which police killed two people. police acknowledged that 55-year-old betty he jones was accidentally hit by gunfire as officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance early saturday. they said the other victim, 19-year-old quintonio legrier was combative toward police. chicago police will not say how many officers fired their weapons or what legrier or jones were doing before police shot them. >>> back here a gun wielding robber got away with money when he held up a philadelphia market but he gave police a good closeup. surveillance video shows what happened last tuesday in the r and j mini market in southwest philadelphia. the camera captured a really good shot at his face. call police right here if you recognize this man or have any tips that could lead to his arrest. >> new jersey transit is offering extra service for travelers who are headed out to new year's eve festivi

u.s. postal service off the west side highway in chelsea caught fire. this was a three-alarm fire. the video was provided to us by a viewer passing by at the time. the trucks on the third floor of the building. other offices so it's unclear if any of these holiday packages were on the trucks at the time. the u.s.postal service about that and what caused this fire. . >>> and new this morning, police are investigating a collision at an entrance to central park that critically injured a scooter driver. investigators say a 29-year-old man was thrown from his vespa when he collided with a livery cab. all this happened at 85th street at 3:30 this morning. the scooter driver may have run a red light and then hit the suv which was turning on to 5th avenue. one person inside that suv did suffer minor injuries. >>> police have increased patrols around rutgers university following a series of robberies this weekend. three robberies occurred between 1 and 3 in the morning yesterday. the victims were held up at gunpoint, all of this happening in new brunswick. in one case police say a man attac

highway and crashed in northeast nebraska. the accident happened yesterday afternoon on u.s. highghy 75 in thurston county near pender. the nebrbrka state patrol says the vehicle rolled down an embankment. they died at the scene. the patrol identified them as 30-year-old britney mccauley, of walthill, and 24-year-old brianna wolfe, of macy. the patrol says investigators suspect alcohol use was a factor in the crash. a man wanted in iowa and south dakota has been arrested in nebraska. authorities say 19-year- old zachary frye of sioux city was after leading authorities on a chase that began in woodbury county. dakota county deputies arrested him in south sioux. he was taken to the dakota county jail for warrants in iowa and south dakota. frye faces several charges including eluding, reckless driving and several alcohol and drug charges. frye's passenger was released as deputies say he was telling frye to stop and pulled the vehicle'e'emergency break to stop the car. a northwest iowa day care operator has been charged with child endangerment involving a toddler in her care. deputies with the sioux county sheriff's offic

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and so when you have u.s. 101 closed and when you have pacific coast highway closed, which is absolutely the most beautiful thing that people like to do on the holidays, kind of drive slowly. it's a beautiful view. people tend to take their time, believe it or not, in los angeles, this is significant. because those two highways feed so many other areas. this is happening, basically, ventura county is between santa barbara to the north and malibu to the south. this is a place where people want to go, go to the beach, and enjoy themselves. and they simply are being told to stay away from this area, but it is not the whole of u.s. 101, which is really a workhorse. a lot of people use this road throughout southern california and beyond. and pacific coast highway is more of a pleasure center for people. they like to go down there during the holidays, but a lot of people live up and down there. the great news is, this is not a highly populated area where the fire is burning now. if you look at the pictures, you can see that. you can see it's in the hills. i think it's threatened about 35 struc

u.s. have fined bmw $42 million. the national traffic highway safety association said they have failed to fix safety issues. they were fined $3 million in 2012. >>> pew research center found the cost of broadband and smart phones is down 3% from 2013. those who have smart phone and no internet in their home was 5% over the same time. music: "another sunny day" by belle and sebastian ♪ ♪ ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com everyone, 6:24 saturday morning, the day planner looks gray and gloomy and seattle like again. 55 degrees by 3:00 p.m. why so mild? jet stream has been looking like this, north of the line it's cold, south of the line it's mild. we have all this mild flooding the eastern seaboard. this time it's a little bit different. the cold that is sitting up here is finally starting to drift south and making its way through the rockies. this is cold stuff up here in northern canada. over the last couple of

the national highway safety commission says an eighth u.s. is linked to a faulty -- it's the first death record the since april. >> the mayor of a siberian oil town back in 1998. they were arrested in 2003 for tax evasion before being released in 2013. a cargo supply ship is arriving at the international space station carrying nearly three tons of food. it launched from kazakhstan. nasa calls it an early christmas delivery. beginning tonight at 12:01 a.m. the songs will stream across nine services, including apple music, google play, amazon prime, and spotify. that's your cnbc news update this hour. back to you, scott. going to get that? >> i might. i might. >> yeah. >> i think that's pretty cool. >> i think it's cool too. >> thanks. >> sure. >> sharon eperson. here's how stocks are trading this hour. we are at the highs of the day. it has been one wild ride for investors over the past week or so. looks pretty good to clock that one in the books today as well. given where we are, as i mentioned. 50 or so of the highs of the day. if one of ubs

>> reporter: the fire shut down u.s. 101, a major link between los angeles and santa barbara, jumped the highway, and also closed the union pacific rail line. ventura county fire battalion chief fred burris: >> the fire was wind-driven, with an offshore wind and blew down to the coast. >> reporter: that's where firefighters made their stand, preventing flames from reaching solimar beach, where three dozen upscale homes are sandwiched between the highway and the pacific ocean. >> we're hitting it with everything we've got. we're making an all-out assault to get this thing boxed up, especially with the heavy weather. >> reporter: ventura county division chief norm plott says torrential downpours driven by el nino may be on the way, but in the past six weeks, this part of the county has received less >> the fire's going to resist our control, because we're at the end of this drought-- hopefully we're at the end of the drought. and we're not quite out of the woods yet. >> reporter: but even when the fire is fully extinguished, residents here could face a new danger-- mudslides. >> we're still predic

highway patrol officers responded along with officials from u.s. fish and wildlife and the marine mammal center and eventually they were able to coax the seal back not water. let's get a check of the weather >> our mixed bag offer winterweather is slowly coming to an end on 495, and the sleet will retreat with the colder temperatures. right now, bedford, above still a touch below freezing for worcester county. so still sleet and freezing rain. traffic will get better throughout the day. and you can expect the evening commute, a wet sloppy mess, and likely refreezing tomorrow morning. >> and that is your latest weather. countdown for 2016 is on. if you're looking for simple and satisfying appetizers to keep your company munching we've got you covered. justin chapel is host of "food & wine"'s and is here with great tips. >> great to be here. >> we always love having you. cheese. >> cheese. >> always popular. >> we're make cheese crisps out of parmesana reggiano cheese so what we're going to do is i have a block, cut it into half inch squares, like th

the national highway traffic safety administration also said it was expanding the recall of u.s. vehicles with those defective airbags, and the agency's appointing an independent monitor to oversee compliance with the government recall. >>> laterweek, sony releases the movie "concussion," raising awareness about the injury often associated with football. and a number of companies are working to reduce and even perhaps prevent concussions altogether. >> reporter: for the $1 billion settlement earlier this year with more than 20,000 former nfl players over concussions and more than 150 in the league so far this year alone, it's safe to say head trauma is a major issue for the $12 billion football business. but the nfl is turning to crowd-sourcing in an attempt to find the next big thing in safety and prevention of traumatic brain injury. as part of a partnership with ge and under armour, the nfl has invested more than $65 million over four years, awarding entrepreneurs cash to bring their ideas to market. they've received 500 entries from 19 countries and have narrowed it down to t

u.s. house of representatives has overwhelmingly approved a five-year, $305 billion highway funding bill.he measure would also revive the export-import bank which helps american companies sell products overseas. the vote came a day before federal infrastructure funding was set to run out. it sets up a senate vote to pass the measure before tomorrow's deadline. fighting terrorism and russia's escalating feud with turkey were the themes of vladimir putin state of the nation speech today. he called for international teamwork to stop militants and those who support him. he cited turkey, saying the country buys oil from the islamic state. russia has imposed sanctions on turkey sent its jet was shot down. president putin called the action a treacherous war crime. an appeals court in south africa found all square pistorius guilty of murder. the verdict overturned his conviction on the lesser charge of manslaughter. he fatally shot his girlfriend on valentine's day 2013. he insisted he shot her by mistake and thought she was an intruder. the he faces a sentence of at least 15 years. you can get m

this, attacking isolated communities and patrols and highways and launching of suicide missions >>> al jazeera investigation into sports doping in the u.s. has revealed links between professionals and athletes. peyton manning is involved and he denied any wrongdoing. the >> reporter: on hidden camera footage, charlie sly advises liam collins on the use of drugs banned in professional sport. >> i'm using this delta 2 stuff. it is a steroid. it will be great for you. >> really? >> football players and basketball players take it too >> reporter: liam collins isn't a drugs cheat. he is working undercover for al jazeera's investigative unit to expose what athletes call the dark side. the alleged use of performance enhancing substances. charlie sly claimed connections to several top sports men in american football and baseball. one player. taylor teagarden was recorded. >> i used it last year. i was scared, to be honest with you. i took it for, like, two weeks. i was also taking peptides too. >> reporter: sly also alleges that when he worked at an anti ageing clinic a banned substance was shipped to peyton manning's wife. >> we sent ashleigh

communities, ambushing patrols or civilians on the highways and launching of suicide missions >>> an al jazeera investigation into sports doping in the u.s. has revealed possible connections between medical professionals and athletes. pay ton peyton manning is involved. >> reporter: a professional doctor advises on the use of banned substances in professional sport. >> this is delta 2, a steroid, but it will be great for you. a bump of football players have taken this and basketball players too. >> reporter: he is not a cheat but is working undercover for our investigative unit to expose what athletes call the dark side. the alleged use of performance enhancing substances. charlie sly claims connection to several top sports men in american baseball and football. one tailor teagarden was in his apartment explaining his use of the drug. >> i was scared to be honest with you. i took it for, like, two weeks and i was also taking peptides too. >> reporter: sly also alleges that when he worked at aborigine anti ageing clinic, a banned substance was shipped to the wife of football staff peyton manning. >> all the time we sent ashleigh man i man

u.s. investigators have link of toalenti to the powder -- takata airbags. the national highway safety ministration began its formal legation -- investigation. the billion budget for fiscal year starting next a broker that includes a record $50 billion for defense. taxfinance ministry says revenue has reduced the need for the issuing of new bonds. earlier, the bank of japan said that while the inflation is proving steadily, it remains ready to adjust policy if required. look at what is -- a look at what is moving the markets now. we have the chinese grange, if you will. grinch, if you will. >> elsewhere around the region, where seeing the santa claus rally. volumes are very thin. markets are close, some trading half days. most people away for the the nikkeireak to 225 coming off its highs now. of 6/10 of 1%.s the strongest rally is down under, australian shares surging for the seventh straight session, a by 1%. and thateing driven by commodities story. little bit more optimism about where china's economy is heading. quality --morsel support of policy measures coming through from