Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this new years day. Im lauren lyster. Im phillip mena. Happy new year. Happy new year to you. Absolutely. We spent this new years hanging out here at work. We have the party favors to prove it. We should ring in the new year with 2016. Thats right. Did not stop the celebrations and it wont stop the celebrations us being here at work. Lets keep it going. Im sure there are plenty of people that had a wonderful new year still wanting to enjoy a little fun and some news. Exactly. So if you just came home from partying, happy new year everyone. Down in times square, we could hear the fireworks going off when it hit midnight. You have good ears. Could you really . Absolutely, up in the office there. I was watching the tv. Watching the countdown. Thankfully everything went off without a hitch. That is where we begin with those new years celebrations worldwide, the tensions and the unprecedented security. More than a million reve
Socalled affluenza teen in mexico moments before his arrest as new details emerge about how he and his mom escaped and the Going Away Party they threw just before disappearing. Now prosecutors want both him and his mom behind bars. Good morning. Im dan harris and live in the west with breaking news about bill cosby. We are about to hear whether charges will be filed against him in the andrea constat case. She told police cosby drug and violated her 12 years ago. Dozens of women have accused cosby of sexual abuse in the past year. The comedian has continued to deny those claims. Were awaiting a News Conference in the philadelphia area any minute and well bring it to you live. Well start with the deadly flooding in the heartland. All eyes on mississippi right now and specifically on the Mississippi River which could rise to record levels. Million from illinois down to louisiana could face major flooding and in missouri declaring a state of emergency. Our rob marcianoian know is there wit
Lots of looking ahead this morning. We already know one of the stories thats going to be dominating 2016, that, of course, the president ial race. Just ahead, talk about the first ballot set to be cast in just a few short weeks now well break down where things are standing and well tell you what you can expect moving forward this year. Also, we will revisit the top stories from the year that was, with a look at how we covered them here. All with an interesting look back. Lets get the stories of the moment. Chanel jones is in this morning. Good morning and happy new year. Good morning and happy new year. Officials in dubai are still trying to figure out what caused a massive fire that engulfed a high rise hotel on new years eve. The luxury hotel is blocks away from the burj khalifa, the worlds tallest building where dubai held a fireworks celebration despite smoke from the fire. The hotel and Apartment Building caught fire a couple hours before the midnight fireworks show. According to
Says the Missouri River is expected to crest later today and hit alltime high levels. Rivers in arkansas and kentucky are still rising and threatening to break levees. The socalled affluenza teens mother comes back to the united states. Her son is still in mexico. A plane that left 21 people hurt. Like you see in the movies where they all go up to the ceiling, okay . Everything went to the ceiling that wasnt anchored. Brussels has cancelled new years eve celebration and paris cancelling a fireworks show. Extra security in times square for the celebration. Dozens of check poise. Enrique marques who allegedly supplied the guns to the San Bernardino terror couples admits. Stealing a game ball. All that. And trump has a new beef with president obama. Its the war on hairspray. Because hairspray is going to affect the ozone. They want me to use a pump because the other one, which i really like better than going bing, bing, bing. And all that matters. It is already 2016 in parts of the world
At least 14 people were injured. The Mississippi River and a record levels. Hundreds of highways and roads are still closed. Been out here 15 years, and never seen it like this. Rochester, new york, the fbi says Emanuel Lutchman planned an attack to prove he was a member of isis. National championship game opposite clemson. 140. I told them, you aint favored to win the damn game but we aint no underdog and all that matters. What is your resolution for our 2016 . I tell you what, my resolution is to make America Great again on cbs this morning. Anderson cooper has been spraytan. We have live in reno in the hot sun. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by toyota. Lets go places. We hope youre enjoying the first morning of 2016. We recorded parts of this broadcast in the days leading up to the new year. And here we are. Yeah. Another year all together i like it i like it. I like it. New years is a great day for me. You think about what you want to do in the new year. Reall