Prepare t ring in 2016. I new york city unprecedented levels of security in times square. Other celebrations canceled around the world. Abcs megan hughes has all the details. Good morning, megan. Reporter kendis, lauren, good morning, the fbi and other officials have been sifting through potential threats leading up to today. Now, theyve expressed particular concern about the safety of americans overseas. In paris, the holiday street party will go on as planned but the fireworks diggs play has been called off. Officials stressing the need for vigilance in the wake of novembers attacks which left 130 dead. I was in paris the week after it happened and the thing is you cant let people like that dictate, you know, your lifestyle and your choices. Reporter this tourist is now in brussel and the mayor there also called off the fireworks display, they arrested two in connection with the holiday plot. It wont halt celebrations at home. Threat at this time we deem credible. Reporter 1 million revelers expected to pack in 20 blocks. The nypd is deploying 6,000 armed officers there, more than revelers. Only so much they can do. Thats a lot of people. I really dont feel safe any anywhere. Reporter pasadena is weaponing for the rose parade, a top tier security event even before the San Bernardino attack. More than two dozen federal encies are joining forces with local poce to protect the 700,000 people expected to attend. The vegas strip also on high alert with more than 300,000 people expected on the streets. Police from coast to coast sharing a similar message. People should feel safe this new years eve because were there. Reporter the new york mayor touting another secret weapon, a new task force, 500 officers working full time, on counterterrorism. Kendis, lauren. Abcs megan hughes live in megan, thanks. The friend of one of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre has been indicted on federal terror charges. Those charges against Enrique Marquez include conspiring and making false statements who he bought the guns used in the shootings. Now to the flooding in the midwest which killed more than 20 people. The mississippi and other rivers expected to crest today but widespread damage already. Many people have been told to evacuate. Some had to be rescued. Its the worst flooding since 1993 but that was in the summer. Flood in the winter is very dangerous. Its really cold out there. Everybody keep a good attitude because its be a while. President obama pledged federal help. No rain or snow in the flood zone today but temperatures are cold. Heres Justin Povick at accuweather. Kendis, lauren, its the final day of 2015 and were finishing things off on a very cold note. You know, were making up lost ground. Couple of concern areas, lakeeffect snow off the great lakes. Showers along the gulf coast and we dont show it here there is going to be some very gusty winds coming into Southern California. And, again, thats because of high pssure so there could be flight delays around l. A. And also san diego and this goes right into friday, as well. Speaking of friday, the first day of 2016, were concerned about some lakeeffect snow lakes. Still some sun, though, up the interstate 95 corridor. You. Well get to breaking news now in the texas affluenza case. Etn couchs mother is back on u. S. Soil arriving overnight in los angeles after being deported from mexico. You see this video just coming handcuffs led away by u. S. Marshals. In mexico a deportation hearing has been put on hold. At least for three days but it could take several weeks before the case is sorted out and couch is returned home. All right, to president ial politics now and donald trump is stepping up his attacks on the clintons. During a Campaign Appearance yesterday trump described clinton as his enemy and described the campaign as war. And the frontrunner hurled his harshest attack yet at bill clinton. Hillary doesnt have a clue. She has lower energy than jeb bush. I just have to turn off the television so many times. She just gaveives me a headache. Her husband is one of the great abusers of the world. Give she a break. Ted cruz who has been gaining in the polls against trump announced he raised nearly 20 million since october. And this Big Development from another spain. A main shift in strategy for the bush campaign. He has canceled planned advertising in the key states of and Staff Members from the miami headquarters, theyre now being sent to those states. Bush ased eyebrows yesterday when he nicknamed the state north there hurricane katrina. That storm, of course, killed hundreds of people but the senator says she found it endearing and sweet. Switching gears to hillary clinton, the state department is set to release nearly 9,000 pages of her emails today. Shes been investigated for using a private server when she was secretary of state. 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Incriminating statements he made in a recently released deposition in the case led them in part to reopen the criminal investigation. Cosby admitting he given quaaludes to women but the pills he gave constand were benadryl insisting what followed was consensual. Cosbys been accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over decades but this is the first time hes been criminally charged. And cosby scheduled to be back in court on january 14th. Kendis and lauren. Caitlin jenner settled a lawsuit in connection with a fatal Traffic Accident that happened in malibu last february. Jessica steindorf was driving one of the four cars involved in the accident. Terms of the settlement to be paid by jenners Insurance Company were not discloseded. She cities faces two other lawsuits as a result of that accident. Prosecutors say the woman accused of intentionally plowing her car into a crowd on the Las Vegas Strip had pot in her system. 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Major rivers in missouri will crest today but theres already widespread flooding. More than 20 people have died. President obama says the federal government will lend a hand. Looking at todays weather mild in the northeast. More rain in the south. Chilly in the midwest but no more rain in missouri. Windy in the southwest and foggy in the northwest. Finally a remarkable bond between a young girl in Southern California and her unusual new pet. Yeah, her family adopted a kitten which had been rescued from a shelter and the two have quite a bit in common. Kabcs la teesh that suarez has the story. This kitten is a survivor. Beating the odds of aher leg had to be amputated. When she came in it was a catastrophic injury. Reporter today its being adopted by a family who knows a lot about survival. Scarlet tipton was born with a rare form of cancer. Shes endured chemo and had to have her left arm amputated. As part of her recovery, scarletts parents had been searching for a kitten with special needs. We wanted to get her an animal she can relate to, something she can grow up with and feel like she has a special bond with. Reporter the search came to an end Christmas Eve. After learning about the kitten, the family drove two hours from their Orange County home to the San Jacinto Valley animal campus and scarlett discovered she and the kitten shared something. She noticed that the cat had staples down its side and so she kind of just placed her hand on are and said, yeah, owies. Employees noticed the connection. It really touched everybodys hears. We had some hope and we had some possible joy coming out of this. Reporter shelter workers named the kitten holly but the tiptons say they plan to remaim her doc after one of scarlets favorite characterartoons. Doc mcstuffens. Reporter the toddler is now cancerfree but faces several more procedures. 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