Disputing reports that sew far equipment detected the planes fuselage under water. They are narrowing the search more comfortable that theyre beginning to know where it is. No confirmation no sonar, nothing. Some visual identification but nothing confirmed. The clarification comes as coffins contains the bodies of passengers began arriving at a military air base in indonesia. Theyll be taken to a hospital near the airport where families will begin the heartbreaking task of identifying their loved ones. Within the last 24 hours, six bodies have been recovered including that of a female Flight Attendant still in her uniform. Life vest ts luggage and wreckage have also been recovered. Now the u. S. Is sending a second ship the u. S. S. Ft. Worth to help in the search and recovery effort. It will join the u. S. S. Sampson in the region for the past two days. Brian mooar, whats the latest of the recovery operations . So key are the black boxes and the fuselage. Reporter family members are getting devastating news, but a First Step Towards closure. Reporter the bodies arriving at a military base in indonesia. Shipping containers are being turned into makeshift morgues. Tents prepared for autopsies of the 162 victims. The discovery of a half dozen victims and various pieces of debris dash hopes of finding any survivors, but puts investigators a step closer to finding the socalled black boxes that may shed light on the cause of the disaster. Two american ships, the u. S. S. Sampson and u. S. S. Ft. Worth have been dispatched to help in the search and recovery efforts. Airasias ceo is trying to comfort family members. Its a horrible horrible experience. Were trying to do our best. The wife of flight 8501s pilot is hoping for the return of a loved one. A search for answers at the bottom of the sea. Investigators are confident they will get those an centers because the wreckage appears to be located in shallow water. Richard . Brian mooar in washington, d. C. Thank you so much. Parts of the world have begun saying goodbye to 2014 and begun to welcome 2015. You heard it fireworks over auckland new zealand. One of the biggest parties happens to it in in times square. Thats where we go to nbcs sarah dallof. We know the temperature today, a little chilly . Reporter its going to be a chilly start to 2015 richard. Its in the mid 230s right now. It will be roughly that when the clock strikes midnight. Thats the bad news. The bad news is people will have about a fill eun of their newest and closest friends to snuggle up to. That is how many people are expected to pack times square to ring in 2015 with an additional billion people expected to watch on tv. A party of this size doesnt happen without a lot of planning and preparation. So far weve seen some of those crystal panels on the iconic waterford ball replaced. Weve also seen a test confetti drop. Later tonight performers including taylor swift and Florida Georgia Line scheduled to take the stage. New york citys mayor alongside members of the International Rescue committee expected to push the button to start the balls descent. Once it reaches the base a happy new year and more than a ton of confetti will rain down on the crowd. That is the responsibility richard, of the confetti master a job im betting you didnt know existed until now. Hi i am the confetti master good to meet you. What do you do . Sarah dollop. Have a great new year. A tragic accident is how a sheriff described the death of a mother at the hands of her 2yearold boy. It happened yesterday morning at a walmart. Police say the toddler was in a shopping cart when he reached into his mothers purse and grabbed a handgun which then discharged. The 29yearold Veronica Rutledge died at the store. She did have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Her other three children were shopping with her at the time as well. A wild scene in chicago. When it rains, it really does pour. A wall collapsed at a mortons salt facility. The incident happened tuesday as several tons of salt crashed through a wall and on to cars at an acura dealership. Because of the pressure and the weight of the salt its damaged the tires and suspension systems on the cars. City engineers are checking the buildings Structural Integrity and luckily there were no injuries. Were just hearing about the weather in times square. Our good happy friend here bill karins has broken out the special effects today for the new year. The vegas stuff is fascinating with the snow. The snow outside of san diego, the elevations have really come down. So its pretty crazy new years eve forecast for areas of the west. Winter storm warnings for the northern half of arizona, southern utah. Theres the winter storm warnings just outside of san diego. All the higher terrain there in southern cal. Its snowing pretty good and it did overnight. Lightly snowing now in Southern Nevada arizona. Especially on the rim driving to sedona. Here is the radar. San diego, of course youre warm enough. The white in the mountains shows where its snowing pretty good. Back into southern portions of nevada this is where were seeing light snow. Temperatures in vegas, 34. Its 35 degrees in fairbanks, alaska right now. Its colder in vegas than fairbanks. That doesnt happen often, hardly ever. As far as the forecast goes in vegas, maybe an inch on the grass, possibly maybe a half inch. Not a lot. But enough to hopefully make it look too pretty and not too treacherous on the roads. The windchill not fun either. San francisco, a winarizona. As we go into the overnight hours tonight, the cold air continues to be the story in the northwest. Midnight forecast pretty much just cold out there in many spots. 25 degrees in las vegas. The new year on the strip is going to be different this year certainly. It is. In the headlines this morning, from nbcnews. Com, hold the meat. I would try it. I hear it has more fat. Before youre too quick to judge, apparently the vegetarian version got rave reviews. You have to eat 12 at once. Good news to report. George h. W. Bush released from Methodist Hospital in houston. Mr. Bush spent the past week there after experiencing shortness of breath. Straight ahead, a look at the biggest stories of 2014. Youre watching early today. I love how it conforms to my body. With tempurpedic the whole bed is comfortable. We actually got our bed as an engagement gift from her parents. Maybe thats the secret to marriage. Youre gonna Stay Together if you have a tempurpedic bed. I told our friends, this is the best investment ive ever made. Its helping to keep us young. I love my bed. vo its your year. Treat youself to your best nights sleep with tempurpedic. My hygienist told me that less tartar means less scraping. So im going pro. 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Temperatures remain freezing in the northwest as the arctic air sweeps into the northeast and south. Southern discomfort across the southeast. Snow brought atlanta to a virtual standstill. Abandoned cars and trucks littered the highways. It happened 60 miles north of seattle. A rain soaked hillside gave way and swallowed everything in its path enveloping homes in a mix of mud, trees and rock. Relentless and powerful. A night of dangerous tornadoes following several days of deadly storms. Alabama, mississippi, and louisiana were all hit hard. Arkansas especially seems to have suffered. Firefighters raced against the wind carrying embers hopscotching between treetops and up in swirling columns the people here in San Diego County are calling firenados. A jumbo jet destroyed in ukraine. Malaysian flight with 295 people aboard. A night of terror in isla vista. A community of mostly students in santa barbara. A rolling rampage of gunfire from a black bmw coupe that left seven dead including the shooter, seven others injured. The pointed questions and concerns about how and why General Motors allegedly hid effects of faulty ignition switches, problems that led to at least 13 deaths and dozens of injuries turned personal. The strain was visible on gm ceos mary barras face as lawmakers aggressively questioned her. The death of Robin Williams left his Family Friends and generations of fans across the world in shock. Tear gas filled the air in ferguson, missouri, where hundreds of angry protesters again clashed with police as tensions continue to boil over after the death of 18yearold michael brown, the unarmed teenager who was shot and killed after a confrontation with police. Nearly three weeks after surprising many by walking into Emory University hospital sick with ebola, dr. Kent brantley is walking out. I am thrilled to be alive, to be well. Emory doctors have released brantley and fellow missionary nancy writebol. They became infected with the virus while working to contain the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. Thomas eric duncan died at texas presbyterian hospital. For ten days he fought the ebola virus here. He arrived in the u. S. From liberia and within a few days got sick. Shots rang out at Marysville PilchuckHigh School Just before 11 00 a. M. We are confirming two deceased at this time, one is the shooter. At least four others have been taken to hospitals. Republican leaders are celebrating. Incumbent Senate Democrats mark horner and Jeanne Shaheen hung on but mark udall, mark pryor and kay hagan lost their seats. Republicans joni ernst, Shelley Moore capito, mike rounds and steve daines took what had been Democratic Senate seats. Almost in an instant it went from fall to frigid. Arctic temperatures mixed with howling winds unleashed an unprecedented snowfall in buffalo. And liftoff at dawn. Orion pushed away from pad 37 and into history. The dawn of orion and a new era of American Space exploration. Today a Staten Island grand jury rendered its decision. No indictment for the new York City Police officer who whose officially banned choke hold was cited in garners death back in july. Chanting slogans now synonymous with the continuing movement of Police Violence, protesters called for changes in the way Police Interact with people and in the way incidents of Police Violence are investigated and prosecuted. During an nfl season thats often played out in the courtroom instead of a stadium, nfl owners unanimously approved a new sweeping League Personal Conduct policy. Freed after five years in a cuban prison, american alan gross arrived back in the u. S. , part of the diplomatic deal that was secret till now. Today america chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past. The u. S. Will open an embassy and press for reforms to boost cubas economy signaling a new era. After half a century, the door is now open. 3, 2, 1 yeah and that was 2014. The maker behind playdoh is trying to make good with parents after a seemingly tnt toy part took on a whole new meaning. Its an extruder meant for squeezing out clay icing on a cake. Take a look. Parents complained it looked more like well, you can figure that one out. Hasbro says it is updating future playdoh products with a new tool. You are watching early today. Were going to need you on the runway. vo dont let a severe cold hold you back. Sir . vo theraflu starts to get to work in your body in just 5 minutes. vo theraflu breaks you free from your worst cold and flu symptoms. vo theraflu. Serious power. I take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. Because it gives me. Zero heartburn prilosec otc. The number 1 doctorrecommended frequent heartburn medicine for 9 straight years. One pill each morning. 24 hours. Zero heartburn. Oh, i love game night. Ooh, its a house and a car so far, youre horrible at this, flo. Yeah, no talent for drawing, flo. House car oh, raise the roof no one . Remember when we used to raise the roof, diane . Oh, quiet, richard im trying to make sense of flos terrible drawing. Ill draw the pants off that thing. Oh, oh, hats on hamburgers dancing drivein Movie Theater home and auto. Lamp squares. Stupid, dumb. Lines. [ alarm rings ] no home and auto bundle from progressive. Saves you money. Yay, game night, so much fun. A beautiful clear day in new york city. Now to sports 12th ranked maryland faced Michigan State in a thriller. Clocks running down. And he hit it oh, wow. Marylands dez wells sends it to overtime with a gametying 3. The terps will go on to win it 6866 in double overtime. Meanwhile, its a bitter finish for the gators. Floridas jacob kurtz tips the ball in his own basket for the game winner handing the win to florida state. Florida state tops florida 6563. Jim harbaugh was introduced as the new head football coach at his alma mater, michigan. Go blue. He signed a sevenyear deal worth about 40 million including a 2 million signing bonus. Lions tackle Ndamukong Suh wins his appeal. The incident at sundays game will cost him 7,000. John baumgartner winning his third world series in five years. Yes, hes 25. 19yearold lauren hill lived out her dream of playing in a College Basketball game with an inoperable brain tumor reached her Fund Raising Goal of 1 million for cancer research. Way to go. Hills friend bengals player devin still tweeted his support saying congrats lauren hill on raising 1 million for cancer research. Just ahead, the reviews are not even in yet. We reveal, though the most anticipated film for 2015. Plus danger for a trooper when a drunk driver hits the gas. Youre watching early today. [ male announcer ] with stamps. Com you can print real u. S. Postage for all your letters and packages. 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Colgate. 1 brand recommended by dentists. Entertainment. According to fandango, star wars the force awakens, is the most anticipated film of 2015. The super hero epic avengers in second place. The asking price for sonny crocketts 1986 Ferrari Testarossa is around 1. 75 million. I looked this up bill that tweet rise from mime vice is auctioned on ebay. The classic car guide lists the normal offthestreet version 25 cheaper. A new survey by zillo rank the person people want to have as their ideal neighbor. Other than bill karins. Jimmy fallon came in first place. Blek shelton and Miranda Lambert were number two. I dont know tommy. Maybe we should do Something Else like sit on the floor and be really quiet. The voice behind chuckie has passed away, also known as the voice of babe in the 1999 film passed away at the age of 51. The cause is not known. American sniper hit the 1 million mark in five days. The Clint Eastwood directed film opens nationwide january 16. What are celebrity new years resolutions. Lets take a listen. Are you a new years resolution type of person . Im a new years evolution person. Dont need to fix anything just keep evolving it. My resolution this year is to learn how to speak spanish. See if i get to it. If i have something to change, id change it right then change it that day. I dont want for new years. If you wait for new years youre not going to do it. Hes saying hes not going to do anything in the new year. Hes saying if he wants to change something, he does he doesnt write a list. This is early today, we hope its your first stop of the day on nbc. Bill is still talking. Well, did you know that playing cards with kenny rogers gets old pretty fast . You got to know when to holdem. Know when to fold em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run. You never count your money, when youre sitting at the ta. What . You get it . I get the gist yeah. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent more on car insurance. 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Times, thieves steel over 3ds 00,000 worth of wine from the French Laundry restaurant. Just 76 bottles of very expensive wine were stolen from the threestar restaurant. Eaten there, bill . No. I want a bot of that wine too. Evidently those bottles are gone though. The wisconsin state trooper at home and recovering from injuries this morning. The dash cam recorded this frightening moment when the driver of that car dragged him about 50 feet just inches away from passing traffic. The driver had been pulled over for dui. He was eventually arrested when he showed up for work the next day. Police in pennsylvania say officers shot and killed a man who they say tried to run them over with his car. It happened during a traffic stop. Police saying they later found a Youtube Video showing the suspect threatening to kill police and fbi agents. Police have described him as a 52yearold white male. The Fatal Shooting comes two weeks after the man killed two new York City Police officers in an ambush style shooting. San diego zoo has a new member of the family and you just have to see him. Born just four days ago, this baby gorilla hasnt left his mothers side yet. Dozens have already been gathering to see the newborn as gorillas are endangered in the wild. This is one mother son bond that is going last. Thats a protective mommy. How about that for a gorilla cam . Thats a good one. We have panda cams. Weve done that been there. Bill cam . New year were going 2015 gorilla. Now for a look ahead. Its new years eve. Las vegas could be ringing in 2015 with snow as bill was telling us. Forecasters saying theres a 70 chance of light snow with 32degree temperatures. About 340,000 people are expected to head to downtown las vegas. Happy birthday to gabby douglas, 19 today. Sy turns 37 and bibi new worth, lilith on frazier was 56. Can you do gan strong winds toppled trees and in one case leaves several homes uninhabitable. Will the wind die down before midnight . A mystery in the south bay continues. A string of recent car fires leaving lots of unanswered questions. Get ready to party. The countdown is on for 2015. The growing bay area hot spot where more and more people are choose to go celebrate. Are you ready to party . I can party right now. A live look this morning at downtown san jose on this new years eve, weapons, december 31st. From