Ay. [announcer ] mucinex keeps working. Not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. The flooding in the midwest along with heavy snowfall in the Pacific Northwest and record high temperatures in the northeast are all being attributed to the weather phenomena known as mel. Mark strassman has a look at el nino and what comes next. Reporter last christmas, buffalo looked like the north pole. This year, santa wore shorts. A few flakes finally fell last for the longest streak with no snow. Ho, ho, ho. Reporter in cities up and down the east coast, Christmas Eve was the warmest ever. It felt like summer in the big apple, with temperatures in the 70s. Wheres the nearest beach . Oh, this is awesome. Being able to see 70degree weather in new york city on Christmas Eve, its something cool to experience. Here in oregon, recordshattering rain. Reporter this months wacky warm weather has broken more than a thousand records from coast to coast. This december has been exceptional for a lot of areas of the country. Y
The first time, the comedian, actor, and longtime moral crusader was charged criminally, a felony count of aggravated indecent assault, just days before the statute of limitations was due to run out. If convicted, cosby, who is 78 years old, could face five to 10 years in prison and a 25,000 fine. Tonight, hes free on 1 million bail. Jericka duncan reports from suburban philadelphia. Mr. Cosby, do you want to say anything . Reporter this afternoon, attorneys for Comedian Bill Cosby walked him into this small courthouse in elkins park, pennsylvania, to hear the criminal Sexual Assault charges against him. His accuser is andrea constand, a former Temple University employee who first told police about the alleged incident over a decade ago. Constand says in the winter of 2004, she went to cosbys house for career advice. Cosby offered, and she took, three blue pills and wine to relax. In the criminal complaint released today, she told police within a half hour, she experienced, blurred vis
If you were a hippie in the 60s, you need to know. Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What . Osteoporosis is preventable. All osteos preventable . Right on if you dig your bones, protect them. All cbs cares another major story developing tonight, the historic flooding in the midwest. Rivers are still rising in missouri and illinois. At least 21 people have been killed there. Homes have been evacuated. The National Guard called out. And the rivers are expected to crest near st. Louis tomorrow or friday. Anna werner is in fenton, missouri, tonight. Anna . Reporter good evening, jim. And this is what many neighborhoods in the st. Louis metro area look like tonight. Some are even getting out the boats to use for transportation. Floodwaters here are rising more than one inch per hour, and residents are desperately trying to save their homes or simply escape. The Sterling Estates subdivision in arnold, south of st. Louis, sits in the spot where the o
The Sterling Estates subdivision in arnold, south of st. Louis, sits in the spot where the overflowing meramec and mississippi rivers meet. As of this afternoon, half a dozen homes here had been lost, joining hundreds of others submerged in the st. Louis area. And volunteers filled and stacked sandbags trying to save the rest. Thanks. Reporter resident carla bryant helped organize the effort. There are homes, these are my neighbors. Weve done everything we can, and we still cant beat it. Reporter december rains swelled rivers around st. Louis and pushed water into nearby communities. The water was so high in this neighborhood, rescuers had to pluck a man and his dog off a rooftop. Dozens of others were also rescued from stranded vehicles. Officials issued evacuation orders for several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the in branson, the army corps of engineers opened the spillways at Table Rock Dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. W
Im jim axelrod. Dozens of women have accused bill cosby of sexually assaulting them but today for the first time, the comedian, actor, and longtime moral crusader was charged criminally, a felony count of aggravated indecent assault, just days before the statute of limitations was due to run out. If convicted, cosby, who is 78 years old, could face five to 10 years in prison and a 25,000 fine. Tonight, hes free on 1 million bail. Jericka duncan reports from suburban philadelphia. Mr. Cosby, do you want to say anything . Reporter this afternoon, attorneys for Comedian Bill Cosby walked him into this small courthouse in elkins park, pennsylvania, to hear the criminal Sexual Assault charges against him. His accuser is andrea constand, a former Temple University employee who first told police about the alleged incident over a decade ago. 2004, she went to cosbys house for career advice. Cosby offered, and she took, three blue pills and wine to relax. In the criminal complaint released toda