and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed
Jessica rae coming up this morning on abc9 news. Deadly storm systems continue to drift across the us leaving millions dealing with historic floods. The latest on the Severe Weather is up ahead. Jessica rae fire crews spent tuesday fighting more than just the flames. But also the elements more on a sloan Apartment Building. Jessica rae and. Can coffee actually help improve your endurance during exercise . A new study yields surprising results. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae good morning and thank you for joining us. Im jessica rae. We begin this morning with the texas teenager famous for the affluenza defense. Ethan couch and his mother have been detained in puerto vallarta. They changed their hairstyles during nearly three weeks on the run, tourist area. Authorities in texas said theyre in the process of transfering couchs case from juvenile to adult court. To be honest with you, were going to breathe a lot easier when theyre back in this country and we
Conditions. His boat found capsized, friends and family now fearing for his life and the search under way at is hour. Go go high in the sky the College Students going headtohead for a recordbreaking battle of cornhole. Who will win one of the most popular games as the schools get ready for the huge football playoffs. Go big or go home good morning, america. Great to have world news tonight anchor dav muir with us once again. Alwa a pleasure and we ha breaking news to begin with on good morning america. That manhunt for the wealthy teen, ethan couch, on the run with his mom after allegedly violating probation for a deadly drundriving accident. Hes transformed his look there and now detained in mexico. Well have the latest coming up. Also breaking, the weather and that rough morning for millions of americans preparing from wcvb in boston. What a mess. The midwest, as well, reeling from that deadly flash flooding and rob is in missouri right no this whole system m moving eastward, as well
Well have the latest coming up. But also breaking this morning, the weather. And that rough morning for millions of amamicans preparing for a messy commute, pictures from our affiliate wcvb in boston this morning. What a mess. The midwest, as well, reelinin from that deadad flash flooding and rob is in missouou right now. This whole system moving eastward, as well. It is, indeed, david. The mississippi and tributaries rising, as well. The rainfall has stopped but the residents of this town have built this levee with heavy equipment and dozens of residents, volunteering to fill these sandbags in the hopes of saving their town when the river rises and crests later this week. Blizzard conditions, combining with record rainfall and floods, claiming dozens of lives as the Deadly Midwest storm barrels towards the northeast this morning. In missouri four visiting soldiers stationed at a local military base dead after their car swept away in this flooded dozens of volunteers are n n scrambling
Life. And the search under way at this hour. Go go high in the sky. The College Students going head to head for a recordbreaking battle of cornhole. Who will win one of the most popular games as the schools get ready for the huge football playoffs . Go big or go home good morning, america. Great to have world news tonight anchor david muir with us once again. Great to count down to the new year with you, amy. Always a pleasure. And we have breaking news to begin with on good morning america. That manhunt for the wealthy teen, ethan couch, on the run with his mom after allegedly violating probation for a deadly drunk driving accident. Hes transformed his look there and now detained in mexico. Well have the latest coming up. But also breaking this morning, the weather. And we want to get to that rough morning for millions of americans now. Preparing for a messy commute this morning. These are pictures from our affiliate wcvb in boston this morning. What a mess. The midwest, as well, reel