Everywhere in the world. The new years welcomed in new york, times square and many other cities. A few scaled back or canceled events all together fearing terrorism. And those celebrations went on as planned in dubai despite the huge fire engulfing one of the citys biggest hotels. Investigators now trying to figure out what sparked the skyscraper foul. They have ruled out terrorism. The floodwaters in missouri and illinois are beginning to recede. Roads and homes are underwater and transportation through the region is a mess having an impact on the rest of the country. Also in the headlines this morning, a new twist in the case against bill cosby. The comedian is facing his first criminal charges of Sexual Assault after allegations made by more than 50 women. Now theres a new legal battle involving cosbys wife. Camille. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo has the story. Reporter the criminal case against bill cosby playing out in the court of public opinion. After the 78yearold comedian appeared in
Lots and lots of sand. Its an attempt to bid the worlds at allette sandcastle. Its designers say it will be as at all as a threestory building. How do you keep that up there . It is being backed by Turkish Airlines as a way of drumming up publicity about its new route from miami to isistanbul. How do you do that . I dont know. Thats pretty that is one the designer apparently says when is youre building with sand, gravity is your biggest enemy. I believe that. Yeah. It reminds me of epic gamames after jenga i used to get into it. Youre right. Coming up in the skinny, a look inside a hollywood superstars mansion now on the market. And miley cus clothing optional cononcert idea. Also ahead, everybody jump into bed. The cosleeping ideaith mom, dad, and the kids all in a bed with room for seven. But first, the fancy restaurants that want you to skip the tip. E gratuitity gamechanger and its impact after a look at thursdays forecast map. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather,
Ase near new york city. Speeds were as high as 110 miles an hour, and when police tried to slow him down, the murder suspect went the wrong way and sped through a gas station. But it was the infamous new jersey turnpike that didid him in. He got stuck at a toll plaza. There were no injuries in the end. A florida woman says its a miracle see escaped without inches whenner e cigarette exploded from her face. She had been using it for nearly a year was no problems recharging while she slept till her a and her fianc woke up to find the bed on fire. The maker has pulled that model from the market. Another reason to give up. That stuff, yeah. Okay. Around this time of year, any selfrespecting turkey thats still alive should be hunkering down out of sight. But bob and ted have no such worries. Members of a new jersey family who say theyll never up stuffing it and eating it. Bob a ted are royal palm domestic turkeys considered too small to be cooked. The own ares say they love bob and ted so m
For several states across the plains. Clayayton sand abc news, jefferson county, colorado. And a nasty surf system is baelling from the southeast to the northeast. And its bringing gusty winds, downpours and travel delays to millions. Heres Molly Cochran at accuweather. Good morning. Good morning, kendis and reena. Its going to be a thursday soaker for the northeast. Afternoon showers going to be spreading into new york cityty and philadelphia, add in se gusty winds. I would be surprised if we didnt have some flight delays for thursday afternoon. Speaking of some gusty winds, thats going to be taking shape across the great lakes. Some of those wind gusts between 35 to 55 miles per hour. And then the talk of the town is the next chance for some snow. Moving from sioux falls to chicago. Kendis and reena back to you. Our thanks to molly. Heres a Little Something to warm us all up. It is a type of vodka anyone thinking of trying is actually its 500,000 chile vodka. Look how fancy you are.
Matt gutman. This is the home turning into a pillar of fire as it blew up transformers. Thats a tornado. And sparking panic. Those 11 People Killed in separate locations at least five died as the storm dcended on i30. I see it. Its cssing the highway right there. I can see it. Reporter in the pitch black saturday night, those flashes of lightning. Gosh, its big, illuminating that monster. The sirens blared as that wedge darkened the sky. That same system bringing flash floods all the way to missouri. The tornado that crashed down in garland, texas, clocked in as an ef4. In the morning light, the devastation revealed. Walking and driving around the area, you can see it is total devastation. Reporter you can see that line of damage, a football field wide. As if a giant claw had raked this neighborhood in rowlett. Trees uprooted, oaks snapped. The winds so strong they destabilized the towns water tower. Authorities evacuating everyone within a 250 foot radius. Power lines twisted around t